10 Things You Didn't Know About Chelsea

Chelsea became the first British side to field an entirely foreign starting line-up in a Premier League match

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The record number of points accumulated by a team is 95.

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The record number of points accumulated by a team is 95.

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Chelsea achieved this when they won the Premier League in 2004/05.

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Chelsea hold the record for the longest streak of unbeaten matches at home in the English top-flight.

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Chelsea’s former owner Ken Bates purchased the club for £1 in 1982 before selling it for £140 million in 2003 to Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich.

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Chelsea are the only club to have been eliminated from the Champions League at the group stage the year after winning the competition.

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Chelsea became the first ever club to hold both the Champions League and Europa League

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Chelsea are the only club in history to appoint three player-managers in a row

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