Stamford Bridge Chelsea Stadium

Stamford Bridge had been a very tough like a fortress for Chelsea where had a flashy record for home matches. Record unbeaten for 86 home games during the Premier League ever bagged by Chelsea. This “home” record itself was only stopped when he defeated by Liverpool that win 1-0 in October 2008.

“We’re building a fortress again at Stamford Bridge, not slip on home and it’s something that we design,” Said Chelsea captain John Terry told to Daily Mail.

Can continue unbeaten at home certainly is an achievement itself. But Chelsea will attempt to exceed it by as much as possible to brush the maximum points in their own headquarters.

“At Stamford Bridge is not the case unbeaten, but it’s about winning. And that’s part of what we are getting out of our games this year,” said Terry.

Besides in the Premier League, Chelsea are also still able to maintain a positive home record in the Champions League. Two successful home matches won, with beating FC Porto 1-0 and crushed Atletico Madrid 4-0.

History of Stamford Bridge Chelsea Stadium

photo credit: Bjørn Giesenbauer

In 1877, Stamford Bridge opened as the home for the London Athletic Club and was used exclusively for that purpose until 1904, when the lease was acquired by brothers Gus and Joseph Mears, who wanted to stage high profile professional football games there. in 1898, before the incident, Stamford Bridge become a hosts for the World Championship shinty between Beauly Shinty Club and London Camanachd. Stamford Bridge was built near the sports fields that older Lillie Bridge that has become hosted of the 1873 FA Cup Final and the first ever amateur boxing matches.It was Initially offered to Fulham Football Club, but they refused. They are considering selling land to the Great Western Railway Company, but finally decided to find a football club instead of their own, Chelsea, occupying the land as rivals Fulham. Noted architect Archibald Leitch, who also designed Ibrox, Celtic Park, Craven Cottage and Hampden Park, was hired to build the Stamford Bridge Chelsea stadium.