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Former Chelsea owner Ken Bates, who bought the club for one pound, dies at 94

Former Chelsea owner Ken Bates, who bought the club for one pound, dies at 94
🏏 Cricket News · Sportstar · Jul 11, 2026

Bates bought Chelsea when it was laden with debt and struggling in the English second division — hence the price of just one pound — but injected money into the club and oversaw a return to the top flight in 1984.

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