November 2003.

Sunday 30th November 2003
AFC Wimbedon Ladies 2-2 Chelsea Ladies

Saturday 29th November 2003
Cove 0 -2 AFC Wimbledon

The dons dug in on a wet and muddy pitch at Cove to make it seventeen wins out of seventeen and move three point's clear of Chipstead who lost at home to Walton Casuals and we still have four games in hand.

To be honest Cove had the better chances to begin with and could have been one or two up with better finishing, on 34 minutes Gavin Bolger got hold of the ball on the halfway line and decided to go straight for goal, as he got near the box he seem to lose control of the ball pushing just out of his reach and giving a Cove defender the chance to clear, but as he struck the ball it hit Gavin and flew over the out coming keeper and into the corner of the goal.

Both team's where having trouble settling into any sort of rhythm, which was not help by a whistle happy ref who seem to have forgotten his cards and the Dons went in at half time with a slender one nil lead.

The second half started much the same as the 1st with Cove challenging for every ball, hard in most cases, but the where breaking up every Dons move, Coops did get free one on one a couple of times, but Adam Watts in Cove's goal was able to keep the score down to just one goal.

Darren Dobinson came on with fifteen minutes remaining replacing Ryan Gray on the left and Jamie Angell replaced Steve Gibson just after that and the started to get a few more chances down the wings, with eleven minutes left the Dons received a free kick about 40 yards from which the Dons took it quick, the ref pulled it back because he had no blown his whistle and while the Cove players where getting back into position the ref blew his whistle, from the freekick the ball was laid off short to Darren Dobinson who hit the ball high and hard towards goal, the Cove keeper must have though it was going over as he didn't even go up for the ball which drop neatly into the top corner, not a bad way to open your scoring Dobo, well done.

The ref then took offense to the Dons photographer Paul Willatt's yellow jacket and despite the fact that he had been wearing it all game, he was asked to remove it!

Mark Skinner made his debut for the Dons with 5 minutes left replacing Lee Sidwell, from a corner shortly after Dobo again put the ball into the net from close range slotting the ball between the keeper and a Cove defender on the line, but was ruled offside by the linesman.

Not the best of games or performances by the Dons, but three points nun the less, next up is a double event against Ash Utd both games are away fixtures but the cup game this Wednesday has been switched to Kingsmeadow.

Goal Scorers : Gavin Bolger(34), Darren Dobinson (79)

Team : Lee Carrol, Steve Gibson, Michael Harvey, Danny Oakins, Gavin Bolger, Matt Everard, Lee Sidwell, Seb Favata , Ryan Gray, Kevin Cooper, Joe Sheerin

Subs Used : Darren Dobinson, Jamie Angell, Mark Skinner

Not used subs : Lewis Taylor

Attendance : 739

Saturday 29th November
Premier Division
Ash Utd P Southall P
Bedfont 2 Horley Town 1
Chessington & Hook 3 Merstham 1
Chessington Utd 2 Frimley Green 2
Chipstead 1 Walton Casuals 2
Cobham 1 Hartley Wintney 3
Feltham 2 Sandhurst Town 4
North Greenford Utd 4 Farnham Town 0
Reading Town 2 Godalming & Guilford 2
Withdean 2000 P Raynes Park Vale P

Friday 28 November 2003
FA Vase 3rd Round

After extensive consultations between BAT Sports, the local authority and police, it has been agreed that for safety reasons that our 3rd F.A.Vase game against BATS has been moved to Bashley FC's ground, in the New Forest. The game will be held on Sunday 14 December at 2.00 pm.

In addition, the South West trains site says that there is a restricted service to Bashley, with bus connections. If correct, this is likely to cause delays and frustration for fans travelling by train. As a result of the reported train problems, AFC are investigating the possability of providing more fans' coaches than usual for this game.

Bashley's stadium holds about 4,000 people, so there should be no difficulty getting into the ground

Please look out for more details early next week.

