32-453: Cherry Red Records Stadium may refer to: Plough Lane Stadium (2021–), current stadium of AFC Wimbledon Kingsmeadow Stadium (2002–20), during AFC Wimbledon's ownership of the stadium Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Cherry Red Records Stadium . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change
64-601: A local education authority since 1965. The Greater London Council was abolished in 1986 and its functions passed to the London Boroughs, with some services provided through joint committees. Since 2000 the Greater London Authority has taken some responsibility for highways and planning control from the council, but within the English local government system the council remains a "most purpose" authority in terms of
96-453: A final £11m needed to complete the ground as envisioned was not forthcoming; the club's fan ownership initially considered scaling down the project, or accepting outside investment into the club by relinquishing ownership to meet the shortfall. However, alternative financing was quickly raised by club supporters by way of a bond issue which raised over £5 million. In May 2020, the final remaining financing needed to sign all construction contracts
128-407: 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. 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
160-410: A range of community facilities. Construction proceeded with the permanent west stand initially, with main entry from the south off Plough Lane. This is a four-storey structure with general admission access from the first floor, and hospitality above. This structure seats 4,267 spectators; semi-permanent stands on the other three sides brings initial capacity to 9,215. Among the semi-permanent seating,
192-565: A record crowd. On 30 January 2022, the London Broncos played their first match at Plough Lane against the Widnes Vikings . On 5 March 2022, Plough Lane hosted the FA Women's Continental League Cup Final between Chelsea Women and Manchester City Women . The largest attendance at Plough Lane of 8,623 was recorded on 27 April 2024 for a league game against Walsall . The previous record and
224-416: A whole has been sponsored by Cherry Red Records since 16 September 2021; the company had previously been stadium sponsors at Kingsmeadow. Current sponsors for the various parts of the stadium are: The ground has planning permission to be expanded to 20,000 spectators. Merton London Borough Council Merton London Borough Council , which styles itself Merton Council , is the local authority for
256-439: Is a local education authority and is also responsible for council housing , social services, libraries, waste collection and disposal, traffic, and most roads and environmental health. The council has been under Labour majority control since 2014. The first election was held in 1964, initially operating as a shadow authority alongside the outgoing authorities until it came into its powers on 1 April 1965. Political control of
288-590: The Cherry Red Records Stadium for sponsorship reasons, is a multi-purpose football stadium in Wimbledon , south-west London , which has been the home of AFC Wimbledon since 3 November 2020. A groundshare with rugby league side London Broncos began in 2022. Wimbledon F.C. played its matches at the original Plough Lane stadium from 1912 until 1991. AFC Wimbledon's new stadium lies approximately 200 yards further east. After 1991 Wimbledon F.C. began
320-672: The London Borough of Merton in Greater London , England. It is a London borough council, one of 32 in London . The council has been under Labour majority control since 2014. The council is based at Merton Civic Centre in Morden . The London Borough of Merton and its council were created under the London Government Act 1963 , with the first election held in 1964 . For its first year
352-523: The Abbey and Wandle wards. The council is based at Merton Civic Centre on London Road in Morden. The building began as a 15-storey office block that was privately built as 'Crown House', opening in 1962. The council moved into the building in 1985, having previously been based at Wimbledon Town Hall . A three-storey extension in front of the older building was completed in 1990, including the council chamber. At
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#1732869548644384-579: The Liberal Democrats replace the Conservatives as the main opposition on Merton Council, winning 17 seats across the Wimbledon wards. They won all council seats in four of the wards, while another four wards were split between the Liberal Democrats and either the Conservatives or Labour. The only ward completely held by the Conservatives is Village, while Labour maintains only a single councillor in each of
416-754: The London Borough of Merton", but it styles itself Merton Council. From 1965 until 1986 the council was a lower-tier authority, with upper-tier functions provided by the Greater London Council . The split of powers and functions meant that the Greater London Council was responsible for "wide area" services such as fire, ambulance, flood prevention, and refuse disposal; with the boroughs (including Merton) responsible for "personal" services such as social care, libraries, cemeteries and refuse collection. As an outer London borough council Merton has been
448-408: The annual council meeting, a mayor is elected to serve for a year. At the same time, the council elects a deputy mayor. Since 1978, each mayor must also be an elected councillor. The mayor also acts as the ceremonial and civic head of the borough during his/her year of office, including chairing council meetings. The post is non-political, although they do get an additional casting vote in the event of
480-580: The available range of powers and functions. The local authority derives its powers and functions from the London Government Act 1963 and subsequent legislation, and has the powers and functions of a London borough council. It sets council tax and as a billing authority also collects precepts for Greater London Authority functions and business rates. It sets planning policies which complement Greater London Authority and national policies, and decides on almost all planning applications accordingly. It
512-409: The council acted as a shadow authority alongside the area's three outgoing authorities, being the councils of the municipal boroughs of Mitcham and Wimbledon and the urban district of Merton and Morden . The new council formally came into its powers on 1 April 1965, at which point the old districts and their councils were abolished. The council's full legal name is "The Mayor and Burgesses of
