A sports ground opened on the site of Stamford Bridge way back in 1877 for London Athletic Club, making it the oldest Premier League stadium and eighth oldest football stadium in the world.
He wasted little time in making plans to do something similar at Chelsea, appointing Janet Maire Smith to oversee the Stamford Bridge redevelopment in July 2022 after she did the Dodger Stadium, too.
But even with renovations at the beginning and end of the 20th century, its capacity is still limited to a mere 40,173 - making it only the 11th biggest football stadium in England (12th when Everton’s new ground opens later this year).
Chelsea and improved stadium plans are nothing new - with three rather ambitious plans within the last 20 years.
Stamford Bridge is certainly an iconic stadium in English football but it first opened way back in 1877.
