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Stamford Bridge was initially planned to have a capacity of around 100,000 [10] and was the second largest ground in England after Crystal Palace. It was used as the FA Cup final venue. 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 ...
Following this, Chelsea Pitch Owners was created, and in 1997 it purchased the Stamford Bridge freehold, the turnstiles, the pitch and the Chelsea FC name with the aid of a non-recourse loan of £10 million [1] from Chelsea Village plc, the parent company of the club.
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Chelsea are "maybe the best team in the Premier League right now", says Brentford manager Thomas Frank. Enzo Maresca, who replaced Mauricio Pochettino in June, has led the Blues to six straight ...
In June 2015 Chelsea unveiled plans to expand Stamford Bridge to a capacity of 60,000, [66] however in January 2018, in spite of the local councils' approval of the £2bn development, plans were blocked due to objections of a single local resident, referencing light restrictions of the build; so the plans were shelved. [67]
Stamford Bridge was extensively rebuilt between 1993 and 1998, with three stands being replaced and the circular track between the pitch and stands being removed, and the only pre-1993 stand at the stadium being the 1974 East Stand structure. This achieved a 34,000 all-seater capacity which had been given the go-ahead in July 1990.
Chelsea set a Europa Conference League record as they crushed Armenian side FC Noah 8-0 at Stamford Bridge on Thursday. Why not relive those goals?