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Earlsfield is approx. 20 minute walk to the ground, with trains served from Waterloo. Haydens Road is slightly closer to the ground but is served via Thameslink trains. Wimbledon station is approx. 25 minute from the ground with trains served from Waterloo and also on the District Line of the London Underground, with trains from Edgeware Road (approx. 10 minutes walk from Marylebone) and Paddington. Check www.nationalrail.co.uk for specific times and connections of trains. |
KNOW YOUR HISTORY
- Wanderers and Wimbledon first met during the 1921/22 season after both clubs had gained entry to the Isthmian League. The first meeting in October 1921 saw The Dons triumph in front of a 6,000 gate at Plough Lane.
- The two sides continued to meet in the Isthmian League until the end of the 1963/64 season when Wimbledon, after winning three successive Isthmian League Championships, opted to join the professional ranks of the Southern League.
- The final Isthmian League meeting between the two sides took place at Loakes Park on Wednesday 9th October 1963. A sizeable home contingent urged on Wycombe from the start with Tony Horseman giving Wanderers the lead on 14 minutes. However, some of the home crowd were too enthusiastic and a warning had to be announced over the public address system to say that if any more fireworks were thrown at the Wimbledon goalkeeper and defenders, the match would be abandoned. With order restored, Wycombe weathered a potential Wimbledon fightback and Paul Hodges added a second goal a minute into the second-half to ensure Wimbledon's unbeaten start to the season was ended. Playing in the Wycombe side that evening was 20 year old midfielder Dave Bassett. He would go on to join Wimbledon the following season and eventually manage them during their early Football League days. Meanwhile, Wycombe and Wimbledon would not meet again in a competitive fixture for nearly 38 years.
- Both sides hit the FA Cup headlines on Saturday 4th January 1975 as non-League clubs - on that day Wanderers held First Division Middlesbrough to a goalless draw at Loakes Park in a Third Round Proper encounter, while Wimbledon went one better and beat First Division Burnley away from home to set up a Fourth Round tie with Leeds United.
- Towards the end of the 1975/76 season both sides competed in an Anglo-Italian tournament. Wanderers played home and away to Pistoiese and Teramo, while The Dons took on Benevento and Siracusa. Both Wycombe and Wimbledon won their home ties but The Dons went on to have the better luck in the return games in Italy to reach the final, where they lost 1-0 to Monza - the side Wanderers had beaten earlier in the 1975/76 season in another Anglo-Italian tie.
- Having won the Southern League for three consecutive seasons, Wimbledon won election to the Football League for the 1977/78 season - replacing Workington. A remarkable run saw them rise to the top division of English football by the end of the 1985/86 season under the Managership of Dave Bassett - Wycombe, meanwhile, were being relegated after just one season in the 'Gola League' - thus opening up a gap of four divisions between the two sides.
- Wimbledon's greatest achivement came in May 1988 when they beat Liverpool 1-0 in the FA Cup Final at Wembley - the winning goal coming from Lawrie Sanchez.
- The most memorable encounters between the two sides came in the FA Cup Fifth Round ties during the 2000/1 season. A then record Adams Park gate of 9,650 watched the original tie which saw The Dons take a 2-0 lead and look to be cruising into the quarter-finals. A triple substitution by Wanderers Manager Lawrie Sanchez proved to be the changing point in the tie, with Michael Simpson and then Steve Brown grabbing the goals that would take the tie to a replay at Selhurst Park the following Tuesday.
- An amazing penalty shoot-out was the culmination of the replay - Wanderers, earning the right to face Leicester City in the Fifth Round with an 8-7 victory.
- It would be seven more years before the sides would meet again - with the now 'AFC Wimbledon' as members of the Conference South hosting Wycombe in a FA Cup First Round meeting at Kingsmeadow. Wycombe crusied through that day but four years later the two sides would meet again at League level for the first time in 49 years after fans owned Dons won promotion to the Football League at the end of the 2010/11 season and Wanderers joining them in the bottom division of the Football League following relegation at the end of the 2011/12 campaign.
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Chairboy Connections |
A selection of players who have played for both Clubs.
