Has been with Chelsea since 2015. [3] The season covers the period from 1 July 2022 to 30 June 2023. [52] In 2018 Conte was sacked after a 5th-place finish and replaced with Maurizio Sarri,[53][54] under whom Chelsea reached the League Cup final, which they lost on penalties to Manchester City[55] and won the Europa League for a second time, beating Arsenal 41 in the final. On 26 December 1999, Chelsea became the first British side to field an entirely foreign starting line-up (no British or Irish players) in a Premier League match against Southampton. Already knew Lampard from their Pro Licence course with the English FA. [122] Since then Chelsea have always worn white socks with their home kit apart from a short spell from 1985 to 1992, when blue socks were reintroduced. [183], Chelsea have twice broken the record for the highest transfer fee paid by a British club. Trevor Banks, who served as Chicago State's first Division I head coach and has previous experience as the associate head coach at Brown, joined Kylie Stannard's staff as an assistant coach in February of 2023. [175], On 25 August 1928, Chelsea, along with Arsenal, became the first club to play with shirt numbers, in their match against Swansea Town. The partnership was extended in October 2010 in a deal worth 160million over eight years. Boasting 25 function rooms and 60 syndicate rooms, alongside two hotels, a sports bar and grill, a music venue, the Chelsea FC Museum, megastore, ticket office and a luxury health club and spa. In 1996, the north stand was renamed the Matthew Harding stand, after the club director and benefactor who was killed in a helicopter crash earlier that year.[87]. Switched to loan player technical coach in the summer of 2019. [120] The light blue shirts were replaced by a royal blue version in around 1912. List of Chelsea Academy Coaching Staff 2023 Claude Makll - Technical Mentor Neil Bath - Head of Youth Development Mark Robinson - Development Squad Head Coach Jon Harley - Development Squad Assistant Jack Mesure - Development Squad Assistant Ed Brand - Under-18s Head Coach Andy Ross - Under-18s Assistant Jimmy Smith - Under-18s Assistant President of BasketBall Operations & General Manager: James Jones. Their failure to hit the target is even more remarkable . [106] In May 2012, the club made a formal bid to purchase Battersea Power Station, with a view to developing the site into a new stadium,[107] but lost out to a Malaysian consortium. Joined in April 2018, having previously worked in the commercial sector. [159] While a Chelsea player, Greaves also became the youngest ever player to score 100 goals in the English top-flight, at 20 years and 290 days. [96] The running track was used for dirt track racing between 1928 and 1932,[97] greyhound racing from 1933 to 1968, and Midget car racing in 1948. [145] In 2007, the club launched the Back to the Shed campaign to improve the atmosphere at home matches, with notable success. [189], Chelsea Football Club were founded by Gus Mears in 1905. He will take the role of assistant coach alongside former Brighton player Bruno Saltor Grau, who has been part of the backroom team since retiring at the end of the 2018/19 season. They play their home games at Kingsmeadow, formerly the home ground of the EFL League Two club AFC Wimbledon. It reached number 23 in the UK Singles Chart. The following managers won at least one trophy when in charge of Chelsea: Upon winning the 201213 UEFA Europa League, Chelsea became the fourth club in history to have won the "European Treble" of European Cup/UEFA Champions League, UEFA Cup/UEFA Europa League, and European Cup Winners' Cup/UEFA Cup Winners' Cup after Juventus, Ajax and Bayern Munich. Chelsea confirm Clearlake-Boehly are now in control of the club", "Roman Abramovich era ends at Chelsea as club announce completion of sale to new owners", "Consortium led by Todd Boehly and Clearlake Capital completes acquisition of Chelsea Football Club | Official Site | Chelsea Football Club", "Bruce Buck to step down as Chairman of Chelsea Football Club | Official Site | Chelsea Football Club", "Chelsea Football Club announces new Board of Directors and leadership changes | Official Site | Chelsea Football Club", "Petr Cech to leave Technical and Performance Advisor role | Official Site | Chelsea Football Club", "Chelsea's new training ground for the future", "Jimmy Wilde: The Original Explosive Thin Man", "Chelsea chief: We will drop out of Europe's elite without new stadium", "Kenyon confirms Blues will stay at Stamford Bridge", "Chelsea bid to buy Battersea power station in 1bn stadium plan", "Chelsea's Battersea hopes end as Malaysian consortium completes deal", "Stamford Bridge: 'Slinky' or Bird's Nest? [117] With the new ownership of Roman Abramovich, and the club's centenary approaching, combined with demands from fans for