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Today’s Programme Was issued for Chelsea’s home game against Vicenza on 16th April 1998 which Chelsea won 3-1. The occasion was a European Cup Winners Cup Semi-Final 2nd Leg Tie. Despite being 1-0 down from the 1st Leg, Chelsea won the Tie 3-2 on aggregate.
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Today’s Programme Was issued for Chelsea’s game against Real Madrid on 19th May 1971 which ended in a 1-1 draw. The occasion was the European Cup Winners Cup Final in Athens, and this programme was the clubs own souvenir edition for the game.
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Today’s Programme Was issued for Chelsea’s home game against Bradford Park Avenue on 6th March 1920 which Chelsea won 4-1. The occasion was a 4th Round F.A. Cup Tie and the victory in front of 61,223 spectators set up a Semi-Final against Aston Villa.
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Today’s Programme Was issued for Chelsea’s home game against Wolverhampton Wanderers on 9th April 1955 which Chelsea won 1-0. The victory virtually assured Chelsea of the League Title and a huge gate of 75,043 was there to see it,
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Today’s Programme Was issued for Chelsea’s home game against Stoke City on 11th May 1963 which Stoke City won 1-0. The Division 2 promotion clash drew a magnificent attendance of 66,199 to Stamford Bridge.
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Today’s Programme Was issued for Chelsea’s home game against Blackpool on 16th October 1948 which ended in a 3-3 draw. A gate of 77,696 was recorded, making it the 2nd largest official league attendance at Stamford Bridge and the 3rd largest overall.
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Today’s Programme Was issued for Chelsea’s home game against Manchester United on 28th April 1973 which Chelsea won 1-0. The game marked Bobby Charlton’s final league appearance for United before his retirement and 44,184 spectators were there to see it.
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Today’s Programme Was issued for Chelsea’s home game against Sheffield Wednesday on 6th February 1985 which Chelsea won 2-1. The occasion was a Milk Cup 5th Round 2nd Replay and Chelsea’s victory was the culmination of three magnificent encounters.
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Today’s Programme Was issued for Chelsea’s home game against Manchester United on 6th September 1930 which Chelsea won 6-2. The game saw Hughie Gallacher make his first league appearance at Stamford Bridge in a Chelsea shirt and he scored two of the goals.
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Today’s Programme Was issued for Chelsea’s home game against Dynamo Moscow on 13th November 1945 which ended in a 3-3 draw. A gate well in excess of 100,000 was at Stamford Bridge and it is arguably the most famous game to ever take place at the stadium.
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Today’s Programme Was issued for Chelsea’s home game against Liverpool on 7th January 1978. Another F.A. Cup Tie, this time in the 3rd Round and an under strength Chelsea produce a wonderful display to dispatch the European Champions with another 4-2 score line.
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Today’s Programme Was issued for Chelsea’s home game against Liverpool on 26th January 1997. The occasion was a 4th Round F.A. Cup Tie and after being 2-0 down at half-time, Chelsea stage a remarkable recovery to win 4-2.
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Today’s Programme Was issued for Chelsea’s home game against Bolton Wanderers on 31st August 1946 which Chelsea won 4-3. The game marked the return of League Football after World War 2 and 62,850 spectators were there to see it.
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Today’s Programme Was issued for Chelsea’s home game against Tottenham Hotspur on 8th January 1964 which Chelsea won 2-0. The F.A. Cup 3rd Round Replay drew a gate of 70,123 and it was the last occasion that Stamford Bridge held an attendance in excess of 70,000.
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Today’s Programme Was issued for Chelsea’s home game against Newcastle United on 27th December 1909 which Chelsea won 2-1. Over 70,000 spectators attended the game, the largest crowd ever to watch a League game in England up to that time.
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Today’s Programme Was issued for Chelsea’s home game against Arsenal on 12th October 1935 which ended in a 1-1 draw. 82,905 spectators were at the game and it still stands as the highest official attendance recorded at Stamford Bridge.
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Today’s Programme Was issued for Chelsea’s home game against Portsmouth on 25th December 1948 which Portsmouth won 2-1. It is of historical importance as the 16 page issue marked the birth of the modern day magazine style football programme.
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Today’s Programme Was issued for Chelsea’s home game with Nottingham Forest on 29th April 1961. The game marked the final appearance of Jimmy Greaves in a Chelsea shirt and he signed off in style by scoring 4 times in Chelsea’s 4-3 win.
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Today’s Programme Was issued for Chelsea’s home game against Glossop on 1st September 1906. The game saw the debut of George Hilsdon, who had been signed from West Ham United and he announced his arrival by scoring 5 times in Chelsea’s 9-2 victory.
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Today’s Programme Was issued for Chelsea’s home game against Portsmouth on 16th February 1963. Severe weather caused the fixture to be postponed until 21st May when Chelsea won 7-0 to secure promotion. Only one copy of the original programme is known to exist.
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