Indicates profile available
Gareth Ainsworth
- Spent five years with The Dons between 1998 and 2003 having started his pro career with Preston North End in 1992 that included a Wembley appearance against Wycombe in the 1994 Division Three Play-Off Final. Moved to Lincoln City in October 1995 before he became Port Vale's record signing in September 1997 when he moved from Sincil Bank for a £500,000 fee. Spent just over a year at Vale Park before another record fee of £2m saw him leave for the them Premier League The Dons in 1998. His time with The Dons was plauged with injuries - making 8 Premier League appearance during 1998/99 and just two the following the season - although he did score his only Premier League goals when he netted twice in a 3-3 draw at Newcastle United on 21 August 1999. He was in The Dons side (now relegated to the second tier) that lost to Wanderers during the legendary FA Cup run of 2000/2001 but with First Team opportunites limited was loaned back to Preston during the 2001/2 season and eventually signed for Cardiff City and then QPR. Moved initially on loan to Wycombe in November 2009 before making the deal permanent in January 2010. Went on to become Wanderers Manager during the 2012/13 season.
Will Antwi - Defender who made 55 appearances for Wycombe during a four year spell having signed on a free from Aldershot Town in May 2005. Joined The Dons in September 2012 having spent time at Dagenham, Luton Town, Grimsby Town (loan) and Staines Town.
'Ade' Azeez - Striker who made his senior debut aged 18 as substitute while on loan to the Wanderers from Charlton Athletic in November 2012 against Burton Albion. Injured in his first start in a Football League Trophy tie at Yeovil and returned to The Valley shortly afterwards having made five appearances for Wycombe. Subsequently had loan spells with Leyton Orient, Torquay United and Dagenham & Redbridge before a permanent move to The Dons in June 2014.
Dave Bassett - Former Dons player and Manager who spent a short spell as a player at Wycombe in the 1960's. Has since gone on to manager just about everybody.
Alan Bennett - Made 26 appearances for Wanderers during an 18 month spell that started when he joined on loan from Brentford in January 2010. A former trainee at Reading but
made his pro debut while on loan at Southampton. Joined The Dons in January 2013 following a season and a half at Cheltenham.
Gary Blissett - Dons striker who spent a short spell on loan at Wycombe during December 1995, making 4 appearances.
Joe Blochel - Former schoolboy with Southampton who made 6 Football League appearances on loan at Wimbledon during the 1981/82 season. The striker spent time playing football in Sweden before joining Wanderers in 1985 - making 35 appearances and scoring 5 goals.
Drewe Broughton - Nomadic striker who spent a short spell on loan at Wycombe during the 2004/5 season from Southend United. His time at Wimbledon came during the 2010/11 season when he scored twice in 8 Conference appearances while on loan from Lincoln City.
Dannie Bulman - Made close to 250 First Team for the Wanderers following a £10,000 move from Ashford Town in July 1998 - making his debut as 19 year old at Adams Park and scoring with his first touch. Moved to Stevenage Borough in the summer of 2004. Loaned to Crawley Town for the 2006/07 Conference season before a permanent move a year later. Totalled 126 Conference apps for Crawley before signing for Oxford United in the summer of 2009. Moved back to Crawley in September 2010, going on to add 171 more senior appearances before switching to The Dons in the summer of 2014 at the age of 35 and quickly becoming a regular.
Stewart Castledine - Signed by Wycombe in May 2000 after six seasons with Wimbledon and was subsequently part of the squad that reached the FA Cup Semi-Final the following season. Had also played for Wanderers on loan during the 1995/96 season.
Darius Charles - A big favourite with Wycombe fans during his three year spell at Adams Park, having signed from The Dons in the summer of 2018. Returned to Wimbledon in the summer of 2021 but retired from the playing side in April 2022.
Steven Gregory - Former Youth Team player with the Wanderers who made debuted as substitute in the final game of the 2005/06 season aged 18 but after adding five further substitute appearances was released at the end of the 2007/08 season in the aftermath of the resignation of Manager Paul Lambert. Went on to join Hayes & Yeading in the Conference where he had been on loan while with the Wanderers. Joined Wimbledon in the summer of 2009 and went on to become regular in the side that won promotion to the Football League. Switched to Bournemouth during the summer of 2011 but returned to Wimbledon on loan during the first half of the 2011/12 season. Released by Bournemouth following his return to the South coast side and went on to join Gillingham where he remained until the end of the 2013/14 season.
