Stamford Bridge
The Bridge
View from Lower East Stand
Full name	Stamford Bridge
Location	Fulham Broadway, London, England
Built	1876
Opened	1877
Renovated	1904-5, 1990s
Owner	Chelsea Pitch Owners plc
Operator	Chelsea F.C.
Surface	Grass
Architect	Archibald Leitch (1887)
Tenants	Chelsea F.C. (1905-present)
Capacity	42,055[1]
Field dimensions	110 x 75 yards

Stamford Bridge is a football stadium on the border of Fulham and Chelsea, in the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham that is home to Chelsea Football Club. The stadium is located within the famous Moore Park Estate or also known as Walham Green. It is nicknamed "The Bridge" by the club's supporters. The capacity is 42,055, making it the eighth largest ground in the Premier League (see List of Premier League stadiums). Image File history File links Size of this preview: 728 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (731 × 602 pixel, file size: 100 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Walham Green is an area of west London, United Kingdom. ... This article is about the capital of England and the United Kingdom. ... For other uses, see England (disambiguation). ... The East Stand. ... Chelsea Football Club (also known as The Blues or previously The Pensioners) are an English professional football club based in west London. ... Archibald Leitch (April 27, 1865 – 1939) was a Scottish architect, most famous for his work designing football stadiums throughout the United Kingdom. ... Chelsea Football Club (also known as The Blues or previously The Pensioners) are an English professional football club based in west London. ... For other uses, see 1905 (disambiguation). ... Soccer redirects here. ... The new Wembley Stadium in London is the most expensive stadium ever built; it has a seating capacity of 90,000 This article is about the building type. ... Fulham is a suburban area of west London in the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham, located 3. ... Statue of Thomas More on Cheyne Walk. ... The London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham is a London borough in West London and forms part of Inner London. ... Chelsea Football Club (also known as The Blues or previously The Pensioners) are an English professional football club based in west London. ... Walham Green is an area of west London, United Kingdom. ... A list of stadiums that are hosting games in the English Premier League during the 2005-06 season. ...

History

Name

18th century maps show a 'Stanford Creek' running along the route of what is now a railway line at the back of the East Stand as a tributary of the Thames.

The stream had two local bridges: Stanford Bridge on the Fulham Road (also recorded as Little Chelsea Bridge) and Stanbridge on the King's Road, now known as Stanley Bridge. Stanford Creek, Stanford Bridge and Stanbridge no doubt all contributed in some uncertain way to the eventual name of Stamford Bridge, which must have been further suggested by the well known Battle of Stamford Bridge in Yorkshire, a famous victory by King Harold Godwinson against the Vikings in 1066 that took place shortly before his defeat by the Normans at the Battle of Hastings. Fulham Road is a street in London, England, that runs from the A219 road in Fulham, in the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham, through Chelsea to Brompton Road and the A4 in Brompton, in the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea. ... Kings Road may mean: Kings Road, Hong Kong Kings Road, Singapore Kings Road, Chelsea, London, United Kingdom This article consisting of geographical locations is a disambiguation page, a list of pages that otherwise might share the same title. ... Combatants Norwegians, Northumbrian rebels, Scots Anglo-Saxon England, the Þingalið Commanders Harald Hardråde(Harald Hadrada)† Tostig Godwinson† Harold Godwinson Strength Around 7,500 Around 7,000 Casualties Unknown, around 7,000 Unknown, around 2,000 The Battle of Stamford Bridge in England took place on September 25, 1066, shortly... Yorkshire is a historic county of northern England. ... Harold II of England (Harold Godwinson); c. ... Combatants Normans supported by: Bretons (one third of total), Flemings, French Anglo-Saxons, the Þingalið Commanders William of Normandy, Odo of Bayeux Harold Godwinson † Strength 7,000-8,000 7,000-8,000 Casualties Unknown, thought to be around 2,000 killed and wounded Unknown, thought to be around 4...

