Wimbledon fan raises more than £50,000 for club after flooding hits stadium - Graham Stacey set up the fundraiser to help repair the club after it appeared to have a sinkhole in the pitch.

AFC Wimbledon fans and the wider football community have been contributing to fundraiser after the League Two club's Plough Lane stadium was significantly affected by flooding

AFC Wimbledon and Newcastle United will meet at St James’ Park in seven days time. However, this is already building into a very special story. So often in adversity and tough times, help comes from the most unexpected places.

Newcastle United have stepped in with a generous donation of £15,000 to help AFC Wimbledon repair the flood damage at Plough Lane. Graham Stacey, previously on the board of the Dons Trust which owns the League Two club, initiated a Just Giving campaign that has successfully raised over £50,000 for the club.

Former AFC Wimbledon players Jack Currie and Lee Brown have both made donations towards the JustGiving page to help the club get games back on at Plough Lane following the extensive flooding and damage to the pitch and stadium. Currie, 22, progressed through the club’s academy and made 95 first team appearances before joining Oxford in the summer.

AFC Wimbledon vs Newcastle United Postponed Due to Extensive FloodingFootball fans were left disappointed this week as the Carabao Cup third-round tie between AFC Wimbledon and Newcastle United was

Newcastle United have provided financial support to AFC Wimbledon following the Carabao Cup third round postponement.

Newcastle United have donated £15,000 to the JustGiving page set up by Wimbledon fans to help the club after flooding wrecked the pitch at Plough Lane and caused damage to the stadium. The Premier League side’s donation took the total beyond the targeted £50k set by the page.

Newcastle United fans have been among those generous supporters who have helped raise more than £34,000 for AFC Wimbledon to 'get games back on' at Plough Lane. Newcastle's Carabao Cup third-round clash against the Dons has been moved to St James' Park after extensive overnight flooding in South London damaged the League Two side's pitch as sobering photographs from PA confirmed.