Big night for Ireland’s most successful club as they continue their European campaign with a visit to high-flying Premier League outfit at Stamford Bridge
Huge night for Ireland’s most successful club as they continue their European campaign with a visit to high-flying Premier League outfit at Stamford Bridge
The change worked with Bohemians recovering to draw 1-1. Three days later Chelsea enjoyed a much easier outing in Dublin, beating St. Patrick’s Athletic 4-0 at Richmond Park. Two players have been transferred directly from Shamrock Rovers to Chelsea. Paddy Mulligan won four FAI Cups with Shamrock Rovers before signing for Chelsea in 1969 and spending a decade playing in England before rejoining the Hoops. John Coady won three league titles and two FAI Cups with Rovers before joining Chelsea in December 1986.
Post-retirement Duff began his coaching career with the Shamrock Rovers under-15 team before recently leading Shelbourne to the League of Ireland title. Pat Fenlon began his playing career by spending three years as a trainee at Chelsea and later both played for and managed Shamrock Rovers. However an earlier generation of Chelsea superstars ended up both playing and managing in the League of Ireland, using their connections to sign some of the worlds greatest players.
John Hollins made almost 600 appearances for Chelsea, subsequently managing them for three years. After being sacked by Chelsea in 1989 he came out of retirement to sign for Cobh Ramblers but only played one match for the club. The chairman who sacked Hollins was Ken Bates, who in 1982 purchased Chelsea for £1.
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