1990–91 Wimbledon F.C. season 1990–91 Wimbledon F.C. season During the 1990–91 English football season, Wimbledon F.C. competed in the Football League First Division. In the 1990-91 season under Harford's first full campaign in charge, Warren Barton was purchased for £300,000 whilst in the league, Wimbledon had another strong season, finishing in 7th place. Nothing came of the plans for a new ground and at the end of the season, Wimbledon's board decided that Plough Lane was beyond redevelopment to meet the new FA rule requiring all-seater stadiums. Consequently, the club moved to Selhurst Park before the start of next season, ground-sharing with Crystal Palace.
History of Crystal Palace F.C. new ground. Croydon Common failed to return to business after the war, and it was to their ground known as The Nest which was opposite Selhurst railway station, that the club now moved. Palace finished the season without a win in the last nine games, ending in seventh place, building on that position to finish third the following year. Crystal Palace became a league club in 1920 when the Football League accepted the entire Southern League "en bloc" as associate members in a newly formed Third Division. In their first season as a league club, Palace lost their opening game