Ben Harding - Midfielder who had a fairly unhappy spell at Wycombe following a free transfer from Aldershot Town in the summmer of 2011. Made just 5 starts for Wycombe under Gary Waddock before moving to Northampton Town on loan in early January 2012, with the deal becoming permament on deadline day at the end of the same month. Originally played as a youngster with Wimbledon - making his First Team debut in November 2003 and remained at the Club during the controversial move to Milton Keynes.
Paul Hodges - Made 37 appearances and scored 9 goals for Wanderers during the 1963-64 season. Moved to Wimbledeon when they turned professional in 1964 and spend eight seasons there, completing more than 350 appearances and scoring over 100 goals.
Barry Silkman
- Played for Wimbledon in the Southern League in the early 1970's and had a short spell at Wycombe in 1986/87 season after his Football League career concluded. Played against Wycombe in the FA Cup for Harrow
Borough in November 2000.
Justin Skinner - Left-back who made five Football League appearances for Wycombe during the 1994/95 season on loan from Wimbledon. Has also appeared on loan for Bournemouth.
Peter Suddaby - Spent a short time at Wimbledon in the early 1980's in between two spells at Wycombe. Later had a unsuccessful time as Wycombe Manager during the 1987/88 season.
Kevin Tilley - Former Dons right-back who featured in their non-League days in the mid 1970's. Made 39 Isthmian League appearances for Wycombe in the 1984/85 season. Has also played for QPR, Aylesbury United and Hayes.
Dave Winfield - Defender who joined Shrewsbury Town from Wycombe in the summer of 2013 following three successful years at Adams Park. Originally signed by Gary Waddock for Wycombe from Aldershot in the summer of 2010 - a fee of £25,000 eventually being determined by a tribunial. Left Shrewsbury after just one season to join York City. Made 7 loan appearances for The Dons from York during the second-half of the 2014/15 season.
Lee Worgan - Goalkeeper who made two loan appearances for Wanderers at the age of 20 from The Dons during the 2003/4 season as cover for the injured Steve Williams, Frank Talia, and Tom Gott. Failed to make an impact with Wimbledon and later dropped down to non-League football with Hastings United, Tonbridge Angels and then Maidstone United.
Not forgetting these two::
 Lawrie Sanchez
- Scored 'that goal' for The Dons in the 1988 FA Cup Final. Joined Wycombe as Manager in February 1999 and made history by taking The Chairboys on a record breaking FA Cup run during 2000/2001.
Terry Gibson - Former Dons player who joined Wycombe as Assistant Coach to Lawrie Sanchez in February 1999. As a player he also played for Coventry City and Manchester United.
Also:
Shahed Ahmed
- Former Youth Team player with The Dons who made five appearances for Wanderers (all from the bench) during the 2004/5 season. Scored in the 'League Two' game at Kidderminster in August 2004.
