Stamford Bridge
Chelsea have only ever had one dwelling ground, Stamford Bridge, where they have performed since foundation. It was formally opened on 28 April 1877. For the first 28 years of its reality it was utilised nearly solely by the London Athletics Club as an arena for athletics meetings and not at all for football. In 1904 the ground was came by by professional Gus Mears and his male sibling Joseph, who had before came by added land (formerly a large market garden) with the objective of arranging football agrees on the now 12.5 acre (51,000 m²) site.
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| Stamford Bridge during a Champions League |
Stamford Bridge was conceived for the Mears family by the documented football architect Archibald Leitch. They suggested to lease the stadium to Fulham, but were turned down. As a outcome, the proprietors determined to pattern their own football association to live at their new ground. Most football associations were based first, and then searched surrounds in which to play, but Chelsea Soccer Club were based for Stamford Bridge. Since there was currently a football association entitled Fulham in the borough, the founders determined to take up the title of the adjacent borough of Chelsea for the new association, having furthermore advised titles for example Kensington FC, Stamford Bridge FC and London FC.
Starting with an open bowl-like conceive and one enclosed terrace, Stamford Bridge had an initial capability of round 100,000. The early 1930s glimpsed the building of a terrace on the south part of the ground with a top covering that enclosed round one fifth of the stand. It finally became renowned as the "Shed End", the dwelling of Chelsea's most trusted and vocal supporters, especially throughout the 1960s, 70s and 80s. The accurate sources of the title are unclear, but the detail that the top covering looked like a corrugated metal lost top covering performed a part.
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