Wolverton A.F.C.

Wolverton
Full name Wolverton Association Football Club
Nickname(s) The Wolves, MK Wolves,
The Railwaymen
Founded 1887
Dissolved 1992
Ground Wolverton Park
Home colours
Away colours

Wolverton Association Football Club, often known simply as Wolverton, was an English football team representing the town of Wolverton (and, for a time, Milton Keynes). The club's motto was "In Omnia Paratus" (lit: "In all things prepared"). The club was wound up in 1992. Until 2007, its former home ground, Wolverton Park had what was believed to be the oldest football stand in the United Kingdom.

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Club Names

The club has had a number of different names during its history, and at one time held the record for the longest club name in English football: "Newport Pagnell & Wolverton London & North Western Railway Amalgamated Association Football Club".

1887–1888 - Wolverton
1888–1889 - Wolverton London & North Western Railway
1889–1890 - Newport Pagnell & Wolverton London & North Western Railway
1890–1902 - Wolverton London & North Western Railway
1902–1948 - Wolverton Town
1948–1981 - Wolverton Town & B.R.
1981–1987 - Wolverton Town
1987–1988 - Wolverton Town (Milton Keynes)
1988–1990 - Milton Keynes Wolverton Town (aka Milton Keynes Wolves)
1990–1992 - Wolverton

Achievements

See also

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