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{{Short description|Association football stadium in Fulham, London, England}}
{{other uses|Stamford Bridge (disambiguation)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2021}}
{{Use British English|date=February 2023}}
{{Infobox venue
| stadium_name = Stamford Bridge
| nickname = "The Bridge"
| fullname = Stamford Bridge
| image = London Stamford Bridge.jpg
| image_size = 250px
| caption = Aerial view of the stadium in 2023
| mapframe-zoom = 12
| logo_image = Stamphord Bridge logo.png
| logo_size = 200
| address = Fulham Road
| location = [[Fulham]]<br />[[London]], [[England]]<br />[[Postcodes in the United Kingdom|SW6 1HS]]
| built = 1877
| opened = 28 April 1877<ref>{{Cite web |title=Stadium History: Building a Bridge |url=https://www.chelseafc.com/en/about-chelsea/history/stadium-history?pageTab=Building%20a%20Bridge |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200727065249/https://www.chelseafc.com/en/about-chelsea/history/stadium-history?pageTab=Building+a+Bridge |archive-date=27 July 2020 |access-date=27 July 2020 |publisher=Chelsea F.C.}}</ref>
| renovated = 1904–1905, 1998
| owner = [[Chelsea Pitch Owners]]
| operator = [[Chelsea F.C.|Chelsea]]
| surface = [[GrassMaster]] by Tarkett Sports<ref>{{Cite web |last=Kostka |first=Kevin |date=23 May 2014 |title=Stamford Bridge is getting a makeover |url=https://weaintgotnohistory.sbnation.com/2014/5/23/5743710/chelsea-stamford-bridge-pitch-flood-lights-upgrades |website=We Ain't Got No History |access-date=13 August 2017 |archive-date=13 August 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170813104340/https://weaintgotnohistory.sbnation.com/2014/5/23/5743710/chelsea-stamford-bridge-pitch-flood-lights-upgrades |url-status=live }}</ref>
| architect = [[Archibald Leitch]] (1887)
| suites = 51
| record_attendance = {{formatnum: 82905}} ([[Chelsea F.C.|Chelsea]]–[[Arsenal F.C.|Arsenal]], 12 October 1935)<ref name="attendances">{{Cite web |title=Attendances |url=http://www.chelseafc.com/chelsea-article/article/1336457/title/attendances |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140626074307/http://www.chelseafc.com/chelsea-article/article/1336457/title/attendances |archive-date=26 June 2014 |publisher=[[Chelsea F.C.]]}}</ref>
| dimensions = {{convert|112.97|x|74.03|yd|m|1}}<ref>{{cite book |url= https://resources.premierleague.com/premierleague/document/2024/07/26/e6332e5a-4ca6-4411-bf01-9f8ab76c6fb4/TM1534-PL_Handbook-and-Collateral-2024-25_25.07_V2.pdf |title=Premier League Handbook: Season 2024/25 |date=25 July 2024 |access-date=19 August 2024}}</ref>
| tenants = [[London Athletic Club]] (1877–1904)<br /> [[Chelsea F.C.|Chelsea]] (1905–present)<br />[[Chelsea F.C. Women|Chelsea Women]] (2004–present){{efn|Select games, including all European games}}<br/>[[London Monarchs]] ([[NFL Europe]]) (1997)
| publictransit = {{rail-interchange|london|underground}} {{lus|Fulham Broadway}}
| construction_cost = 
| former_names = 
| seating_capacity = 40,022<ref>{{Cite web |title=Hand book 2025/26 |url=https://resources.premierleague.pulselive.com/premierleague/document/2025/07/28/379e2f04-d81f-4768-ab68-e45de43b9d4d/PL_Handbook_25-26_Digital_28.07.pdf |access-date=13 August 2025 |website=www.premierleague.com/}}</ref>
}}

'''Stamford Bridge''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|s|t|æ|m|f|ər|d}}) is a football stadium in [[Fulham]], in the Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham, in [[West London]]. It is the home of [[Premier League]] club [[Chelsea F.C.|Chelsea]].
With a capacity of 40,022, it is the [[List of football stadiums in England|twelfth-largest]] football stadium in England.

Opened in 1877, the stadium was used by [[London Athletic Club]] until 1905, when new owner [[Gus Mears]] founded Chelsea Football Club to occupy the ground; Chelsea have played their home games there ever since. It has undergone major changes over the years, most recently in the 1990s when it was renovated into a modern, all-seater stadium.

Stamford Bridge has hosted [[FA Community Shield|Charity Shield]] games. It has also hosted numerous other sports, such as [[cricket]], [[rugby union]], [[rugby league]], [[Motorcycle speedway|speedway]], [[greyhound racing]], [[baseball]] and [[American football]]. The stadium's highest official attendance is 82,905, for a [[Football League First Division|league]] match between Chelsea and [[Arsenal F.C.|Arsenal]] on 12 October 1935.

==History==

===Early history===
[[File:Bird Eye Pictures of Chelsea's Stamford Bridge stadium 1909.jpg|alt=B&W photo of the stadium from the air|thumb|Aerial view of Chelsea's Stamford Bridge stadium in 1909]]

"Stamford Bridge" is considered to be a derivative of "Samfordesbrigge" meaning "the bridge at the sandy ford".<ref>{{Cite book |last=Fèret |first=Charles James |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=RYPRAAAAMAAJ |title=Fulham Old and New: Being an Exhaustive History of the Ancient Parish of Fulham, Vol. II |publisher=The Leadenhall Press |year=1900 |location=London |pages=225–226 |chapter=Chapter XVI: Fulham Road—(''continued''). Section IV.-Walham Green to Stamford Bridge. South Side. |oclc=926302483 |chapter-url=https://books.google.com/books?id=RYPRAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA225 |access-date=29 May 2019 |archive-date=2 June 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210602234059/https://books.google.com/books?id=RYPRAAAAMAAJ |url-status=live }}</ref> Eighteenth 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 [[Tributaries of the River Thames|tributary of the Thames]]. The upper reaches of this tributary have been known as Billingswell Ditch, Pools Creek and Counters Creek. In medieval times the creek was known as Billingwell Dyche, derived from "Billing's spring or stream". It formed the boundary between the parishes of Kensington and Fulham. By the 18th century, the creek had become known as [[Counter's Creek]], which is the name it has retained since.<ref>{{Cite book |last1=Gover |first1=J. E. B. |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=SNcxAQAAIAAJ |title=The Place-Names of Middlesex (Including Those Parts of the County of London Formerly Contained Within the Boundaries of the Old County) |last2=Mawer |first2=Allen |last3=Stenton |first3=F. M. |publisher=Longmans, Green and Company |year=1922 |location=London |author-link2=Allen Mawer |access-date=29 May 2019 |archive-date=14 April 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230414110200/https://books.google.com/books?id=SNcxAQAAIAAJ |url-status=live }}</ref>{{Failed verification|reason=Most of these place names, including "Counter's Creek", are not mentioned in the book. |date=May 2019}}

The stream had two local bridges: Stamford Bridge on the [[Fulham Road]] (also recorded as Little Chelsea Bridge) and Stanbridge on the [[King's Road]], now known as Stanley Bridge. The existing Stamford Bridge was built of brick in 1860–1862 and since been partly reconstructed.

[[File:Stamford Bridge 1905.jpg|left|thumb|The brand New Stamford Bridge stadium in August 1905.]]
[[File:Chelsea-ilkmac.jpg|right|thumb|Chelsea beat West Brom at Stamford Bridge in September 1905.]]

