Henry Augustus "Gus" Mears (1873-1912) was an English businessman most notable for founding Chelsea Football Club. 1873 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calaber). ... 1912 (MCMXII) was a leap year starting on Monday in the Gregorian calendar (or a leap year starting on Tuesday in the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ... Royal motto (French): Dieu et mon droit (Translated: God and my right) Englands location (dark green) within the British Isles Languages None official English de facto Capital None official London de facto Largest city London Area – Total Ranked 1st UK 130,395 km² Population – Total (mid-2004) – Total (2001... Chelsea Football Club (also known as the Blues, previously known as the Pensioners, a reference to the Chelsea pensioners), founded in 1905, is an English Premier League football team that plays at the Stamford Bridge football ground in south-west London. ...

In 1896, Mears and his brother, Joseph purchased the Stamford Bridge Athletics Ground and later the nearby market garden with the intention of making it the envy of the country and accomodating a football club in it. He failed to persuade Fulham chairman Henry Norris to re-locate his club to the ground, and after being persuaded not to sell up, Mears decided to found his own team, Chelsea, in March 1905. 1896 (MDCCCXCVI) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... Stamford Bridge is a football stadium in the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham that is home to Chelsea Football Club. ... Operation Market Garden was an Allied military operation in World War II, which took place in September 1944. ... See Envy (band) for the Japanese hardcore band. ... Football (soccer) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ... Fulham Football Club (FFC) is a football team based in Fulham, London. ... A chairman is the presiding officer of a meeting, organization, committee, or other deliberative body. ... Sir Henry Norris (1525-1601) was a trusted early member of the circle of Elizabeth I, having been assigned to her household when she was at Woodstock. ... Look up March in Wiktionary, the free dictionary March is the third month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar and one of seven Gregorian months with the length of 31 days. ... 1905 (MCMV) was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ...

He was on the club's first board of directors, but didn't live to see the club achieve any success. His dream of making Stamford Bridge one of England's top stadiums was realised, however, as it staged the FA Cup Final from 1920 to 1922. Royal motto (French): Dieu et mon droit (Translated: God and my right) Englands location (dark green) within the British Isles Languages None official English de facto Capital None official London de facto Largest city London Area – Total Ranked 1st UK 130,395 km² Population – Total (mid-2004) – Total (2001... For more on the FA Cup and trivia about the finals and champions, see the main FA Cup article The FA Cup Final is the last match in the FA Cup, the oldest football tournament in the world. ... 1920 (MCMXX) was a leap year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar) // Events January January 7 - Forces of Russian White admiral Kolchak surrender in Krasnoyarsk. ... 1922 (MCMXXII) was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ...

He died in 1912. 1912 (MCMXII) was a leap year starting on Monday in the Gregorian calendar (or a leap year starting on Tuesday in the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ...