The following article appeared in the club’s official matchday programme for the game against Exeter City (played on December 28).

It’s a team game

Supporters Direct have recently produced a guide for board members at fans-owned clubs. James Mathie, manager of the SD Club Development Team, explains why it’s essential for such boards to be properly organised and run.

Club board members are critical components of any thriving community-owned club. Just as the public perception of a professional footballer is wildly different from..

The Dons Trust today launches the first in a series of ‘monthly master class’ videos with goalkeeper James Shea providing a demonstration of his skills.

Jane Lonsdale, on behalf of the Dons Trust, has been working with the AFC Wimbledon Foundation, coaching staff and the club to produce footballing master class videos, specifically aimed at teenage Dons fans.

The first video on our official AFC Wimbledon YouTube channel starts with in-form Dons keeper Shea being put through his paces by..

The annual general meeting of the Dons Trust, AFC Wimbledon owner, took place on Wednesday 10 December.

What proved to be a lively – and at times passionate – meeting began with the results of the 2014 Dons Trust Board elections. Candidates elected to the Board were Nigel Higgs, Matthew Breach, Kris Stewart, and Sean McLaughlin. The turnout of 32% was considered disappointing, and DT Chairman Matthew Breach said that the Board would be taking a look at possible reasons for..

The results of this year’s Dons Trust Board election were announced at the Trust’s AGM, which was held at the Cherry Red Records Stadium on Wednesday, December 10.

There were seven validly nominated candidates. The votes cast for each were:

Name Post Electronic Total Nigel Higgs (elected) 54 372 426 Matt Breach (elected) 48 347 395 Kris Stewart (elected) 42 304 346 Sean McLaughlin (elected) 44 300 344 Tom Adam 37 227 264 Roger Evans 34 184 218 Colin Dipple..

The Dons Trust is providing an opportunity for supporters to help those less fortunate during the festive season by collecting items for Wimbledon Foodbank.

A similar initiative was undertaken last year when Dons fans collected a quarter of a tonne (250 kilograms) of food for the Foodbank.

This year we are targeting our donations to items that the Foodbank has specifically asked for as they are short of these items. They are:

soap powder fabric conditioner nappies (sizes 4 and..

A government taskforce has issued a ‘call for evidence’ on barriers to increasing supporter ownership and engagement in football clubs.

The Expert Working Group on Football Supporter Ownership and Engagement was launched by the government in October and met for the first time on November 25.

And it now wants to hear expert views about legal and regulatory barriers and incentives to increasing supporter ownership and engagement in clubs.

The call for evidence aims to:

identify current legal, financial, tax..

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

Before considering the monthly Football Club Board (FCB) report, a new process for agreeing minutes of DTB meetings was finalised. The process will see draft minutes circulated within a week of the DTB meeting for approval by email. The aim is to get the minutes approved and online within a further two weeks,..

Kick It Out and the Football Supporters’ Federation (FSF) are on Monday 8 December holding a ‘Fans for Diversity’ panel discussion focusing on women football supporters sharing their experiences of following their clubs up and down the country.  

Part of the ‘Fans for Diversity’ campaign, jointly run by Kick It Out and the FSF, the evening will provide the opportunity to discuss any issues encountered by women supporting their teams, ways to encourage more women to attend matches, tackling sexist attitudes..

The following article appeared in the club’s official matchday programme for the game against Cambridge United (played on November 29).

Season ticket pricing: have your say

Dons Trust Board Member Mark Davis reports on the launch of a ticket price survey. There is also news of next month’s Dons Trust AGM, and a fundraising event that’s sure to prove popular.

Dons Trust members will remember a commitment made by the Dons Trust Board (DTB) to consult on the pricing of season..

It was not possible to hold a live hustings event for the Dons Trust Board elections this year, but an obliging and inventive fan, Graham Stacey, kindly organised his own.

Graham hosted an unofficial live Twitter forum last week when some of the candidates were able to contribute to a wide-ranging set of questions from Trust members.

Graham has compiled those ‘live’ responses and responses received subsequently from the other candidates who were unable to participate on the night. You..