On This Day 1997 (6th December)
On This Day, the 6th of December 1997, Chelsea took on rivals Tottenham Hotspur at White Hart Lane. An emphatic second half performance saw Ruud Gullit’s Chelsea clinch their biggest ever win over their London rivals. The Blues were only the 2nd visiting team to score 6 goals at White Hart Lane and extended the [...]
Managing Week 10.
Chelsea maintain a 5 point lead at the top of the league after 10 games, amassing 25 points. And with a goal difference of +24, twice better than our nearest rivals Arsenal who have +12. Meanwhile former blues Gus Poyet’s Brighton are 8 points clear in League One and former Chelsea coach Brendan Rogers’ Swansea [...]
On This Day 1998 (28th October)
On This Day; the 28th of October 1998. Gianluca Vialli led out his side as player manager and scored a hat-trick in a 4-1 win over Aston Villa in the Worthington (League) Cup. Tore Andre Flo also added for Chelsea who were 1-0 down. John Terry also made his début replacing Dan Petrescu late on [...]
Chelsea Versus Ajax
Dan Petrescu and Dennis Wise both scored in a 2-0 win against Ajax at the Nottingham Forest’s City Ground, in the Umbro Tournament on 4th August 1996, the last time Chelsea have played Ajax. The two teams have never met in a competitive fixture.