Stamford Bridge opened in 1877 as a home for the [[London Athletic Club]] and was used almost exclusively for that purpose until 1904, when the lease was acquired by brothers [[Gus Mears|Gus]] and [[Joseph Mears]], who wanted to stage high-profile professional [[football (soccer)|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]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=Bale |first=Karen |date=9 September 2006 |title=It's the Theatre of Drams |work=[[Daily Record (Scotland)|Daily Record]] |location=Glasgow |url=http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/tm_objectid=17713141&method=full&siteid=66633&headline=it-s-the-theatre-of-drams--name_page.html |access-date=29 May 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070124090009/http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/tm_objectid=17713141&method=full&siteid=66633&headline=it-s-the-theatre-of-drams--name_page.html |archive-date=24 January 2007}}</ref> Stamford Bridge was built near the [[Lillie Bridge Grounds]], 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 F.C.|Fulham Football Club]], but they turned it down for financial reasons. After considering the sale of the land to the [[Great Western Railway|Great Western Railway Company]], the Mears decided to found their own football club, Chelsea, to occupy the ground as a rival to Fulham. Noted football ground architect [[Archibald Leitch]], who had also designed [[Ibrox Stadium|Ibrox]], [[Celtic Park]], [[Craven Cottage]] and [[Hampden Park]], was hired to construct the stadium. In its early days, Stamford Bridge stadium was served by a small railway station, [[Chelsea and Fulham railway station]], which was later closed after [[the Blitz|World War II bombing]].<ref name="subbrit">{{Cite web |last=Catford |first=Nick (cited as "source") |date=17 May 2017 |title=Chelsea & Fulham |url=http://www.disused-stations.org.uk/c/chelsea_fulham/index.shtml |access-date=29 May 2019 |website=Disused Stations |publisher=Subterranea Britannica |archive-date=29 October 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131029202330/http://www.disused-stations.org.uk/c/chelsea_fulham/index.shtml |url-status=live }}</ref>

Stamford Bridge was initially planned to have a capacity of around 100,000<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.chelseafc.com/en/stadium-history | title=Stadium History }}</ref> and was the second largest ground in England after [[Crystal Palace National Sports Centre|Crystal Palace]]. It was used as the [[FA Cup]] final venue. As originally constructed, Stamford Bridge was an athletics track and the [[Association football pitch|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. Designed by [[Archibald Leitch]], it was an exact replica of the [[Johnny Haynes#Johnny Haynes Stand|Stevenage Road Stand]] he had previously built at the re-developed [[Craven Cottage]] (and the main reason why Fulham had chosen not to move into the new ground). 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.

[[File:Stamford Bridge 1930s.JPG|right|thumb|A jam packed Stamford Bridge in the early 1930s.]]

In 1945, Stamford Bridge staged one of the most notable matches in its history. [[Soviet Union|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 a 3–3 draw, with many spectators on the dog track and on top of the stands.

===Crisis===

In the early 1970s the club's owners initiated a project to renovate Stamford Bridge. However, the cost of building the East Stand escalated out of control after shortages of materials and a builders' strike and the remainder of the ground remained untouched. The new East Stand was finished, but most of the (unusable) running tracks remained, and the new stand was also displaced by approximately 20 metres, compared to the pitch. The idea was to move the entire stadium towards the north. But due to the financial situation in the mid-1970s the other stands were not rebuilt for another two decades. In the meantime, Chelsea struggled in the league, and attendances fell and debts increased. The club was relegated to the Second Division in 1975 and again in 1979, narrowly avoiding the drop into the Third Division in 1983 before finally returning to the First Division a year later.

The increase in the costs, combined with other factors, sent the club into decline. As a part of financial restructuring in the late 1970s, the [[Fee simple|freehold]] was separated from the club and when new Chelsea [[chairman]] [[Ken Bates]] bought the club for [[GBP|£]]1 in 1982, he did not buy the ground. A large chunk of the Stamford Bridge freehold was subsequently sold to [[Real estate developer|property developers]] Marler Estates. The sale resulted in a long and acrimonious legal fight between Bates and Marler Estates. Marler Estates was ultimately forced into [[bankruptcy]] after a market crash in the early 1990s, allowing Bates to do a deal with its banks and re-unite the freehold with the club.

During the [[1984–85 in English football|1984–85 season]], following a series of [[pitch invasion]]s and fights by [[Football hooliganism|football hooligans]] during matches at the stadium, chairman [[Ken Bates]] erected an electric perimeter fence between the stands and the pitch – identical to the one which effectively controlled cattle on his dairy farm. However, the electric fence was never turned on and before long it was dismantled, due to the [[Greater London Council|GLC]] blocking it from being switched on for health and safety reasons.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Football: News, opinion, previews, results & live scores – Mirror Online |url=http://www.mirrorfootball.co.uk/opinion/blogs/mirror-football-blog/Newcastle-s-Freddy-Shepherd-Chelsea-s-Ken-Bates-Leeds-Peter-Ridsdale-Palace-s-Simon-Jordan-and-the-Top-10-crazy-football-chairman-article320687.html |access-date=2 December 2015 |website=mirrorfootball.co.uk |archive-date=28 August 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110828100622/http://www.mirrorfootball.co.uk/opinion/blogs/mirror-football-blog/Newcastle-s-Freddy-Shepherd-Chelsea-s-Ken-Bates-Leeds-Peter-Ridsdale-Palace-s-Simon-Jordan-and-the-Top-10-crazy-football-chairman-article320687.html |url-status=live }}</ref>

===Modernisation and redevelopment===
With the [[Taylor Report]] arising from the [[Hillsborough disaster]] being published in January 1990 and ordering all top division clubs to have all-seater stadiums in time for the [[1994–95 in English football|1994–95 season]], Chelsea's plan for a 34,000-seat stadium at Stamford Bridge was given approval by [[Hammersmith and Fulham]] council on 19 July 1990.{{Citation needed|date=May 2021}}

The re-building of the stadium commenced and successive building phases during the 1990s eliminated the original running track. The construction of the East Stand some 20 years earlier had begun the process of eliminating the track. All stands, now roofed and [[all-seater stadium|all-seater]], are immediately adjacent to the pitch. This structure captures and concentrates the noise of supporters. The pitch, the [[turnstile]]s, and the naming rights of the club are now owned by [[Chelsea Pitch Owners]], an organisation set up to prevent the stadium from being purchased by property developers.

[[KSS Design Group]] (architects) designed the complete redevelopment of Stamford Bridge Stadium and its hotels, megastore, offices and residential buildings.<ref>{{Cite web |title=KSS Design |url=http://www.kssgroup.com/#/projects/ |access-date=18 March 2010 |archive-date=15 February 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100215031003/http://www.kssgroup.com/#/projects/ |url-status=live }}KSS Design Group</ref>

{{wide image|Stamford Bridge, Chelsea vs Nottingham Forest, 5 January 2020.jpg|600px|align-cap=center|Stamford Bridge before a game against [[Nottingham Forest]] in 2020}}

==Other uses==
===Other football events===
Stamford Bridge was the venue of the [[FA Cup Final]] from [[1920 FA Cup Final|1920]] to [[1922 FA Cup Final|1922]], before being replaced by [[Wembley Stadium (1923)|Wembley Stadium]] in 1923. It has staged ten [[FA Cup semi-final]]s, ten [[FA Community Shield|Charity Shield]] matches, and three [[England national football team|England]] matches, the last in 1932. It was one of the home venues for the representative [[London XI]] team that played in the original [[1955–58 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup|Inter-Cities Fairs Cup]]. 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.

On 23 May 2013, the stadium hosted the [[2013 UEFA Women's Champions League Final|final]] of the [[2012–13 UEFA Women's Champions League]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Stamford Bridge to Stage UEFA Women's Champions League Final|url=http://www.uefa.com/uefa/mediaservices/mediareleases/newsid=1887212.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121110062434/http://www.uefa.com/uefa/mediaservices/mediareleases/newsid=1887212.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=10 November 2012|publisher=UEFA|access-date=6 November 2012|date=6 November 2012}}</ref>

On 5 August 2023, Stamford Bridge hosted charity match [[Game4Ukraine]] to raise money for the [[United24]] initiative, a fundraiser to help in [[Ukraine]]'s rebuilding of facilities and infrastructure that suffered damage from the [[Russian invasion of Ukraine]] as well as the ongoing [[Russo-Ukrainian War]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/65761330|title=Ukraine: Oleksandr Zinchenko & Andriy Shevchenko to captain teams in charity game at Chelsea|publisher=BBC Sport|date=30 May 2023|accessdate=31 May 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Oleksandr Zinchenko to fulfil boyhood Arsenal dream and play under Arsene Wenger in 'Game 4 Ukraine' |url=https://talksport.com/football/1456668/oleksandr-zinchenko-arsenal-arsene-wenger-game-4-ukraine/ |website=talkSPORT |date=12 June 2023 |access-date=12 June 2023}}</ref>