the popular 1950s badge to be restored, it was decided that the crest should be changed again in 2005. He is familiar with Potters expectations and style of play having worked with our new head coach for the past decade. [32] In so doing, he reportedly recognised a personal profit of 17million on the club he had bought for 1 in 1982 (his stake had been diluted to just below 30% over the years). They reached the 1915 FA Cup Final, where they lost to Sheffield United at Old Trafford, and finished third in the First Division in 1920, the club's best league campaign to that point. We wouldn't usually include recruitment staff here, but Macaulay is a key member of Potter's inner circle. [77] On 25 May 2022, the government has approved the 4.25bn Boehly-led consortium takeover of Chelsea. The announcement includes the departure of Marina Granovskaia, director of Chelsea FC. Also spent five years with RB Salzburg as Head of Scouting and Recruitment. Coaching Staff Name/Position Age Nat. The 47-year-old was appointed as the new Blues Head Coach on Tuesday on an 18-month . Culinary Roles at Chelsea, Tottenham, Twickenham and Brentford. [85], In the early 1970s, the club's owners announced a modernisation of Stamford Bridge with plans for a state-of-the-art 50,000 all-seater stadium. Chelsea's kit has been manufactured by Nike since July 2017. Played for Birmingham, Stoke, West Brom and York City during a 13-year pro career. Thomas Tuchel could bring his trusted backroom staff to Stamford Bridge, should the former PSG boss be appointed new Chelsea manager as expected.. Before leaving for Bristol Rovers in July 2020, where he aided old Palace colleague Ben Garner in the senior squad, he served as Chelseas Under-15s and Under-16s head coach. Was offered managers job at Fleetwood after Tuchel's arrival, but decided to stay on. View all key personnel and club information for Chelsea FC, on the official website of the Premier League. [231], Up until the 1950s, the club had a long-running association with the music halls; their underachievement often provided material for comedians such as George Robey. For the women's football club, see, L1 = Level 1 of the football league system; L2 = Level 2 of the football league system, Chelsea's first home colours (1905 c. 1912), Modernisation and the first league championship, For the appearance and goalscoring records of all Chelsea players, see, fourth-most successful club in English football, seventh most valuable football club in the world, Chelsea F.C.Tottenham Hotspur F.C. In the 2021 summer, Jack Mesure, a former player for Crystal Palace, came to the academy and got the development team assistant coach position. Head Groundsman Arrived from AS Monaco, where he was also Technical Director, in October 2022. He was a Chelsea fan who assisted in restructuring the youth development program in 2004. [70][71], On 10 March 2022, the British government announced sanctions on Abramovich with Chelsea allowed to operate under a special license until 31 May. Billy Reid takes the role of assistant coach having worked alongside Potter for the past nine years at Ostersund, Swansea City and Brighton. For latest updates, follow us on Twitter at @ground_guru. For more fascinating articles like this, check out our Chelsea FC Players website! During the Russian billionaire's reign, Chelsea won every major honour - including five Premier League titles and two Champions Leagues - and were coached by the likes Jose Mourinho, Carlo. After Charlotte FC's dramatic overtime victory against Chelsea FC in an exhibition match July 20one of the campaign's high pointsBanner took to Twitter to call out "(t)hings male photographers said to my female photography team last night: Bromley. The following year, Chelsea took their first European honour, a UEFA Cup Winners' Cup triumph, with another replayed win, this time over Real Madrid in Athens. I am a fan of special nature. Because that's what Abramovich has been. Greaves holds the club record for the most goals scored in one season (43 in 196061). 'Working together, side-by-side, we are firmly committed to winning, both on and off the pitch. The club's new owner was Russian oligarch and billionaire Roman Abramovich, who also took on responsibility for the club's 80million of debt, quickly paying some of it. [41] In 2012, Roberto Di Matteo led Chelsea to their seventh FA Cup,[42] and their first UEFA Champions League title, beating Bayern Munich 43 on penalties, the first London club to win the trophy. [85] The early 1930s saw the construction of a terrace on the southern part of the ground with a roof that covered around one fifth of the stand. As a condition for using the Chelsea FC name, the club has to play its first team matches at Stamford Bridge, which means that if the club moves to a new stadium, they may have to change their