![]() ![]() Question marks over the long term future of Chelsea’s tenancy at Stamford Bridge remained through to the nineties with little development taking place. There were plans to revamp the entire stadium some thirty to forty years later but finances ran dry meaning the entire project wasn’t completed. Are Chelsea knocking down Stamford Bridge? Further development of that nature followed at the end of the thirties. Come 1930, work started on the very first roof which, along was seating, was put on what would become known as the Shed End. The original construction was a 100,000 capacity bowl stadium with every inch exposed to the elements as there was no roof at all. ![]() Stamford Bridge actually predates Chelsea football club the Blues were founded with the intention of playing their games at Stamford Bridge and that has been the case since 1905. Interestingly, the pub where the club were formed still exists and is now called the Butcher’s Hook. The club have played at on the Stamford Bridge ever since. Chelsea FC came into being in 1905 in a pub in Fulham Road just across from what is now Stamford Bridge. Outside the ground, behind the West Stand is a statue of former playing legend, Peter Osgood.Ĭhelsea are one of only a few clubs who have played at the same stadium since they were formed. There are two large video screens located in opposite corners of the stadium. ![]() Opposite is the Shed End which has a Police Control Box suspended below its roof. One of these is the Matthew Harding Stand, named in memory of the man who did so much to transform the club. Stamford Bridge – West Standīoth ends are smaller being two-tiered. Opened in 1973 this towering stand is also three-tiered and has the team dugouts situated at its front. Its roof is virtually transparent, allowing more light to reach the pitch and gives it a unique look. Located on one side of the pitch, it is a superb three-tiered affair having a row of executive boxes running across its middle, the type of which you are able to sit outside. The latest addition to the Chelsea ground is the attractive West Stand, which was opened in 2001. The developers have taken advantage of the fact that the ‘old’ Stamford Bridge was oval shaped and have stretched the new stands right around the ground ‘filling in’ the corners so that the stadium is totally enclosed. Chelsea’s stadium Stamford Bridge is quite impressive looking, having had three new stands built since the mid-1990s. ![]()
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