Great one-offs – Chelsea, 2020
By Nik Yeomans In late December, Chelsea announced, rather quietly, that the team would wear a special one-off kit in the FA Cup third-round tie against Nottingham Forest. Part of… Read more »
Tag: Chelsea
Struggling to Kepa count
Last season, it took until April for Chelsea goalkeeper Kepa Arrizabalaga to wear a third different kit. The Spaniard wore green for much of the campaign with orange favoured as… Read more »
Umbro’s new GK direction in 1993
As mentioned in the article looking at Umbro’s goalkeeper offerings in 1991-92 and 1992-93, the 1993 FA Cup final saw a new style premiered. Having worn the chalkstripe style during… Read more »
All change for Chelsea and Manchester City
Nowadays, the first-choice kits of Chelsea and Manchester City aren’t deemed to cause a clash. This season, all matches between the sides have been royal blue v sky blue. City… Read more »
Fantasy Kit Friday – Chelsea x Champion, 1999
Champion’s involvement in English football is limited to a spell with Wigan Athletic in the 2008-09 season, but that doesn’t that we can wonder about what might have been. That’s… Read more »
Season in kits – Chelsea, 1966-67
This is the fourth and final part of Nik Yeomans’ series examining Chelsea’s kits in the mid-1960s – the others can be accessed here: 1963-64, 1964-65, 1965-66 The 1965-66 season… Read more »
Midweek Mashup – Chelsea, 1987
Tomorrow night, Chelsea host Tottenham Hotspur in the second leg of the Carabao Cup semi-final, seeking to overturn a first-leg deficit. At Wembley a fortnight ago, Chelsea wore all-blue, having… Read more »
Fantasy Kit Friday – Chelsea back in Umbro
Today’s request comes from Chelsea fan and all-round kit expert Jack Henderson, who asked to see his side back in Umbro, which the club wore from 1987-2006. This season’s Umbro… Read more »
Season in kits – Chelsea, 1965-66
This is the third part of this mini-series by Nik Yeomans, see here for 1963-64 and here for 1964-65 The 1964-65 season had been a huge success for Chelsea, finishing… Read more »
Season in Kits: Chelsea, 1964-65
This is the second part of Nik Yeomans’ comprehensive series on Chelsea in the 1960s. This is the first entry, looking at 1963-64 Chelsea finished the 1963-64 season in a… Read more »
