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happy birthday kenilworth road!

As Kenilworth Road turns 120 on the 4th of September 2025, we look at some photos of the 'Old Girl' through its history.


The green game - kenilworth opens 4th september 1905


edwardian kenilworth road


stand fire 1922


new stand 1922


quick paint job 1922


From the air 1927


from the air 1932


chelsea in the cup 1935


troublemakers? 1935


the oak road 1935-36


in the bath 1937-38


wartime camouflage 1940s


cardinals vs dodgers 1944


press box 1940s


heading up the hazelbury 1945-46


health and safety nightmare 1949


portsmouth in the snow 1950


floodlights arrive 1953


hard at work 1956


oak road extension 1956


the debut of the skf clock 1956


main stand damage 1957-58


the record crowd 1959


from the air 1961


new floodlights 1963


from the air 1964-65


the workers 1966-67


new seats 1968-69


cars on display 1970-71


proposed kenilworth road development 1970-71


no industrial footwear 1973-74


the wallspan scoreboard1982


keep luton in luton 1983


artificial turf 1985


from the air 1985


millwall 1985


the beach huts! 1986


covered kenilworth 1986


new bobbers club 1986-87


new scoreboard 1986-87


the new stand goes up 1991


david pleat and sky sports 1993


a minute's silence for diana 1997


champions 2005


off to wembley 2009


coyh 2023


a premier league makeover 2023


...and to the future, while never forgetting our past