Plough Lane

Wimbledon F.C. played its matches at the original Plough Lane stadium from 1912 until 1991. AFC Wimbledon's new stadium lies approximately 200 yards further east. After 1991 Wimbledon F.C. began a ground-share with Crystal Palace at Selhurst Park, with the intention of moving to a new all-seater stadium elsewhere at a later date due to the original Plough Lane stadium being considered unsuitable for conversion into a modern all-seater stadium. Numerous locations within and beyond the borders of Merton were considered for a possible new stadium, but none of these came to fruition, and in 2003 the original Wimbledon club controversially relocated 70 miles north to Milton Keynes and rebranded…

AFC Wimbledon played their first match at the ground on 3 November 2020 against Doncaster Rovers – a 2–2 draw, with the first-ever goal at the new stadium scored by Wimbledon's Joe Pigott in the 18th minute of that match. No fans were able to attend, however, owing to national COVID-19 restrictions in effect at the time. In December 2020, the Dons Trust announced that they were discussing a potential groundshare agreement with Rugby League side London Broncos. A vote by the Trust membership in March 2021 resulted in 91.7% of those voting in favour. It was subject to revised planning permission which had been opposed by a group of residents but these issues were resolved before the 2022…