Stamford Bridge in Fulham, west London, opened as an athletics ground and was for years home to the London Athletic Club. In 1905 the businessman Gus Mears acquired it and, when other clubs showed no interest in renting it, founded Chelsea Football Club to play there. The ground hosted FA Cup finals in the early 1920s and drew very large crowds in the postwar years. It was rebuilt in stages from the 1970s and, after financial troubles, came under new ownership in 2003. Today it is an all-seater stadium that holds around forty thousand spectators.
Before and after
- from 15 March 1877 to 19 March 1877The first Test match in cricket
- 12 April 1877Founding of University of Tokyo
- from 24 April 1877 to 3 March 1878Tenth Russo-Turkish War
- from 24 April 1877 to 3 March 1878Romanian War of Independence
- 28 April 1877Construction of Stamford Bridge
- 2 July 1877Birth of Hermann Hesse
- from 9 July 1877 to 19 July 1877The first Wimbledon Championship
- from 20 July 1877 to 10 December 1877Siege of Plevna
- 12 August 1877Discovery of Deimos
More in Art, literature & culture
- 1792Publication of La Marseillaise
- 5 May 1821Founding of The Guardian
- 7 May 1824Beethoven's Ninth Symphony premieres
- 7 April 1837Publication of The Little Mermaid
- c. 1860sImpressionism
- 19 March 1882Construction of Basilica and Expiatory Church of the Holy Family
The era
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