Early history

Middlesex play the ‘Original’ New Zealand All Blacks in October 1905 at the new Stamford Bridge

Stamford Bridge opened in 1877 as a home for the London Athletics 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. [1]. 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. They considered selling the land to the Great Western Railway Company, but ultimately decided to found their own football club, Chelsea, to occupy the ground. Noted football ground architect Archibald Leitch, who had also designed Ibrox, Celtic Park, Craven Cottage and Hampden Park, was hired to construct the stadium. Image File history File links Stamford_Bridge_1905. ... Image File history File links Chelsea_bt_W_Brom_1905. ... Image File history File links Middx_v_NZ_1905. ... Henry Augustus Gus Mears (1873-1912) was an English businessman most notable for founding Chelsea Football Club. ... Joe Mears (d. ... Soccer redirects here. ... // A shinty game in progress Shinty (Scottish Gaelic camanachd or iomain) is a team sport played with sticks and a ball. ... Beauly Shinty Club is a shinty club from Beauly, Scotland. ... London Camanachd is the only shinty club in England. ... The Lillie Bridge Grounds was a sports ground in London near to present day Stamford Bridge, opened around 1867. ... Fulham Football Club are an English football team based in Fulham, in the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham. ... The original Bristol Temple Meads station, first terminus of the GWR, is the building to the left of this picture The Great Western Railway (GWR) was a British railway company, linking South West England, the West Country and South Wales with London. ... For other uses, see Architect (disambiguation). ... Archibald Leitch (April 27, 1865 – 1939) was a Scottish architect, most famous for his work designing football stadiums throughout the United Kingdom. ... Ibrox Stadium, originally Ibrox Park, is the stadium of Rangers F.C. It is located on the south side of the River Clyde in the Ibrox district of Glasgow, Scotland. ... This page is about the soccer stadium in Glasgow. ... Craven Cottage is the name of a sports stadium in the Hammersmith and Fulham area that has been the 6. ... For other uses, see Hampden Park (disambiguation). ...

As originally constructed, Stamford Bridge was an athletics track and the pitch was initially located in the middle of the running track. This meant that spectators were separated from the field of play on all sides by the width of running track and, on the north and south sides, the separation was particularly large because the long sides of the running track considerably exceeded the length of the football pitch. The stadium had a single stand for 5,000 spectators on the east side. The other sides were all open in a vast bowl and thousands of tons of material excavated from the building of the Piccadilly Line provided high terracing for standing spectators exposed to the elements on the west side. A football field is the playing surface for the game of football (soccer). ... London Transport Portal The Piccadilly Line is a line of the London Underground, coloured blue on the Tube map. ...

Stamford Bridge had an official capacity of around 100,000, making it the second largest ground in England after Crystal Palace, the FA Cup final venue. Stamford Bridge itself hosted the final for the first three years after the First World War from 1920 to 1922, after which it was replaced by Wembley. For other uses, see England (disambiguation). ... The National Sports Centre The National Athletics Stadium with the Crystal Palace Transmitter in the background. ... This article is about the English FA Cup. ... Wembley Stadium was a football stadium located in Wembley, London. ...

Results of FA Cup Finals at Stamford Bridge

The 1920 FA Cup Final, the first since the end of the First World War, was contested by Aston Villa and Huddersfield at Stamford Bridge. ... Aston Villa redirects here. ... Huddersfield Town Football Club is an English football club formed in 1908 and based in Huddersfield, West Yorkshire. ... The 1921 FA Cup Final was contested by Tottenham Hotspur and Wolverhampton Wanderers at Stamford Bridge. ... Tottenham Hotspur Football Club is an English professional football club which plays in the Premier League. ... Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. are an English football club playing at Molineux Stadium. ... The 1922 FA Cup Final was contested by Huddersfield Town and Preston North End at Stamford Bridge. ... Huddersfield Town Football Club is an English football club formed in 1908 and based in Huddersfield, West Yorkshire. ... Preston North End Football Club are an English professional football club located in the Deepdale area of the city of Preston, Lancashire, currently playing in the second tier of English league football, The Championship. ...

