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First Match Victory

When: 1889
Where: Wimbledon Common or local area
Part of: Wimbledon F.C. plays its first match

Wimbledon Old Centrals defeated Westminster 1–0 in their inaugural match, establishing the club's competitive presence in southwest London.

The club's first match resulted in a 1–0 victory against Westminster. This win occurred shortly after the club's formation in 1889. The team, known as Wimbledon Old Centrals, played on Wimbledon Common and other local sites, as Plough Lane was not their home ground until 1912. The legacy record supplies a specific date of 2 November 1889, but no supplied passage confirms the month or day, so the match is dated only to 1889.

Sources

Wimbledon F.C. Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-18

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