Friday 28 November 2003
Parking at Cove tommorow

Cove FC have confirmed that there will be 250 parking spaces available at Farnborough FC's ground (a short walk away from Squirrels Lane) for Saturday's game at £4 per car. The game is currently expected to go ahead despite this week's rain.

Friday 28 November 2003
Ticket news for Horley Town v AFC Wimbledon

Horley's ground is new and mainly comprises a single crush barrier around the pitch, with hard standing. They plan to make burger bars etc available at the pitch side, but not alcohol. There will also be a marquee for shelter if it rains.

Along one side of the pitch there is a brand new stand with limited seating which Horley plan to reserve for their own fans. Above the seating is a bar with picture windows and a great view of the pitch. The safety limit for the bar is 200 people and Horley are kindly making 100 tickets available to us. The tickets cost £15 and include access to the game, a buffet meal and access to the bar during and after the game, as well as at half time. While the match can be watched from the bar, it is not possible for all 200 guests to do so and so a good view is not guaranteed – you may need to go down to the pitch side to see the game

AFC Wimbledon have decided to make the 100 tickets available to season ticket holders by means of a draw for 50 pairs of tickets. To enter the draw, please leave season ticket voucher C at the collection desk in the far bar, either this Sunday 30 November, when the merchandise shop is open from 13.00 to 17.00 or before the "away" Surrey Senior Cup game versus Ash, which is being held at Kingsmeadow on Wednesday 3 December.

Please write your phone number on the reverse of the voucher. Please do NOT leave cheques or cash. The draw will be made on Thursday 4 December and AFC Wimbledon will telephone the successful applicants and arrange for payment and collection of the tickets.

Ground entrance for the game will be £6 for adults and £3 for concessions and children.

Tuesday 25th November 2003
Premier Division
Sandhurst Town 1 Reading Town 2

Monday 24th November
F.A.Vase Round Three

The Dons have been draw away against B.A.T.S. Sports from the Sydenhams Wessex League the game will be Saturday 13th December 2003.

Monday 24 November 2003
Fixtures confirmed

The Surrey Senior Cup tie against Ash has be switched to Kingsmeadow on Wednesday 3 December on police advice.

Ticket prices for the Cup game have yet to be confirmed but will be on a pay-on-the-day basis.

The Third Round Premier Challenge Cup tie against Chipstead will take place on Tuesday 27 January.

The match will be played at Chipstead's ground with 1,000 tickets available to Wimbledon fans.

Further details will follow nearer the time.

The home league match against AFC Wallingford which has been postponed from December 13 because of the Dons' involvement in the FA Vase has been rescheduled for Wednesday 10 March 2004.

Saturday 22nd November 2003
AFC Wimbledon 3-0 Wooton Blue Cross

Firstly well done to Trevor & co for all their hard work before the game making sure as much water as possible was drained off the pitch and making sure this game went a head.

After the roller-coaster of Wednesday, Terry started off with our standard formation of 442, with Matt Martin in for cup tied Lee Carroll and the rest of the team having no surprises, Wooton BX came out wearing what looked like rugby shirts maybe hoping that the England performance in the rain earlier may rub off on them, but from the start the Dons where in control.

The Dons 1st goal came on 30 minutes when Harvey broke down the wing and laid the ball on to Coops who turned two players steadied himself before unleashing a fine strike into the far top corner taking a light deflection of a Wooton BX defender, the Dons could have wrapped up just before half time but for a goalline clearance from a Matt Everard header.

The 2nd half started with the Dons attacking the athletics end, most people opted not to change ends and the Dons 2nd goal came with plenty of people still drying off in the bars, Wooton BX defenders tried to clear the area five times before the ball fell to Gavin Bolger on the six yard box who drove the ball low into the goal 2-0.

The game was basically over at this point as even though Wooton BX where playing well, when ever they had the ball in midfield Seb, Gavin or Joe and even Coops would be on top of them, and if they got pass them the solid back four would clear with easy for either Sidwell or Ryan Gray to attack down the wings.

