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Requested move

The following discussion is an archived discussion of the proposal. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made in a new section on the talk page. No further edits should be made to this section.

The result of the proposal was move. JPG-GR (talk) 03:26, 26 April 2008 (UTC)Reply

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Good article nomination

See Talk:AFC Wimbledon/GA1

League admission

As a neutral I'm curious as to why AFC Wimbledon joined the league in the Combined Counties League and not further up or down the football pyramid. Is there a particular reason why that league accepted them and was their any complaint from teams further down the pyramid? yorkshiresky (talk) 23:42, 11 November 2008 (UTC)Reply

Just noticed that the same question has already been asked upthread, however there was no reply to it.yorkshiresky (talk) 23:45, 11 November 2008 (UTC)Reply

It was the highest league that would allow us to join.Patelaji18 (talk) 12:46, 10 July 2021 (UTC)Reply

For anyone interested about Bromley and its unsporting behaviour

The following paragraph is being added, only to be deleted by Bromley supporters who clearly don't like it.

'Unsporting behaviour' controversy

On 13th April, 2009, Bromley played AFC Wimbledon in a game of huge importance to AFC Wimbledon since they were leading the Conference South by 3 points with only 3 games remaining. Towards the last few seconds of the game, with Wimbledon ahead 2-1, a Wimbledon player put the ball out of play due to an injury to a fellow player. When play resumed, the ball was kicked from the half way line towards the Wimbledon keeper but ended up sailing over the keeper and into the net. Although the referee consulted the Bromley management about allowing Wimbledon to 'walk-in' a goal, the Bromley management refused, resulting in a final score of 2-2. [2]

See the article Bromley FC. 86.157.162.223 (talk) 12:28, 18 April 2009 (UTC)Reply

Season summaries

I feel that a summary of where Wimbledon progressed in every competition they entered each season is not needed in the History section. This should just be prose, as I've seen in every Featured article for a domestic club side, and doesn't even need sub-headings for every single season. I'd propose one sub-heading for the history of the club's formation and one for their short playing history. The statistics should probably be in a separate article.Dancarney (talk) 09:00, 21 April 2009 (UTC)Reply

I've started the article List of AFC Wimbledon seasons into which I'll be putting the info from these season summaries and then removing from the AFC Wimbledon article. Dancarney (talk) 09:58, 3 June 2009 (UTC)Reply

Wrong Kevin Cooper

There are two Kevin Coopers. The one born in Derby played for Wimbledon FC in 2001 and has a wikipedia article about him Kevin Cooper (footballer). The other Kevin was born in Isleworth and played for AFC Wimbledon and his profile is on the AFC Wimbledon site http://www.afcwimbledon.co.uk/players.php?squad=37&Psection_id=3&Psub_section_id=3&player_id=23&position=Forward. This Kevin is younger than the other by 6 days. I went to a match where Kevin of Isleworth was awarded the player of the year award by the other Kevin and the crowd sang "There's only two Kevin Coopers". I've left an empty link for Kevin of Isleworth however I don't know quite what to name it so it is Kevin Cooper (semi-professional footballer) at the moment. PeterGrecian (talk) 10:12, 29 April 2009 (UTC)Reply

Honours: As or By?

Personally, I'd go for "as"; however, I believe the anon who changed it to "by" is technically correct as far as the club's official status goes… whichever we use, it surely has to be consistent. Cliftonian (TalkContibs) 16:44, 24 June 2009 (UTC)Reply

I've made an attempt at clarifying this. "As" definitely isn't right; the two clubs are entirely different entities, "spirit" notwithstanding. Rather than implying anything, we should just link to the other article neutrally, which is what I've tried to do. Chris Cunningham (not at work) - talk 16:51, 24 June 2009 (UTC)Reply
I think what you've done is the best solution to be quite honest… Cliftonian (TalkContibs) 16:54, 24 June 2009 (UTC)Reply

Is / Are

Considered as a unified entity, a club, it should take the 3rd person singular; as a team, a number of players, 3rd person plural is ok. "AFC Wimbledon ARE a club" sounds odd. Tsinfandel (talk) 16:23, 14 November 2009 (UTC)Reply

Are Football clubs moves really "an action unprecedented in English football"??

