Nik Yeomans has discovered that Chelsea wore white shorts and black socks with blue and white turnovers at Stoke, Leeds and West Ham in 1973-74. Carlo Ancelotti took over at the beginning of the 2009-10 season and took Chelsea to a historic double. De-selecting these cookies may result in you seeing advertising that is not as relevant to you, not being able to link effectively to Facebook, Twitter or other social networks, and/or not being allowed to share content on social media. Beyond looking good though, the Chelsea soccer socks have been designed by Nike with performance on the pitch as the dominant feature. In 1986-87 Chelsea became the first club to market strips under their own name, the Chelsea Collection.

Football socks are an integral part of any kit, and each season Nike produces Chelsea socks that perfectly match the over aesthetic of each strip.Whether it’s the home or the Chelsea away socks that you are after you will see that they look fantastic. At first these were without a sponsor before Bai Lin Tea, a slimming aid created by Peter Foster briefly appeared in early 1987. At Super Socks football is more than just a game to us, in fact it's almost as important as socks… almost. billion owed to him and put the club up for sale, stating that any profits would be donated to support victims of the war in Ukraine.

These include cookies that allow you to be remembered as you explore the site within a single session or, if you request, from session to session. 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. 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. So we were super eager to collaborate with Chelsea FC on our range of fully customisable Chelsea Photo Socks featuring your (or a loved one’s) own face.

The product proved to be bogus and the logo was soon removed: Foster, a career criminal and con artist was arrested and jailed. The socks also include mesh inserts and Dri-Fit performance features to ensure that your feet stay cool and dry throughout the entire match. 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.

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.On 10 March the UK government imposed sanctions on Abramovic but allowed Chelsea to continue to operate under a special licence that prevented the club from transfer activity and banned the sale of tickets. 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. Thomas Tuchel was appointed head coach in January 2021 and guided the team to their second Champions League title. Whether playing football or cheering on the team the Chelsea socks are a must have purchase for any dedicated Blues fan. 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.