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a b c d e f g "New Stamford Bridge Stadium, London". designbuild-network.com. Archived from the original on 1 July 2021 . Retrieved 9 March 2020. Gover, J. E. B.; Mawer, Allen; Stenton, F. M. (1922). The Place-Names of Middlesex (Including Those Parts of the County of London Formerly Contained Within the Boundaries of the Old County). London: Longmans, Green and Company. Archived from the original on 14 April 2023 . Retrieved 29 May 2019. Chelsea Supporters Group | Visitors To Chelsea". Chelsea Supporters Group. Archived from the original on 19 December 2021 . Retrieved 19 December 2021. Stadium Megastore". Chelsea Football Club. Archived from the original on 22 April 2019 . Retrieved 13 June 2019. Chelsea returned with clear determination not to repeat the mistakes of last week and put the game to bed. Kirby was introduced for the quiet Jessie Fleming to add creativity.

On 6 June 2011, a new museum with improved and interactive exhibits opened behind the Matthew Harding stand. It is the largest football museum in London. [36] Megastore [ edit ] Chelsea were not down for long, working through the processes that have been so instilled in them under Hayes. They remained patient in their buildup until they found a way. The Mears brothers would offer Fulham the chance to lease their new stadium. But the club rejected the proposal to remain at Craven Cottage. So, the pair set about forming their own team and would found Chelsea in April 1905 with Tom Lewin Kinton and John Henry Maltby.Henry of Huntingdon (1853). Thomas Forester (ed.). The Chronicle of Henry of Huntington, The History of England, From the Invasion of Julius Caesar to the Accession of Henry II. London: Henry G. Bohn. p.209. Lighting up Stamford Bridge stars". ESPN Cricinfo. Archived from the original on 1 February 2017 . Retrieved 25 June 2017.

Twomey, Liam. "Chelsea agree deal in principle for area next to Stamford Bridge". The Athletic . Retrieved 20 July 2023. Estadio Stamford Bridge, London". arquitecturaviva. Archived from the original on 1 July 2021 . Retrieved 18 May 2021. The Bridge opened in 1877 as a home for the London Athletic Club and was used almost exclusively for that purpose until 1904. Subsequently, with the opening of the football club, the need for a playing surface resulted in the construction of the pitch. In June 2015 significant upgrades were made to the undersoil-heating, drainage, and irrigation systems. Along with the installation a new hybrid grass pitch, this brought the pitch up to modern standards. The current pitch at the ground measures approximately 103 metres (112.6 yd) long by 67 metres (73.2 yd) wide, with a couple metres of run-off space on all sides. The south stand has by far the most run-off space being unto 3.5 metres deep. [30] Chelsea Village and surroundings [ edit ] Stamford Bridge East Entrance Bennett, Matthew (2001). Campaigns of the Norman Conquest. Essential Histories. Oxford, UK: Osprey. pp.37–40. ISBN 978-1-84176-228-9. Oleksandr Zinchenko to fulfil boyhood Arsenal dream and play under Arsene Wenger in 'Game 4 Ukraine' ". talkSPORT. 12 June 2023 . Retrieved 12 June 2023.

Lowest attendance: 3,000 V Lincoln City, Second Division, 17 February 1906 (During COVID: 2,000 v Leeds United, Premier League, 5 December 2020) [63] [64] It could even be argued that success could possibly prevent the growth of an active fanbase. Why? Because Chelsea win so systematically that there is very little jeopardy around the fixtures. That is added to by the choice of the games played at Stamford Bridge. Countdown to SABR Day 2011". BaseballGB.co.uk. Archived from the original on 17 January 2011 . Retrieved 10 March 2011.

