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| caption = Wimbledon F.C. logo yang digunakan hingga 2003; untuk yang lainnya lihat ''[[#Club identity|Club identity]]''
| fullname = Wimbledon Football Club
| nickname = [[Dons|The Dons]]; [[Wombles]];<br>[[Crazy gang|The Crazy Gang]]
| founded = 1889 (sebagai ''Wimbledon Old Central Football Club'')
| dissolved = [[Perpindahan Wimbledon F.C. ke Milton Keynes|2004]] (menjadi [[Milton Keynes Dons F.C.|Milton Keynes Dons]])<ref name=becomemkdons/>
| ground = lihat ''[[#Stadiums|Stadiums]]''|
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| season = Musim terakhir<br /> [[2003–04 in English football|2003–04]]
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'''Wimbledon Football Club''' was an English professional [[association football]] club from [[Wimbledon, London|Wimbledon]], south-west [[London]]. Founded in 1889 as Wimbledon Old Central Football Club,{{Ref label|OldCentral|A|}} 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 [[Football League First Division|First Division]] and then the [[Premier League|FA Premier League]] from 1986 until 2000. Most famously, in [[FA Cup Final 1988|1988]], Wimbledon beat the then-champions [[Liverpool F.C.|Liverpool]] 1–0 in the [[FA Cup|FA Cup final]], thus becoming only the second football club (after [[Old Carthusians F.C.|Old Carthusians]]) to have won both the [[FA Cup]] and the [[FA Amateur Cup]], having won the latter in [[1962–63 in English football|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 [[1991–92 in English football|1991]]. Wimbledon began to [[groundshare]] with nearby [[Crystal Palace F.C.|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 [[Relocation of Wimbledon F.C. to Milton Keynes|move]] {{convert|56|mi|km|0}} 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<ref name=womblesontheirway/><ref name=donsflowinfront/> responded to the planned relocation by forming a new club, [[AFC Wimbledon]]. Wimbledon moved in September 2003, and became [[Milton Keynes Dons F.C.|Milton Keynes Dons]] in June 2004.<ref name=becomemkdons/>
==History==
{{For|a statistical breakdown by season|List of Wimbledon F.C. seasons}}
===Non-League beginnings===
[[File:WimbledonFC1896.png|thumb|The Wimbledon Old Centrals of [[1895–96 in English football|1895–96]]]]
Wimbledon Old Central Football Club was formed in 1889, taking its name from the [[Old Central School]] on [[Wimbledon and Putney Commons|Wimbledon Common]] where players had been pupils. The club's first match was a 1–0 victory over Westminster, and it only took seven years for success to come to Wimbledon as the club won both the Clapham League and the Herald League in [[1895–96 in English football|1895–96]]. Wimbledon won the Clapham League again in [[1900–01 in English football|1900–01]], as well as two minor trophies. A meeting was convened on 1 May 1905, and the decision was taken to drop "Old Central" from the club's name – the club became Wimbledon Football Club, and under its new name the club won the South London Charity Cup the same year – however, excessive debts caused the club to fold in 1910. The club was restarted a year later under the name Wimbledon Borough, though "Borough" was dropped from the team's name after barely a year. The club continued to play on Wimbledon Common and at various other locations in the Wimbledon area until 1912, when the side settled at [[Plough Lane]]. Wimbledon joined the [[Athenian League]] for [[1919–20 in English football|1919–20]], and in the second season in its new division finished as runners-up.<ref name=fchd/> The club then joined the [[Isthmian League]]. Winning four Isthmian League titles during the 1930s, and reaching the [[FA Amateur Cup]] final in [[1934–35 in English football|1934–35]], Wimbledon began to prosper. The club reached another FA Amateur Cup final in [[1946–47 in English football|1946–47]], and finished as runners-up in the league twice over the next few seasons.<ref name=fchd/>
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Wimbledon won the Isthmian League for the fifth time in [[1958–59 in English football|1958–59]] before starting a period of domination that saw three successive championships – [[1961–62 in English football|1961–62]], [[1962–63 in English football|1962–63]] and [[1963–64 in English football|1963–64]]. Wimbledon also lifted the FA Amateur Cup in 1962–63, beating [[Sutton United F.C.|Sutton United]] 4–2: the club's all-time top goalscorer, [[Eddie Reynolds]], scored all four Wimbledon goals with his head, and in doing so became the only player to have headed in all four of his side's goals in a [[Wembley Stadium (1923)|Wembley]] match – as of 2012, still a unique feat.<ref name="cupfinal63">{{cite web
|url=http://www.thefa.com/Leagues/TheBarber/NewsAndFeatures/2010/TheBarber_181010
|title=Four with his head
|publisher=[[The Football Association]]
|first=David
|last=Barber
|accessdate=2010–11-21
|date=2010-10-18
|quote=“What happened at Wembley in The FA Amateur Cup Final of 1963 between Wimbledon and Sutton that had never happened before and hasn’t happened since?” The answer given at half-time, as I suspected, was “Eddie Reynolds scored four goals for Wimbledon with his head”.}}</ref> Following these successes the decision was taken to turn professional for the [[1964–65 in English football|1964–65]] season and to enter the [[Southern Football League|Southern League]]. Wimbledon had continued success in their new league, finishing as runners-up at the first attempt. Wimbledon became nationally famous during an [[FA Cup]] run during the [[1974–75 in English football|1974–75]] season: entering the competition at the first qualifying round, Wimbledon saw off first [[Bracknell Town F.C.|Bracknell Town]], then [[Maidenhead United F.C.|Maidenhead United]], [[Wokingham & Emmbrook F.C.|Wokingham Town]], [[Dorking F.C.|Guildford & Dorking United]], [[Bath City F.C.|Bath City]] and [[Kettering Town F.C.|Kettering Town]] to find themselves in the third round proper. They then became the first [[non-League football|non-League]] team that century to beat a [[Football League First Division|First Division]] side away from home by defeating [[Burnley F.C.|Burnley]] at [[Turf Moor]]. In the fourth round the good form continued, as the team held the reigning First Division [[English football champions|champions]] [[Leeds United F.C.|Leeds United]] to a 0–0 draw at [[Elland Road]]. [[Goalkeeper (association football)|Goalkeeper]] [[Dickie Guy]] saved a penalty from [[Peter Lorimer]] to earn a replay, which was narrowly lost 1–0 by an [[own goal]] in front of over 40,000 spectators at [[Selhurst Park]]. After winning the Southern League three times running from [[1974–75 in English football|1974–75]] to [[1976–77 in English football|1976–77]], Wimbledon were elected to [[The Football League]] in place of [[Workington F.C.|Workington]] for the [[1977–78 Football League|1977–78]] season.<ref name="fchd">{{cite web
|url=http://fchd.info/WIMBLEDO.HTM
|title=Football Club History Database - Wimbledon
|first=Richard
|last=Rundle
|publisher=Football Club History Database
|accessdate=2009-06-06}}</ref>
===The Football League===
[[File:Plough Lane - The former home of Wimbledon FC - geograph.org.uk - 2102676.jpg|thumb|Wimbledon take on [[Oxford United F.C.|Oxford United]] at [[Plough Lane]] in a [[Football League Third Division|Third Division]] match during [[1981–82 in English football|1981–82]]]]
The [[1977–78 in English football|1977–78]] season was a satisfactory Football League debut for Wimbledon, who finished 13th in the [[Football League Fourth Division|Fourth Division]].<ref name=fchd/> [[Allen Batsford]] had resigned as manager on 2 January 1978 to be succeeded by [[Dario Gradi]], who guided the club to promotion in [[1978–79 in English football|1978–79]].<ref name=fchd/> Wimbledon's first stay in the [[Football League Third Division|Third Division]] was not a successful one. The team struggled, and was [[promotion and relegation|relegated]] in bottom place, winning just 10 league games all season.<ref name=fchd/> Following relegation, [[Relocation of Wimbledon F.C. to Milton Keynes|relocation]] to [[Milton Keynes]] was considered – chairman [[Ron Noades]] entered talks with the [[Milton Keynes Development Corporation]] about the possibility of moving the club to the [[new towns in the United Kingdom|new town]], but the plan was never executed.<ref name="noadesradio">{{cite news
| last = Noades
| first = Ron
| title = I looked at MK in the 70's
| publisher = [[BBC]]
| date = 2001-04-01
| url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/olmedia/1100000/audio/_1101075_noades_dons.ram
| quote = I certainly looked for alternatives for rehousing Wimbledon, I mean, I could see the limitations in Plough Lane; but the big problem with Wimbledon was, in my view, was that Richmond Park was several square miles of parkland, where there weren't any houses, and it affected Wimbledon's gates compared to other clubs. Yes, we took an interest in Milton Keynes … we took a controlling interest in Milton Keynes, at the time they had financial problems, and I went up there, I was in the local press, I met the local authority, and they had a stadium site, right next to the big bus terminal there and the station, the main line route from Euston up to Manchester, and they were very keen to get a Football League club, effectively a franchise if you like, into Milton Keynes to take up that site. … I couldn't really see us getting any bigger gates than what Northampton Town were currently getting at that time, and, in fact, are still getting. I really couldn't see any future in it. I can't actually see that there is a means of drawing large attendances to Milton Keynes.
