Has john hollins passed away?

roupell (14/06/2023 at 12:36:23)

Sad news. One of my childhood heros.

geordiegirl (14/06/2023 at 12:41:48)

John Hollins ..... RIP John Hollins. One of the good guys

I met Ron Harris (14/06/2023 at 12:44:21)

Confirmed. A genuine Chelsea Legend as a player. Maybe not so much as a manager. RIP .....

Mr Parkers Dogbite ★ (14/06/2023 at 12:45:14)

RIP John a Chelsea legend. .

JimmyFloydBottleBank (14/06/2023 at 12:47:21)

Great little player. We were blessed to have him play for us. RIP..

Mickey Thomas (14/06/2023 at 12:48:42)

Mister 100% ..... Always worked hard and a vital cog in a great team

Tuscanblue (14/06/2023 at 12:49:00)

RIP a true Legend!.

chelsea double (14/06/2023 at 12:49:04)

RIP John.

God Is ODJ (14/06/2023 at 12:49:23)

RIP. Sad news. Great player for us..

Freo ★ (14/06/2023 at 12:49:42)

RIP John Hollins ..... Great player and always worked so hard for the team. Same age as me and I remember his debut when Tommy Doc gave him his chance. Sad news

Docs Diamonds (14/06/2023 at 12:50:36)

RIP One of the Chelsea legends.

Alec Busheel (14/06/2023 at 12:50:37)

An ever present in the team I first started supporting :-(.

25 Blue Caravans (14/06/2023 at 12:53:01)

JH what a player .

I miss the Drog (14/06/2023 at 12:54:22)

Sad news .

MHL13 (14/06/2023 at 12:55:29)

R.I.P. JH. Was going to Norwich when he left us but Arse came in for him last minute.

WhiteWall (14/06/2023 at 12:56:38)

Just heard - RIP John great player and a proper gentleman .

Middle of the Shed (14/06/2023 at 12:57:18)

RIP John true legend. .

nipper ★ (14/06/2023 at 12:58:00)

Well said. That midfield of John Charlie and Alan ..... had all the skills for a brilliant midfield.
John covered every blade of grass for his team. RIP

Wisewords (14/06/2023 at 12:58:12)

I'll never forget his goal against Arsenal .....

Middle of the Shed (14/06/2023 at 13:00:09)

See John's face and I'm 10 again. ..... Marvelous player and man . RIP

Wisewords (14/06/2023 at 13:00:37)

RIP John true blue. .

Fulham Broadway (14/06/2023 at 13:00:57)

Another childhood hero gone :-( ..

non-stick (14/06/2023 at 13:03:11)

John hollins rip met him a couple of times .

Carefree since 1972 (14/06/2023 at 13:03:44)

Way before my time but RIP John Hollins..

Cheshire blue (14/06/2023 at 13:04:17)

Rest in almighty peace.

Cragger72 (14/06/2023 at 13:07:02)

RIP John. Great servant to the club and formed a great ..... Partnership with Venables which I was privileged to see.
He worked tirelessly particularly in his youth which gave Terry the time to orchestrate the game as a playmaker/on pitch manager.

House of Blues (14/06/2023 at 13:07:56)

To me I identify John as the rock of cfc god bless mate rip.

Mickey greenways army (14/06/2023 at 13:07:57)

RIP John Hollins - the first manager I remember .

If Big Petes Happy (14/06/2023 at 13:10:24)

R.I.P John Hollins.A legend of this great club. .

blue steamahead (14/06/2023 at 13:10:42)

I had the good fortune to see that goal live. ..... Believe that was shown in the opening sequence for The Big Match for quite some time. He was one of my early heroes. We could do with someone like that today.

Blue Allover (14/06/2023 at 13:12:46)

RIP Johnny Hollins I remember always belting his name out in the SHED.

C B S (14/06/2023 at 13:15:37)

RIP John Hollins..

tommy doc (14/06/2023 at 13:16:08)

John Hollins RIP another of the old gang gone ..... John was one of the fittest players of his generation and a Top player I saw him with Chopper a couple of years ago at the Bridge He was looking as young as ever

ENGLAND AWAY (14/06/2023 at 13:19:32)

R.I.P. John Hollins .....


moschops (14/06/2023 at 13:20:04)

The famous John Hollins goal against Arsenal from the Big Match Intro - loaded onto twitter .....

Baldfatlimey (14/06/2023 at 13:21:29)

RIP John Hollins.

snaff (14/06/2023 at 13:22:03)

Oh that's a shame. One of my favourites from way back along with the Cat..

MattNY (14/06/2023 at 13:22:26)

RIP. What a reliable midfielder..

gnome of zurich (14/06/2023 at 13:22:28)

RIP John Hollins..

chelseaboyo (14/06/2023 at 13:24:52)

What a crying shame..

Tyrone Shoelaces ★ (14/06/2023 at 13:27:00)

Unsung hero Hollins - RIP !!! ..... Fantastic achievement for the club. A true gent and he was Chelsea till the end i feel. Legend !!!!!!

