The Nest (stadium)

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This page is on the former stadium of Crystal Palace F.C.. For the ex-Norwich City F.C. stadium of same name see The Nest (football ground).

The Nest was a football stadium in Selhurst, south London, and was the home ground of Crystal Palace F.C. from 1918 until 1924. It was alledged to have been built on the site of a former cemetery explaining the nickname 'The Morgue'.

[edit] History

The club moved to The Nest in 1918, having spent three years at the Herne Hill Athletics Stadium and gained promotions in 1919-20 and 1920-21 seasons. The record attendance for the ground is 46,348. The Nest is perhaps a source of inspiration for Palace's nickname change later on from 'The Glaziers' to 'The Eagles'.

In 1924, the club bought a new state-of-the-art ground, Selhurst Park, which would be their home into the next century.