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| Chairboys
v The Dons - all previous meetings |
| DATE |
Comp |
V |
Res |
SCORE |
Att |
| Sat, Oct 1, 1921 | IL | A | W | 4-3 | 6,000 |
| Sat, Feb 25, 1922 | IL | H | W | 7-1 | |
| Sat, Feb 17, 1923 | IL | H | W | 5-4 | |
| Sat, Mar 3, 1923 | IL | A | L | 2-4 | |
| Sat, Nov 10, 1923 | IL | A | D | 1-1 | |
| Wed, Apr 9, 1924 | IL | H | W | 8-0 | |
| Sat, Nov 22, 1924 | IL | A | W | 5-4 | |
| Sat, Feb 7, 1925 | IL | H | L | 1-4 | |
| Sat, Oct 24, 1925 | IL | A | W | 4-2 | 3,000 |
| Sat, Feb 6, 1926 | IL | H | W | 9-2 | |
| Sat, Mar 12, 1927 | IL | H | W | 3-1 | 2,000 |
| Wed, Apr 20, 1927 | IL | A | L | 0-3 | |
| Sat, Nov 5, 1927 | IL | A | L | 1-6 | |
| Wed, May 2, 1928 | IL | H | W | 4-0 | |
| Sat, Sep 1, 1928 | IL | H | W | 4-3 | 2,000 |
| Sat, Nov 24, 1928 | IL | A | L | 0-2 | |
| Mon, Apr 1, 1929 | Fr | A | L | 4-5 | |
| Sat, Apr 12, 1930 | IL | A | L | 1-3 | |
| Mon, Apr 28, 1930 | IL | H | W | 4-1 | |
| Sat, Nov 1, 1930 | IL | A | L | 1-3 | |
| Sat, Mar 28, 1931 | IL | H | W | 1-0 | |
| Sat, Nov 7, 1931 | IL | H | W | 7-1 | 5,500 |
| Wed, Apr 20, 1932 | IL | A | L | 0-3 | |
| Sat, Dec 10, 1932 | FAAC1 | H | L | 1-2 | 4,002 |
| Sat, Feb 4, 1933 | IL | A | W | 3-2 | |
| Sat, Feb 18, 1933 | IL | H | D | 2-2 | |
| Sat, Aug 26, 1933 | IL | A | L | 1-4 | |
| Sat, Sep 16, 1933 | IL | H | L | 1-2 | 5,000 |
| Sat, Oct 27, 1934 | IL | A | L | 1-4 | 3,700 |
| Sat, Dec 22, 1934 | IL | H | D | 1-1 | 3,000 |
| Sat, Dec 21, 1935 | IL | H | L | 2-6 | |
| Sat, Apr 4, 1936 | IL | A | L | 0-1 | |
| Sat, Apr 10, 1937 | IL | H | W | 2-1 | |
| Sat, Apr 17, 1937 | IL | A | D | 2-2 | |
| Sat, Apr 2, 1938 | IL | H | D | 2-2 | |
| Sat, Apr 9, 1938 | IL | A | L | 1-3 | |
| Sat, Mar 4, 1939 | IL | A | L | 3-9 | |
| Sat, Apr 1, 1939 | IL | H | W | 4-3 | |
| Sat, Oct 14, 1939 | Fr | H | D | 3-3 | |
| Sat, May 5, 1945 | Fr | H | W | 4-1 | |
| Sat, Nov 3, 1945 | IL | A | L | 3-4 | |
| Sat, Dec 8, 1945 | IL | H | W | 4-1 | |
| Sat, Oct 12, 1946 | IL | A | D | 2-2 | |
| Sat, Dec 21, 1946 | IL | H | W | 4-3 | |
| Sat, Sep 27, 1947 | IL | A | D | 5-5 | |
| Sat, Mar 13, 1948 | IL | H | W | 2-1 | 3,650 |
| Sat, Dec 11, 1948 | IL | A | L | 1-9 | |
| Sat, Dec 18, 1948 | IL | H | W | 5-1 | |
| Sat, Nov 12, 1949 | IL | A | L | 0-5 | 4,000 |
| Sat, Mar 25, 1950 | IL | H | W | 4-1 | 4,000 |
| Wed, Apr 25, 1951 | IL | A | L | 1-4 | |
| Sat, Apr 28, 1951 | IL | H | D | 0-0 | |
| Sat, Jan 5, 1952 | IL | H | D | 2-2 | |
| Sat, Feb 2, 1952 | IL | A | L | 2-4 | |
| Sat, Oct 4, 1952 | IL | H | D | 1-1 | 8,000 |
| Sat, Nov 1, 1952 | IL | A | L | 1-6 | |
| Sat, Dec 5, 1953 | IL | A | W | 1-0 | |
| Sat, Apr 3, 1954 | IL | H | W | 5-2 | |
| Sat, Nov 6, 1954 | IL | H | W | 3-0 | 5,000 |
| Mon, Apr 18, 1955 | IL | A | W | 3-1 | |
| Sat, Oct 1, 1955 | IL | A | L | 0-1 | |
