Joint own-goal scorers Jack Froggatt and Stan Milburn are the top left of this Leicester City team photo from the 1954/55 season A unique moment in Football League history occurred on this day in 1954 in a First Division match at Stamford Bridge.Leicester City were the visitors to Champions-elect Chelsea and the crowd of 33,215 […]
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Iconic Moments in Football No.68
Liverpool fans were finally able to enjoy winning the championship last season, ending a 30-year wait to be the best club in England. German manager Jurgen Klopp masterminded the title win, managing to finally claim the one trophy that had eluded the Anfield club for so long. The wait was made all the more painful […]
On This Day – 12th December
Champions Arsenal took on Champions-elect Chelsea at Highbury on this day in 2004. It was Chelsea’s first visit back after they had knocked Arsenal out of the Quarter Final of the Champions League a few months earlier. Thierry Henry fired the home side ahead after just two minutes, controlling a pass from Cesc Fabregas and […]
Football’s Greatest Goals No.41
There are players whose career can be defined by a single goal. One moment of magic that can be set apart from the rest of their career. This week’s ‘Greatest Goal’ stands out from the rest of the player’s goals because of its significance. Ray Parlour was an Arsenal icon. He was almost the figure […]
On This Day – 3rd December
Jimmy Greaves scored five goals for Chelsea in a home game against West Bromwich Albion on this day in 1960. Stamford Bridge was just under a third full that afternoon as only 19,568 fans were in attendance. Those that decided to stay in the warm or go Christmas shopping missed out on a fine individual […]
Greatest Own Goals of All-Time No.20
The International Champions Cup isn’t a major tournament but has slowly turned into a decent annual pre-season event played across the globe.It has been running since 2013 and all the major clubs have taken part in it. It started off as a small tournament with eight participants but more participants have been able to join […]
On This Day – 19th November
Jimmy Greaves scored his 100th Legue goal on this day back in 1960, becoming the youngest player to reach that landmark in the process.Greaves made his debut three years before, scoring in a 1-1 draw at Tottenham Hotspur, a club that he would join a year later. At just 20 years and 290 days old, […]
On This Day – 10th November
It took an England player 31 years to score the first hat-trick at Wembley Stadium, with that particular honour going to Chelsea’s Roy Bentley. It was on this day back in 1954 scored his treble in a British Home Championship game against Wales. It was to be quite a season for the Chelsea captain as […]
Football’s Greatest Goals No.33
This week’s ‘Greatest Goal’ comes from the right boot of Chelsea’s Roberto Di Matteo in the 1997 FA Cup Final. It was the fastest goal scored in FA Cup Final history, a record that stood for twelve years until Louis Saha scored in the 2009 final for Everton, ironically against Chelsea. The goal came after […]
On This Day – 29th September
Chelsea recorded their biggest ever win on this day back in 1971, beating Jeunesse Hautcharage of Luxembourg 13-0 at Stamford Bridge.The game took place in the First Round of the European Cup Winners Cup, with Chelsea entering the competition as holders after beating real Madrid in the final in the May of that year. The […]