Expansion

In 1930, a new terrace was built on the south side for more standing spectators. Only part of this was roofed and it became known as "The Shed". This became the favoured spot for the loudest and most die-hard support until the terrace was demolished in 1994 (when all-seater stadium became compulsory by law as a safety measure in light of the Taylor Report following the Hillsborough disaster). The seated stand which replaced it is still known as the Shed End (see above). The Taylor Report is a document, whose development was overseen by Lord Justice Taylor, concerning the aftermath and causes of the Hillsborough disaster in 1989. ... The Memorial at Hillsborough. ...

In 1939, a small two storied North Stand including seating was erected. It was originally intended to span the entire northern end, but the outbreak of World War II and its aftermarth compelled the club to keep the stand small. It was demolished and replaced by open terracing for standing supporters in 1975. The North Terrace was closed in 1993 and the present North Stand of two tiers (the Matthew Harding Stand) was then constructed at that end. Combatants Allied powers: China France Great Britain Soviet Union United States and others Axis powers: Germany Italy Japan and others Commanders Chiang Kai-shek Charles de Gaulle Winston Churchill Joseph Stalin Franklin Roosevelt Adolf Hitler Benito Mussolini Hideki Tōjō Casualties Military dead: 17,000,000 Civilian dead: 33,000... Matthew Harding (December 26, 1953 – October 22, 1996) was a British businessman and vice-chairman of Chelsea football club. ...

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 1998 and replaced by the current West Stand. // Overview After a three-way tussle for the League title between Manchester United, Leeds United and Chelsea, Manchester United came out on top and were crowned champions. ...

A vast new East Stand was built in 1973, originally intended as the start of a comprehensive redevelopment of the stadium which was abandoned when the football club ran into financial difficulties. The East Stand essentially survives in its 1973 three tiered cantilevered form, although it has been much refurbished and modernised since.

Crisis

The cost of building the East Stand escalated out of control after shortages of materials and a builders' strike; this, combined with other factors, saw the club go into decline. As part of financial restructuring during the late 1970s, the freehold was separated from the club and when new Chelsea chairman Ken Bates bought the club for £1 in 1982, he didn't buy the stadium. A large chunk of the Stamford Bridge freehold was subsequently sold to property developers Marler Estates instead. This resulted in a long and acrimonious legal fight between Bates and Marler Estates; the latter were ultimately forced in bankruptcy after a market crash in the early 1990s, allowing Bates to do a deal with their banks and re-unite the freehold with the club. Fee simple, also known as fee simple absolute or allodial, is a term of art in common law. ... A Chairman is the presiding officer of a meeting, organization, committee, or other deliberative body. ... Kenneth William Bates (born 4 December 1931 in Ealing, London) is an English businessman and football executive commonly known as Ken Bates. ... GBP may be: short for Game Boy Player the ISO currency code for the British Pound Sterling. ... A real estate developer (American English) or property developer (British English) makes improvements of some kind to real property, thereby increasing its value. ... Notice of closure stuck on the door of a computer store the day after its parent company, Granville Technology Group Ltd, declared bankruptcy (strictly, put into administration—see text) in the United Kingdom. ...

The re-building of the stadium commenced again and successive building phases during the 1990s have eliminated the original running track: the 1973 East Stand began this process. All stands are now roofed and all-seater, and are immediately adjacent to the pitch. This has had the effect of concentrating and capturing the noise of the supporters, which paradoxically appears louder now than when support was dispersed at a distance from the pitch on open terraces, although the stadium capacity is approximately half of what it was. The pitch, the turnstiles, and the naming rights of the club are now owned by Chelsea Pitch Owners, an organisation set up to prevent the stadium ever being purchased by property developers again. All-seater is a terminology applied to sports stadiums in which every spectator must be seated. ... This article is about the pedestrian gate. ... Naming rights are the right to name a piece of property, either tangible property or an event, usually granted in exchange for financial considerations. ... The East Stand. ...