| accessdate = 2009-05-30 }}
</ref><ref name="crabtree">{{Cite book
| title = The Dons in the League 1977–1982
| first = Stephen
| last = Crabtree
| year = 1996
| month = April
| publisher = Sporting and Leisure Press
| location = Buckingham
| isbn = 0-86023-558-0 }}</ref>
Still in south [[London]], [[1980–81 in English football|1980–81]] saw Wimbledon regain Third Division status at the first attempt, at the end of an eventful season which saw chairman Ron Noades walk out of the club to take over [[Crystal Palace F.C.|Crystal Palace]], taking manager Dario Gradi to [[Selhurst Park]] with him.<ref name=fchd/> At [[Plough Lane]], assistant manager [[Dave Bassett]] was promoted to manager. Under Bassett, Wimbledon were relegated in 22nd place.<ref name=fchd/> Just before the survival battle was lost, injured defender [[Dave Clement]] committed [[suicide]].<ref name="clement">{{cite web
|url=http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-481428/QPR-offer-Clement-emotional-Loftus-Road-deal.html
|title=QPR offer Clement emotional Loftus Road deal
|work=[[Daily Mail]]
|publisher=[[Associated Newspapers]]
|date=2007-09-12
|accessdate=2009-06-04}}</ref> Wimbledon once again regained Third Division status at the first time of asking, triumphing as Fourth Division champions in [[1982–83 in English football|1982–83]], and in [[1983–84 in English football|the next season]] the Wimbledon players continued to excel as they achieved a second promotion to the [[Football League Second Division|Second Division]] after finishing runners-up with 97 league goals.<ref name=fchd/>
[[1984–85 in English football|1984–85]] was Wimbledon's first season in the Second Division, and everyone at the club was prepared for long and hard struggle to preserve this status. A 12th place finish was more than satisfactory for a club that was playing at this level for the first time.<ref name=fchd/> The next year started well for Wimbledon as [[Middlesbrough F.C.|Middlesbrough]] were defeated 3–0 on the opening day of the season – the team was soon looking like a contender for [[promotion and relegation|promotion]]. Promotion in third place was sealed on the final day of the season with a victory over [[Huddersfield Town F.C.|Huddersfield Town]]. Thus, Wimbledon had reached the [[Football League First Division|First Division]], only four years after playing in the Fourth Division and nine years after being elected into The Football League.<ref name=fchd/>
===The top flight===
{{See also|1988 FA Cup Final}}
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Many observers tipped Wimbledon to go straight back down in [[1986–87 in English football|1986–87]], but after losing the first game of the season away at [[Manchester City F.C.|Manchester City]], Wimbledon won the next four games to perch atop the league table on 1 September. Wimbledon eventually finished sixth, before Dave Bassett moved on to [[Watford F.C.|Watford]].<ref name=fchd/> His successor was [[Bristol Rovers F.C.|Bristol Rovers]] manager [[Bobby Gould]]. Dubbed "[[Crazy gang|The Crazy Gang]]" because of the eccentric behaviour of its players, fans and chairman, [[Sam Hammam]], the club's greatest moment came in 1988 when, very much against expectation, the team won the [[FA Cup]], beating overwhelming favourites [[Liverpool F.C.|Liverpool]] [[1988 FA Cup Final|1–0]] with a goal from [[Lawrie Sanchez]]. 37,000 Wimbledon fans witnessed [[captain (association football)|captain]] [[Dave Beasant]] becoming the first [[Goalkeeper (association football)|goalkeeper]] to save a [[penalty kick|penalty]] in an FA Cup final, stopping [[John Aldridge]]'s shot.<ref name="cupfinal88">{{cite web|url=http://www.thefa.com/TheFACup/FACompetitions/TheFACup/History/HistoryOfTheFACup/1988WimbledonLiverpool.aspx|title=Classic Cup Finals: 1988|publisher=[[The Football Association]]|accessdate=2009-08-24|quote=Outsiders at 33-1 before the third-round in January, Wimbledon turned the form book upside down to beat Liverpool, recently crowned League champions and one of the hottest favourites for years[.] … Beasant … was responsible for two FA Cup Final 'firsts' as he became the first goalkeeper to receive the Cup and the first to save a penalty kick at Wembley. … Dennis Wise's right-footer from the free kick curled in towards the near post, Lawrie Sanchez … scored with a simple glancing header into the far corner.}}</ref> The only downside of this triumph was the fact that the club would not be able to compete in the [[UEFA Cup Winners' Cup|European Cup Winners' Cup]], as the ban on English teams from European competition following the [[Heysel Stadium Disaster]] was still in operation at this time.<ref name="Heysel">{{cite news|url=http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,957533,00.html|title=World Notes Britain|work=[[Time (magazine)|Time]]|date=1989-04-24|accessdate=2009-05-08 }}</ref>
[[File:Beasant.jpg|thumb|Cup-winning captain and goalkeeper [[Dave Beasant]], pictured in 2003]]
Just days after the FA Cup triumph, Wimbledon directors announced plans to build a new [[all-seater stadium]] in the club's home borough of [[London Borough of Merton|Merton]]. In the [[1988–89 in English football|season following the FA Cup triumph]], Gould steered Wimbledon to a secure 12th place finish in the First Division, and in [[1989–90 in English football|1989–90]] the side finished eighth.<ref name=fchd/> Despite these successes, Bobby Gould was replaced by [[Ray Harford]] in 1990, who in [[1988 Football League Cup Final|the same year as Wimbledon's FA Cup triumph]] had guided [[Luton Town F.C.|Luton Town]] to victory in the [[Football League Cup|League Cup]]. Under Harford's management, [[Warren Barton]] was purchased for £300,000 while Wimbledon had another strong season in [[1990–91 in English football|1990–91]], finishing seventh.<ref name=fchd/>
Nothing came of the plans for a new ground and at the end of [[1990–91 in English football|1990–91]] the club's board decided that [[Plough Lane]] was beyond redevelopment to meet the new [[The Football Association|FA]] rule requiring all-seater stadiums.<ref name="taylorreport">{{cite news
|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/318497.stm
|title=A hard lesson to learn
|publisher=[[BBC]]
|date=1999-04-15
|accessdate=2009-06-04}}</ref> Consequently, the club moved to [[Selhurst Park]] before the [[1991–92 in English football|1991–92]] season, [[groundshare|ground-sharing]] with [[Crystal Palace F.C.|Crystal Palace]]. Harford suddenly resigned in October 1991, to be replaced by [[Peter Withe]]. Withe lasted until just after the turn of the new year, when [[Joe Kinnear]] was promoted from the role of youth team coach, initially taking over as interim manager. After guiding Wimbledon to 13th place in the First Division and booking a place in the inaugural [[Premier League|FA Premier League]],<ref name=fchd/> Kinnear got the manager's job on a permanent basis.
