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 relocated 70 miles north to Milton Keynes, being rebranded as Milton Keynes Dons the following year. The League Two club applied to build an 11,000-seater stadium - that could be expanded to hold 20,000 - on the site of Wimbledon greyhound stadium. Dons legend Dickie Guy, who made almost 600 appearances for the club, hailed the achievement in getting back to their Plough Lane roots. [6][7] Clearance of the site in preparation for the new football stadium and housing was begun on 16 March 2018. Wimbledon 3 v Everton 1. Current sponsors for the various stands at the stadium are: "Stadium update (June 2019): Part 2 – stadium design", "DON'T MISS OUR HISTORIC RETURN TO PLOUGH LANE", "Wimbledon's Plough Lane return approved by planners", "Demolition work starts to clear the way for new stadium", "AFC Wimbledon Is Now Seeking £2 Million on Seedrs to Help Finance Return to a New Stadium on Plough Lane", "AFC Wimbledon hope to crowdfund £7m towards new Plough Lane stadium", "Plough Lane: AFC Wimbledon say they need further £11m to complete new stadium", https://www.standard.co.uk/sport/football/afc-wimbledon-vs-doncaster-plough-lane-live-stream-online-2020-latest-score-team-news-b44141.html, "Following preliminary discussions with @LondonBroncosRL we have emailed a survey and Q&A...", "NHS Covid-19 vaccination centre opens at Plough Lane", "Today we visit the new @AFCWimbledon ground #NewPloughPlane to see @The_RyGroup Stand", "AFC WIMBLEDON| Cherry Red Sponsor Away Stand at Plough Lane", "Ivor's message of thanks to sponsors ahead of landmark night", Relocation of Wimbledon F.C. 1st March, 2018. Terms and conditions  ~   Plough Lane, Purley, PR4 2EX. As Plough Lane nears completion, AFC Wimbledon CEO Joe Palmer sets out some opportunities and now the Dons Trust want your views. London, UK, 11 December 2015, AFC Wimbledon has been given permission to build a new stadium close to its spiritual home in Plough Lane. Credit: PRiME Media Images/Alamy Live News, https://www.alamy.com/wimbledon-uk-05th-dec-2020-referee-benjamin-speedie-during-the-sky-bet-league-1-match-between-afc-wimbledon-and-bristol-rovers-at-the-plough-lane-stadium-wimbledon-england-on-5-december-2020-photo-by-carlton-myrie-credit-prime-media-imagesalamy-live-news-image388270618.html, LONDON, UK. 1st March, 2018. Here, the PA news agency takes a look back at some memorable images from the old ground in south London. Login in to view the coordinates. Plough Lane. Construction proceeded with the permanent west stand initially, with main entry from the south off Plough Lane. The Plough Lane Bond and a crowdfunding campaign helped raise £7.5m for this particular project, which began in earnest in 2013. A snow plough clearing a road to make access for a fire engine responding to an accident, Wildhouse Lane, Milnrow, Greater Manchester, 1st March, 2018 (C)Barbara Cook/Alamy Live News Credit: Barbara Cook/Alamy Live News, https://www.alamy.com/stock-photo-milnrow-manchester-uk-1st-march-2018-a-snow-plough-clearing-a-road-175954451.html. 22nd February 1987. https://www.alamy.com/stock-photo-fa-cup-fifth-round-match-at-plough-lane-wimbledon-3-v-everton-1-22nd-81698558.html, https://www.alamy.com/crowning-the-floral-queen-at-southern-railway-flowers-show-the-crowning-of-miss-violet-e-larcomb-as-floral-queen-was-one-of-the-events-at-the-eigth-annual-flower-fruit-and-vegtable-show-of-the-southern-railway-and-eastern-and-central-sections-london-area-which-took-place-at-the-sports-ground-plough-lane-waddon-photo-shows-miss-violet-e-larcomb-being-crowned-floral-queen-by-alderman-a-peters-19-august-1936-19-august-1936-image359659884.html, https://www.alamy.com/efl-trophy-match-between-afc-wimbledon-and-arsenal-u21-at-plough-lane-on-december-8-2020-in-wimbledon-image395611368.html, Lincoln City's Jorge Grant during the Sky Bet League 1 match at Plough Lane, London Picture by Daniel Hambury/Focus Images/Sipa, USA. Snow plough in action in the village of Rhosesmor, Flintshire, https://www.alamy.com/stock-photo-north-wales-uk-overnight-temperature-dipped-below-freezing-with-snow-134765573.html, Snow