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CHELSEA  
created a new record when they went unbeaten in
86 consecutive League matches at their Stamford Bridge home 
between March 2004 and October 2008.  

Well, they say that a good home record is the basis of any successful club - and that was certainly the case for Chelsea between 2004 and 2008. During that time they were unbeaten at their Stamford Bridge home in 86 consecutive league matches - a record for a club in the Football League or Premier League. And it certainly brought Chelsea success. That run included an unbeaten home record in four consecutive full seasons and in those four seasons they finished as Premier League champs twice and runners-up twice. 

Link - Chelsea's season by season playing record and tables.

 
   

The 86 matches

    
               
2003/04
Sat Feb 21 Premier Arsenal Home Lost 1-2
1 Sat Mar 20 Premier Fulham Home Won 2-1
2 Sat Mar 27 Premier Wolverhampton W. Home Won 5-2
3 Sat Apr 10 Premier Middlesbrough Home Drew 0-0
4 Sat Apr 17 Premier Everton Home Drew 0-0
5 Sat May 1 Premier Southampton Home Won 4-0
6 Sat May 15 Premier Leeds United Home Won 1-0
    2004/05            
7 Sun Aug 15 Premier Manchester United Home Won 1-0
8 Sat Aug 28 Premier Southampton Home Won 2-1
9 Sun Sep 19 Premier Tottenham Hotspur Home Drew 0-0
10   Sun Oct 3   Premier Liverpool Home Won 1-0
11   Sat Oct 23   Premier Blackburn Rovers Home Won 4-0
12   Sat Nov 6   Premier Everton Home Won 1-0
13   Sat Nov 20   Premier Bolton Wanderers Home Drew 2-2
14   Sat Dec 4   Premier Newcastle United Home Won 4-0
15   Sat Dec 18   Premier Norwich City Home Won 4-0
16   Sun Dec 26   Premier Aston Villa Home Won 1-0
17   Tue Jan 4   Premier Middlesbrough Home Won 2-0
18   Sat Jan 22   Premier Portsmouth Home Won 3-0
19   Sun Feb 6   Premier Manchester City Home Drew 0-0
20   Tue Mar 15   Premier West Bromwich Albion Home Won 1-0
21   Sat Mar 19   Premier Crystal Palace Home Won 4-1
22   Sat Apr 9   Premier Birmingham City Home Drew 1-1
23   Wed Apr 20   Premier Arsenal Home Drew 0-0
24   Sat Apr 23   Premier Fulham Home Won 3-1
25   Sat May 7   Premier Charlton Athletic Home Won 1-0
    2005/06            
26   Sun Aug 21   Premier Arsenal Home Won 1-0
27   Wed Aug 24   Premier West Bromwich Albion Home Won 4-0
28   Sat Sep 10   Premier Sunderland Home Won 2-0
29   Sat Sep 24   Premier Aston Villa Home Won 2-1
30   Sat Oct 15   Premier Bolton Wanderers Home Won 5-1
31   Sat Oct 29   Premier Blackburn Rovers Home Won 4-2
32   Sat Nov 19   Premier Newcastle United Home Won 3-0
33 Sat Dec 3 Premier Middlesbrough Home Won 1-0
34   Sat Dec 10   Premier Wigan Athletic Home Won 1-0
35   Mon Dec 26   Premier Fulham Home Won 3-2
36   Sat Dec 31   Premier Birmingham City Home Won 2-0
37   Sun Jan 22   Premier Charlton Athletic Home Drew 1-1
38   Sun Feb 5   Premier Liverpool Home Won 2-0
39   Sat Feb 25   Premier Portsmouth Home Won 2-0
40   Sat Mar 11   Premier Tottenham Hotspur Home Won 2-1
41   Sat Mar 25   Premier Manchester City Home Won 2-0
42   Sun Apr 9   Premier West Ham United Home Won 4-1
43   Mon Apr 17   Premier Everton Home Won 3-0
44   Sat Apr 29   Premier Manchester United Home Won 3-0
    2006/07            
45   Sun Aug 20   Premier Manchester City Home Won 3-0
46   Sat Sep 9   Premier Charlton Athletic Home Won 2-1
47   Sun Sep 17   Premier Liverpool Home Won 1-0
48   Sat Sep 30   Premier Aston Villa Home Drew 1-1
49   Sat Oct 21   Premier Portsmouth Home Won 2-1
50   Sat Nov 11   Premier Watford Home Won 4-0
51   Sat Nov 18   Premier West Ham United Home Won 1-0
52   Sun Dec 10   Premier Arsenal Home Drew 1-1
53   Wed Dec 13   Premier Newcastle United Home Won 1-0
54   Tue Dec 26   Premier Reading Home Drew 2-2
55   Sat Dec 30   Premier Fulham Home Drew 2-2
56   Sat Jan 13   Premier Wigan Athletic Home Won 4-0
57   Wed Jan 31   Premier Blackburn Rovers Home Won 3-0
58   Sat Feb 10   Premier Middlesbrough Home Won 3-0
59   Sat Mar 17   Premier Sheffield United Home Won 3-0
60   Sat Apr 7   Premier Tottenham Hotspur Home Won 1-0
61   Sat Apr 28   Premier Bolton Wanderers Home Drew 2-2
62   Wed May 9   Premier Manchester United Home Drew 0-0
63   Sun May 13   Premier Everton Home Drew 1-1
    2007/08            
64   Sun Aug 12   Premier Birmingham City Home Won 3-2
65   Sat Aug 25   Premier Portsmouth Home Won 1-0
66   Sat Sep 15   Premier Blackburn Rovers Home Drew 0-0
67   Sat Sep 29   Premier Fulham Home Drew 0-0
68   Sat Oct 27   Premier Manchester City Home Won 6-0
69   Sun Nov 11   Premier Everton Home Drew 1-1
70   Sat Dec 1   Premier West Ham United Home Won 1-0
71   Sat Dec 8   Premier Sunderland Home Won 2-0
72   Wed Dec 26   Premier Aston Villa Home Drew 4-4
73   Sat Dec 29   Premier Newcastle United Home Won 2-1
74   Sat Jan 12   Premier Tottenham Hotspur Home Won 2-0
75   Wed Jan 30   Premier Reading Home Won 1-0
76   Sun Feb 10   Premier Liverpool Home Drew 0-0
77   Wed Mar 12   Premier Derby County Home Won 6-1
78   Sun Mar 23   Premier Arsenal Home Won 2-1
79   Sun Mar 30   Premier Middlesbrough Home Won 1-0
80   Mon Apr 14   Premier Wigan Athletic Home Drew 1-1
81   Sat Apr 26   Premier Manchester United Home Won 2-1
82   Sun May 11   Premier Bolton Wanderers Home Drew 1-1
    2008/09            
83   Sun Aug 17   Premier Portsmouth Home Won 4-0
84   Sun Aug 31   Premier Tottenham Hotspur Home Drew 1-1
85   Sun Sep 21   Premier Manchester United Home Drew 1-1
86   Sun Oct 5   Premier Aston Villa Home Won 2-0
  Sun Oct 26   Premier Liverpool Home Lost 0-1

 

 

 


Question:

In February 2015 it was revealed that Chelsea's
John Terry had spent something like £145,000
over the previous 8 years - on what?

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