In 2019 and 2024, Stamford Bridge has also been used as the venue for [[Soccer Aid]], an annual charity match initially organised by singer [[Robbie Williams]] and actor [[Jonathan Wilkes]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=White |first=Megan |date=2019-06-16 |title=World XI led by Piers Morgan and Harry Redknapp win Soccer Aid |url=https://www.standard.co.uk/news/london/soccer-aid-2019-celebrities-and-sporting-heroes-take-part-in-stamford-bridge-charity-match-a4168466.html |access-date=2024-06-14 |website=Evening Standard |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=In pictures: Chelsea legends return to the Bridge for Soccer Aid 2024 |url=https://www.chelseafc.com/en/news/article/in-pictures-chelsea-legends-return-to-the-bridge-for-soccer-aid-2024 |access-date=2024-06-14 |website=www.chelseafc.com |language=en-gb}}</ref>

====Chelsea Women====
Since the 2010s, [[Chelsea F.C. Women]], the club's [[Women's association football|women's affiliate]], has played selected games at Stamford Bridge, including league games against domestic rivals as well as all [[UEFA Women's Champions League]] games.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Wrack |first1=Suzanne |title=Chelsea must be proactive to sell out Stamford Bridge for WSL matches |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2023/nov/17/chelsea-must-be-proactive-to-sell-out-stamford-bridge-for-wsl |website=[[The Guardian]] |access-date=24 November 2024 |date=17 November 2023}}</ref> 

'''Results of FA Cup Finals at Stamford Bridge'''
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Year
! Attendance
! Winner
!
! Runner-up
|-
| [[1920 FA Cup Final|1920]]
| 50,018
| [[Aston Villa F.C.|Aston Villa]]
| 1–0
| [[Huddersfield Town A.F.C.|Huddersfield Town]]
|-
| [[1921 FA Cup Final|1921]]
| 72,805
| [[Tottenham Hotspur F.C.|Tottenham Hotspur]]
| 1–0
| [[Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C.|Wolverhampton Wanderers]]
|-
| [[1922 FA Cup Final|1922]]
| 53,000
| [[Huddersfield Town A.F.C.|Huddersfield Town]]
| 1–0
| [[Preston North End F.C.|Preston North End]]
|}

====International matches====
* 11 December 1909: [[England national amateur football team|England Amateurs]] 9–1 [[Netherlands national football team|Netherlands]]
* 5 April 1913: [[England national football team|England]] 1–0 [[Scotland national football team|Scotland]]
* 20 November 1929: England 6–0 [[Wales national football team|Wales]]
* 7 December 1932: England 4–3 [[Austria national football team|Austria]]
* 11 May 1946: England 4–1 [[Switzerland national football team|Switzerland]] ''([[Victory International]])''
* 25 March 2013: [[Brazil national football team|Brazil]] 1–1 [[Russia national football team|Russia]]<ref>{{Cite news |title=Brazil 1 Russia 1: match report |work=Daily Telegraph |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/teams/brazil/9953628/Brazil-1-Russia-1-match-report.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220111/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/teams/brazil/9953628/Brazil-1-Russia-1-match-report.html |archive-date=11 January 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |access-date=27 January 2016}}{{cbignore}}</ref>

===Other sports===
Stamford Bridge has also hosted a variety of other sporting events since Chelsea have occupied the ground. In October 1905 it hosted a [[rugby union]] match between the [[The Original All Blacks|All Blacks]] and Middlesex,<ref>{{Cite web |title=All Blacks |url=http://www.rugbyfootballhistory.com/allblacks.html |access-date=10 March 2011 |website=Rugbyfootballhistory.com |archive-date=21 February 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090221113654/http://rugbyfootballhistory.com/allblacks.html |url-status=live }}</ref> and in 1908, Stamford Bridge was the venue for a Rugby League international between Great Britain and the touring New Zealand All Golds, who won 18–6.<ref>{{Cite web |title=The All Golds |url=http://allgolds.net |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171010124413/http://www.allgolds.net/ |archive-date=10 October 2017 |access-date=3 September 2018 |website=Edgar Wrigley }}</ref> Two New Zealanders George Smith and William "Massa" Johnston played and scored in both these games. Two further Rugby League games were held in 1952, British Empire XIII v New Zealand, and 1983, Fulham v Cardiff. In 1914 Stamford Bridge hosted a [[baseball]] match between the touring [[New York Giants (NL)|New York Giants]] and the [[Chicago White Sox]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Countdown to SABR Day 2011 |url=http://www.baseballgb.co.uk/?p=9582 |access-date=10 March 2011 |website=BaseballGB.co.uk | date=15 January 2011 |archive-date=17 January 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110117173601/http://www.baseballgb.co.uk/?p=9582 |url-status=live }}</ref> In 1924 the stadium hosted the [[1924 Women's Olympiad]], the first international event for women in [[track and field]] in the UK. A [[motorcycle speedway|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.<ref name="HBS">Bamford, R & Jarvis J.(2001). ''Homes of British Speedway''. {{ISBN|0-7524-2210-3}}</ref> A [[midget car]] meeting reportedly attracted a crowd of 50,000 people in 1948.<ref name="HBS" />

The ground was used in 1980 for the first major day-night floodlit [[cricket]] match between Essex and [[West Indies cricket team|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.<ref name="CI">{{Cite web |title=Lighting up Stamford Bridge stars |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/258392.html |access-date=25 June 2017 |publisher=ESPN Cricinfo |archive-date=1 February 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170201194602/http://www.espncricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/258392.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="Guardian">{{Cite news |title=The forgotten story of … Britain's first floodlit cricket match |url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2016/aug/23/the-spin-forgotten-story-first-floodlit-cricket-match |access-date=25 June 2017 |website=The Guardian |date=23 August 2016 |last1=Ashdown |first1=John |archive-date=23 June 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170623155131/https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2016/aug/23/the-spin-forgotten-story-first-floodlit-cricket-match |url-status=live }}</ref> It, however, failed and the experiment of playing cricket on football grounds was ended. Stamford Bridge briefly hosted [[American football]] – despite not being long enough for a regulation-size gridiron field – when the [[London Monarchs]] were based there in 1997.

===Greyhound racing===
{{main|Stamford Bridge Greyhounds}}

The [[Greyhound Racing Association]] (GRA) brought [[Greyhound racing in the United Kingdom|greyhound racing]] to Stamford Bridge on 31 July 1933<ref>{{Cite web |title="Greyhound Racing." Times [London, England] 2 Jan. 1933 |url=http://find.galegroup.com/ttda/infomark.do?&source=gale&prodId=TTDA&userGroupName=oxfshlib&tabID=T003&docPage=article&searchType=BasicSearchForm&docId=CS51324962&type=multipage&contentSet=LTO&version=1.0 |website=[[The Times]]}}</ref> and this forced the London Athletic Club to leave the venue.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Tarter |first=P Howard |title=Greyhound Racing Encyclopedia |publisher=Fleet Publishing Company Ltd |year=1949}}</ref> [[Tote board|Totalisator]] turnover in 1946 was nearly £6 million (£5,749,592);<ref>{{Cite book |title=Particulars of Licensed tracks, table 1 Licensed Dog Racecourses |publisher=Licensing Authorities |year=1946}}</ref> to put this in perspective to football, the British transfer record at the same time in 1946 was £14,500.

On 1 August 1968 the GRA closed Stamford Bridge to greyhound racing quoting the fact that Stamford Bridge had to race on the same days as [[White City Stadium|White City]]. An attempt by Chelsea to bring back greyhound racing to Stamford Bridge in 1976, to alleviate debts, failed when the GRA refused them permission to do so.<ref>{{Cite web |year=2018 |title=Remember When – August 1976 |url=http://greyhoundstar.co.uk/remember-august-4-2/ |newspaper=Greyhound Star |access-date=19 August 2018 |archive-date=19 August 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180819182218/http://greyhoundstar.co.uk/remember-august-4-2/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

== Structure and facilities ==
The Bridge pitch is surrounded on each side by four covered all-seater stands, officially known as the Matthew Harding Stand (North), East stand, The Shed End (South) and West Stand. Each stand has at least two tiers and was constructed for entirely different reasons as part of separate expansion plans.