[[1992–93 in English football|1992–93]] began as a struggle for Wimbledon – the club was third from bottom on [[Boxing Day]]. However, the team recovered well in the new year and finished 12th.<ref name=fchd/> [[1993–94 in English football|The next season]] was one of Wimbledon's best seasons to date as the side finished sixth in the FA Premier League and reached the quarter-finals of the [[Football League Cup|League Cup]].<ref name=fchd/> Wimbledon remained hard to beat in [[1994–95 in English football|1994–95]], finishing ninth in the league.<ref name=fchd/> During the close season the Dons made their first and only appearance in a [[UEFA]] European competition, entering the [[UEFA Intertoto Cup|Intertoto Cup]]. However, after fielding an under-strength side containing reserves, youth team players and trialists in their group stage games, the club – along with [[Tottenham Hotspur]] – were banned from Europe for the following season.<ref name="independent">{{cite news
|url=http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/premier-league-vetoes-the-intertoto-cup-1324474.html
|title=Premier League vetoes the Intertoto Cup
|publisher=[[The Independent]]
|date=1996-01-17
|accessdate=2010-01-26
| location=London}}</ref> Not that it mattered; after losing Barton to Newcastle, [[1995–96 in English football|1995–96]] saw a drop to 14th.<ref name=fchd/> Wimbledon made a fine start to the [[1996–97 in English football|1996–97]] campaign – after losing the first three fixtures, the players proceeded to win their next seven and reach second place in the FA Premier League. There was delight in early February when they eliminated [[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]] from the [[FA Cup]] – Wimbledon reached both the FA Cup [[FA Cup Semi-finals|semi-finals]] and the semi-finals of the League Cup. Wimbledon's last hope of qualifying for European competition now lay with a challenge for a top-five league finish, but the team could only manage eighth.<ref name=fchd/>
===Decline and relocation===
{{double image|left|Hartson, John.jpg|147|Egil Drillo Olsen.JPG|120|[[John Hartson]] (left, pictured in 2007) and [[Egil Olsen]] (right, seen in 2010) joined the club as player and manager respectively in 1999 and were involved during the [[1999–2000 in English football|1999–2000]] season, Wimbledon's last in the Premier League. Olsen left the side in May 2000,<ref name=burtonarrives/> just before relegation,<ref name=fchd/> while Hartson remained with the side until February 2001.<ref>{{cite news
|date=1999-01-15
|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sport/football/fa_carling_premiership/256117.stm
|title=Dons swoop for Hartson
|publisher=BBC Sport
|accessdate=2008-08-07}}</ref>}}
The [[1997–98 in English football|1997–98]] season looked highly promising for Wimbledon as late on as [[Christmas]], as the team was regularly in the top five. However, the side's form in the second half of the season was less impressive, and the club dipped to 15th place in the final table – the lowest finish yet for Wimbledon in the top flight.<ref name=fchd/> A similar pattern followed in [[1998–99 in English football|1998–99]] – a good start followed by a slump. As late on as mid-March, the team was on the fringe of a [[UEFA Cup]] place. The signing of [[West Ham United F.C.|West Ham United]] striker [[John Hartson]] boosted hopes of success for Wimbledon, but a terrible run of form in the final weeks of the season saw the side dip to 16th in the final table.<ref name=fchd/> Wimbledon again reached the League Cup semi-finals that season – losing to eventual winners [[Tottenham Hotspur F.C.|Tottenham Hotspur]].<ref name=fchd/>
Joe Kinnear stepped down as manager in June 1999 due to ill health, and was succeeded by Norwegian coach [[Egil Olsen]]. Wimbledon reached the quarter-finals of the League Cup, but the team's league form slowly deteriorated during the second half of the season. Olsen left in early May with the club threatened by relegation. Long-serving coach [[Terry Burton]] took over,<ref name=burtonarrives/> but on 14 May 2000, 12 years to the day after the FA Cup win, the side was [[promotion and relegation|relegated]] from the top flight after 14-years after a 2–0 defeat at [[Southampton F.C.|Southampton]] and 1–0 win for [[Bradford City F.C.|Bradford City]] over [[Liverpool F.C.|Liverpool]].<ref name=fchd/> Burton remained manager of Wimbledon for two seasons in the second tier before he was sacked at the end of [[2001–02 in English football|2001–02]] after the club had narrowly missed out on the promotion play-offs two seasons in a row.<ref name=fchd/>
====Foundation of AFC Wimbledon, relocation and rebranding====
{{main|Relocation of Wimbledon F.C. to Milton Keynes|AFC Wimbledon|Milton Keynes Dons F.C.}}
In August 2001, the club announced its intent to relocate to [[Milton Keynes]].<ref name="itsmiltonkeynes2001">{{cite news
| title = League warns Dons over move
| url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/w/wimbledon/1483683.stm
| publisher = [[BBC]]
| date = 2001-08-10
| accessdate = 2009-08-31}}</ref> Despite opposition from the majority of Wimbledon fans,<ref name="movegetsgoahead">{{cite news
| title = Dons get Milton Keynes green light
| url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/w/wimbledon/2012312.stm
| publisher = [[BBC]]
| date = 2002-05-28
| accessdate = 2009-08-31}}</ref> [[The Football League]] and [[The Football Association]],<ref name=movegetsgoahead/> it was given permission to do so by an independent commission on 28 May 2002,<ref name=movegetsgoahead/><ref name="reportofindependentcommision">{{cite news
| title = Report of the Independent Commission on Wimbledon F.C.'s wish to relocate to Milton Keynes
| url = http://www.wisa.org.uk/cgi/l/files/20020530_fa.pdf
| publisher = [[The Football Association]]
| accessdate = 2009-06-05}}</ref> causing the foundation of a new club by supporters against the move, [[AFC Wimbledon]], to which most fans switched their allegiance.<ref name="womblesontheirway">{{cite news
| first = Ivor
| last = Heller
| title = Wombles are on their way
| url = http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2002/sep/01/sport.comment7
| work = [[The Guardian]]
| publisher = Guardian News and Media
| date = 2002-09-01
| accessdate = 2009-06-04
| location=London}}</ref><ref name="donsflowinfront">{{cite news
| first = Robert
| last = Pryce
| title = The Dons flow in front of the few
| url = http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2002/aug/26/match.sport1
| work = [[The Guardian]]
| publisher = Guardian News and Media
| date = 2002-08-26
| accessdate = 2009-06-04
| location=London}}</ref><ref name="Pitchbattle">{{cite news
| title = Pitch battle
| url = http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2003/jan/11/clubsincrisis.sport
| work = [[The Guardian]]
| publisher = Guardian News and Media
| first = Jim
| last = White
| date = 2003-01-11
| accessdate = 2009-06-05
| location=London}}</ref> Goalkeeping coach [[Stuart Murdoch (football manager)|Stuart Murdoch]] was promoted to manager,<ref name=murdocharrives/> and as attendances plummeted,<ref name="lowesteverdiv1crowd">{{cite news
| first = Alistair
| last = Moffitt
| title = Dons chief shrugs off lowest ever crowd
| url = http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2002/oct/31/newsstory.sport3
| work = [[The Guardian]]
| publisher = Guardian News and Media
| date = 2002-10-31
| accessdate = 2009-06-04
| location=London}}</ref> Murdoch's team finished tenth during the club's last full season at Selhurst Park.<ref name=fchd/> Wimbledon entered [[administration (law)|administration]] in June 2003,<ref name="administration">{{cite news
| title = Wimbledon go into administration
| url = http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/2405494/Wimbledon-go-into-administration.html
| work = [[The Daily Telegraph]]
| publisher = Telegraph Media Group
| date = 2003-06-06
| accessdate = 2009-06-05
| location=London}}</ref> and played their first match in Milton Keynes in September.<ref name="firstmatchatmk">{{cite news
| first = Robert
| last = Pryce
| title = Wimbledon's happy ending is pure Hollywood
| url = http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2003/sep/29/match.burnley
| work = [[The Guardian]]
| publisher = Guardian News and Media
| date = 2003-09-29
| accessdate = 2009-06-04
| location=London}}</ref> Although crowds improved at the club's new base, the administrator sold any player who could command a transfer fee and Murdoch's team finished bottom.<ref name=fchd/><ref name="relegated2004">{{cite news
| first = Adrian
| last = Milledge
| title = Wimbledon fall through trap-door
| url = http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2004/apr/07/match.sunderland
| work = [[The Guardian]]
| publisher = Guardian News and Media
| date = 2004-04-07
| accessdate = 2009-06-04
| location=London}}</ref> The club was brought out of administration at the end of the season,<ref name="outofadmin">{{cite news
| title = Wimbledon to change name
| url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/w/wimbledon/3825865.stm
| publisher = [[BBC]]
| date = 2004-06-21
| accessdate = 2009-06-05}}</ref> and subsequently rebranded as [[Milton Keynes Dons F.C.|Milton Keynes Dons]].<ref name="becomemkdons">{{cite news
