Plough Lane Plough Lane Plough Lane was a football stadium in Wimbledon, south west London. For nearly eighty years it was the home ground of Wimbledon Football Club, from September 1912 until May 1991, when the club moved their first team home matches to Selhurst Park as part of a groundshare agreement with Crystal Palace. Both clubs' reserve teams then used Plough Lane as their home ground until 1998, when the site was sold to Safeway. Whilst site redevelopment plans were negotiated, the stadium remained derelict for several years until it was finally demolished in 2002. The site then became a private
2013–14 Crystal Palace F.C. season natural catchment area was an asset too vital to lose. The club also announced that they would be looking for a sponsor for Selhurst Park. Co-chairman Steve Parish told the "Croydon Advertiser" the club were looking to do a deal that was "not really (about) naming rights but a sponsor so that every advert in the stadium can be one thing." Crystal Palace held talks with both Bordeaux and Inter Milan regarding a pre-season friendly to be held at Selhurst Park on 10 or 11 August. Bordeaux were unavailable, having a competitive match against Paris St Germain in the French