===Matthew Harding Stand===

[[File:Stamford Bridge 0066.JPG|left|thumb|The Matthew Harding Stand]]
The Matthew Harding Stand, previously known as the North Stand, is along the north edge of the pitch. 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 aftermath compelled the club to keep the stand small. It was demolished and replaced by open terracing for standing supporters in 1976. 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.

It is named after former Chelsea director [[Matthew Harding]], whose investment helped transform the club in the early 1990s before his death in a [[helicopter]] accident on 22 October 1996. His investment in the club enabled construction of the stand which was completed in time for the [[1996–97 in English football|1996–97 season]]. It has two tiers and accommodates most season-ticket holders, giving it an excellent atmosphere, especially in the lower tier. Any proposal to enlarge the facility would necessitate demolition of the adjacent Chelsea F.C. Museum and Chelsea Health Club and Spa.

For some [[UEFA Champions League|Champions League]] matches, this stand operates at reduced capacity, some entrances being obstructed by the presence of TV outside-broadcast vehicles.

===East Stand===

[[File:Stamford Bridge 30.jpg|right|thumb|The East Stand]]
The only covered stand when Stamford Bridge was renovated into a football ground in 1905, the East Stand had a gabled corrugated iron roof, with around 6,000 seats and a terraced enclosure. The stand remained until 1973, when it was demolished in what was meant to be the opening phase of a comprehensive redevelopment of the stadium. The new stand was opened at the start of the [[1974–75 in English football|1974–75]] season, but due to the ensuing financial difficulties at the club, it was the only part of the development to be completed.

The East Stand essentially survives in its 1973 three-tiered cantilevered form, although it has been much refurbished and modernised since. It is the heart of the stadium, housing the tunnel, dugout, dressing rooms, conference room, press centre, Audio-Visual 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 of the pitch and it is the only section to have survived the extensive redevelopment of the 90s. Previously, it was the home to away supporters on the bottom tier. However, at the start of the 2005–06 season, then-manager [[José Mourinho]] requested that the family section move to this part of the stand, to boost team morale. Away fans were moved to the Shed End.
[[File:Stamford bridge2014.jpg|thumb|View from the Lower East Stand, August 2014]]
[[File:Stamfordbridge press box.jpg|thumb|A view from the press box at Stamford Bridge]]

===Shed End===

[[File:Stamford Bridge 32.jpg|left|thumb|The Shed End, the smallest stand at Stamford Bridge with around 6,000 seats]]
The Shed End is along the south side of the pitch. In 1930, a new terrace was built on the south side, for more standing spectators. It was originally known as the Fulham Road End, but supporters nicknamed it 'The Shed' and this led the club to officially change its name. It became the most favoured spot for the loudest and most die-hard support, until the terrace was demolished in 1994, when all-seater stadia 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 below).

The new stand opened in time for the 1997/98 season. Along with the Matthew Harding Stand, it is an area of the ground where many vocal fans congregate. The view from the upper tier is widely regarded as one of the best in the stadium. 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. A large chunk of the original wall from the back of the Shed End terrace still stands and runs along the south side of the stadium. It has recently been decorated with lights and large images of Chelsea legends. Since 2005, it has been where away supporters are housed; they are allocated 3,000 tickets towards the east side, roughly half of the capacity of the stand. At domestic cup matches, away fans take the entire stand.

[[Peter Osgood]]'s ashes were laid to rest under the Shed End penalty spot in 2006.<ref>{{Cite web |title=10 Facts You Need to Know About Club Legend Peter Osgood {{!}} Official Site {{!}} Chelsea Football Club |url=https://www.chelseafc.com/en/international/usa/usa-news/2020/02/10-facts-you-need-to-know-about-club-legend-peter-osgood |access-date=9 August 2020 |website=ChelseaFC |archive-date=22 September 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210922184908/https://www.chelseafc.com/en/international/usa/usa-news/2020/02/10-facts-you-need-to-know-about-club-legend-peter-osgood |url-status=live }}</ref>

===West Stand===
[[File:Stamford Bridge - West Stand.jpg|left|thumb|The West Stand is currently the largest stand at Stamford Bridge with 13,500 seats]]
In [[1964–65 in English football|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 1997 and replaced by the current West Stand. It has three tiers, in addition to a row of [[luxury box|executive boxes]] that stretches the length of the stand.

The lower tier was built on schedule and opened in 1998. However, difficulties with planning permission meant that the stand was not fully completed until 2001. Construction of the stand almost caused another financial crisis, which would have seen the club fall into administration, but for the personal intervention of [[Roman Abramovich]]. In borrowing £70m from [[Eurobond (external bond)|Eurobond]]s to finance the project, Ken Bates put Chelsea into a highly perilous financial position, primarily because of the repayment terms he had agreed to.

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Now complete, the stand is the primary external 'face' of the stadium, being the first thing fans see when entering the main gate on [[Fulham Road]]. The Main Entrance is flanked by hospitality entrances, formerly named after former Chelsea players [[Nigel Spackman]] and [[David Speedie]]. Signage at those entrances with those players' names was removed in 2020, to be replaced by directional signage, meaning those entrances are no longer named after any player.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Pasztor |first=David |title=Why did Chelsea remove the names of David Speedie and Nigel Spackman from the stadium? |url=https://weaintgotnohistory.sbnation.com/2020/10/13/21513543/why-did-chelsea-remove-the-names-of-david-speedie-and-nigel-spackman-from-the-stadium |access-date=2 November 2020 |website=We Ain't Got No History |date=13 October 2020 |publisher=SB Nation |archive-date=16 October 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201016052130/https://weaintgotnohistory.sbnation.com/2020/10/13/21513543/why-did-chelsea-remove-the-names-of-david-speedie-and-nigel-spackman-from-the-stadium |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Johnson |first=Simon |date=20 October 2020 |title='I've been put in the bin': Nigel Spackman's sign at Stamford Bridge removed |url=https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/2138441/2020/10/20/nigel-spackman-sign-stamford-bridge/ |access-date=2 November 2020 |website=The Athletic |publisher=The Athletic Media Company. |archive-date=1 November 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201101014754/https://theathletic.com/2138441/2020/10/20/nigel-spackman-sign-stamford-bridge/ |url-status=live }}{{subscription required|s}}</ref> The stand also features the largest concourse area in the stadium, it is also known as the 'Great Hall' and is used for many functions at Stamford Bridge, including the Chelsea Player of the Year ceremony.

The aforementioned executive boxes, also known as the Millennium Suites, 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]])
* Harris Suite ([[Ron Harris (English footballer)|Ron Harris]])
* 'Drakes' ([[Ted Drake]])
* Bonetti ([[Peter Bonetti]])
* Hollins ([[John Hollins]])

In October 2010, a nine-foot statue of popular 1960s Chelsea forward [[Peter Osgood]], created by [[Philip Jackson (sculptor)|Philip Jackson]], was unveiled by Peter's widow, Lynn. It is positioned in a recess of the West Stand near the Millennium Reception.