Miscellaneous

Stamford Bridge speedway team operated from the stadium from 1929 until 1932, winning the Southern League in their opening season. Initially open meetings were held there in 1928. A nineteen year old junior rider, Charlie Biddle, was killed in a racing accident. In 1931, black cinders were laid onto the circuit suitable for use by speedway and athletics.^[2] Motorcycle speedway, normally referred to as Speedway, is a motorcycle sport that involves usually 4 and sometimes up to 6 riders competing over 4 laps of an oval circuit. ...

Greyhound racing was first held at the stadium on 31 July 1937 and continued until 1 August 1968.^[2] A midget car meeting reportedly attracted a crowd of 50,000 people in 1948.^[2] Several greyhounds before a race. ... is the 212th day of the year (213th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1937 (MCMXXXVII) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 213th day of the year (214th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1968 (MCMLXVIII) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Midget cars are very small race cars with a very high power-to-weight ratio. ...

In 1945, Stamford Bridge staged one of the most notable matches in its history. Soviet side FC Dynamo Moscow were invited to tour the United Kingdom at the end of the Second World War and Chelsea were the first side they faced. An estimated crowd of over 100,000 crammed into Stamford Bridge to watch an exciting 3-3 draw, with many spectators on the dog track and on top of the stands. CCCP redirects here. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Mushroom cloud from the nuclear explosion over Nagasaki rising 18 km into the air. ...

The stadium was also one of the home venues for the London XI team that played in the original Inter-Cities Fairs Cup, today called the UEFA Cup. Having played at various other stadia in London in the group and knockout stages, the team played the home leg of the two-legged final at Stamford Bridge, drawing 2-2 with FC Barcelona; they lost the away leg 6-0, however. The London XI was an association football representative team, specially created to take part in a Europe-wide competition, the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup, the precursor of todays UEFA Cup. ... The first Inter-Cities Fairs Cup (the pre-cursor to the UEFA Cup) took place over three seasons from 1955 to 1958. ... For the current season, see UEFA Cup 2007-08. ... Futbol Club Barcelona, known familiarly as Barça (pronounced ), is a Spanish sports club based in Barcelona, Catalonia. ...

The ground was used in 1980 for the first major day-night floodlit cricket match between Essex and West Indies (although organised by Surrey) which was a commercial success; the following year it hosted the final of the inaugural Lambert & Butler county cricket competition. It, however, failed and the experiment of playing cricket on football grounds was ended. This article is about the sport. ...

Stamford Bridge also briefly hosted American football - despite not being long enough for a regulation-size gridiron field - when the London Monarchs were based there in 1997. United States simply as football, is a competitive team sport that is both fast-paced and strategic. ... Year Founded 1991 Year Retired 1998 City London, England Team Colours (London) Royal Blue, Gold, Red Team Colours (England) Red, White, Black Championships 1 (1991, beat Barcelona Dragons 21-0) The London Monarchs were a franchise in NFL Europe and its predecessor league, the World League of American Football (WLAF...

Current stands

Matthew Harding Stand

Capacity: 10,884

The Matthew Harding Stand

The Matthew Harding Stand, previously known as the North Stand, is along the north edge of the pitch. It is named after former Chelsea director Matthew Harding, who transformed the club in the early 1990s before his death in a helicopter accident in October 22, 1996. It was due to a considerable investment in the club by Harding that the stand was able to be completed, and as such the tribute is fitting. It was completed during the 1997-98 season, a year or so after Mr Harding's death. The stand has two tiers and is the area where a majority of Season Ticket Holders will be found. As such, this stand is considered the area where the best and most consistent atmosphere will emanate from, particularly the Lower Tier. There are rumours that owner Roman Abramovich will make this bigger, however it would be necessary to knock down the 'Chelsea World of Sport' (for 2005/6 the 'Chelsea Centenary Museum') which falls behind the Matthew Harding stand. Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 800 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (2048 × 1536 pixel, file size: 1. ... Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 800 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (2048 × 1536 pixel, file size: 1. ... Matthew Harding (December 26, 1953 – October 22, 1996) was a British businessman and vice-chairman of Chelsea football club. ... For other uses, see Helicopter (disambiguation). ... is the 295th day of the year (296th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1996 (MCMXCVI) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar). ... // Premier League Arsenal overhauled Manchester Uniteds lead during the final weeks of the season to win the Premiership title. ... Roman Arkadyevich Abramovich (IPA: ) (Russian: ) (born 24 October 1966 in Saratov, Russian SFSR, USSR) is a Russian billionaire and the main owner of private investment company Millhouse Capital, referred to as one of the Russian oligarchs. ...