plough at work on isolated road after heavy snowfall in Nidderdale. "We will start the day at Plough Lane above that other club (MK Dons) in the table," Combyne said. The League Two club applied to build an 11,000-seater stadium - that could be expanded to hold 20,000 - on the site of Wimbledon greyhound stadium. Plough Lane sculpture unveiling : (Part 1) The unveiling of the sculpture to commemorate Wimbledon FCs years at Plough Lane took place Friday, 22nd January, at … tractor tracks in lane, track, farm, tire, tread, plow, plowed, land, farming, rough, agriculture, trace, view, brown, tillage, https://www.alamy.com/stock-photo-tractor-tracks-in-lane-track-farm-tire-tread-plow-plowed-land-farming-130371405.html, Milnrow, Manchester, UK. [2], Construction proceeded with the permanent west stand initially, with main entry from the south off Plough Lane. (Credit: Federico Maranesi | MI News) Credit: MI News & Sport /Alamy Live News, https://www.alamy.com/london-uk-march-27th-plough-lane-pictured-during-the-sky-bet-league-1-match-between-afc-wimbledon-and-northampton-town-at-the-plough-lane-wimbledon-on-saturday-27th-march-2021-credit-federico-maranesi-mi-news-credit-mi-news-sport-alamy-live-news-image416708303.html. Photo by Carlton Myrie. You stroll up to the stadium with your mask on. UK Weather. [15] The first ever goal at the new stadium was scored by Wimbledon's Joe Pigott in the 18th minute of that match. Plough Lane is situated off Hill End Road on the Harefield/Rickmansworth borders only a short drive away from Rickmansworth or a short walk to Harefield Hospital and Village centre which is serviced by the U9 bus route. 253,775,683 stock photos, vectors and videos, Aerial view west of Wimbledon Stadium Greyhound Race Track Business Centre factory construction work Plough Lane Summerstown Lon, https://www.alamy.com/licenses-and-pricing/?v=1, https://www.alamy.com/stock-photo-aerial-view-west-of-wimbledon-stadium-greyhound-race-track-business-20488857.html, Wimbledon Stadium getting demolished to make way for football stadium and Luxury Apartments. In 2002 a phoenix club, AFC Wimbledon, was formed by a section of the club's supporters after the Football Association gave Wimbledon F.C. 1984: Ground is sold to chairman Sam Hammam for £3million. [8] The stadium's opening was initially planned for summer 2019, but the current target is the start of the 2020-21 season. "Now it is set to act as a major vaccination hub for Merton in an area that needs it." Cardboard cut-out fans watch the action from the stand during the FA Cup round two match between AFC Wimbledon and Crawley Town at Plough Lane in Wimbledon as fans are still banned from watching professional football in England 29 November 2020. https://www.alamy.com/cardboard-cut-out-fans-watch-the-action-from-the-stand-during-the-fa-cup-round-two-match-between-afc-wimbledon-and-crawley-town-at-plough-lane-in-wimbledon-as-fans-are-still-banned-from-watching-professional-football-in-england-29-november-2020-image387524202.html, https://www.alamy.com/signage-outside-lidl-wimbledon-plough-lane-london-sw17-uk-image233647100.html, Crowning the floral queen at Southern railway flowers show . Poster of Plough Lane, the former home of Wimbledon Football Club A2 size measures 42.0cm x 59.4cm A3 size measures 29.7cm x 42.0cm This structure seats about 4,500 spectators; semi-permanent stands on the other three sides brings initial capacity to 9,000. In the very near future we need to sign a final construction contract with the building contractor, so that we can finish the stadium to design and on time. For sale new home. 05th Dec, 2020. The Plough Lane site has been designated for “sporting intensification” and is the subject of a draft sites and policies document by Merton Council. Fee £100 per image for online and £200 per image for print Wimbledon FC football club trialling the brand-new Covid-19 screening system. WAWF will collect payments from as many people as wish to sign up, and once funds have been received, WAWF will purchase two