[6] Wimbledon signed some of the sports early stars, such as Jim Kempster, Dicky Case, Billy Lamont, Ray Tauscher, Vic Huxley and Claude Rye.

Following a woeful 1937 season team changes were made, with Benny Kaufman being brought in to support fellow American Wilbur Lamoreaux and Australian Eric Collins.

They repeated the success in 1951 but tragedy hit the 1952 season, when the Dons American rider Ernie Roccio was killed in a crash at West Ham Stadium.

[14] The golden era continued in 1956, as Wimbledon then achieved a third straight championship success and claimed the double by winning the National Trophy.

Ronnie Moore, Brine and How remained at the club and were being supported by riders such as Bob Andrews, Gerry Jackson and Cyril Maidment.

On the rider front Barry Briggs returned but was past his best and the dynamic Swede Tommy Jansson was killed in a crash in 1976.

[20] Roger Johns returned to the club for 1985 and Zimbabwean Mike Ferreira signed up but Wimbledon failed to live up to their favourites tag finishing 4th.

[22] However, mid-way through the season attendance income failed to cover operating costs forcing co-promoter Don Scarff to relocate the team to Eastbourne.

[23] Having been defunct for eleven years, the team was reopened again in 2002 by Steve Ribbons & David Croucher in the third tier Conference League.