Chelsea FC: The Official History

RELEASED: NOVEMBER 2025

The complete official history of Chelsea Football Club, which celebrates its 120th anniversary in 2025.

Written by Club Historian Rick Glanvill and lavishly illustrated with archive photography and memorabilia from the Chelsea FC Museum, this is the most comprehensive history of the club ever published.

From its formation in 1905 to the trophy-laden recent years, Chelsea FC: The Official History focuses on the great matches and key players who have shaped the story of London’s most glamorous club.

The luxurious coffee table book also charts the incredible rise of Chelsea FC Women – the dominant force in English women’s football – from the 1970s until the present day.

•  The most comprehensive history book of Chelsea FC ever produced

•  The first time an official Chelsea history book has been a visual coffee-table book showcasing sensational photography and items from the club's museum and archives

•  A 'dippable' format including player profiles, picture features, Great Matches and a full running narrative of the club's illustrious history

•  The book represents the life's work of club historian, Rick Glanvill

•  Includes the history of the women's team

•  Foreword by John Terry

Due to the cost and difficulties shipping overseas this product can only be shipped to addresses in the UK and Ireland.