Milton Keynes (new town, not the original village) was created by an Act of Parliament on 23rd January 1967.
Wimbledon moved to Milton Keynes in 2003… some 36 years later.
MK wasn’t a new town when Wimbledon moved there.
And… just like Wimbledon, weren’t we on the brink of going bust?
At the time Wimbledon were already playing their matches at Selhurst Park. Which for those who don’t already know, is Christal Palaces ground. Plough Lane had been left empty and abandoned…
Wimbledon played in Kingston for a good few years after Crystal Palace.
The Plough Lane site was built on long before they went to MK too.
