Like most teams Chelsea have changed their badge numerous times in their history, the first one shown below features an image of a Chelsea Pensioner, who of course Chelsea got their nickname from.
They kept this badge till 1952 when following the arrival of Ted Drake as manager he instigated a move away from the old “Pensioners” tag, in the interim period while the badge was being designed they used a mix of the clubs initials in a white shield.
The next badge is probably the one most associated with Chelsea and was inspired by the Metropolitan Borough of Chelsea civic coat of arms. The main part of the badge, the lion, is taken from the Arms of Earl Cadogan who was the president of the club. The Abbot the lion is holding is derived from the Abbot of Westminster whose jurisdiction Chelsea fell under. The Roses are representative of England whilst the football are self-explanatory!!
A simplified version of this badge was the first Chelsea used on their playing shirts in 1960. However in 1986 Chelsea decided to design a new badge to maximise the potential of the growing football merchandise market and a design featuring the lion and CFC was decided upon, this was used for almost 19 years.
In the early 2000s Chelsea were pressed to return to the more classic Chelsea badge and the design below was launched in November 2004.
The question is of course will this be the last ever Chelsea badge or will another be introduced in another 19 years !!
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