Stamford Bridge

:For the town in England see Stamford Bridge, East Yorkshire

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England - Stamford Bridge, East Yorkshire

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:For the battle see Battle of Stamford Bridge

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Stamford Bridge is a football stadium in the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham that is home to Chelsea Football Club. The capacity is 42,449, making it the largest league ground in London until Arsenal's new Emirates Stadium opens in 2006.

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Football - Stadium - London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham - Chelsea Football Club - Arsenal's - Emirates Stadium - 2006

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The stadium was opened in 1877, and was used as an athletics track until 1904, when it was acquired by new owners who wanted to attract a professional football club. It was initially offered to Fulham, but they turned it down. Instead, Chelsea was formed as a new club and were given entry to The Football League for the 1905-06 season.

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1877 - 1904 - Football - Fulham - The Football League - 1905 - 06

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The capacity was originally planned to be 100,000, making it the second largest ground in England after Crystal Palace, the FA Cup final venue. Stamford Bridge itself hosted the cup final for three years from 1920 to 1922, after which it was replaced by Wembley.

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England - Crystal Palace - FA Cup - 1920 - 1922 - Wembley

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The stadium was also the 'home' stadium for the London XI team that played in the original Inter-Cities Fairs Cup, which is today called the UEFA Cup. The team reached the two-legged final, and played their home leg at Stamford Bridge.

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London XI - UEFA Cup

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