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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.

Huscroft, Richard (2005). Ruling England 1042–1217. London: Pearson/Longman. pp.16–18. ISBN 0-582-84882-2. Chelsea submit plans to increase Stamford Bridge capacity to 60,000". The Guardian. 1 December 2015. Archived from the original on 1 December 2015 . Retrieved 2 December 2015. The brand New Stamford Bridge stadium in August 1905. Chelsea beat West Brom at Stamford Bridge in September 1905. In the late summer of 1066, the invaders sailed up the Ouse before advancing on York. On 20 September they defeated a northern English army led by Edwin, Earl of Mercia, and his brother Morcar, Earl of Northumbria, at the Battle of Fulford, outside York. Following this victory they received the surrender of York. Having briefly occupied the city and taken hostages and supplies from the city they returned towards their ships at Riccall. They offered peace to the Northumbrians in exchange for their support for Hardrada's bid for the throne, and demanded further hostages from the whole of Yorkshire. [8] Chelsea FC: The Stamford Bridge Story in Photos". 26 March 2014. Archived from the original on 2 June 2019 . Retrieved 2 June 2019.

Battersea Power Station opens after decades of decay". BBC News. 14 October 2022 . Retrieved 19 August 2023. Victor, Tom (22 July 2022). "Chelsea owner Boehly's grand plan to rebuild Stamford Bridge one stand at a time". mirror. Archived from the original on 4 August 2022 . Retrieved 4 August 2022. 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 season, but due to the ensuing financial difficulties at the club, it was the only part of the development to be completed.

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.", [34] a reference to Mourinho's famous quote upon signing as manager for Chelsea. [35] Chelsea FC: The Stamford Bridge Story In Photos". 26 March 2014. Archived from the original on 2 June 2019 . Retrieved 2 June 2019.Boost for Chelsea after council ruling in battle of Stamford Bridge – Independent.ie". Independent.ie. Archived from the original on 15 April 2018 . Retrieved 15 April 2018. Lowest attendance: 3,000 V Lincoln City, Second Division, 17 February 1906 (During COVID: 2,000 v Leeds United, Premier League, 5 December 2020) [63] [64] 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". [47] Morgan, Phillip (2000). "3. The Naming of the Battlefields in the Middle Ages". In Dunn, Diana (ed.). War and Society in Medieval and Early Modern Britain. Liverpool: Liverpool University Press. p.36. ISBN 0-85323-885-5.

So many died in an area so small that the field was said to have been still whitened with bleached bones 50 years after the battle. [19] [20] Aftermath A 19th-century illustration of the Harald Hardrada saga, Heimskringla. Chelsea plan Bridge redevelopment". BBC. 20 January 2006. Archived from the original on 12 January 2016 . Retrieved 17 November 2007. Twomey, Liam. "Chelsea agree deal in principle for area next to Stamford Bridge". The Athletic . Retrieved 20 July 2023. Gover, J. E. B.; Mawer, Allen; Stenton, F. M. (1922). The Place-Names of Middlesex (Including Those Parts of the County of London Formerly Contained Within the Boundaries of the Old County). London: Longmans, Green and Company. Archived from the original on 14 April 2023 . Retrieved 29 May 2019.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. [ citation needed] In December 2015, Chelsea announced intention to build a 60,000-seater stadium at Stamford Bridge. [45] Wade, John (1843). British history, chronologically arranged; comprehending a classified analysis of events and occurrences in church and state (2ed.). Bohn. p.19. With a capacity of 40,343, it is the ninth largest venue of the 2023–24 Premier League season and the eleventh largest football stadium in England.

Hall, Joe (5 January 2017). "Chelsea redevelopment plans for the Bridge get thumbs up". Archived from the original on 8 January 2017 . Retrieved 7 January 2017. This season, that will change. On Saturday Chelsea host Liverpool at Stamford Bridge but in January they will host Manchester United at the stadium for the first time before playing Arsenal there in March. This season, for the first time, all Chelsea’s Champions League games will be at Stamford Bridge, starting with Tuesday’s tie against Paris FC. Stadium plans on hold". Chelsea FC. 31 May 2018. Archived from the original on 16 July 2018 . Retrieved 1 June 2018.The All Golds". Edgar Wrigley. Archived from the original on 10 October 2017 . Retrieved 3 September 2018. On 20 November last year, Chelsea Women welcomed a club record crowd of 38,350 to a sold-out Stamford Bridge for their 3-0 defeat of Tottenham. Yet that match is an outlier. Because, despite unrivalled success on the pitch in recent years in England, the club is still struggling to fill the main stadium when the women’s team play there. Chelsea built on the 24,564 that watched them play Spurs in 2019, but this year’s game against the same opponents attracted only 14,776. Why is this? Why are the winners of the past four league titles unable to regularly get closing to filling Stamford Bridge and what can they do to hit that target? Twomey, Liam (25 March 2020). "Unwritten: How Chelsea almost lost Stamford Bridge". The Athletic. Archived from the original on 1 July 2021. a b c d e Frearson, Amy (2 December 2015). "Herzog & de Meuron reveals latest plans for Chelsea football stadium redesign". dezeen.com. Archived from the original on 1 July 2021.