Q 01/05

Gus Mears founded Chelsea in 1905 after which club turned down his offer to lease Stamford Bridge?

A) Fulham

B) Queens Park Rangers

C) Brentford

D) Woolwich Arsenal

Answer · why

A) Fulham

Because the borough already had a Fulham, he borrowed the name of the neighbouring borough of Chelsea.

Q 02/05

Which of these names was considered for the new club before 'Chelsea' was chosen?

A) Hammersmith FC

B) Kensington FC

C) Chelsea Rovers

D) Battersea FC

Answer · why

B) Kensington FC

Stamford Bridge FC and London FC were also floated.

Q 03/05

Chelsea were founded on 10 March 1905 in which pub, opposite the ground's present-day main entrance?

A) The Fox and Pheasant

B) The Butcher's Hook

C) The Rising Sun

D) The Cock Tavern

Answer · why

C) The Rising Sun

It is now called The Butcher's Hook.

Q 04/05

Before Chelsea existed, Stamford Bridge had been used for 28 years as an arena for what?

A) Greyhound racing

B) Cricket

C) Rugby

D) Athletics

Answer · why

D) Athletics

The London Athletic Club used it from 1877; unlike most clubs, Chelsea were founded for a ground rather than finding one.

Q 05/05

Which architect of Ibrox, Craven Cottage and Hampden Park also designed Stamford Bridge?

A) Archibald Leitch

B) Edwin Lutyens

C) Owen Williams

D) Herbert Chapman

Answer · why

A) Archibald Leitch

The original open bowl held about 100,000, second only to Crystal Palace in England.