name. Has been with Chelsea since 2001, making him one of the most experienced physios in the Premier League. [201], As of May 2022, Chelsea are still ranked at the 8th according to Forbes. [134] Popular fan chants include, "Super Chelsea", "Super Frank" (dedicated to all time leading goal scorer Frank Lampard), "We love you Chelsea" and "Come on Chelsea". Boehly would assume the chairmanship. Has been in post since August 2016, having join Chelsea as an intern in 2011. Joined the club in July 2016. The Stamford Bridge freehold, the pitch, the turnstiles and Chelsea's naming rights are now owned by Chelsea Pitch Owners, a non-profit organisation in which fans are the shareholders. ", Roman Abramovich, in an interview with the BBC following the takeover. In 2008, Brand returned to the Academy in a coaching position. Main Switchboard: 0371 811 1955. . The club did not turn a profit in the first nine years of Abramovich's ownership, and made record losses of 140m in June 2005.[38]. Holds a first-class degree in sports science and coaching. As the roof resembled that of a corrugated iron shed, the stand eventually became known as the "Shed End", although it is unknown who first coined this name. [60] The club subsequently won the 2021 UEFA Super Cup for the second time by defeating Villarreal 65 in a penalty shootout, after it had ended 11 in Belfast after extra time,[61] and the 2021 FIFA Club World Cup (the first for the club) in Abu Dhabi after beating Brazilian Palmeiras 21. The FAB is an initiative to help fulfil our promise to be pioneers in fan engagement. CHENNAI: Roman Abramovich, Jose Mourinho, Didier Drogba and Vinay Menon. Has worked at Chelsea since 2005. That doesn't just come with money, we've seen at Manchester United and Arsenal where they've put billions into the team and not had the success that Chelsea have had. [78] On 30 May 2022, the sale was completed, ending Abramovich's 19 year ownership of the club.[79]. [113] This was the first Chelsea crest to appear on the shirts, in the early 1960s. Honours include 19 League Titles, eight FA Cups, nine League Cups, six European . [12] In Alfred Hitchcock's 1935 film The 39 Steps, Mr Memory claims that Chelsea last won the Cup in 63 BC, "in the presence of the Emperor Nero. Newcastle United FC Transfer News All the latest from the St James' Park as the Magpies look to secure a high Premier League place and push for European qualification 13 - 14.50 per hour Part time. SW6 1HS. He failed to win a trophy for the Blues and was sacked in January 2021 after just 17 months of being in charge. Assistant General Manager: Trevor Bukstein. players (124 appearances), List of Chelsea F.C. Founded in 1905, they play their home games at Stamford Bridge. Chelsea vs Leeds press conference: Potter confirms Mount and James injury concer. They are also the only London club to have won the Champions League and the Club World Cup. [203], The club's recent accounting records highlight 26.6m they have lost in compensation to former head coach Antonio Conte for sacking and to pay off his backroom staff and the legal costs that followed. In 1953, the club crest was changed to an upright blue lion looking backwards and holding a staff. [5] The club competes in the Premier League, the top division of English football. The 47-year-old joined the Blues from Brighton & Hove Albion last week and has brought five of his Seagulls colleagues with him to south-west London. [190], At the time of the Abramovich takeover, the club also had debts of around 100million, which included a ten-year 75million Eurobond taken out in 1997 by the Bates regime to buy the freehold of Stamford Bridge and finance the redevelopment of the stadium. All the latest news, videos and ticket information as well as player profiles and information about Stamford Bridge, the home of the Blues. Chelsea won promotion to the First Division in their second season, and yo-yoed between the First and Second Divisions in their early years. 1 under UEFA's five-year coefficient system in the 21st century. was founded on 10 March 1905 at The Rising Sun pub (now The Butcher's Hook),[1][10] opposite the present-day main entrance to the ground on Fulham Road, and were elected to the Football League shortly afterwards. Kyle Macaulay joins in a recruitment role and will act as a conduit between that area and the coaching staff. [192] Since then, the club had no external debt. [116] The new badge featured a more naturalistic non-heraldic lion, in white and not blue, standing over the C.F.C. In terms of club value, Chelsea are the seventh most valuable football club in the world (as of 2021[update]), worth 2.39billion ($3.2billion), and are the eighth highest-earning football club in the world, with earnings of over 493.1million (as of May 2022).