Events in Sport
- 1957-08-24 At age 17 future England soccer striker Jimmy Greaves scores on his First Division debut for Chelsea against Tottenham Hotspur in a 1–1 draw at White Hart Lane
- 1971-05-21 Chelsea win 11th European Cup Winner's Cup against Real Madrid 2-1 in Athens (replay)
- 1994-05-14 FA Cup Final: Manchester United defeat Chelsea 4-0 at Wembley Stadium, London
- 1997-08-03 Manchester United beats Chelsea 4-2 on penalties to win the Charity Shield, after a bad-tempered 1-all draw at Wembley
- 1998-05-13 Chelsea of England win 38th European Cup Winner's Cup against Stuttgart of Germany 1-0 in Stockholm
- 1999-10-03 Chelsea scores massive upset when they humble English Premiership champions Manchester United, 5-0 at Stamford Bridge; Gus Poyet sets the tone scoring after just 27 seconds; Nicky Butt is sent-off for United
- 2000-05-20 English FA Cup Final, Wembley Stadium, London (78,217): Chelsea beats Aston Villa, 1-0; Roberto Di Matteo scores 73' winner
- 2002-05-04 English FA Cup Final, Millennium Stadium, Cardiff (73,963): Arsenal beats Chelsea, 2-0 for 8th title
Ballon d'Or
2005-11-28 Ballon d'Or: FC Barcelona's Brazilian midfielder Ronaldinho is named best football player in Europe ahead of Chelsea midfielder Frank Lampard and Liverpool's Steven Gerrard
FA Cup Final
2007-05-19 English FA Cup Final, Wembley Stadium, London (89,826): Chelsea beats Manchester United, 1 – 0 (a.e.t.); Didier Drogba scores 116' winner for Blues' 4th title
- 2008-05-21 UEFA Champions League Final, Moscow: Manchester United beats Chelsea, 6-5 on penalties after scores tied at 1-1 after extra time; first all-English final in the competition's history
- 2009-05-30 English FA Cup Final, Wembley Stadium, London (89,391): Chelsea beats Everton, 2-1; Frank Lampard scores 72' winner
- 2010-05-15 English FA Cup Final, Wembley Stadium, London (88,335): Chelsea beats Portsmouth,1-0; Didier Drogba scores 59' winner; Blues' 6th title
- 2012-03-21 Sergio Agüero & Samir Nasri score to give Manchester City 2-1 win over Chelsea at City of Manchester Stadium; EPL record 20th consecutive home win; streak ends with 3-3 draw v Sunderland 31/3
- 2012-05-05 English FA Cup Final, Wembley Stadium, London (89,102): Chelsea beats Liverpool, 2–1; Didier Drogba scores winner for Blues' 7th title
UEFA Champions League Final
2012-05-19 UEFA Champions League Final, Munich: Chelsea beats Bayern Munich, 4-3 on penalties after a 1–1 draw at the end of extra time; Blues' first title
- 2012-11-21 Chelsea Manager Roberto Di Matteo is sacked and replaced by Rafael Benítez
- 2012-12-16 Corinthians defeat Chelsea 1-0 to win the 2012 FIFA Club World Cup
- 2015-05-03 Chelsea wins the 2014–15 English football Premier League
- 2015-12-17 José Mourinho is sacked as manager of British Premier football club Chelsea
- 2017-05-27 English FA Cup Final, Wembley Stadium, London: Arsenal beats Chelsea, 2-1; Aaron Ramsey scores 79' winner as Arsène Wenger becomes most successful manager in FA Cup history, winning his 7th title
- 2018-05-19 English FA Cup Final, Wembley Stadium, London: Chelsea beats Manchester United, 1-0; Belgian international Eden Hazard scores 22' penalty
- 2018-07-13 Chelsea FC sacks high profile manager Antonio Conte despite winning 2016-17 EPL and 2018 FA Cup, replaced by ex-Napoli boss Maurizio Sarri
- 2018-08-08 EPL club Chelsea sign Kepa Arrizabalaga from Spain's Athletic Bilbao for £72 million; world-record fee for a goalkeeper
- 2019-01-02 United States international Christian Pulisic becomes the most expensive American soccer player when he moves from Borussia Dortmund to Chelsea for £57.6M ($73M); remains at Dortmund on loan until the end of the season
