Ah that's so memorable. I was in the shed at the weekend and it's completely unrecognisable! Wish I'd taken photos when I first went!

 

It's good that the Shed Wall is staying as part of the redevelopment of the Bridge. 

 

At a couple of recent home games, the chant "We're the middle, we're the middle, we're the middle of the Shed." has been sung by the Shed End. And quickly followed by "We're the west side, we're the west side, we're the west side of the shed." Took me back a few years.

No white wall? I'm saddened beyond words :(

"We're the tea bar, we're the tea bar"

From the game against Moscow Dynamo in November 1945.

 

30 Years ago today, who else was there? i went with my dad who was around the age i am now, now he's an oap, & also a school mate came with us who sadly dropped dead last year aged 44, R.I.P mate.

 

Great day out, "when Pates went up...

 

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IS6qkXMfRm0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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30 Years ago today, who else was there? i went with my dad who was around the age i am now, now he's an oap, & also a school mate came with us who sadly dropped dead last year aged 44, R.I.P mate.

Great day out, "when Pates went up...I was there, I was there

Floodlights, something else i miss about modern football..

 

Full members cup final, great day out, I responded to someone on the match day thread, with my memories of it today. "When pates went up" I was sweet 16, and dressed in my finest Pringle jumper!!

Carshalton you must have taken that soon after the terrace was updated, as the old half time scoreboard is there. Chelsea wasted money we didn't have by putting in electronic scoreboard during the 78/79 season. Not many there to see it working for the Coventry home game lost 3-1 Tommy Langley the first person to have his name up in lights!!!

Floodlights, something else i miss about modern football..

before sat navs flood lights were the things to look for when travelling away!!

remember always getting excited as you came into victoria on train as you could see them in the distance on your left.

Richard:For those of us still without satnav they still are the look fors.

My first memory of the bridge was seeing the floodlights from a distance. Happy days

My first memory of the bridge was seeing the floodlights from a distance. Happy days

night games lights looked great from Victoria or coming by road as I went over battersea bridge. Amazing how bright they use to look, even after taking down two of the towers in the late 70's

Slightly better picture quality

 

 

 

The '55 cup on display

 

 

 

Euston station 1970 there's about to be a parade :)

 

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But we don't have any history . . . . .

Edited March 26, 201610 yr by Scott

night games lights looked great from Victoria or coming by road as I went over battersea bridge. Amazing how bright they use to look, even after taking down two of the towers in the late 70's

Sure did. I used to love how you could see into the east upper from the Fulham road

Yeah 'no history'  well according to some...

Guys,you have made my day,no my year.

What fantastic memories,I started going to home games at around 1978/79.I was 13 at the time and I went to Bishop Ramsey School in Ruislip.

In fact most of my friends at school were Chelsea and by the time we hit the early 80s we had a regular little group of between 10-15 school kids meeting at about 12-00 to travel up to The Bridge and stand in the middle of The Shed.Then a few of us started going to away games,we had the bug big time.

Always remember Cambridge away,walking through those fields trying not to step on cows dung and having the whole ground with Chelsea.City away and Portsmouth away stick out.

My older brother is Cockneymark,he's done a few uploads on youtube.

Not to forget when Kerry stuck the volley in at the Clock End.Never been to a game like that for atmosphere and sheer numbers.

Does anyone know the attendance that day?

Not to forget when Kerry stuck the volley in at the Clock End.Never been to a game like that for atmosphere and sheer numbers.

Does anyone know the attendance that day?

Around 45000, from my view in the west side of the clock end I was opposite all the Chelsea in the open bit of the North Bank, when that goal went in....mayhem!