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A.F.C. Wimbledon is a semi–professional English football club, affiliated to both the London and Surrey Football Associations, which takes its name from, and traces its origins to, Wimbledon in the London Borough of Merton. The club and its supporters specifically regard the club as the direct continuation of the former Wimbledon F.C., and consider that the new Milton Keynes Dons are not representative of the legacy and tradition of the club.[2] Image File history File links Afcwcrest. ...
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The club spent its first two seasons in the Premier Division of the Combined Counties League, but were promoted in only the second year of its existence to the Isthmian League Division One for the 2004–05 season, after winning the Combined Counties League championship with an unbeaten league season. They then proceeded to win the Isthmian League Division One at the first attempt, thereby earning automatic promotion to the Isthmian League Premier Division. The 2005–06 season saw the club finish fourth, thus entering the play-offs for promotion to the Conference South, however they were defeated 2–1 by Fisher Athletic. The Combined Counties Football League is a regional English football league comprised of teams in several counties near London. ...
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History
 Ryan Gray preparing to take a corner during the 2003/04 season The club was founded by the supporters of Wimbledon F.C. in May 2002, when the Football Association agreed to allow Wimbledon FC to relocate over 60 miles north to the new town of Milton Keynes in Buckinghamshire. Although Wimbledon F.C. was unable to physically move for more than a year, their traditional local support dried up almost immediately in a ground–swell of popular protest against the move.[4] The name A.F.C. does not actually stand for the usual "association football club", in January 2005 Marc Jones - one of the founders of the club - suggested that in actual fact the initials 'A.F.C.' meant nothing in particular... "we thought it sounded 'non-league' but it never really stood for anything." That said, an alternative meaning "A Fan's Club" has been used by some. Image File history File links Gray. ...
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Soon after moving, Wimbledon FC Ltd went into administration[5] and the business was bought out by Pete Winkelman[6] who, against the conditions of the club's move, cut all ties with the area of Wimbledon, launching a new club Milton Keynes Dons in 2004, with a new badge, name and colours,[7] leaving them as well as their fellow ladies and junior sides as the sole bearers of the "Wimbledon" name. By then, all organised supporters' groups that had followed the old club had long since pledged allegiance to A.F.C. Wimbledon. Administration is a procedure under the insolvency laws of a number of common law jurisdictions which functions as a rescue mechanism for insolvent companies and allows them to carry on running their business. ...
Pete Winkelman is currently chairman of franchise F.C. He has received much criticism from football fans for playing his part in the theft of a league place from Wimbledon Football Club to Milton Keynes. ...
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In order to assemble a competitive team at such short notice, they held player trials over three days on Wimbledon Common in June 2002, open to any unattached player who felt he was good enough to try out for the team. From these trials, the club's squad for its inaugural season was chosen. Wimbledon and Putney Commons consist of a large open space south west of London comprising 1140 acres (4. ...
The new team attracted a crowd of 4,657 fans for its first ever game,[8] a pre–season friendly against Sutton United on 10 July 2002. Sutton United Football Club is an English football team currently playing in the Conference South league. ...
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Supporters of other clubs around the country initially boycotted matches against Milton Keynes Dons (referred to by many as "Franchise FC")[9] in solidarity with Wimbledon's supporters, and as a protest against the principle of relocation and the continued recognition of the club in Milton Keynes by The Football League, which many fans perceive as completely alien to the traditions of the game in England.[10] The Football League is a league competition featuring professional football clubs from England and Wales, and is the oldest such competition in world football. ...
In 2002–03, their first competitive season in the Combined Counties League, managed by Terry Eames they started slowly but won their last 11 league games to finish the season in third place, narrowly missing promotion to the Ryman Isthmian League. The 2002-2003 season was the 123rd season of competitive football (soccer) in England, from August 2002 to July 2003: // England national team Key: ECQ = 2004 European Championship qualifiers, F = Friendly; scores are written England first European club competitions UEFA Champions League Manchester United - Quarter finals Arsenal - Second group phase...
