Chelsea FC

Chelsea 1 Everton 1 - Football League, Division One

Chelsea is an area of south-west London, England, bounded to the south by the River Thames, where its frontage runs from Chelsea Bridge along the Chelsea Embankment, Cheyne Walk, Lots Road and Chelsea Harbour. Its eastern boundary was once defined by the River Westbourne, which is now in a pipe above Sloane Square tube station. The modern eastern boundary is Chelsea Bridge Road and the lower half of Sloane Street, including Sloane Square. To the north and northwest, the area fades into Knightsbridge and South Kensington, but it is safe to say that the area north of King's Road as far northwest as Fulham Road is part of Chelsea. The district is now part of the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea. From 1900 and until the creation of the Greater London in 1965, it formed the Metropolitan Borough of Chelsea in the County of London. Chelsea Football Club has its grounds at Stamford Bridge, and so is in neighbouring Fulham, not in Chelsea.

Chelsea were founded on 14 March 1905 at The Rising Sun pub (now The Butcher's Hook), opposite the present-day main entrance to the ground on Fulham Road, and were elected to the Football League shortly afterwards.Chelsea have only ever had one home ground, Stamford Bridge, where they have played since foundation. It was officially opened on 28 April 1877 and for the first 28 years of its existence it was used almost exclusively by the London Athletics Club as an arena for athletics meetings and not at all for football. In 1904 the ground was acquired by businessman Gus Mears and his brother Joseph, who had previously acquired additional land (formerly a large market garden) with the aim of staging football matches on the now 12.5 acre site.Stamford Bridge was designed for the Mears family by the noted football architect Archibald Leitch. They offered to lease the stadium to Fulham Football Club, but the offer was turned down. As a consequence, the owners decided to form their own football club to occupy their new ground. Most football clubs were founded first, and then sought grounds in which to play, but Chelsea were founded for Stamford Bridge.

The young Pieman made his first visit to Stamford Bridge whilst still a secondary school pupil. The journey was made by public transport and the nearby Fulham Broadway station was used before and after the match. Standing on the Shed terrace a tame 1-1 draw was witnessed in an end of season encounter that does not stick in the memory.

