We continue looking back at Wimbledon’s former home Plough Lane with photos and memories from fans…
From the archives…on this day 20 years ago (Weds 8 Apr 1998) Plough Lane was still intact and hosting Wimbledon Reserves 2-3 Tottenham Reserves in the Avon Combination. Les Ferdinand scored a 30-yard screamer. #afcw #thfc pic.twitter.com/qIAaYi0ZyU
— Colin Peel (@Wobs67) April 8, 2018
Plough Lane
Home to Wimbledon Football Club from 1912 to 1991#AFCWimbledon#afcw pic.twitter.com/aT2BtJyhKK— Football Past (@thecentretunnel) October 29, 2016
Vince Taylor of Groundtastic posted a series of photos of the ground…
Wimbledon’s Plough Lane in 1935, the same year a record crowd of 18,000 watched an FA Amateur Cup tie v HMS Victory. pic.twitter.com/GN75ISwaYO
— Vince Taylor (@Groundtastic) January 6, 2015
The South Stand at Wimbledon’s former Plough Lane ground, bought second-hand from Clapton Orient in 1923. pic.twitter.com/ODpqMOYsbl
— Vince Taylor (@Groundtastic) January 15, 2016
Here is one photo of the stadium when it was not being used before being demolished…
Plough Lane, Wimbledon FC (1912-1998) Crystal Palace FC (1991-1998)
Opened: 1912
Closed: 1998
Demolished: 2002 pic.twitter.com/Yb7l7UhUKE— Old Football Grounds (@OldGrounds) September 3, 2014
Recently, AFC Wimbledon asked fans what was their favourite memory of the ground was, to which it got plenty of replies…
Loads at Plough Lane! Being a mascot in 1989, watching us smash Spurs 5-1, Paul Miller’s hat-trick against Derby, playing on the turf after we’d just beaten Notts Forest & seeing Vinny Jones offer to fight 2 Geordies that had been giving him aggro all game. My Dons!
— Jim Hampshire (@jimhampshire) January 16, 2018
Really just going with my Dad. A 3-1 win against Newcastle, a fun 3-1 win against Grimsby with their fans bringing the inflatable fish and chips, the 5-1 against Spurs. Could park close enough to the ground to be back in the car for Sports Report too.
— David Starsky (@DrDavidStarsky) January 16, 2018
Kind of odd, but… 18th May 1982. Needed to beat Portsmouth by 11 goals to stay up. Won 3-2, went down on goal difference on 53pts, pitch invasion as if we’d gone up and lots of chanting of ‘We’ll be back, we’ll be back, we’ll be back’. And boy were we ever!
— Bath Womble (@BathWomble) January 16, 2018
The FA Cup v Bath City in 1974. The West Bank was rammed & Kenny Allen had kept The Dons out until the very end when Micky Mahon let fly into the top corner with a screamer #chaos #WimbledonWonders
— Jamie Mead (@jimboandandrea) January 16, 2018
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