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ON THE ROAD: 'Zombie' Halloween fixture against MK Dons proves ironic pre-cursor to Plough Lane return... AFC Wimbledon have waited 30 years but they are FINALLY heading home

It has taken almost 30 years but finally, AFC Wimbledon are going home.

When the lights went out at Plough Lane in 1991, the club then known as Wimbledon FC were forced to groundshare with Crystal Palace at Selhurst Park. Few then would have predicted the bumpy road to get them home.

Owners uprooting to Milton Keynes, disillusioned supporters starting a phoenix club, six promotions from as low as the Combined Counties League, a fierce battle with the council to return to Plough Lane and then a global pandemic came as icing on the cake.