Plough Lane Bonds; a 5 year bond @ 2% interest and a 10 year bond @ 3% interest, these will then be known as WAWF Plough Lane Bonds. A Flintshire Council gritter and snow plough out in rural villages of Flintshire to tackle the black ice and snowy conditions Credit: DGDImages/Alamy Live News, https://www.alamy.com/stock-image-flintshire-north-uk-11th-dec-2017-uk-weather-with-a-met-office-yellow-167565513.html. played its matches at the original Plough Lane stadium from 1912 until 1991. The Disinfect Tunnel has been installed AFC Wimbledon’s new 9,000 stadium at Plough Lane. Clear signs of progress at Plough Lane with pictures of our home turf! 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[9] The land's freehold was transferred to an AFC Wimbledon subsidiary on 24 December 2018, among other transactions that also formally transferred ownership of Kingsmeadow to Chelsea. The crowning of Miss Violet E Larcomb as Floral Queen was one of the events at the eigth annual Flower , Fruit and Vegtable SHow of the Southern Railway and Eastern and Central Sections ( London Area ) which took place at the Sports Ground , Plough Lane , Waddon . Volvo XC70 using winter tyres, https://www.alamy.com/stock-photo-car-driving-behind-a-snow-plough-on-snow-and-ice-near-the-arctic-circle-76780459.html, North Wales, UK Overnight temperature dipped below freezing with snow showers over North Wales leaving a fresh covering of snow of a few inches for villages in Flintshire. Among the semi-permanent seating, the most vocal home fans will be in the south, which will include a safe standingarea; a family area along the east; and away fans will b… [17], On 25 March 2021, an NHS COVID-19 vaccination centre opened in the stadium's event space; a number of the first to be vaccinated were club supporters.[18]. 02nd Jan, 2021. Credit: Sipa USA/Alamy Live News, https://www.alamy.com/lincoln-citys-jorge-grant-during-the-sky-bet-league-1-match-at-plough-lane-london-picture-by-daniel-hamburyfocus-imagessipa-usa-02nd-jan-2021-credit-sipa-usaalamy-live-news-image396354013.html, Wimbledon, UK. Even with no sign of being allowed in until the Spring, season tickets continue to fly out the door. A general view of the under construction Plough Lane stadium of AFC Wimbledon on March 31, 2020. 11th Dec, 2017. This is a four-storey structure with general admission access from the first floor, and hospitality above. Plough Lane sporting usage: have your say. . West Stand - Sponsored by Cappagh, a local construction group. Due to the close proximity to open countryside and the Grand Union Canal there are some quite spectacular walks and scenery. Referee, Benjamin Speedie during the Sky Bet League 1 match between AFC Wimbledon and Bristol Rovers at the Plough Lane Stadium, Wimbledon, England on 5 December 2020. After 1991 Wimbledon FC 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. The Hare & Hounds Public House, Summerstown, Tooting. The League Two club applied to build an 11,000-seater stadium - that could be expanded to hold 20,000 - on the site of Wimbledon greyhound stadium. After the then owner, Sam Hammam, sold Plough Lane to developers in 1991, the club endured a nomadic existence for more than a decade until they relocated to Milton Keynes in 2003. Chippenham, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom, SN15 5PS. Bring the Dons Home is a campaign run by a group of Wimbledon fans who want to make the community stadium a reality. Facing you is something that looks like an airport security portal. Zero visibility as snow blows across Wildhouse Lane, Milnrow, Greater Manchester, 1st March, 2018 (C)Barbara Cook/Alamy Live News Credit: Barbara Cook/Alamy Live News, https://www.alamy.com/stock-photo-milnrow-manchester-uk-1st-march-2018-zero-visibility-as-snow-blows-175954290.html, https://www.alamy.com/stock-photo-london-uk-11-december-2015-afc-wimbledon-has-been-given-permission-91513300.html, https://www.alamy.com/wimbledon-greyhound-stadium-the-last-chance-to-see-before-it-was-demolished-image245027747.html, Around the UK - Snow Clearing on Sandy Lane Clayton le Woods, Chorley, Lancashire, https://www.alamy.com/around-the-uk-snow-clearing-on-sandy-lane-clayton-le-woods-chorley-lancashire-image221191905.html. This aim formed the basis of a project to create a new purpose-built stadium on the site of the Wimbledon Greyhound Stadium, located approximately 200 yards from the original Plough Lane football stadium, where the original Wimbledon side played for 80 years. 