Celtic lead AFC Wimbledon pitch fund donations as Scottish clubs dig deep to help fund Plough Lane flood repairs

Aberdeen, St Mirren, Dunfermline and Forfar have joined the likes of Barcelona and Newcastle in donating

Champions Celtic, along with Aberdeen and St Mirren are amongst the kind-hearted Scottish clubs who have made donations to AFC Wimbledon’s pitch fundraiser.

The Premiership trio have joined Dunfermline Athletic and Forfar Athletic in giving money to the English League Two side. Wimbledon's pitch has been left decimated by flooding and the emergence of a sinkhole in their Plough Lane pitch earlier this week. That caused their Carabao Cup clash with Newcastle United to be scrapped this week and switched to St James' Park next Tuesday.

AFC Wimbledon fan, Graham Stacey, set up a crowdfunding page. with the initial aim was to raise £50,0000. That has now been dwarfed with the new target now £150,000. On Thursday evening the fundraiser was sitting at just over £115,000 with more than 2700 donations. All monies raised will go towards helping the clear up operation from pump hire to remove the water and relay the pitch, along with possible rental of an alternative venue for games in the short-term.

Newcastle got the the ball rolling with a £15,000 donation. Most English Premier League and Championship sides have also now pitched in along with League One and rivals in League Two. Other clubs from Barcelona and VFL Bochum to Biggleswade Youth have also contributed.

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