Attendance: 28,432
Programme: 10p

Subsequent visits to Stamford Bridge

• 20 December 1975 - Chelsea 1 Sunderland 0 - League Division Two - Attendance: 22806
• 18 November 1978 - Chelsea 1 Tottenham Hotspur 3 - League Division One - Attendance: 42328
• 19 November 1979 - Chelsea Reserves 3 Tottenham Hotspur Reserves 2 - Football Combination - Attendance: tbc
• 30 December 1980 - Chelsea U18 1 Tottenham Hotspur U18 1 - FA Youth Cup, 3rd Round - Attendance: tbc
• 06 March 1982 - Chelsea 2 Tottenham Hotspur 3 - FA Cup, 6th Round - Attendance: 42557
• 27 April 1985 - Chelsea 1 Tottenham Hotspur 1 - League Division One - Attendance: 26310
• 28 December 1985 - Chelsea 2 Tottenham Hotspur 0 - League Division One - Attendance: 37115
• 20 December 1986 - Chelsea 0 Tottenham Hotspur 2 - League Division One - Attendance: 21576
• 02 January 1988 - Chelsea 0 Tottenham Hotspur 0 - League Division One - Attendance: 29317
• 16 August 1988 - Chelsea 0 Tottenham Hotspur 0 - Colin Pates Testimonial - Attendance: tbc
• 10 February 1990 - Chelsea 1 Tottenham Hotspur 2 - League Division One - Attendance: 29130
• 01 December 1990 - Chelsea 3 Tottenham Hotspur 2 - League Division One - Attendance: 33478
• 16 January 1991 - Chelsea 0 Tottenham Hotspur 0 - League Cup, 5th Round - Attendance: 34178
• 11 January 1992 - Chelsea 2 Tottenham Hotspur 0 - League Division One - Attendance: 28628
• 20 March 1993 - Chelsea 1 Tottenham Hotspur 1 - Premier League - Attendance: 25157
• 27 February 1994 - Chelsea 4 Tottenham Hotspur 3 - Premier League - Attendance: 19398
• 11 February 1995 - Chelsea 1 Tottenham Hotspur 1 - Premier League - Attendance: 30812
• 27 March 1995 - Chelsea 5 Tottenham Hotspur 1 - Kerry Dixon Testimonial - Attendance: 4045
• 25 November 1995 - Chelsea 0 Tottenham Hotspur 0 - Premier League - Attendance: 31059
• 26 October 1996 - Chelsea 3 Tottenham Hotspur 1 - Premier League - Attendance: 28318
• 11 April 1998 - Chelsea 2 Tottenham Hotspur 0 - Premier League - Attendance: 34149
• 19 December 1998 - Chelsea 2 Tottenham Hotspur 0 - Premier League - Attendance: 34881
• 12 January 2000 - Chelsea 1 Tottenham Hotspur 0 - Premier League - Attendance: 34989
• 28 October 2000 - Chelsea 3 Tottenham Hotspur 0 - Premier League - Attendance: 34483
• 09 January 2002 - Chelsea 2 Tottenham Hotspur 1 - League Cup, Semi-Final 1st Leg - Attendance: 37264
• 13 March 2002 - Chelsea 4 Tottenham Hotspur 0 - Premier League - Attendance: 39652
• 01 February 2003 - Chelsea 1 Tottenham Hotspur 1 - Premier League - Attendance: 41384
• 13 September 2003 - Chelsea 4 Tottenham Hotspur 2 - Premier League - Attendance: 41165
• 19 September 2004 - Chelsea 0 Tottenham Hotspur 0 - Premier League - Attendance: 42246
• 11 March 2006 - Chelsea 2 Tottenham Hotspur 1 - Premier League - Attendance: 42243
• 11 March 2007 - Chelsea 3 Tottenham Hotspur 3 - FA Cup, 6th Round - Attendance: 41517
• 07 April 2007 - Chelsea 1 Tottenham Hotspur 0 - Premier League - Attendance: 41864
• 12 January 2008 - Chelsea 2 Tottenham Hotspur 0 - Premier League - Attendance: 41777
• 31 August 2008 - Chelsea 1 Tottenham Hotspur 1 - Premier League - Attendance: 41790
• 20 September 2009 - Chelsea 3 Tottenham Hotspur 0 - Premier League - Attendance: 41623
• 30 April 2011 - Chelsea 2 Tottenham Hotspur 1 - Premier League - Attendance: 41681
• 24 March 2012 - Chelsea 0 Tottenham Hotspur 0 - Premier League - Attendance: 41830
• 08 May 2013 - Chelsea 2 Tottenham Hotspur 2 - Premier League - Attendance: 41581
• 08 March 2014 - Chelsea 4 Tottenham Hotspur 0 - Premier League - Attendance: 41598
• 12 August 2014 - Chelsea 2 Real Sociedad 0 - Friendly - Attendance: 41201
• 03 December 2014 - Chelsea 3 Tottenham Hotspur 0 - Premier League - Attendance: 41518
• 18 March 2015 - Chelsea U18 5 Tottenham Hotspur U18 2 - FA Youth Cup, Semi-Final 2nd Leg - Attendance: 3666
• 02 May 2016 - Chelsea 2 Tottenham Hotspur 2 - Premier League - Attendance: 41,545
• 09 September 2016 - Chelsea U23 3 Tottenham Hotspur U23 1 - Premier League 2 - Attendance: 1400
• 26 November 2011 - Chelsea 2 Tottenham Hotspur 1 - Premier League - Attendance: 41,513
• 18 March 2017 - Chelsea U18 7 Tottenham Hotspur U18 1 - FA Youth Cup, Semi-Final 2nd Leg - Attendance: 3314
• 01 April 2018 - Chelsea 1 Tottenham Hotspur 3 - Premier League - Attendance: 41,364
• 13 April 2018 - Chelsea U23 1 Tottenham Hotspur U23 2 - Premier League 2 - Attendance: 2,986
• 24 January 2019 - Chelsea 2 Tottenham Hotspur 1 (4-2 on penalties) - League Cup, Semi-Final, 2nd Leg - Attendance: 38,610
• 27 February 2019 - Chelsea 2 Tottenham Hotspur 0 - Premier League - Attendance: 41,542
• 22 February 2020 - Chelsea 2 Tottenham Hotspur 1 - Premier League - Attendance: 40,608
• 4 August 2021 - Chelsea 2 Tottenham Hotspur 2  - Friendly - Attendance: tbc
• 05 January 2022 - Chelsea 2 Tottenham Hotspur 0 - League Cup, Semi-Final 1st Leg - Attendance: 37868
• 23 January 2020 - Chelsea 2 Tottenham Hotspur 0 - Premier League - Attendance: 40,020
• 14 August 2022 - Chelsea 2 Tottenham Hotspur 2 - Premier League - Attendance: 39,946

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