The history of matchday programmes at Stamford Bridge stems back to the club’s infancy, with the Chelsea Chronicle produced for every home match following the birth of the Pensioners in 1905. This was a precursor to the modern publications fans see at our west London home today, 117 years on.

As always, the matchday programme brings you exclusive access from within the Blues camp, whether it is the pre-game thoughts of Thomas Tuchel and Cesar Azpilicueta in the head coach and captain’s columns that address you directly, or the player interviews that delve deeper into the characters you see out on the pitch.

There is also unrivalled historical coverage, with our focus this season on the 30th anniversary of the Premier League’s formation. Blues legend Pat Nevin will be capturing the essence of our recent rivalry with each of the 19 clubs we are facing in the top flight this season, while club historian Rick Glanvill’s new 90x30 feature focuses on the defining 90 minutes of each of our 30 campaigns in the division. We’ll also be bringing you the best images from each season in our Premier League Years rundown.

Club heroes from yesteryear and celebrity fans will be joining us for a chinwag on a different topic relating to the club or their career, whether it is matters past or present, and you can also keep up to date with our Women’s and Academy sides, as the managers of those teams have a column in each programme.

Club statistician Paul Dutton makes sure you are clued up on every aspect of the club in his very own stats section and there are pages dedicated to supporters young and old as our popular message board spread is there for supporters to surprise friends and family, pay tribute to those they have lost or to simply share with the world their love of the Blues! If you would like to appear in the programme, send your photo and message to [email protected]

The cover price of the programme is £3.50, meaning a subscription – priced at £80, including free UK P&P – offers the best value for money and you can order today from Reach Sport

Subscribers will receive every issue of the official Chelsea matchday programme, direct to your doorstep, throughout the season.

You can also purchase copies on a game-by-game basis, either from Stamford Bridge on a matchday, inside the stadium Megastore or from the website of our official programme partner, Reach Sport