16th Jan, 2021. Credit: Sipa USA/Alamy Live News, https://www.alamy.com/afc-wimbledons-daniel-csoka-during-the-sky-bet-league-1-match-at-plough-lane-london-picture-by-daniel-hamburyfocus-imagessipa-usa-16th-jan-2021-credit-sipa-usaalamy-live-news-image397705502.html, Wimbledon, UK. In 2013 AFC Wimbledon announced that discussions were underway with Merton Council over a joint bid for the greyhound stadium and the surrounding land, in cooperation with developer Galliard Homes, to build a new football stadium, 600 residential properties and a range of community facilities. The area is now a residential development, https://www.alamy.com/stock-photo-a-general-view-of-the-site-of-the-former-home-of-wimbledon-football-105751991.html, https://www.alamy.com/stock-photo-general-view-of-plough-lane-wimbledon-football-club-on-11th-september-132896310.html, https://www.alamy.com/plough-lane-wimbledon-london-image359315941.html, *** during the EFL Sky Bet League 1 match between AFC Wimbledon and Hull City at Plough Lane, London, England on 27 February 2021. It's the ultimate story of AFC Wimbledon and our emotional return to … We are particularly proud of our home made pasta and 100% home made pizze romane. Photo by Carlton Myrie. In the meantime, AFC Wimbledon played at Kingsmeadow, at that time the home of Kingstonian. Invest in the Plough Lane Bond to finally Bring the Dons Home. https://www.alamy.com/stock-photo-a-farmer-clearing-snow-from-a-lane-near-ambleside-of-snow-lake-district-29226676.html. Our 52 pitches are set amongst beautifully laid out grounds with mature shrub beds separating the site into bays. Volvo XC70 using winter tyres, https://www.alamy.com/stock-photo-snow-plough-tractor-driving-on-snow-and-ice-clearing-a-road-near-the-76780690.html, A tractor with a snow plough fitted to the front ploughing the main road into a cut off village due to Storm Emman and the Beast from the East in Lixwm, Flintshire, Wales, United Kingdom, https://www.alamy.com/stock-photo-a-tractor-with-a-snow-plough-fitted-to-the-front-ploughing-the-main-176015047.html. 24th January 1987. https://www.alamy.com/stock-photo-english-league-division-one-match-at-plough-lane-wimbledon-v-manchester-81701518.html, Crowning the floral queen at Southern railway flowers show . 19 August 1936 19 August 1936, https://www.alamy.com/crowning-the-floral-queen-at-southern-railway-flowers-show-the-crowning-of-miss-violet-e-larcomb-as-floral-queen-was-one-of-the-events-at-the-eigth-annual-flower-fruit-and-vegtable-show-of-the-southern-railway-and-eastern-and-central-sections-london-area-which-took-place-at-the-sports-ground-plough-lane-waddon-photo-shows-miss-violet-e-larcomb-sitting-on-a-model-train-19-august-1936-19-august-1936-image359659898.html, https://www.alamy.com/efl-trophy-match-between-afc-wimbledon-and-arsenal-u21-at-plough-lane-on-december-8-2020-in-wimbledon-image395611250.html, AFC Wimbledon's Shane McLoughlin (left) and Sunderland's Aiden O'Brien battle for the ball during the Sky Bet League 1 match at Plough Lane, London Picture by Daniel Hambury/Focus Images/Sipa USA 16/01/2021, https://www.alamy.com/afc-wimbledons-shane-mcloughlin-left-and-sunderlands-aiden-obrien-battle-for-the-ball-during-the-sky-bet-league-1-match-at-plough-lane-london-picture-by-daniel-hamburyfocus-imagessipa-usa-16012021-image397708598.html, Wimbledon, UK. [12] However, alternate financing was quickly raised by club supporters by way of a bond issue which raised over £5 million. But while the old Plough Lane ground was notoriously unwelcoming, the 2020 version has been designed to be more accommodating. A farmer clearing snow from a lane near Ambleside of snow, Lake District, UK.