AFC Wimbledon seeking fan investment at £26.8m valuation Sport Business League One side AFC Wimbledon is seeking further investment at a valuation of £26.8m through crowdfunding. The Dons, who sit 16th in the third tier of English football, have registered themselves on investment platform Republic, offering up a maximum allocation of £68,125. The site states that this is an “opportunity to invest in AFCW PLC [...]
London Broncos signs deal with Australian fintech OFX Sport Business London Broncos have expanded their sponsorship portfolio, signing a deal with global financial operations company OFX. It comes as London Broncos, the only major English rugby league club south of the sport’s northern heartlands, seek promotion to the Super League having been acquired by an Australian consortium fronted by former Brisbane Broncos legend Darren Lockyer. [...]
London Broncos: Sunday fixture begins wild ride on journey to Super League Sport Business On Sunday at the home of AFC Wimbledon, a rebranded, refreshed and resurrected London Broncos will make their Championship rugby league debut under new ownership. After former owner David Hughes put the club up for sale in 2024, the Broncos were staring down the barrel of extinction, a fate visited on a number of sports [...]
A London Broncos success story will shape rugby league in capital January 9, 2026 Come this time next weekend an Australian rugby league legend, some of his countrymen and thousands of Londoners will gather at AFC Wimbledon’s Plough Lane as a renewed London Broncos take to the field in the Championship. One of only two English clubs in the top two tiers of rugby league south of Warrington, London [...]
Lockyer: London Broncos consortium to invest if Super League bid dashed September 11, 2025 The consortium behind the proposed acquisition of the London Broncos rugby league team insist they’ll invest and play in the Championship if their Super League application is unsuccessful. A dozen clubs have expressed an interest in being part of an expanded Super League next season, when the English top flight grows by two teams to [...]
Everton top Premier League table for fan engagement August 12, 2025 Everton are the best Premier League club for fan engagement, research shared with City AM reveals. The Fan Engagement Index 2024-25 has ranked The Toffees 10th in the country, making them the highest scoring club from English football’s top league. The Fan Engagement Index has been published by Think Fan Engagement (TFE) every year since [...]
London Broncos rugby league team make name change admission June 26, 2025 London Broncos rugby league team have been forced to deny that they’ve made a final decision on a change of name. Former Leeds Rhinos chief executive Gary Hetherington is leading a revival of the London club which was relegated from the Super League last year. And part of that is a potential name change, with [...]
London Broncos’ future at AFC Wimbledon’s Plough Lane uncertain February 25, 2025 Rugby league club London Broncos’ future at AFC Wimbledon’s Plough Lane has descended into uncertainty after the former Super League team chose to activate a break clause in their contract. London Broncos, the only England-based club south of Widnes and Sheffield in the top two divisions of rugby league, have played at Plough Lane in [...]
Wimbledon fundraiser hits £100,000 after pitch sinkhole September 25, 2024 The fundraiser to help AFC Wimbledon after sinkholes appeared at their stadium following flooding breached the £100,000 barrier yesterday. A £15,000 donation from Newcastle United, who Wimbledon were set to host at the Cherry Red Records Stadium on Wednesday in the Carabao Cup, led the generosity while other donations, including a child’s pocket money, helped [...]
AFC Wimbledon forced to call off cup tie after huge holes appear in pitch September 23, 2024 AFC Wimbledon and Newcastle United’s Carabao Cup tie on Tuesday has been called off after “extensive overnight flooding” appeared to cause sinkholes in the pitch at the Cherry Red Records Stadium. The Dons’ stadium in south London is now closed as a result, with a rescheduled date for the third-round match yet to be confirmed. [...]