SELHURST PARK

NEXT: 5 Apr

A 25k+ capacity strange old-school joined-up sort of place near Croydon. Away numbers around 2500 in Arthur Wait Stand with side view of pitch. Good atmosphere generally but Met Police on hand to kill joy.

nav - SE25 6PU
Road; 45 miles. M25 J7 A23 to Thornton Heath. At huge roundabout turn onto B266 and go past station.
Bear right at High Street then left at Whitehorse Lane. Street parking.
Rail; Selhurst station is on mainline track but Norwood and Thornton Heath also close by.

LAST THERE - Prem . Ave Gate; 25k
21/12/23 - not much to cheer for away support until late in the nite . Att 24,171, away 2500
11/2/23 - Repeat of parity that's become a habit . Att 24,827 (away 2500)
27/9/21 - Brighton fans saw a very late equaliser - honestly you could not make it up . Att 22,975 (away 2500).
18/10/20 - Match played behind close doors - no fans attending due to covid pandemic precautions.
16/12/19 - Many got there for a local trip by our standards of distances travelled & results . Att 24,175 (away 2.5k)

Covid restrictions:
relaxed 26/1/22 - no covid pass or negative test (15/12/21) . none @ 19/7/21.
(17/5/21 = 6.2k home fans . lockdown 3 @ 6/1/21 = no fans).
(Post lockdown 2: Tier 2 @ 27/11/20 = 2k . Tier 3 @ 17/12/20 = no fans).
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Falmer years: 10/5/13 - Championship p-o s-f 1st leg.
Got a nil-nil there but later failed to use home advantage to get us thru.
Withdean era: 18/10/05 - Championship.
A sensational away victory in this second of two meetings at level2. The other we don't talk about.