Article 6HEED Blair was keen to relocate Wimbledon FC to Belfast in late 1990s, papers show

Blair was keen to relocate Wimbledon FC to Belfast in late 1990s, papers show

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Shane Harrison
from World news | The Guardian on (#6HEED)

Then PM thought move would be excellent' but Northern Ireland secretary Mo Mowlam was sceptical

Newly released state papers show that the former prime minister Tony Blair backed proposals for Wimbledon FC to move to Belfast but his Northern Ireland secretary Mo Mowlam was more sceptical.

Previously confidential state papers include a note from 1997 described as following up earlier informal discussions about the possibility of an English Premier League football club relocating to Belfast".

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