Cfcuk

cfcuk is a football fanzine (supporters' magazine) for supporters of Chelsea Football Club. It was first established and published in 1999 under the then title "Matthew Harding's Blue And White Army". It was so named after the late Matthew Harding, the vice-Chairman of Chelsea Football Club who was killed in a helicopter crash on October 22nd 1996.
Originally founded as a tool to aid a section of Chelsea supporters in their fight to remove Ken Bates, the then chairman of Chelsea Football Club, Matthew Harding's Blue And White Army changed its name in 2003 to cfcuk when the football club was taken over by Mr Roman Abramovich. Although the fanzine is generally supportive of Mr Roman Abramovich, it is renowned amongst Chelsea supporters for its ability to criticise those running the club on his behalf.
Special Editions
As well as the 'regular' editions of the fanzine, three 'specials' have also been published.
"Luca Vialli's Blue And White Army" was published prior to Chelsea's 2000 FA Cup Final appearance against Aston Villa and named in honour of Chelsea's Italian manager Gianluca Vialli. 20,000 copies were printed and were distributed free of charge.
In 2004, two more 'special' editions were produced.
May 2004 saw the publication of "cfcuk The Football Factory", an edition that charted the making of the film version of the John King novel The Football Factory . It featured interviews with all the main actors who were involved in the film.
In August 2004, "cfcuk Zola - The Legend" was published and was a tribute to Chelsea supporters' cult hero Gianfranco Zola, the Italian footballer who joined the Stamford Bridge side from Italian club Parma in 1996 and played for the club until 2004.
Written by the Chelsea supporters for the Chelsea supporters, the cfcuk fanzine is read by many concerned with the fortunes of the football club including the owner Mr Roman Abramovich, chairman Mr Bruce Buck, the majority of the players and backroom staff and many who are employed by the club. cfcuk averages sales of 2000 per issue.
The cfcuk fanzine is unusual amongst football fanzines as it is now one of the only football fanzines that does not feature a full colour front cover and is famed for the fact that it only costs £1. It is on sale at every Chelsea Football Club 1st team match at home, away and abroad.
10 Years and 100th Edition
In 2009, the cfcuk fanzine celebrated its 10th anniversary and the publication of its 100th edition.
Each edition of the cfcuk fanzine is archived by the British Library with its unique publishing code being ISSN 1740-5947.

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