
The Earl of Cadogan was the local landowner and Chelsea first ran out in his racing colours, a lighter blue than the now famous Chelsea blue, actually know at Eton blue. This Shirt comes complete with the embroidered Chelsea Borough crest from the period. Please note the cuffs are attached with a border as in 1905.

Pictured in 1930 are the Chelsea and Scotland strike force of Hughie Gallacher and Alec Jackson, Gallagher joined from Newcastle for £10,000 and Jackson from Huddersfield for £8,500, Chelsea in 1930 had a reputation for being the high spending entertainers of the English game.
This shirt was worn in the 1915 FA Cup Final at Old Trafford against Sheffield United. "The Khaki Cup Final" as it was called due to the large number of uniformed supporters at the match was the last to be held before the Competetion was suspended due to the Great War.
THE BADGE ON THIS SHIRT IS A REGISTERED TRADEMARK ®.

Shirt is complete with the famous CFC badge from the era. Managed by Ted Drake, described as one of the first tracksuit managers, Drake was a master motivator and a hard taskmaster in training.
Team included Roy Bentley (150 goals for Chelsea), Ron Greenwood, and Alan Dicks who both went on to be have successful managerial careers with England and Bristol City respectively.
THE BADGE ON THIS SHIRT IS A REGISTERED TRADEMARK ®.

THE BADGE ON THIS SHIRT IS A REGISTERED TRADEMARK ®.




Tommy Docherty, the then managers created the design of royal blue shirt and shorts with white socks. The classic Chelsea look was born.

Chelsea FC 1970 - 1971 away shirt worn in the season after the 1970 Cup win. The embroidered FA Cup can be seen next to the club crest.

Worn by the players prior to the victory (after a replay) against Don Revies's Leeds United side.
Full embroidery of the classic Chelsea badge with the wording 'Wembley 1970' embroidered underneath. The tracktop features a large 'CHELSEA' print in royal blue across the shoulders.

Chelsea and Leeds battled out a 2-2 draw in front of 100,000 fans, the first ever draw in a Wembley final. Goals for Chelsea from Houseman and Hutchinson.
Football played with flair and instinct, with spirit and sportsmanship, as one paper described it. All the more amazing as the horse of the year show was staged on the pitch only a few days before the match.
TEAM
1. Bonetti
2. Webb
3. McCreadie
4. Hollins
5. Dempsey
6. Harris
7. Baldwin
8. Houseman
9. Osgood
10.Hutchinson
11.Cooke
Please note this is the lineup from the original match, the numbering was different for the replay.
Peter Osgood made 380 appearances for the Blues, scoring 150 goals and was dubbed the 'King of Stamford Bridge'. Osgood helped Chelsea win the FA Cup in 1970, when he scored in every round including the bullit header in the replay, and the Cup Winners' Cup in 1971. RIP 01/03/2006.

Chelsea outfought Leeds to secure a 2-1 victory and lift the FA Cup for the first time.

Chelsea 1972 League Cup Tracktop
Chelsea beat Tottenham 5-4 (over two legs) in the semi finals and went into the final as hot favourites as the Kings Road team were dripping with superstars, an equaliser from Osgood was not enough to take the cup home as an ageing Stoke secured the winner with 20 minutes to play.
Pictured is Eddie McCreadie, a talented and pacy attacking full-back with impressive timing that played 410 times for Chelsea. McCreadie went on to rebuild the team as manager in 1975, giving the captancy to 18 year old Ray Wilkins and securing promotion back to the first division, McCreadie resigned when his request for a company car was turned down by Chairman Brian Mears.