List of Wimbledon F.C. seasons

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This amateur Wimbledon first team, pictured in 1919, was the first from the club to compete in the Athenian League, which it would do for two seasons before joining the Isthmian League in 1921. WimbledonFC1919.jpg
This amateur Wimbledon first team, pictured in 1919, was the first from the club to compete in the Athenian League, which it would do for two seasons before joining the Isthmian League in 1921.

Wimbledon Football Club was an English football club from Wimbledon, south-west London, amateur from 1889 to 1964 and professional thereafter. [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. [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. [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. [5] [7] The club continued to be successful following the Second World War, again reaching the Amateur Cup Final in 1947 and finishing as runners-up in the Isthmian League in 1950 and 1952. [5] [8] After claiming a fourth Isthmian League crown in 1959, [5] Wimbledon then took three successive championships from 1962 to 1964, [5] as well as the 1963 FA Amateur Cup. [9]

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These achievements prompted the switch to professional football, which occurred in 1964, [1] concurrently with the extension of membership from the Southern Football League. [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. [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. [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 two other clubs – Old Carthusians and Royal Engineers AFC – had done this). [5] Wimbledon remained in the top division until 2000, when the side was relegated. [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". [11] The club subsequently relocated to Milton Keynes in September 2003, [13] and rebranded itself as Milton Keynes Dons in 2004. [14]

Key

ChampionsRunners-up Promoted Relegated

Top scorer and number of goals scored shown in bold when he was also top scorer for the division
Division shown in bold when it changes due to promotion, relegation or reorganisation
League results shown in italics for abandoned or wartime competitions

