Croydon Common Athletic Ground Croydon Common Athletic Ground Croydon Common Athletic Ground, commonly referred to as the Nest, was a football stadium in Selhurst, south London. The original occupiers of the ground were Croydon Common F.C., the Robins, who occupied it from 1908 to 1917. It was also the home ground of Crystal Palace F.C. from 1918 until 1924. The Nest was subleased from the London Brighton and South Coast Railway, the parties being The Croydon Common Football and Athletic Company Limited and then Crystal Palace Football and Athletic Club, The London Brighton and South Coast Railway Company and the Ecclesiastical Commissioners for England.
Albert Park Football Club the Club sometimes struggled to get the minimum 16 players afield at noon. However it was deemed an essential part of the Club’s future. 1963 - ANZ BANK FOOTBALL CLUB RELOCATES TO FLINDERS PARK Home ground transferred from Albert Park to Flinders Park, Batman Avenue. Now known as Melbourne Park, this was a very central location, with dual changing facilities, which also serviced Old Scotch Collegians at their adjacent oval. Despite some shortcomings in the facilities such as coldness generated from open mesh windows and door etc. this was a very convenient location which served the Club well until 1978