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On Saturday 16th December 2023 we welcomed Sheffield United to Stamford Bridge, and before the game we took over the Tea Bar to highlight our past links with the day’s opponents. Lastly, and definitely not least, we welcomed a special guest, Steve ‘Jock’ Finnieston, who played for Chelsea in the mid seventies. Such a friendly, affable…
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Chelsea Supporters’ Trust and Chelsea Heritage Partnership launch match day heritage events starting with a celebration of the life and career of Gianluca Vialli And what a day it was! Our first live Heritage event at the Stamford Bridge Tea Bar. To coincide with the Legends of Europe game on 9th September, and…
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In collaboration with Chelsea FC, the Chelsea Heritage Partnership and the Chelsea Supporters’ Trust are proud to launch our first ever live heritage event. From its inception on 10 March 1905 following a chat between the founding directors in a local pub, Chelsea Football Club has grown exponentially and has been creating history for nearly…
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Weʼre raising £5,500 to recognise former Chelsea FC player, Jack Whitley, with a memorial on his grave in Brompton Cemetery Go to our Just Giving page to donate. Read below to find out more about the background to the project or a short piece endorsing the project on the official Chelsea FC web site. In…
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Our firmly established Brompton clean up group reconvened on 8 October 2016 during another international break. The intrepid gardeners gathered at the Fulham Road gates of Brompton Cemetery and did the rounds of the final resting places of Messrs Janes, Kirby, Maltby and Mears, tidying up around the plots and leaving them clear and accessible…
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As part of our ongoing Brompton Cemetery clear up sessions and club heritage work, Rick Glanvill, Chelsea FC’s historian, has been finding out more about one particular past Chelsea player: 11 April 1878 • Born Seacombe, Cheshire, England Joined Chelsea aged 29 in 1907, having previously played for secretary-manager David Calderhead at Lincoln City. Goalkeeper…