The Chelsea Shed was the Home end of Chelsea until 1994 when it was demolished. During the 60s, 70s & 80s attempting to 'take' the shed was common place, but which firms did and which firms didn't. This video will reveal all.
I'm actually impressed n honoured that so many firms thought it was a monumental achievement too take our legendary shed end.....says it all really!!!!.....And confirms we were the creme de la creme of the firms world....lol xx.......awaits a snarling dog type reply too this post😉
That's a lie. I have been to every Chelsea v West Ham match since 71-72, and West Ham took The Shed 71-72, 72-73, 73-74, 74-75, and 77-78 which was the last time.
@@ianwalker3309 causing a scuffle in a end an disappearing is not a take as was a 70s thing when it was a behind the goal area an police weren’t on it. By the 80s tactics changed a many firms were looking to take liberties in town or rival pubs.
I can remember watching Bristol city supporters being in the shed end about 73/74. About a 100 of them. They didn’t take it but they certainly enjoyed themselves. Had to be escorted out by the law.
@@geoffryllewellyn7693 Remarkable how many time police have come to the rentboys rescue....seen a clip from Ashton gate in the 70s with Chelsea few hundred hiding in the side of the away end and when Bristol came on the pitch to get to them Chelsea didn't want to know
I followed Chelsea from 74 till 84, the golden years. The only time I saw them come off worse was against West Ham. Didn't see them against Millwall but they got the better of Chelsea as well, from what I heard. Millwall didn't have the numbers but pound for pound they were / are the worst. Total nutters.
Well at the Den you never turned up several times. Nobody wore shirts back then just odd scarf and hat. Also no segregation of support. I remember watching Millwall from the Chelsea shed. The only way you ever hurt Millwall was by signing Keith Weller from us.West Ham’s always been the big one.
I went to the Den 76-77 with a tube load and went in the CBL at 1.00 to 1.15. After a fight, we had to leave via the pitch and went into the Ilderton road end but heavily outnumbered Millwall got the better there, too. Then the main Chelsea lot came in The CBL just above the players tunnel. Me and my few mates and we went back to the CBL via going behind the seats. Stayed there with all other Chelsea fans until 10 mins from the end, and we all left at 0-3 down.
I think if your honest West Ham were in there even more than that. I remember The headhunters doing a bunk onto the pitch on New year's day '79 for a start ⚒️
Late sixties when Chelsea were playing Arsenal there would often be more Arsenal in the shed end than Chelsea. The Arsenal North bank was the most fearsome late sixties early seventies.
Seem to remember West Ham taking it late 70,s saw it on MOTD when they used to show the trouble , remember West Ham being ushered across the pitch from the Shed then turning round and charging back in again when Chelsea started to sing .
Been going since 1978. Spurs attempted late 80s and failed miserably. Only serious threat at the Bridge was against Millwall when they had 200 in the west stand upper for an FA cup tie, proper firm of middle aged fans mostly in their 40s. An afternoon remember from both sides. Where does this site get their info from, as it's not true.
You must be a crackhead if you Spurs try in 82 , I am Spurs and Spurs didn't try on 82, the game was all ticket. Spurs did absolutely batter you outside, Sloane Sq, World's End, Britannia and Black Bull smashed and the one armed bandit and co legging it
I came in 85 WHU absolutely destroyed the rentboys all your pubs were destroyed including Shakes,outside the U5s were slashing you lot, w stand and gate 83 where your mobs were(not the Shed in those days) were cleared of Rentboys with great ease
I’m a Man Utd fan went with my friend to watch Chelsea v West Ham i think 85 or 86 and trust me West Ham walked straight through the shed and stayed there the end of the game
@@terryolekszy9486 and Cardiff. Leeds were good at smashing up trains and shop windows. Not other firms. Tottenham started to get heavy in the 90s when other firms were winding down due to ridiculous jail sentences and banning orders.
