Who Are Known As “The Pensioners” In UK Football ?

Who Are Known As “The Pensioners” In UK Football ?

You might be the maverick of Premier League football but the history of English Football has been something that has gone on to change the face of the game over a long period of time. 

There is a team in English football that has been named as the pensioners in UK Football, and it has been a big question as to who they are and why they are known as The Pensioners. 

The answer to this big question is Chelsea Football club. Yes, the big spenders of PL are known as the Pensioners and despite being the most highest spending team of all-time they were given the undecorated name of “Pensioners”.

Why are Chelsea Known as the Pensioners ?

• The badge, which features Percy the Pensioner, was never actually an official club badge. In fact, it didn’t actually appear until it featured on a match programme in the 1930s.
• The aforementioned ‘Percy the Pensioner’ was a cartoon character, which featured in drawings on the front cover of the programme.
• Looking at the badge itself, it adorns the image of a Chelsea Pensioner, the army veterans who reside at the Royal Hospital Chelsea and have strong links to the club.
• The Blues were, for a time, known as The Pensioners, a moniker still used in some quarters to this day.

The club has a long and colourful association with the Chelsea Pensioners.

• The club was founded in 1905 in the Rising Sun pub, now known as the Butcher’s Hook,  which still stands opposite the ground today.
• The badge never actually appeared on the Chelsea’ shirts.
• Despite not having a badge on the shirts, the club’s high profile in the 1920s led to being chosen by the FA to be part of a trial to feature numbers on shirts in 1928.

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