A better time: Remembering Chelsea's greatest success stories

It was only seven months ago that Stamford Bridge was littered in confetti, and Didier Drogba had a scarf wrapped around his head, as Chelsea celebrated its fourth Premier League title.

Setting back the clock slightly further to Dec. 5, 2014, exactly one year ago, Chelsea was undefeated through its first 14 matchdays last season, and had begun drawing some comparisons to the Invincibles.

Such times feel like they took place decades ago.

On Saturday, a new low point was reached in the burning train wreck that is Chelsea's 2015-16 Premier League season, as the Blues succumbed to a 1-0 home defeat against newly promoted AFC Bournemouth - a club that was in financial oblivion not too long ago, and is playing in the top flight of English football for the first time in its 116-year history.

Pinpointing the reason for Chelsea's poor form is no easy task. Some point to a lack of transfer activity, while others blame an aging backline. And, of course, there are those who put the blame squarely on Jose Mourinho's shoulders.

Rather than analyse the current club's negative state, however, here's a look back to some of the better times at Chelsea:

1955 - Chelsea clinches League Championship for first time

The day was April 23, 1955. Winston Churchill had recently resigned as the United Kingdom's prime minister, "On the Waterfront" had just taken the 27th Academy Awards by storm, and Albert Einstein had passed away only five days earlier.

In front of 51,420 supporters, Chelsea defeated Sheffield Wednesday at Stamford Bridge to win the League Championship, then the top flight of English football, for the first time in its history. The Blues did so with only 52 points from 42 fixtures, the fewest of any postwar champion, in a league that was tightly contested to say the least.

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1970 - Chelsea beats Leeds in 'bloodbath' to capture first-ever FA Cup

The day was April 29, 1970. Richard Nixon was preparing to announce the United States of America's invasion of Cambodia, the Beatles had just broken up, and Gabriel Garcia Marquez's "One Hundred Years of Solitude" was about to be published in English for the first time.

After scoring a late goal to force a replay of the 1969-70 FA Cup a fortnight earlier, Chelsea defeated Leeds United - one of its biggest rivals - 2-1 at Old Trafford, and hoisted the FA Cup for the first time in its history. The match descended into notoriety after Ron Harris kicked Eddie Gray across the knee, and is now regarded as a "bloodbath" that took the rivalry between the two clubs to another level. Referee Eric Jennings tolerated an obscene number of filthy tackles in the match, awarding 35 fouls against Chelsea, and just 11 against Leeds.

2005 - Chelsea sets record for most points gained in a top-flight season

The day was May 15, 2005. Tony Blair had just become the first prime minister belonging to the Labour Party to win a third consecutive general election in the United Kingdom, Gwen Stefani's "Hollaback Girl" was being downloaded left and right, and the planet was still mourning the death of Hunter S. Thompson.

Having already secured the 2004-05 Premier League title, Chelsea closed out the season by playing out a 1-1 draw at Newcastle United. The result meant that the Blues set a record for most points gained in a single campaign, tallying 95 over the course of 38 games. The record stands to this day, and may very well stand for years, if not decades, to come.

2012 - Chelsea finally wins the Champions League

The day was May 19, 2012. President Barack Obama had just made a surprise visit to the troops in Afghanistan, Francois Hollande was fresh off winning the presidency of France, and "The Hunger Games" was all the rage.

After Drogba beat Manuel Neuer of Bayern Munich from 12 yards out in a dramatic shootout, Chelsea captured the one trophy that had been missing from its cabinet, and did what had become an obsession among the club's supporters: The Blues claimed their first-ever Champions League title. It remains the club's greatest triumph of the Roman Abramovich era.