| title = Wimbledon become MK Dons FC
| url = http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2004/jun/21/newsstory.mkdons
| work = [[The Guardian]]
| publisher = Guardian News and Media
| date = 2004-06-21
| accessdate = 2009-06-04
| location=London}}</ref><ref name=outofadmin/>
==Club identity==
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socks = 0000ff |
title = The kit worn in the [[1988 FA Cup Final]]
}}
The club's [[List of football club nicknames in the United Kingdom|nickname]] was the Dons, though the club was also frequently referred to as [[the Wombles]] from the mid 1970s onwards. Following the [[FA Cup]] victory in 1988, the term [[Crazy Gang]] also started to be applied; originally to the players, though over time to the club as a whole.<ref name = HFK/> The club's mascot between 2000 and 2003 was a Womble, named Wandle the Womble. However, following the relocation, the owners of the Wombles brand refused to renew the license agreement. Three years later, a deal was agreed that saw a similar character named Haydon the Womble appear at [[AFC Wimbledon]].<ref name = "tidybag">{{cite web| title = Wombles football mascots
| url = http://www.tidybag.co.uk/memorabilia/wombles-football-mascots/
| first = Tara
| last = Stockford
| publisher = Tidy Bag - The Online Wombles Museum
| accessdate = 2009-06-03}}</ref>
The colours most associated with the club were blue and yellow.<ref name = HFK/> The club's first colours were navy blue and white,<ref name = HFK/> though the kit changed several times soon after the club's foundation, between combinations of: brown and blue striped shirts with navy blue shorts; green and white striped shirts with navy blue shorts; green shirts and black shorts; white shirts with navy blue shorts, and finally green and black striped shirts with black shorts.<ref name = HFK/> Royal blue shirts with navy blue shorts and socks were finally settled upon in 1918, initially bearing a "W" (for Wimbledon) in the centre of the chest.<ref name = HFK/> Wimbledon players then regularly wore royal blue shirts with black shorts and socks until a shift in the 1950s saw the shorts change from black to white.<ref name = HFK/> A combination of blue shirts, blue shorts and white socks was introduced in 1966,<ref name = HFK/> before being abandoned a year later in favour of an all-blue outfit.<ref name = HFK/> The white socks returned in 1970.<ref name = HFK/> A blue and yellow combination was first used in 1975,<ref name = HFK/> but was replaced after a year with an all-white outfit trimmed with blue,<ref name = HFK/> and this was the kit in which the club played its first season in the Football League. In 1978, Yellow shirts, blue shorts and yellow socks were adopted,<ref name = HFK/> before the club made the change to an all-blue strip with yellow markings in 1981.<ref name = HFK/> The kit underwent only minor changes until 1993,<ref name = HFK/> when the a much darker blue reminiscent of the club's original kit replaced the shade that had been used for the previous twelve years.<ref name = HFK/> Wimbledon wore these colours for the remainder of their history. As for [[kit (association football)|change colours]], a red kit, with black trim, was a frequent choice in the 1990s. The club had a green away kit for the [[2000–01 in English football|2000–01]] season.<ref name = "HFK">{{cite web| title = Historical Kits Wimbledon
| url = http://www.historicalkits.co.uk/Wimbledon/Wimbledon.htm
| first = Dave
| last = Moor
| publisher = Historical Kits
| accessdate = 2009-06-03}}</ref>
[[File:Wimbledon FC logo (2003).png|thumb|upright|Wimbledon's final logo, used during the [[2003–04 in English football|2003–04]] season<ref name=2003newbadge/>]]
The first crest the club wore was the emblem of the [[London Borough of Merton]]. This emblem appeared on Wimbledon shirts from the late 1920s until the mid 1950s, when no badge was worn.<ref name = HFK/> The Merton [[coat of arms]] returned in the early 1970s,<ref name = HFK/> before the club adopted its own badge on election to The Football League in 1977.<ref name = HFK/> The crest was based on the coat of arms of the [[Municipal Borough of Wimbledon]], and was very similar to the badge most commonly associated with the club – the difference being the inclusion of white rather than yellow. Yellow replaced white in 1981, and this logo was used until 2003.<ref name = HFK/> After the club's [[relocation of Wimbledon F.C. to Milton Keynes|relocation to Milton Keynes]] was confirmed in May 2002, the [[College of Arms]] informed the club in August 2002 that its continued use of the Borough arms was "unlawful". A replacement, given the go-ahead on 12 April 2003, featured a stylised eagle's head – an element from the Wimbledon arms – drawn in navy blue and yellow outline, the yellow forming a rendering of the letters "MK" (for Milton Keynes).<ref name="2003newbadge">{{cite news|title=New Wimbledon Football Club Logo|url=http://www.mkdons.com/page/NewsDetail/0,,10420~371730,00.html|publisher=Wimbledon F.C. (transferred to mkdons.com)|date=2003-04-15<!-- true date given here, date in article incorrect http://www.mkdons.com/page/BreakingNewsArchive/0,,10420~1737,00.html -->|accessdate=2011-09-07}}</ref> Despite being officially adopted in April 2003, the logo's use was inconsistent: the club officially announced that it would be used "on all club kit, merchandise and literature from the start of [the 2003–04] season",<ref name=2003newbadge/> including on a new white away kit and on an amended version of the previous season's home outfit,<ref>{{cite news|title=New Second Strip|url=http://www.mkdons.com/page/NewsDetail/0,,10420~387227,00.html|publisher=Wimbledon F.C. (transferred to mkdons.com)|date=2003-05-29|accessdate=2011-09-08}}</ref> but both the home and away colours from 2002–03 were retained for the following year with the municipal arms still present. Moreover, the old crest re-appeared on official club statements towards the end of the 2003–04 season, making the status of the new badge somewhat ambiguous.<ref>{{cite news|title=Club Statement|url=http://www.mkdons.com/page/NewsDetail/0,,10420~528974,00.html|publisher=Wimbledon F.C. (transferred to mkdons.com)|date=2004-05-27|accessdate=2011-09-08}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Official Statement|url=http://www.mkdons.com/page/NewsDetail/0,,10420~533750,00.html|publisher=Wimbledon F.C. (transferred to mkdons.com)|date=2004-06-21|accessdate=2011-09-08}}</ref>
== Kit ==
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|-
! Year !!Kit Manufacturer!!Sponsor
|-
| January 1972–77 || [[Bukta]] || rowspan=2|none
|-
| 1977-1981 || rowspan=2|[[Adidas]]
|-
| 1980-81 || Golddigger
|-
| 1981-82 || Osca || rowspan=2|none
|-
| 1982-83 || Mileta
|-
| 1983-84 || Barralan || Crispin
|-
| 1984-85 || Spall || rowspan=2|John Lelliott
|-
| 1985-86 || Mileta
|-
| 1986-88 || Spall || TRUMAN
|-
| 1988-91 || rowspan=2|[[Hummel International|Hummel]] || [[Carlsberg Group|Carlsburg]]
|-
| 1989-91 || [[Samsung]]
|-
| 1991-1993 || [[Admiral]] || none
|-
| 1993-94 || Ribero || [[LBC]]
|-
| 1994-95 || [[Wimbledon FC|Themselves]] || rowspan=3|[[Elonex]]
|-
| 1995-96 || Core
|-
| 1996-2000 || rowspan=2|[[Lotto Sport Italia|Lotto]]
|-
| 1999-2000 || rowspan=2|[[Tiny Computers]]
|-
| 2000-02 || rowspan=2|[[Puma SE|Puma]]
|-
| 2001-02 || MaxMuscle
|-
| 2002-04 || [[Patrick (shoe company)|Patrick]]|| GO-MK
|} <ref name = HFK/>
==Stadiums==
{{Main|Plough Lane|Selhurst Park|National Hockey Stadium}}
[[File:PloughLane.jpg|left|thumb|[[Plough Lane]]'s South Stand, pictured in 2000]]
Wimbledon originally played on [[Wimbledon and Putney Commons|Wimbledon Common]], using the Fox and Grapes [[public house]] in Camp Road as the team's headquarters and changing room. The club moved to [[Plough Lane]] in September 1912. During the 1930s and 1940s, crowds of between 7,000 and 10,000 were not uncommon at the ground. Wimbledon's highest attendance at the ground came on 2 March 1935, when 18,080 people were attracted to an [[FA Amateur Cup]] tie against [[HMS Victory]]. However, the ground was basic, and even after the club's rapid rise to the [[Football League First Division|First Division]] Plough Lane had changed little from Wimbledon's amateur days. The only notable difference was the addition of [[floodlights (sport)|floodlights]], first used on 3 October 1960 in a [[London Charity Cup]] match against [[Arsenal F.C.|Arsenal]]. At the time of the club's acceptance into [[The Football League]], applicants had only to meet minimal stadium criteria, and once in the League these same criteria sufficed whether the club subsequently found itself in the [[Football League Fourth Division|Fourth]] or First Division. Following the [[Hillsborough disaster]] and the [[Taylor Report]], the football authorities introduced far stricter safety rules that gave top-flight clubs specific deadlines by which to redevelop terraced grounds or to build new [[all-seater stadium]]s. The board of the club decided that Plough Lane could not be made to comply with this economically and, in 1990, announced plans to temporarily [[groundshare]] with [[Crystal Palace F.C.|Crystal Palace]] at [[Selhurst Park]].