Think you'll find most top boys were never in the home end...just singers and scarfers. Chelsea's main lads were in the benches, north stand or lower East stand later
At last someone who knows, and makes a mockery of those firms thinkin it was an achievement too take our shed...... too the other clowns stop reading books written by twats who made up most of their alleged conflicts!!!!....Thanks@2bsure407 for your reality in this matter...lol
@@grahamemcfarquhar3268 Spot on , After early 80s Chelsea were either East Stand or West Stand. Millwall routed them in E Stand 86 by the Rentboys own admission. Arsenal took W Stand 85 WHU took W Stand and East Stand in 85
Thanks I watched an interview they did with the Millwall fan who fought the suicide bombers they had big blades and he was getting cut up but just got stuck in and said fuck you im Millwall the bravery of that man is legendary You'd have thought they'd give him a bravery award RESPECT REGARDS ADRIAN BLACKBURN FAN GOD BLESS YOU ALL
The mans name is Roy Larner, he's still a regular at the Den.. He told a mate of mine that he was given a bravery award earlier this year. They also gave same award to the copper that sat in his car crying!
🤣You still haven't realised all the 'terror' s**t is FAKE yet? 🤣 I can prove it to you with one pic mate! It's all about giving up your freedoms so they can keep you 'safe'!
Boxing day 77 8. Season whu walk straight in shed 230 pm mile end mob. Chelsea run. Every were. Police march whu across pitch. I was there. No bullshit.
I understand Spurs fans had a proper go at taking the shed during an FA Cup 6th round tie in March 1982. I'm not sure if they succeeded, but they certainly put up a tidy performance in defending the honour of THFC that day.
Very honest video mate, yes man utd in late 60s early 70s were the ones that started all the end taking. They took north and southbank at upton park in may 67 and won the league. West hams mobs back then (bethnal green, canning town and mile end) were quite a bit older than average shed boys and believe me that mattered back then, also east end was still a very tough area. I have an old 'hammer' programme which ŕeports on trouble at Upton park v Chelsea first game of the season 1966! (and first match since world cup final) i think Chelsea tried to take the northbank that day, and the away fixture at stamford bridge (the match result that day was 5-5) ....was the first recorded trouble between fans in the shed end, which continued up to late 70s/early 80s. Arsenal ? Was that the yellow paint incident i thought that was earlier than 73? What an impressive end the Shed was though when it was full, i think any fan back in the day would admit that.
@@fredericklee6899 i was at the October 75 game (2-1 West ham ) man u had got promoted season before and the game was held up for half an hour due to a crush in the southbank. Man u had most of it (no segregation back then) and a couple hundred west ham who were locked out lifted up the wooden gates and rushed in, leading to a huge ruck and a gap formed full of OB which caused an overspill onto the pitch. Whenever we played them after that it was all ticket and OB started putting away fans Into southwest corner and separated from home fans. More away fans started coming to Upton park after fences went up in 80s. Good times back then gone forever.
1970 Upton park Bobby Moore testimonial 3-3..... (I wasn't allowed to go as it was a school night and I was 9yrs old) my old man and 2 uncles took my older brother, it was the only time they got back early from a match, they said Celtic were everywhere in ground thousands of the green and white, all well pissed and looking for a tear up! The coppers couldn't cope with them. My brotherr was sat on my uncles shoulders in the bottom corner of the Northbank and said a load of Celtic gathered behind them,, and were joined by more climbing in from the west stand terracing, he said this huge blonde geezer pulled on a crash helmet and screamed " where's ya fekkin boot boys?" And they all charged into the northbank windmilling and scattering everyone! .... we still shout that to each other to this day 😂, .....Celtic fans were still drinking around the pubs and in doorways days later apparently! Both Rangers and Celtic fans would cause havoc anytime they played a game against an English club back then.
In all honesty West Ham took the shed more times than stated here, I know for a fact they took it December 1977 because I was there with my dad, I remember I small group of West Ham gathering in the corner got sussed and Chelsea run over and piled into them, but later on when the Shed was full a big mob of West Ham went in from the opposite side and steamed straight in and the whole end run, the West Ham were all in the middle bouncing up and down singing e i adio we took the shed, they didn’t stay there though because police surrounded them and took them out over the pitch to the away end
Mate the Chelsea run and West Ham took the middle, Chelsea couldn’t take it back, they only got it back when old bill took West Ham out over the pitch to the away end, fair enough they wasn’t in there the whole game but they did take it, I’m not West Ham btw I was with my dad a Chelsea fan , I don’t support either team
I was born a shed boy aged 12 in 67...late 60s thru 70s West ham came in a few times but didn't always have their own way...arsenal HAD HALF THE SHED once but this was because they were put there due to building safety probs in the old northstand...they went on to claim taking it...spurs were the worst attempt at taking our shed....hundred of em were pointed out in front of the tea bar....yids in the shed was the shout.....spurs ran veeerrrryyy quickly onto the pitch to the northstand congratulated by the main spurs contingent....Bristol city just came in very early.....wish the clocks could be turned back....shed northstand etc were great out of London awaydays back then...took many ends....tried many ends...failed a few ends
rubbish Arsenal were in the shed 74,we paid to get in,Chelsea didn't a clue,until Arsenal scored,get facts right,i was there,ask one arm babs or scotish charlie both Chelsea,o.k .
