Sport in Milton Keynes - Milton Keynes Dons F.C., Relocation of Wimbledon F.C. to Milton Keynes, Red Bull Racing (Paperback)

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 29. Chapters: Milton Keynes Dons F.C., Relocation of Wimbledon F.C. to Milton Keynes, Red Bull Racing, 2010-11 Milton Keynes Dons F.C. season, Milton Keynes Lions, Milton Keynes Thunder, Stadium: mk, Milton Keynes City Pathfinders, Milton Keynes Lightning, National Hockey Stadium, Newport Pagnell Town F.C., Milton Keynes City F.C., Wolverton A.F.C., Milton Keynes College Lions basketball academy, Ade Mafe, Stony Stratford Town F.C., Planet Ice Milton Keynes, Pete Winkelman, 2007-08 Milton Keynes Lightning Season, Bletchley Leisure Centre, Vince Macaulay, Milton Keynes Lightning Season 2008-09, Arena: MK, Milton Keynes Kings, New Bradwell St Peter F.C., Milton Keynes Knights, Milton Keynes Lightning Season 2009-10, Old Bradwell United F.C., Loughton Orient F.C.. Excerpt: Wimbledon Football Club was an English professional football club from Wimbledon, south-west London. Founded in 1889, the club spent most of its history in amateur and semi-professional non-League football prior to a "fairytale" rise through the divisions following election to The Football League in 1977. This success resulted in the club looking to move from its home ground, Plough Lane, and seeking an alternative base. Relocation to Milton Keynes, a new town 56 miles (90 km) to the north of Wimbledon, was originally considered in the late 1970s, soon after the club's election to the Football League, but not followed up. Various abortive local options were explored during the 1980s, but the 1991 Taylor Report, which recommended all-seater stadia for all top-flight clubs, led the team to temporarily groundshare with Crystal Palace at Selhurst Park whilst an alternative was sought. Milton Keynes, because of its foundation and designation as a new town in 1967, represented a unique situation in English football in that there was no professional team representing it th...