5 famous football clubs that do not exist anymore

Modified Jan 02, 2017 15:36 GMT

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#3 Wimbledon

MILTON KEYNES, ENGLAND - DECEMBER 10: A general view outside the stadium prior to the Sky Bet League One match between Milton Keynes Dons and AFC Wimbledon at StadiumMK on December 10, 2016 in Milton Keynes, England. Todays match is the first league meeting between the two teams since the formation of AFC Wimbledon. Wimbledon Football Club relocated to Milton Keynes in September 2003, 16 months after receiving permission to do so from an independent commission appointed by the Football Association. The move took the team from south London, where it had been based since its foundation, to Milton Keynes. The move prompted disaffected Wimbledon supporters to form AFC Wimbledon in June 2002. The relocated team played its home matches in Milton Keynes under the Wimbledon name and at the end of the 200304 season renamed itself Milton Keynes Dons F.C. (Photo by Alex Morton/Getty Images) — MK Dons broke away from Wimbledon and now play at the MK Stadium in Milton Keynes

The Dons were an infamous football club with their most impressive feat being an FA Cup win in 1988 as a Division 1 side; the victory made incredibly popular because an unfashionable and unfancied side in Wimbledon had overcome the then juggernauts, Liverpool.

Boasting the likes of Vinnie Jones, John Fashanu, and Lawrie Sanchez in their ranks, Wimbledon was a club that footballing fans loved to hate; until they were relocated in 2004.

The side from South-London was in the Premier League during its inception and stayed in the top-flight until the millennium, when they went on a complete downward spiral. Relegated in 2000, the board decided to take the club to Milton Keynes 2 years later and completed their relocation at the end of the 2003/04 season – rebranding the club ‘MK Dons.’

With the owners ignoring the fans and the team still in rapid decline, supporters started their own club, AFC Wimbledon, and climbed their way up the footballing ladder into League 2.

This season marked the first time ever that the 2 clubs met on an equal platforml, with MK Dons running out 1-0 winners at home.

Edited by Staff Editor