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The programme gives young, unsigned football players between the ages of 16 and 18 a chance to win a contract with the then Premiership champions, Chelsea.Thousands of players who entered were whittled down to fourteen finalists, all of whom were put to the test at their Cobham training ground.The first series began in October 2005, and 5,000 young footballers across the UK took part.The series was won by Chelsea fan Sam Hurrell, who was attending Vyners School in Uxbridge, England.He has gone on to play for semi-professional teams, Welling United, Worthing, Woking, Boreham Wood.