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 AFC Wimbledon fans on the pitch after the 2004 cup final win against North Greenford In 2003–04 they won their first 21 league games before a draw on 10 January 2004, giving them 32 consecutive wins in league games over two seasons. By this time, A.F.C. Wimbledon was the only club in England at any level to maintain a perfect league record for the 2003–04 season. Despite the controversial sacking of manager, Terry Eames, The Dons success continued under caretaker manager Nicky English, whose first game in charge resulted in a club record 9–0 victory. The Dons went on win the championship with an unbeaten season (42 wins, 4 draws, with a goal difference of +148), easily earning promotion to the Isthmian League Division One. On 30 April 2004 they completed a "double" by winning the league's Premier Challenge Cup. The Combined Counties Football League is a regional English football league comprised of teams in several counties near London. ...
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The 2004–05 season saw a Wimbledon side back in the Isthmian League for the first time since 1964, under the leadership of newly appointed first team manager, Dave Anderson. They won 29 games, drew ten, and lost three, and led the division all season to earn promotion to the Isthmian League Premier Division. Also, the Dons – in their first appearance in the FA Cup – reached the Third Qualifying Round, bowing out to Thurrock from Conference South (two divisions above). A 1–0 home win over Metropolitan Police on April 9, 2005 guaranteed the First Division title. They won the Surrey Senior Cup final 2–1 over league runners–up Walton & Hersham on May 3, having defeated teams from higher leagues in earlier rounds, including a reserve side from Premiership club Crystal Palace in the quarter–finals. Dons manager Dave Anderson was named Manager of the Year in the Isthmian First Division following the season. The Combined Counties Football League is a regional English football league comprised of teams in several counties near London. ...
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Metropolitan Police F.C. are the football club of the Metropolitan Police Service, although in recent years there has been a relaxation in the rule that players had to be serving members of the police force. ...
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After scoring all three of the Dons' goals with a hat–trick against Dunstable Town in the Second Qualifying Round of the FA Cup, Rob Ursell was voted FA Cup Player of the Round. The 2004–05 season also saw the Dons sign their first full international in the A.F.C. era, when they acquired New Zealand international Shane Smeltz in mid-season. In sports, a hat-trick (more often rendered in North America as hat trick, without the hyphen) is associated with achieving something in a group of three. ...
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The Dons set a new all–time record for the longest streak of unbeaten league games at any level of senior football in the United Kingdom. They remained unbeaten for 78 league matches between a 2–0 defeat at home to Withdean 2000 on 22 February 2003 and a 2–0 defeat at Cray Wanderers on 4 December 2004. Withdean 2000 F.C. are an English association football team who have in recent seasons played in the Combined Counties League. ...
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The 2005–06 season proved far more competitive than previous seasons, and after winning their first few games the Dons found themselves struggling to remain in the play-off places as injuries to key players kept them below full strength. However, after fluctuating form they eventually confirmed their place in the playoffs with a 1–0 win against manager Dave Anderson's former club, Hendon on April 22. However the playoffs proved a disappointment as defeat at Fisher Athletic meant there was to be no promotion this year. The Dons again reached the final of the Surrey Senior Cup, losing 1–0 to Kingstonian in a fiercely contested derby game. The Isthmian League is a regional football league covering London and South East England. ...
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 AFC Wimbledon (white shirts) playing Ramsgate in December 2007 The 2006–07 season was to be Dave Anderson's last in charge, as Wimbledon lost in the playoff semi–finals for the second year running. Much of the season was overshadowed by the proposed 18 point deduction for playing Jermaine Darlington without first having gained international clearance due to the player's previous club being Cardiff City. This punishment was eventually reduced to three points and a £400 fine by the FA, who accepted that the club had made an honest administrative error. In the FA Cup, the Dons reached the final qualifying round before bowing out in a 2–1 defeat at Exeter City. However, the Dons did emerge victorious against Conference opposition in the FA Trophy, managing away victories over Aldershot Town and Gravesend & Northfleet before being expelled from the competition due to the Jermaine Darlington saga. The Isthmian League is a regional football league covering London and South East England. ...
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Ownership and legal status AFCW PLC was placed under the ownership of The Dons Trust, a supporters' group which has pledged to retain at least 75% control of that ownership, though in 2003 they sold a minority interest in a share issue, in order to finance the purchase of Kingsmeadow, the ground they part owned along with Kingstonian. The initials PLC after a UK or Irish company name indicate that it is a public limited company, a type of limited company whose shares may be offered for sale to the public. ...
