The Chelsea Football Team may not be having its best season, but they're still Chelsea! THE BLUES are still a hot team --watch a match on your next visit to London!
Come see Didier Drogba, the equal fourth highest scorer in Chelsea history or Branislav Ivanovic since he has returned to the game following his recent injury. See if you catch one of the newest Blues-- Kevin De Bruyne, who just signed on (and is currently on loan, but will be transferring to Chelsea soon enough!) Watch Petr Cech, Fernando Torres, and Florent Malouda in action, in their amazing Stamford Bridge Stadium!
Stamford Bridge has a history as varied and unique as the team itself. Officially opening on April 28 1877, it was used almost exclusively by the London Athletic club as an arena for athletics meetings and not for football at all.
In 1904 the ownership of the ground changed hands when Mr H A (Gus) Mears and his brother, Mr J T Mears, obtained the deeds, having previously acquired additional land (formerly a large market garden) with the aim of establishing a football team there on the now 12.5 acre site.
Stamford Bridge was designed by Archibald Leitch and initially included a 120 yard long stand on the East side which could hold 5000 spectators. The other sides were all open in a vast bowl with thousands of tons of material excavated from the building of the underground railway provided high terracing on the West side.
The capacity was originally planned to be 100,000 and was the second largest in country behind Crystal Palace - the FA Cup final venue. Initially the stadium was offered to Fulham FC to play there, they turned down the chance and so instead a new side, Chelsea Football Club, was born in 1905 and moved into the new Stamford Bridge stadium.
Chelsea is still an incredibly fun team to support. Their fan base is like no other. For years Chelsea has been associated with a whole range of famous people who have supported THE BLUES. The height of celebrity fandom came during the late sixties and early seventies when the style and glamour of the team personified that of Swinging London.
Sir Michael Caine, Billy Idol, handsome Joseph Fiennes, Renee Zellwegger, Jeremy Clarkson and Owen Wilson? All fans of Chelsea. Bill Clinton watched Chelsea while he was at Oxford. It's even rumored that Busta Rhymes and Madonna are fans. Maybe you will see one of them at a game! If not, you can still tour the Stadium and the Museum while you are there-- the tour takes you through the press room, dressing rooms, and dugouts-- a great way to get to know the sport!
Chelsea has one of the most wide-ranging Corporate Social Responsibility programs in football that sees it invest more than 2% of it annual turnover in community, charity, social inclusion and environmental schemes. They are a remarkable team to support.
Premium TicketHub has tickets available for all home Chelsea home games! Come see Chelsea vs Napoli--or in the Premier League, Chelsea vs. MANCHESTER UNITED!!! Tickets are also available for Chelsea vs: Bolton, Stoke City, Tottenham, Wigan, Newcastle, the Queens Park Rangers, and Blackburn!
Come see Didier Drogba, the equal fourth highest scorer in Chelsea history or Branislav Ivanovic since he has returned to the game following his recent injury. See if you catch one of the newest Blues-- Kevin De Bruyne, who just signed on (and is currently on loan, but will be transferring to Chelsea soon enough!) Watch Petr Cech, Fernando Torres, and Florent Malouda in action, in their amazing Stamford Bridge Stadium!
Stamford Bridge has a history as varied and unique as the team itself. Officially opening on April 28 1877, it was used almost exclusively by the London Athletic club as an arena for athletics meetings and not for football at all.
In 1904 the ownership of the ground changed hands when Mr H A (Gus) Mears and his brother, Mr J T Mears, obtained the deeds, having previously acquired additional land (formerly a large market garden) with the aim of establishing a football team there on the now 12.5 acre site.
Stamford Bridge was designed by Archibald Leitch and initially included a 120 yard long stand on the East side which could hold 5000 spectators. The other sides were all open in a vast bowl with thousands of tons of material excavated from the building of the underground railway provided high terracing on the West side.
The capacity was originally planned to be 100,000 and was the second largest in country behind Crystal Palace - the FA Cup final venue. Initially the stadium was offered to Fulham FC to play there, they turned down the chance and so instead a new side, Chelsea Football Club, was born in 1905 and moved into the new Stamford Bridge stadium.
Chelsea is still an incredibly fun team to support. Their fan base is like no other. For years Chelsea has been associated with a whole range of famous people who have supported THE BLUES. The height of celebrity fandom came during the late sixties and early seventies when the style and glamour of the team personified that of Swinging London.
Sir Michael Caine, Billy Idol, handsome Joseph Fiennes, Renee Zellwegger, Jeremy Clarkson and Owen Wilson? All fans of Chelsea. Bill Clinton watched Chelsea while he was at Oxford. It's even rumored that Busta Rhymes and Madonna are fans. Maybe you will see one of them at a game! If not, you can still tour the Stadium and the Museum while you are there-- the tour takes you through the press room, dressing rooms, and dugouts-- a great way to get to know the sport!
Chelsea has one of the most wide-ranging Corporate Social Responsibility programs in football that sees it invest more than 2% of it annual turnover in community, charity, social inclusion and environmental schemes. They are a remarkable team to support.
Premium TicketHub has tickets available for all home Chelsea home games! Come see Chelsea vs Napoli--or in the Premier League, Chelsea vs. MANCHESTER UNITED!!! Tickets are also available for Chelsea vs: Bolton, Stoke City, Tottenham, Wigan, Newcastle, the Queens Park Rangers, and Blackburn!
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