Group    From 1889  To 2004

Wimbledon Football Club

Categories: Sport / Games

Formed in Wimbledon as Wimbledon Old Centrals in 1889. Based at Plough Lane 1912 - 91. Winners of a unique cup double: the FA Amateur Cup in 1963 and the FA Cup in 1988. Nicknamed "the Dons" and then "the Wombles". Left Plough Lane to groundshare with nearby Crystal Palace at Selhurst Park.

Moved to Milton Keynes in 2003 and changed their name to Milton Keynes Dons in 2004. Not surprisingly their south London supporters had little interest in supporting a team based in Milton Keynes and they formed a new club, AFC Wimbledon.

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Wimbledon Football Club

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Plough Lane Landmark

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Sports Heritage

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Group, Sport / Games

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George Cohen

George Cohen

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1 memorial
Steve Redgrave

Steve Redgrave

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1 memorial
Joseph Whitaker

Joseph Whitaker

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Person, Journalism / Publishing, Sport / Games

1 memorial
Crystal Hale

Crystal Hale

Campaigner and community activist. Daughter of Sir Alan Herbert, she lived in Islington for almost 50 years. In the 1960s her house overlooked the City Road Basin and she led the campaign to save i...

Person, Children, Sport / Games

2 memorials