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Ground purchase and the debt Upon its foundation in 2002, Wimbledon entered into a ground–sharing arrangement with Kingstonian to play their home fixtures at Kingsmeadow, in neighbouring Kingston upon Thames. Kingstonian Football Club are an English, semi-professional football club that are playing in the Isthmian League First Division South for the 2006-07 season. ...
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Kingsmeadow had been the home of Kingstonian since the club moved to the ground in 1989 from its previous Richmond Road ground. However the club had hit major financial difficulties following relegation from the Conference and administrators had sold the club including the lease to the stadium to businessmen, Anup and Rajesh Khosla. The Khoslas subsequently transferred ownership of the stadium away from the club and into separate subsidiary companies privately owned by the Khosla family, in a move widely seen as asset stripping. Asset stripping is the practice of buying a company in order to sell its assets individually at a profit. ...
It was felt that securing ownership of Kingsmeadow would safeguard the ground for the future of both clubs so in March 2003, the Dons Trust members voted to purchase part of the lease for Kingsmeadow and in June 2003 the contract for buying the lease to the stadium was agreed with Rajesh Khosla, meaning that £3 million needed to be raised. The Fans Stadium, Kingsmeadow (formerly the Kingsmeadow Stadium) is a football stadium in Kingston upon Thames, London. ...
Various innovative methods of fundraising, primarily a share issue to supporters which quickly realised £1.2m, and the Dons Trust Bond, meant that the debt to Mr Khosla was steadily reduced. On 30 March 2006, a Dons Trust meeting was held at which the majority vote was in favour of accepting a commercial loan from Barclays Bank in order to clear the outstanding debt to Mr Khosla, which was at a much higher rate of interest. On 24 November 2006 a statement on their website finally confirmed that the club had taken up the option on the Barclays loan, and had repaid Mr Khosla in full. Although the club has now settled its debt to Mr Khosla, around £300,000 is still owed in the form of the commercial loan, with a further £300,000 to Dons' Trust Bond–holders. is the 89th day of the year (90th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...
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The club continues to work on new ways of fundraising to clear the debt once and for all. Meanwhile, the future of the ground is secured as a home ground both for them and, equally importantly, for Kingstonian F.C. who lease the ground at a nominal rate, paid for in part by the proceeds of an annual pre–season friendly between the two clubs. The long term ambition for the breakaway club however remains to secure a ground in Merton. Soon after the club's purchase of Kingsmeadow, then Finance Director and current Chairman, Erik Samuelson was reported as saying: A friendly match is generally a match where there is no competitive value of any kind, and most times quality of play is valued over the result. ...
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| “ | It is difficult to find space for a ground in Wimbledon, but although Kingsmeadow is now home it doesn’t mean we will be here all our lives. But, for now, we are very happy at Kingsmeadow. | ” | | —Erik Samuelson, Finance Director, A.F.C. Wimbledon, as reported in The Wimbledon Guardian[39] |
League history | Season | League contested | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | For | Against | Points | Final league position | Average Home Attendance | | 2002–03 | Combined Counties League | 46 | 36 | 3 | 7 | 125 | 46 | 111 | 3rd of 24 | 3,003 | | 2003–04 | Combined Counties League
Premier Division | 46 | 42 | 4 | 0 | 180 | 32 | 130 | 1st of 24
Promoted | 2,606 | | 2004–05 | Isthmian League
Division One | 42 | 29 | 10 | 3 | 91 | 33 | 97 | 1st of 22
Promoted | 2,907 | | 2005–06 | Isthmian League
Premier Division | 42 | 22 | 11 | 9 | 67 | 36 | 77 | 4th of 22
Lost in play-off semi-final | 2,705 | | 2006–07 | Isthmian League
Premier Division | 42 | 21 | 15 | 6 | 76 | 37 | 75 (-3) | 5th of 22
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The Combined Counties Football League is a regional English football league comprised of teams in several counties near London. ...
The 2003-2004 season was the 124th season of competitive football in England. ...
