https://www.theguardian.com/football/gallery/2015/jul/04/history-of-chelseas-stamford-bridge-in-pictures

Some very good photos of The Bridge in this Guardian article.

Including one of that Army v Allies match from March 1941.

13 hours ago, Carshalton Blue said:

The Shed in all it's Glory.

21 hours ago, erskblue said:

https://www.theguardian.com/football/gallery/2015/jul/04/history-of-chelseas-stamford-bridge-in-pictures

Some very good photos of The Bridge in this Guardian article.

Including one of that Army v Allies match from March 1941.

Great photos. Probably a German spy putting the boot into the Army goalie.

6 hours ago, erskblue said:

The Shed in all it's Glory.

Lots of memories for me, I tried standing in most places before settling in the Middle for the atmosphere.

The crowds were variable with differences for cup matches, clubs with violent fans and political things like the poll tax protest.

The police were weird at times, ignoring the foul mouthed Glaswegian and yet then pouncing on the local angry teenager, I guess the latter was seen to be more malleable at the local police station.

Sometimes the singing was funny, other times intense, other times depressing.

Interesting at times when players came up to communicate with crowd like Vinny jones or Joe Allen or when an opposition player like Gazza would respond to a chant with disguised gesture.

In one sentence, I was suppose it was unpredictable yet mostly entertaining.

Not sure if these have been posted before.

 

7 hours ago, Strider6003 said:

Lots of memories for me, I tried standing in most places before settling in the Middle for the atmosphere.

The crowds were variable with differences for cup matches, clubs with violent fans and political things like the poll tax protest.

The police were weird at times, ignoring the foul mouthed Glaswegian and yet then pouncing on the local angry teenager, I guess the latter was seen to be more malleable at the local police station.

Sometimes the singing was funny, other times intense, other times depressing.

Interesting at times when players came up to communicate with crowd like Vinny jones or Joe Allen or when an opposition player like Gazza would respond to a chant with disguised gesture.

In one sentence, I was suppose it was unpredictable yet mostly entertaining.

The most hostile I can remember the shed was the milk cup semi final v Sunderland in 85, as 15 year old me and a mate stood near the tea bar. To this day still one of the top 3 games I've been to at the bridge, you had to be there to believe it. 

Edited October 11, 20187 yr by chi blue
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Was also in the Shed that night- had migrated to Gate 13 or the West Stand Seats a couple of years previous and only really stood if it was a sell out or was skint. ( Didn’t take to the benches much- bit uncomfortable for my liking, especially after they became concrete )

 An older bloke that came with us that night was so appalled he never went to the Bridge again for years. 

Next morning it was all over the front and back pages. The Luton v Millwall riot wasn’t long after that. Might have been a load a bollox but remember reading in one of papers some Millwall fan saying how they were a bit jealous of the publicity Chelsea got after the Sunderland game and thought they’d make some headlines themselves.

I must admit if it did kick off the next morning I’d be checking out all the papers.

Edit: the next day on Robbie Vincent’s talk show it was like a hooligans convention ( West Ham and Chelsea fans after the Parsons Green incident.)

” They got what they deserved turning up on our manor with blades”

” We were trying to get off the train and have it wiv em” etc etc

 

Edited October 12, 20187 yr by Ewell CFC

21 hours ago, old git said:

Great photos. Probably a German spy putting the boot into the Army goalie.

Like something out of  'Escape to Victory !'

On 12/10/2018 at 07:33, Ewell CFC said:

Was also in the Shed that night- had migrated to Gate 13 or the West Stand Seats a couple of years previous and only really stood if it was a sell out or was skint. ( Didn’t take to the benches much- bit uncomfortable for my liking, especially after they became concrete )

 An older bloke that came with us that night was so appalled he never went to the Bridge again for years. 

Next morning it was all over the front and back pages. The Luton v Millwall riot wasn’t long after that. Might have been a load a bollox but remember reading in one of papers some Millwall fan saying how they were a bit jealous of the publicity Chelsea got after the Sunderland game and thought they’d make some headlines themselves.

I must admit if it did kick off the next morning I’d be checking out all the papers.

Edit: the next day on Robbie Vincent’s talk show it was like a hooligans convention ( West Ham and Chelsea fans after the Parsons Green incident.)

” They got what they deserved turning up on our manor with blades”

” We were trying to get off the train and have it wiv em” etc etc

 

Poor old pikies, never got the headlines, it always seemed to me Chelsea in the papers when it kicked off or Millwall to a lesser extent. Pikies were always regarded as a friendly club with their bubbles, Trevor Brooking and Alan Devonshire etc in the media. I reckon that really irrated there lot.

West Ham thought of us as ground and train wreckers. When I started Secondary School in 78, I palled up with 2 twins, one was West Ham and the other Chelsea, and both were allowed to go to away games up and down the country at 12 or 13, and they did this all the time till we left school in 82. -no chance with my parents.

We were both in the 2nd Division, and I’d get first hand reports- from what I remember the away gates when Chelsea and West Ham visited were pretty similar- maybe we were both taking on average 3000 to Northern Grounds.

Chelsea did take more home ends than the Pikies back then according to them.

Edited October 13, 20187 yr by Ewell CFC

At Villa Park for the FA Cup semi-final in 1996. Unfortunately we lost 2-1 to Man U,

Not sure when this was taken. Certainly before the Lillie was re-furbished a few years ago.

Us in the Clock End for the first game of the 84/85 Season. Kerry's brilliant goal.

Edited October 14, 20187 yr by Boyne

2 hours ago, Boyne said:

Us in the Clock End for the first game of the 84/85 Season. Kerry's brilliant goal.

What a sight to behold, when we were sh*t !!. My brother, another 3 mates and myself were in the Clock end to the right of the goal. We were absolutely rammed into there, it was difficult to find space to lift your arms up. The gooners certainly weren't ready for that turn out.

9 hours ago, Boyne said:

Is that Brighton away 83/84

23 minutes ago, Richard P said:

Is that Brighton away 83/84

It is.

10 hours ago, Boyne said:

I wonder how many in the Brighton away end there still go to games?

11 hours ago, chi blue said:

I wonder how many in the Brighton away end there still go to games?

That was only a fraction of what we took. From memory there were Chelsea all along the side terrace where I was, we had most if not all the seats behind the goal and more in there main stand can't believe it was 35 years ago !

Edited October 15, 20187 yr by bluehaze

Gutted I never went. I’d just started work and had to cover the Saturday. I had a loony cousin who told me he going down with his mates and kipping on the beach. Prior to this he’d shown zero interest in football, so remember thinking if the likes of him are going there’s bound to be plenty of action.

Missed out on Leeds at home through work too, but did make the next home v Barnsley. People get the two mixed up; mass celebrations and pitch invasion.

11 hours ago, bluehaze said:

That was only a fraction of what we took. From memory there were Chelsea all along the side terrace where I was, we had most if not all the seats behind the goal and more in there main stand can't believe it was 35 years ago !

As the exits gates were opened because they had only two terrace turnstiles open!! There is no accurate numbers apart from our official  all ticket allocation. It was between 12,000 - 15,000. As packed in as Highbury 84

22 hours ago, chi blue said:

I wonder how many in the Brighton away end there still go to games?

Where the boys in blue in division two and won’t be there to long!! 

I do. M H U season tkt