Chelsea Football Club Facts

Chelsea FC is one of the most successful EnglishThe club has plans to increase there stadium size to
football clubs and has millions of supporters. For youover 50,000 which may mean the club having to
Chelsea supporters read this article to find outrelocate due to health and safety regulations.
interesting facts about the Blues.Crest
HistorySince foundation Chelsea football club has had four
Chelsea football club is an English football club thatmain crests which all underwent minor variations.
was formed in 1905. They currently play in the topChelsea’s crest was first formed in 1905 which had
division of English football being the premier league.the image of a Chelsea pensioner on it giving the club
They play all their home games at the magnificentthe nickname pensioner. It wasn’t until 1953 when
Stamford bridge stadium which was officially opened inthe clubs crest started to take shape with an image of
1877 but wasn’t used for football until 1904. Chelseaa blue lion which has remained through out other
has one of the wealthiest owners in the Englishdesigns of the crest with minor variations to colour.
premier league being Roman Abramovich whoRecords
acquired the club in 2003. The current manager ofChelsea football club have conquered many records
Chelsea football club is former AC Milan coach Carlowhich are proving hard to break for current Chelsea
Ancelotti.players. Chelsea’s current highest appearance
Stadiummaker is Frank Lampard who has appeared for the
Chelsea has only ever had one stadium beingclub 460. Chelsea’s all time top goal scorer is
Stamford Bridge where they have played sinceBobby Tambling with 202 goals in 370 games in 1959
foundation. It was officially opened in 1877 but– 1970. The current top scorer for Chelsea is Frank
wasn’t used for football until 1904 due to it beingLampard with 136 goals. Chelsea holds the record for
used by London Athletics Club. The stadium has athe highest home attendance match which was
capacity of around 42,000 and has many facilitiesagainst Arsenal with an attendance of 82,905.
along with the football pitch. Added facilities include twoIf you want Chelsea autographs or want to invest in
hotels, apartments, bars, restaurants and the ChelseaChelsea autographed memorabilia then visit the
megastore. These facilities have been created to helpAutographs Store.
provide extra revenue for the football side of business.