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  AFC Wimbledon | Dons Trust | About the Trust
An organisation that represents a large interest such as AFC Wimbledon must have governance and accountability to all both financially and morally.
The Dons Trust is a not-for-profit organisation that owns AFC Wimbledon and is guardian of all principles and aims by which it operates.
In AFC Wimbledon the Dons Trust now operates and nurtures a wholly supporter-owned community football club that is run by democratically elected officers.
www.afcwimbledon.co.uk /aboutthetrust.php?Psection_id=10   (509 words)

  
  A.F.C. Wimbledon - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Wimbledon (full name AFC Wimbledon) is a semi-professional English football club, affiliated to both the London and Surrey FAs, and representing the area of Wimbledon in south London.
AFC Wimbledon 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 Stadium, the ground they shared with Kingstonian FC.
Supporters of AFC Wimbledon have argued that the honours and trophies won by Wimbledon FC rightfully belong to the community of Wimbledon and should be returned to the local area.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/AFC_Wimbledon   (2607 words)

  
 AFC Wimbledon News Archive
AFC Wimbledon directors were in meetings with a number of companies yesterday and expected to make an announcement on Plough Lane in the near future.
AFC Wimbledon have captured the imagination of many people in the footballing community as well as the country's media, and Heller realises they need to strike while the iron is hot to keep the momentum at the club at fever pitch.
AFC Wimbledon improved on it's mid-week debut by only going down by 1 goal against Dulwich Hamlet this afternoon in their second ever friendly.
www.katzpaw.co.uk /afc_wimbledon/news_july02.htm   (1819 words)

  
 BBC SPORT | Football | Teams | Wimbledon | Ticket trouble for Dons
AFC Wimbledon was set up this summer by Dons fans in protest at their club's imminent move to Milton Keynes.
A Wimbledon spokesman said the uncertainty over the club's future home, which is expected to be resolved in the next few days, meant they had yet to sell any season tickets.
AFC Wimbledon will ground-share at Kingstonian's Kingsmeadow next season, and claim to have lined up the biggest sponsorship deal in non-league football.
news.bbc.co.uk /sport1/hi/football/teams/w/wimbledon/2088411.stm   (514 words)

  
 AFC Wimbledon News Archive
AFC Wimbledon was formed just six weeks ago by fans disillusioned at the Football Leagues decision to ratify Wimbledon FCs move to Milton Keynes.
AFC Wimbledon have shown that because of football the community will pull together at times like these - a sure sign this remains the people's game.
AFC Wimbledon, formed by supporters who oppose the Nationwide First Division club's projected move to Milton Keynes, were last week refused entry to the Ryman League Division Two but can win promotion to Ryman One by winning the Combined Counties.
www.katzpaw.co.uk /afc_wimbledon/news_june02.htm   (921 words)

  
 AFC Wimbledon News Archive
AFC Wimbledon will be asked to apply for promotion in February at which time the club will have to say where it will be playing.
AFC Wimbledon is helping Tooting and Mitcham with their application for grants to help them improve their ground, but discussions with them are purely on a ground share basis and have no further connotations.
AFC Wimbledon has not been in contact with Brentford over their decision as it may be seen to be interfering in other people's contracts.
www.katzpaw.co.uk /afc_wimbledon/news_jan03.htm   (3621 words)

  
 TheFA.com - AFC Wimbledon expelled
AFC Wimbledon have been expelled from The FA Trophy after fielding an ineligible player.
At a FA Trophy Sub-Committee meeting today, AFC Wimbledon were expelled from this season's competition after fielding an ineligible player in the Second Round Proper.
In addition, as Darlington also played in the previous FA Trophy ties against Eastleigh and Aldershot Town, AFC Wimbledon have been ordered to repay the prize money received from these rounds, totalling £7,000.
www.thefa.com /TheFACup/TheFATrophy/NewsAndFeatures/Postings/2007/01/AFCWimbledon.htm   (167 words)

  
 CFU - AFC Wimbledon - fans build a new club   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
One of the reasons Wimbledon supporters can call AFC Wimbledon their club is that they own it.
Wimbledon fans will be boycotting all matches played by Wimbledon FC and are encouraging fans of other teams to avoid Wimbledon matches at Selhurst Park.
AFC Wimbledon are bound to prove a success in the non-league pyramid they have the finance to regain their league status and I hope to see AFC Wimbledon overtake Wimbledon FC in the next few years.
www.cambridgefansunited.org /opinion/wimbledon.html   (483 words)