Given Plough Lane's location at the junction of two major roads and beside the [[River Wandle]], major redevelopment of the site as a modern all-seater stadium would have been difficult, although not impossible. The club maintained that it had "searched exhaustively with Merton Council" for a site in or around [[London Borough of Merton|Merton]] on which to build a new stadium, looking at "14 different sites over a period of five years", in addition to commissioning feasibility studies of both Plough Lane and [[Wimbledon Stadium]]. Despite this, nothing ever became of the club's continual promise to redevelop the site or to find a new ground in the borough, and they remained at Selhurst Park for twelve years.<ref name="financinganewstadium">{{cite news
| title = Financing a New Stadium
| url = http://www.mkweb.co.uk/mkdons/DisplayArticle.asp?ID=12192
| publisher = Wimbledon F.C.
| year = 2003
| accessdate = 2009-06-05}}</ref>
Wimbledon's first match at the [[National Hockey Stadium]] in [[Milton Keynes]] was played on 27 September 2003.<ref name=firstmatchatmk/> The club remained there for the rest of [[2003–04 in English football|its final season]], and the ground became the first home of [[Milton Keynes Dons F.C.|Milton Keynes Dons]].
==Supporters==
[[File:WimbledonFCleagueattendances.png|thumb|300px|Average home league attendances from joining [[The Football League]] in 1977 to 2004<br>''First vertical line (from left) – move to [[Selhurst Park]] (1991)<br>Second – confirmation of [[Relocation of Wimbledon F.C. to Milton Keynes|move]] to [[Milton Keynes]] (2002)<br>Third – Move to Milton Keynes (2003)'']]
Due to [[Plough Lane]]'s modest capacity and Wimbledon's unprecedented rise from [[non-League football]] to the [[Football League First Division|First Division]] in under ten years, the club had a much lower level of support than its top-flight rivals. During Wimbledon's [[1977–78 in English football|first season]] in [[The Football League]], Wimbledon's average attendance was only 3,135 – however, by the club's appearance in the top flight [[1986–87 in English football|nine years later]] the average attendance had risen by 149% to 7,811. Attendances did not immediately change much following the move to [[Selhurst Park]] in 1991 – however, the larger capacity gradually started to be used. Average crowds peaked at 18,235 in [[1998–99 in English football|1998–99]], and during the next season, the team's final year in the [[Premier League|FA Premier League]], home crowds averaged 17,157. With [[promotion and relegation|relegation]], attendances dropped catastrophically to an average of only 7,897 during [[2000–01 in English football|2000–01]]. Wimbledon averaged 6,961 during the [[2001–02 in English football|final season before]] the club's [[Relocation of Wimbledon F.C. to Milton Keynes|relocation to Milton Keynes]] was confirmed.<ref name="attendances">{{cite web
| title = Milton Keynes Dons/AFC Wimbledon
| url = http://www.european-football-statistics.co.uk/attnclub/wimb.htm
| publisher = European Football Statistics
| accessdate = 2009-06-04}}</ref>
Following the sanctioning of the move, most of the team's support left to [[AFC Wimbledon]],<ref name=womblesontheirway/><ref name=donsflowinfront/> the new club founded by Wimbledon supporters in specific protest at the club's relocation.<ref name=womblesontheirway/><ref name=donsflowinfront/> During the [[2002–03 in English football|2002–03]] season, AFC Wimbledon's first and Wimbledon's last full season in south London, average crowds at the new club were actually higher than those at the original, though still lower than those taken at Wimbledon matches before the relocation's confirmation.<ref name=attendances/> Attendances during the [[2003–04 in English football|2003–04]] season, Wimbledon's last, were higher than those at AFC Wimbledon: Wimbledon averaged 4,751 at the National Hockey Stadium, compared to AFC Wimbledon's 2,606.<ref name=attendances/>
The club had two main supporters groups – the Wimbledon F.C. Official Supporters Club and the more radical Wimbledon Independent Supporters Association founded in 1995.<ref name=wisahistory/> The WISA was instrumental in the formation of [[The Dons Trust]] in March 2002;<ref name=wisahistory/> this trust, created in part to attempt to prevent the move to Milton Keynes,<ref name=donstrust/> helped the WISA to found AFC Wimbledon months after its own establishment.<ref name=wisahistory/><ref name=donstrust/> Both the WISA and The Dons Trust from this point became affiliated to AFC Wimbledon.<ref name="wisahistory">{{cite web
| title = WISA - A Brief History
| url = http://www.wisa.org.uk/history/index.html
| publisher = Wimbledon Independent Supporters Association
| accessdate = 2009-08-23}}</ref><ref name="donstrust">{{cite web
| title = About the Trust
| url = http://www.afcwimbledon.co.uk/aboutthetrust.php?Psection_id=10
| publisher = [[AFC Wimbledon]]
| accessdate = 2009-08-23}}</ref>
==Rivalries==
{{Main|South London derby}}
The club's main rivals were considered to be fellow south [[London]] club [[Crystal Palace F.C.|Crystal Palace]] and west London-based [[Chelsea F.C.|Chelsea]]; however, neither of these rivalries was seriously reciprocated.<ref name="FFCensus">{{cite web |url=http://www.footballfanscensus.com/issueresults/Club_Rivalries_Uncovered_Results.pdf |title=Rivalry uncovered |date=December 2003 |publisher=Football Fans Census |accessdate=2009-06-03 }}</ref>
==Records and statistics==
[[File:WimbledonFCleaguepositions.png|thumb|right|300px|Wimbledon's progress through the [[English football league system]] from 1920 to 2004</br>''Horizontal black lines represent (from top):<br />1 (post-1992) – [[Premier League]]<br />2–4 (1–4 pre-1992) – [[The Football League]]<br />4–6 – [[Southern Football League]]<br />6 – [[Athenian League]]; [[Isthmian League]]'']]
The record for most appearances for Wimbledon was held by Roy Law, who turned out for the club 644 times between 1958 and 1972;<ref name="roylaw">{{cite web
|url = http://afcw.foto.co.uk/players?ID=Roy%20Law&uid=0
| title = Roy Law
| first = Marc
| last = Jones
| publisher = FOTO
| accessdate = 2009-10-08}}</ref> Law's 433 league appearances was also a record.<ref name=roylaw/> Wimbledon's all-time top goalscorer was [[Eddie Reynolds]], who scored 340 goals in 329 matches between 1957 and 1966.<ref name="eddiereynolds">{{cite web
|url = http://afcw.foto.co.uk/players?ID=Eddie%20Reynolds&uid=0
| title = Eddie Reynolds
| first = Marc
| last = Jones
| publisher = FOTO
| accessdate = 2009-10-08}}</ref> The closest to Reynolds's record was [[Ian Cooke (footballer)|Ian Cooke]], who notched 297 between 1964 and 1977;<ref name=iancooke/> Cooke also made the second highest total number of appearances for the team, having appeared 615 times in a Wimbledon shirt.<ref name="iancooke">{{cite web
|url = http://afcw.foto.co.uk/players?ID=Ian%20Cooke&uid=0
| title = Ian Cooke
| first = Marc
| last = Jones
| publisher = FOTO
| accessdate = 2009-10-08}}</ref>
The records for most appearances and goals for Wimbledon in [[The Football League]] were both held by [[Alan Cork]]. Cork scored 145 league goals for the club in 430 matches.<ref name=alancork/> Cork also held the record for most Football League goals in a season, with 29 during [[1983–84 in English football|1983–84]].<ref name="alancork">{{cite web