For some European matches, sections of this stand are unusable, as large television vans block entrances to the stand. Therefore, the stadium operates with a reduced capacity for these occasions.

East Stand

The East Stand

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The oldest stand, the East Stand is located along the east side of the pitch. Previously it was the home to away supporters on the bottom tier, however at the start of the 2005/2006 season then-manager José Mourinho requested the move of the family section to this part of the stand to boost team morale. The stand has three tiers and is the heart of the stadium, housing the tunnel, dugout, dressing rooms, conference room, press centre, AV and commentary box. The middle tier is occupied by facilities, clubs, and executive suites. The upper tier provides spectators with one of the best views in the stadium. José Mário dos Santos Félix Mourinho, GOIH (pron. ...

Shed End

Capacity: 6,814

The Shed End is located along the south side of the pitch. The stand has two tiers. The lower tier used to be home to the family centre, however for the 2005/2006 season and beyond the club has moved the away fans to the East corner of the stand (Gates 1-3 of the Upper Tier and around half of the Lower). The Shed also contains the centenary museum and a memorial wall where families of deceased fans are able to leave a permanent memorial of their loved ones indicating their eternal support for the club.

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The new Stamford Bridge West Stand - Entrance.

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West Stand

Capacity: 13,432

The West Stand, recently updated, is located along the west side of the pitch. It has three tiers, in addition to a row of executive boxes that stretches the length of the stand. This stand houses Abramovich on match days. Due to this, Abramovich installed heaters so fans (and himself) are warm on the terraces during the cold winter days. A luxury box or luxury suite is a special seating section in arenas and stadiums. ...

The construction of the stand was almost responsible for Chelsea's financial crisis, which would've seen the club fall into administration but for the intervention of Abramovich.^{[citation needed]} In borrowing some £70m from Eurobonds to finance the project, Ken Bates put Chelsea into a perilous financial position, primarily because of the repayment terms.

Now complete, the stand is the main external 'face' of the stadium, being the first thing fans see when entering the primary gate on Fulham Road. The Main Entrance is flanked by the Spackman and Speedie hospitality entrances, named after former Chelsea players Nigel Spackman and David Speedie. The stand also features the largest concourse area in the stadium. Fulham Road is a street in London, England, that runs from the A219 road in Fulham, in the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham, through Chelsea to Brompton Road and the A4 in Brompton, in the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea. ... Nigel James Spackman (born December 2, 1960 in Romsey Hampshire) is a football manager and former player who is currently without a job, as he recently left Millwall. ... David Robert Speedie (born 20 February 1960 in Glenrothes, Scotland) is a former Scottish footballer who played for numerous clubs during the 1980s and 1990s, most notably Chelsea and Coventry City. ...

The aforementioned executive boxes are also known as the Millennium Suites and are the home of the majority of matchday hospitality guests. Each box is also named after a former Chelsea player (names in brackets):

• Tambling Suite (Bobby Tambling)
• Clarke Suite (Steve Clarke, current Assistant Manager at Chelsea)
• Harris Suite (Ron Harris)
• 'Drakes' (Ted Drake)
• Bonetti (Peter Bonetti)
• Hollins (John Hollins)