- 2019-05-09 English clubs create football history by taking all 4 final spots in Europe's 2 major competitions; Chelsea & Arsenal qualify in Europa Cup after 'miracle' Champions League wins for Liverpool & Spurs
- 2019-08-14 French woman Stephanie Frappart is the first woman to referee a major match in a European men's tournament - UEFA Super Cup Chelsea vs Liverpool in Istanbul
- 2019-11-19 EPL club Tottenham sacks high profile manager Mauricio Pochettino after disappointing start to season; replacement is higher profile ex-Chelsea and Manchester United boss Jose Mourinho
- 2020-06-25 Liverpool FC clinches first EPL soccer title in 30 years with 7 games to spare as Chelsea beats second-placed Manchester City, 2-1 at Stamford Bridge
- 2021-04-20 All six EPL clubs withdraw from the controversial European Super League just 3 days after it was announced - Chelsea, Manchester City, Liverpool, Arsenal, Manchester United and Tottenham
- 2021-05-29 UEFA Champions League Final, Porto: Kai Havertz scores just before halftime to give Chelsea a 1-0 win over Manchester City in an all-English final; Blues' second CL title
EFL Cup final
2024-02-25 Lewis Koumas is an unused substitute in the 2024 EFL Cup final where Liverpool beat Chelsea 1–0 after extra time
Birthdays in Sport
- 1919-10-06 Tommy Lawton, English soccer centre-forward (23 caps; Burnley, Everton, Chelsea, Notts County, Brentford, Arsenal), born in Farnworth, England (d. 1996)
- 1926-02-10 Danny Blanchflower, Irish soccer midfielder (56 caps Northern Ireland; Tottenham Hotspur 337 games, Aston Villa) and manager (Northern Ireland, Chelsea), born in Belfast, Northern Ireland (d. 1993)
- 1928-04-24 Tommy Docherty, Scottish soccer midfielder (25 caps; Preston North End) and manager (Chelsea, QPR, Scotland, Manchester United), born in Glasgow, Scotland (d. 2020)
- 1934-09-23 John Mortimore, English soccer defender (Chelsea 249 games) and manager (Portsmouth, Benfica, Real Betis), born in Farnborough, England (d. 2021)
- 1936-07-20 John Sillett, English soccer defender (Chelsea, Coventry City, Plymouth Argyle) and manager (FA Cup 1987 Coventry City), born in Southampton, England (d. 2021)
- 1940-02-20 Jimmy Greaves, English soccer striker (57 caps; FIFA World Cup 1966; Chelsea, Tottenham) and journalist/broadcaster (The Sun, World of Sport, On the Ball), born in London, England (d. 2021)
- 1941-09-27 Peter Bonetti, English soccer goalkeeper (7 caps; World Cup 1966; Chelsea 600 games), born in London, England (d. 2020)
- 1943-01-06 Terry Venables, British soccer midfielder (2 caps; Chelsea, Tottenham, QPR, Crystal Palace) and manager (Crystal Palace, QPR, Barcelona, Tottenham, England, Australia, Leeds United), born in Dagenham, England (d. 2023)
- 1946-07-16 John Hollins, English soccer midfielder (1 cap; Chelsea 465 games, QPR, Arsenal) and manager (Chelsea, Swansea City AFC, Rochdale AFC), born in Guildford, England (d. 2023)
- 1947-02-20 Peter Osgood, English soccer striker (4 caps; Chelsea, Southampton), born in Clewer, Berkshire, England (d. 2006)
- 1953-12-26 Matthew Harding, English businessman and soccer administrator (Chelsea Football Club), born in Haywards Heath, England
- 1956-09-14 Ray Wilkins, English soccer midfielder (84 caps; Chelsea, Manchester Utd, AC Milan, Rangers, QPR) and manager (QPR, Fulham, Jordan), born in Hillingdon, England (d. 2018)
- 1957-10-27 Glenn Hoddle, English soccer midfielder (53 caps; Tottenham; Monaco, Swindon, Chelsea) and manager (England, Southampton, Tottenham, Wolverhampton), born in London, England
- 1959-06-10 Carlo Ancelotti, Italian soccer manager (UEFA Champions League x 4 - AC Milan, Real Madrid; Chelsea, PSG, Bayern Munich, Juventus) and midfielder (26 caps; Roma, AC Milan), born in Reggiolo, Italy