|url = http://www.sporting-heroes.net/football-heroes/displayhero_club.asp?HeroID=16869
| title = Alan Cork
| publisher = Sporting Heroes
| accessdate = 2009-06-04}}</ref> Wimbledon's most capped player was [[Kenny Cunningham]], who was capped 16 times for the [[Republic of Ireland national football team|Republic of Ireland]] during his time at the club.<ref name=soccerbaserecords/> Wimbledon's most expensive signing was [[John Hartson]], for whom the club paid [[West Ham United F.C.|West Ham United]] £7.5 million on 15 January 1999.<ref name=soccerbaserecords/><ref name="Hartsonsigns">{{cite news
|url=http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/1999/jan/15/newsstory.sport9
|title=Hartson joins Wimbledon for £7.5m
| work = [[The Guardian]]
| publisher = Guardian News and Media
|date=1999-01-15
|accessdate=2009-06-04
| location=London}}</ref> The highest fee that the club received was the £7 million [[Newcastle United F.C.|Newcastle United]] parted with to sign [[Carl Cort]] on 6 July 2000.<ref name="soccerbaserecords">{{cite web
|url = http://www.soccerbase.com/team_records.sd?teamid=2812
| title = MK Dons (formerly Wimbledon) all time records
| work = [[Soccerbase]] | publisher = Centurycomm
| accessdate = 2009-06-04}}</ref><ref name="Cortleaves">{{cite news
|url=http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/premier-league/newcastle-beat-tottenham-to-sign-pound7m-cort-709397.html
|first=Alan
|last=Nixon
|title=Newcastle beat Tottenham to sign £7m Cort
| work = [[The Independent]]
| publisher = Independent News & Media
|date=2000-07-06
|accessdate=2009-06-04
| location=London}}</ref>
Wimbledon's best win was a 6–0 league victory over [[Newport County A.F.C.|Newport County]] on 3 September 1983,<ref name=soccerbaserecords/> while the worst defeat was an 8–0 [[Football League Cup|League Cup]] defeat at [[Everton F.C.|Everton]] on 29 August 1978.<ref name=soccerbaserecords/> Wimbledon's longest unbeaten league run was 22 matches between 15 January and 14 May 1984;<ref name=stattorecords/> the longest league run without a win, 14, was set between 19 March and 28 August 2000.<ref name=stattorecords/> Wimbledon's longest run of league wins was seven, set between 9 April and 7 May 1983 and matched from 4 September to 19 October 1996.<ref name=stattorecords/> Wimbledon's longest run of league defeats was the eleven matches lost in a row from 10 January to 27 March 2004.<ref name="stattorecords">{{cite web
|url = http://www.statto.com/football/teams/wimbledon/records
| title = Wimbledon : Records
| publisher = Statto
| accessdate = 2009-06-04}}</ref>
Wimbledon's highest attendance, 30,115, was set on 9 May 1993 for the [[Premier League|FA Premier League]] match against [[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]] at [[Selhurst Park]].<ref name=soccerbaserecords/>
===European record===
{{See also|1995 UEFA Intertoto Cup}}
{| class="wikitable"
! Season
! Competition
! Round
! Nat
! Club
! Home
! Away
|-
| rowspan="4" valign="left"|[[1995 UEFA Intertoto Cup|1995]]
| rowspan="4" valign="left"|[[UEFA Intertoto Cup|Intertoto Cup]]
| rowspan="4" valign="left"|Group Stage
|{{flagicon|TUR}}
|[[Bursaspor]]
|0–4<sup>1</sup>
|
|-
|{{flagicon|SVK}}
|[[MFK Košice|Košice]]
|
|1–1
|-
|{{flagicon|ISR}}
|[[Beitar Jerusalem F.C.|Beitar Jerusalem]]
|0–0<sup>1</sup>
|
|-
|{{flagicon|BEL}}
|[[R. Charleroi S.C.|Charleroi]]
|
|0–3
|-
|}
<sup>1</sup>These matches were played at [[Brighton & Hove Albion F.C.|Brighton and Hove Albion's]] [[Goldstone Ground]], as Selhurst Park was unavailable.<ref name="goldstone">{{cite news
|url=http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/no-picnic-for-english-clubs-by-the-sea-1588438.html
|title=No picnic for English clubs by the sea
|work=The Independent
|publisher=Independent News and Media
|date=1995-06-26
|accessdate=2010-01-26
| location=London
| first=Phil
| last=Shaw}}</ref>
==Players==
===Wimbledon's final squad===
:''The squad given here is made up of the players registered to the club on the date of Wimbledon F.C.'s final league match (Wimbledon 1–0 [[Derby County F.C.|Derby County]], 9 May 2004). Updated 9 May 2004.''<ref name="squad9504">{{cite web
|url=http://www.wimbledon-fc.premiumtv.co.uk/page/Home/0,,10420,00.html
|title=Wimbledon Official Site
|publisher=Wimbledon F.C.
|date=2004-04-05
|accessdate=2009-08-25
|archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20040412000945/http://www.wimbledon-fc.premiumtv.co.uk/page/Home/0,,10420,00.html
|archivedate=2004-04-12}}</ref>
{{Fs start}}
{{Fs player |no=1| nat=ENG | pos=GK | name= [[Scott Bevan]]}}{{Ref label|mkalso|a|}}
{{Fs player |no=2| nat=ENG | pos=DF | name= [[Warren Barton]]}}
{{Fs player |no=3| nat=ENG | pos=DF | name= [[Peter Hawkins (footballer)|Peter Hawkins]]}}
{{Fs player |no=4| nat=ENG | pos=MF | name= [[Nick McKoy]]}}{{Ref label|mkalso|a|}}
{{Fs player |no=5| nat=NIR | pos=DF | name= [[Mark Williams (Northern Irish footballer)|Mark Williams]]}}
{{Fs player |no=6| nat=ENG | pos=DF | name= [[Darren Holloway]] | other=on loan to [[Scunthorpe United F.C.|Scunthorpe United]]}}
{{Fs player |no=7| nat=FRA | pos=DF | name= [[Harry Ntimban-Zeh]]}}{{Ref label|mkalso|a|}}
{{Fs player |no=8| nat=ENG | pos=MF | name= [[Wade Small]]}}{{Ref label|mkalso|a|}}
{{Fs player |no=10| nat=ENG | pos=FW | name= [[Dean Holdsworth]]}}
{{Fs player |no=12| nat=ENG | pos=GK | name= [[David Martin (footballer born 1986)|David Martin]]}}{{Ref label|mkalso|a|}}
{{Fs player |no=13| nat=ENG | pos=GK | name= [[Paul Heald]]}}{{Ref label|mkalso|a|}}
{{Fs player |no=14| nat=ENG | pos=FW | name= [[Lionel Morgan (footballer)|Lionel Morgan]]}}
{{Fs player |no=15| nat=SLE| pos=FW | name= [[Albert Jarrett]]}}{{Ref label|mkalso|a|}}
{{Fs player |no=16| nat=SCO | pos=FW | name= [[Jamie Mackie]]}}{{Ref label|mkalso|a|}}
{{Fs mid}}
{{Fs player |no=17| nat=NGA | pos=DF | name= [[Shola Oyedele]]}}{{Ref label|mkalso|a|}}
{{Fs player |no=18| nat=ENG | pos=FW | name= [[Wayne Gray (footballer)|Wayne Gray]]}}
{{Fs player |no=19| nat=ENG | pos=DF | name= [[Ben Chorley]]}}{{Ref label|mkalso|a|}}
{{Fs player |no=20| nat=ENG | pos=MF | name= [[Gary Smith (footballer born 1984)|Gary Smith]] | other=on loan from [[Middlesbrough F.C.|Middlesbrough]]}}{{Ref label|mkalso|a|}}
{{Fs player |no=21| nat=GER | pos=DF | name= [[Nico Herzig]]}}
{{Fs player |no=22| nat=PHI | pos=MF | name= [[Robert Gier]]}}
{{Fs player |no=23| nat=ENG | pos=MF | name= [[Alex Tapp]]}}{{Ref label|mkalso|a|}}
{{Fs player |no=24| nat=ENG | pos=DF | name= [[Jermaine Darlington]]}}{{Ref label|afcalso|b|}}
{{Fs player |no=25| nat=ENG | pos=DF | name= [[Dean Lewington]]}}{{Ref label|mkalso|a|}}
{{Fs player |no=26| nat=ENG | pos=MF | name= [[Jason Puncheon]]}}{{Ref label|mkalso|a|}}
{{Fs player |no=27| nat=ENG | pos=MF | name= [[Michael Gordon (footballer)|Michael Gordon]]}}{{Ref label|afcalso|b|}}
{{Fs player |no=28| nat=SLE | pos=DF | name= [[Malvin Kamara]]}}{{Ref label|mkalso|a|}}
{{Fs player |no=29| nat=ENG | pos=MF | name= [[Ben Harding]]}}{{Ref label|mkalso|a|}}
{{Fs player |no=30| nat=WAL | pos=GK | name= [[Lee Worgan]]}}
{{Fs end}}
<div class="references-small">
:a {{note|mkalso}} Denotes players who stayed on to play for [[Milton Keynes Dons F.C.|Milton Keynes Dons]]{{Ref label|ref|c|}}
:b {{note|afcalso}} Denotes players who later played for [[AFC Wimbledon]]{{Ref label|ref|c|}}
:c {{note|ref}} Sourced to [http://www.soccerbase.com/teams2.sd?teamid=2812 Soccerbase].
