Last month Chelsea unveiled the Peter Osgood statue outside of Stamford Bridge’s west stand as a permanent reminder of a true club hero, so it’s only fitting that he is the first Blues legend mentioned on this page.
Peter Osgood is considered by many of those, who had the pleasure of seeing him play, as one of, if not the finest player to wear the club’s shirt.
The forward came through the youth ranks at Chelsea to become a permanent fixture in the first team during the 1960s and 1970s. During his time at the club he entertained the fans with his style, grace, strength and physicality – which made him the complete centre forward, who could score an array of different types of goals.
Ossie will be best remembered by the Stamford Bridge faithful as the man who famously scored in every round of the 1970 FA Cup campaign, which eventually saw Chelsea lifting the prestigious trophy after defeating Leeds United in the final’s replay.
In 1971 the Chelsea and England international got his name on the score sheet once again in a final and against high profile opponents. This time is was Real Madrid, the most decorated club in Europe, who fell victim to Osgood’s scoring abilities as his goal proved to be the winner in the European Cup-Winners Cup final replay.
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Unfortunately the forward fell out with the management and was sold to Southampton in 1974 and despite returning to Stamford Bridge for the 1978/79 season he was never able to recapture his previous form for the club.
Peter Osgood is still regarded as ‘the king of Stamford Bridge’ and scored 150 goals for Chelsea in all competitions and currently stands at 5th in the west London club’s all-time top goal scorers list.
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