Fans can get to Stamford Bridge in several ways given the location of Chelsea’s stadium in west London. Fulham Broadway on the District Line is the nearest tube station. While the overground stations West Brompton and Imperial Wharf are around a 15-minute walk away. In 1964–65, a seated West Stand was built to replace the existing terracing on the west side. Most of the West Stand consisted of rising ranks of wooden tip up seats on iron frames, but seating at the very front was on concrete forms known as "the Benches". The old West Stand was demolished in 1997 and replaced by the current West Stand. It has three tiers, in addition to a row of executive boxes that stretches the length of the stand. Peter Osgood's ashes were laid to rest under the Shed End penalty spot in 2006. [26] West Stand [ edit ] The West Stand Stamford Bridge opened in 1877 as a home for the London Athletic Club and was used almost exclusively for that purpose until 1904, when the lease was acquired by brothers Gus and Joseph Mears, who wanted to stage high-profile professional football matches there. However, previous to this, in 1898, Stamford Bridge played host to the World Championship of shinty between Beauly Shinty Club and London Camanachd. [7] Stamford Bridge was built close to Lillie Bridge, an older sports ground which had hosted the 1873 FA Cup Final and the first ever amateur boxing matches (among other things). It was initially offered to Fulham Football Club, but they turned it down for financial reasons. After considering the sale of the land to the Great Western Railway Company, the Mears decided to found their own football club, Chelsea, to occupy the ground as a rival to Fulham. Noted football ground architect Archibald Leitch, who had also designed Ibrox, Celtic Park, Craven Cottage and Hampden Park, was hired to construct the stadium. In its early days, Stamford Bridge stadium was served by a small railway station, Chelsea and Fulham railway station, which was later closed after World War II bombing. [8] On 6 March 2017, full permission was given to redevelop Stamford Bridge by the mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, who said the "high quality and spectacular design" would add to the capital's "fantastic array of sporting arenas". [47]

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Stamford Bridge ( / ˈ s t æ m f ər d/) is a football stadium in Fulham, adjacent to the borough of Chelsea in West London. It is the home of Premier League club Chelsea. The stadium rebuild was designed by Swiss architects Herzog & de Meuron, who had previously designed the Allianz Arena in Munich and the Beijing National Stadium. [51]

Boost for Chelsea after council ruling in battle of Stamford Bridge – Independent.ie". Independent.ie. Archived from the original on 15 April 2018 . Retrieved 15 April 2018. That is easier said than done though: “It’s a proper learning curve and I don’t think there’s a straightforward answer. One of the reasons is, for years, it feels like growing the fanbase was the forgotten part. Because we were doing so well on the pitch, the need to build the fanbase got forgotten. The previous owners or the hierarchy didn’t help, we didn’t play that many games at Stamford Bridge. Women’s football has grown so much since we first played there in 2016.” On 5 January 2017, Hammersmith and Fulham council approved the rebuild. [46] The whole of the Chelsea Village development would be demolished and the new stadium would include a new club shop, museum, a bar, and restaurants. The two existing hotels, restaurants, bars and spa would be relocated. [ citation needed] The Shed End was next on the to-do list before problems with planning permission put work on the west stand on ice. Chelsea built the lower tier on time but spent two years disputing the upper section. Work on the 13,500-seater stand would eventually conclude during 2001. How to get to Stamford Bridge Chelsea plan Bridge redevelopment". BBC. 20 January 2006. Archived from the original on 12 January 2016 . Retrieved 17 November 2007.

Stamford Bridge soon featured one of Leitch’s trademark elements with a 120-yard stand on the east side with a pedimented centre gable. While thousands of tons of material excavated from the construction of the underground Piccadilly Line supported the open bowel stands. Chelsea FC: The Stamford Bridge Story In Photos". 26 March 2014. Archived from the original on 2 June 2019 . Retrieved 2 June 2019. saw the opening of a new club museum, known as the Chelsea Museum or the Centenary Museum, to mark the one hundredth anniversary of the club. The museum is located in the former Shed Galleria. Visitors are able to visit the WAGs lounge and then watch an introductory video message from the former vice-president Richard Attenborough. They are then guided decade by decade through the club's history seeing old programmes, past shirts, José Mourinho's coat and other memorabilia. A motto on the wall of the museum reads "I am not from the bottle. I am a special one.", [34] a reference to Mourinho's famous quote upon signing as manager for Chelsea. [35]