Kingsmeadow
- AFC Wimbledon (since 2002)
- Kingstonian FC (since 1989)
The Kingsmeadow is a football stadium in the district of Kingston upon Thames in the British capital London. Currently the stadium with 4,722 seats bears the official sponsors name The Cherry Red Records Fans ' Stadium. The AFC Wimbledon ( Nickname: The Wombles ) and Kingstonian FC currently share the venue.
History
The Kingstonian FC had the Kingsmeadow built in 1989. It was opened by a friendly game of landlord against the Queens Park Rangers. The early 2000s, the club was relegated from the Football Conference and therefore slid into a financial squeeze. What followed was the bankruptcy and the sale of the club, including the stadium to the entrepreneur Rajesh Khosla and his son Anup. They leased the venue to the AFC Wimbledon; the AFC in turn rented the Kingsmeadow for a small sum to the former owners Kingstonian FC on. The AFCW bought after a season venue in 2003; with the acquisition changed the name of the stadium in The Fans 's Stadium. In addition, an annual friendly match between the two teams to cover the stadium lease was agreed.
The club from Wimbledon would like to return to the old Plough Lane of the former Wimbledon FC; where the Wombles 1912-1991 were at home. The financial cost of the conversion by the Taylor Report in the early 1990s would not have been worthwhile. Thus, the FC Wimbledon came to 2003 in Selhurst Park Crystal Palace. Last season 2003/ 04 spent the football club from Wimbledon in the National Hockey Stadium in Milton Keynes, then the club to Milton Keynes Dons was.
The Kingsmeadow has a capacity of 4,722 guests and consists of the populated with 1,265 seats grandstand Paul Strank booth housed the clubhouse and three bars, among other things in it. The opposite stand John Smiths ' status or Located behind Tempest End and Kingston Road End are pure and covered standing room ranks. As only the backstretch is not covered on the whole length. On their side, the technical area is the substitute benches and at the northeastern end of the range of guests parking. Behind the Tempest End (formerly The Athletics Final ) connects directly to the athletics Athletics Centre Kingston. In the last three seasons from 2009 to 2011 were found to games the Wombles an average of about 3,400 spectators per game at Kingsmeadow one. In the season 2008/09 Conference South the game against FC St. Albans City made on April 25 with a sold-out house for the attendance record for a game of AFCW.
Grandstands
- Paul Strank stand, grandstand, Northwest, seats
- John Smiths ' stand opposite stand, Southeast, standing room, guest area
- Tempest End, stand behind, Southwest, Standing
- Kingston Road End, stand behind, Northeast, Standing