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| Full name | Selhurst Park Stadium |
| Location | South Norwood, London, England |
| Built | 1924 |
| Opened | 1924 |
| Renovated | 1983, 1995 |
| Owner | Crystal Palace F.C. |
| Surface | Grass |
| Architect | Archibald Leitch (1924) |
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Selhurst Park is a football stadium located in the south London suburb of South Norwood in the London Borough of Croydon. South Norwood is a urban town and ward within the Greater London boundaries in Croydon, England. London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland Year 1924 ( MCMXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1924 ( MCMXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1983 ( MCMLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar) Year 1995 ( MCMXCV) was a Common year starting on Sunday. Events of 1995 Crystal Palace FC is an English football club based in South Norwood, London. Archibald "Archie" Leitch ( April 27, 1865 &ndash April 25, 1939) was a Scottish Architect, most famous for his Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a Team sport played between two teams of eleven players and is widely considered London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. South Norwood is a urban town and ward within the Greater London boundaries in Croydon, England. The London Borough of Croydon ( is a London borough in South London, England and is part of Outer London. It is owned by Simon Jordan, and is the current home ground of Crystal Palace Football Club, of which Jordan is chairman. Simon Jordan (born 24 September 1967, Thornton Heath, United Kingdom) is the chairman of Crystal Palace Football Club, a football Crystal Palace FC is an English football club based in South Norwood, London. Its present capacity is 26,309. It is currently the 31st largest stadium in English football.
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History
In 1922 the site, a former brickfield, was bought from the Brighton Railway Company for £2,570. Year 1922 ( MCMXXII) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. The stadium (designed by Scottish stadium architect Archibald Leitch) was constructed by a Humphreys of Kensington (a firm regularly used by Leitch) for around £30,000, and was officially opened by the Lord Mayor of London on 30 August 1924. Archibald "Archie" Leitch ( April 27, 1865 &ndash April 25, 1939) was a Scottish Architect, most famous for his The Right Honourable Lord Mayor of London is the legal title for the Mayor of (and head of the City of London Corporation. Events 1363 - Beginning date of the Battle of Lake Poyang; the forces of two Chinese rebel leaders— Chen Youliang and Year 1924 ( MCMXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. There was then only one stand (the present Main Stand), but this was unfinished due to industrial action; Crystal Palace played Sheffield Wednesday and lost 0-1 in front of 25,000 fans.
Two years later, in 1926, England played Wales in an international at the stadium. Year 1926 ( MCMXXVI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The English national football team represents England in international football and is controlled by The Football Association, the governing body for football The Wales national football team represents Wales in international men's football. England amateur matches and various other finals were also staged there, as were other sports including boxing, bicycle polo (in the late 1940s) and cricket and music concerts (in the 1980s). Boxing (sometimes also known as English boxing or pugilism) is a Combat sport in which two participants generally of similar weight, commonly referred to as "Bike Polo" the game is similar to traditional Polo, except that bicycles are used instead of horses The 1940s decade ran from 1940 to 1949 Events and trends The 1940s was a period between the radical 1930s and the conservative 1950s which also leads the period to be Cricket is a bat-and-ball team Sport that originated in England and is now played in more than 100 countries The 1980s was the decade spanning from January 1 1980 to December 31 1989. In addition to this, it hosted two games for the 1948 Summer Olympics. The 1948 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XIV Olympiad, were an International Multi-sport event which was held in London
In 1953, the stadium's first floodlights were installed consisting of numerous poles around the 3 sides of terracing and four roof mounted installations on the Main Stand, but were replaced nine years later by floodlights mounted on four pylons in each corner and six installations on the Main Stand roof. Year 1953 ( MCMLIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Real Madrid marked the occasion by playing the first game under the new set of bulbs - a real footballing coup at the time for third division Palace, as it was Real's first ever match in London.
The ground remained undeveloped until 1969 when Palace were promoted to Division One (then the 1st tier of English football) for the first time. Year 1969 ( MCMLXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Football League First Division was the highest division of The Football League between 1993 and 2004 and the highest division of English football overall between The Arthur Wait Stand was built, and is named after the club's long-serving chairman, who was a builder by trade and was often seen working on the site himself. Arthur Wait was notable for overseeing Palace's rise from the 4th to the 1st Division in the 1960's. The Whitehorse Lane end had a new look with a "second tier" of terracing and brick-built refreshments and toilets along the top.
Due to the Safety of Grounds Act, the Holmesdale Road terrace (or the Kop as it was known) had to be split into three sections for safety reasons and this meant the poor facilities fell in the away part. So new facilities were built at the back of the other two parts. In the Summer of 1981, the Main Stand terraced enclosure was reprofiled and replaced by seating.
