- Chelsea were one of the first teams to wear numbers on the back of their shirts.
- Their 21-0 win the European cup winners’ cup in 1971 is an all time record win in an European competition.
- They won the first ever FA Cup to be held at the new Wembley in 2007, with Didier Drogba scoring the winning goal in extra time against Manchester United.
- Frank Lampard is the club’s record goal scorer with 211 goals.
- The Blues have always played at Stamford bridge since the club was founded in 1905.
- Chelsea’s record signing is Fernando Torres, who cost the club £50million in 2011, but he failed to live up to the price tag anf left the club four years later after scoring just 20 goals.
- They were able to win their first ever Champions League in 2012 in a dramatic final against Bayern Munich, where they eventually won the game on penalties.
- Roman Abramovic bought the club in 2003 from previous owner Ken Bates and his vast wealth has meant Chelsea have been able to compete with Europe’s best teams ever since.
- Jose Mourinho is the blues’ most successful manager ever winning three of their five league titles.
- Chelsea are the only British club to have won all three major UEFA trophies, the European Cup, Europa League and the Cup Winners’ Cup.
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