[7][8]. London. Official News. Hung up his boots at the end of 2019/20 and moved onto Potters coaching staff. Chelsea FC perustettiin 10. maaliskuuta 1905 paikallisessa pubissa. Internationally, they have won the UEFA Champions League, the UEFA Europa League, the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup and the UEFA Super Cup twice each, and the FIFA Club World Cup once since their inception. [108] The club subsequently announced plans to redevelop Stamford Bridge into a 60,000-seater stadium,[109] The badge took the form of the familiar lion and staff encircled by a blue ring but without lettering and without the red roses and red footballs (blazoned as "A lion rampant reguardant azure supporting with the forepaws a crozier or all within an annulet azure"). [99] It was also the home stadium of the London Monarchs American Football team for the 1997 season. janedoe@chelseafc.com). Additionally, fans of Arsenal, Brentford, Fulham, Liverpool, Manchester United, QPR, Tottenham and West Ham identified Chelsea as one of their top three rivals. Assistants Billy Reid and Bjorn Hamberg also joined him at . Abramovich discussing two trophy-laden years at Chelsea (2006). The announcement includes the departure of Marina Granovskaia, director of Chelsea FC. records and statistics, highest transfer fee paid by a British club, Chelsea F.C. Their 30.8million purchase of Andriy Shevchenko from A.C. Milan in June 2006 was a British record until surpassed by the 32.5million paid by Manchester City for Robinho in September 2008. This contributed to the club's original "pensioner" nickname, and remained for the next half-century, though it never appeared on the shirts. The club bounced back immediately by winning the Second Division championship in 198889. A Chelsea els nagy sikert 1955-ben rte el, amikor megnyerte a bajnoksgot. He spends a lot of time at Chelseas Cobham training facility. Brighton club legend. Chelsea FC . Head Coach [68] The trustees did not immediately agree, due to legal concerns regarding the rules of the Charity Commission for England and Wales. 'We thank Marina for her many years of excellent service to the Club and wish her all the best in her future ventures,' added Boehly. [149] More recently a rivalry with Liverpool has grown following repeated clashes in cup competitions. The youthful Blues won every match they played over his two seasons at that level. Clubs say he will oversee the entire sporting team, comprising talent, scouting, recruitment and data", along with Stewart. [217] Previously, the kit was manufactured by Umbro (197581), Le Coq Sportif (198186), The Chelsea Collection (198687), Umbro (19872006), and Adidas (20062017). Bates bought a controlling stake in the club and floated Chelsea on the AIM stock exchange in March 1996[26] although by now the Stamford Bridge freehold had been sold to property developers, meaning the club faced losing their home. Some of these were a consortium led by ex-Liverpool chairman Sir Martin Broughton, a group of investors led by the Ricketts family (among them Joe and Pete Ricketts), Swiss and American businessmans Hansjrg Wyss and Todd Boehly, Aethel Partners headed by Portuguese Ricardo Santos Silva and British multi-millionaire businessman Nick Candy, supported by former Chelsea striker Gianluca Vialli. Walter and Boehly are also owners of the Los Angeles Dodgers, the Los Angeles Lakers, and the Los Angeles Sparks. Background in coaching. Played a major role in finding and developing talent for the Seagulls. The Scottish player, who returned to the club after playing periods at Partick Thistle, St. Albans City, and Hitchin Town, had collaborated with every age level from over the Under-14s. Set up his own team in Sweden, BK Bjorner, with friends when he was just 20. Here, he works directly with specific Academy players to monitor their technical development as they approach a turning point in their careers. Prior to that he spent nine years at Manchester City, initially as Academy Scouting Manager and then Head of Academy Recruitment and Talent Management. Moved with him to Swansea, Brighton and now Chelsea. Manager: Jurgen Klopp Assistant managers: Pepijn Lijnders Founded in 1905, they play their home games at Stamford Bridge. Previously Technical Director at RB Leipzig for two years, responsible for recruitment and scouting across all age groups. [129], Chelsea released the song "No One Can Stop Us Now" in 1994 for reaching the 1994 FA Cup Final. When Ted Drake became Chelsea manager in 1952, he began to modernise the club. [173][174] From 2009 to 2013, Chelsea were unbeaten in a record 29 consecutive FA Cup matches (excluding penalty shoot-outs). It generally includes only those players who made more than 100 appearances for the club, but also those who fell just short of 100 and made a notable contribution, members of the club's first ever team or those voted Player of the