Stock Photo - Welcome sign at the Stamford Gate entrance to the Chelsea Football Club ground. In 1905, Archibald Leitch was commissioned to design the first stand, a 120 yard long structure along the east side, seating 5,000 people, with the other three sides of the stadium open, in a vast bowl, the banking of which was made up of thousands of tons of material, excavated during the building of the nearby underground line. The original capacity was planned for 100,000 and at the time, was the second largest venue in the country, behind that at The Crystal Palace.

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