First Match At The Riverside
Stadium
Saturday, August 26th, 1995 saw the opening of the Cellnet Riverside Stadium.
Just 10 months earlier, the area where the ground now stands was being cleared in preparation for building work. Taylor
Woodrow were the main contractors, given the job to build the £16 million stadium.
The first match should have been a midweek game, but Boro needed more time to finish the ground, and to gain safety
certificates. So, on the last Saturday in August 1995, Nigel Pearson led out the first
Boro team to play on the new turf against Chelsea. Craig Hignett was the first player
to score, and Jan-Aage Fjortoft scored another to give Boro a 2 - 0 victory on their
special day.
BORO:- Miller, Cox, Morris, Vickers, Pearson, Whyte, Barmby, Pollock,
Fjortoft, Mustoe, Hignett. SUBS:- Whelan, Moreno, Kavanagh
MANAGER:- Bryan Robson
SCORERS:- Hignett (39), Fjortoft (74)
BOOKED:- Morris, Pollock, Barmby
CHELSEA:- Kharine, Clarke, Gullit, Johnsen, Sinclair, Hughes, Stein
(Newton), Peacock (Spencer), Wise, Myers, Lee. SUB:- Hitchcock
PLAYER/MANAGER:- Glenn Hoddle
SCORERS:- None
BOOKED:- Johnsen, Wise, Clarke, Spencer, Sinclair
REFEREE:- Peter Jones
ATTENDANCE:- 28,286
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