WIMBLEDON F.C.
Founded: 1889
Also Known As:
WIMBLEDON OLD CENTRALS
(1889-1905)
WIMBLEDON (1905-2004)
MILTON KEYNES DONS (2004-)
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Milton Keynes Dons F.C.
Founded: 2004
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WIMBLEDON F.C. (Football Club)
Now Known As MILTON KEYNES DONS F.C.
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BRIEF HISTORY of the WIMBLEDON FOOTBALL CLUB
(reproduced from 'Wikipedia' pages)
Wimbledon Football Club was an English professional association football club from Wimbledon,
south-west London. Founded in 1889 as Wimbledon Old Central Football Club, the club spent most
of its history in amateur and semi-professional non-League football before being elected to the
Football League in 1977 and reaching the First Division in 1986 after a mere nine seasons in the
league and just four seasons after being in the Fourth Division. Wimbledon stayed in the First
Division and then the FA Premier League from 1986 until 2000. Most famously, in 1988, Wimbledon beat
the then-champions Liverpool 1–0 in the FA Cup final, thus becoming only the third football club
(after Old Carthusians and Royal Engineers) to have won both the FA Cup and the FA Amateur Cup,
having won the latter in 1962–63.
Following the publication of the Taylor Report, which recommended that all top-flight clubs play in
all-seater stadiums, the club decided that it needed to move from its Plough Lane home in 1991.
Wimbledon began to groundshare with nearby Crystal Palace, an originally temporary arrangement that
ended up lasting for over twelve years. In May 2002, after rejecting a variety of possible new local
sites, the club was granted permission to move 56 miles (90 km) north to Milton Keynes in
Buckinghamshire. The move away from their native south London was deeply unpopular both with the
bulk of the club's established fan base and football supporters generally. The majority of
supporters responded to the planned relocation by forming a new club, AFC Wimbledon. Wimbledon
moved in September 2003, and became Milton Keynes Dons in June 2004.
Brief New History of Milton Keynes Dons
The result of Wimbledon F.C.'s relocation to Milton Keynes from south London in September 2003, the club
officially considers itself to have been founded in 2004, when it registered its present name. The name
Milton Keynes Dons was registered in June 2004 after Wimbledon F.C., formed in 1889, had been based at
the National Hockey Stadium in Milton Keynes for nine months. The club kept its place in the English league
structure after changing its name, competing as MK Dons from the start of the 2004–05 season. The club
abandoned its claim to any history before 2004 in October 2006 as part of an agreement with the Football
Supporters' Federation, which had previously boycotted the team and its supporters groups. Under this
deal MK Dons transferred Wimbledon F.C.'s trophies and physical patrimony to Merton Council in south
London in 2007. MK Dons were relegated to the fourth-tier League Two at the end of the 2005–06 season.
Under the management of Paul Ince, the club won the 2007–08 League Two title, thereby gaining promotion
back to League One, and the Football League Trophy during the same year. The team has remained in League
One since the 2008–09 season. The club has built a strong reputation for youth development—since 2004 it
has given first team debuts to 14 local academy graduates.
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CLUB FACTS & INFORMATION
Official Name
Former Name
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| Milton Keynes Dons F.C.
Wimbledon F.C. |
| Club Nickname
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| The Dons |
Year Founded
Year Dissolved
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| 1889 (118 years ago)
2004 (became MK Dons) |
| English County
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| Buckinghamshire |
| Current Ground
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| Stadium mk |
| Ground Location
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| Milton Keynes, England |
| Club's Owner
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| Pete Winkelman |
| Club Chairman
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| Pete Winkelman |
| Current Manager
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| Robbie Neilson |
| Current League
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| League One |
| Last Season
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| League One, 12th place |
HOME COLORS
White with
Red & Black Trim |
AWAY COLORS
Red with
Black & White Trim |
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INTERESTING STADIUM FACTS & INFORMATION
STADIUM MK
Stadium Way, Grafton Street, Bletchley,
Milton Keynes, MK1-1ST, England
OPENED: ......... November 29, 2007
SURFACE: ........ Desso GrassMaster
COST: .............. £30 million
CAPACITY: ...... 30,500
RECORD: ......... 26,969 (2014 vs Manchester United)
OWNER: ........... Inter MK
OPERATOR: ..... Milton Keynes Dons F.C.
FIELD SIZE: ..... 115 x 74 yards (105 x 68 meters)
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