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September 2002

Saturday 28st September 2002
Frimley Green v AFC Wimbledon 0-5

AFC Wombles control the game from the start and after 20 min's the moment all wombles and our captain had been waiting for Joe Sheerin scored his first league goal, followed 5 min's later by Neil Robsonr to make it 2-0, with half time approching Danny Oakins popped in the third.

Second half started with Frimley Green trying to get back in, but they never looked like doing so.

With 50 min's gone Danny Oakin scored his 2nd of the match and 10 min's later Joe Sheerin topped of the scoring to make the final result 5-0 to AFC Wimbledon.

Team : Glyn Shimmel, Keith Ward, Danny Roberts, Danny Oakins, Tony Reading, Lee Sidwell, Lee Passmore, Neil Robson, Joe Sheerin (capt), Kevin Cooper, Sean Marshall.

Subs : Ali Russell, Simon Bassey, Dave Towse.

Goalscorers : Joe Sherrin 20,60, Neil Robson 25, Danny Oakins 44, 50

Official MOM : -- AFC Wombles MOTM --

Attendance : 1,098

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The full fixture list is as follows: -

Saturday 28th September
F.A. Cup 2nd Qualifying Round
AFC Wallingford v Eastbourne Borough
Godalming & G v Hampton & Richmond Borough

Premier Division
Chipstead 1-1 Raynes Park Vale
Cove 1-2 Chessington United
Feltham 2-2 Chessington & Hook
Frimley Green 0-5 AFC Wimbledon (at Farnborough Town FC)
Hartley Wintney 3-1 Bedfont
Merstham 2-2 Reading Town
North Greenford Utd 5-4 Westfield
Viking Greenford 1-4 Ash United
Walton Casuals 2-1 Sandhurst Town
Withdean 2000 5-1 Cobham

27/09/2002
Keith Ward Suspended - Following Keith Ward's sending off in the Ash United game on August bank Holiday Monday he has been handed a 7 day ban. Not sure when this comes in but I understand he will only miss one game.

22/09/2002
Coach Travel For Frimley Green Game - AFC Wimbledon will once again be running official travel to next Saturday's game against Frimley Green that is being played at Farnborough Town's ground. The details are as follows: -

12.00 Departure from Wimbledon Theatre
14.00 Arrival at ground
17.00 departure directly after end of game
£12.00 for Adults £6.00 for concessions

Contact afcwimbledon02@aol.com text or phone 07950-763566

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Saturday 21st September 2002
Rollercoaster Wombles do it again.


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AFC Wimbledon 4 v North Greenford Utd 3

Once again the Wombles got off to bad a start in the 1st minute some bad defending left N.G.U's no.9 in the open to slot the ball into the back of the net 0-1.

With 15 min's gone the Wombles pressure created a corner, which was crossed over onto the head of Sim Johnston to equilise for the Wombles, but the Wombles made life tough for themself by conceding a second goal to make the half time score 1-2.

Within 10 min's of the start of the 2nd half the Wombles where 1-3 down and it look like it would be doom & gloom at Kingsmeadow, but with 30min's left and a crowd of 3,158 behind them, up stepped Keith Ward with an overhead kick on the 6yd box to bring the score back to 2-3 and with a N.G.U. player being sent of for an off the ball tackle it was a totally differant game.

The Wombles stepped up a gear, Terry Eames replaced Kevin Cooper with Ali Russell and with Andy Sullivan running the wing it was not too long before the Don's scored again when the keeper punched the ball onto the post only for it to fall to Danny Oakins to slide it into the back of the net. 3-3.

With 84 min's gone a long clearance left Ali Russell and the goalkeeper going for the same bouncing ball on the edge of the box which Ali got his head to nocking it pass and then putting the ball into the goal to make the score 4-3 Wombles and sending the crowd metal with delight.

Final score 4-3 Wombles

Team : Glyn Shimmel, Keith Ward, Dave Towse, Danny Oakins, Sim Johnstone, Lee Sidwell, Lee Passmore, Neil Robson, Joe Sheerin (Capt), Kevin Cooper, Andy Sullivan.

Subs : Ali Russell, Sean Marshall, Tony Reading.

Goalscorers : Sim Johnston (15), Keith Ward (55), Danny Oakins (64), Ali Russell (86).

Official MOM : Keith Ward

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Other scores from the league Ash United 3-1 Hartley Wintney

Friday 20 September 2002
Squad named.