Ticinoblue (14/06/2023 at 13:30:06)

John Hollins a link to a more innocent past. When I was a student I wanted to ..... interview Pat Nevin for London Student magazine so I naively just rang the club's main number and asked how I could arrange it. To my surprise they put me through to John Hollins manager at the time and he promised very politely to pass on the message. Again to my surprise Pat rang me the next day. Different times. JH was a gentleman.

Tyrone Shoelaces ★ (14/06/2023 at 13:30:37)

RIP Johnny H. Great player for us. ..... I will always remember him for that rather than his managerial spell at SB.

FRANKLY MR SHANKLY (14/06/2023 at 13:31:09)

Nice story. RIP John Hollins. Can you try ringing the club to ask Lukaku what his plans are ? .

bumstead (14/06/2023 at 13:35:00)

Be nice if we had someone who could do that now ..... RIP Johnny Hollins

Ceteris Paribus (14/06/2023 at 13:35:15)

Terrible news about John. His daughter ..... is a presenter on BBC London news.

I had the pleasure not only to watch John play in the 1970's but to meet him and actually sat with him and Ken Bates when he was Manager and decided to watch from the Chelsea Director's box away at Swindon when we lost 4 nil in the ZDS!

We exchanged letters which I still have somewhere.

A true Gent off the pitch and a lovely man who will be very much missed. RIP John. A Chelsea legend.


Romans Soldier (14/06/2023 at 13:40:29)

Yes John definitely one of the "polite gentlemen" who played for us. RIP..

Soames (14/06/2023 at 13:43:53)

John Hollins he was one of my idols growing up ..... If I remember correctly he used to take our pens
Would get into my heavenly eleven of our ex players who have passed away...


Helen kellers eyes (14/06/2023 at 13:49:17)

Would it be ok to say that John Hollins would have coped without any trouble with the ..... requirement for manic high pressing in today's game.
What an effort he put into every game and was probably the reason why he couldn't make it to the top as a manager having to suffer work shy chancers.

Soames (14/06/2023 at 13:49:36)

Love it. If ever you wrote to him he would always write back ..... directly to you.

To be fair a few did that including Bates Hutchinson Hoddle etc.

Romans Soldier (14/06/2023 at 13:50:13)

He always put in a shift. He had a fantastic engine..

Romans Soldier (14/06/2023 at 13:50:48)

RIP John Hollins. He used to hand out end of season medals at my junior team ..... when I was a kid in the 80's. As mentioned here many times a true gentleman.

Bolton81 (14/06/2023 at 13:51:19)

R.I.P. 939 games.744 being league games. ..... I little-known facts often overlooked is he has played more League games in the top division than any other footballer ever apart from Peter Shilton.714 . . A true legend

papastour (14/06/2023 at 13:53:51)

John Hollins was our POY in both 69-70 and 70-71 when ..... there were so many other contenders. In those days it was voted by old Supporters Club members every two months throughout a season to ensure that the most consistent player got it.
A couple of years ago on the no 11 bus back after a game along the King's Road when John as usual was chatting away to anyone about everything football I mentioned this to the group around him - and was gratified to see how pleased he was for the memory to be shared.
What a player and what a man. RIP John

MHU Blue (14/06/2023 at 13:57:17)

wasn't it after that Swindon game that John joked that he'd ..... heard the 'Hollins Out' chant from both sets of fans that night...

MHU Blue (14/06/2023 at 14:02:36)

True Club Legend. Great player. Never appeared to stop running..

fan54 (14/06/2023 at 14:03:06)

RIP Hollins .

CFC 93 (14/06/2023 at 14:09:13)

Fantastic player. Ahead of his time. RIP John and thanks for the memories..

TN Dave (14/06/2023 at 14:15:50)

Absolute gentleman and top player .

Backinthedhss (14/06/2023 at 14:18:43)

Indeed. I wonder what John in his prime would be worth in the current market..

TN Dave (14/06/2023 at 14:24:31)

I seem to remember Hollins scoring goal of the season against the gooners. ..... Half volley edge of box into top corner think it was an early season game unless I am mistaken

Alec Busheel (14/06/2023 at 14:32:02)

RIP Johnny Hollins ..... I loved him as a player.

Moonknight (14/06/2023 at 14:34:59)

He also scored a beauty away at Man U in the league cup (I think). Unfortunately Best ..... also scored a brilliant goal and we eventually lost a fantastic game.

TN Dave (14/06/2023 at 14:35:20)

Rip mr John hollins met him once at the bridge lovely guy and loved Chelsea .

Chelseaboy82 (14/06/2023 at 15:20:33)

Sad to hear about John Hollins. Always thought of him as Mr Chelsea. As a player ..... So reliable.
Probably took him for granted to an extent.
RIP

mrtamblingman (14/06/2023 at 15:24:07)

Yes he scored some spectacular goals in his time. As well as keeping up the incredible work ..... rate! A top player.