I disagree with this unsubstantiated statement in the opening paragraphs.

The "Arsenal" was a contraction of "Woolwhich Arsenal", who played in Woolwhich between 1891 and 1913 in South London. They then moved to a completely different part of London, and dropped the geographical reference from their name (incidentally, they were are also relegated around this time). That stikes me as a compelling forerunner to the MK Dons move (regardless of how you feel about it), and an outright contradiction of claiming the MK Dons move was "an action unprecedented in English football".

{Incidentally, before you write me off a heretic - I'm a signatory of the petition to remove the Asda Milton KenyesMK Dons stadium from the 2018 World cup bid roster.) —Preceding unsigned comment added by 81.187.210.83 (talk) 12:52, 3 January 2010 (UTC)Reply

While I am a very vocal opponent of our "friends" in the new "city", I have to say that I agree with you. Perhaps more weight should be put on the distance involved; I have changed the sentence referred to to read "The distance involved in this relocation was unprecedented in English football; by moving in such a way Wimbledon F.C. were cutting all ties with the area of Wimbledon." Cliftonianthe orangey bit 15:43, 3 January 2010 (UTC)Reply
It is still a bit 'I see no ships'. There were at least two such moves to new towns in Scotland (Livi and Clyde), which may have been what influenced the panel. --John Maynard Friedman (talk) 17:01, 6 January 2010 (UTC)Reply
But both of these moves were in Scotland; what is more, neither of them were over such a great distance. I acknowledge your point that the panel may have been influenced by these moves, but don't see how it is relevant to this sentence. Cliftonianthe orangey bit 21:25, 6 January 2010 (UTC)Reply

The Dons Trust

Should be merged here -- ChrisTheDude (talk) 21:33, 11 November 2010 (UTC)Reply

Well, most of the info in that article seems to already be here, so it could probably just be straight redirected. Alzarian16 (talk) 21:38, 11 November 2010 (UTC)Reply
Agreed. It doesn't warrant its own article. —Half Price 17:25, 12 November 2010 (UTC)Reply
I've made page into redirect. We're not gonna get any more discussion. —Half Price 11:03, 23 December 2010 (UTC)Reply

Kingsmeadow

The official attendance of the stadium is to rise to 5,194 - and will rise further next season with a new stand in the close season 12/13. This can be confirmed with the club. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2.96.44.139 (talk) 14:33, 1 July 2011 (UTC)Reply

League progress chart

The league progress chart (File:AFC_Wimbledon.jpg) could do with a scale on the y axis - it's somewhat meaningless without one. Ilikeeatingwaffles (talk) 10:35, 6 October 2011 (UTC)Reply

Talk:AFC Wimbledon/GA2

League progress table.

I'm trying to figure out who uploaded this, unusually the image is not a link like most wikipedia images, so one can't be taken to the image information. The reason I am trying to find the person who uploaded it is because I am propsing that the table only show 10 years (2002-2012) and a new table be uploaded beneath the existing one for 2012-present. In order to prevent the current image from getting too long. I have created these two images, but don't know whether the image is copyrighted and therefore if I can upload these new images.

Pawac (talk) 13:22, 9 July 2013 (UTC)Reply

I made this. It's not an image but a table made with wikicode (this is why it cannot be clicked on like a normal image). It is not copyrighted. It is located at Template:League memberships AFC Wimbledon. Try to edit it and I think you will see it's quite easy to see how it works and can be updated. To split the table up would mean making a new template like this and altering all the parameters accordingly, but the overall format can be kept. I think this a good idea in the long term but for the next few years we can carry on using this one until it gets too wide. Probably another two or three seasons and we should think about doing this, in my opinion, as it seems a whole second table just for a single season would not be the best solution for the moment. Hope all this helps, keep well Cliftonian (talk) 14:55, 9 July 2013 (UTC)Reply
Thanks for the information, that's great. You make very good points and I agree that the table is fine for another two or three seasons.
Thanks again Pawac (talk) 16:00, 9 July 2013 (UTC)Reply
No problem Cliftonian (talk) 16:27, 9 July 2013 (UTC)Reply

Infobox kits for current season.

