Having split the titles in '88 and '89, their 1990 encounter was undoubtedly the most riveting. Lars Jonsson, Sweden, vs. Malaivi Washington, Swartz Creek, Mich. Fabrice Santoro, France, vs. Jonas Svensson (10), Sweden. Having also won the FA Amateur Cup in 1963, the run of Southern League titles prompted Football League election in 1977. [7][8][9], Since 1949, the Gentlemen's Singles champion has received a miniature replica of the event's trophy, a silver-gilt cup created in 1887 with the engraved inscription: "The All England Lawn Tennis Club Single Handed Champion of the World". Supporters Club, which was tied to the club, and the more radical Wimbledon Independent Supporters Association (WISA) which was founded in 1995. [4], Many observers tipped Wimbledon to go straight back down in 1986–87, but after losing the first game of the season away at Manchester City, Wimbledon won the next four games to perch atop the league table on 1 September. For the reformed club founded by Wimbledon F.C. [25] Royal blue shirts with navy blue shorts and socks were finally settled upon in 1918, initially bearing a "W" (for Wimbledon) in the centre of the chest. [33], The club had two main supporters organisations– the long established official Wimbledon F.C. The draw for the singles fields at the Wimbledon tennis championships, June 25-July 8 (seedings in parentheses): Ivan Lendl (1), Czechoslovakia, vs. Christian Miniussi, Argentina. Throughout July, Stephen, who is editor of The Historical Don, will be picking a memorable match from each of the last 31 seasons, and in the sixth part of the series he looks back to an afternoon when Kevin Keegan’s free-flowing Newcastle side – then chasing the Premier League crown - were humbled in SE25. [9] The only downside of this triumph was the fact that the club would not be able to compete in the European Cup Winners' Cup, as the ban on English teams from European competition following the Heysel Stadium Disaster was still in operation at this time. Despite throwing away a two-goal lead, seeing debutant Jon Goodman carried off on a stretcher, having Vinnie Jones sent off following a second yellow card, and missing a late penalty, Wimbledon still emerged victorious. Nicknamed "the Dons" and latterly also "the Wombles", they won eight Isthmian League titles, the FA Amateur Cup in 1963 and three successive Southern League …

Winning four Isthmian League titles during the 1930s, and reaching the FA Amateur Cup final in 1934–35, Wimbledon began to prosper. Goalkeeper Dickie Guy saved a penalty from Peter Lorimer to earn a replay, which was narrowly lost 1–0 by an own goal in front of over 40,000 spectators at Selhurst Park. Newcastle manager Kenny Dalglish warned that the Dons could be ‘potentially as dangerous as Barcelona’ – and Joe Kinnear’s men lived up to that billing! Ivan Lendl (1), Czechoslovakia, vs. Christian Miniussi, Argentina. Nicole Jagerman, Netherlands, vs. Renata Zrubakova, Czechoslovakia.