The Lillie Bridge Grounds was a sports ground in London near to present day Stamford Bridge, opened around 1867. The ground started to fall into disuse after the opening of Stamford Bridge and after a riot on September 18, 1887 which destroyed the track and grandstand, finally closed in 1888. St. ... For the town in England see Stamford Bridge, East Yorkshire The interior of Stamford Bridge is decorated in Chelseas blue and white Stamford Bridge is a football stadium in the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham that is home to Chelsea Football Club. ... 1867 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... Riots in Newark, New Jersey Riots occur when crowds of people have gathered and are committing crimes or acts of violence. ... September 18 is the 261st day of the year (262nd in leap years). ... 1887 is a common year starting on Saturday (click on link for calendar). ... 1888 is a leap year starting on Sunday (click on link for calendar). ...

Sports contested at the venue included athletics, bicycle racing, football and cricket. Athletics - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ... In bicycle racing sports bicycles are used in a competitive way, most often speed, sometimes a style competition. ... Football is a ball game played between two teams of eleven players, each attempting to win by scoring more goals than their opponent. ... Cricket is a team sport played between two groups of eleven players each. ...

Football

The Wanderers after winning the first FA Cup final in 1872 the rules allowed them to defended the cup in the second final of 1873 with choice of venue. Not having a ground of their own, they chose Lillie Bridge and Oxford University were defeated 2-0. The Wanderers Football Club were an amateur football club, who were one of the leading clubs in English football in the 1860s and 1870s. ... The FA Cups trophy is also known as the FA Cup. ... 1872 was a leap year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... 1873 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... The University of Oxford, located in the city of Oxford, England, is the oldest university in the English-speaking world. ...

Cricket

Middlesex County Cricket Club moved in in 1869 before leaving in 1872 due to the poor quality of the turf. The club nearly folded at this time, a vote for continuing being won 7-6. Middlesex County Cricket Club is a first-class cricket club in England, named after the historic county of Middlesex which their home ground, Lords Cricket Ground in London, is located. ... 1869 is a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1872 was a leap year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ...

Athletics

Lillie Bridge was the home of the Amateur Athletic Club which organised the Amateur Championships before they were held under the auspices of the Amateur Athletic Association (the Three As). The London Athletics Club moved in in 1869 before leaving for Stamford Bridge in 1877. 1877 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ...

From 1867 to 1887, the annual athletics varsity match between Oxford and Cambridge Universities were held here before moving to Queen's Club on the ground's closure. A varsity match refers to a sporting fixture between two university rivals. ... University of Cambridge - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ... The Queens Club Championships is a grass-court tennis tournament for mens singles and doubles held on an annual basis in the week after the French Open, as a warm-up event for Wimbledon. ...

Many world records were set at Lillie Bridge, including for example, 6' 2.5" in the high jump in 1876 by Marshall Brooks in front of a crowd of 12,000. Gold medal winner Ethel Catherwood of Canada scissors over the bar at the 1928 Summer Olympics The high jump is an athletics/track and field event in which competitors must jump over a horizontal bar placed at measured heights. ... 1876 is a leap year starting on Saturday. ...

Boxing

The ground held the first ever amateur boxing matches in 1867, cups being supplied by the Marquess of Queensberry. This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ... John Sholto Douglas (1844-1900) was an eccentric Scottish nobleman, the 9th Marquess of Queensberry and Viscount Drumlanrig. ...

External links

• British Library images of posters for events at Lillie Bridge