  
 AFC Wimbledon   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
AFC Wimbledon took their first step on their journey to top class football.
AFC Wimbledon on the other hand looked like a club that had only just be formed after a mass trial on Wimbledon Common.....
To have created a club in such a short space of time and to see their first game performed in front of so many supporters was a magnificent achievment.
www.btinternet.com /~sutton.united/season/2002-03/afcwimb.html   (153 words)

  
 BIAS :: Bees vs AFC Wimbledon :: 6th July 2004
Although we were to win our battle against relocation, whilst the Dons were less fortunate, it is a source of great pride to see both sets of supporters now able to positively influence their clubs' futures.
The supporters are the heart of any club and AFC Wimbledon have shown the way for supporters' trusts to bring a blend of business acumen and ambition that can generate sustainable success both on and off the pitch.
Since then the Dons fans were forced to set up their own team AFC Wimbledon and inspired all of us in the fans movement that there was always hope.
www.bias.org.uk /news_story.php?id=3_0   (647 words)

  
 AFC Wimbledon sack boss.... - Footie Threads   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
The AFC Wimbledon Ltd board today decided, following a disciplinary hearing, to dismiss Terry Eames from his post as manager for 'gross misconduct'.
I was invited by Kris Stewart (chair, AFC Wimbledon Ltd) at the suggestion of Nicole Hammond (chair, Wimbledon Independent Supporters Association) to attend a disciplinary hearing in respect of Mr Terry Eames (team manager, AFC Wimbledon).
I was invited to act as independent observer and advisor to the panel and to issue a written statement at the conclusion of proceedings giving my view on the conduct of the hearing and the procedures adopted.
footiethreads.com /forum/showthread.php?t=6954   (1384 words)

  
 ESPN.com Soccernet England: News - Wonderbra man joins AFC Wimbledon crusade
Exiled fans of Wimbledon FC received support from unexpected areas yesterday as opposition to the club's move to Milton Keynes gathered momentum.
The day after a full-house of 4,215 crammed into King-stonian's ground in Surrey for the breakaway AFC Wimbledon's first home game in the Combined Counties League, there was a new shape to their campaign.
First, Wimbledon chairman Charles Koppel's controversial plan to resite the First Division club 70 miles away was dismissed by FA chief executive Adam Crozier.
www.soccernet.com /england/news/2002/0823/20020823afcwimbledon.html   (424 words)

  
 ESPN.com Soccernet England: News - Gatecrashers spoil AFC Wimbledon party
Was that the word AFC Wimbledon manager Terry Eames was shouting at his players from the Kingsmeadow touchline last night?
Quite obviously Chipstead's allotted role in the on-going fable of AFC's heroic birth was to lose.
AFC were playing somebody or other, and it didn't much matter who.
www.soccernet.com /england/news/2002/0822/20020822afcwimbledon.html   (830 words)

  
 AFC Wimbledon | The Club | History
In the summer of 2002, an FA Commission granted permission for a group of businessmen to relocate Wimbledon FC Ltd to Milton Keynes, 70 miles from its history, home and community.
Backed by the Wimbledon Independent Supporters Association (WISA) and the Dons Trust, AFC Wimbledon was born.
It wasn�t until January that the Dons dropped any league points, by which stage they were already well clear of AFC Wallingford and odds-on for promotion and the Combined Counties League title.
afcwimbledon.co.uk /history.php?Psection_id=4&Psub_section_id=6&squad=   (411 words)

  
 Football: Why AFC Wimbledon are having the last laugh Independent, The (London) - Find Articles
AFC Wimbledon, the new team formed in the void the old one left behind, goes from strength to strength.
And just as Stewart and the Dons Trust, AFC Wimbledon's collective owners, do not foresee a stratospheric rise for their club, neither does Inter MK, the consortium which is about to complete a takeover at Milton Keynes, predict a continuing decline for theirs.
Winkelman admits he courted Queen's Park Rangers and Barnet but Wimbledon, rapidly going under with debts mounting at pounds 800,000 a month, and their former chairman, Charles Koppel, saw salvation in the move.
www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_qn4158/is_20040410/ai_n12786005   (838 words)

  
 CPFC BBS Archive - AFC Wimbledon   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
AFC Dons are playing Chipstead FC at Whytleafe's Church road ground Ticket are going to be avalible on the gate at £6 for adults and £3 kids.
Wimbledon's average attendence this season is over double that of the club killing AFC twerps.
The true test of Wimbledon's success or potential in Milton Keynes is to compare their attendences with the 2001/2 equivalents.
forums.cpfc.org /showthread/t-42044.html   (4882 words)

