Chelsea FC is a club with a long and storied history. Although the club’s best period has come in the past decade or so after the takeover by Roman Abramovich, there were still plenty of incredible moments and achievements in the near-century before the billionaire. It takes great players to achieve great things and there are several of those players in the club’s all-time best eleven.

There have been stars in every era of the Blues’ history and while it is hard to compare players across time periods, some shine brighter than the others no matter when they wore Chelsea blue. Join us as we take a look back and pick the best starting eleven in Chelsea FC history featuring players both from the Premier League era and the decades before it.

There is plenty of room for debate on the topic and we hope to hear some of your suggestions in the comments. Let us know what you think of the list and click next to begin!

Credit to Khaled Abdallah who significantly contributed to the creation of this post.