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.
Development of stadiums in English football for Palace to pursue the site. Their current Selhurst Park home has been all-seater since the mid 1990s, holding more than 26,000 spectators. In December 2017, the club announced plans to undertake a redevelopment of the Main Stand at Selhurst Park, raising the capacity to approximately 34,000, with the new structure ready by 2021. Everton were planning to relocate to a new stadium in Kirkby. This generated a large amount of controversy, as it was beyond the city limits of Liverpool. In June 2008 Kirkby council approved the new stadium, however, following a public inquiry that was held in December