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The Premier League club Ireland might have had: an oral history of the Dublin Dons
More than 25 years ago, an Irish consortium led by Eamon Dunphy tried to buy Wimbledon FC and move it to Dublin. Some of the key players recall the story, and wonder what Irish football might look like now had it happened. Gavin Cooney By Gavin Cooney Sunday 28 Feb 2021, 9:29 AM Feb 28th 2021, 9:29 AM 25,613 Views 16 Comments
In the mid 1990s, Eamon Dunphy helped to put together a consortium of Irish businessmen to launch an audacious plan: they would buy the struggling London club Wimbledon FC and move them to Dublin, from where they would continue to play in the Premier League.