| Sat, Mar 3, 1956 | IL | H | W | 4-1 | |
| Sat, Nov 10, 1956 | IL | A | W | 4-1 | |
| Sat, Mar 23, 1957 | IL | H | D | 0-0 | |
| Sat, Oct 12, 1957 | IL | A | W | 2-1 | |
| Sat, Dec 21, 1957 | IL | H | W | 3-1 | |
| Sat, Apr 4, 1959 |
IL |
H |
W |
1-0 |
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| Sat, Apr 25, 1959 |
IL |
A |
L |
0-4 |
|
| Sat, Sep 26, 1959 |
IL |
A |
L |
1-2 |
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| Sat, Apr 9, 1960 |
IL |
H |
W |
4-1 |
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| Sat, Oct 15, 1960 |
IL |
A |
L |
1-2 |
|
| Sat,
Jan 21, 1961 |
FAAC1 |
H |
L |
1-2 |
5,000 |
| Sat,
May 6, 1961 |
IL |
H |
W |
2-1 |
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| Sat,
Oct 14, 1961 |
IL |
A |
L |
0-2 |
2,692 |
| Sat,
Feb 17, 1962 |
FAAC3 |
A |
L |
0-1 |
9,254 |
| Sat,
Mar 24, 1962 |
IL |
H |
L |
0-1 |
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| Sat,
Nov 10, 1962 |
IL |
H |
W |
3-2 |
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| Tue,
Mar 12, 1963 |
IL |
A |
L |
1-5 |
2,598 |
| Sat,
Sep 21, 1963 |
IL |
A |
L |
0-1 |
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| Wed,
Oct 9, 1963 |
IL |
H |
W |
2-0 |
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| Tue, Aug 5, 1969 |
Fr |
H |
D |
1-1 |
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| Tue, Aug 7, 1974 |
Fr |
H |
L |
1-2 |
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| Thu, Aug 5, 1975 |
Fr |
H |
L |
0-1 |
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| Tue, Aug 10, 1976 |
Fr |
H |
W |
2-1 |
560 |
| Tue, Dec 12, 1978 |
Fr |
H |
W |
4-1 |
560 |
| Sat,
Feb 17, 2001 |
FAC5 |
H |
D |
2-2 |
9,650 |
| Tue,
Feb 20, 2001 |
FAC5r |
A |
D |
2-2* |
9,464 |
| Mon,
Nov 10, 2008 |
FAC1 |
A |
W |
4-1 |
4,528 |
| Sat,
Sep 22, 2012 |
FL3 |
H |
L |
0-1 |
4,260 |
| Sat,
Jan 12, 2013 |
FL3 |
A |
D |
2-2 |
4,507 |
| Sat,
Aug 10, 2013 |
FL3 |
A |
L |
0-1 |
4,235 |
| Sat,
Jan 4, 2014 |
FL3 |
H |
L |
0-3 |
3,513 |
| Sat,
Oct 18, 2014 |
FL3 |
H |
W |
2-0 |
4,329 |
| Sun,
Dec 7, 2014 |
FAC2 |
H |
L |
0-1 |
3,196 |
| Sat, Apr 18, 2015 |
FL3 |
A |
D |
0-0 |
4,535 |
| Sat, Nov 21, 2015 |
FL3 |
A |
D |
1-1 |
4,482 |
| Sat, Apr 2, 2016 |
FL3 |
H |
L |
1-2 |
4,560 |
| Sat, Dec 22, 2018 |
FL2 |
H |
L |
1-2 |
5,814 |
| Sat, Apr 27, 2019 |
FL2 |
A |
L |
1-2 |
4,850 |
| Sat, Aug 31, 2019 |
FL2 |
A |
D |
0-0 |
4,521 |
| Sat, Dec 11, 2021 |
FL2 |
H |
D |
2-2 |
4,915 |
| Mon, Apr 18, 2022 |
FL2 |
A |
D |
1-1 |
8,502 |
| Sat, Nov 18, 2023 |
FLT1 |
H |
W |
1-0 |
664 |
Key:
IL = Isthmian League
FAAC = FA Amateur Cup
FAC = FA Challenge Cup
Fr = Friendly
FL3 = Football League 'League Two'
FL2 = Football League 'League One'
FLT = Football League Trophy
*Wycombe won 8-7 on penalties |
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