Stamford Bridge

London's oldest league ground, originally an athletics venue; redevelopment plans have been on the table for two decades.

Stamford Bridge has been the home of Chelsea since 1877, and holds 40,343 spectators for football. The playing surface is grass, and the record attendance of 82,905 was set in a fixture that still gets talked about in London.

For a matchday, the ground sits in London and is served by local rail and bus routes; arriving 45 minutes before kick-off is the difference between a queue and a seat. Away supporters are usually housed in one corner block, and the atmosphere is loudest behind the goal at the home end.