[15] Despite opposition from the majority of Wimbledon fans,[16] The Football League, and The Football Association,[16] they were given permission to do so on 28 May 2002 after a 2–1 vote by the three-person, independent commission appointed by the F.A. [6][7], Still in south London, 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, taking manager Dario Gradi to Selhurst Park with him. [4] Wimbledon again reached the League Cup semi-finals that season – losing to eventual winners Tottenham Hotspur. Promoted to Division Three 1983-84 Football League Division Three runner-up Promoted to Division Two 1985-86 Promoted to Division One 1987-88 F.A. The club's official name on its formation was "Wimbledon Old Central Football Club", but they were commonly called "Wimbledon Old Centrals". [25] The coat of arms returned in the early 1970s,[25] before the club adopted its own badge on election to The Football League in 1977. (221) $8.65 FREE shipping. Alan Kimble is pictured playing for Wimbledon in their 1-0 win against Liverpool. [16][17] The approval of the decision to move the club caused supporters who were against the move to found a new club, AFC Wimbledon, to which a majority of Wimbledon F.C. [5] The club won election to The Football League after these successes, and thus entered the Fourth Division for the first time in 1977–78. In 2001, after rejecting a variety of possible local sites and others further afield, the club announced its intention to move 56 miles (90 km) north to Milton Keynes in Buckinghamshire. Yellow replaced white in 1981, and this logo was used until 2003. [5] Wimbledon took only ten seasons as a Football League club to reach England's top flight, winning promotion to the First Division for the 1986–87 season;[5] Wimbledon then beat League champions Liverpool 1–0 in the 1988 FA Cup Final to achieve the feat of having won both the FA Cup and its amateur equivalent (as of 2009, only one other club – Old Carthusians – has done this). Wimbledon had continued success in their new league, finishing as runners-up at the first attempt. CLUBS; Coventry City . [34] This trust, created in part to oppose the relocation to Milton Keynes,[35] helped the WISA to found AFC Wimbledon months after its own establishment. [52] His replacement was Dave Bassett, who took Wimbledon to sixth in the First Division before moving to Watford. League Tables; Head to Head; Sequences; Form Tables; Football News; Latest Fixtures . Club Career Dates 1983-1986; League Debut Saturday, 27th August 1983 scoring in a 3-2 win at Watford (Aged: 20) [4] Despite these successes, Bobby Gould was replaced by Ray Harford in 1990, who in the same year as Wimbledon's FA Cup triumph had guided Luton Town to victory in the League Cup. Archived from the original on 23 April 2009. fans switched their allegiance. A season was spent under Egil Olsen in which the team was relegated from the FA Premier League before Terry Burton was made manager. In the season following the FA Cup triumph, Gould steered Wimbledon to a secure 12th-place finish in the First Division, and in 1989–90 the side finished eighth. Wimbledon Football Club was an English football club from Wimbledon, south-west … Wimbledon's "Crazy Gang"—so-called because of the boisterous, eccentric behaviour of the players—won the FA Cup in 1988, beating that season's League champions Liverpool, and thereby became one of only three clubs to have won both the FA Cup and its amateur counterpart. [4][5] After going out of business a year later,[6] Wimbledon immediately reformed and returned to local leagues in 1912,[6] where the team stayed until the 1919–20 season when the club joined the Athenian League. A curtain-raiser, much like the Charity/Community Shield, the Queen's Club Championship would often give a good indication of who to back in the big … [38] The closest to Reynolds's record was Ian Cooke, who notched 297 between 1964 and 1977;[39] Cooke also made the second highest total number of appearances for the team, having appeared 615 times in a Wimbledon shirt. Wimbledon FC Squad, 1986-87. 1992-1998 Aylesbury United ? This time, however, it was to prove third time lucky as the Wimbledon success story steamrollered towards quite an incredible climax. [25] Wimbledon wore these colours for the remainder of their history. Cup Winners 1992-93 Founder members of F.A. During Wimbledon's first season in The Football League, Wimbledon's average attendance was only 3,135 – however, by the club's appearance in the top flight nine years later the average attendance had risen by 149% to 7,811. 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. [4], The 1977–78 season was a satisfactory Football League debut for Wimbledon, who finished 13th in the Fourth Division. One of the most important aspects of the previous season was that it had been generally injury free, enabling Batsford … 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. Scored. CLUBS; Manchester City FC . Match Score: 1-2 (Wimbledon wins) ... Official Stadium Edition Football Memorabilia From Norwich City Football Club. 