TERRY Eames names the following squad for the Dons return to league action this Saturday against North Greenford United:

Glen Shimmel, Andy Bell, Keith Ward, Dave Towse, Danny Roberts, Danny Oakins, Tony Readings, Sim Johnston, Lee Sidwell, Neil Robson, Lee Passmore, Andy Sullivan, Kevin Cooper, Joe Sheerin, Sean Marshall, Ali Russell, Simon Bassey.

AFC Wimbledon 3 v Brimsdown Rovers 3 AET

Wombles won 5-4 on penalties

Cup football returned to Wimbledon this evening and AFC Wimbledon proved they where the true Wombles by turning what should have been an easy game into a nail biting uphill struggle.

Brimsdown Rovers took the lead after Danny Oakins went to clear a cross only to loop the backwards onto the head of a Brimsdown striker who knocked it pass Glyn Shimmel who was coming out to get the ball.

Second half the womble where facing the westbank and looked more like a team, but it was Brimsdown who scored again when the referee waved play on from a foul on on the halfway line and a Brimsdown player went straight through every womble player in front of him and rocket the ball into the top right corner.

From the kick-off Wimbledon went straight up the other end and won a corner, which Sully took and placed it onto the head of Alistair Russel who scored his 1st goal in only his second game.

With time running down Danny Roberts went in for 50-50 ball, but was judged to have fouled the player and received his second yellow and the Dons where down to 10 men and still needing to score a goal to stay in the cup.

In true Womble fashion on the 90 min's up popped captain for the night Keith Ward to score with a head to take the game into extra time.

Extra Time

From the start the extra man started to show and Brimsdown broke free and took a 3-2 lead, again with time running out in the last minutes of the second half of extra time a ten men AFC Wimbledon again looking for a goal to stay in the cup, the ball was crossed into the box from Akin Gallimore, which the Brimsdown goalkeeper dropped into the path of three Wombles all of which had a shot on goal before the ball bounced clear to of all people Danny Oakins who made up for the mistake of the 1st goal by putting the ball into the back of the net to send the crowd into a frenzy.

That was not the end of the drama in the last attack of extra time Ali Russell broke free with only the goalkeeper to beat and hit the ball wide of the post.

Penalties

Brimsdown took the 1st penalty which Glyn saved. The rest of the penalties where all scored Passmore, Cooper, Gallimore, Oakins & Russell. With the last and winning penalty being taken and scored by Ali Russell.

Team Glyn Shimmel, Keith Ward (c), Danny Roberts, Danny Oakins, Tony Reading, Andy Sullivan, Simon Bassey, Lee Sidwell, Ali Russell, Kevin Cooper, Sean Marshall.

Subs: Akin Gallimore, Dave Towse, Sim Johnston, Lee Passmore, Daniel Couch.

Goalscores : Russell (75),Ward (90), Oakins (118 ET)

Pens : Passmore, Cooper, Gallimore, Oakins & Russell.

Attendance : 1,518

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Wednesday 18 September 2002
Terry Eames names squad.

MANAGER Terry Eames has named the following squad for the London Senior Cup match against Brimsdown Rovers:

Glen Shimmel, Keith Ward, Dave Towse, Danny Roberts, Danny Oakins, Akin Gallimore, Tony Readings, Sim Johnston, Lee Sidwell, Neil Robson, Lee Passmore,Daniel Couch, Andy Sullivan, Kevin Cooper, Joe Sheerin, Sean Marshall, Ali Russell, Simon Bassey.

Terry added:

"We have two or three knocks from Saturday to look at and the team is liable to change from Saturday's win against Reading Town".

Wednesday game against Brimsdown Rovers Kicks off at 7.45pm gate open 6.30pm, this game is cash on the door get there early or miss out.

News On Wednesday Nights Game - On Wednesday night if you wish to sit in the stand you will need to say this when you go through the turnstile, there will be no transfer tickets available inside the ground. Also blocks F & G Will be a non smoking section of the stand after consultation with AFCW supporters, these areas will be marked as such

Tuesday 17th September
Premier Division
Farnham Town 1-4 Southall
Godalming & G 1-2 AFC Wallingford
North Greenford Utd 3-2 Walton Casuals
Reading Town 0-3 Hartley Wintney
Viking Greenford 1-2 Bedfont

Date: 14/9/2002

AFC Wombles 2 Reading Town 0

The wombles got back to winning ways today, in front of 2,836 front the start the wombles took the game to Reading and after quite a few chances mainly by Coops and Joe Sheerin the Womble took the lead on the 23 min after Joe Sheerin surged pass the Reading defence on the right and put in a low cross which Andy Sullivan side footed into the back of the net.