With time running out and the rain still coming down no stop some people started to leave early, something I will never understand when your winning don't you want to applaud your team off the pitch or if your losing don't you want to support your team to the end with a hope of winning, as it was we where winning and the rain didn't matter and it wouldn't have been a cup match without a Matt Everard goal and with six minutes left Ryan Gray supplied a perfect corner to the center of the goal where Matt was waiting to head the ball between a defender and the Wooton BX keeper 3-0.

The draw for the next round will be on Monday, will post here as soon as known lets hope for another home tie with less rain, the next round game will be played on the 13th which means the game against the AFC Wallingford will have to be arranged also announced was that the away Surrey Senior Cup match against Ash on Wednesday the 3rd December has been switch to Kingsmeadow.

Goal Scorers : Kevin Cooper (28), Gavin Bolger (47), Matt Everard (84)

Team : Matt Martin, Steve Gibson, Michael Harvey, Danny Oakins, Gavin Bolger, Matt Everard, Lee Sidwell, Seb Favata , Ryan Gray, Kevin Cooper, Joe Sheerin

Subs Used : Paul Scott, Darren Dobinson

Not used subs : Keith Ward, Lewis Taylor, Noal Frankum

Attendance : 2,307

Saturday 22nd November
Premier Division
Frimley Green P-P Cobham
Godalming & G P-P North Greenford Utd
Merstham 2-0 Farnham Town
Raynes Park Vale 1-3 Chipstead
Reading Town 1-0 Southall
Sandhurst Town 2-3 Hartley Wintney
Walton Casuals P-P Chessington United
Westfield P-P Ash United

Friday 21 November 2003
Team News

Terry Eames has named the following players for tomorrow's Second Round FA Vase clash at Kinsgmeadow against Wootton Blue Cross:

Matt Martin, Steve Gibson, Matt Everard, Noal Frankum, Lewis Taylor, Keith Ward, Danny Oakins, Michael Harvey, Darren Dobinson, Lee Sidwell, Seb Favata, Gavin Bolger, Ryan Gray, Paul Scott, Joe Sheerin, Kevin Cooper.

Also note that there will be Hot bacon and egg rolls, tea, coffee and soft drinks on sale from 8.30am for anyone wishing to watch the egg chasers final, with the bar open from 10.00am

Friday 21 November 2003
Junior Dons Matchday Academy update

IMPORTANT information about a change to the start and finish time and a reduction in charges and confirmation that there will be an Academy before the FA Vase tie tomorrow (22 November).

12.15 am – 2:00 pm

Please register at 12:15 for a prompt start at 12:30.

Kingsmeadow Athletics, Jack Goodchild Way.

Football coaching and games with qualified coaches for girls and boys aged 5-15 years old.

Saturday 22 November
Saturday 13 December* and Saturday 27 December 2003

PRICE: £4 per session incl. terrace entrance - £3 season ticket holders
Pay on the day

* No Academy if AFC Wimbledon are away in the FA Vase.

Wednesday 19th November 2003
AFC Wimbledon 5-4 Walton Casuals 11,15,28,75

Well who wants to win every game by four or five goals anyway, for the cup game against a good Walton Casuals team Terry left out Joe Sheerin and Seb Favata & Kevin Cooper started on the bench, Danny Oakins returned from suspension to join Matt Everard and Lewis Taylor in a back three & upfront was the pairing of Ryan Luffman and Paul Scott.

The game started well, well for Walton Casuals anyway and on 11 minutes WC broke away at pace and achieved something no other team has done this season and scored against Lee Carroll, the Dons looked shocked that anyone had the cheek to score against them and to make it was on 15 minutes WC repeated the same move which resulted in a corner, from which WC score against a static defence two nil down fifteen minutes gone, but we have been here before against Walton Casuals also in the cup last season.

