Paul Canoville will return to Stamford Bridge this Saturday as he guides fans around the ground for the Past Player Tour.

The first black player to put on a Chelsea shirt, the former winger made his first team debut in 1982 and, in a relatively short but historic career at the club, went on to avoid relegation to the Third Division and gain promotion back to top-flight football.

Scoring the fifth goal at Stamford Bridge against Leeds to secure our promotion to Division One, Canoville instigated as second stampede of fans onto the hallowed turf, as True Blues celebrated the victory.

But despite helping to re-establish the Blues as a force once more, Canoville faced far more than just burly defenders during his career, and was often the victim of racist abuse in an era beset by bad stadia, hooliganism and mindless racism.

Canoville was one of many black players up and down the country who had to run the gauntlet on a Saturday afternoon, but he played through the abuse to become a Chelsea hero.

He left for Reading in 1986, but his career was cut short only three months into his new tenure after a severe knee injury, which caused early retirement at the age of 24.

But that was not the only thing the gifted footballer had to contend with, as he twice contracted Non-Hodgkins Lymphoma, although, true to form, Canoville battled through to recover from the illness.

And so he returns to the home of Chelsea this Saturday 18 October and then again on Friday 31 October to offer a player's insight into Stamford Bridge and what it's like to run out onto the famous turf.

Canoville will also be able to answer any questions fans may have on his autobiography, Black and Blue, which has been nominated for the William Hill Sports Book of the Year award, the world's most valuable and prestigious sports book prize.

To book your place on the tour call 0871 984 1955.

For further information on all stadium tours click here.