Year . [222], Following the introduction of sleeve sponsors in the Premier League, Chelsea had Alliance Tyres as their first sleeve sponsor in the 201718 season. [27] On the pitch, the team had fared little better, coming close to relegation to the Third Division for the first time, but in 1983 manager John Neal put together an impressive new team for minimal outlay. He added several top international players to the side and led the club to their first major honour since 1971, the FA Cup. Their previous training ground in Harlington was taken over by QPR in 2005. Joined Chelsea on a five-year contract in September 2022. Chelsea Football Club Limited [209], On 7 May, the club finally confirmed that "terms have been agreed" for a new ownership group led by Todd Boehly and Clearlake Capital. Chelsea FC Womens Team Emma Hayes has put together a team of winners in the WSL and after doing the double in the 21/22 season, we go again for another season. "[233] Scenes in a 1980 episode of Minder were filmed during a real match at Stamford Bridge between Chelsea and Preston North End with Terry McCann (played by Dennis Waterman) standing on the terraces.[234]. The intention was that these facilities would provide extra revenue to support the football side of the business, but they were less successful than hoped and before the Abramovich takeover in 2003 the debt taken on to finance them was a major burden on the club. [236], Chelsea also operate a women's football team, Chelsea Football Club Women, formerly known as Chelsea Ladies. Vice . They won their first major honour, the League championship, in 1955. [156] Four other players made more than 500 appearances for the club: Peter Bonetti (729; 195979), John Terry (717; 19982017), Frank Lampard (648; 20012014) and John Hollins (592; 19631975 and 19831984). Previously, the kit was manufactured by Adidas, which was originally contracted to supply the club's kit from 2006 to 2018. chelsea fc staff directory Played a major role in finding and developing talent for the Seagulls. [74][75] An American government official revealed that the Ukrainian president, Volodymyr Zelenskyy had requested the US government to not levy sanctions at Abramovich given his importance in war relief efforts. Chelsea Football Club is an accredited Living Wage Employer. After a poor start to the 20072008 season, Mourinho was replaced by Avram Grant,[37] who led the club to their first UEFA Champions League final, which they lost on penalties to Manchester United. [157], Lampard is Chelsea's all-time top goalscorer, having scored 211 goals in 648 games (20012014);[156] he passed Bobby Tambling's longstanding record of 202 in May 2013. [171] Chelsea's streak of eleven consecutive away league wins, set between 5 April 2008 and 6 December 2008, is a record for the English top flight. His most notable contribution was helping Andy Myers with the U18 in 201819. [47] Mourinho was sacked after four months of the following season after a poor start. [88] Last updated: 28th January, 2023. and in January 2017 these plans were approved by Hammersmith and Fulham council. [110] However, on 31 May 2018, the club released a statement saying that the new stadium project had been put on hold indefinitely, citing "the current unfavourable investment climate. Chelsea's first-choice keeper until arrival of Petr Cech in 2004/5. Chelsea have only had one home ground, Stamford Bridge, where they have played since the team's foundation. [146], Chelsea have long-standing rivalries with North London clubs Arsenal and Tottenham Hotspur. [223] Followed by Hyundai Motor Company in 2018-19 season. Vialli was sacked in favour of Claudio Ranieri, who guided Chelsea to the 2002 FA Cup Final and Champions League qualification in 200203. NORWICH CITY Sporting Director Stuart Webber admits his long-term future may not be in football after revealing the abuse he has experienced from some sections of the clubs fanbase in the last year. This is a list of notable players for Chelsea Football Club, whether or not they have a Wikipedia article. Further problems were caused by a notorious hooligan element among the support, which was to plague the club throughout the decade. Emma Hayes - Having managed Chelsea Women since 2012, Emma Hayes was appointed as a trustee of the Chelsea Foundation in 2017. Hit the headlines when he and club doctor Eva Carneiro were branded 'naive' by Jose Mourinho for running on to treat Eden Hazard in August 2015. Chelsea can feel comfortable that they'll have rich owners, but will they have football smart owners? For the centenary season this was accompanied by the words '100 YEARS' and 'CENTENARY 20052006' on the top and bottom of the crest respectively.[118].
54a District Court,
When A Sagittarius Woman Cuts You Off,
Jasmine Morton Ross Wedding,
Omega Psi Phi Founders Masons,
Articles C