Surely the Dons would kick into gear soon, well yes they did pick up the pace, but once against Walton Casuals broke away and on the half hour scored there third words like Southall and spanking sprang to mind, but the ref was having none of that and four minutes later gave the Dons a lifeline as well as a penalty for, well you tell me and the rest of the crowd as no one sure the reason either, with no Coops on the field up stepped Ryan Gray to slot home a good penalty 1-3 just in time for a nice half time chat with Terry.

The second half started with a couple of changes Seb came on for Noal Frankum and Matt Matrin replaced Lee Carroll in goal and from the start the Dons where straight into Walton Casuals and it wasn't long before the pressure told on Danny Wheeler in the Walton Casuals goal from an innocent cross on the edge of the box DW dropped the ball and in his effort to clear the ball up field hit the ball against WC no.2 who was coming back to help which sent the ball flying off into the goal 2-3 sixty minutes gone and the roller-coaster was just getting started.

With the Dons heaping on the pressure looking for an equaliser Walton Casuals again Broke free and opened up the two goal difference and could have killed the game soon after as a looping backward header from Lewis Taylor just missed the goal, but the Dons where not finished yet, Terry replaced Jamie Angell with Coops putting three men up field and on eighty two minutes Paul Scott held the ball long enough to lay on a perfect through ball to Ryan Luffman who hit the ball low and fast pace the keeper 3-4 eight minutes left and Walton where looking rattled.

With ninety minutes up the Dons won a corner and as Ryan Gray was placing the ball all hell broke lose in the goal, the ref who was watch Ryan at the time consulted his linesman and had a talk with WC no.2 giving him a nice yellow card even though he had just been taken off, from the corner the Dons won another corner this time on the opposite side, everyone was in the box, but all eyes were on Matt Everard looming up at the edge of the box, Herne Baye anyone and so it was as the cross flow over the heads of the men in orange there was only ever going to be one outcome, up came the tower, in flow the ball, up jumped the crowd four all and only eight minutes of time added on to play, before the game went into extra time.

Who need extra time when you've got Matt 'the tower' Everard, the Dons got another couple of corners almost straight away and from the insuring melee of shots of goal it was Matt Everard who toe pocked the ball home low and hard, five four the Dons, the final whistle blow an Walton Casuals must be wondering what they have to do to beat us.

Goal Scorers : Ryan Gray (pen 34), OG (#2 60), Ryan Luffman (82), Matt Everard (90+, 90++)

Team : Lee Carroll, Steve Gibson, Lewis Taylor , Danny Oakins, Jamie Angell, Matt Everard, Lee Sidwell, Noal Frankum, Ryan Gray, Paul Scott, Ryan Luffman

Subs Used : Seb Favata, Matt Martin, Kevin Cooper

Not used subs : Keith Ward, Matt Hodge

Attendance : 1,200

Wednesday 19 November 2003
Team News

Terry Eames has named the following players for tonight's cup game against Walton Casuals.

Lee Carroll, Matt Martin, Steve Gibson, Lewis Taylor, Jamie Angell, Matt Everard, Danny Oakins, Keith Ward, Matt Hodge, Lee Sidwell, Seb Favata, Noel Frankum, Ryan Gray, Ryan Luffman, Kevin Cooper, Paul Scott.

Ticket prices are reduced for tonight's game. Terrace tickets are just £6 for adults, £3 for concessions and £2 for kids, with main stand tickets £8, £4 and £3.

Wednesday 19th November
Premier Challenge Cup - 2nd Round
AFC Wimbledon v Walton Casuals

Tuesday 18th November
Premier Division
Chessington & Hook 1-1 Frimley Green
Farnham Town 0-2 Sandhurst Town
North Greenford Utd 1-1 Bedfont

Saturday 8th November 2003
Cobham 0-4 AFC Wimbledon (at Sutton Utd FC)

Match report to follow......

