Why is Chelsea's football ground called Stamford Bridge?
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This is the history behind the name Stamford Bridge:\n\n\n8th century maps show a 'Stanford Creek' running along the route of what is now a railway line at the back of the East Stand as a tributary of the Thames.\n\nThe stream had two local bridges: Sanford Bridge on the Fulham Road (also recorded as Little Chelsea Bridge) and Stanbridge on the King's Road. Stanford Creek, Sanford Bridge and Stanbridge no doubt all contributed in some uncertain way to the eventual name of Stamford Bridge, which must have been further suggested by the well known Battle of Stamford Bridge in Yorkshire, a famous victory by King Harold Godwinson against the Vikings in 1066 that took place shortly before his defeat by the Normans at the Battle of Hastings.
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Chelsea - 1970, 1997, 2000\nCardiff City - 1927\nCharlton Athletic - 1947\nClapham Rovers - 1880\nCoventry City - 1987
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I am from Sarfend and our Essex twang says Sarfend. Posh people from Sarfend say that they come from a region of Sarfend called Thorpe Bay and they pronounce it as Southend as do many outsiders.\n\nBy the way - its not soccer. Its football
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your spot on but I think the muslims get the title Biggest W@ankers, cos Chelsea may pinch the title but the muslims pinch your country
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What has this to do with English Football?  Did I miss something obvious?
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>>>Rob L is correct!!!\nSport Organisation for Collective Contributions and Equal Rights (SOCCER) is anacronym created in South Africa and it has NOTHING to do with the origin of soccer (the game).\nSee this pages:\n\nhttp://www.country-data.com/cgi-bin/query/r-12175.html\nhttp://electionresources.org/za/provinces.php?election=1994\n\n and search for the word "soccer".
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DAvid Beckham is currently playing for Real Madrid. in the spanish league namely laliga . laliga is the top league in spain .contarary to other post from my understanding of media coverage David Beckham is to return to the premier league in england this summer the team he will goto is disputed and will only be answered when he signs a contract. the teams linked with his move are Arsenal football club and chelsea football club . sorry just to add some people know our leuge in england as EPL. chelsea fc have the advantage of having more money to spend but arsenal fc have the advantage of having victoria beckham as a fan (wink). i do know that the beckhams cannot stay in spain too long as they have broken the law there by naming there child cruz who is a boy and cruz in spain is a girls name and you cannot have same sex names in spain . cruz translates to cross. ( i must have too much time on my hands :)  .
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Neither, Liverpool. Current: Chelsea.
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Manchester United's next game is the big one, the clash against the current English Premier League champions, Chelsea on Sunday, 26 November 2006, kick-off is 16:00 UK time at Old Trafford in Manchester, England.\n\n2006-2007 English Premier League\nSunday, 26 November 2006, 16:00 UK time\nOld Trafford, Manchester, England\nManchester United v Chelsea
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Frank Lampard, for Chelsea.
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I would. 2/1 is very good considering that Chelsea are the better team despite the fact they are away. Old Trafford is no longer the invincible ground it once was.
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Because this is the last season they are playing at Higbury before moving to the Emirates stadium.  To pay tribute to Highbury they reverted back to their original maroon strip.  Next season they will be back in red and white
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i didn't understand what last year mean so i answer more than that. in 2004-2005 at Stanford bridge 4-0 for Chelsea(lampard, drogba, robin, kizman). at st. James park 1-1(lampard PK- germey OG). 2005-2006 at Stanford bridge 3-0 for Chelsea(Cole, crespo, duff).
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KOP doesn't actually stand for anything. Many football clubs have a Kop (Sheffield United have). It is from Spion Kop, which was a battle  in the Boer war, on a hill.  Any football terrace built on a hill became known as The Kop.
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Are you sure you have the spelling correct?  I couldn't find any reference to "Stamford".
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The same reason why a Toyota cannot outrun a Porsche.\nChelsea have too much flair compared  to Spurs, and when they resort to defensive duties, Chelsea can withstand any Spurs attack.\n\nMoreover, Spurs continue to play the open game that was their trademark in the 80s. Unfortunately, the team of today, or the ones over the last decade, do not have the calibre of players that they had then. \n\nRather than trying to follow a tradition, Spurs should concentrate on avoiding defeat first and winning ugly second. Thereafter, they can slowly try to reproduce their trademark touches.\n\nContinue with the current style, they will always struggle against Chelsea.
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Why is it when a scottish club gets a good result this stupid question keeps rearing its ugly head? \nheres a question ,should Chelsea and Man U be INVITED to play in the Scottish premiership ?