On Saturday Blues keeper Tim Howard surpassed Neville Southall's record of appearances in goal in the Premier League era.
Tim made his 208th appearance against Blackburn on Saturday, 5 years after he signed permanently from Manure.
Tim Howard said: "I didn't know that, it's fantastic, Southall set the benchmark here for goalkeepers and for all players because he's got so many records. Those are always nice things but something you put on the back-burner. I don't keep up with stats and things like that, I try to keep focused on the now, but it's really nice to hear. Old players like me will hang on anything. I know what he meant to this club so it's always nice to use him as a marker and try to catch that."
Howard has a long way to go before he beats Southall's overall appearance record, which stands at 578 starts.
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