Historical revisionism is nothing new in English football; note the recent rebranding effort in the Football League whereby the third division is now called League One and the fourth is now League Two, with the second division (aka the first division) now called the Championship (of what, it’s not clear). Keep up.
But now Franchise FC, aka Wimbledon FC (not to be confused with AFC Wimbledon) has now been rebranded as Milton Keynes Dons, after the town to which all true football fans bid them good riddance, Wimbledon’s records have now been updated to reflect the new branding.
So the famous 1988 FA Cup Final win over Liverpool, where Dave Beasant became the only keeper – still – to save a penalty (he’s also still the only one to injure himself with a jar of mayonnaise) in a final is now recorded thus:
English FA Cup – Final
Milton Keynes Dons 1 (1) – 0 (0) Liverpool
Sanchez 37Wembley
14-05-1988
Appalling nonsense.
Well… in fairness that’s probably poor database management rather than sinister revisionism. But the effect is the same.
You speak the truth! Still, AFC will be in the football league within a few years and hopefully will pass MK on the way down.