SHETLAND ORKNEY EILEAN SIAR HIGHLAND MORAY ABERDEENSHIRE ABERDEEN SCOTLAND CITY ANGUS PERTH AND KINROSS DUNDEE CITY INVERCLYDE ARGYLL FIFE RENFREWSHIRE AND BUTE EAST RENFREWSHIRE GLASGOW CITY STIRLING WEST DUNBARTONSHIRE EAST DUNBARTONSHIRE NORTH LANARKSHIRE WHO ARE YA?! CLACKMANNANSHIRE FALKIRK EAST CITY OF LOTHIAN WEST EDINBURGH LOTHIAN MIDLOTHIAN SOUTH LANARKSHIRE SCOTTISH BORDERS EAST AYRSHIRE GLASGOW SOUTH AYRSHIRE NORTHUMBERLAND DUMFRIES AND AFC WIMBLEDONGALLOWAY TYNE AND LONDON WEAR THEDONEGAL CLUB DERRY ANTRIM Founded 2002 NORTHERN DURHAM Colours Blue and yellow IRELAND CUMBRIA Nickname The Dons,TYRONE The Wombles Stadium Kingsmeadow DOWN Record FERMANAGHAttendance 4,870 v Accrington LEITRIM ARMAGH Stanley, 2016 ISLE OF NORTH YORKSHIRE MAN Record Win 9-0 v ChessingtonMONAGHAN United, 2004 SLIGO & Slough Town, 2007 ENGLAND Record Defeat 5-0CAVAN v York City, 2010 GREATER M AYO MANCHESTER Most Appearances Sam Hatton, 241,LOUTH EAST RIDING LANCASHIRE OF YORKSHIRE ROSCOMMON2007-2012 Most GoalsLONGFORD Kevin Cooper, 104, 2002-04 MEATH Honours FA Cup winners, 1988; Since retiring as a player he MERSEYSIDE Fourth DivisionWESTMEATH champions, 1982-83 has managed Brentford and SOUTH YORKSHIRE GA LWAY (as Wimbledon FC); Conference South coached at several clubs in DUBLIN champions, 2008-09 (as AFC Wimbledon) England and India. In December ISLE OF FIFA 19 RatingOFFALY last year Downes got the call ANGLESEY KILDARE FLINT CHESHIRE LINCOLNSHIRE ** to take over at the Dons, and he There’sCONWY plenty SHIRE DENBIGH REPUBLIC OF turned around their fortunes to to celebrate SHIRE WREXHAM WICKLOW IRELANDImagine being toldLAOIS your local team secure League One survival. at AFC CLARE Wimbledon! are moving miles away, and there’s GWYNEDD STAFFORD nothing you can do about it. When SHIRE CARLOW LEICESTER exactly that happened to Wimbledon THE HISTORY SHIRE RUT NORFOLK WALES LAND WEST SHROPSHIRE fansTIPPERARY years ago,KILKENNY they started their The original Wimbledon FC had a long backed them through five LIMERICK MIDLANDS club again from scratch. As AFCWEXFORD and famous history, including winning promotions in nine seasons, and when CAMBRIDGE Wimbledon they’re stronger than ever, the FA Cup in , but in their they beat Luton on penalties in the NORTHAMP SHIRE POWYS TONSHIRE and looking forward to soon having a owners decided to move the club from CERE Conference (that’s now called WARWICK SUFFOLK brilliant new stadium in the heart of south London to Milton Keynes – that’sDEGION the National League!) play-offWORCESTER final, SHIRE WATERFORD SHIRE KERRY their south-west London community! a long way! Lots of fans were very Wimbledon had earnedHEREFORD back their place angry that this had been allowed in the Football League.SHIRE CORK CARMAR BUCKINGHAM SHIRE to happen andPEMBROKE decided to formTHENSHIRE A Wembley play-off win in HERTFORDSHIRE SHIRE GLOUCESTER THE MANAGER their own club: AFC Wimbledon. earned them a spotMONMOUTH in League OneSHIRE, ESSEX NEATH SHIRE OXFORD PORT SHIRE Wally Downes made more They started from nothingSWANSEA in TALBOTthough they’ve had to than appearances for the ninth tier of English NEWPORT RHONDDA CYNON TAF BRIDGEND LONDON Wimbledon in a career that football, but a huge BERKSHIRE VALE OF BRISTOL saw the midfielder suffer four crowd of , MERTHYR cameTYDFIL to CARDIFFDIDGLAMORGAN YOU KNOW? broken legs – ouch! their first game WILTSHIRE When the club was formed, open