In January 2020, Chelsea FC unveiled a large mural by [[Solomon Souza]] on an outside wall of the West Stand of the stadium. The mural is part of Chelsea's 'Say No to Antisemitism' campaign funded by club owner Roman Abramovich. Included on the mural are depictions of footballers [[Julius Hirsch]] and [[Árpád Weisz]], who were killed at [[Auschwitz concentration camp]], and Ron Jones, a British [[prisoner of war]] known as the 'Goalkeeper of Auschwitz'.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Chelsea unveils mural with Jewish soccer players murdered at Auschwitz |url=https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/sports/chelsea-unveils-mural-with-jewish-soccer-players-murdered-at-auschwitz-614663 |website=The Jerusalem Post |date=20 January 2020 |access-date=17 September 2020 |archive-date=17 September 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200917020857/https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/sports/chelsea-unveils-mural-with-jewish-soccer-players-murdered-at-auschwitz-614663 |url-status=live }}</ref>

=== Pitch ===
[[File:Stamford Bridge Clear Skies.JPG|right|thumb|The Matthew Harding End, West Stand, and Shed End (2013)]]The Bridge opened in 1877 as a home for the [[London Athletic Club]] and was used almost exclusively for that purpose until 1904. Subsequently, with the opening of the football club, the need for a playing surface resulted in the construction of the pitch. In June 2015 significant upgrades were made to the undersoil-heating, drainage, and irrigation systems. Along with the installation a new hybrid grass pitch, this brought the pitch up to modern standards. The current pitch at the ground measures approximately 103 metres (112.9 yd) long by 68 metres (74.03 yd) wide, with a couple metres of run-off space on all sides. The south stand has by far the most run-off space being unto 3.5 metres deep.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Stamford Bridge is getting a makeover |work=We Ain't Got No History |url=https://weaintgotnohistory.sbnation.com/2014/5/23/5743710/chelsea-stamford-bridge-pitch-flood-lights-upgrades |access-date=11 May 2018 |archive-date=29 September 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180929233349/https://weaintgotnohistory.sbnation.com/2014/5/23/5743710/chelsea-stamford-bridge-pitch-flood-lights-upgrades |url-status=live }}</ref>

==Chelsea Village and surroundings==
[[File:Stamford Bridge East Entrance.JPG|thumb|right|Stamford Bridge East Entrance]]

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. These were completed in August 2001 at a cost of £100 million.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://flashbak.com/chelsea-fc-the-stamford-bridge-story-in-photos-3533/ | title=Chelsea FC: The Stamford Bridge Story in Photos | date=26 March 2014 | access-date=2 June 2019 | archive-date=2 June 2019 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190602234343/https://flashbak.com/chelsea-fc-the-stamford-bridge-story-in-photos-3533/ | url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://kssgroup.com/projects/chelsea-village/ | title=Chelsea Village | access-date=1 January 2023 | archive-date=1 January 2023 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230101194705/https://kssgroup.com/projects/chelsea-village/ | url-status=live }}</ref> 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 [[Roman Abramovich|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".<ref>{{Cite web |date=26 March 2014 |title=Chelsea FC: The Stamford Bridge Story In Photos |url=https://flashbak.com/chelsea-fc-the-stamford-bridge-story-in-photos-3533/ |access-date=2 June 2019 |archive-date=2 June 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190602234343/https://flashbak.com/chelsea-fc-the-stamford-bridge-story-in-photos-3533/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

===Centenary Museum===
[[File:Zola chelsea.JPG|thumbnail|[[Gianfranco Zola]]'s jersey hangs up at Chelsea's 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 former 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. A motto on the wall of the museum reads "I am not from the bottle. I am a special one.",<ref>{{Cite web |title= Phil McNulty: Mourinho still pure theatre |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/philmcnulty/2010/03/mourinho_remains_pure_theatre.html |access-date=2 December 2015 |website=BBC |archive-date=24 September 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924160554/http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/philmcnulty/2010/03/mourinho_remains_pure_theatre.html |url-status=live }}</ref> a reference to Mourinho's famous quote upon signing as manager for Chelsea.<ref>Jason Cowley, [http://www.newstatesman.com/200512190026 NS Man of the year – José Mourinho] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070331113408/http://www.newstatesman.com/200512190026 |date=31 March 2007 }} – New Statesman</ref>

On 6 June 2011, a new museum with improved and interactive exhibits opened behind the Matthew Harding stand. It is the largest football museum in London.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Chelsea F.C. Museum |url=http://www.chelseafc.com/page/Museum/0,,10268~1114889,00.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110516105616/http://www.chelseafc.com/page/Museum/0,,10268~1114889,00.html |archive-date=16 May 2011 }}</ref>

===Megastore===
The club merchandise shop, known as the Megastore, is situated on the south-west corner of the stadium. The shop has two floors; the ground floor mainly consists of souvenirs and children's gear, and the first floor offers mainly apparel, including training jerseys, jackets, coats, and replica team jerseys. There are also two smaller shops, one located at the Stamford Gate entrance and the other inside the new museum building behind the Matthew Harding stand.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Stadium Megastore |url=https://www.chelseafc.com/en/stamford-bridge/stadium-megastore |access-date=13 June 2019 |publisher=Chelsea Football Club |archive-date=22 April 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190422141042/https://www.chelseafc.com/en/stamford-bridge/stadium-megastore |url-status=live }}</ref>

==The Stamford Bridge Redevelopment Project==
Former Chelsea owner [[Roman Abramovich]] sanctioned redevelopment of Stamford Bridge to around 55,000 to 60,000 seats.<ref name="expansion">{{Cite news |date=12 April 2006 |title=Kenyon confirms Blues will stay at Stamford Bridge |publisher=RTÉ Sport |url=http://www.rte.ie/sport/2006/0412/stamfordbridge.html?rss |url-status=dead |access-date=17 November 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071215050229/http://www.rte.ie/sport/2006/0412/stamfordbridge.html?rss |archive-date=15 December 2007}}</ref> Its location in a heavily built-up part of [[Inner London]], in between a main road and two [[railway line]]s complicates the logistics of the redevelopment. Additionally, dispersing 60,000 fans into the residential roads surrounding Stamford Bridge is likely to create congestion.<ref name="expansion"/>

=== Alternative sites ===
[[Earls Court Exhibition Centre]], [[White City, London|White City]], [[Battersea Power Station]], the Imperial Road Gasworks (off the Kings Road on the [[Fulham]] and [[Chelsea, London|Chelsea]] border), and the [[Chelsea Barracks]] were alternative sites explored for a stadium rebuild.<ref>{{Cite news |date=20 January 2006 |title=Chelsea plan Bridge redevelopment |publisher=BBC |url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/c/chelsea/4630618.stm |access-date=17 November 2007 |archive-date=12 January 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160112084212/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/c/chelsea/4630618.stm |url-status=live }}</ref> Under the [[Chelsea Pitch Owners]] (CPO) [[articles of association]], the club would however relinquish the name 'Chelsea Football Club' should it ever move from the site where Stamford Bridge exists.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Glanvill, Rick |title=Chelsea FC: The Official Biography |year=2006 |pages=91–92}}</ref> The club proposed to buy back the freehold from CPO. In a vote held on 27 October 2011, its shareholders opted against selling their rights.<ref name="test">{{Cite web |title=61.6 percent vote for proposal to CPO |url=http://www.chelseafc.com/page/LatestNews/0,,10268~2495932,00.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111028164101/http://www.chelseafc.com/page/LatestNews/0,,10268~2495932,00.html |archive-date=28 October 2011 |access-date=27 October 2011 }}.</ref>

On 4 May 2012, Chelsea announced a bid to purchase [[Battersea Power Station]] to build a 60,000-seater stadium on the site in conjunction with property developers Almacantar.<ref>{{cite news |date=4 May 2012 |title=Chelsea make offer to buy Battersea Power Station |work=[[BBC News]] |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/17958598}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Mansfield |first=Ian |date=2016-09-24 |title=Unbuilt London: Battersea Power Station's football stadium |url=https://www.ianvisits.co.uk/articles/unbuilt-london-battersea-power-stations-football-stadium-18693/ |access-date=2023-08-19 |website=ianVisits |language=en-GB}}</ref> However the bid was not accepted, and the Battersea Power Station site was redeveloped for residential and commercial uses.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2022-10-14 |title=Battersea Power Station opens after decades of decay |language=en-GB |work=BBC News |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-london-63234124 |access-date=2023-08-19}}</ref>

=== Proposed plan ===
[[File:Stamford_Bridge_Redevelopment_The_Cathedral.webp|thumb|Stamford Bridge as re-designed by the architect firm [[Herzog & de Meuron]] (2015)]]

On 17 June 2014, the club announced that it had commissioned a study of the area from Fulham Broadway to Stamford Bridge and beyond, by architects [[Lifschutz Davidson Sandilands]].<ref name="redevelopment">{{Cite news |date=1 December 2015 |title=Chelsea submit plans to increase Stamford Bridge capacity to 60,000 |work=The Guardian |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2015/dec/01/chelsea-plans-rebuild-stamford-bridge-60000-stadium |access-date=2 December 2015 |archive-date=1 December 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151201201715/http://www.theguardian.com/football/2015/dec/01/chelsea-plans-rebuild-stamford-bridge-60000-stadium |url-status=live }}</ref> In December 2015, Chelsea announced intention to build a 60,000-seater stadium at Stamford Bridge.<ref name="redevelopment"/>