- 1962-09-01 Ruud Gullit, Dutch soccer midfielder (66 caps; Ballon d'Or 1987; Feyenoord, PSV, AC Milan, Chelsea), born in Amsterdam, Netherlands
- 1962-09-01 Tony Cascarino, Irish soccer striker, broadcaster (88 caps Rep of Ireland; Millwall, Aston Villa, Chelsea, Marseille, Nancy), born in St Paul's Cray, Kent, England
- 1963-01-26 José Mourinho, Portuguese soccer manager (Porto, Chelsea, Inter Milan, Manchester Utd, Real Madrid, Tottenham, Roma), born in Lisbon, Portugal
- 1963-09-06 Pat Nevin, Scottish soccer winger (28 caps; Chelsea, Everton, Tranmere Rovers), born in Glasgow, Scotland
- 1964-07-09 Gianluca Vialli, Italian soccer striker (59 caps; Cremonese, Sampdoria, Juventus, Chelsea), manager (Chelsea, Watford) and broadcaster (Sky Italia), born in Cremona, Italy (d. 2023)
- 1966-07-05 Gianfranco Zola, Italian footballer and coach (Chelsea), born in Oliena, Italy
- 1970-05-29 Roberto Di Matteo, Italian soccer midfielder, manager (Italy 34 caps, Lazio, Chelsea), born in Schaffhausen, Switzerland
- 1970-06-06 Albert Ferrer, Spanish soccer defender, coach (Spain 36 caps, FC Barcelona, Chelsea), born in Barcelona, Catalonia
- 1970-09-22 Emmanuel Petit, French footballer (Chelsea, France), born in Dieppe, France
- 1971-08-06 Scott Minto, English soccer defender (Charlton, Chelsea, Benfica, West Ham) and broadcaster (Sky Sports, TalkSPORT, BBC London), born in Bromborough, England
- 1971-12-03 Frank Sinclair, Jamaican soccer defender (28 caps; Chelsea, Leicester City), born in Lambeth, England
- 1975-07-05 Hernán Crespo, Argentine soccer striker (64 caps, 35 goals; Parma, Lazio, Inter Milan, Chelsea) and manager (São Paulo, Al-Duhail), born in Florida Este, Argentina
Didier Drogba (46 years old)
1978-03-11 Ivorian football player (Chelsea, Phoenix Rising FC, Ivorian national team), born in Abidjan, Ivory Coast
- 1978-05-18 Ricardo Carvalho, Portuguese footballer (Chelsea, Real Madrid), born in Amarante, Portugal
- 1978-08-05 Lorrie Fair, American soccer midfielder (120 caps; FIFA Women's World Cup gold 1999; Olympics silver 2000; Philadelphia Charge, Olympique Lyonnais, Chelsea), born in Los Altos, California
- 1978-09-15 Eiður Guðjohnsen, Icelandic footballer (Chelsea, Barcelona) and manager, born in Reykjavík, iceland
- 1979-03-02 Damien Duff, Irish soccer winger (100 caps, Republic of Ireland; Blackburn Rovers, Chelsea, Newcastle United, Fulham), born in Dublin, Ireland
- 1980-12-07 John Terry, English soccer defender (78 caps; Chelsea), born in London, England
- 1980-12-20 Ashley Cole, English soccer defender (107 caps; Arsenal 156 games, Chelsea 229 games, LA Galaxy), born in London, England
- 1981-10-25 Shaun Wright-Phillips, English soccer winger (36 caps; Manchester City, Chelsea, QPR), born in Greenwich, England
- 1981-11-08 Joe Cole, English soccer midfielder (56 caps; West Ham United, Chelsea, Liverpool) and broadcaster (TNT Sports), born in London, England
- 1981-12-28 Khalid Boulahrouz, Dutch soccer defender (35 caps; RKC Waalwijk, Hamburger SV, Chelsea, VfB Stuttgart), born in Maassluis, Netherlands
Michael Essien (41 years old)
1982-12-03 Ghanaian football player considered one of the world's best midfielders (58 caps; Chelsea, Lyon), born in Accra, Ghana
- 1983-11-12 Carlton Cole, English soccer striker (7 caps; Chelsea, West Ham United 256 games) and broadcaster (talkSPORT), born in London, England
- 1984-08-23 Glen Johnson, English soccer right-back (54 caps; Liverpool, Chelsea, Portsmouth, Stoke City), born in London, England
- 1984-09-23 Anneliese van der Pol, Dutch-American actress (That's So Raven & Raven's Home -"Chelsea"), born in Naaldwijk, Netherlands
- 1985-08-05 Salomon Kalou, Ivorian footballer (Chelsea), born in Oumé, Ivory Coast
