Read up on all the profiles of the Chelsea FC first team players and coaching staff with news, stats and video content. [230] In April 2011, Montenegrin comedy series Nijesmo mi od jue made an episode in which Chelsea play against FK Sutjeska Niki for qualification of the UEFA Champions League. FOOTBALL LEADERSHIP SPORTING DIRECTOR Paul Winstanley Nationality: English Previously spent eight years with Brighton, latterly as Head of Recruitment. Credit: PA Mr Walter's personal net worth is rated at $3.3bn (2.67bn) USD by Forbes. Jamie Gray 2 1 6 2 2 . 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. Was player-coach while also working full time as a supermarket manager. [88] [23] In three seasons the side were beaten in three major semi-finals and were FA Cup runners-up. [201], As of May 2022, Chelsea are still ranked at the 8th according to Forbes. Was offered managers job at Fleetwood after Tuchel's arrival, but decided to stay on. 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. After his death in 1912, his descendants continued to own the club until 1982, when Ken Bates bought the club from Mears' great-nephew Brian Mears for 1. [124] In the mid-1970s, the away strip was a red, white and green kit inspired by the Hungarian national side of the 1950s. [67], Amidst financial sanctions leveled at Russian oligarchs by Western governments in response to the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, Abramovich stated on 26 February that he would hand over the stewardship of Chelsea to the trustees of the Chelsea Foundation. 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. Ross Mooring, Chelsea Fancast, external Chelsea's announcement on Wednesday of the creation of a Fan Advisory Board, external is a truly massive step for the club and supporters (neither can exist . Thomas Tuchel could bring his trusted backroom staff to Stamford Bridge, should the former PSG boss be appointed new Chelsea manager as expected.. The $5.4 billion sale of Chelsea FC from Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich to a consortium led by American billionaire Todd Boehly has been completed, the club announced Monday, ending. [172] Chelsea are the only Premier League side to win their opening nine league games of the season, doing so in 200506. Appointed assistant when Antonio Conte arrived at the club. Joined Chelsea in November 2022. Andy Ross, an ex-player for the Chelsea junior squad, rose through the Cobham coaching ranks before taking up the position of Under-18s assistant in the 2021 summer. Founded in 1905, they play their home games at Stamford Bridge. Banks, who holds his United States Soccer Federation A-Senior, comes to Yale from the Michigan Stars Football Club, where he served as head coach and sporting director. I am a fan of special nature. He won two league championships, an FA Cup, and two League Cups. [147][148] A strong rivalry with Leeds United dates back to several heated and controversial matches in the 1960s and 1970s, particularly the 1970 FA Cup Final. [198][199] In 2016, Forbes magazine ranked Chelsea the seventh most valuable football club in the world, at 1.15billion ($1.66billion). Joined the club as a 14-year-old keeper and stayed until he was 20. 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. Ed Brand is now a Chelsea FC academy staff. It also featured three red roses, to represent England, and two footballs. Promoted to Interim Head of Medical at start of 2022/23 season. 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 [243] Two years later, in 2020, they repeated their double success by winning the third league title and the FA Women's League Cup for the first time. They won their first major honour, the League championship, in 1955. Developed into a scouting/ analysis expert and moved with him to Swansea, Brighton and now Chelsea. Chelsea's training ground is located in Cobham, Surrey. The transaction had received all necessary approvals from The Governments of the United Kingdom and Portugal, The Premier League, and other authorities.[212][213]. [188], On 12 February 2022, Chelsea became the first London club to win FIFA Club World Cup against Palmeiras with Kai Havertz scoring a late penalty. 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. Billy Reid takes the role of assistant coach having worked alongside Potter for the past nine years at Ostersund, Swansea City and Brighton. initials. Hung up his boots at the end of 2019/20 and moved onto Potters coaching staff. 2 1 6 2 2 . Blues chief lauds 400million fan base", "The world's most popular football club revealed: Man United, Liverpool F.C., Arsenal F.C., Barca, Real or Chelsea? 