5 of the best homegrown players in Chelsea’s history

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John Terry: A homegrown living legend at Chelsea.

#3 John Hollins

John Hollins
John Hollins - Chelsea's midfield maestro

John Hollins made his Chelsea debut at 17 in 1963 and was a key midfield presence in their successes in the League Cup, FA Cup and European Cup Winners’ Cup.

A committed yet talented midfielder, he served as club captain, won the club’s Player-of-the-Year honours in both 1970 and 1971 and at one stage put together 167 consecutive appearances - a club record.

He even added a second division title to his list of triumphs when he returned in 1983 following spells at Queens Park Rangers and Arsenal for one final season at the club before retirement.

Hollins took over as manager in 1985 and briefly seemed on course to lead Chelsea to a league title in the 1985-86 season, only for things to fall apart in the latter stages of the campaign.

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