AFC Wimbledon owners the Dons Trust have accepted an invitation from the Department for Culture, Media and Sport to be ‘expert witnesses’ on a new group looking at supporter involvement at football clubs.

The Supporter Ownership and Engagement Expert Group is the government’s response to the Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) Select Committee’s Football Governance Inquiry.

The inquiry made clear the need for government to work with supporters’ organisations to overcome barriers to greater fan involvement in the..

Today’s matchday programme against Dagenham & Redbridge included ‘mini manifestos’ from all of the Dons Trust Board election candidates.

If you didn’t pick up a copy of the programme or weren’t able to make the game, you can download the mini-manifestos article.

The Dons Trust, owner of AFC Wimbledon, is delighted that the planning application for a new stadium has today been officially submitted to Merton Council.

The plans will revitalise the Plough Lane part of the borough, providing housing, retail and leisure space alongside the stadium, and will help the council fulfil its plans for sporting intensification on the site.

Dons Trust Vice-Chair David Growns said, ‘This is the latest and one of the most poignant milestones in the history of..

AFC Wimbledon has moved a step closer to returning to its spiritual home in Merton after submitting a planning application for a new community stadium at Plough Lane.

For more details, read the New stadium plans submitted to council today article on the club’s official website.

Tickets are going fast for this year’s Junior Dons Christmas Party, but it’s not yet too late to book a place!

The party will be held at Kingsmeadow on Sunday 30 November from 11am to 2pm. Entry is free for Junior Dons members, while tickets for non-members cost just £10.

There will be appearances from first-team players, plus Haydon the Womble. Rockin’ Paddy will host the music and games, and there’s a free gift for everyone.

To book a place,..

A Football Conference initiative to reduce debt among its member clubs, strongly supported by AFC Wimbledon when we were in that league, has reaped rewards.

All 68 Conference member clubs recently achieved the goal of being debt-free to HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC). This is a significant turnaround from a time when collectively the clubs owed HMRC almost £2m.

Conference chairman Brian Lee said: ‘We can no longer leave to chance the long-term survival of clubs on short-term gambles.

‘It..

The Dons Trust Board (DTB) held its monthly meeting at Kingsmeadow on Tuesday 4 November. Ahead of publication of the redacted minutes, this article summarises what was discussed.

Erik Samuelson, chief executive of AFC Wimbledon, joined the DTB for the first half of the meeting to discuss issues relating to the Football Club Board (FCB). Topics covered were numerous and wide ranging, including possible future signings, complaints and praise received by all sections of the club, kit issues, and the..

The Election Steering Group (ESG) is pleased to announce that following the recent nomination procedure there will be an election for the Dons Trust Board.

There are seven candidates this year, standing for the four posts.

The manifestos of all seven candidates are available to read online.

The ballot forms are being sent out later this week, either by post or by email via Survey Monkey (in accordance with each individual Trust member’s preference), and should be with members on..

The Dons Trust and AFC Wimbledon are sorry to announce that Nigel Higgs, Youth and Community Football Director, has decided to step down from his role with the club.

Having recently guided our Academy to achieve coveted Category 3 status, Nigel is going out on a high, after working for our trust and our club for 13 solid years.

A founder member of The Dons Trust, Nigel was on the board at our launch in Feb 2001 and remained there..

With a General Election scheduled for next year, all the main parties have this week made a football-related announcement. In this article, David Growns summarises what’s happening:

Each of the announcements will strike a chord with us as fans and members of a supporter-owned football club. First the Liberal Democrats came in with support for the introduction of safe standing, which is welcome news. Whilst standing is allowed in League 2 it’s currently outlawed in the top two tiers. The..