For most of the second half both teams had there far share of goal chances, but neither side could make them count.

With 15 mins left Terry made two changes off went Kevin Cooper & Andy Sullivan and on came new boys Sean Marshall & Alistair Russell and with that the wombles stepped up the pace and with Lee Sidwell going down the left in was only going to be a matter of time before the wombles scored, it came from a cross from Lee Sidwell, Joe Sheerin could not put the ball in and from the rebound the ball fell to Sean Marshall who drove in low and hard through the leg's of a Reading defender and into the opposite corner.

Final result 2-0 bring on Brimsdown Rovers.

Full team

Glen Shimmel; Keith Ward, Danny Oakins, Sim Johnston, Dave Towse, Lee Sidwell, Neil Robson, Lee Passmore, Andy Sullivan; Kevin Cooper, Joe Sherrin.

Subs used : Sean Marshall, Alistair Russell, Simon Bassey.

Goalscores : Andy Sullivan 23, Sean Marshall 90.

Man of the Match : Joe Sheerin.

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Team news.

Date: 13/9/2002

Terry Eames has announced his team for tomorrow's game. As expected Cooper is back to partner Sheerin up front but there is no place for Readings in the defence. He's not even on the bench where Bassey, the player dropped after Withdean is joined by returnees Sean Marshall, Alistair Russell.

Full team

Glen Shimmel; Keith Ward, Danny Oakins, Sim Johnston, Dave Towse, Lee Sidwell, Neil Robson, Lee Passmore, Andy Sullivan; Kevin Cooper, Joe Sherrin.

Subs: Sean Marshall, Alistair Russell, Simon Bassey.

13/09/2002
The Dons Trust Wins Major Award - On Thursday The Dons Trust were announced as the winners of "The Trust Of The Year" at the Supporters Direct conference in London. So not only are we members of the biggest trust in the country it is now officially the best as well. Well done to everyone involved in the trust it's been a monumental year for it.

11/09/2002
Shirts Available On Saturday - The last of the pre ordered shirts and the first of the open sale one will be up for grabs on Saturday so don't forget to bring along your cash or Cheque book.

11/09/2002
Departing Players Return - Two players that departed AFC Wimbledon who Terry Eames had high hopes for have returned the players are Ali Russell & Sean Marshall.

Date: 13/9/2002

Full team

Glen Shimmel; Keith Ward, Danny Oakins, Sim Johnston, Dave Towse, Lee Sidwell, Neil Robson, Lee Passmore, Andy Sullivan; Kevin Cooper, Joe Sherrin.

Subs: Sean Marshall, Alistair Russell, Simon Bassey.

13/09/2002
The Dons Trust Wins Major Award - On Thursday The Dons Trust were announced as the winners of "The Trust Of The Year" at the Supporters Direct conference in London. So not only are we members of the biggest trust in the country it is now officially the best as well. Well done to everyone involved in the trust it's been a monumental year for it.

08/09/2002
New Venue For Frimley Green Game - The game against Frimley Green that is to be played on 28th September will now be played at AIMITA Stadium, Cherrywood Road, Farnborough, Farnborough Town's ground which has a capacity of 4,900.

Withdean 2000 vs AFC Wombles 2-0

Match report is from the Big Tissue.

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Saturday 7th September
F.A. Vase
Abingdon Town 3-0 Chessington United
Farnham Town 0-4 Whitehawk
Godalming & G 1-0 Three Bridges
Horsham YMCA 1-1 Chipstead
Merstham 6-0 Hartley Wintney
Westfield 3-4 Eastbourne Town
Whistable Town 2-4 Raynes Park Vale

Premier Division
AFC Wallingford 4-1 Chessington & Hook
Bedfont 2-1 Frimley Green
Cobham 1-2 North Greenford Utd
Cove 0-2 Southall
Reading Town 1-2 Feltham
Viking Greenford 1-1 Sandhurst Town
Walton Casuals 2-3 Ash United
Withdean 2000 2-0 AFC Wimbledon

Tuesday 10th September
Premier Division
Ash United 6-1 Cove
Bedfont 0-1 AFC Wallingford
Chessington & Hook 3-0 Walton Casuals
Chessington United 3-1 Godalming & G
Frimley Green 4-6 Hartley Wintney
Merstham 3-5 Withdean 2000
Sandhurst Town 2-0 Farnham Town
Viking Greenford 1-4 Southall
Westfield 1-4 Raynes Park Vale

Tuesday 10 September 2002
London Senior Cup date confirmed.