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. Wimbledon become a member of the Football League as late as in 1977 and reached the first division nine years later. As late on as mid-March, the team were on the fringe of a UEFA Cup place. During much of Wimbledon's amateur and later semi-professional history, a strong local rivalry existed with neighbouring Tooting & Mitcham United F.C. 1983-84 Miracles or not, Wimbledon were now a very good, settled side. 03/11/1985: Wimbledon FC - Carlisle United: 4:1 09/11/1985: Sunderland AFC - Wimbledon FC: 2:1 Shrewsbury Town - Brighton & Hove Albion: 2:1 Oldham Athletic - Sheffield United: 1:5 Norwich City - Bradford City: 0:0 Millwall FC - Leeds United: 3:1 Hull City - Fulham FC [5] Wimbledon finished second twice out of the team's first four outings in this competition,[5] before again winning three consecutive titles from 1975 to 1977. [49] Les Henley arrived in his place as first team coach,[49] 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 League. It was Wimbledon's second consecutive season in the top flight and eleventh consecutive season in the Football League. [51] Dario Gradi was made manager three days later,[51] but after three seasons he too resigned. The club had a green away kit for the 2000–01 season. 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. [8] Wimbledon once again regained Third Division status at the first time of asking, triumphing as Fourth Division champions in 1982–83, and in the next season the Wimbledon players continued to excel as they achieved a second promotion to the Second Division after finishing runners-up with 97 league goals. [4], Wimbledon won the Isthmian League for the fifth time in 1958–59 before starting a period of domination that saw three successive championships – 1961–62, 1962–63 and 1963–64. Founded as Wimbledon Old Centrals,[n 1] the club were a non-League team for most of their history. [4] The next year started well for Wimbledon as Middlesbrough were defeated 3–0 on the opening day of the season – the team was soon looking like a contender for promotion. However, in light of the controversy over the moving of the club to Milton Keynes, the licence to use the character was withdrawn by the Wombles' creator, Elisabeth Beresford as a protest.[31]. Match Date: 22/02/1986. Archived from the original on 3 August 2009. [11] Consequently, the club moved to Selhurst Park before the 1991–92 season, ground-sharing with Crystal Palace. [25] A combination of blue shirts, blue shorts and white socks was introduced in 1966,[25] before being abandoned a year later in favour of an all-blue outfit. Wimbledon's Keith Curle is pictured during the 1-0 win against. https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wimbledon_F.C.&oldid=1022497772, Association football clubs established in 1889, Association football clubs disestablished in 2004, Companies that have entered administration in the United Kingdom, Wikipedia pending changes protected pages, Short description is different from Wikidata, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, Listed according to division last performed in. Centurycomm. Club Career Dates 1994; League Debut Saturday, 8th October 1994 in a 3-3 draw at home to Nottingham Forest (Aged: 26) [47] Doc Dowden was appointed manager in 1946,[48] and stayed in the position until leaving at the end of the 1954–55 season. to Milton Keynes, "Football Club History Database - Wimbledon", "Premier League vetoes the Intertoto Cup", "Report of the Independent Commission on Wimbledon F.C. Attendances did not immediately change much following the move to Selhurst Park in 1991 – however, the larger capacity gradually started to be used. The 1985 Wimbledon Championships was a tennis tournament played on grass courts at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in Wimbledon, London in the United Kingdom. Nottm Forest. [4] During the close season the Dons made their first and only appearance in a UEFA European competition, being required by the FA to enter the Intertoto Cup. Harford suddenly resigned in October 1991, to be replaced by Peter Withe. Dave Bassett sent Wise and Sean Priddle out on loan during the 1985 summer, to Grebberstad IF, of the Swedish third divison. 37,000 Wimbledon fans witnessed captain Dave Beasant becoming the first goalkeeper to save a penalty in an FA Cup final, stopping John Aldridge's shot. Dave Bassett with the his Wimbledon players, including Dave Beasant, fourth left, and Lawrie Sanchez, second right, in February 1985. [1] Founded in 1889 as Wimbledon Old Central Football Club,[A] an amateur club playing in local league competitions,[2] the club shortened its name to "Wimbledon" in 1905,[3] entered the FA Amateur Cup for the first time in 1905–06 and joined the Spartan League in 1909. 1985-1986 p. Spall. 196 League apps (+19 as sub) Charlton Athletic: 1984-1985. [25] The crest was very similar to the badge most commonly associated with the club – the difference being the inclusion of white rather than yellow. Aldershot Football Club was an English Football League club, which was wound up in the High Court in March 1992. [1][24], The club's nickname was the Dons, though the club were also often referred to in the media as the Wombles from the mid-1970s onwards. 