On 5 January 2017, Hammersmith and Fulham council approved the rebuild.<ref name="redevelopment2">{{Cite web |last=Hall |first=Joe |date=5 January 2017 |title=Chelsea redevelopment plans for the Bridge get thumbs up |url=http://www.cityam.com/256475/chelseas-stamford-bridge-redevelopment-gets-thumbs-up |access-date=7 January 2017 |archive-date=8 January 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170108094156/http://www.cityam.com/256475/chelseas-stamford-bridge-redevelopment-gets-thumbs-up |url-status=live }}</ref> The whole of the Chelsea Village development would be demolished and the new stadium would include a new club shop, museum, a bar, and restaurants. The two existing hotels, restaurants, bars and spa would be relocated.<ref name="redevelopment2"/>

On 6 March 2017, full permission was given to redevelop Stamford Bridge by the mayor of London, [[Sadiq Khan]], who said the "high quality and spectacular design" would add to the capital's "fantastic array of sporting arenas".<ref>{{Cite news |date=6 March 2017 |title=Chelsea Football Club's Stamford Bridge plans approved by mayor |language=en-GB |work=BBC News |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-39179645 |access-date=12 March 2017 |archive-date=12 March 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170312054347/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-39179645 |url-status=live }}</ref>

The Stamford Redevelopment Project encompasses an area of around 12.1 acres (48967 m<sup>2</sup>). The northern boundaries are formed by Railway lines to the north and the east, while [[Fulham Road]] forms the southern boundary. [[Sir Oswald Stoll]] Mansions form the western frontier. The club carried out a public consultation in June 2017 to gain feedback about the stadium design. The project is expected to be constructed in a phased manner.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Staplehurst |first=Jack |date=3 May 2017 |title=Chelsea face major Stamford Bridge setback: Club resigned to new four-year plan |language=en |work=Express.co.uk |url=https://www.express.co.uk/sport/football/799470/Chelsea-Four-Years-Stamford-Bridge-Wembley-West-Ham-Stadium-Gossip-News |url-status=live |access-date=11 May 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180511215156/https://www.express.co.uk/sport/football/799470/Chelsea-Four-Years-Stamford-Bridge-Wembley-West-Ham-Stadium-Gossip-News |archive-date=11 May 2018}}</ref>

During the rebuild, expected to last 3–4 years, the club would have to find an alternative site to play home games. The [[Twickenham Stadium]] emerged as one possible destination, although the [[Rugby Football Union|RFU]] stated they have no intentions of bringing football to the stadium.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Chelsea explore possibility of temporary Twickenham move |work=BBC Sport |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/29400666 |access-date=2 December 2015 |archive-date=19 April 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150419115917/http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/29400666 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2018-04-26 |title=RFU reject hosting Chelsea and confirm Twickenham is not for sale |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/rugby/rugby-union/international/chelsea-new-stadium-wembley-stadium-offer-shahid-khan-rfu-twickenham-not-for-sale-a8324456.html |access-date=2024-02-12 |website=The Independent |language=en}}</ref> In February 2016, media reports claimed that Chelsea had agreed a £20 million deal with the [[Football association|FA]] for [[Wembley Stadium]] to use it for three seasons beginning in 2017–18. Although, Chelsea wanted exclusive rights to Wembley, the FA suggested that they share stadium with London-rivals [[Tottenham Hotspur F.C.]] for just the 2017–18 season, as Spurs were then engaged in their own stadium rebuild. The FA wanted to show no favourites in using the national stadium.<ref name="Wembleytott">{{Cite news |title=Chelsea in Olympic Stadium move talks |work=BBC Sport |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/36266068 |access-date=20 December 2019 |archive-date=20 December 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191220131915/https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/36266068 |url-status=live }}</ref>

==== Proposed design ====
The stadium rebuild was designed by Swiss architects [[Herzog & de Meuron]], who had previously designed the [[Allianz Arena]] in Munich and the [[Beijing National Stadium]].<ref name="frearson1" />

The [[Gothic architecture|Gothic]], [[Westminster Abbey]]-inspired redesign,{{r|wainwright1}} envisioned as a "cathedral of football",<ref>{{Cite web |title=Unwritten: How Chelsea almost lost Stamford Bridge |url=https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/1691469/2020/03/25/unwritten-how-chelsea-almost-lost-stamford-bridge/ |date=25 March 2020 |work=The Athletic |last=Twomey |first=Liam |archive-date=1 July 2021 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20210701131816/https://theathletic.com/1691469/2020/03/25/unwritten-how-chelsea-almost-lost-stamford-bridge/}}</ref> prominently features a series of 132 brick piers interlaced with 132 slender steel piers,{{r|dbn1}} in reference to the borough's Victorian-era brick works,{{r|mafi1}}{{r|wainwright1}} that extend over the roof and end in a circular white steel ring right above the pitch.{{r|dbn1}}{{r|frearson1}} The piers create a covered walkway around the perimeter of the premises.<ref name=frearson1>{{Cite web |title=Herzog & de Meuron reveals latest plans for Chelsea football stadium redesign |url=https://www.dezeen.com/2015/12/02/herzog-de-meuron-submits-plans-chelsea-football-stadium-redesign-london/ |archive-url=https://archive.today/20210701125046/https://www.dezeen.com/2015/12/02/herzog-de-meuron-submits-plans-chelsea-football-stadium-redesign-london/ |date=2 Dec 2015 |archive-date=1 July 2021 |last=Frearson |first=Amy |website=dezeen.com}}</ref>

The unusual faceted polygon shape of the stadium accommodates site constraints such as neighbouring properties, rights to light, rails, historic boundary walls, whilst maximising its interior space. With five levels above ground and three basement levels, and five general admission entrances and four hospitality entrances to a three-tiered spacious spectator bowl across four stands,{{r|dbn1}} the rebuild's principal emphasis is on match-day atmosphere and spectator experience; including views of the pitch from all seats in the stadium,<ref name=wainwright1>{{Cite news |title='It's beyond beauty or ugliness': Chelsea's new stadium |url=https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/architecture-design-blog/2015/jul/03/chelseas-new-stadium-inspired-medieval-village-beyond-ugliness-roman-abramovich |date=3 July 2015 |archive-date=9 June 2021 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20210609091417/https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/architecture-design-blog/2015/jul/03/chelseas-new-stadium-inspired-medieval-village-beyond-ugliness-roman-abramovich |last=Wainwright |first=Oliver |work=The Guardian}}</ref>{{r|frearson1}} easier stadium access,<ref name=dbn1>{{cite web |title=New Stamford Bridge Stadium, London |archive-url=https://archive.today/20210701130704/https://www.designbuild-network.com/projects/new-stamford-bridge-stadium-london/ |archive-date=1 July 2021 |url=https://www.designbuild-network.com/projects/new-stamford-bridge-stadium-london/ |access-date=9 March 2020 |website=designbuild-network.com}}</ref> and the season-ticket holders keeping their respective seating positions.{{r|mafi1}} A pair of continuous 'inner' and 'outer' rings occupying approximately 60,000&nbsp;m<sup>{{small|2}}</sup> around the bowl houses concourse facilities like dining areas, kiosks, washrooms, kitchens, and first-aid rooms. The façade, made up of 264 piers, is left open or is covered with opaque panels and translucent glass. The front panels feature decorative architectural metal known as [[Crozier]].{{r|dbn1}} The public plazas are augmented by an additional 23,000&nbsp;m<sup>{{small|2}}</sup> through covering of the railway lines bordering its perimeter.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Estadio Stamford Bridge, London |url=https://arquitecturaviva.com/works/estadio-stamford-bridge-6 |access-date=18 May 2021 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20210701131229/https://arquitecturaviva.com/works/estadio-stamford-bridge-6 |archive-date=1 July 2021 |website=arquitecturaviva}}</ref> According to the architects, the design is intended to "capture the spirit of the local heritage in a contemporary sculpted form that will respond to the local townscape [...] The structure will have a lightness of expression when viewed directly but also a solidity and textural materiality when seen obliquely".{{r|frearson1}}

