Chelsea Legends Dazzle to Win Football40 Competition

Chelsea fans at the inaugural Football40 tournament at Craven Cottage were treated to vintage performances from a clutch of retired legends.

The Football40 format of 40 minute matches with rolling substitutions allowing some of the older players to catch a breather.
With a squad that included players from three decades there were heroes for various generations on view with some more distinguished than others.

Managed by Tommy Doherty the team dominated a semi final against Fulham romping to a 5-1 victory in the semi finals that included a Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink hat-trick and a goal from Scottish winger Pat Nevin.

In the final against Tottenham the 11,000 fans were treated to some amazing goals as Chelsea ran out 4-0 winners.

This included a magical free kick from Gianfranco Zola that rolled back the years and a rifled drive from Jody Morris outside the area.

Today produced a win for the Chelsea legends and a quality day out, fantastic way to reminisce about the Chelsea players of yesteryear.

The legends playing for Chelsea included:

1980’s

• Pat Nevin
• Kerry Dixon
• Clive Walker

1990’s
• Ken Monkou
• Dave Beasant
• Frank Sinclair
• Andy Myers
• Gareth Hall
• Michael Duberry
• Danny Granville

2000’s
• Gianfranco Zola
• Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink
• Jody Morris
• Bernard Lambourde
• Tore Andre Flo