Gate 17 is an author collective showcasing fiction and non-fiction from a growing stable of emerging writers who share a passion for Chelsea Football Club. Signed (author and occasionally player / manager) copies of the latest Gate 17 titles are regularly available to buy on eBay. Standard copies in paperback and ebook format can be purchased from Amazon. Enquire if you can’t find what you are looking for.
FROM COCKFOSTERS TO FULHAM BROADWAY
Steve McCarthy’s journey as a Chelsea fan from 1962 to the present day.
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FROM SOVIET BOUQUETS TO SHED BANNERS
Chelsea in Europe 1945-1971.
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Double! Double! Double!
Mark Worrall’s personal account of the glorious 2009/2010 season.
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CHELSEA THE FIRST TIME
210 supporters describe their first Blues matchday experience.
RIDE TO HELL
Paul Ride’s gripping account of being taken hostage and jailed in Iraq and the troubling consequences.
COME ALONG & SING THIS SONG
CHELSEA 1983-1984
Not just a book, a work of art. A4 size hardback styled like a football annual. Successfully crowdfunded via Kickstarter in December 2022 and published in February 2023.
Limited edition sold out.
FOR BETTER FOR WORSE
Life, love and supporting Chelsea in the 1990s.
Join Jason Gibbins on an engaging and emotional
rollercoaster ride packed with humor and surprises.
DAYS
(I’ll Remember All My Life)
Join Kelvin Barker on a heartfelt 50-year journey growing up and getting older with Chelsea by his side.
END OF AN ERA
Chelsea 2021/2022
Chris Wright’s journey as a Chelsea supporter through the final season of the Roman Abramovich era.
TALES FROM THE SHED
An anthology of stories and articles about Chelsea FC published in association with the ‘Big Stamford Bridge Sleep Out’ to help raise funds for Stoll, the leading provider of supported housing for vulnerable veterans.
BLUE HITMEN
Chelsea’s 25 Greatest Goals. Which goals would you choose? Join author Paul Radcliffe on a trip down memory lane as he describes his greatest Blues goals.
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SEXTON FOR GOD
How Dave Sexton brought cup glory to Chelsea FC. The final book in Tim Rolls’ excellent trilogy about Blues history spanning the 1960s through to the mid 1970s.
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WHEN SKIES ARE GREY
Every goal, every game, the definitive account of the coronavirus affected 2019/2020 season, Frank Lampard’s first campaign as Chelsea manager.
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TALES OF THE (CHELSEA) UNEXPECTED
40 Chelsea matches against 31 different teams and a series of outcomes, final scores and subsequent events that nobody could have ever predicted.
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LET THE CELERY DECIDE
A Chelsea tale from Barcelona and Munich. One ticket to the Champions League final, three friends… who gets to go to the game
THE ULTIMATE UNOFFICIAL CHELSEA QUIZ BOOK
1905 quiz questions to test your knowledge of the Blues.
ENGLAND INTERNATIONAL FOOTBALL TEAM QUIZ AND TRIVIA BOOK
101 questions to test your knowledge of the Three Lions.
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BLUE DAYS
the transformation of Chelsea under Glenn Hoddle, Ruud Gullit and Gianluca Vialli.
LIQUIDATOR
Chelsea’s 1969-1970 season revisited and intertwined with massive emotional slabs of real life, music, love and following the Blues across several generations.
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BLUE ARMY
Blue Army tells the stories of the 25 most important players in Chelsea’s history. From Fatty Foulke to Didier Drogba this fully illustrated book looks at the impact each player had at the club. £1 from each sale is being donated to the Alzheimer’s Society.
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STAMFORD BRIDGE IS FALLING DOWN
In May 1971 Chelsea won the Cup Winners’ Cup in Athens, following their FA Cup triumph twelve months earlier. Four seasons later they were relegated, with the club in a financial morass. This book is a forensic account of what happened.
Titles below are available via the usual online marketplaces. Paperback copies are occasionally available from the cfcuk fanzine stall opposite Fulham Broadway station on home Chelsea matchdays.
CHELSEA: IF TWITTER WAS AROUND WHEN….
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CULT FICTION
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BEWITCHED, BOTHERED AND BEWILDERED
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100 MEMORABLE MATCHES
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WHERE WERE YOU WHEN WE WERE SHOCKING
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ARRIVEDERCI ANTONIO
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CAREFREE
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THE ITALIAN JOB
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EDDIE MAC
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DIAMONDS, DYNAMOS & DEVILS
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POPPY
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RHYME AND TREASON
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PALPABLE DISCORD
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THIS DAMNATION
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STUCK ON YOU
Stuck On You is available in both eBook and Paperback formats
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COMING CLEAN
Coming Clean is available in both eBook and Paperback formats
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MAKING HISTORY NOT RELIVING IT
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THE WRONG OUTFIT
SHORTS
As with sales of The Red Hand Gang, a minimum of 10% of all royalties will go towards the running costs of SURE24. You buy the book; you change a life.
#ROE2RO
100% ie:- all royalties from sales of #ROE2RO will go
OVER LAND AND SEA
BLUE MURDER
ONE MAN WENT TO MOW
THE RED HAND GANG
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