I watched Chelsea play Leeds, from the stand in 1968. There was a serious ruck taking place at the Shed End for large parts of the game. Score draw on (and off) the pitch, I'd say.
One of the craziest firms I ever saw was Hereford . There has not been many ( if any ) . That have got the better of them @ their place . Still a naughty place to go to , in modern times .
Getting in there hours before kickoff, making it known you were west ham before getting ringfenced by police isn't the same, Millwall actually properly tried to take it by staying anonymous until after kick off then going for it
I was a neutral in the Shed in 1986 Chelsea v West Ham. There was something at the start of the games with some fans rushing. But aside from that I didn't see any West Ham fans, they won about 3-0 but no-one in the shed cheered when they scored.
@@nickclark5932 I'm Spurs was at the game. Spurs came swinging charged the Shed and scattered all their singers Chelsea regrouped and had a pop and pushed Spurs back ..
@@nickclark5932 Ob removed Spurs from the Shed and triggered Spurs in the NS who tried to take the fence down at the boundary of W Stand ....lot of trouble outside
it's documented by Chelsea lads on numerous occasions that the best firm to visit Stamford Bridge is the Boro Frontline, just curious did they ever manage to take the infamous Shed? respect to all, UTB
The relegation play off at Stamford Bridge was nuts the Chelsea end had a lot of glaswegians in it (Rangers obviously).I loved Chelsea back then now its totally different. I had one Chelsea fan deny Rangers were involved or in the shed guy was a arrogant wank probably about 18.Middlesbrough tried so hard to get over those fences very game mob.
From what I've heard from older generations boro were game but didn't really have enough numbers to do much at chelsea, up at ayresome Park was another matter though
@@paulw6183 They had more than enough at the play off Paul they had thousands at that match.I personally think Stamford bridges pitch has been invaded more than any other club lol,I remember Ken Bates the Chelsea chairman wanted to put an electric fence up to keep the Chelsea mob from invading the pitch 😂.
Norwich had the hardest crew whenever we played away the attendance was down due the fear felt from home team fans. Once saw a farmer boy get on top of 6 Geordies and all the others ran. As for the Shed we loved to take ‘em everywhere.
I also remember West ham at Chelsea in some Mikey mouse cup night game....not many from West ham...Chelsea fans in the shed pretended to be spammers to get moved to the other side, northstand,to have a pop at spam that were there....sadly, old bill weren't having it and only ringed the attempting Chelsea fans off in the lower part of the shed near pitchside....hence....West ham were lucky that nite...
@@billybonds4449as a former member of ICF i will let you into a little secret ICF tolerate and i say again tolerate arsenal and spurs but ICF will never tolerate millwall under any circumstances. THERE WILL BE NO PEACE WHILE THERE IS A MILLWALL.
@@trinihammer Thank you for this insight into the ICF's thinking. However I know what the Millwall boys would say to that. 'We are Millwall from the DEN, no one likes us but we don't care.''
sadly not....they stormed the pitch....made a good go of it....but not taken....i remember coz i was there,,,,, freezing with the flu.....could have blown me over that night!!!
As mentioned MAN UTD did in In 1967 then the went on on in the mid 70 s going in there thousands taking different home ends probably not matched by any other club
No club took any Newcastle stands rangers did have go in semi finals of fairs cup .But spilled onto pitch and there running battle in city centre.And in 1974 1975 season man United had a go but got smashed all over in side and out side of ground and got chased down to the cattle market . which was over a mile away from the ground
I’m Millwall but just to see George Best I went to watch QPR v UTD because it was George Bests last game Terry Venables was playing for the Rs . QPR won 4-0 and UTD got relegated that season but I stood on the bank as it was then with all the UTD fans. Loads were Londoners. UTD had a pretty tasty away crew in Thorne days. The following season Millwall played them home and away and got thrashed twice😂 they never took the CBL but made a lot of noise up the other end. Great times, a lot was just plain fun .
They don't take the piss at all they're heavily policed behind police escorts waving sparkers and banging a drum ... suddenly they come to England after heavy banning orders and excessive policing...how brave
You forgot 1968 and I was there as a 15 year skinhead it was liverpool and that is true ask any older chelsea fan Godder Liverpool skinhead we attempted the next year and got completed hammered that was the first time I ever saw eccles never again since
@@MarkSmith-er7fe hi Mark it's quite true in 68 a huge mob of liverpool fans went into the shed non stop fighting throughout the game and at end of match we were still in there though just about even the older fans will tell u this the next year we did this we got hammered and we never tried again I n 69 it was the first time I encountered eccles he was fearless respect to chelsea ever since
I was at that game, it was Dec 27 1977/78 season, west ham went in the shed from both sides, Chelsea attacked the mob on their right and when they came back in to the shed it went off big time with a larger mob of mile end that moved in from the other side. They eventually got shepherded across the pitch (before kick off) but were joined by west ham running on from away end (north stand). They decided to have one last attempt and charged back towards the shed from near halfway line but OB kept both sets of fans apart. Great days, I remember getting home and it was on the ITV news, also showed Spurs at Millwall kicking off after the game! Great memories
I was there that day. Teddy bunter. Mile end mob. Walk in shed 230 pm. Boxing day. Chelsea run every were. Old bill match whu across. Pitch. No bullshit. I was there.
Torquay cabbage squad T.C.S. took the shed in 1978, granted it was 10 in the morning but you cannonly beat whats in front of you. T.C.S. who dares wins.
Such bollox anyway. The home firm normally stood as close as possible to the away end for a row. Thats why the North Bank kept on being taken. The gooner firm was in the Clock End
to my knowledge the gooners plotted up in either the west or east lower seats.. from about 76-82 we mobbed up in their north bank..if their early 70s firm had met our late 70s firm it would of been a bloodbath.. it went in cycles to who had the upper hand @@bigpants6121
Spurs made no attempt in 82. The Arsenal 'attempt' in 79 was about five teenagers on the fringes of the terracing who identified themselves as Arsenal and then legged it. Spurs in 78 and West Ham in 80 had a good go at it but were driven out.
I do remember Eccles and Greenaway. They had a good mob and would not have allowed Spurs to wait hours on their manor for a fight. Those 2 would have been straight along in minutes.
No one likes you , must've been scared those treatment boys carry all those tools ,wots up wi a punch up few teed out bloody nose split head ,scalpels and hatchets and the like, I'm hard when I'm tooled up but I didn't carry cept once again sheff wed
@@michaelmigliorini6952 I was there the ground was full, the KO was 10 mins away so I think you are wrong...they were challenged and kept distance...then we were taken out by the police.... Basically they backed off..just threw a few fireworks as it was that time of the year....you were clearly not there or can't accept it. On the way to the ground we all walked from Sloan square, thousands of us....when we passed the Britannia your guys crapped.....I don't blame them being honest
West ham awsome when together, i done a couple of icf on different occasions, they know who they are, i dont write books or bullshit, got a good pasting at bristol city in 84, thats the way it went some weeks, tell the truth and people respect you, ex chelsea northstand
Not hard to defend your home end when you got thousands in there Wonder how many of them would have done same at millwall,westham,Leeds Even Cardiff,Birmingham,stoke,would have battered them on home turf
Spurs took Brum 83 and Stoke several times , I was one of a thousand in the Boothrynend in 78. Spurs charged the Kop at Leeds in 80, with the Leeds legging it before police charged us back. You must be on cloud cuckoo land. Oh yes.Spurs had a pop at WHU 71,75,76 and 79. WHU and Arsenal are the only ones who tried at WHL
"Spurs took Brum 83"?? Not at any game I was at. Think you've missed out the word 'on'. Saw some serious bust-ups between Blues and Spurs in the 70s and 80s but Blues always stood their ground. Or that's how I remembered it anyway ...@@britishqueen94
@@warwickmjs We always had a pop at Brum and they always stood except 83 when a hundred Spurs took them by complete surprise coming in swinging.....OB removed us tho from the Brum end
@@warwickmjs If you don't take my word, I suggest you read your own book by Carol? Who will say the same thing that Spurs were the only mob to get the better of Brum at St Andrews.