trials in July CAERPHILLY . BLAENAU GWENT were held on Wimbledon Common. That TORFAEN support SOMERSET HAMPSHIRE More than 200 players turned up, and THE EAST the best were picked for the squad – SUSSEX BOSS DORSET WALLY DEVONno Wombles got in, though! ISLE OF DOWNES WIGHT 28 CORNWALL K13_Who are ya_AFC Wimbledon_EG.indd 28 21/08/2019 14:49 ISLES OF SCILLY CHANNEL ISLANDS SHETLAND ORKNEY EILEAN SIAR HIGHLAND MORAY ABERDEENSHIRE ABERDEEN SCOTLAND CITY ANGUS PERTH AND KINROSS DUNDEE CITY INVERCLYDE ARGYLL FIFE RENFREWSHIRE AND BUTE EAST RENFREWSHIRE GLASGOW CITY STIRLING WEST DUNBARTONSHIRE EAST DUNBARTONSHIRE NORTH LANARKSHIRE CLACKMANNANSHIRE For two weeks every summer, Wimbledon FALKIRK EAST CITY OF LOTHIAN means tennis – but for the rest of the year, WEST EDINBURGH LOTHIAN MIDLOTHIAN it’s all about football! SOUTH LANARKSHIRE SCOTTISH BORDERS EAST AYRSHIRE GLASGOW SOUTH AYRSHIRE NORTHUMBERLAND DUMFRIES AND AFC WIMBLEDONGALLOWAY TYNE AND LONDON WEAR DONEGAL DERRY ANTRIM Dons fans can’t wait for their HOME NORTHERN new stadium DURHAM SHIRT IRELAND CUMBRIA TYRONE work hard to keep it. The Dons DOWN FERMANAGH were ten points adrift of safety THE FANS LEITRIM ARMAGH ISLE OF NORTH YORKSHIRE in February but went on an amazing Ever heard of The Wombles? These MAN MONAGHAN run, losing just two of their remaining famous furry book characters lived SLIGO ENGLAND games to stay up on goal difference. under Wimbledon Common and kept CAVAN GREATER This club never give up! it tidy, so Dons fans call themselves M AYO MANCHESTER LOUTH EAST RIDING Wombles too – check out our pic LANCASHIRE OF YORKSHIRE ROSCOMMON of mascot Haydon to see what the LONGFORD THE STADIUM characters look like! MEATH MERSEYSIDE AFC Wimbledon have played at WESTMEATH SOUTH Kingsmeadow since they were formed, YORKSHIRE GA LWAY but they have always wanted to build a THE RIVALS DUBLIN ISLE OF new stadium near the Plough Lane It’s no surprise there’s a rivalry with OFFALY ANGLESEY ground where the original MK Dons, who took Wimbledon’s KILDARE FLINT CHESHIRE LINCOLNSHIRE CONWY SHIRE Wimbledon played until Football League place. The two sides DENBIGH REPUBLIC OF SHIRE WREXHAM . That’s exactly first met in and will play each WICKLOW IRELAND LAOIS what’s happening! other three times this season! CLARE GWYNEDD STAFFORD Their ,-capacity SHIRE new home should CARLOW LEICESTER SHIRE RUT NORFOLK be ready to open THE STAR WALES LAND WEST SHROPSHIRE TIPPERARY KILKENNY next year, complete LIMERICK MIDLANDS with a museum PLAYERS WEXFORD CAMBRIDGE NORTHAMP telling the Will Nightingale has been SHIRE POWYS TONSHIRE CERE WARWICK SUFFOLK story of their Will Nightingale at the club since he was DEGION WORCESTER SHIRE amazing nine and is a commanding WATERFORD SHIRE KERRY HEREFORD journey. presence in central defence. SHIRE MK Dons Striker Joe Pigott is CORK CARMAR BUCKINGHAM SHIRE PEMBROKE THENSHIRE dangerous in the air and will HERTFORDSHIRE SHIRE GLOUCESTER MONMOUTH SHIRE ESSEX be trying to beat the goals NEATH SHIRE OXFORD PORT SHIRE SWANSEA TALBOT he scored last season. NEWPORT RHONDDA CYNON TAF AFC Wimbledon BRIDGEND LONDON BERKSHIRE VALE OF BRISTOL The original MERTHYR TYDFIL CARDIFF GLAMORGAN WILTSHIRE Wimbledon lift the FA Cup CAERPHILLY BLAENAU GWENT TORFAEN SOMERSET HAMPSHIRE EAST MASCOT SUSSEX HAYDON THE DORSET WOMBLE DEVON ISLE OF WIGHT CORNWALL 29 K13_Who are ya_AFC Wimbledon_EG.indd 29 21/08/2019 14:49 ISLES OF SCILLY CHANNEL ISLANDS.