In 1945 Chelsea took on FC Dynamo Moscow in a friendly to ease the political tensions between the United Kingdom and Soviet Union after the Second World War. In 1905 Stamford Bridge was built by architect Archibald Leitch who included the very first 120 yard long stand on the East Side of the field with the capacity of holding about 5,000 spectators.The other sides of the stadium were all open making the stadium look like a big bowl with the running track surrounding the stadium.The total capacity of the stadium was 100,000 making it the largest stadium in the country behind Crystal Palace.Stamford Bridge remained unchanged for the next 25 years until the Shed End terraced area was added during the 1930.This Shed End would forever be associated with Stamford Bridge because of all the Chelsea die hard fans finding their home in the Shed End singing and making the atmosphere of the stadium loud and incredible during the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s.Because of the new law passed in 1990s requiring all of the stadiums to be all seated, Old Shed End was demolished in 1994 and replaced with an all new seated Shed End in 1997.The final match with the Old Shed was on May 7th, 1994 against Sheffield United.Sadly no one knew that this was going to be the very last game before the Shed was demolished so The Old Shed was never given the historic sent off it really deserved. Chelsea offer fans the chance to explore Stamford Bridge and get up close and personal with the clubs burgeoning trophy room housed in the Museum. Food vans around the ground are also predictably popular, with the stalls selling similar stuff such as sausage rolls, pies and burgers as inside the ground. Stamford Bridge supposedly has the largest number pubs within a mile radius of any English ground, although The establishments on Fulham Road such as the Fox & Pheasant are self-described “Chelsea pubs”, and only permit the home faithful to enter. The exhibition held at Stamford Bridge, for local residents, businesses, season ticket holders and members provided a glimpse for Chelsea fans of blueprints for a rebuilt 60,000-capacity stadium. In 2018, the London-based club revealed design plans to redevelop and expand Stamford Bridge, its 41,631-capacity stadium, which is … Bournemouth (Vitality Stadium) – 11,360. This is even more the case in the area where Stamford Bridge is located as Chelsea is a very affluent area of the city. The current 41,663-capacity Stamford Bridge is the seventh biggest stadium used by a Premier League team, well behind Manchester United's 76,000-seater stadium at … Home of the Daily and Sunday Express. In 1939 the North Stand was built but because of the architecture of the stadium, north east corner stuck out being completely different in design than the rest of the stadium.In 1975 North End was demolished and replaced with open terracing until 1993 when even more modern redevelopment of Stamford Bridge commenced.During one of the best Chelsea periods in 1964/65 season, the stadium was remodeled by replacing the Western Terrace by a seated stand that had 3/4 seating and 1/4 concrete slabs known as the "Benches". Chelsea Soccer StadiumCHELSEA STADIUM STAMFORD BRIDGE1968. Chelsea Soccer StadiumSTAMFORD BRIDGEEarly Years. On 30 June 2015, Chelsea unveiled plans to expand the stadium to a 60,000 seater. For away fans it might be more advisable to stop for drinks en-route to the ground. See today's front and back pages, download the newspaper, newspaper archive. Current capacity of Stamford Bridge Chelsea soccer stadium stands at 41,798 seated spectators and the ground has gone from being a huge oval shape with the running track surrounding the field to 4 sides much closer to the field. By Football Tripper Last Updated: October 10, 2020. After surviving the biggest challenge in Chelsea History, Stamford Bridge underwent one of the most extensive redevelopments in the country during 1990s turning Stamford Bridge into one of the most impressive stadiums in the country.Rebuilding Stamford Bridge stadium started with the redevelopment of the North Stand area.Old banked terrace was demolished and replaced by a new stand renamed as the Matthew Harding Stand in the memory of the Chelsea director killed in a helicopter accident whose loan helped with its building.After the demolishing of the old Shed End in 1994 and building of the New Shed End in 1997, Stamford Bridge was also added a four star hotel now called Millenium Hotel located in the back of the Shed End.