Selhurst Park is a football stadium located in the south London suburb of South Norwood in the London Borough of Croydon. It is owned by Simon Jordan, and is the current home ground of Crystal Palace Football Club, of which Jordan is chairman. Its present capacity is 26,309. It is currently the 31st largest stadium in English football. South Norwood is a place in the London Borough of Croydon. ... This article is about the capital of England and the United Kingdom. ... For other uses, see England (disambiguation). ... For the rap album, see 1924 (album). ... For the rap album, see 1924 (album). ... 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 (link will display full 1995 Gregorian calendar). ... Crystal Palace Football Club is an English professional football team based in the London Borough of Croydon. ... Archibald Leitch (April 27, 1865 – 1939) was a Scottish architect, most famous for his work designing football stadiums throughout the United Kingdom. ... Soccer redirects here. ... This article is about the capital of England and the United Kingdom. ... South Norwood is a place in the London Borough of Croydon. ... For other places called Croydon see Croydon (disambiguation) For details of the town of Croydon on which this borough is centred see Croydon The London Borough of Croydon is a London borough in South London, England and part of Outer London. ... Simon Jordan (born 24 September 1967, Thornton Heath, United Kingdom) is the chairman of Crystal Palace Football Club, a football club who are, as of the 2006-2007 season, in the Championship, the second level of English football. ... Crystal Palace Football Club is an English professional football team based in the London Borough of Croydon. ...

History

In 1922 the site, a former brickfield, was bought from the Brighton Railway Company for £2,570. The stadium (designed by Archibald Leitch) was constructed by a Mr Humphreys for around £30,000, and was officially opened by the Lord Mayor of London on 30 August 1924. 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. Year 1922 (MCMXXII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Archibald Leitch (April 27, 1865 – 1939) was a Scottish architect, most famous for his work designing football stadiums throughout the United Kingdom. ... Former Lord Mayor of London John Stuttard during the parade on November 11, 2006 Michael Berry Savory, Lord Mayor 2004–2005 The Right Honourable Lord Mayor of London is the Mayor of the City of London and head of the Corporation of London. ... is the 242nd day of the year (243rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... For the rap album, see 1924 (album). ... SWFC redirects here. ...

Two years later, in 1926, England played Wales in an international at the stadium. 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 (in the 1980s). In addition to this, it hosted several games for the 1948 Olympic Games. Year 1926 (MCMXXVI) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... First international  Scotland 0 - 0 England (Partick, Scotland; 30 November 1872) Biggest win  Ireland 0 - 13 England (Belfast, Ireland; 18 February 1882) Biggest defeat  Hungary 7 - 1 England (Budapest, Hungary; 23 May 1954) World Cup Appearances 12 (First in 1950) Best result Winners, 1966 European Championship Appearances 7 (First in... First international  Scotland 4 - 0 Wales (Glasgow, Scotland; 26 March 1876) Biggest win Wales 11 - 0 Ireland  (Wrexham, Wales; 3 March 1888) Biggest defeat  Scotland 9 - 0 Wales (Glasgow, Scotland; 23 March 1878) World Cup Appearances 1 (First in 1958) Best result Quarter-finals, 1958 The Wales national football team... For other senses of these words, see boxing (disambiguation) or boxer (disambiguation). ... This article needs cleanup. ... The 1940s decade ran from 1940 to 1949. ... This article is about the sport. ... The 1980s refers to the years from 1980 to 1989. ... (Redirected from 1948 Olympic Games) There were two Olympic Games in the year 1948: 1948 Summer Olympics 1948 Winter Olympics This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ...

In 1953, the stadium's first floodlights were installed (some remain on the Main Stand roof) but were replaced nine years later by floodlights mounted on four pylons in each corner. Real Madrid marked the occasion by playing the first game under the new set of bulbs - a real footballing coup at the time. January 7 - President Harry S. Truman announces the United States has developed a hydrogen bomb. ... Real Madrid Club de Fútbol is a Spanish sports club most widely known for its professional football team based in Madrid. ...

The ground remained undeveloped until 1969 when Palace were promoted to Division One (then the 1st tier of English football) for the first time. 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. The Whitehorse Lane end had a new look with new terracing and brick-built refreshments and toilets along the top. Also: 1969 (number) 1969 (movie) 1969 (Stargate SG-1) episode. ... From 1889 until 1992, this was the highest division overall of organized football in England. ...

