Chelsea Football Club

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Chelsea Football Club
created by Jack Bauer
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Content

• 1.History
• 2.Stadium
• 3.Records
• 4.City

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History

• Chelsea Football Club are an English
  footballclub based in West London. Founded in
  1905.
• Chelsea were founded on 10 March 1905 at The
  Rising Sun pub (now The Butcher's Hook),
• and were elected to the Football League shortly
  afterwards.

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The first Chelsea team in September 1905
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• The club's early years saw little success the
  closest they came to winning a major trophy was
  reaching the 1915 FA Cup Final, where they lost
  to Sheffield United.

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Chart showing the progress of Chelsea's league
finishes from 19051906 to 200708
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• Chelsea won the FA Cup in 1970, beating Leeds
  United 21 in a final replay.

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• The late 1970s through to the 1980s was a
  turbulent period for Chelsea. An ambitious
  redevelopment of Stamford Bridge threatened the
  financial stability of the club, star players
  were sold.
• In June 2003, Bates sold Chelsea to Russian
  billionaire Roman Abramovich for 140 million,
  completing what was then the biggest-ever sale of
  an English football club. Over 100 million was
  spent on new players for just one season.

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• He is estimated to have spent about 1 billion
  (USD) on players since his takeover in 2003

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Stadium

• Stamford Bridge

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• Chelsea have only ever had one home ground,
  Stamford Bridge, where they have played since
  foundation. It was officially opened on 28 April
  1877.

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Records

• Chelsea's highest appearance-maker is
  ex-captain Ron Harris, who played in 795
  first-class games for the club between 1961 and
  1980.

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• Chelsea's current highest appearance-maker is
  Frank Lampard with 496. With 82 caps (80 while at
  the club), Frank Lampard of England is Chelsea's
  most capped international player.

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• The record for a Chelsea goalkeeper is held by
  Peter Bonetti, who made 729 appearances (195979).

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• Bobby Tambling is Chelsea's all-time top
  goalscorer, with 202 goals in 370 games (195970)

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• Fernando Torres became the third most expensive
  player in football history when he joined Chelsea
  for a reported 50 million pounds (103m) from
  Liverpool

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City

• London is the capital of England and the United
  Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the
  United Kingdom and the largest urban zone in the
  European Union by most measures. In July 2007 it
  had an official population of 7,556,900.

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