Dons Chairman Kris Stewart has confirmed the London Senior Cup fixture against Brimsdown Rovers will take place on Wednesday 18 September:

"I am very pleased finally to announce that our London Senior Cup match against Brimsdown Rovers will take place on Wednesday 18 September at Kingsmeadow.

Due to the confusion over this fixture and the late confirmation, we have decided to lower our entrance prices for this match. We will be charging £5 for adults, £2 for concessions and £1 for under-16s.

With this being our first foray into the London Senior Cup since Wimbledon last won it in 1977, this will be a new experience for me and for many of you. I know Brimsdown Rovers are excited about travelling down to play us and are hoping to progress in this competition, having been knocked out of the Vase on Saturday. Let's hope they have a great night, but go home empty-handed.

Hope to see you all on the 18th."

Supporters are reminded that season tickets do not cover this game. Seats in the stand will not be reserved, transfers are available on the night for £2. Turnstiles open at 6:30pm.

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Monday 9 September 2002
Injury update.

Kevin Cooper
Slight hamstring strain in left leg. Taken off as a precaution at Southall. Responded well to treatment in training. Was given rehab work at home and by Saturday the injury had almost completely cleared up. I expect Coops to be fit for selection next Saturday.

Joe Sheerin
Joe's toe injury is becoming legendary in the treatment room. He has been unlucky in that a player trod on that toe in training two days before the Sandhurst game. Having recovered from that setback the same thing happened at Southall! Joe no longer believes in the luck of the Irish. However, he can train and play and I expect him to be in the squad for Reading Town.

Tony Readings
Seven stitches in a head wound on the opening day at Sandhurst. Tony has been back in training and been in the squad for the past three games since being given the all-clear by the Doctor.

Simon Bassey
Simon strained a muscle behind the knee but can now play with little discomfort. He has lost nothing in his playing style as witnessed in his performance at Withdean.

Just as I have cleared the treatment room Paul Braham, our fitness coach, reported to the game on Saturday with a splinter behind his thumb nail. However, the playing side is now all OK. Just the bumps and bruises that should be expected during the course of a season.

Unless there are any injuries picked up during training this week I can look forward to relaxing and watching Emo and the lads take this League by the scruff of the neck and put together a long winning run!

John 'fingers' Harris
Sports Therapist
AFC Wimbledon

Withdean 2002 2-0 AFC Wimbledon

By Michael Joyce Big Tissue
Date: 7/9/2002

A defeat and a bad one, the worst so far. At the end we were cursing the inequities of a juvenile ref, but in truth we were well beaten today. The Dons missed Kevin Cooper badly though in his absence their No 10 Sam Francis gave an electrifying performance.

Eames used a 4-5-1 system, with Bassey brought into the midfield in an attempt to try and stifle the highflying W2000, but it didn't work mainly because of the form of Francis and his strike partner Shepherd.

After a delayed kick off (10 minutes after a supporters' coach broke down) Withdean dominated the first half. With Francis seemingly capable of breezing past the nearest two defenders whenever he got the ball a lot of our defending was distinctly last ditch.

They had about 6 or 7 goal attempts in the first half while our only moment was a tame Sheerin shot straight at their keeper. The main entertainment for Dons fans was attempting to sneak alcohol into the stands past the beady eyed surveillance of the local official with the extraordinarily conspicuous pitch black hair weave.

Nil nil at half time and the Dons fans felt fortunate to be going in level but confident that the second half would be a great improvement. And, despite Shimmel having to dive full length early on to save from a free kick, things looked a bit better after the restart.

The Dons had begun to exert a bit of pressure; Robson had a left foot shot from outside the box skim the top of the bar; the fans were making a big noise behind the goal and the Dons were enjoying their best period of the game when Withdean scored.