TN Dave (14/06/2023 at 15:29:42)

John Hollins replica kit was my Xmas present in about 1965 .

leftbackcoady (14/06/2023 at 15:32:57)

RIP John Hollins. Great player and Chelsea through & through. .

bluepark (14/06/2023 at 15:52:10)

back in those days it was just a blue shirt - your Mum (!) had to sew the ..... badge and number on

V R Lee (14/06/2023 at 15:52:11)

Oh dear RIP John. Sad news about one of own..

London is only Blue (14/06/2023 at 15:54:16)

Odd to think John Hollins only had one England cap (at age 20). Deserved more..

Mickey Thomas (14/06/2023 at 16:00:15)

Johnny H's Blue Army! ..... Remember singing that in the shed when we were very good.

MHL13 (14/06/2023 at 16:02:43)

RIP John Hollins. A very sad day indeed. .

pinkfloydblue (14/06/2023 at 16:05:07)

I think John Hollins deserves a stand in his honour ..... When rebuild or move.
Legend one of my first heroes

Pocharoundtheclock (14/06/2023 at 16:06:11)

Another statue I think. Along with Peter Bonetti.

Mr Parkers Dogbite ★ (14/06/2023 at 16:08:01)

R.I.P. John Hollins an all time great. .....

MunsterBlues (14/06/2023 at 16:18:13)

Is John Hollins the first Chelsea Player to both win trophies as a player and manager? ..... Yes I do count The Full Members Cup as a trophy

Pocharoundtheclock (14/06/2023 at 16:19:01)

RIP Johnnie Hollins.

ISHOTTOMMYLANGLEY (14/06/2023 at 16:38:08)

When Johnnie Hollins meets Brian Moore upstairs I hope they discuss "that" goal! ..... RIP a truly great Chelsea Legend.

Somebody had better tell Todd who he was.

KermitTheFrog ★ (14/06/2023 at 16:48:36)

Just heard the news about John Hollins. I knew him for a while when I was at BBC Wales ..... I rang him up when he was manager of Swansea and asked him if he would like to come on a show I produced and choose his five favourite records as well as talk about his career. He was great about it and drove to Cardiff... signed some programmes... told loads of stories and afterwards left me two tickets on the gate for Swansea v Brighton. A laid back friendly man who gets overlooked for Osgood Cooke and Hudson etc when him and Webb were the real heroes... true professionals in a Chelsea era that lacked that virtue at times. Really shocked and saddened. See you later John

John Phillips (14/06/2023 at 16:49:00)

Nice tribute. Well done.Rip John Hollins. .

Soames (14/06/2023 at 16:49:52)

Hollins and Chopper were just 18 and 19 ..... Respectively when they were almost ever presents in Docs 64/65 team one of the best loved Chelsea teams ever. As Brighton proved with Caicedo and Ferguson if theyre good enough theyre old enough. Stop this loan nonsense and give youth its head.

gnome of zurich (14/06/2023 at 16:50:38)

RIP John Hollins - an ever present.. ..... .. I got to see growing up and a great Chelsea stalwart. What a shot on him too. As a 9yr old that impressed me!

Blue on Wheels ★ (14/06/2023 at 16:57:41)

RIP Mr Hollins. Another childhood hero gone :-( .

Eric the Half Bee (14/06/2023 at 17:01:27)

Following on from A Bridge of Dreams post below reference John Hollins ..... he was opening a sports shop with Peter Bonetti somewhere in London in the late 60s early 70s and my brother and I went along I was about six or seven they were both my hero's growing up we queued up to get their autographs and John Hollins stopped and asked me a few questions about myself I think he could see I was star struck - lovely man and so sad to hear he had passed away RIP John - I have always remembered that moment and impressed that he took time out to speak to a snotty nosed scruffy kid

Middle of the Shed (15/06/2023 at 07:48:58)

Went to Pat Nevin book launch in Chiswick last night Felt very sad listening ..... to him talking about John Hollins. Was a good evening

The book is well worth a read

Bosgood ★ (15/06/2023 at 08:36:19)

Reflecting on John Hollins I saw his only England appearance v Spain at Wembley in 1967. It ..... was just after we lost the Cup Final. Did anyone else on here go? I was desperately disappointed not to have got a ticket for the Cup Final (I was 11 and not very aware of the realities of ticket availability in those days) so my father got us tickets for the Spain game as a consolation. Both Hollins and the Cat played and both had very good games in a 2-0 win. I thought at the time that with Nobby Stiles reaching the end of his international career John Hollins was likely to be a fixture in the England team for years to come. But Sir Alf had other ideas and Alan Mullery got the gig and Holly didn't even make the final 1970 World Cup squad despite having a superb season for Chelsea. Odd.

Flywheel (15/06/2023 at 10:09:39)

RIP John Hollins. Lovely player. Got his autograph in '65. Great servant to the club. .

Tea for the Tinkerman (15/06/2023 at 12:31:33)