</div>
===Notable former players===
{{For|a list of all former Wimbledon players with a Wikipedia article|Category:Wimbledon F.C. players}}
==Managers==
[[File:Joe Kinnear Hull City v. Newcastle United 1.png|thumb|130px|[[Joe Kinnear]] managed the club from 1992 to 1999.]]
Prior to the appointment of H. R. Watts as first team manager in 1930, a committee would deal with first team affairs, such as choosing the team on a matchday.<ref name="hd30s">{{Cite web
| url = http://historicaldons.com/1930.htm
| title = 1930 to 1939
| first = Dave
| last = Hambly
| work = Historical Dons
| accessdate = 2009-06-04
}}</ref> Doc Dowden was appointed manager in 1946,<ref name=hd40s/> and stayed in the position until leaving at the end of the [[1954–55 in English football|1954–55]] season.<ref name=hd50s/> [[Les Henley]] arrived in his place as first team coach,<ref name=hd50s/> and stayed at the club for sixteen years in which the club progressed immensely, winning the [[FA Amateur Cup]] as well as three [[Isthmian League]] championships before turning professional and moving to the [[Southern Football League|Southern League]].<ref name="hd60s">{{Cite web
| url = http://historicaldons.com/1960.htm
| title = 1960 to 1969
| first = Dave
| last = Hambly
| work = Historical Dons
| accessdate = 2009-06-04
}}</ref><ref name=hd70s/> However, in 1971 Henley was replaced by [[Mike Everitt (footballer)|Mike Everitt]], who arrived as [[player-manager]]. After two seasons, Everitt left to manage [[Brentford F.C.|Brentford]] and [[Dick Graham]] arrived as a replacement. Graham remained until March 1974, and a replacement was not appointed until July of that year, when [[Allen Batsford]] was made manager. Batsford led Wimbledon to [[The Football League]], but resigned only half-way through the first League season.<ref name=hd70s/> [[Dario Gradi]] was made manager three days later,<ref name=hd70s/> but after three seasons he too resigned.<ref name="hd80s">{{Cite web
| url = http://historicaldons.com/1980.htm
| title = 1980 to 1989
| first = Dave
| last = Hambly
| work = Historical Dons
| accessdate = 2009-06-04
}}</ref> His replacement was [[Dave Bassett]], who took Wimbledon to sixth in the [[Football League First Division|First Division]] before moving to [[Watford F.C.|Watford]].<ref name=hd80s/> [[Bobby Gould]] spent three years as manager before being replaced by [[Ray Harford]], who spent just over a season with Wimbledon. After Harford, [[Peter Withe]] had a spell as manager lasting only three months. [[Joe Kinnear]] was brought in during January 1992, and managed the club until leaving in 1999 due to ill health. A season was spent under [[Egil Olsen]] in which the team was [[promotion and relegation|relegated]] from the [[Premier League|FA Premier League]] before [[Terry Burton]] was made manager.<ref name=burtonarrives/> Burton's Wimbledon narrowly missed the play-offs twice in a row before he was sacked. [[Stuart Murdoch (football manager)|Stuart Murdoch]] managed Wimbledon for the club's final two seasons.<ref name=murdocharrives/><ref name="soccerbasemanagers">{{Cite web
| url = http://www.soccerbase.com/manager_history.sd?teamid=2812
| title = Manager History for Wimbledon
| work = [[Soccerbase]] | publisher = Centurycomm
| accessdate = 2009-06-04
}}</ref>
:''Statistics apply to competitive league and cup matches only. Wartime matches excluded.''
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center"
|-
!Name!!Nationality!!From!!class="unsortable"|To!!Matches!!Won!!Drawn!!Lost!!Win %!!class="unsortable"|Notes
|-
|align=left|{{sort|Watts, H.R.|H.R. Watts}}
|align=left|{{flagicon|England}} English
|align=left|{{dts|link=off|format=dmy|1930||}}
|align=left|{{dts|link=off|format=dmy|1946||}}
|align=center|
|align=center|
|align=center|
|align=center|
|align=center|
|align=center|<ref name=hd30s/><ref name=hd40s/>
|-
|align=left|{{sort|Dowden, Doc|Doc Dowden}}
|align=left|{{flagicon|England}} English
|align=left|{{dts|link=off|format=dmy|1946||}}
|align=left|{{dts|link=off|format=dmy|1955|August|}}
|align=center|{{nts|375}}
|align=center|{{nts|186}}
|align=center|{{nts|64}}
|align=center|{{nts|126}}
|align=center|{{nts|49.6}}
|align=center|<ref name="hd40s">{{Cite web
| url = http://historicaldons.com/1940.htm
| title = 1940 to 1949
| first = Dave
| last = Hambly
| work = Historical Dons
| accessdate = 2009-06-04
}}</ref><ref name=hd50s/>
|-
|align=left|{{sortname|Les|Henley}}
|align=left|{{flagicon|England}} English
|align=left|{{dts|link=off|format=dmy|1955|August|}}
|align=left|{{dts|link=off|format=dmy|1971|April|5}}
|align=center|{{nts|869}}
|align=center|{{nts|468}}
|align=center|{{nts|156}}
|align=center|{{nts|235}}
|align=center|{{nts|53.9}}
|align=center|<ref name="hd50s">{{Cite web
| url = http://historicaldons.com/1950.htm
| title = 1950 to 1959
| first = Dave
| last = Hambly
| work = Historical Dons
| accessdate = 2009-06-04
}}</ref><ref name="hd70s">{{Cite web
| url = http://historicaldons.com/1970.htm
| title = 1970 to 1979
| first = Dave
| last = Hambly
| work = Historical Dons
| accessdate = 2009-06-04
}}</ref>
|-
|align=left|{{sortname|Mike|Everitt|Mike Everitt (footballer)}}
|align=left|{{flagicon|England}} English
|align=left|{{dts|link=off|format=dmy|1971|April|5}}
|align=left|{{dts|link=off|format=dmy|1973|August|6}}
|align=center|{{nts|120}}
|align=center|{{nts|49}}
|align=center|{{nts|26}}
|align=center|{{nts|45}}
|align=center|{{nts|40.8}}
|align=center|<ref name=hd70s/>
|-
|align=left|{{sortname|Dick|Graham}}
|align=left|{{flagicon|England}} English
|align=left|{{dts|link=off|format=dmy|1973|August|18}}
|align=left|{{dts|link=off|format=dmy|1974|March|16}}
|align=center|{{nts|45}}
|align=center|{{nts|16}}
|align=center|{{nts|14}}
|align=center|{{nts|15}}
|align=center|{{nts|35.6}}
|align=center|<ref name=hd70s/>
|-
|align=left|{{sortname|Allen|Batsford}}
|align=left|{{flagicon|England}} English
|align=left|{{dts|link=off|format=dmy|1974|July|}}
|align=left|{{dts|link=off|format=dmy|1978|January|2}}
|align=center|{{nts|231}}
|align=center|{{nts|131}}
|align=center|{{nts|51}}
|align=center|{{nts|49}}
|align=center|{{nts|56.7}}
|align=center|<ref name=hd70s/>
|-
|align=left|{{sortname|Dario|Gradi}}
|align=left|{{flagicon|England}} English
|align=left|{{dts|link=off|format=dmy|1978|January|5}}
|align=left|{{dts|link=off|format=dmy|1981|January|24}}
|align=center|{{nts|171}}
|align=center|{{nts|63}}
|align=center|{{nts|47}}
|align=center|{{nts|61}}
|align=center|{{nts|36.8}}
|align=center|<ref name=hd70s/>
|-
|align=left|{{sortname|Dave|Bassett}}
|align=left|{{flagicon|England}} English
|align=left|{{dts|link=off|format=dmy|1981|January|31}}
|align=left|{{dts|link=off|format=dmy|1987|June|17}}
|align=center|{{nts|303}}
|align=center|{{nts|144}}
|align=center|{{nts|74}}
|align=center|{{nts|85}}
|align=center|{{nts|47.5}}
|align=center|
|-
|align=left|{{sortname|Bobby|Gould}}
|align=left|{{flagicon|England}} English
|align=left|{{dts|link=off|format=dmy|1987|June|26}}
|align=left|{{dts|link=off|format=dmy|1990|June|18}}
|align=center|{{nts|142}}
|align=center|{{nts|57}}
|align=center|{{nts|43}}