Involving excavation activities and demolition of the existing stadium and the associated buildings,{{r|dbn1}} the rebuild, touted as "one of the most ambitious and difficult builds in architectural history",<ref>{{cite web |title=Chelsea Stamford Bridge Renovation Problems Mount Further With Build 'Set to Cost £1bn' |url=https://www.90min.com/posts/5812470-chelsea-stamford-bridge-renovation-problems-mount-further-with-build-set-to-cost-1bn |website=90min.com |date=17 Nov 2017 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20210701145425/https://www.90min.com/posts/5812470-chelsea-stamford-bridge-renovation-problems-mount-further-with-build-set-to-cost-1bn |archive-date=1 July 2021 |last=Power |first=Tom}}</ref> is expected to cost [[USD|$]]754 million.<ref name=mafi1>{{Cite web |title=Chelsea F.C. abruptly halts plans for its major Stamford Bridge stadium renovation |url=https://www.architecturaldigest.com/story/chelsea-fc-to-turn-stamford-bridge-into-brand-new-60000-seat-stadium |date=1 Dec 2015 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20210701125301/https://www.architecturaldigest.com/story/chelsea-fc-to-turn-stamford-bridge-into-brand-new-60000-seat-stadium |archive-date=1 July 2021 |last=Mafi |first=Nick |website=architecturaldigest.com}}</ref> Herzog & de Meuron, redesigned the stadium based on the master-plan drafted by Lifschutz Davidson Sandilands, while [[Aecom]] provided environmental, fire, mechanical, electrical, and plumbing engineering and were also landscape architects. [[Parsons Brinckerhoff]] and [[Schlaich Bergermann Partner]] worked on its structural and civil engineering aspects.{{r|dbn1}}

==== Legal hurdles ====
In May 2017, the Crosthwaites family, whose house is sited opposite the East Stand, launched legal proceedings in the form of an injunction, in order to prevent Chelsea from expanding Stamford Bridge. The family's argument was that further building at the stadium would block out their natural light. Chelsea attempted to offer them legal advice worth £50,000, and further compensation understood to be in the region of a six-figure sum, in exchange for waiving their legal [[right to light]] in their home.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2018 |title=Chelsea stadium: £1bn Stamford Bridge hit by family dispute |language=en-GB |work=BBC Sport |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/42648061 |access-date=15 April 2018 |archive-date=9 May 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180509023455/https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/42648061 |url-status=live }}</ref> The club then sought the help of the local authority, Hammersmith & Fulham Council, in order to continue with the Stamford Bridge Redevelopment Project. In January 2018 the council sided with the club, by planning to use its powers under planning law to buy the air rights over part of Stamford Bridge and the railway line which sits between the stadium and the affected homes. It would then lease the land back to Chelsea and railway operators Network Rail, meaning the Crosthwaites would be entitled to compensation but would not be able to prevent the redevelopment.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Boost for Chelsea after council ruling in battle of Stamford Bridge – Independent.ie |language=en |work=Independent.ie |url=https://www.independent.ie/sport/soccer/boost-for-chelsea-after-council-ruling-in-battle-of-stamford-bridge-36491865.html |access-date=15 April 2018 |archive-date=15 April 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180415190632/https://www.independent.ie/sport/soccer/boost-for-chelsea-after-council-ruling-in-battle-of-stamford-bridge-36491865.html |url-status=live }}</ref>

=== Suspension ===
On 31 May 2018, the club announced suspension of the rebuild stating, "Chelsea Football Club announces today that it has put its new stadium project on hold. No further pre-construction design and planning work will occur. [...] The club does not have a time frame set for reconsideration of its decision. The decision was made due to the current unfavourable investment climate."<ref>{{Cite news |date=31 May 2018 |title=Stadium plans on hold |work=Chelsea FC |url=https://www.chelseafc.com/en/news/2018/5/31/stadium-plans-on-hold |access-date=1 June 2018 |archive-date=16 July 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180716153936/https://www.chelseafc.com/en/news/2018/5/31/stadium-plans-on-hold |url-status=live }}</ref>

=== New plan===
In July 2022, it was reported that the club's new owner [[Todd Boehly]] had appointed American architect [[Janet Marie Smith]] to oversee the renovation of the stadium.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Victor |first=Tom |date=2022-07-22 |title=Chelsea owner Boehly's grand plan to rebuild Stamford Bridge one stand at a time |url=https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/news/chelsea-boehly-stamford-bridge-redevelopment-27548506 |access-date=2022-08-04 |website=mirror |language=en |archive-date=4 August 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220804165142/https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/news/chelsea-boehly-stamford-bridge-redevelopment-27548506 |url-status=live }}</ref> In July 2023, it was reported that Chelsea had agreed a deal to buy the majority of the 1.2 acre Sir Oswald Stoll Mansions site between Stamford Bridge and [[Fulham Broadway]] tube station for the stadium redevelopment.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Twomey |first=Liam |title=Chelsea agree deal in principle for area next to Stamford Bridge |work=The New York Times |date=19 July 2023 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/4702882/2023/07/19/chelsea-stamford-bridge-redevelopment/ |access-date=2023-07-20 |language=en}}</ref>

==Statistics==

===Records===
* Record attendance: 82,905 v [[Arsenal F.C.]] on 12 October 1935<ref name="attendances" />
* Lowest attendance: 3,000 V [[Lincoln City F.C.|Lincoln City]], [[Football League Second Division|Second Division]], 17 February 1906 (During COVID: 2,000 v [[Leeds United F.C.|Leeds United]], [[Premier League]], 5 December 2020)<ref>{{cite web |title=Lowest attendance in club history and 7 other crazy stats to know before Leeds clash |url=https://tribuna.com/en/news/chelsea-2020-12-05-lowest-attendance-in-club-history-and-7-other-crazy-stats-to-know-before-leeds-clash/ |website=Tribuna.com |access-date=29 June 2023 |date=5 December 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Chelsea top Premier League after Pulisic seals comeback win against Leeds |url=https://www.espn.co.uk/football/report/_/gameId/578555 |website=ESPN |access-date=29 June 2023}}</ref>