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. Brighton CEO Paul Barber aimed a cheeky dig at Chelsea following their repeated transfer raids on the club in the past six months or so. Started his coaching career at Chelsea in 2009 and worked with the Academy before being promoted at the start of 2020/21. Every starting player in Chelsea's 57 games of the 201314 season was a full international a new club record. The most common Chelsea Football Club email format is [first]. Assistants Billy Reid and Bjorn Hamberg also joined him at . 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. Has worked at Chelsea since 2005. Explore our Help Centre for answers to common questions For all other enquiries please use our New Enquiry form Website feedback?Fill in our form From July 2020, Chelsea's sponsor was Three,[220] however they temporarily suspended their sponsorship in March 2022 in response to sanctions leveled by the UK Government against Abramovich. [165] Officially, Chelsea's highest home attendance is 82,905 for a First Division match against Arsenal on 12 October 1935. They have been affiliated to the men's team since 2004[238] and are part of the club's Community Development programme. [85] Work began in 1972 but the project was beset with problems and ultimately only the East Stand was completed; the cost brought the club close to bankruptcy. James Jimmy Dean Smith is an English former professional and semi-professional player who last competed as a winger/midfielder for Grays Athletic. Emma Hayes - Having managed Chelsea Women since 2012, Emma Hayes was appointed as a trustee of the Chelsea Foundation in 2017. [123] The graphite and tangerine strip has appeared in lists of the worst football kits ever. [173][174] From 2009 to 2013, Chelsea were unbeaten in a record 29 consecutive FA Cup matches (excluding penalty shoot-outs). Boehly will operate as interim sporting director until the Club names a full-time replacement, continuing the Club's work towards its targets during the current transfer window. [2]Chelsea tampades i brjan av 2000-talet med Liverpool, Manchester United och Arsenal om herravldet i den engelska . What do you think about this topic? Also spent five years with RB Salzburg as Head of Scouting and Recruitment. More recently, the club have had a number of black or dark blue away kits which alternate every year. [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. [38][49] This was followed by a loss in 2013 and then their highest ever profit of 18.4million for the year to June 2014. She's quick to defend her team, men included. Previously worked in private practice in his native South Africa. Since joining the Chelsea schoolboys coaching staff part-time in 1993, Neil Bath has ascended to the head of the Academy structure. 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. If you want to know who they are, keep scrolling down! Last updated: 28th January, 2023. Chelsea have always worn blue shirts, although they originally used the paler eton blue, which was taken from the racing colours of then club president, Earl Cadogan, and was worn with white shorts and dark blue or black socks. However, the stadium is sometimes still referred to as part of "Chelsea Village" or "The Village". [41] Chelsea are the only London club to win the UEFA Champions League. Promoted to current role in January 2023 by Chairman Todd Boehly. 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. With 103 caps (101 while at the club) for England, Lampard is Chelsea's most capped international player. In 1975, a heraldic badge was granted by the College of Arms to the English Football League for use by Chelsea. Chelsea won the Second Division title in 198384 and established themselves in the top division with two top-six finishes, before being relegated again in 1988. With the club since 2005, having previously worked for Prozone. [50] In 2018 Chelsea announced a record after-tax profit of 62million. Barbara Charone The effects are still evident more than ten years later, as most of our new learners each year have been club members since the Under-9 age group. Joined Chelsea in December 2007 from Wolves. All the latest news, videos and ticket information as well as player profiles and information about Stamford Bridge, the home of the Blues. Previously, the kit was manufactured by Adidas, which was originally contracted to supply the club's kit from 2006 to 2018. [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. [45] Mourinho returned as manager in 2013 and led Chelsea to League Cup success in March 2015,[46] and the Premier League title two months later. The former Middlesbrough keeper started against Chelsea in the 1997 FA Cup final and has since spent time at Yeovil Town, Charlton Athletic and Brighton in a coaching capacity. When Stamford Bridge was redeveloped in the Bates era many additional features were added to the complex including two Millennium & Copthorne hotels, apartments, bars, restaurants, the Chelsea Megastore, and an interactive visitor attraction called Chelsea World of Sport.