Does anybody with experience doing the kits for the infobox have time to update this seasons kit? I have a look at the templates and pages related to it, but it is all very confusing for somebody who has never seen it before, so would take me forever to figure out how to update the kits, especially with one of the current kits being a Wimbledon specific kit, what with the badge on one side of the shirt.

Thanks to anybody who can do this. Pawac (talk) 23:04, 11 August 2013 (UTC)Reply

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Dear Hank and John

I'm sure this has been hashed out at length, but does this article really not merit a mention of Dear Hank and John and its weekly coverage of the club? theleekycauldron (talkcontribs) (they/them) 22:15, 9 August 2021 (UTC)Reply

"The club has since been promoted six times in 13 seasons"

Hello,

"The club has since been promoted six times in 13 seasons, going from the ninth tier (Combined Counties Premier) to the third (League One)."

Should this be updated to reflect the fact the club are currently in League Two?

Suggesting the following: "The club has since been promoted six times in 13 seasons, going from the ninth tier (Combined Counties Premier) and peaking in the third (League One)." SRCollier (talk) 16:23, 9 August 2022 (UTC)Reply

Semi-protected edit request on 25 September 2022

Script error: No such module "protected edit request". Removing the line: Wimbledon F.C. moved in 2003 and formally changed the name of the club to Milton Keynes Dons in 2004.[3][5] Ryanmcginty (talk) 15:55, 25 September 2022 (UTC)Reply

Why? Britmax (talk) 17:02, 25 September 2022 (UTC)Reply

File:Red information icon with gradient background.svg Not done for now: please establish a consensus for this alteration before using the Template:Tlx template. Paper9oll (🔔📝) 13:20, 8 October 2022 (UTC)Reply

Ananth S.Nathan - The International President of AFC Wimbledon

Hello, we're Ananth S.Nathan Marketing and PR team. He was announced as the International President of AFC Wimbledon in 2022.


Ananth has kindly requested to add a short sentence about him under the Ownership and Legal Status section:


"Ananth S. Nathan is a Malaysian businessman who became the International President of AFC Wimbledon after undertaking a leading investment in the club, making him the second largest share-holder."


We would like to cite the sentence above with three reliable online news articles that can be placed under the reference section:


New Straits Time: https://www.nst.com.my/business/2022/11/849166/esports-pioneer-ananth-s-nathans-bold-investment-afc-wimbledon

Yahoo! Finance: https://finance.yahoo.com/news/malaysian-businessman-esports-pioneer-ananth-071700118.html

Stadium Astro: https://english.stadiumastro.com/football/malaysian-businessman-becomes-secondlargest-individual-shareholder-afc-wimbledon-223929


It'd be great if anyone can take a moment to review our request. Much appreciated and thank you. Afcwasia (talk) 14:02, 10 January 2023 (UTC)Reply

Hi there, we're the Ananth S.Nathan Marketing and PR team. Ananth, the International President of AFC Wimbledon as of 2022, has requested to add in a short sentence about him under the Onwership and Legal Status section:
"Ananth S. Nathan is a Malaysian businessman who became the International President of AFC Wimbledon after undertaking a leading investment in the club, making him the second largest share-holder."
We would cite the sentence above with relevant and reliable news sources that can be placed under the reference section, thank you!
New Straits Time: https://www.nst.com.my/business/2022/11/849166/esports-pioneer-ananth-s-nathans-bold-investment-afc-wimbledon
Yahoo! Finance: https://finance.yahoo.com/news/malaysian-businessman-esports-pioneer-ananth-071700118.html
Stadium Astro: https://english.stadiumastro.com/football/malaysian-businessman-becomes-secondlargest-individual-shareholder-afc-wimbledon-223929
Thank you and please take the time to respond, have a good day. Afcwasia (talk) 12:46, 2 February 2023 (UTC)Reply

Awards section

Do we need to include awards such as: Isthmian League Programme of the Year in this article? We don't include it on other pages and it doesn't seem very notable to me. I would suggest removing them/moving them to the season articles instead. What are people's thoughts before I do anything? Michaeldble (talk) Michaeldble (talk) 10:40, 5 June 2023 (UTC)Reply

Error - Need to fix "First"...

