Football Supporters And The Success Of Afc Wimbledon

EDM number 1491 in 2003-04, proposed by Roger Casale on 12/07/2004.

That this House is delighted by the amazing story of AFC Wimbledon, which only came into existence in summer 2002 following the bizarre decision to allow Wimbledon FC to relocate to Milton Keynes; notes that AFC was set up by Wimbledon fans who wanted to reclaim their club from the ashes of Wimbledon FC, or Franchise FC as it is often known; congratulates AFC on its astonishing performance during the 2003-04 season when it went unbeaten to win the Combined Counties Football League Premier Division with a total of 130 points, winning 42 games and drawing 4, scoring 180 goals and conceding just 32; notes that AFC also won the Premier Challenge Cup; welcomes the support of the London Borough of Merton for its local club by arranging a parade in their honour followed by a civic reception at Merton Civil Centre and giving AFC a leading role in its Football in the Community programme; notes the visit on 24th June of AFC players and representatives to the Palace of Westminster as part of their celebrations; wishes all supporter-led football clubs well in the coming season; and calls for all those involved in football to learn lessons from AFC's success story and to remember that first and foremost it is a game for the fans.

This motion has been signed by a total of 58 MPs.

MP	Date	Constituency	Party	Type
Roger Casale	12/07/2004	Wimbledon	Labour	Proposed
Derek Wyatt	12/07/2004	Sittingbourne & Sheppey	Labour	Signed
Clive Betts	12/07/2004	Sheffield, Attercliffe	Labour	Signed
Adrian Bailey	12/07/2004	West Bromwich West	Labour Co-operative	Signed
Mike Hancock	12/07/2004	Portsmouth South	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Clive Efford	12/07/2004	Eltham	Labour	Signed
Tony Colman	12/07/2004	Putney	Labour	Signed
Andy Burnham	12/07/2004	Leigh	Labour	Signed
Siobhain McDonagh	12/07/2004	Mitcham & Morden	Labour	Signed
Alan Keen	12/07/2004	Feltham & Heston	Labour Co-operative	Signed
Jonathan R Shaw	12/07/2004	Chatham & Aylesford	Labour	Signed
Mohammad Sarwar	12/07/2004	Glasgow, Govan	Labour	Signed
Bob Russell	12/07/2004	Colchester	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Syd Rapson	12/07/2004	Portsmouth North	Labour	Signed
Peter Pike	12/07/2004	Burnley	Labour	Signed
Harry Barnes	13/07/2004	North East Derbyshire	Labour	Signed
John Grogan	13/07/2004	Selby	Labour	Signed
David Drew	13/07/2004	Stroud	Labour Co-operative	Signed
Ann Cryer	13/07/2004	Keighley	Labour	Signed
Terry Lewis	14/07/2004	Worsley	Labour	Signed
Rudi Vis	14/07/2004	Finchley & Golders Green	Labour	Signed
Huw Edwards	15/07/2004	Monmouth	Labour	Signed
Tom Cox	15/07/2004	Tooting	Labour	Signed
Alan Meale	15/07/2004	Mansfield	Labour	Signed
Eric Illsley	15/07/2004	Barnsley Central	Labour	Signed
Greg Pope	15/07/2004	Hyndburn	Labour	Signed
Alan Simpson	16/07/2004	Nottingham South	Labour	Signed
John Randall	19/07/2004	Uxbridge	Conservative	Signed
Betty Williams	19/07/2004	Conwy	Labour	Signed
Robert Wareing	20/07/2004	Liverpool, West Derby	Labour	Signed
Frank Dobson	20/07/2004	Holborn & St Pancras	Labour	Signed
Jeremy Corbyn	20/07/2004	Islington North	Labour	Signed
Tom Brake	20/07/2004	Carshalton & Wallington	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Peter Kilfoyle	20/07/2004	Liverpool, Walton	Labour	Signed
Nigel Jones	20/07/2004	Cheltenham	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Alan Howarth	20/07/2004	Newport East	Labour	Signed
Bill Tynan	21/07/2004	Hamilton South	Labour	Signed
Dennis Turner	21/07/2004	Wolverhampton South East	Labour Co-operative	Signed
Chris Grayling	21/07/2004	Epsom & Ewell	Conservative	Signed
Jeff Ennis	21/07/2004	Barnsley East & Mexborough	Labour	Signed
Edward O'Hara	21/07/2004	Knowsley South	Labour	Signed
Ian Lucas	21/07/2004	Wrexham	Labour	Signed
Piara S Khabra	21/07/2004	Ealing, Southall	Labour	Signed
Julie Morgan	21/07/2004	Cardiff North	Labour	Signed
Jenny Tonge	22/07/2004	Richmond Park	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Janet Dean	22/07/2004	Burton	Labour	Signed
Edward Davey	22/07/2004	Kingston & Surbiton	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Lynne Jones	22/07/2004	Birmingham, Selly Oak	Labour	Signed
Matthew Green	07/09/2004	Ludlow	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Bill Etherington	07/09/2004	Sunderland North	Labour	Signed
Tony Cunningham	07/09/2004	Workington	Labour	Signed
Martin Linton	07/09/2004	Battersea	Labour	Signed
Brian Iddon	07/09/2004	Bolton South East	Labour	Signed
Geoffrey Robinson	07/09/2004	Coventry North West	Labour	Signed
Wayne David	08/09/2004	Caerphilly	Labour	Signed
Jane Griffiths	08/09/2004	Reading East	Labour	Signed
Phil Sawford	13/09/2004	Kettering	Labour	Signed
John McDonnell	16/09/2004	Hayes & Harlington	Labour	Signed

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