|align=center|{{nts|42}}
|align=center|{{nts|40.1}}
|align=center|
|-
|align=left|{{sortname|Ray|Harford}}
|align=left|{{flagicon|England}} English
|align=left|{{dts|link=off|format=dmy|1990|June|18}}
|align=left|{{dts|link=off|format=dmy|1991|October|7}}
|align=center|{{nts|56}}
|align=center|{{nts|20}}
|align=center|{{nts|17}}
|align=center|{{nts|19}}
|align=center|{{nts|35.7}}
|align=center|
|-
|align=left|{{sortname|Peter|Withe}}
|align=left|{{flagicon|England}} English
|align=left|{{dts|link=off|format=dmy|1991|October|7}}
|align=left|{{dts|link=off|format=dmy|1992|January|19}}
|align=center|{{nts|17}}
|align=center|{{nts|1}}
|align=center|{{nts|9}}
|align=center|{{nts|6}}
|align=center|{{nts|5.9}}
|align=center|
|-
|align=left|{{sortname|Joe|Kinnear}}
|align=left|{{flagicon|Ireland}} Irish
|align=left|{{dts|link=off|format=dmy|1992|January|19|}}
|align=left|{{dts|link=off|format=dmy|1999|June|9}}
|align=center|{{nts|364}}
|align=center|{{nts|130}}
|align=center|{{nts|109}}
|align=center|{{nts|125}}
|align=center|{{nts|35.7}}
|align=center|
|-
|align=left|{{sortname|Egil|Olsen}}
|align=left|{{flagicon|Norway}} Norwegian
|align=left|{{dts|link=off|format=dmy|1999|June|9|}}
|align=left|{{dts|link=off|format=dmy|2000|May|1}}
|align=center|{{nts|43}}
|align=center|{{nts|11}}
|align=center|{{nts|12}}
|align=center|{{nts|20}}
|align=center|{{nts|25.6}}
|align=center|<ref name=burtonarrives/>
|-
|align=left|{{sortname|Terry|Burton}}
|align=left|{{flagicon|England}} English
|align=left|{{dts|link=off|format=dmy|2000|May|1}}
|align=left|{{dts|link=off|format=dmy|2002|April|25}}
|align=center|{{nts|108}}
|align=center|{{nts|39}}
|align=center|{{nts|39}}
|align=center|{{nts|30}}
|align=center|{{nts|36.1}}
|align=center|<ref name="burtonarrives">{{cite news
| url = http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/football-league/dons-have-gone-for-a-burton-714215.html
| title = Dons have gone for a Burton
| work = [[The Independent]]
| publisher = Independent News & Media
| date = 2000-06-01
| accessdate = 2009-06-04
| location=London
| first=Andrea
| last=Babbington
}}</ref>
|-
|align=left|{{sortname|Stuart|Murdoch|Stuart Murdoch (football manager)}}
|align=left|{{flagicon|England}} English
|align=left|{{dts|link=off|format=dmy|2002|June|25}}
|align=left|{{dts|link=off|format=dmy|2004|August|7}}
|align=center|{{nts|101}}
|align=center|{{nts|30}}
|align=center|{{nts|17}}
|align=center|{{nts|54}}
|align=center|{{nts|29.7}}
|align=center|<ref name="murdocharrives">{{cite news
| url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/w/wimbledon/2065340.stm
| title = Murdoch takes reins
| publisher = [[BBC]]
| date = 2002-06-25
| accessdate = 2009-06-04
}}</ref>{{Ref label|Murdoch|B|}}
|}
<div class="references-small">
''Managers from Dowden until Batsford sourced to:'' {{cite web
|url=http://afcw.foto.co.uk/
|title=AFCW Statistics
|first=Marc
|last=Jones
|publisher=FOTO
|accessdate=2009-11-05}}
''Managers after Batsford sourced to:'' {{Cite web
| url = http://www.soccerbase.com/manager_history.sd?teamid=2812
| title = Manager History for Wimbledon
| work = [[Soccerbase]] | publisher = Centurycomm
| accessdate = 2009-06-04
}}
</div>
==Honours==
Wimbledon were a successful club even before election to [[The Football League]], winning eight [[Isthmian League]] titles (including three in a row from 1962 to 1964) and three successive [[Southern Football League|Southern League]] titles (from 1975 to 1977). Having also won the [[FA Amateur Cup]] in 1963, the run of Southern League titles prompted Football League election in 1977.<ref name=fchd/>
Even at the higher level, Wimbledon continued to collect honours; the most notable being the [[FA Cup]] victory in 1988, which made Wimbledon only the second club to have won both the FA Cup and its amateur equivalent. Despite swift success in The Football League, the club's rapid ascent combined with short spells in the [[Football League Second Division|Second]] and [[Football League Third Division|Third Divisions]] meant that the team only won a solitary divisional championship within the League – the [[Football League Fourth Division|Fourth Division]] title of [[1982–83 Football League|1982–83]].<ref name=fchd/>
{| class="wikitable"
! colspan=2|Honour !! Year(s)
|-
| [[FA Cup]] || winners || [[1987–88 FA Cup|1987–88]]
|-
| [[List of winners of English Football League Championship and predecessors|Football League Second Division]] || promotion || [[1985–86 Football League|1985–86]]
|-
| [[List of winners of English Football League One and predecessors|Football League Third Division]] || promotion || [[1983–84 Football League|1983–84]]
|-
|rowspan=2| [[List of winners of English Football League Two and predecessors|Football League Fourth Division]] || champions || [[1982–83 Football League|1982–83]]
|-
| promotion || [[1978–79 Football League|1978–79]], [[1980–81 Football League|1980–81]]
|-
|rowspan=2| [[FA Amateur Cup]] || winners || [[1962–63 in English football|1962–63]]
|-
| runners-up || [[1934–35 in English football|1934–35]], [[1946–47 in English football|1946–47]]
|-
| [[Football League Group Trophy]] || runners-up || [[1980–81 in English football|1980–81]]
|-
| [[Anglo-Italian Cup]] || runners-up || [[1975–76 in English football|1975–76]]
|-
|rowspan=2| [[Southern Football League]] || champions || [[1974–75 in English football|1974–75]], [[1975–76 in English football|1975–76]], [[1976–77 in English football|1976–77]]
|-
| runners-up || [[1967–68 in English football|1967–68]]
|-
|rowspan=2| [[Isthmian League]] || champions || [[1930–31 in English football|1930–31]], [[1931–32 in English football|1931–32]], [[1934–35 in English football|1934–35]], [[1935–36 in English football|1935–36]], [[1958–59 in English football|1958–59]], [[1961–62 in English football|1961–62]], [[1962–63 in English football|1962–63]], [[1963–64 in English football|1963–64]]
|-
| runners-up || [[1949–50 in English football|1949–50]], [[1951–52 in English football|1951–52]]
|-
| [[Athenian League]] || runners-up || [[1920–21 in English football|1920–21]]
|}
==Footnotes==
<div class="references-small">
:A. {{note|OldCentral}} The club itself was called "Wimbledon Old Central Football Club", while the team was collectively referred to as "Wimbledon Old Centrals".
:B. {{note|Murdoch}} [[Stuart Murdoch (football manager)|Stuart Murdoch]] managed [[Milton Keynes Dons F.C.|Milton Keynes Dons]] after the club's rebranding. 7 August 2004 is the date of Milton Keynes Dons's first league match, and so is given as the date on which Murdoch ceased to manage Wimbledon.
</div>
==References==
{{Reflist|2}}
==External links==
{{Commons category|Wimbledon F.C.}}
*[http://www.afcwimbledon.co.uk/ The official website of AFC Wimbledon]
*[http://www.wisa.org.uk/wopa/ The Wimbledon Old Players Association]
*[http://www.mkdons.co.uk/ The official website of Milton Keynes Dons F.C.]
*[http://afcw.foto.co.uk/ Statistics for part of Wimbledon FC's existence]
*[http://www.fchd.info/WIMBLEDO.HTM Wimbledon] at the Football Club History Database
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