THE LAST Chelsea team to lose five Premier League games in a row included a public masturbator and a man who went on to present Songs of Praise.
The Blues shambolic campaign hit a new low on Wednesday as they were beaten 2-0 at home by Brentford.
Since sacking Graham Potter last month, Frank Lampard has become the third person in the Stamford Bridge dug-out this term that has failed to get a tune out of the big-money squad.
Chelsea do fortunately have enough points on the board to avoid being sucked into the relegation battle but it is still their worst run for 30 years.
Glenn Hoddle was at the helm the last time they lost five in a row in the top-flight – which eventually stretched to six – but still managed to keep his job.
And they even managed to qualify for Europe after reaching the FA Cup Final despite getting thrashed 4-0 at Wembley by Manchester United.
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Here we take a look at the starting XI from November 1993 when Hoddle’s Blues were thumped 4-1 at Elland Road by Leeds to make it five defeats on the bounce:
KEVIN HITCHCOCK
The goalie spent 13 years at Chelsea before going on to finish his career with stints at Northampton, West Ham and Watford.
He later became a goalkeeper coach and had spells abroad in both India and America as well as working for West Ham, Fulham and QPR.
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FRANK SINCLAIR
A Chelsea stalwart throughout the 1990s and went on to win the FA Cup, League Cup and the Uefa Cup Winners’ Cup.
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Later played for the likes of Leicester and Burnley before dropping down the leagues and then embarking on a coaching career with him now currently at Doncaster.
ERLAND JOHNSEN
A Norwegian defender who moved to Chelsea from Bayern Munich in 1989 and spent eight years there.
Now back in his homeland as a youth director at Sarpsborg 08.
JAKOB KJELDBJERG
He retired from playing in 1997 after four years playing for the Blues and has been assistant manager various times for Chelsea legend Roberto Di Matteo.
The star has also ventured into television and hosted the Danish versions of Gladiators and I’m a Celebrity…Get Me Out of Here!
DAVID HOPKIN
FAMED for his missing front teeth, the Scottish international midfielder also played in England for Crystal Palace, Leeds and Bradford.
He would manage Bradford and Scottish sides Morton and Aye United after hanging up his boots.
GAVIN PEACOCK
Peacock for QPR and Newcastle and then went into media and TV work following retirement.
He is a devout Christian and presented Song of Praise in 2008 before moving to Canada to become a minister where he has served as pastor at Calvary Grace Church in Calgary.
EDDIE NEWTON
Another stalwart of the 1990s for Chelsea and scored in the 1997 FA Cup Final.
The ex-midfielder became Di Matteo’s assistant boss for spells at MK Dons, West Brom and briefly back at Chelsea.
GLENN HODDLE
The legendary Spurs and England ace was player-manager at the time and regularly played himself as either sweeper or in midfield.
The now BT Sport pundit, who also went on to manage the Three Lions, provided the assist on this day at Elland Road.
DENNIS WISE
An icon in West London and captained the club for a number of years and lifted numerous trophies.
He later moved into management with Millwall, Southampton, Sweden and Leeds before becoming a much-maligned executive director at Newcastle for a brief period.
The former England star is now chief executive of Italian side Como 1907.
MARK STEIN
The striker spent five years at Chelsea and scored 21 times in 50 Premier League games.
After dropping down the leagues, he later became a physio and worked at both Barnet and Crawley.
TONY CASCARINO
The powerhouse forward famously represented Republic of Ireland at international level – but later found out he was adopted and was not therefore eligible through his parents as he thought.
He wrote in his autobiography: “I didn’t qualify for Ireland. I was a fraud. A fake Irishman.”
He also played for Aston Villa, Celtic and Marseille.
Cascarino is now a presenter on talkSPORT.
SUBSTITUTES
NEIL SHIPPERLEY
The striker scored the consolation against Leeds and later embarked on a journeyman career with spells at Southampton, Nottingham Forest, Sheffield United, Wimbledon and Crystal Palace.
Tried his hand at management in non-league before he was found guilty of public masturbation in December 2019 and given a 12-month community order and told to complete 120 hours unpaid work.
A court heard how he had admitted exposing his genitals from inside his van as he drove alongside a mother and her teenage daughter in West London.
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MAL DONAGHY
The ex-Northern Ireland defender retired from playing at the end of this season.
He had spent a decade at Luton prior to a spell at Manchester United and then Chelsea.
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