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The East Stand. The cost of constructing this stand played a large part in the club's financial crisis. Chelsea Pitch Owners plc is a nonprofit organisation which is part of Chelsea Football Club, tasked with the upkeep of the stadium. It owns both the freehold of the Stamford Bridge stadium and the naming rights of Chelsea Football Club.
Stamford Bridge (/ ˈ s t æ m f ər d /) is a football stadium in Fulham, adjacent to the borough of Chelsea in West London.It is the home of Premier League club Chelsea.With a capacity of 40,173, it is the ninth largest venue of the 2024–25 Premier League season and the eleventh largest football stadium in England.
An offer to lease it to nearby Fulham F.C. was turned down, so Mears opted to found his own club to use the stadium. As there was already a team named Fulham in the borough, the name of the adjacent borough of Chelsea was chosen for the new club; names like Kensington FC, Stamford Bridge FC and London FC were considered. [9]
Chelsea have bought 2.4 acres of neighbouring land with a view to redeveloping Stamford Bridge, but the club have still not ruled out relocating to a new site. Chelsea have bought 2.4 acres of ...
On 7 May 2022, Chelsea confirmed that terms have been agreed for a new ownership group to acquire the club. The group which later known as BlueCo was led by Todd Boehly , chairman and CEO of Eldridge Industries , and Clearlake Capital , it also included Hansjörg Wyss , founder of the Wyss Foundation, and Mark Walter , co-founder and CEO of ...
An offer to lease it to nearby Fulham F.C. was turned down, so Mears opted to found his own club to use the stadium. As there was already a team named Fulham in the borough, the name of the adjacent borough of Chelsea was chosen for the new club; names like Kensington FC, Stamford Bridge FC and London FC were also considered. [1]
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Mears was on the club's first board of directors, but did not live to see the club achieve any success. His dream of making Stamford Bridge one of England's top stadiums was realised, however, as it staged the FA Cup Final from 1920-23. His descendants continued to own the club until 1982, when his great-nephew Brian sold it to Ken Bates.