A.F.C. Wimbledon
AFC Wimbledon is an English football club from London. The club are currently in EFL League One.
| Full name | AFC Wimbledon | |||
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| Nickname(s) | The Dons, The Wombles | |||
| Founded | 2002 | |||
| Ground | Plough Lane (capacity: 9,300) | |||
| Owner | The Dons Trust | |||
| CEO | Joe Palmer | |||
| Manager | Mark Robinson | |||
| League | EFL League One | |||
| 2020–21 | 19th of 24 | |||
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AFC Wimbledon were formed in 2002 by fans angry at Wimbledon F.C. moving to Milton Keynes, 70 miles away from South London. They play at Plough Lane in London.
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Ryan Gray prepares to take a corner in a 2–1 win over AFC Wallingford on 8 May 2004 in AFC Wimbledon's final fixture in the Combined Counties League Premier Division.
AFC Wimbledon fans and players celebrating promotion to the Conference South having beaten Staines Town 2–1 in the 2008 Isthmian League Premier Division Play-off Final.
AFC Wimbledon's rapid rise through the English football league system between 2002 and 2024. It took the club just 14 years to progress from the 9th tier to the 3rd.
- AFC Wimbledon League Two Play-off Final 2016.jpg
More than 20,000 AFC Wimbledon fans were present at the 2016 Football League Two play-off final at Wembley to see the club promoted to League One after a 2–0 win over Plymouth Argyle.
Plough Lane's first match with spectators, 18 May 2021
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Kingsmeadow on 18 August 2007 as AFC Wimbledon beat Ramsgate 2–0 in their first league fixture of the 2007–08 season in the Isthmian League Premier Division.
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