In 1904 gus mears acquired stamford bridge and decided to turn it into a football ground as there was already a team called fulham in the area mears called his after the neighbouring london borough of chelsea the blues have remained at stamford bridge ever sincekids t shirt design reads 1905 the birth of football rising sun fulham roadwe lovingly print all of our kids t shirts onto 100 cotton soft style loose fitting unisex t shirts for boys and girls