AFC Wimbledon, an English club created in 2002 by disgruntled supporters after their original team was controversially relocated and rebranded, continued its rise up the league pyramid by getting promoted to League One on Monday.
The south London team beat Plymouth 2-0 in the League Two playoff final at Wembley Stadium.
AFC Wimbledon began life in the ninth tier of the English game 14 years ago, after the “original” Wimbledon FC was moved 90km to Milton Keynes, a commuter town north of London.
That team became known as MK Dons and was relegated to third-tier division earlier this month, where they’ll meet AFC Wimbledon next season.
The teams have already played each other, in the second round of the FA Cup in December 2012.
AFC Wimbledon was playing its first competitive match at Wembley. The original Wimbledon became one of the most unlikely winners of the FA Cup when it beat Liverpool in the 1988 final at Wembley.
The AFC Wimbledon story is set to be retold in a movie after capturing the imagination of American author John Green, who has called it the “greatest underdog story” in sports.
Green, who was due to be at Wembley on Monday, will co-produce the movie in conjunction with Hollywood studio 20th Century Fox.
The movie is in its early stage of development.
Monday’s game marked the end of England’s domestic league season.
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