Goalscorers : Kevin Cooper (52), Matt Everard (66), Lee Sidwell (73), Joe Sheerin (79)

Team : Lee Carroll, Steve Gibson, Jamie Angell, Matt Everard, Michael Harvey, Lee Sidwell, Seb Favata, Noal Frankum, Ryan Gray, Kevin Cooper, Joe Sheerin

Subs Used : , Paul Scott, Lewis Taylor, Keith Ward

Not used subs : Matt Hodge, Ray Merry

Attendance : 1,648

Saturday 15th November
Premier Division
AFC Wallingford 4-0 Merstham
Ash United 0-3 Walton Casuals
Bedfont 2-1 Reading Town
Chessington & Hook 2-0 Horley Town
Chessington United 0-1 Godalming & G
Chipstead 1-1 Westfield
Feltham 1-1 Raynes Park Vale
Hartley Wintney 2-1 Farnham Town
North Greenford Utd 3-1 Cove
Southall 3-1 Frimley Green
Withdean 2000 0-2 Sandhurst Town

Friday 14 November 2003
Team News

Terry Eames has named the following players for tomorrow's away game against Cobham, remember this game will be played at Sutton United's Gander Green Lane and will kick-off at 3pm.

Gavin Bolger is ruled out with damaged ribs and Darren Dobinson sidelined by a kettle accident,

Tuesday 11th November
Premier Division
Chessington United 0-3 Reading Town
Hartley Wintney 4-1 Horley Town
Merstham 1-1 Chessington & Hook
Walton Casuals 0-2 AFC Wallingford

Saturday 15th November
Premier Division
AFC Wallingford v Merstham
Ash United v Walton Casuals
Bedfont v Reading Town
Chessington & Hook v Horley Town
Chessington United v Godalming & G
Chipstead v Westfield
Cobham v AFC Wimbledon (at Sutton Utd FC)
Feltham v Raynes Park Vale
Hartley Wintney v Farnham Town
North Greenford Utd v Cove
Southall v Frimley Green
Withdean 2000 v Sandhurst Town

Sunday 9th November 2003

AFC Ladies 4-0 Enfield Town Ladies

The Ladies win again to make it seven unbeaten.

Team : Perry, Kylie Davies, Ramos, Axon, Riley, Elcome, Bertelli, Smith, Sims, Bygrave, Mulligan.

Subs Not Used: Price, Nuttal, Walker-Smith, Lewis Cole.

Goals: Mulligan 15, Bertelli 26, Bygrave 72, Smith 89.

Saturday 8th November 2003
AFC Wimbledon 6-0 Hartley Wintney

Match report to follow......

Goalscorers : Gavin Bolger (26,34), Joe Sheerin (51,58), Kevin Cooper? (36), OG (16)

Team : Lee Carroll, Steve Gibson, Jamie Angell, Matt Everard, Michael Harvey, Lee Sidwell, Seb Favata, Gavin Bolger, Ryan Gray, Kevin Cooper, Joe Sheerin

Subs Used : , Paul Scott, Lewis Taylor, Noal Frankum

Not used subs : Darren Dobinson, Keith Ward

Attendance : 3,004

Saturday 8th November 2003
Fisher Athletic Reserves 2 AFC Wimbledon Reserves 2

Saturday 8th November 2003
AFC Wallingford 5-0 Chessington & Hook
Bedfont 3-1 Westfield
Farnham Town 2-1 Chessington United
Feltham 1-2 Ash United
Frimley Green 1-0 North Greenford Utd
Godalming & G 1-2 Chipstead
Horley Town 2-3 Reading Town
Merstham 3-2 Withdean 2000
Raynes Park Vale 3-3 Cobham
Sandhurst Town 0-4 Southall
Walton Casuals 1-3 Cove

Friday 7th November 2003
Team News

Terry Eames has named the following players for tomorrow's home game against Hartley Wintney.

Lee Carroll, Steve Gibson, Keith Ward, Jamie Angell, Matt Everard, Michael Harvey, Darren Dobinson, Andy Sullivan, Lee Sidwell, Seb Favata, Gavin Bolger, Noel Frankum, Ryan Gray, Paul Scott, Kevin Cooper, Joe Sheerin.