In many sports leagues around the world (with North American and Australian professional leagues being the most notable exceptions), relegation (or demotion) means the mandated transfer of the least successful team(s) of a higher division into a lower division at the end of the season. ...
The 2004-2005 season was the 125th season of competitive football in England. ...
The Isthmian League is a regional football league covering London and South East England. ...
The 2005–06 season was the 126th season of competitive football in England. ...
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A playoff in sports (North American professional sports in particular) is a game or series of games played after the regular season is over with the goal of determining a league champion. ...
Youth and women's football The club places great emphasis on its role as a social focus for the local community, and part of this role is to offer the chance to play football to all.
The Dons' success in 2004–05 was not limited to their senior side; many of their youth sides also had strong seasons. Both of their under-13 and under-11 sides won league championships (in different leagues); one under-13 side and both under-11 sides added their league cup for a double. One of their two under-14 sides also won a league-cup double. The Dons placed two under-15 sides in the top two positions in their league, and also saw one under-11 side lift a County cup. Finally, one of their two under-12 sides, plus their only under-8 side, won league cups. Overall there are 19 male youth sides representing them from under 8's to under 19's, with some of the under 19's managing to play some games in the reserves, and even in the first team. first team appearances include 16 years old centre backs Godfrey Asare and Aaron Snelling, right back Stevie Gilbert, midfielders Luke Pigden and Mark Wardell and goalkeeper Elliott Ransom The 2004-2005 season was the 125th season of competitive football in England. ...
County Cups in football are knockout cup competitions held at a sub-regional level, intended to encourage competitive football at all levels. ...
As well as the various youth teams, they also have a women's team, A.F.C. Wimbledon Ladies who play in the FA Women's Premier League Southern Division, the second highest tier of national Women's football. The women's team was formerly affiliated with Wimbledon F.C., but switched affiliation to A.F.C. Wimbledon in the 2003 close season. AFC Wimbledon Ladies is the womens football team representing Wimbledon, London. ...
The FA Womens Premier League Southern Division is a league in the second level in the womens football pyramid in England, along with the Northern division. ...
Association football is the unofficial national sport of England. ...
Two new junior girls sides (at under 12's and under 14's age groups) have been set up for the 2005–06 season. The 2005–06 season was the 126th season of competitive football in England. ...
This means that there are now a total of 25 teams representing Wimbledon, in a mixture of men's, women's, boys' and girls' football.
Sponsorship A.F.C. Wimbledon have been sponsored by computer games developers Sports Interactive, creators of the hugely popular original Championship Manager series and subsequently since their split from publishers Eidos, the continuation of that series, known as Football Manager, since the club's inception in 2002, and the SI logo appears on the front of the team's shirts. SI managing director Miles Jacobson said of the deal: "We are huge supporters of grass roots football. Most of us play grass roots football at some level (or in my case, below grass roots!), and we know that that is where the stars from tomorrow are going to come from." Sports Interactive badge Sports Interactive is a computer games development company currently based in Islington, North London and owned by international software giant, Sega. ...
Championship Manager is a series of English computer games, the first of which was released in 1992. ...
This article is about the computer game series. ...
The idea for Sports Interactive to sponsor them came from Nick Robinson, who was an employee at Eidos, Sports Interactive's then-publishers. However, Eidos were not willing to fund the deal, and so SI decided to stump up the cash themselves. Eidos Interactive is a publisher of video and computer games with its parent company based in England. ...
The sponsorship of A.F.C. Wimbledon is not Sports Interactive's first foray into the world of lower–league football, the company having sponsored a "Save York City" charity football tournament in 2001.
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A football goalkeeper leaves the ground to parry a shot on goal In many team sports, a goalkeeper (termed goaltender, netminder, goalie, or keeper in some sports) is a designated player that is charged with directly preventing the opposite team from scoring by defending the goal. ...
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Lewis Christon is a professional footballer who plays for League Two outfit Wycombe Wanderers in England. ...
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Luke Garrard is a semi-professional footballer currently playing for AFC Wimbledon. ...
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Fleet Town F.C. are a football club based in Fleet in England. ...
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Alfie Potter is a footballer who currently plays for League Two side Peterborough United. ...
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