History - 1955 - 1959

1955 Senior Premiers Team Photo

BACK ROW  (L to R) : V. Cadoret, B. Fellows, B. Johnson, T. Payne (President), M. Dowse, B. Hunter, A. Payne.
SECOND ROW : C. Ball, F. Parsons, A. Sharp, A. Jones, D. Finn, N. Baker, J. Coughlan, R. Baker, D. Gall, B. Baker, K. Phillips, B. Armstrong, T. Chinn, C. Collins, R. Park, T. Gray, A. Gray.
THIRD ROW : A. Davies, R. Gough, R. Grambeau (Captain / Coach), R. Price, L. Owens, W. Woodhead.
FRONT ROW : D. Dawson, C. Dowse (Secretary), R. Backman, B. Tobin, K. Ball (Mascot), J. Harmes, B. Botten, P. Dullard.

1955 3rd's Premiers Team Photo 

BACK  (L to R) : Bill Kupsch, Bernie Armstrong, Kevin ’Rip’ Hall, Geoff Page, Murray Johnstone (Capt.), Bonnie Johnstone (Coach), Clive Gunstone, Peter Gough, Malcolm Steen, Neil Edwards, Robert Ludlum, Mr Sharp (Trainer).
MIDDLE ROW: Fred Seers.
FRONT ROW :  Ken Waring, Les Kenny, Robert Pell, Ivor Donohue, Keith Martin, Eddie James, Terry Brain. ABSENT : Oscar Carlson, Barrie Guppy, Dennis Newlands.

1955 Premiership celebration 

Chelsea players Bill Woodhead, Peter Dullard, John Coughlan, Reg Backman, Ron Price and  Bill Armstrong  celebrate Chelsea’s first 1st XV111 Premiership.

1958 Winter Foes - Summer Friends 

Chelsea and Carrum identities join forces in the Chelsea Fire Brigade.

BACK ROW(LtoR): Ken Hunter, unknown, Smith, Ron Jacobs, Colin Pinkerton, Ern Ellis, Harry Hart, Pop Ebsary, Stan Davies, Reg Backman, Alf Hodge.
CENTRE ROW: Bill Peters, Norm Fimmell, Tuppy Ebsary.
FRONT ROW: Eric Guy, Alan Jones.

1959 Reserves Team Photo 

BACK  (L to R) :  J. Reark, D. Newlands, J. Auty, J. Reeves (Sen. Captain/Coach), L. Park, J. Cole, G. Donald, D. Hughes, I. Thompson, K. Knight.
SECOND ROW : A. Mildenhall, C. Hunter, T. Gallagher, B. Membrey, G. Brown.
FRONT ROW : J. King, B. Tobin (Captain), H. Smith (V.C), T. Clapham, T. Brain, J. Nicholson.

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