Seasons

SeasonLeague FA Cup League
Cup [B] 		Other competitionsTop scorer [C]
DivisionPWDLFAPtsPos [15] Name#
1889–90 [D] None220031 ——
1890–91 None2314635013 ——
1891–92 None——
1892–93 None84131511 Herald CupR1
1893–94 None8620204 ——
1894–95 S London [E] 15744 L-n Junior CupR3
Friendlies10622
1895–96 Clapham [F] 7610 S.W. CupR2
Herald [G] 12921
Friendlies9504
1896–97 Clapham——
Herald
1897–98 Clapham——
1898–99 Clapham——
1899–1900 Clapham——
1900–01 Clapham——
1901–02 Clapham——
1902–03 S Sub'n [H] ——
Clapham
1903–04 S Sub'n——
Clapham
1904–05 S Suburban——
Clapham
1905–06 [I] S Sub'n FA Amateur Cup R2
Mid-Surrey [J]
1906–07 S Sub'nFA Amateur CupQR2
1907–08 S Sub'nFA Amateur CupQR1
1908–09 W Sub'n [K] QR1 FA Amateur CupQR1
1909–10 Spartan A [L] 12327173186th QR1 FA Amateur CupR2
S Sub'n [M]
1910–11 [N] None——
1911–12 [O] None——
1912–13 [P] S Sub'n [Q] QR2 ——
1913–14 S Sub'n Pre FA Amateur CupR1
1914–15 S Sub'n [R] ExtPre FA Amateur CupR1
Metro [R]
The Football League, FA Cup and FA Amateur Cup were suspended between 1915 and 1919 due to the First World War.
1918–19 Utd Snr [S] no information availablen/a——
1919–20 Athenian [T] 228594443217th QR4 FA Amateur CupR5
1920–21 Athenian421612146156442nd QR2 FA Amateur CupQF
1921–22 Isthmian [U] 26741552561813th QR4 FA Amateur CupR1
1922–23 Isthmian261021449502211th QR4 FA Amateur CupR5H. Mann†26
1923–24 Isthmian26841443622010thFA Amateur CupR1Stanley Darvill17
1924–25 Isthmian261021450542211thFA Amateur CupR1Doc Dowden16
1925–26 Isthmian26911661771912th QR3 FA Amateur CupQR2R. Brown21
1926–27 Isthmian2615387245333rd QR2 FA Amateur CupR1Doc Dowden†32
1927–28 Isthmian26123115748276th QR4 FA Amateur CupR3Doc Dowden†34
1928–29 Isthmian2691076654284th QR2 FA Amateur CupR1Doc Dowden†42
1929–30 Isthmian26112136466246th R1 FA Amateur CupSFDoc Dowden†48
1930–31 Isthmian2618626937421st R1 FA Amateur CupR3Doc Dowden30
1931–32 Isthmian2617276035361st R1 FA Amateur CupQFDoc Dowden11
1932–33 Isthmian26851355672113th QR4 FA Amateur CupR2Doc Dowden19
1933–34 Isthmian2613766335333rd QR4 FA Amateur CupR3
1934–35 Isthmian2614756330351st R2 FA Amateur CupRU [V]
1935–36 Isthmian2619258229401st QR4 FA Amateur CupR1
1936–37 Isthmian2697105253257th QR4 FA Amateur CupR1
1937–38 Isthmian26103136249239th QR4 FA Amateur CupR1
1938–39 Isthmian2614398856315th QR1 FA Amateur CupR1
1939–40 [W] Isthmian1001230–n/a——
The Isthmian League and FA Cup were suspended between 1939 and 1945 due to the Second World War.
1945–46 Isthmian26761352722010th QR1 FA Amateur CupR3
1946–47 Isthmian26105116864258th QR2 FA Amateur CupRU [X] Pat Edelston31
1947–48 Isthmian2613676640325th R1 FA Amateur CupR2Ron Head19
1948–49 Isthmian2615476441343rd QR4 FA Amateur CupR2 Harry Stannard 33
1949–50 Isthmian2618267251382nd QR1 FA Amateur CupR3 Harry Stannard 25
1950–51 Isthmian2613585839314th QR1 FA Amateur CupQFFreddie Gauntlett
Harry Stannard 		29
1951–52 Isthmian2616376544352nd Pre FA Amateur CupQF Harry Stannard 31
1952–53 Isthmian2814596837334th R1 FA Amateur CupR1 Harry Stannard 31
1953–54 Isthmian28781343592214th QR1 FA Amateur CupR2Freddie Gauntlett
Harry Stannard 		12
1954–55 Isthmian281021648622212th QR1 FA Amateur CupQF Jeff Darey 18
1955–56 Isthmian281221451622611th QR1 FA Amateur CupR2Joe Wallis23
1956–57 Isthmian301051547662513th Pre FA Amateur CupR2Joe Wallis26
1957–58 Isthmian30152136466327th Pre FA Amateur CupR1Brian Martin19
1958–59 Isthmian3022359138471st Pre FA Amateur CupR1 Eddie Reynolds 37
1959–60 Isthmian3018396636393rd QR2 FA Amateur CupR2 Eddie Reynolds 39
1960–61 Isthmian3018667243423rd QR2 FA Amateur CupQF Eddie Reynolds 47
1961–62 Isthmian3019656824441st QR2 FA Amateur CupQF Eddie Reynolds †50
1962–63 Isthmian3019838433461st R2 FA Amateur CupW [Y] Eddie Reynolds †53
1963–64 Isthmian3827658744601st R2 FA Amateur CupR3 Eddie Reynolds 35
1964–65 [Z] South 1 [AA] 422413510852612nd QR4 —— Eddie Reynolds ‡53
1965–66 South P422010128047505th R2 —— Ian Cooke 29
1966–67 South P421911128860494th R1 —— Ian Cooke 37
1967–68 South P42247118547552nd R2 —— Ian Cooke 32
1968–69 South P42211296648543rd QR4 —— Eddie Bailham 24
1969–70 South P421912116452505th R1 FA Trophy R1 Ian Cooke 29
1970–71 South P42208147254488th R1 FA TrophyR3 Ian Cooke 37
1971–72 South P421971675644510th QR4 FA TrophyR1 Ian Cooke 21
1972–73 South P4214141450504212th QR3 FA TrophyR3 Ian Cooke 20
1973–74 South P4215111650564112th R1 FA TrophyR1 Ian Cooke 24
1974–75 South P42257106333571st R4 FA TrophyQF Roger Connell 31
1975–76 South P42261067429621st R2 FA TrophyR2 Roger Connell 20
1976–77 South P4228776422631st R3 FA TrophyR3 Roger Connell
Billy Holmes 		21
1977–78 Div 4 [AB] 46141616666744 13th R1 R2 —— Roger Connell 15
1978–79 Div 446251110784661 3rd R3 R2 —— Alan Cork 25
1979–80 Div 346101422528134 24th R2 R4 —— John Leslie 17
1980–81 Div 44623914644655 4th R4 R2 —— Alan Cork 26
1981–82 Div 346141121617553 21st R2 R1 —— Francis Joseph 13
1982–83 Div 44629116964598 1st R1 R1 —— John Leslie 25
1983–84 Div 34626911977687 2nd R2 R4 Associate Members' Cup R1S Alan Cork 33
1984–85 Div 242161016717558 12th R5 R1 —— Stewart Evans 16
1985–86 Div 24221138583776 3rd R3 R3 —— Alan Cork 15
1986–87 Div 14219914575066 6th QF R2 Full Members Cup R2 John Fashanu 14
1987–88 Div 140141511584757 7th W [AC] R4 Full Members CupR3 John Fashanu 20
1988–89 Div 13814915504651 12th QF R4 FA Charity Shield RU [AD] John Fashanu 16
Full Members CupQF
Mercantile Credit Centenary Trophy QF
1989–90 Div 13813169474055 8th R3 R4 Full Members CupR3S John Fashanu 13
1990–91 Div 138141410534656 7th R4 R2 Full Members CupR2S John Fashanu 20
1991–92 Div 142131415535353 13th R3 R2 Full Members CupR2S John Fashanu 20
1992–93 Prem [AE] 42141216565554 12th R5 R3 —— Dean Holdsworth 19
1993–94 Prem42181113565365 6th R5 QF —— Dean Holdsworth 24
1994–95 Prem42151116486556 9th R5 R3 —— Efan Ekoku 9
1995–96 Prem38101117557041 14th QF R2 UEFA Intertoto Cup Grp Efan Ekoku
Dean Holdsworth 		16
1996–97 Prem38151112496456 8th SF SF —— Marcus Gayle 13
1997–98 Prem38101414344644 15th R5 R3 —— Jason Euell 8
1998–99 Prem38101216406342 16th R4 SF —— Marcus Gayle 11
1999–2000 Prem3871219467433 18th R4 QF —— Carl Cort 15
2000–01 Div 146171811715069 8th R5 R4 —— Jason Euell 20
2001–02 Div 146181315635767 9th R3 R1 —— David Connolly 18
At the end of the 2001–02 season, the club was granted permission to relocate to Milton Keynes. [11]
Soon after, most supporters split from the side to form AFC Wimbledon. [12]
For a statistical history of this club, see List of AFC Wimbledon seasons.
2002–03 Div 146181117767365 10th R4 R3 —— David Connolly
Neil Shipperley 		24
2003–04 [AF] Div 1468533418929 24th R4 R1 —— Patrick Agyemang 7
Wimbledon Football Club was rebranded as "Milton Keynes Dons" before the start of the 2004–05 season. [14]
Milton Keynes Dons renounced its claim to the history of Wimbledon F.C. in 2007. [16]
For a statistical history of this club, see List of Milton Keynes Dons F.C. seasons.

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