In the management section, under restart coach and substitution coach. The word "first" is missing in regards to Wimbledon being the "first" team to use a substitution coach. Reference 1 certainly says they are, and the sentence reads like "first" should be in there, but it's missing. 119.224.73.229 (talk) 10:01, 9 June 2023 (UTC)Reply

Semi-protected edit request on 28 November 2023

Script error: No such module "protected edit request". Add a line like

fullname = AFC Wimbledon

to the Infobox football club so the infobox follows the same format as all other football clubs in the english football league QWER9875 (talk) 16:51, 28 November 2023 (UTC)Reply

Done! Radagast (talk) 17:42, 28 November 2023 (UTC)Reply

Update kits

could the infobox kits be updated to the 2023/24 season's ones? A RandomAussie0 (talk) 20:37, 1 February 2024 (UTC)Reply

I think A.F.C. Wimbledon's kits could be updated to the 2024/25 season ones. 2A02:C7C:B46D:8F00:40BD:F99B:1A5D:5338 (talk) 17:12, 19 September 2024 (UTC)Reply

Semi-protected edit request on 15 January 2025

Script error: No such module "protected edit request". Other club sponsors are Cherry Red Records, author and YouTuber John Green,[78][79] Puma (2018–2022), Hummel (2022–2023) ADD "and Robert Holmes & Co." RobertHolmesCO (talk) 13:07, 15 January 2025 (UTC)Reply

File:Red question icon with gradient background.svg Not done: it's not clear what changes you want to be made. Please mention the specific changes in a "change X to Y" format and provide a reliable source if appropriate. M.Bitton (talk) 15:23, 15 January 2025 (UTC)Reply

History

I was wondering why Ivor Heller has been written out of the history section. There were 4 founders not 3 as stated. Ivor's name should be among them. For source, ask any AFC Wimbledon fan. Jimpidd (talk) 10:35, 3 April 2025 (UTC)Reply

Personally I have respect for Ivor, Marc, Kris and Trevor.
Regardless of how much effort they put into the Trust and the Club - a lot of other people did the same.
Also in the early days. Before and after 2002.
But the vast amount of respect etc. should be directed to nearly ALL who attended that big 'meeting' on 30 May 2002.
My point is that the narrative of AFCW would make more sense without mentioning the efforts of the same people so often.
Perhaps not a popular stand. But that is how I see it.
But I am on board with this: Mention all 4 men.
And then my own stance: Just mention none of them. If mentioning them as a whole, strangely is not an option. Sine Cera, Infobesity (talk) 14:44, 10 April 2025 (UTC)Reply

Semi-protected edit request on 3 April 2025

Script error: No such module "protected edit request". Add “Ivor Heller” to the list of founders in the History section. 2A02:C7C:EE46:8F00:1987:F950:D53F:71FC (talk) 21:19, 3 April 2025 (UTC)Reply

Do you have a source identifying his involvement? LizardJr8 (talk) 19:14, 4 April 2025 (UTC)Reply
https://www.afcwimbledon.co.uk/news/2023/february/ivor-heller-to-become-a-life-vice-president/ 148.252.132.35 (talk) 15:23, 12 April 2025 (UTC)Reply
File:X mark.svg Not done: please provide reliable sources that support the change you want to be made. Valorrr (lets chat) 18:26, 7 April 2025 (UTC)Reply
File:Symbol question.svg Question: Re-opening after above edit providing a source. I also found [1]. But what text would you propose to add, and where? LizardJr8 (talk) 19:26, 12 April 2025 (UTC)Reply
File:Red question icon with gradient background.svg Not done: it's not clear what changes you want to be made. Please mention the specific changes in a "change X to Y" format with the sources. LizardJr8 (talk) 22:11, 3 May 2025 (UTC)Reply

Semi-protected edit request on 26 May 2025

Script error: No such module "protected edit request". Founded 2002 not 1889 - that was FC Wimbledon, not AFC 94.174.116.68 (talk) 14:35, 26 May 2025 (UTC)Reply

File:Yes check.svg Done meamemg (talk) 21:03, 26 May 2025 (UTC)Reply

Full name Association Football Club Wimbledon

Full name Association Football Club Wimbledon 213.89.231.190 (talk) 23:55, 27 May 2025 (UTC)Reply

Do you have an official source for that? I don't recall ever seeing in written out in that way. Radagast (talk) 16:30, 28 May 2025 (UTC)Reply