Month: July 2025

For years, it has had many custodians, keepers of what has become legend, in fact as legendary as the very graffiti that adorns it. Finally, though it has a proper home and can be viewed by all, the Foundation Stone.

This past Sunday, more football heritage was unveiled. WiSH would like to go on record and say thank you to those who kept the stone in safe hands for years since the old Plough Lane ground was sadly demolished. It was part of the original new supporters club in 1958, later to become the Sportsman Pub.

WISA (Wimbledon Independent Supporters Association) were the ones largely responsible for keeping the stone in good condition, although the mysterious graffiti that, as of yet, has not been able to be removed has also become part of the story. The name or tag does seem to read as Mr. Toad, and in a quirky way we kind of like that.

Lou Carton-Kelly,  Laurence Lowne and Ian Cooke were on hand at the stadium for the big reveal.  As you can see from the images, it is now mounted to the left of the Mick the Miller mosaic, another legend, at the front of the stadium. This was part of an early example of Wimbledon supporters crowdfunding and is now part of the fabric of the new stadium in partnership with WiSH. Complete with commemorative plaque and the storyboard of its journey home and rescue by WISA, we have a lot to thank them for.

Extended thanks to Ben Adams for the artwork and to Nick Brickell for the bespoke installation.

Something that we are very proud of is Wimbledon FC are the only football team in the Modern Era to have won both the Amateur and Professional FA Cups. Of course this is one of many unique achievements over the many decades.

Now you have a chance to be a part of history as we aim to bring home the FA Amateur Cup again – this time in replica form.

To celebrate our past we want to create the first ever FAAC replica and host this alongside the FA Cup replica already in our museum. Players from both Cup finals in 1963 and 1988 have already donated their medals and kits, and they have a fine home in our museum.

To do this, we need to raise £4,000.

As an incentive, we offer you two incentives, which are shared on a fundraising page. We appreciate that this is a time where choices over money are difficult, but even the smallest amount that you can donate will go a long way in once more proving that our fan base is truly special, and of course, brings another part of our history to life!

Please follow this link to find out more and donate what you can Bringing Wimbledon Football History Home – FAAC – a Community crowdfunding project in London by Wimbledon in Sporting History

Last month as a precursor to the Speedway statue unveiling at Plough Lane this coming Saturday, our project manager of that event Jon Stevens (pictured below) was joined by WiSH Managing Director John Lynch at a special event hosted by the World Speedway Riders Association in the beautiful settings of Hertfordshire Zoo.

Tickets to the Wimbledon Dons celebration, which includes the above mentioned statue unveiling, as well as a number of special former rider appearances, some historical bikes, and merchandise stalls, are still available here.