In 1981, Palace sold the back of the Whitehorse Lane terrace and land behind to supermarket retailer Sainsbury's for £2m, to help their financial problems and the size of the terrace at this end was effectively halved when this end reopened. Year 1981 ( MCMLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981
Charlton Athletic moved in as temporary tenants in 1985, and became with Palace the first league clubs in Britain to agree such a ground-sharing scheme. Charlton Athletic Football Club (also known as The Addicks) is a professional football club based in Charlton, in the London Borough of In the Summer of 1990, the lower half of the Arthur Wait Stand was converted into all-seater with the assistance of Football Trust Grant Aid, due to the Taylor Report following the Hillsborough Disaster. Two rows of executive boxes (48 in total) were constructed above the Whitehorse Lane terrace on the roof of Sainsbury's supermarket in 1991 and it was roofed and it was made all-seater in the summer of 1993.
Charlton moved back to The Valley via West Ham's Upton Park, and Wimbledon F.C. replaced them as tenants in 1991. The Valley is a 27111-capacity sports Stadium in Charlton London, England. } West Ham United Football Club is an English football club based in Upton Park, London Borough of Newham, East London, who have played For the football team see Upton Park FC The Boleyn Ground is the official name of Upton Park, the football Stadium This article refers to the original club from London which existed until 2004 Year 1991 ( MCMXCI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar. The Holmesdale terrace was demolished in 1994 and replaced a year later with a two-tiered 8,500 capacity stand. Year 1994 ( MCMXCIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar) The roof cladding of the main stand was also replaced, the previous one having started to leak.
When Mark Goldberg bought Crystal Palace, he bought just the club and former Palace chairmanRon Noades retained Selhurst Park. Mark Goldberg is an English football club chairman and manager who is currently in his second spell in charge of Bromley. Ron Noades is a British businessman who has a strong connection with investments in football clubs Chairman Simon Jordan took out a 10-year lease on the ground upon his purchase of the club in 2000 and Noades received rent from Palace. Simon Jordan (born 24 September 1967, Thornton Heath, United Kingdom) is the chairman of Crystal Palace Football Club, a football Wimbledon F.C. relocated to Milton Keynes in 2003, their fans already having decamped to the newly established AFC Wimbledon in protest when the old club were given permission by the FA to move in 2002. This article refers to the original club from London which existed until 2004 Milton Keynes ( ˌmɪltənˈkiːnz often abbreviated to MK, is a large town Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar.
Palace chairman Jordan made public his interest in buying Selhurst, stating he had completed the deal for a price of £12m in October 2006, by purchasing the freehold. In fact as at January 2008 the ownership of the ground is held by Selhurst Park Limited a Company that is itself owned by a variety of other companies including an HBOS venture capital company and also companies which are part of the Rock Property empire owned by Paul Kemsley a former director of Tottenham Hotspur. Jordan's exact financial interest in the ground is unknown.
Records
The record attendance was achieved in 1979, when 51,801 people saw Palace beat Burnley 2-0 to clinch the Second Division Championship. Year 1979 ( MCMLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1979 Gregorian calendar) Burnley Football Club, nicknamed The Clarets, is a professional football club managed by Owen Coyle and based in Burnley, Lancashire From 1892 until 1992 the Football League Second Division was the second highest division overall in English football.
The ground holds the record for the old Division Four (now League Two) attendance for Palace v Millwall in 1961 when 37,774 turned out. "Fourth Division" redirects here For usage of the term in the Military, see 4th Division. Football League Two (often referred to as League Two for short or Coca-Cola Football League 2 for Sponsorship reasons is the third-highest division of Millwall Football Club are an English professional football team based at The New Den, referred to by fans as The Den in Bermondsey, Year 1961 ( MCMLXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar.
The ground holds the record for staging the club game watched by the greatest number of people, although almost that entire audience were watching on satellite television in China rather than being physically in the ground; the Crystal Palace debut of Sun Jihai and Fan Zhiyi (who were the first Chinese footballers to play in any of the English Football Leagues), most of the audience being Chinese. Sun Jihai ( Simplified Chinese: 孙继海 (born 30 September 1977 in Dalian, China) is a Chinese football Fan Zhiyi ( Chinese: 范志毅 Pinyin: Fàn Zhìyì born on November 6, 1969 or January 22, 1970 in Shanghai
See also
External links
- WorldStadiums.com entry
- Selhurst Park at Google Maps. Crystal Palace FC is an English football club based in South Norwood, London. This article refers to the original club from London which existed until 2004 Charlton Athletic Football Club (also known as The Addicks) is a professional football club based in Charlton, in the London Borough of This is a list of English football stadia, ranked in descending order of capacity.
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