Ground-Sharing

Crystal Palace and Charlton Athletic (Selhurst Park, 1985-91); Bristol Rovers and Bath City (Twerton Park, Bath); Partick Thistle and Clyde (Firhill Park, Glasgow, 1986-91); in seasons 190-1, 1991-2 Chester City shared Macclesfield Town’s ground (Moss Rose); Crystal Palace and Wimbledon shared Selhurst Park, from 1991-2 when Charlton Athletic (tenants) moved to rent Upton Park from West Ham Utd. Clyde moved to Douglas Park, Hamilton Academicals’ home, in 1991-2; Stirling Albion shared Stenhousemuir’s ground, Ochilview Park, in 1992-3. In 1993-4 Clyde shared Partick’s home until moving to Cumbernauld. In 1994-5, Celtic shared Hampden Park with Queen’s Park (while Celtic Park was redeveloped); Hamilton shared Partick’s ground. Airdrie shared Clyde’s Broadwood Stadium. Bristol Rovers left Bath City’s ground at the start of 1996-7, sharing Bristol Rugby Club’s Memorial Ground. Clydebank shared Dumbarton’s Boghead Park from 1996-7 until renting Greenock Morton’s Cappielow Park in season 1999-2000; Brighton shared Gillingham’s ground in seasons 1997-8, 1998-9; Fulham shared QPR’s home at Loftus Road in seasons 2002-3, 2003-4, returning to Craven Cottage in August 2004. Inverness Caledonian Thistle moved to share Aberdeen’s Pittodrie Stadium in 2004-5 after being promoted to the SPL.