- 1985-12-19 Gary Cahill, English soccer defender (61 caps; Chelsea, Bolton), born in Dronfield, Derbyshire
- 1987-04-22 David Luiz Moreira Marinho, Brazilian football player (Chelsea, Brazil national team), born in Diadema, Brazil
- 1987-05-04 Cesc Fàbregas, Spanish soccer midfielder (110 caps; Arsenal, FC Barcelona, Chelsea, Monaco FC), born in Arenys de Mar, Spain
- 1991-01-07 Eden Hazard, Belgian football player (Chelsea, Belgian national team), born in La Louvière, Belgium
N'Golo Kante (33 years old)
1991-03-29 French soccer defensive midfielder (France Boulogne, Caen, Leicester City, Chelsea), born in Paris, France
- 1992-12-01 Marco van Ginkel, Dutch soccer midfielder (8 caps; Vitesse, Chelsea, PSV), born in Amersfoort, Netherlands
- 1993-05-13 Romelu Lukaku, Belgium footballer (Chelsea, Manchester United), born in Antwerp, Belgium
- 1993-08-21 Millie Bright, English football player (Chelsea, captain for England), born in Chesterfield, England
- 1993-09-10 Sam Kerr, Australian soccer striker and captain (99 caps; Perth Glory, Chicago Red Stars; Chelsea), born in East Fremantle, Australia
- 1996-01-23 Ruben Loftus-Cheek, English footballer (Chelsea), born in London, England
- 1996-05-26 Zećira Mušović, Swedish football goalkeeper (Chelsea, Sweden), born in Falun, Sweden
- 1997-10-27 Jess Carter, English-American footballer (Chelsea), born in Warwick, England
- 1999-01-10 Mason Mount, English footballer (England, Chelsea FC), born in Portsmouth, England
Weddings in Sport
Jane Goodall
1964-03-28 Anthropologist Jane Goodall marries wildlife photographer Baron Hugo van Lawick, at Chelsea Old Church, London (divorced 1974)
Deaths in Sport
- 1993-12-09 Danny Blanchflower, Irish soccer midfielder (56 caps Northern Ireland; Tottenham Hotspur 337 games, Aston Villa) and manager (Northern Ireland, Chelsea), dies of pneumonia at 67
- 1995-02-14 Nigel Finch, English TV director and film-maker (Chelsea Hotel; Vampyr; Stonewall), dies from AIDS-related illness at 45
- 1996-11-06 Tommy Lawton, English soccer centre-forward (23 caps; Burnley, Everton, Chelsea, Notts County, Brentford, Arsenal), dies at 80
- 2006-03-01 Peter Osgood, English soccer striker (4 caps; Chelsea, Southampton), dies from a heart attack at 59
- 2018-04-04 Ray Wilkins, English soccer midfielder (84 caps; Chelsea, Manchester Utd, AC Milan, Rangers, QPR) and manager (QPR, Fulham, Jordan), dies of cardiac arrest, resulting in a fall at 61
- 2020-04-12 Peter Bonetti, English soccer goalkeeper (7 caps; World Cup 1966; Chelsea 600 games), dies at 78
- 2020-12-31 Tommy Docherty, Scottish soccer midfielder (25 caps; Preston North End) and manager (Chelsea, QPR, Scotland, Manchester United), dies at 92
- 2021-01-26 John Mortimore, English soccer defender (Chelsea 249 games) and manager (Portsmouth, Benfica, Real Betis), dies at 86
- 2021-09-19 Jimmy Greaves, English soccer striker (57 caps; FIFA World Cup 1966; Chelsea, Tottenham) and journalist/broadcaster (The Sun, World of Sport, On the Ball), dies at 81
- 2021-11-30 John Sillett, English soccer defender (Chelsea, Coventry City, Plymouth Argyle) and manager (FA Cup 1987 Coventry City), dies at 85
- 2023-01-06 Gianluca Vialli, Italian soccer striker (59 caps; Cremonese, Sampdoria, Juventus, Chelsea), manager (Chelsea, Watford) and broadcaster (Sky Italia), dies from pancreatic cancer at 58
- 2023-06-14 John Hollins, English soccer midfielder (1 cap; Chelsea 465 games, QPR, Arsenal) and manager (Chelsea, Swansea City AFC, Rochdale AFC), dies at 76
- 2023-11-25 Terry Venables, British soccer midfielder (2 caps; Chelsea, Tottenham, QPR, Crystal Palace) and manager (Crystal Palace, QPR, Barcelona, Tottenham, England, Australia, Leeds United), dies at 80