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Add to Favorites. Wimbledon joined the Athenian League for 1919–20, and in the second season in its new division finished as runners-up. Wimbledon FC (Milton Keynes Dons) W imbledon FC was the club that later would become Milton Keynes Dons FC. Cork scored 145 league goals for the club in 430 matches. WIMBLEDON. [4] The club then joined the Isthmian League. [9], These achievements prompted the switch to professional football, which occurred in 1964,[1] concurrently with the extension of membership from the Southern Football League. [4] Wimbledon entered administration in June 2003,[21] and played their first match in Milton Keynes in September. Defunct clubs in, This page was last edited on 10 May 2021, at 20:56. (?) [5] The club announced an unpopular relocation to Milton Keynes in 2001,[10] which received permission a year later,[11] causing the foundation of AFC Wimbledon by the majority of Wimbledon fans,[12] who called it "the death of [their] club". [41][43], Wimbledon's best win was a 6–0 league victory over Newport County on 3 September 1983,[41] while the worst defeat was an 8–0 League Cup defeat at Everton on 29 August 1978. 1988-1989 m. Hummel. [33], Following the sanctioning of the move, most of the team's support left, in specific protest at the club's relocation, to follow AFC Wimbledon,[2][3] the new club founded by Wimbledon supporters. Wimbledon Football Club was an English football club from Wimbledon, south-west London, amateur from 1889 to 1964 and professional thereafter. (?) In 1978, Yellow shirts, blue shorts and yellow socks were adopted,[25] before the club made the change to an all-blue strip with yellow markings in 1981. Average crowds peaked at 18,235 in 1998–99, and during the next season, the team's final year in the FA Premier League, home crowds averaged 17,157. [40] Wimbledon's most capped player was Kenny Cunningham, who was capped 16 times for the Republic of Ireland during his time at the club. After guiding Wimbledon to 13th place in the First Division and booking a place in the inaugural FA Premier League,[4] Kinnear got the manager's job on a permanent basis. Nicknamed "the Dons" and latterly also "the Wombles", they won eight Isthmian League titles, the FA Amateur Cup in 1963 and three successive Southern League championships between 1975 and 1977, and were then elected to the Football League. [44], Wimbledon's highest attendance, 30,115, was set on 9 May 1993 for the FA Premier League match against Manchester United at Selhurst Park but their official home attendance record is 18,080 vs HMS Victory in an FA Amateur Cup tie on 9 March 1935 at Plough Lane due to Selhurst Park being borrowed from Crystal Palace FC. [4], In August 2001, the club announced its intent to relocate to Milton Keynes. During the 1987–88 English football season, Wimbledon F.C. But it was Wimbledon FC that offered Wise his break in football, signing him on 28 March 1985. 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. As for change colours, a red kit, with black trim, was a frequent choice in the 1990s. [52] Bobby Gould spent three years as manager before being replaced by Ray Harford, who spent just over a season with Wimbledon. 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. (+2 as sub), 3 goals . [26], The colours most associated with the club were blue and yellow. 5 out of 5 stars. View source. Managers after Batsford sourced to: "Manager History for Wimbledon". Back: Wally Downes, Steve Ketteridge, Mick Smith, Dave Beasant, Stewart Evans, Steve Hatter, Paul Fishenden, Mark Morris. 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. For the renamed club, see, For a statistical breakdown by season, see, For a list of all former Wimbledon players with a Wikipedia article, see, Relocation, renaming, and foundation of AFC Wimbledon. [4] 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. Batsford led Wimbledon to The Football League, but resigned only halfway through the first League season. Toggle navigation. The Plough Lane ground remained comparatively basic, and by the time the club had risen to the First Division the stadium had not changed greatly from Wimbledon's recent non-league days. 1986-1987 m. Spall. Bristol Rovers: 1981-1982 [5][6] Moving to the Isthmian League in 1921,[5] Wimbledon won four league championships in six years during the 1930s and reached the FA Amateur Cup Final in 1935 before losing to Bishop Auckland after a replay. They ended the season as FA Cup winners and finished seventh in the league. The introduction of Nigel Winterburn from Oxford, initially on loan, gave them greater variety with speedy attacks down the left. [13] Burton's Wimbledon narrowly missed the play-offs twice in a row before he was sacked. The history of Wimbledon Football Club. Retrieved 5 November 2009. From the mid 1980s, the club's main rivals were considered by fans to be fellow south London club Crystal Palace (who were their landlord from 1991 to 2003) and west London-based Chelsea; however, neither of these rivalries was seriously reciprocated. 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. [4] At Plough Lane, assistant manager Dave Bassett was promoted to manager. There was delight in early February when they eliminated Manchester United from the FA Cup – Wimbledon reached both the FA Cup semi-finals and the semi-finals of the League Cup. [4] Burton remained manager of Wimbledon for two seasons in the second tier before he was sacked at the end of 2001–02 after the club had narrowly missed out on the promotion play-offs two seasons in a row. It took place on Saturday, 14 May 1988 at Wembley Stadium and was contested between Wimbledon and Liverpool, the dominant English club side of the 1980s and newly crowned league champions.
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