544-558: The council has comprised 57 councillors representing 20 wards , with each ward electing two or three councillors. Elections are held every four years. The political voting patterns in Merton broadly follow the geographical divide between Merton's two UK Parliament constituencies. The eastern Mitcham and Morden constituency , which is held by Labour MP Siobhain McDonagh , contains ten wards and has only elected Labour councillors since 2014, with
576-501: The council since 1965 has been as follows: The role of Mayor of Merton is largely ceremonial. Political leadership is instead provided by the leader of the council . The leaders since 1965 have been: Following the 2022 election and a change of allegiance in January 2024, the composition of the council was: The next election is due in May 2026. Since the last boundary changes in 2022
608-474: The exception of a single Conservative councillor elected in Lower Morden in 2022. The western Wimbledon constituency , which is held by Liberal Democrats MP Paul Kohler , contains ten wards with 27 councillors, 17 of which are currently Liberal Democrats. Since 1990, the ward of Merton Park has only ever returned councillors for Merton Park Ward Residents Association . The most recent elections in 2022 saw
640-419: The greyhound stadium site as either a multi-purpose stadium or as a football stadium were publicised frequently by the club and the media prior to 2013. 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
672-536: The highest for a cup game was 8,595 on 6 January 2024 for an FA Cup third round match against Ipswich Town . In September 2024, after the River Wandle burst its banks, AFC Wimbledon's EFL Cup third round tie against Newcastle United had to be rescheduled from 24 September to 1 October 2024, and moved to Newcastle's St James' Park , due to flood damage to the Plough Lane pitch. Newcastle United donated £15,000 to
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#1732869548644704-460: The link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Cherry_Red_Records_Stadium&oldid=1097914870 " Categories : Disambiguation pages Place name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Plough Lane Stadium Plough Lane , currently known as
736-450: The most vocal home fans will be in the south, which will include a safe standing area; a family area along the east; and away fans will be in the north stand, which is isolated with its own entry. A secondary entrance for home fans in the south and east stands is located on the easterly pedestrian-only street, Greyhound Parade. The plans for the football stadium were approved unanimously by Merton Council on 10 December 2015. Clearance of
768-583: The original Wimbledon club controversially relocated 70 miles north to Milton Keynes and rebranded as Milton Keynes Dons . In 2002 a phoenix club , AFC Wimbledon , was formed by the club's supporters after the Football Association gave Wimbledon F.C. permission to move to Milton Keynes. For the initial eighteen years of its existence, AFC Wimbledon played at Kingsmeadow Stadium , in the neighbouring London borough of Kingston . Since its inception, AFC Wimbledon had stated that one of its primary aims
800-423: The site in preparation for the new football stadium and housing was begun on 16 March 2018. The stadium's opening was initially planned for summer 2019, but did not take place until 3 November 2020. 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 club thus purchased and cleared
832-415: The site of the former Wimbledon Greyhound Stadium in anticipation of construction. In 2019 it was announced that a minimum of £2 million in crowdfunding would be needed to construct a scaled-down version of the original design with a single permanent stand and an initial capacity of 9,000; as of August 2019, the £2 million mark had been raised through Seedrs . In November 2019 it emerged that financing of
864-399: The social media funding appeal to fix the damaged stadium. In the rearranged fixture, Wimbledon also received a big percentage of the gate receipts of the capacity crowd. Following the match, Wimbledon made an offer of a summer friendly at Plough Lane to Newcastle United. Two other home fixtures (against Accrington Stanley and Crewe Alexandra ) also had to be rearranged. The stadium as
896-448: The stadium's event space; some of the first to be vaccinated were club supporters. The first game at the stadium with fans being able to attend was on 18 May 2021 when 2,000 people watched the Dons play Liverpool 's under-23 side in a friendly match specifically intended to test the public safety standards of the new stadium. The first match to take place at the ground with a capacity crowd
928-613: The time. In December 2020, the Dons Trust announced that they were discussing a potential groundshare agreement with Rugby League side London Broncos . A vote by the Trust membership in March 2021 resulted in 91.7% of those voting in favour. It was subject to revised planning permission which had been opposed by a group of residents but these issues were resolved before the 2022 season. On 25 March 2021, an NHS COVID-19 vaccination centre opened in
960-534: Was AFC Wimbledon's 3–3 draw against Bolton Wanderers on 14 August 2021. On 16 September 2021, the club agreed a further three-year deal with their Kingsmeadow stadium sponsor Cherry Red Records and thus Plough Lane was renamed the Cherry Red Records Stadium. On 21 October 2021, AFC Wimbledon Women played their first game at the stadium winning 7-1 in the Women's FA Cup against Walton Casuals in front of
992-403: Was confirmed following key investment from local businessman Nick Robertson . AFC Wimbledon played their first match at the ground on 3 November 2020 against Doncaster Rovers – a 2–2 draw, with the first-ever goal at the new stadium scored by Wimbledon's Joe Pigott in the 18th minute of that match. No fans were able to attend, however, owing to national COVID-19 restrictions in effect at
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1024-475: Was to return to Merton , with a new stadium close to what it regards as its "spiritual home" of the original Plough Lane . 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. Plans to develop
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