@@warwickmjs ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-FwdiZRo6N4s.htmlsi=qdc7KToeaWYnwdsJ I hope you can see Spurs being taken out your end by OB
I'm a Rangers fan the guys that come over from England are some Chelsea and Burnley but it ain't firm's. They are mainly the London somme association some may support the London teams. Not forgetting the decent scousers,mackems and geordies.
'83 Cardiff had a good go, fair do's to the Taffs, smallish number, but crazy bastards, typical mid 80's attendance of no more that 16,000/17,000. Following year, promotion seasons .... Leeds brought thousands and also had a good go at the Shed End, well over 30,000 that game and loads of northern monkeys in the Shed End No one 'takes' the home end, just gotta call out the teams that came and had a good go. Millwall & WHU in the 1970's was before my time and as for Man U in the 1960's, well it was a local game their massive following.
@@Lionboy2930 8,10,000 people aren't gonna get in there early to take an end like old Trafford , Villa Park , Elland Road or any big club unless it's at a really small club that get a couple of thousands, don't get me wrong you a group a lads going in home ends where it might kick off if your sussed done it myself on the terraces and seats.
Cheers Mick, you're probably right thinking about it... i remember as a young lad Coventry coming to Sheff Wed in the cup 1973? they were first div, Sheff Wed div 2 as soon as the gates opened at 1.30pm they were in.. about 400.. on the kop with no one around! By 2.30pm they'd got kicked off!!
This video and the comment section is hands down one of the most tragic things I’ve seen on YT. Grown men celebrating footy violence. Go get some professional help chaps
I would for sure want them by my side in the trenches than you. Be a man. Got Gods sake. Why be born if you don’t have balls. Love life and have fun and always say you prayers .
You don’t need to read it. Who’s forcing you. These were so different days to now. Times were hard and you grew up hard to survive. Football was a massive escape.
I wonder if the fellow talking of Birmingham being in the shed was a story about us....5 Chelsea in the shed....bored senseless....for a laugh started singing BIRMINGHAM CITY FC....got arrested....cops didn't want to know we were Chelsea really...fined in magistrates....😉
1970 Upton park Bobby Moore testimonial 3-3..... (I wasn't allowed to go as it was a school night and I was 9yrs old) my old man and 2 uncles took my older brother, it was the only time they got back early from a match, they said Celtic were everywhere in ground thousand of green and white, all well pissed and looking for a tear up! The coppers couldn't cope with them. My brotherr was sat on my uncles shoulders in the bottom corner of Northbank and said a load of Celtic gathered, and were joined by more climbing in from the west stand terracing, he said this huge blonde geezer pulled on a crash helmet and screamed " where's ya fekkin boot boys?" And they charged into the northbank scattering everyone! .... we still shout that to each other to this day 😂, .....Celtic fans were still drinking around the pubs and in doorways days later apparently! Both Rangers and Celtic fans would cause havoc anytime they played a game against an English club back then.
I saw West Ham knock bits n pieces out of Chelsea a few times early 80s ……Chelsea never turned up EVER ….in the East end …..Leeds and Cardiff respect and Brum too ………..but no - I have …….never rated Chelsea firm at all.
I was in the shed 84 . West ham did come in 2-15 got led out . Tried again T bar and other entrance late on . Got chased out. Didn't take it 84 if you say they did you weren't there
As a Chelsea Fan who was in the Shed when about 200 West Ham Fans started a fight about 5 mins before the end of the Match - the Police soon stopped the Fighting but didn't eject the West Ham Fans until after the Final Whistle. About 200 Bristol City fans ran at Chelsea 20 mins before kick off but we're soon ran off . Started going to the Bridge since 1972 and there was kick offs in all the stands over the years but Never saw any firm take the Shed.
