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Football Betting - English League 1
Clubs - Winners - Standings - Calendar 08/09
Milton Keynes Dons F.C.
- The history of the club dates back to the late 1990s when Pete Winkelman initiated the idea of a football team.
- Additionally, Winkelman wanted to build a stadium complex as part of a large commercial development that included Asda and IKEA superstores, and near a mainline railway station.
- For a long time since 1998 Winkelman had been approaching other clubs for support without success.
- On May 28, 2002, the Football Association approved the move to Milton Keynes
- During the 2003/2004 season, the club was being managed by the administrators and many of the team's best players were being sold off.
- In September 2003, Wimbledon F.C. moved into the National Hockey Stadium in Milton Keynes and by the year 2004, Winkelman bought the business out of bankruptcy.
Important Facts
- In June 2004, Winkelman announced that Wimbledon FC would change its name to Milton Keynes Dons FC.
- Winkelman announced that he was including the word "Dons" as part of the new title in recognition of the previous history of the club.
- The domain name mkdons.com had been registered by Winkelman in 2000.
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