The match kicks-off at 3pm and don't forget to get there early, with the Dons Trust Board candidate surgery at 12pm, followed by the launch of the book "Spirit of Wimbledon", and also

Thursday 06 November 2003
Robbo departs

It has been reported on the OS that Neil Robson has stepped down from his role as coach at the club with immediate effect.

He felt he needed to spend more time with his family. In particular, his younger son signed schoolboy forms for Fulham recently and Neil would like to be able to see him play.

To read his & Terry's fulll comments click here , goog luck in the future Robbo & Son and thanks for the memory's

also announced was that striker Wade Falana was leaving the club.

Wednesday 5th November
AFC W Res 3-1 Corinthian Casuals

Goalscorers : Wade Falana, Own Goal, Rob Hill.

Wednesday 5th November
Premier Division
Feltham 0-3 Horley Town

Tuesday 4th November
Premier Division
AFC Wallingford 1-2 Godalming & G
Chessington & Hook 5-0 Farnham Town
Chipstead 7-0 Chessington United
Hartley Wintney 1-3 Cove
Westfield 2-0 Walton Casuals
Withdean 2000 1-2 Frimley Green

Saturday 1 November 2003
Reading Town 0-2 AFC Wimbledon

Not the best of days, with chaos on the trains at Wimbledon and Clapham Junction I was lucky to get to Reading by train at all, then was asked direction's to the ground by some lost wombles looking for the ground themselves, well last season I went by coach so I wasn't much help, but they did offer me a lift which was much appreciated, also in the back of the car was their son Lewis Taylor and thanks to a follow the Dons sticker in the back of some else's car we did get to the ground in time.

The Dons didn't have the best of days either to be honest they didn't have to get out of 1st gear and still still came away with a two nil win against Reading Town, the performance was poor but with a very rough pitch which was almost as bumpy as the rubble surrounding the ground it was not surprising that no one could get control of the game let alone the game.

It was Matt Everard that once again popped up in the box to open the scoring with a close range header after a fine cross from Kevin Cooper on 8 minutes and it could have been two shortly after as uncle Wardy (starting his 1st game for the 1st team this season for the Dons) made contact with another good cross from the left, but the ball went wide.

That about summed up the 1st half and also most of the second half too apart from another good goal from Ryan Gray on 58 minutes both keepers had little to do.

Final score two nil the Dons, on leaving the ground the guy on the loud speaker thanked us for coming and said "it would be sad not seeing us again next year".

The journey home was just as bad and seeing mothers with baby's getting out of the cattle truck at Wimbledon just shows how crap the rail network is and to top it of McK Donald Ducks won as well in front of 3,334 football frenzied fans.

The only good thing's to come out of today was even with a bad performances against an in form team we won our 14th league of the game season and maintained our 100% record and we got three more points which is always nice.

Goalscorers : Matt Everard (8), Ryan Gray (58)

Team : Lee Carroll, Keith Ward , Matt Everard, Michael Harvey, Steve Gibson, Gavin Bolger, Seb Favata, Lee Sidwell, Ryan Gray, Kevin Cooper, Joe Sheerin

Subs Used : Darren Dobinson, Paul Scott

Not used subs : Andy Sullivan,Lewis Taylor, Matt Hodge

Attendance : 700

Other matches

Ash United 2-2 AFC Wallingford
Chessington United 3-5 Sandhurst Town
Chipstead 4-0 Frimley Green
Cobham 3-2 Feltham
Farnham Town 1-1 Raynes Park Vale
Godalming and Guildford 2-1 Chessington and Hook
North Greenford United 3-4 Withdean2000
Walton Casuals 1-1 Bedfont
Westfield 4-1 Southall

Season Tickects 2003/04

Season Tickect forms are being sent out tho ST holders and also where being handed out a Kingsmeadow, so far the club has received 300+ applications and the seasons not even over yet.

* each adult Prsident's Lounge ticket entitles the holder to buy up to two under-16s tickets at £70.00 each.

Forms available from the club.

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