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. At that time, the Main Stand enclosure was replaced by seating.

In 1983, Palace sold the back of the Whitehorse Lane terrace and large carpark behind to supermarket retailer Sainsbury's for £2m, to help their financial problems and the size of the stand was halved. Year 1983 (MCMLXXXIII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar). ...

Charlton Athletic moved in as temporary tenants in 1986, and became with Palace the first league clubs in Britain to agree such a ground-sharing scheme. A year later, the lower half of the Arthur Wait Stand was converted into all-seater. The Whitehorse Lane end then got two rows of executive boxes and later a roof and it was made all-seated. Charlton Athletic Football Club (also known as The Addicks) is a professional football club based in Charlton, in the London Borough of Greenwich. ...

Charlton moved back to The Valley via West Ham's Upton Park, and Wimbledon F.C. replaced them as tenants in 1991. The Holmesdale terrace was demolished in 1994 and replaced a year later with a two-tiered 8,500 capacity stand. The roof of the main stand was replaced, the previous one having started to leak. The Valley is a 27,111-capacity football stadium in Charlton, London. ... West Ham United Football Club is an English football club based in West Ham, London Borough of Newham, East London, and have played their home matches at the 35,146 capacity Boleyn Ground stadium since 1904. ... For the football team see Upton Park FC The Boleyn Ground is the official name of Upton Park, the football stadium of West Ham United. ... Wimbledon F.C. crest This article refers to the original club from London which existed until 2003. ... Year 1991 (MCMXCI) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the 1991 Gregorian calendar). ... Year 1994 (MCMXCIV) The year 1994 was designated as the International Year of the Family and the International Year of the Sport and the Olympic Ideal by the United Nations. ...

When Mark Goldberg bought Crystal Palace, he bought just the club and Ron Noades retained Selhurst Park. Chairman Simon Jordan took out a 10-year lease on the ground and Noades received rent from Palace. 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. Mark Goldberg is the current manager of Bromley, an English association football club currently playing in the Isthmian League Premier Division. ... Ron Noades is a British businessman. ... Simon Jordan (born 24 September 1967, Thornton Heath, United Kingdom) is the chairman of Crystal Palace Football Club, a football club who are, as of the 2006-2007 season, in the Championship, the second level of English football. ... Wimbledon F.C. crest This article refers to the original club from London which existed until 2003. ... , Milton Keynes ( ; IPA ) is a large town in South East England, about 45 miles (75 km) north-west of London. ... Year 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Wimbledon (full name AFC Wimbledon) is a semi-professional English football club, affiliated to both the London and Surrey FAs, and representing the area of Wimbledon in south London. ... Also see: 2002 (number). ...

Palace chairman Jordan made public his interest in buying Selhurst, completing the deal for a price of £12m in October 2006, by purchasing the freehold via property firm Structadene in a similar way to his purchase of the Club.

Records

The record attendance was achieved in 1979, when 51,801 people saw Palace beat Burnley 2-0 to clinch the Second Division Championship. Also: 1979 by Smashing Pumpkins. ... Burnley Football Club, nicknamed The Clarets, is a professional football club based in Burnley, in east Lancashire, England. ... 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. The Football League Fourth Division or Division Four of The Football League was the fourth-highest division in the English football league system from the 1958-59 season until the creation of the FA Premier League prior to the 1992-93 season. ... 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 The Football League and fourth-highest division overall in the English football league system. ... Millwall Football Club are an English professional football team based at the New Den Stadium in Bermondsey, South East London. ... 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. This is a Chinese name; the family name is Sun Sun Jihai (Simplified Chinese: 孙继海) (born September 30, 1977 in Dalian, China) is a Chinese football (soccer) player who currently plays for Manchester City as a defender and for the China national football team as a midfielder. ... Fan Zhi-Yi (Chinese: 范志毅, pinyin: Fàn Zhìyì, born on November 6, 1969 in Shanghai) is a professional football central defender from the Peoples Republic of China. ...

Internal Links

• Crystal Palace FC
• Wimbledon FC
• Charlton Athletic FC
• List of English football stadia by capacity

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External links

• WorldStadiums.com entry
• Selhurst Park at Google Maps.

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