Snaps From History Part III

This Saturday Chelsea will take on Arsenal. Since their first encounter in1907 Chelsea and Arsenal have maintained a healthy rivalry. October 1935 is a perfect picture of this rivalry In honour of this I thought I would post this quick snap of Stamford Bridge circa 1935. The attendance of the match was 82,905, the biggest Stamford Bridge had seen! It was also the second highest attendance for a First League match at the time. In Fact to put it into context our lowest attendance of the season was 11,701 when Evert on paid a visit.

For those interested the matched ended Arsenal 1 Chelsea FC. Lets hope for better this time!

 82,905 crowd at Chelsea v Arsenal, 1935

One of the most interesting facts I've found about the stadium at the time is that, as a result of the diversification of stadiums of the time Stamford Bridge was also home to a greyhound kennels behind the North Stand. Some sources I've found even say that some players were employed in the kennels!

Snaps From History Part II

Ted Drake's Influence

In 1952 ex-Arsenal centre forward took over the reigns of management at Chelsea. Drake not only helped to guide the team to their first ever league Championship but also oversaw the construction of a totally new Chelsea FC.

Ridding Chelsea of the pensioners crest and the nickname that accompanied it, Drake turned Chelsea FC from a relatively amateurish institution into Championship winning material.

Drake, for the first time, introduced scouting reports and new training regimes focusing on fitness and ball work. The clubs tendency to spend erratically on big names was also halted and Drake's knowledge of the lower league players was put to good use. Lesser known, more reliable players were introduced. The likes of John McNichol, Frank Blunstone, Derek Saunders, Jim Lewis and Peter Sillett bought some consistency and by 1953 Chelsea FC were experiencing there most successful period in history (Until Jose!).
 
Looks like we have one thing to thank Arsenal for!

1905-1952

1953-1986

1952-53

Oscar vs Juventus

Given his brilliant debut I've done some searching and found a video of his highlights...here it is Oscar vs Juventus.






Feel Free to comment, love to see your preferred starting line up since this sensational debut!

Chelsea Vs Juventus Highlights

szólj hozzá: C2-2J www.fasthighlights.com

Snaps From History

Being a history graduate I've felt pretty bad about totally neglecting my degree subject over the past few months. Thats why I've decided to start uploading some snaps from the history of Chelsea FC. Every week or so I'll try to get a new one up (until I run out of pictures). Hope you guys enjoy them!

The 1939 North Stand (Pre-war development), demolished in 1975. The East stand was demolished in 1993. Looks a world away from the stadium today!

Chelsea Fifa Ratings

Just found the full squad rating for Chelsea FC on FIfa 13. Can't wait for the release though I really don't understand some of the changes. Ivanovic and David Luiz being downgraded really stumped me. 

There are still some adjustments that might be made and some that will be made e.g. Meireles will be removed. 

GK

Hillaro-GK- 72-Downgraded

Ross Turnbull-GK- 72-Downgraded

Petr Cech-GK- 84-Same

Jamal Blackman-GK- 58-Not included previously

DF

Branislav Ivanovic-RB- 82-Downgraded

John Terry-CB- 84-Downgraded

David Luiz-CB- 79-Downgraded

Nathan Ake-CB- 59-Not included previously

Ryan Bertrand-LB- 71-Upgraded

Billy Clifford-RB- 57-Upgraded

Gary Cahill-CB- 79-Same

Paulo Ferraria-RB- 73-Downgraded

Ashley Cole-LB- 84-Same

Daniel Pappoe-CB- 56-Not included previously

Cesar Azpilicueta-RB- 76-Same

M

Oscar-CAM- 80-Upgraded 

Frank Lampard-CAM- 83-Downgraded

Oriol Romeu-CDM- 72-Downgraded

Jon Obi Mikel-CDM- 80-Downgraded

Ramires-CM- 81-Upgraded

Juan Mata-CAM- 86-Same

Eden Hazard-LW- 87-Upgraded

Marko Marin-CAM- 78-Same

Florent Malouda-LW- 81-Downgraded

Victor Moses-RW- 75-Upgraded

Daniel Sturridge-RW- 78-Downgraded

Lucas Piazon-LW- 61-Upgraded

ST

Patrick Bamford-ST- 61-Upgraded

Jhon Pirez-ST- 59-Not included previously

Adam Coombes-ST- 58-Not included previously 

Fernando Torres-ST- 85-Upgraded

Players on Loan according to ChelseaFC.com

Romelu Lukaku-ST- 74-Downgraded

Thiabaut Courtois-GK- 79-Upgraded

Thorgan Hazard-CAM- 61-Upgraded

Tomas Kalas-CB-72- Upgraded

Sam Walker-GK- 60-Upgraded

Archange Nkumu-CB- 56- Not included previously

Rohan Ince-CB- 57-Upgraded

Amin Affane-LM-61- Not included previously

Nathaniel Chalobah-CB- 60-Upgraded

Ben Gordon-LB- 62-Same

Connor Clifford-CM- 60-Same

Ulises Davilla-Cam- 67-Upgraded

Milan Lalkovic-ST- 65-Upgraded

Jeffery Bruma-CB- 72-Same

Patrick Van Aanholt-LB- 69-Downgraded

Gael Kakuta-CAM- 69-Same

Sam Hutchinson-RB- 63-Upgraded

Josh Mceachran-CM- 71-Downgraded

Kevin De Bruyne-CAM- 78-Upgraded

Michael Essien-CDM- 82-Downgraded

Yossi Benayoun-CAM- 78-Same

Check out the stats for yourself here : http://www.ea.com/uk/football/creation-centre