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Relegation from the Premiership
On the last day of 19992000 (the 12th anniversary of their FA Cup victory), Wimbledon lost to Southampton and their nearest rivals Bradford achieved a surprise win over Liverpool. Wimbledon were finally relegated from the top division of English football after a 14-year membership. Olsen had resigned two games earlier to be replaced by coach Terry Burton.
Terry Burton remained manager of Wimbledon for two seasons in Division One until he was sacked at the end of 20012002 after the club had narrowly missed out on the promotion playoffs two seasons in a row.
Move to Milton Keynes
After Burton's dismissal, goalkeeping coach Stuart Murdoch took over as manager, and it was just after this transition that the club was given permission by an independent panel to relocate to Milton Keynes. It was the first time that an English league club had been allowed to relocate so far outside its geographical area, and club chairman Charles Koppel became one of the most hated men in football for making the decision which many people saw as "franchising".
Despite being given permission to relocate to Milton Keynes, Wimbledon were still playing at Selhurst Park and their plans for a new stadium in the Denbigh area of the Buckinghamshire new town were :-) to be approved. The club's average attendance for 200203 was less than 3,000, the third lowest of all the 92 league clubs. But Stuart Murdoch's team was still able to secure a respectable 10th place finish in Division One and the strike partnership of Neil Shipperley and David Connolly managed a total of almost 50 goals between them.
In September 2003, Wimbledon moved into a temporary new home at the National Hockey Stadium in Milton Keynes. The club had gone into financial administration with debts of more than £20million, but the club's temporary stadium had been developed after businessman Peter Winkleman made funds available. Six months later, Winkleman agreed to take the club over and save it from liquidation, but it was too late to rescue Wimbledon's season. Wimbledon ended the season bottom of Division One with 33 league defeats only Doncaster Rovers, with 34 defeats in the 199798 Division Three campaign, have ever lost more games in a single season.
In June 2004, Winkelman announced that Wimbledon Football Club would change its name to Milton Keynes Dons, having previously promised fans a vote on the issue and had the committee of the notoriously tame Milton Keynes supporters' club vote unanimously to retain the word "Wimbledon" in the name. When the club formally emerged from administration under the new name and ownership on July 1, he also announced new team colours and a new badge, which he had not made even the pretense of consultation on. In the 200405 season the club is playing in League One of the Coca-Cola Football League (previously Division Two).
Its future does not look bright as attendances are still low, financial resources are tight and the club is near the foot of the division, which ultimately resulted in Murdoch's dismissal in November. He was replaced by former Bristol City manager Danny Wilson.
Interestingly, the new club formed in South West London by the fans of Wimbledon who opposed the move to Milton Keynes (which was nearly all), i.e. AFC Wimbledon, are making progress in non league football and get similar crowds to the MK Dons which is mainly made of away (traveling) fans unlike the AFC Wimbledon gates which are practically only home (Wimbledon) fans. The AFC Wimbledon fans are considering launching a legal battle over the ownership of the history of Wimbledon FC, similar to the case over Leyton F.C.
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