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In 1960 Chelsea added a crest to their shirts for the first time. Inspired by the civic coat of arms of the London Borough of Chelsea, it bore a lion rampant derived from the arms of the club's first president, the Earl of Cadogan. By the mid Eighties the board decided to update their image and a new crest was designed that featured a lion leaping over the letters CFC. This appeared in various forms with the lion rendered in white, red or yellow to match the accent colour for that season. CHELSEA MUG, chelsea fan mug,chelsea fan gift,chelsea tea mug,office mug,chelsea gift,football mug,club mug,Antonio Conte took over as manager in April 2016 and guided Chelsea to their sixth title in his first season in charge. The FA Cup was won the following season. Thomas Tuchel was appointed head coach in January 2021 and guided the team to their second Champions League title. In 2003, Chelsea's long-standing and controversial chairman, Ken Bates sold the club to Roman Abramovich,

Rafael Benitez took over from di Matteo but was unpopular with supporters and the club announced that his contract would not be renewed at the end of the season. Even so he steered Chelsea to third place in the Premier League and a dramatic late win over Benfica to secure the Europa League trophy. Jose Mourinho returned in the summer of 2013 as manager and led the club to success in the League Cup in March 2015 followed two months later by the Premier League title.

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Initially, Chelsea played in the racing colours associated with the Earl of Cadogan, who was the club's president and also held the title Viscount Chelsea. Weatherby's Ltd, who maintain historical records of racing silks, have confirmed to HFK that these colours were Eton blue and white. Club historians have suggested several dates for the switch to royal blue but the earliest reference, a match programme found by Nik Yeomans (April 2019) records that Chelsea wore "blue and white" against Lincoln City on 13 October 1906.

Drake took over as manager and he replaced the pensioner crest with a more business like monogram on a shield. This badge never appeared on the team's shirts. Drake's workmanlike team broke the mould when Chelsea won the League Championship Chelsea FC Birthday Card - Stamford Bridge Birthday Card - Personalised Name Birthday Card - Name Birthday Card - Football Birthday Card Chelsea shirt, Gift for Chelsea fan, Chelsea FC gifts, Chelsea gifts, Chelsea gift, Chelsea print, Chelsea fan gifts, Christmas present The new look evolved gracefully at the start of the 1964-65 season with white trim added incrementally and a new cypher that replaced the old Cadogan crest, which had been retired in 1963. Cup (1970) and the European Cup-Winners' Cup (1971). In the 1970-71 season, a small image of the FA Cup was embroidered next to the crest while from the 1971-72 season two stars were added to represent these last two famous cup wins.

After that first Premier League title, a new crest was designed for the 2005-06 season. Based on the 1960 design it was introduced for the club's centenary. Some minor variations in the arrangment of the colours have appeared such as in 2012-13. Custom Football Print, Personalised Chelsea Print, Step Dad Gift from Kids, Grandad Gift, Father Daughter Gift, Father Son Gift, Home Décor Chelsea FC fabric face mask with comfy adjustable elastic adult or junior sizes available Easter Father’s Day summer holidays birthday gift Chelsea FC Map Print | Football Picture | Chelsea Football Gift | Chelsea Fan Gift | Stamford Bridge Print | Football Room | Football Gift

Carlo Ancelotti took over at the beginning of the 2009-10 season and took Chelsea to a historic double. Second place in 2011 was not good enough, however, and he too was handed his cards by Mr Abramovich as was his successor, Andre Villas-Boas. It fell to their caretaker manager, Roberto di Matteo, who took over in March 2012, to lead Chelsea to their seventh FA Cup win and an historic UEFA Champions League title, won on penalties in Munich against Bayern Munich. known as the Chelsea Pensioners, which was reflected in their official crest. This never appeared on the team shirts. Keep collections to yourself or inspire other shoppers! Keep in mind that anyone can view public collections - they may also appear in recommendations and other places.

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