Stadium MK consortium offered this proposition to several Football League clubs, including Luton Town, Crystal Palace, Barnet, Queens Park Rangers, and Wimbledon F.C.. Wimbledon F.C., who had groundshared at Crystal Palace's Selhurst Park ground since 1991, adopted the Milton Keynes plan after the appointment of a new chairman, Charles Koppel, in January 2001. Koppel said that such action was necessary to prevent Wimbledon F.C.'s going out of business. He announced Wimbledon F.C.'s intent to move on 2 August 2001 with a letter to the Football League requesting approval, stating that Wimbledon had already signed an agreement to relocate and "subject to the
Selhurst Park an all-glass frontage, inspired in by the original Crystal Palace. The club plans for the work to start in summer 2019 with the new stand to be ready in time for the 2021–22 season. Capacity of stand: 2,219 + seating for executive boxes (480) The Whitehorse Lane stand is otherwise known as the Family Stand for Crystal Palace supporters. The stand also include 24 luxury Executive Boxes. It forms the NW end of the stadium. The record attendance in Selhurst Park was achieved in 1979 when 51,801 people saw Crystal Palace defeat Burnley F.C. 2–0 to clinch the Football League