A fairly aimless hoof forward caught our defence square and Francis raced clear before oh so confidently sliding the ball round Shimmel into the far corner. His fifth goal in four games.

Referees, like policemen and chart toppers, are getting younger but today's specimen, a Master Steven Cook, was a real Harry Potter job. He looked liked he moved straight from the teat and on to the whistle. No doubt the precocious little twerp will be refing in the Football League before he has to shave, but today he was all over the place.

Borderline decisions had been heads or tails propositions all afternoon (normally with the home side calling correct) but his decision to give a penalty for what was clearly - even from 100 yards away - a fair tackle was an indignity too far. (Credit though to their right back, Pook, for the fantastic run that lead to the tackle.)

Justice was done when Schemmel saved the spot kick but the atmosphere on and off the pitch got increasingly factitious from then on. The mood wasn't helped by the, now traditional, dispute over what exactly the franchise score was.

No sooner had a chant of "Franchise are losing" gone out than the chorus of WAP and Walkman naysayers piped up that it was in fact the Fran that had taken an 81st minute 3-2 lead.

Then, just as the revised news had dampened down the far corners of the support, the first "No, I was right the first time," voices were heard, confident that it was 3-2 Leicester all along. For the next five minutes every other head seemed to staring intently into a mobile screen or straining to catch an earpiece announcement. Positions were taken and staunchly defended, arms were folded in the certainty that Alex Tapp had scored for Franchise and everyone else was wrong.

By the time the bickering had died down and every phone had got its correction the Selhurst Park encounter was over, time was running out for AFC, everybody was wishing everyone else had shut up about the Fran score and Malcolm in the Middle was pointing to the spot after awarding another penalty.

He was on safer ground this time. Shepherd had picked up the ball on the half way wide out on the left and set off on an epic run that took him past two defenders before being brought down in the box by, guesstimate, Ward. Defender Glen Davies made it 2-0.

Before the restart an almighty brawl took place in the centre circle. Didn't see it start but Ward looked to be prominent and two players were booked. The two teams squabbled and kicked their way to full time.

Even the news that England were leading 1-0 was spoilt by the word that the runt Bowyer had scored. An appropriate end to a sour afternoon of misinformation and bitterness.

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Tuesday 3rd September 2002

Southall 0 v AFC Wimbledon 0

Match Report

Firstly thanks to Southall for making us welcome off the pitch, with loads of curry throughout the match. The Game itself well that was like the pitch very rough, from the start the ref. made bad decision after bad decision there were hardly any chances for either teams, the attmosphire was again great with over 950 of the 1046 crowd womble fans.

Towards the end of the match the game started to get very dirty with elbow and some fist's flying all over the pitch.

Both of Sheerin and Coop's had to be substituted. Whilst top scorer Kevin Cooper's slight hamstring strain should not keep him out of that match, there is more concern over club captain Joe Sheerin.

He had to have an x-ray on his toe and so he could be doubtful for Saturday. He had a bad injury a few years back which meant he had to ahve a pin in his toe which someone trod on today.

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Final Score 0-0

Team Glyn SHIMMEL, 2 Keith WARD, 3 Dave TOWSE, 4 Danny OAKEN, 5 Sim JOHNSTON, 6 Lee SIDWELL, 7 Lee PASSMORE Booked, 8 Neil ROBSON, 9 Joe SHEERIN 85 Booked, 10 Kevin COOPER 80, 11 Andy SULLIVAN,

Subs used12 Glen MULCAIRE 80 Booked , 14 Dave FRY 85

Subs not used 15 Tony READINGS

Attendance : 1,046

Goal Scorers none MOM Glyn Shimmel

Both Southall and Withdean 2000 are not voucher only entry, both Chalfont St Peter and Worthing are large grounds and there should be no problems accommodating all supporters wishing to attend either game.

The entry prices for the games are:

Tuesday 3rd September.
F.A. Cup - Preliminary Round Replays
AFC Wallingford 4-1 Brentwood
Chessington & Hook 1-3 Hillingdon Borough

Premier Division
Ash United 5-0 Frimley Green
Chessington United 0-0 Merstham
Chipstead 2-3 Westfield
Cove 1-1 Farnham Town
Godalming & G 3-1 Walton Casuals
Hartley Wintney 1-1 Cobham
Raynes Park Vale 1-1 Bedfont
Reading Town 3-0 North Greenford Utd
Southall 0-0 AFC Wimbledon

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