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Other features

When Stamford Bridge was redeveloped in the Ken Bates era many additional features were added to the complex including two hotels, apartments, bars, restaurants, the Chelsea Megastore, and an interactive visitor attraction called Chelsea World of Sport. The intention was that these facilities would provide extra revenue to support the football side of the business, but they were less successful than hoped and before the Abramovich takeover in 2003 the debt taken on to finance them was a major burden on the club. Soon after the takeover a decision was taken to drop the "Chelsea Village" brand and refocus on Chelsea as a football club. However, the stadium is sometimes still referred to as part of Chelsea Village or "The Village". Kenneth William Bates (born 4 December 1931 in Ealing, London) is an English businessman and football executive commonly known as Ken Bates. ... Roman Arkadyevich Abramovich (IPA: ) (Russian: ) (born 24 October 1966 in Saratov, Russian SFSR, USSR) is a Russian billionaire and the main owner of private investment company Millhouse Capital, referred to as one of the Russian oligarchs. ...

Centenary Museum

The Chelsea Museum

2005 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 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. Image File history File links Size of this preview: 750 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (1280 × 1024 pixel, file size: 125 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) The Chelsea Museum, made for the 100th Anniversary of Chelsea FC. I took the photo myself. ... Image File history File links Size of this preview: 750 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (1280 × 1024 pixel, file size: 125 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) The Chelsea Museum, made for the 100th Anniversary of Chelsea FC. I took the photo myself. ... WAGs (or Wags) was an acronym used particularly (but by no means exclusively) by the British tabloid press to describe the Wives And Girlfriends of the England national football team. ... Richard Samuel Attenborough, Baron Attenborough, CBE (born 29 August 1923) is an English actor, director, producer, and entrepreneur. ... José Mário dos Santos Félix Mourinho, GOIH (pron. ...

The future

The club has announced that it wants to extend Stamford Bridge to around 55,000 seats;^[3] however, its location in a heavily built-up part of Inner London near a main road and two railway lines makes this very difficult. The dispersal of an additional 13,000 fans into the residential roads, of the Moore Park Estate opposite, would not be desirable and the club is said to be looking at all possible solutions to this^{[citation needed]}. Inner London is the name for the group of London boroughs which form the central part of Greater London and are surrounded by Outer London. ... Railroad or railway tracks are used on railways, which, together with railroad switches (points), guide trains without the need for steering. ...

The club have therefore been linked with a move away from Stamford Bridge to a variety of locations, including the Earls Court Exhibition Centre, White City, Battersea Power Station, the Imperial Road Gasworks (off the Kings Road on the Fulham and Chelsea border) and the Chelsea Barracks.^[4] Furthermore, due to the terms of the Chelsea Pitch Owners, the club could have to relinquish the name 'Chelsea Football Club' should it ever move from Stamford Bridge.^[5] The Earls Court Exhibition Centre (also known as Earls Court Arena or often simply Earls Court) is located in West London, England on the boundary between the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea and Hammersmith and Fulham. ... White City is a place in the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham in London in England. ... Battersea Power Station viewed from the north bank of the River Thames at Pimlico. ... Fulham is a suburban area of west London in the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham, located 3. ... Statue of Thomas More on Cheyne Walk. ... Chelsea Barracks is a British Army barracks located approximately three-quarters of a mile from Buckingham Palace in central London. ... The East Stand. ...

Details

Records

Record Attendance: 82,905 v Arsenal on October 12, 1935 (note this is for a Chelsea 'domestic' game, there have been many events at Stamford Bridge exceeding 100,000) Arsenal Football Club (also known as Arsenal, The Arsenal or The Gunners) are an English professional football club based in Holloway, north London. ... is the 285th day of the year (286th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1935 (MCMXXXV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar). ...

Average attendances

• Premier League
  • 2002-03: 39,784
  • 2003-04: 41,234
  • 2004-05: 41,870
  • 2005-06: 41,902
  • 2006-07: 41,909

International matches

• December 11, 1909 - England Amateurs 9-1 Netherlands
• April 5, 1913 - England 1-0 Scotland
• November 20, 1929 - England 6-0 Wales
• December 7, 1932 - England 4-3 Austria
• May 11, 1946 - England 4-1 Switzerland (Victory International)

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References

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