Chelsea F.C. was founded in 1905 and despite their name play at Stamford Bridge in Fulham, West London. Originally elected to the Second Division they have spent most of their time in the top flight of English football. Chelsea [nickname the Blues ], had their first major success in 1955 when they won the League championship.
During the 1960/70s period they were the team that were always in the running but often finished runners up for the honours. In 1970 they won the FA Cup and in 1971 they won the UEFA Cup Winners Cup in a replay victory over Real Madrid.
The Blues went through a period of great unrest in the next ten years when the redevolopment of their ground threatened the financial stability of the club. The team was relegated and suffered problems with a notorious hooligan element amongst its fans and at one point was sold for a nominal £1.
Chelsea suffered from mixed fortunes both on and off the field but in 1989 re entered the top tier of football and have remained there ever since becoming inaugural members of the Premier League in 1992.
In 1996 player/manager Ruud Gullit re built the team adding several top class international players and the team established themselves as one of the countries top teams. They went on to win a number of football honours including the FA and League Cups.
Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich bought the club in June 2003 and over £100 million was spent on new players and Jose Mourinho was appointed manager. Chelsea enjoyed great success in the next few years winning the FA Cup, two League Cups and back to back League Championships.
Carlo Ancelotti took over as manager in 2009 and delighted the fans by leading Chelsea to their first League and FA Cup Double . In the 2010/11 season Chelsea finished runners up in the Premier League and went out in the quarter finals of the Champions League, Ancelotti parted company with the club in May 2011.
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