===Average attendances===
{| class="wikitable"
|+ '''Average Premier League attendances'''
! style="width:65px;"| Season
! style="width:67px;"| Stadium capacity
! style="width:75px;"| Average attendance
! style="width:20px;"| % of capacity
! style="width:105px;"| Ranking within the Premier League
|-
| style="text-align:center;"| [[2024–25 Chelsea F.C. season|2024–25]]
|40,173
|39,672
|98.8%
|[https://www.worldfootball.net/attendance/eng-premier-league-2024-2025/1/ 9th highest]
|-
| style="text-align:center;"| [[2023–24 Chelsea F.C. season|2023–24]]
|40,343
|39,700
|98.4%
|[https://www.worldfootball.net/attendance/eng-premier-league-2023-2024/1/ 9th highest]
|-
| style="text-align:center;"| [[2022–23 Chelsea F.C. season|2022–23]]
|40,343
|40,002
|99.2%
|[https://www.worldfootball.net/attendance/eng-premier-league-2022-2023/1/ 9th highest]
|-
| style="text-align:center;"| [[2021–22 Chelsea F.C. season|2021–22]]
|40,343
|36,424
|90.3%
|[https://www.worldfootball.net/attendance/eng-premier-league-2021-2022/1/ 10th highest]
|-
| style="text-align:center;"| [[2020–21 Chelsea F.C. season|2020–21]]
|41,798
|526
|1.3%
|[https://www.worldfootball.net/attendance/eng-premier-league-2020-2021/1/ 5th highest]
|-
| style="text-align:center;"| [[2019–20 Chelsea F.C. season|2019–20]]
|41,798
|32,023
|76.6%
|[https://www.worldfootball.net/attendance/eng-premier-league-2018-2019/1/ 8th highest]
|-
| style="text-align:center;"| [[2018–19 Chelsea F.C. season|2018–19]]
|40,853
|40,721
|99.7%
|[https://www.worldfootball.net/attendance/eng-premier-league-2018-2019/1/ 8th highest]
|-
| style="text-align:center;"| [[2017–18 Premier League|2017–18]]
| 41,631
| 41,282
| 99.2% 
| [http://www.worldfootball.net/attendance/eng-premier-league-2017-2018/1/ 8th highest]
|-
| style="text-align:center;"| [[2016–17 Premier League|2016–17]]
| 41,623
| 41,508
| 99.7% 
| [http://www.worldfootball.net/attendance/eng-premier-league-2016-2017/1/ 6th highest]
|-
| style="text-align:center;"| [[2015–16 Premier League|2015–16]]
| 41,798
| 41,500
| 99.2%
| [http://www.worldfootball.net/attendance/eng-premier-league-2015-2016/1/ 7th highest]
|-
| style="text-align:center;"| [[2014–15 Premier League|2014–15]]
| 41,798 
| 41,546
| 99.4%
| [http://www.worldfootball.net/attendance/eng-premier-league-2014-2015/1/ 7th highest]
|-
| style="text-align:center;"| [[2013–14 Premier League|2013–14]]
| 41,798
| 41,482
| 99.3%
| [http://www.worldfootball.net/attendance/eng-premier-league-2013-2014/1/ 6th highest]
|-
| style="text-align:center;"| [[2012–13 Premier League|2012–13]]
| 41,798
| 41,462
| 99.2%
| [http://www.worldfootball.net/attendance/eng-premier-league-2012-2013/1/ 6th highest]
|-
| style="text-align:center;"| [[2011–12 Premier League|2011–12]]
| 42,449 
| 41.478
| 97.7%
| [http://www.worldfootball.net/attendance/eng-premier-league-2011-2012/1/ 6th highest]
|-
| style="text-align:center;"| [[2010–11 Premier League|2010–11]]
| 42,449
| 41,435
| 97.6%
| [http://www.worldfootball.net/attendance/eng-premier-league-2010-2011/1/ 6th highest]
|-
| style="text-align:center;"| [[2009–10 Premier League|2009–10]]
| 42,055
| 41,423
| 98.5%
| [http://www.worldfootball.net/attendance/eng-premier-league-2009-2010/1/ 5th highest]
|-
| style="text-align:center;"| [[2008–09 Premier League|2008–09]]
| 42,055
| 41.588
| 98.9%
| [http://www.worldfootball.net/attendance/eng-premier-league-2008-2009/1/ 6th highest]
|-
| style="text-align:center;"| [[2007–08 Premier League|2007–08]]
| 42,055 
| 41.397
| 97.7%
| [http://www.worldfootball.net/attendance/eng-premier-league-2007-2008/1/ 7th highest]
|-
| style="text-align:center;"| [[2006–07 FA Premier League|2006–07]]
| 42,360
| 41.542
| 98.1%
| [http://www.worldfootball.net/attendance/eng-premier-league-2006-2007/1/ 5th highest]
|-
| style="text-align:center;"| [[2005–06 FA Premier League|2005–06]]
| 42,360
| 41.902
| 98.9%
| [http://www.worldfootball.net/attendance/eng-premier-league-2005-2006/1/ 5th highest]
|-
| style="text-align:center;"| [[2004–05 FA Premier League|2004–05]]
| 42,360 
| 41,870
| 98.8%
| [http://www.worldfootball.net/attendance/eng-premier-league-2004-2005/1/ 5th highest]
|-
| style="text-align:center;"| [[2003–04 FA Premier League|2003–04]]
| 42,360 
| 41,235
| 97.3%
| [http://www.worldfootball.net/attendance/eng-premier-league-2003-2004/1/ 5th highest]
|-
| style="text-align:center;"| [[2002–03 FA Premier League|2002–03]]
| 42,055 
| 39,784
| 94.6%
| [https://www.worldfootball.net/attendance/eng-premier-league-2002-2003/1/ 4th highest]
|-
| style="text-align:center;"| [[2001–02 FA Premier League|2001–02]]
| 42,055 
| 39,030
| 92.8%
| [https://www.worldfootball.net/attendance/eng-premier-league-2001-2002/1/ 6th highest]
|-
| style="text-align:center;"| [[2000–01 FA Premier League|2000–01]]
| 42,055 
| 34,700
| 82.5%
| [https://www.worldfootball.net/attendance/eng-premier-league-2000-2001/1/ 8th highest]
|}

==Access==
Stamford Bridge is easily accessible by public transport. The closest London Underground station – [[Fulham Broadway tube station|Fulham Broadway]] – has a dedicated "match day" entrance, allowing crowds easier entry/exit from the station, avoiding the main ticket hall and shopping centre.<ref>{{Cite web|date=22 August 2001|title=Transformation of Fulham Broadway Station shows the way ahead|url=http://www.thetube.com/content/pressreleases/0108/22.asp|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030618091804/http://www.thetube.com/content/pressreleases/0108/22.asp|archive-date=18 June 2003|access-date=2020-03-10|website=[[London Underground]]}}</ref> Given the stadium's location in south west London, car parking in the local area is extremely limited – and therefore the use of public transport is recommended by Chelsea FC and local supporter groups.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Getting to Stamford Bridge|url=https://www.chelseafc.com/en/stamford-bridge/getting-to-stamford-bridge|url-status=live|access-date=2021-12-19|website=[[Chelsea FC]]|quote=Fans are advised NOT to drive to Stamford Bridge due to resident parking restrictions in the area around the stadium, especially on matchdays.|archive-date=19 December 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211219082141/https://www.chelseafc.com/en/stamford-bridge/getting-to-stamford-bridge}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Chelsea Supporters Group {{!}} Visitors To Chelsea|url=https://chelseasupportersgroup.net/away-supporters/|url-status=live|access-date=2021-12-19|website=Chelsea Supporters Group|language=en-GB|archive-date=19 December 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211219082142/https://chelseasupportersgroup.net/away-supporters/}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable"
|+ '''Public transport access'''
!Service!!Station/Stop!!Line/Route!!Walking distance<br /> from Stamford Bridge
|-
| rowspan="2"| '''London Buses''' {{rail-interchange|london|bus}} || [[Walham Green]] || [[London Buses route 11|11]], [[London Buses route 14|14]], [[London Buses route 211|211]], [[London Buses route N11|N11]] || {{convert|200|yards|m}} '''2 mins'''
|-
| Fulham Broadway/<br />[[Fulham Town Hall]] || [[London Buses route 28|28]], [[London Buses route 295|295]], [[London Buses route 306|306]], [[London Buses route 424|424]], [[London Buses route N28|N28]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Home – Transport for London |url=http://www.tfl.gov.uk/tfl/gettingaround/maps/buses/pdf/fulhambroadway-2095.pdf |access-date=2 December 2015 |website=tfl.gov.uk |archive-date=1 September 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120901181102/http://www.tfl.gov.uk/tfl/gettingaround/maps/buses/pdf/fulhambroadway-2095.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref> || {{convert|0.2|mi|km}} '''5 mins'''
|-
| rowspan="2"| '''London Underground''' {{rail-interchange|london|underground}} || [[Fulham Broadway tube station|Fulham Broadway]] || [[District line]]|| {{convert|0.2|mi|km}} '''5 mins'''
|-
| [[Earl's Court tube station|Earl's Court]] || [[District line]]<br />[[Piccadilly line]]|| {{convert|1.1|mi|km}} '''27 mins'''
|-
| rowspan="2" | '''National Rail''' {{rail-interchange|london|rail}}<br />'''London Overground''' {{rail-interchange|london|overground}} 
|| [[West Brompton station|West Brompton]] || rowspan="2" | [[London Overground]]
[[Southern (Govia Thameslink Railway)|Southern]]
| {{convert|0.8|mi|km}} '''20 mins'''
|-
|[[Imperial Wharf railway station|Imperial Wharf]]
|{{convert|0.625|mi|km}} '''13 mins'''
|-
|'''London River Services''' {{rail-interchange|london|river}} || [[Chelsea Harbour Pier]] || [[London River Services]] || {{convert|0.75|mi|km}} '''15 mins'''
|}

== See also ==
* {{Portal-inline|English football}}
* {{Portal-inline|London}}

* [[Football in London]]
* [[Lists of stadiums]]

==Notes==
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==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
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* [https://www.chelseafc.com/en/stadium-tours-and-museum Stamford Bridge on Chelsea's official website]

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