  
 The Voyageurs: Canadian Soccer Supporters - AFC Wimbledon vs Wimbledon FC
AFC are top of the Combined Counties League and FC are bottom of Division 1.So AFC may be promoted to Ryman League,and FC may be relagated to Div 2 they'll only be 2 or3 divisions between them.
But as Wimbledon FC are in administration the question maybe pointless.
AFC Wimbledon will be promoted to the Ryman 1 if we if win the league, at least, what is currently Ryman 1.
www.canadian-soccer.com /forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=1695   (569 words)

  
 Dover Athletic 0-1 AFC Wimbledon - F.A Cup - 18/9/2004
Their number 9 made a hectic run forward to get to the ball before anyone else could, but fortunately controlled the ball with his hand, so the goal he scored didn’t count.
Wimbledon were just slightly better than us, but took their chances (even if 2 of them were disallowed).
I wish AFC Wimbledon all the best for the remainder of the season, and look forward to playing them next season (I hope!).
www.angelfire.com /games5/crabble/reports/afcwimbledonhome_0405.html   (915 words)

  
 BBC - London - TV & Radio - Inside Out - AFC Wimbledon   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
Kris Stewart was determined to return SW19 to it’s former glory and became the chairman of the new AFC Wimbledon club.
Sumit finds AFC Wimbledon has secured all the trappings the best clubs enjoy, including their own replica kit from a local supplier who’s also a devout supporter.
Kris takes Sumit along to a match and shows him how AFC Wimbledon has warmed the hearts of the locals, including a Premiership announcer and the former Chelsea player, Joe Sheerin.
www.bbc.co.uk /london/insideldn/insideout/wimbledon.shtml   (403 words)

  
 Wimbledon - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Wimbledon tennis (The Championships, Wimbledon), an internationally famous grass court tennis championship, one of the four Grand Slam tennis tournaments
Wimbledon, London, a suburb (and former town) in south-west London where the tennis championships are held
Wimbledon station, a railway station (not to be confused with South Wimbledon tube station)
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Wimbledon   (188 words)

  
 AFC Wimbledon v Liverpool Legends: 1988 revisited
On Sunday 12th September AFC Wimbledon and their fans arranged a fund-raising day, with a match between some old Wimbledon players against some Liverpool legends taking centre stage to celebrate the history of the Dons and their special day in 1988.
The game finished 1-1, and was pretty entertaining. Well done to AFC Wimbledon and their fans for arranging the day to raise money for three worthy causes. We were made to feel very welcome and had a great afternoon.
Good luck to AFC Wimbledon on Saturday in their FA Cup game against Dover. 3000 AFC fans are expected to travel. And good luck in their attempts to get back to league football — hopefully it won’t be too long before they’ve overtaken Franchise FC in the league pyramid.
www.redandwhitekop.com /forum/index.php?topic=38915.0   (1791 words)

  
 AFC Wimbledon
It is 18 years since Dave Beasant, the Wimbledon goalkeeper, hoisted aloft the FA Cup at Wembley after their 1-0 victory over Liverpool, one of the biggest upsets in the tournament’s history.
OXHEY JETS face a trip to AFC Wimbledon in the second qualifying round of the FA Cup at Kingsmeadow on Saturday, September 30.
Redbridge continued their woeful run of league form, as they were comprehensively beaten by a confident AFC Wimbledon in a fog-affected Ryman Premier clash on Tuesday night.
www.ayorkshirewomble.com /col.asp?cid=39   (624 words)

  
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I now support the real Wimbledon (AFC Wimbledon) as Wimbledon FC have moved 70 miles away to Milton Keynes thanks to Charles Koppel.
And that was the last straw for me when the FA said yes to the move to Milton Keynes but I wont give up protesting.
But until we get our club back I will support AFC Wimbledon which is now our club and will be playing at Kingstonians ground next season.
www.geocities.com /afcwimbledon   (172 words)

  
 ESPNsoccernet - England - AFC Wimbledon set another record   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
AFC Wimbledon, the club formed by fans of the club now known as MK Dons, today entered the record books for setting the longest unbeaten league run in senior football.
Wimbledon drew 1-1 at Bromley in Ryman League Division One, a result which represented their 76th consecutive game without loss.
After being formed by fans who felt let down by the decision to move Wimbledon FC 70 miles from south London to Milton Keynes, AFC Wimbledon played their first game on July 10 2002 against Sutton United at Gander Green Lane - in front of 4,500 supporters.
soccernet.espn.go.com /news/story?id=316371&cc=5739   (279 words)

  
 bigtissue.co.uk
Wimbledon exit the FA Cup with pride in tact after a battling display against the Conference side at St James Park.
Wimbledon stand on the verge of first round proper of the FA Cup.
Wimbledon progressed safely into the next round of the FA Trophy with a comfortable win over Dunstable.
wimbledon.rivals.net /default.asp?sid=900   (312 words)

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