On ‎28‎/‎06‎/‎2017 at 17:26, Osgood is Good said:

Eddie McCreadie, Chelsea manager, inspects the surface water on the pitch at Stamford Bridge with groundsman George Anstiss. February 1977.

It was not unusual for the teams to play on a pitch like this back in the 70's. Amazing

I was half expecting to see Tony Robinson and the other 'Time Team members' in the background !

On ‎29‎/‎06‎/‎2017 at 05:57, Carshalton Blue said:

What a place.

On ‎18‎/‎07‎/‎2017 at 18:35, Charles Ryder said:

Good old pre season training in the summer of 1984.

17 minutes ago, erskblue said:

Good old pre season training in the summer of 1984.

Proper Footballers!! and Proper training kit!!!

41 minutes ago, chi blue said:

Proper Footballers!! and Proper training kit!!!

Not an energy drink bottle in sight either !

On ‎04‎/‎07‎/‎2017 at 22:12, Boyne said:

From the 1970 Final. 

Those three pigeons in the top picture are very brave !

2 hours ago, erskblue said:

Good old pre season training in the summer of 1984.

Good old sand dunes in Aberystwyth!!

4 hours ago, erskblue said:

Not an energy drink bottle in sight either !

And no flicking of ears and silly games like that, players seemed like men in those days, nowadays they seem so childish, we have 30 plus year olds with silly haircuts, silly dances etc. In 1914 15 year old kids served in the trenches!! I suppose that's society as whole now a days, god I'm 50 in 4 months time and sounding more and more like my old man

5 hours ago, Boyne said:

The ball boy is wearing a ski hat, reminds me of football from the mid - late 1980s.

On ‎27‎/‎02‎/‎2015 at 18:00, fitz said:

Not sure if these have been posted before but these Aerial shots show Stamford Bridge in the 1920's and 30's. From http://www.britainfromabove.org.uk/website.

 

 

 

The Bridge in all its glory.

On ‎20‎/‎10‎/‎2015 at 18:49, Carshalton Blue said:

Stamford Bridge 1950, nice to see our infamous weather vane on show.

 

The Bridge looks packed for that game.

On ‎23‎/‎12‎/‎2015 at 20:45, Carshalton Blue said:

Great, just great !

On ‎24‎/‎07‎/‎2017 at 09:57, Devil Dog said:

Originally posted by Devil Dog.

 

 

I'm sure this was taken on 22nd December 1984 at Goodison .

We won 4-3 over the eventual Champions.

Gordon Davies with a hat trick in the 9th, 40th and 76th minutes. Colin Pates scored our other goal in the 61st minute.

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On ‎03‎/‎08‎/‎2017 at 13:28, Boyne said:

My Chelsea.

'Eddie Mac's Blue and White Army !'

A team photo from Shoot in 1976/77.

Hope nobody minds me reposting some of the classic pictures from earlier in the thread.

On ‎23‎/‎08‎/‎2017 at 18:28, Boyne said:

Simply a great photo.

11 minutes ago, erskblue said:

Hope nobody minds me reposting some of the classic pictures from earlier in the thread.

I always find these threads useful when the match day or rumour threads are quiet and ideal for reminding us of good times from the past.

14 hours ago, Boyne said:

I think I read somewhere that the old East Stand you can see in the background, and the Johnny Haynes Stand at Fulham ( which is still standing), were replicas.

Both were definately Archibald Leath creations.

21 hours ago, erskblue said:

I was half expecting to see Tony Robinson and the other 'Time Team members' in the background !

Looks like the groundsman spent more time down the pub than doing anything with the pitch

I showed the pre season in the sand dunes pics to Jimmy Hendrie, our old assistant physio/ trainer ( he used to get in me old local)

His face lit up “ that’s me the wee fella with the clipboard in blue next tae Davey Johnson!”

He eventually moved on to Charlton after ten years part time then full time with us.

When he told Bates he’d been offered the number one rub mans job at the Valley, old grey beard pipes up with “ Why would you want to leave us for that poxy little club!”

Top man Jimmy. Great craic.

 

3 hours ago, Strider6003 said:

I always find these threads useful when the match day or rumour threads are quiet and ideal for reminding us of good times from the past.

Cheers mate.

I sometimes mean to come on here for just 10-15 mins.

An hour plus, later I'm still on !

3 hours ago, Ewell CFC said:

I think I read somewhere that the old East Stand you can see in the background, and the Johnny Haynes Stand at Fulham ( which is still standing), were replicas.

Both were definately Archibald Leath creations.

https://www.chelseafc.com/en/about-chelsea/history/stadium-history?pageTab=Building a Bridge

Stamford Bridge is one of the oldest football grounds in the country and has been the home of Chelsea Football Club since our formation in 1905.   

Stamford Bridge opened as a sporting arena on 28 April 1877. For the first 27 years of its existence it was used almost exclusively for the traditionally popular Victorian pursuit of athletics meetings by the London Athletic Club.

In 1904 the ownership of the modest ground changed hands when Mr Henry Ausgustus (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 hosting a newer sport they had fallen in love with - football - which had swept the north of England and the Midlands and was growing in interest rapidly in the capital city.

The new arena they commissioned on the 12.5 acre site was designed by renowned Scottish football stadium architect Archibald Leitch (as were many others across the land) and included a characteristic feature of his work in the 120-yard long stand on the east side to hold 5000 spectators, complete with a pedimented centre gable on the roof,

The other sides formed a vast, open bowl with thousands of tons of material excavated from the building of the Piccadilly Line underground railway supporting the high terracing for standing spectators..

The capacity was originally planned to be 100,000 and was the second largest in country behind a decaying Crystal Palace stadium in south London - at the time the FA Cup final venue.

Initially the stadium was offered to nearby Fulham FC to play there. They turned down the chance and so instead a new side, Chelsea Football Club, was born in March 1905 and moved into the new Stamford Bridge stadium for the start of the season a few months later.

It was quickly a success with a 60,000 crowd in the first year, promotion to Football League Division One after two, and three FA Cup finals held there between 1920 and 1922.