[105] In a 2008 poll conducted by the Football Fans Census, Chelsea fans named Liverpool, Arsenal and Manchester United as their most disliked clubs. [62] It was also the home stadium of the London Monarchs American Football team for the 1997 season. 1928 Chelsea become the first team to wear numbered shirts. Soon after the takeover a decision was taken to drop the "Chelsea Village" brand and refocus on Chelsea as a football club. When did organ music become associated with baseball? The late 1970s through to the '80s was a turbulent period for Chelsea. and in January 2017 these plans were approved by Hammersmith and Fulham council. Their £30.8 million purchase of Andriy Shevchenko from A.C. Milan in June 2006 was a British record until surpassed by the £32.5 million paid by Manchester City for Robinho in September 2008. [82] As with most teams, they have also had some more unusual ones. https://www.chelseafc.com/en/about-chelsea/history/club-history/the-1980s The club were then sponsored by Grange Farms, Bai Lin Tea and Simod before a long-term deal was signed with Commodore International in 1989; Amiga, an offshoot of Commodore, also appeared on the shirts.

The title was as good as won. Chelsea returned to the top flight with 88 points from 42 games. Chelsea's kit has been manufactured by Nike since July 2017. [86][87] They have the sixth highest average all-time attendance in English football,[7] and regularly attract over 40,000 fans to Stamford Bridge; they were the seventh best-supported Premier League team in the 2013–14 season, with an average gate of 41,572. Chelsea had never previously won the European Cup/Champions League or UEFA Cup/Europe League. Other shareholders at the time of the takeover included the Matthew Harding estate (21%), BSkyB (9.9%) and various anonymous offshore trusts. http://www.chelseafc.com/the-club/history/style/club-badges.html As there was already a team named Fulham in the borough, the name of the adjacent borough of Chelsea was chosen for the new club; names like Kensington FC, Stamford Bridge FC and London FC were also considered. Chelsea would quickly prove to be a hit with the local supporters and established itself as the biggest club in the capital. What is the rising action of faith love and dr lazaro? In 1986, with Ken Bates now owner of the club, Chelsea's crest was changed again as part of another attempt to modernise and because the old rampant lion badge could not be trademarked. [202], In August 2019, Barnardo's published the findings of its review. The team would be in constant motion between Division 1 and Division 2.