DT92 ~ Selhurst Park

TENANTS Teams that have used this ground as a home

Team	From	To		Notes
Crystal Palace	29 Aug 1924	Current		The club moved here from The Nest in 1924 and it was also involved in Football League Play Off Matches at the neutral venues of Wembley Stadium and the Millennium Stadium.
Millwall	12 Dec 1947	14 Dec 1947	Temp	This match was played here after The Den was closed due to crowd trouble.
Charlton Athletic	4 Oct 1985	30 Jun 1991		Having been forced out of The Valley, Charlton Athletic moved here to groundshare. In 1991 the opportunity arose to return to their home ground but by the start of the 1991/92 season it was not ready and the club moved again, this time to groundshare at Upton Park. During this period the club was also involved in a Football League Play Off Match at the neutral venue of St Andrew’s.
Wimbledon	1 Aug 1991	1 Jul 2003		The club moved here from Plough Lane in 1991 to groundshare with Crystal Palace. In 2002 the club obtained permission from the FA to relocate to Milton Keynes where it was planned to build a new stadium at North Denbigh. In the interim it arranged to play fixtures at the National Hockey Stadium but this was turned down by the Football League as unsuitable and planning permission was sought to instal temporary stands at the Milton Keynes Bowl. Problems were subsequently encountered and the club was finally given permission to use the National Hockey Stadium as a temporary venue in January 2003. It was proposed to move in at the start of the 2003/4 season but was delayed until September 27th following the club’s slide into receivership. *NB. Previous lowest attendances include 3,039 v. Everton on January 26th, 1993, the record lowest gate for a Premiership fixture and 3,121 v. Sheffield Wednesday on October 2nd, 1991, a post WWII record lowest gate for a top flight fixture. Following the club’s decision to relocate to Milton Keynes most of the fans boycotted the club and set up an alternative (AFC Wimbledon) resulting in poor attendances averaging only 2,786, and culminating in a gate of just 849 v Rotherham United in 2002; a record for the second tier.
MK Dons	1 Aug 2003	31 Aug 2003		Although the team was still called Wimbledon, it is now agreed this was the start of the new club, with a section of the fan base defecting to form and support the new AFC Wimbledon. MK Dons played 3 games here before making the move to their new life at the National Hockey Stadium in Milton Keynes.

LEAGUE EVENTS Promotions, relegations and ground moves associated with this ground

Date	Team	Event
1 Jul 1924	Crystal Palace	Moved from The Nest to Selhurst Park
4 Oct 1985	Charlton Athletic	Moved from The Valley to Selhurst Park
17 Aug 1991	Charlton Athletic	Moved from Selhurst Park to Boleyn Ground
24 Aug 1991	Wimbledon	Moved from Plough Lane (original) to Selhurst Park
30 Jun 2002	Wimbledon	Became a different club

GROUND HISTORY adapted from "The Ultimate Directory of English & Scottish Football League Grounds"

Crystal Palace FC bought the site, a former brick field, in 1922 for £2,570 and moved to Selhurst Park from The Nest in 1924. The facilities, which included a main stand on the west side and terracing and embankments around the pitch, remained virtually unaltered until a 5,000 seat stand was opened on the east side in 1969 and seats installed in the main stand paddock in 1979.

In 1981 land at the rear of the north end was sold for housing and a supermarket resulting in the construction of a new truncated terrace (subsequently roofed and installed with 2,500 seats in 1993) whilst the paddock on the east side was provided with 5,080 seats in 1990 and a double deck 8,147 seat stand with a curved cantilevered roof was opened at the south end in 1995. The all-seat capacity at the start of season 2007/8 was 26,300 and the pitch size 110 x 74 yards.

GROUND DETAILS adapted from "The Extreme Groundhoppers Guide"

Ground address: Selhurst Park, Park Road London, SE25 6PU
Main phone: 0208 7686000
Ticket office: 0871 2000071
Ticket prices: £30 (B £25), Concessions* £18 (B £15)
Food & drink: Thornton Heath Railway Station there is the 'The Flora Sandes' 2-4 Ambassador House on Bridstock Road which is popular with both home and away supporters and directly across from Thornton Heath Station. Also close by is 'The Railway Telegraph' at 19 Bridstock Road

The Railway Telegraph is a family friendly pub and has a lovely patio garden and outside smoking area. As you come out of Thornton Heath station turn right and the pub is further down on the left 50 yards from the station. They also have Sky Sports and welcome football supporters from home or away. No food is served at present. Otherwise near Norwood Junction Railway Station on the High Street is another Wetherspoon outlet called 'The William Stanley' from the Station walk up Oliver Grove turn
right at the Clock Tower into the High Street past the Alliance Pub and cross the road and friendly staff with Real Ale if that is your drink
If driving: North and West
M1 to A406 North Circular Road heading west to Chiswick Roundabout, take the third exit at the roundabout onto Chiswick High Road, then first left onto the A205 signposted Kew. After 2m, take a left at the t-junction signposted Putney. Continue until the road merges with the A3, then a mile later, turn right onto the A214 (Signposted Tooting and Streatham). When in Streatham, turn right onto the A23 Streatham High Road and after one mile turn left into the B273 Green Lane which becomes Parchmore Road. At the bottom of the road, turn left into the High Street, go straight over the crossroads and the ground is on the right.

East
Take the M25 to Junction 3 then fourth exit onto the A20 (Signposted London), and then after 4 miles turn left onto the A224 (signposted St Mary Cray). After 3mile turn onto the A232 Spur Road and follow this until you see Shirley Park Golf Club, then turn right onto the A215 Shirley Road. Turn right at the top of this road, then first left into the A215 Spring Road. After 1.5 miles, turn left onto the B266 and the ground is 250 yards on the left.

South
Leave the M25 at Junction 3 take the first exit onto the M23 and then follow the A23 into London following signs for Thornton Heath, turning right onto the A235 passing through a one-way system. Turn immediately left onto the B266 Brigstock Road which becomes High Street then as north.

Most streets around the ground are either designated residents only parking on matchdays or are pay and display with a four hour limit. So please take note of any street signs advising of parking restrictions, or else you win run the risk of being towed away. Please note that the traffic can be pretty bad on Saturdays even without football traffic, so get a Oyster Travelcard and take the tube and park outside London at most it will cost £11.60 but it means you can get on buses, trains and tube with one ticket.
Public transport: The nearest railway stations are Sellhurst or Thornton Heath which are served by London Victoria main line station, Clapham Junction and London Bridge. From Sellhurst Station walk up Selhurst Road to the third junction on the left then turn left into Park Road the ground is 200 yards up the road form Thornton Heath which is the next stop after Selhurst turn right out of the station walk down high cross over grange road into Whitehorse then its third right into Park Lane.

Trains from London Bridge to Norwood Junction can also be used it is a straight walk up Oliver Road past the clock tower walk straight on then take the second into Oliver Avenue and a straight walk down to the ground it about five minutes walk.

MAP Selhurst Park

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