UNITED STATES ~~SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549~~

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

~~CURRENT~~Current ~~REPORT~~Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the

~~Pursuant~~Securities toExchange ~~Section~~Act ~~13 OR 15(d)~~ of 1934

~~The~~Date ~~Securities~~of ~~Exchange~~Report ~~Act~~(Date of ~~1934~~earliest event reported):

~~Date~~February of08, ~~Report~~2005 ~~(Date of earliest event reported)~~

October 19, 2004

AMF BOWLING WORLDWIDE, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware	001-12131	13-3873272
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)
(State or other jurisdiction of Incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)


8100 AMF Drive, Richmond, Virginia		23111
(Address of principal executive offices)		(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:

(804) -730-4000

N/A ~~(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)~~

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

¨	Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

¨	Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

¨	Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

¨	Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

Section 82 -– ~~Other~~Financial ~~Events~~Information

Item 82.01. ~~Other~~Completion ~~Events~~of Acquisition or Disposition of Assets

On ~~October~~February 198, ~~2004~~2005, ~~AMF~~we ~~Bowling~~sold ~~Worldwide,~~our ~~Inc.~~42 ~~issued~~bowling acenters ~~press~~in ~~release~~Australia ~~announcing~~for ~~that~~approximately it$47.8 ~~had~~million ~~signed~~and aexited ~~definitive~~bowling ~~agreement~~center tooperations ~~sell~~in ~~its~~that ~~45 operating bowling centers in Australia~~country. The purchase ~~press~~price ~~release~~ is ~~filed~~subject asto ~~Exhibit~~certain 99post-closing adjustments.1.

Section 9 - – Financial Statements and Exhibits

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and ~~Exhibits~~ Exhibits

~~99.1~~(b) ~~Press~~Pro ~~Release~~Forma ~~dated~~Financial ~~October 19, 2004~~Information.

~~SIGNATURES~~The pro forma financial information required by 9.01 (b) is attached at Exhibit 99.1

~~Pursuant~~(c) ~~to the requirements of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereto duly authorized~~Exhibits.

Date: October 21, 2004	AMF BOWLING WORLDWIDE, INC.
	By:	/s/ Christopher F. Caesar
		Christopher F. Caesar
		Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer

99.1 Pro Forma Financial Statements.

SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.


	AMF BOWLING WORLDWIDE, INC.

Date: February 14, 2005	By:	/s/ Christopher F. Caesar
		Christopher F. Caesar
		Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer

Exhibit Index

Exhibit		Description
99.1		Press Release dated October 19, 2004



99.1		Pro Forma Financial Statements.

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