Stamford Bridge  is the home stadium of Chelsea and it has a history that is as varied and unique as the team itself. Stamford Bridge officially opened on 28 April 1877 and for the first 28 years of its existence it was used almost exclusively by the London Athletic Club as an arena for athletics meetings.  Then in 1904 when Mr H A Mears and his brother, Mr J T Mears, obtained the deeds, they set about establishing a football team there on the now 12.5 acre site.

The stadium was designed by Archibald Leitch and initially included a 120 yard long stand on the East side which could hold 5000 spectators.  The capacity of Stamford Bridge was originally planned to hold 100,000 and was the second largest in country behind Crystal Palace. Initially the stadium was offered to Fulham FC but, they turned down the chance and so, Chelsea Football Club, was born in 1905 and moved into the new Stamford Bridge stadium.

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