However, in 2010, allegations of Majeed's involvement in spot-fixing and money-laundering led to turmoil within the club, including management resignations, player departures, and the chairman's suicide.

[1] Norwood FC had in the past played at Herne Hill Velodrome, with an annual friendly hosted against Dutch giants Ajax Amsterdam.

The club was bought in 2008 by Mazhar Majeed, a UK-based property developer and agent for members of the Pakistan national cricket team.

[4][5] Following these events squad members began to transfer to other teams, with the club's official website referring to an "exodus from the KT Stadium".

[6] On 2 October 2010 the club chairman, David Le Cluse, was found dead, with a bullet wound, having committed suicide in a garage in Sutton.

This was owing to the Keith Tuckey stadium being locked up, the management team resigning, and most players having found clubs elsewhere.