Ken Bates bought Chelsea in 1982 for £1. Under Ken Bates, the team… (челси · бейтс · клуб)
Ken Bates bought Chelsea in 1982 for £1. Under Ken Bates, the team returned to the top division, won two FA Cups (1997 and 2000), the English League Cup (1998), the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup (1998), and the UEFA Super Cup (1998).
Consensus
- Kenneth Bates died on July 11, 2024.
- Bates was the owner of Chelsea Football Club from 1982 until 2003.
- He purchased Chelsea in 1982 for £1.
- Bates sold Chelsea to Roman Abramovich in 2003 for £140 million.
- Chelsea won two FA Cups (1997, 2000), the League Cup (1998), the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup (1998), and the UEFA Super Cup (1998) during Bates's ownership.
- The club expressed condolences over his death.
Points of divergence
- Bates bought Chelsea for £1.5 million to cover debts of previous management, which contradicts the claim in kommersant that he bought it for £1 due to financial difficulties and second-division struggles. — vm
- Abramovich intended to use proceeds from the sale of Chelsea to support wounded Russian military personnel, a detail not mentioned in kommersant. — vm
- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky claimed during a secret meeting with Abramovich that he urged him to hand over £2.4 billion from the sale proceeds to Ukraine, which is not mentioned in kommersant. — vm
Coverage (2 sources)
- Kenneth Bates, Former Owner of Chelsea Sold to Abramovich, Dies at Age 94 — Вечерняя Москва
- Former Chelsea owner Ken Bates has died — Коммерсантъ