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On This Day in 1964
John Martin is thwarted by Hitchin 'keeper Dave Marshall as the Dons win 4-2 to keep up their quest to secure a third successive Isthmian League title. Buoyed up by the news that leaders Hendon could only draw with Tooting the previous night, Brian Martin was the architect of a victory that allowed Wimbledon to make up ground before the north London Dons travelled to Plough Lane for what was effectively a title showdown the following Saturday.
Click here for On This Day at historicaldons.com
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As the Premier League clubs grew richer 30 years ago, little Wimbledon struggled to survive. Despite a good start to the 1995-96 season, an alarming autumn slump saw the Dons flirting with relegation before victories at Stamford Bridge and Highbury within a four-day period over Christmas lifted some of the gloom. Progressing through to the FA Cup 5th round, only a late, late equaliser from Efan Ekoku at Huddersfield kept hopes alive before a memorable quarter final with Chelsea. Four wins in the five games after a replay defeat ensured survival for another year. Every match is celebrated with the memories of Ekoku and many others in the latest edition of the Historical Don.
30th Mar 2026 19:42:02 
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On sale from outside the club shop at the Luton, Plymouth and Huddersfield games for just £2. With printing costs soaring, the price will increase next year so grab it while you can.
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Dust your boots down, guys - this is your chance to play on the hallowed turf of Plough Lane. The WAWF Cup takes place on May 31 and we are looking for fans to line up to play along side the likes of Jon Main and Mickey Haswell (more TBC), in teams managed by Mark Robinson and Terry Brown. Full use of stadium/changing rooms etc. Hampshire referee etc. West Stand open for fans, Phoenix open for thirsty fans/players. Photos of the day and probably a few bits thrown in tbc too. And if you can't play, why not be an assistant manager or a mascot for the day... All proceeds to the playing budget, too. [Link]
26th Mar 2026 12:37:56 
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I suspect most of us have known people who were killed or had relatives killed in air crashes or near misses. Someone who I knew lost their father in the 1972 Heathrow crash. I flew to Munich two days later and the cabin crew were making sure nobody had a newspaper with pictures of the crash out before we took off.
31st Mar 2026 10:02:34 
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RK-someone I went to school with’s mum was on that flight
31st Mar 2026 09:01:39 
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Talking to a guy in the pub last night who I've known for some time and he says he was bumped off this flight in 1974 [Link]
31st Mar 2026 08:34:22 
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hope he bought the Torkish Airline staff a drink
Never offside… :)
31st Mar 2026 08:18:21 
 [140.lo.gg.ed] 
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Maybe not Leigh, as there's always the "butterfly effect" to take into considerstion ..
31st Mar 2026 07:51:21 
 [86.lo.gg.ed] 
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Having watched the footage of the home playoff match, Neufville might have been a tad offside. Harbottle in the first leg wasn't so we went through anyway.
30th Mar 2026 23:21:15 
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CW- it wasn’t.
30th Mar 2026 22:03:59 
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Lacking Wolfpack merch could be argued another way.
30th Mar 2026 21:55:50 
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We have the commercial agility equivalent of the QE1
There hasn't been any wolfpack merchandise has there? I'd draw the line at that but a bunch of players can call themselves whatever they like.
30th Mar 2026 21:45:53 
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would be interesting to come up with ideas of what players at various clubs should call themselves
Can understand your reticence KT2 but personally I don’t compare or consider the “Wolfpack” nomenclature with the Crazy Gang. To such extent that I don’t think that’s what anyone there at the time or at the club now is trying to do
30th Mar 2026 21:41:36 
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The Wolfpack quote, as I understand it. Is specific to the latter part of that promotion season and as such has value to it. The Crazy Gang was a generational thing. Different.
Recently I keep hearing references to the previous AFCW side to achieve promotion to L1 being known as the 'Wolf Pack'. Is it me or is that an unbearably pony attempt at a crazy gang throwback. Sorry just can't get behind it. Feels like something that would have happened if Mark Robinson got a job at LA Galaxy. Go Wolfpack.
30th Mar 2026 21:34:27 
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Also brings to mind those people you see in spoons wearing hoodies with wolves' faces printed on them.
Josh Neufville was in the away end at Stockport apparently, my mate Jim pointed out his classic goal in the Notts County play off semi was offside
30th Mar 2026 21:29:16 
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Could well be that, CW as I seem to remember Nobby Stiles being in the same photo? Long time ago though so memories are warped.
30th Mar 2026 20:16:48 
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OI I rarely talked to him about Wimbledon FC as I think back then we were something of an acquired taste for ex-refs, refs and future refs alike.
Did you ever get an opinion from him on the Cup Final penalty though Trigger?
30th Mar 2026 20:11:53 
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Nicholls, who was a Football League referee from 1966 to 1973, was also involved in another memorable occasion at Home Park. He was one of the linesmen when a Football League representative side beat their Irish League counterparts 12-0 in September 1966. Seven members of England's 1966 World Cup winning team were involved in that match, which attracted a crowd of more than 35,000
30th Mar 2026 19:43:14 
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This presumably was the Blanchflowr game
Could have been that. Could have been lost in translation. Could have been he lied but I have a watch!
30th Mar 2026 19:36:02 
 [195.lo.gg.ed] 
I’ll look it up. If you can find the photo of him yelling at Blanchflower I’ll buy you a pint of Beamish Stout.
Looking back at Real Madrid European games to that time the only one reffed by an English ref(with presumably English linos)was the March 1968 quarter final against Sparta Prague, Real lost to Man U in the semis
30th Mar 2026 19:19:52 
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Would it have been neutral venues back in them there days?
30th Mar 2026 19:10:27 
 [195.lo.gg.ed] 
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Enjoyed it so much he celebrated by buying a boat apparently ;)
30th Mar 2026 19:09:34 
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Even being Lino at the Bernabéu must have been ace
30th Mar 2026 19:07:39 
 [81.lo.gg.ed] 
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I don’t. I would have done at some point but will need to check. And I do know that he was lino rather than ref for that game so apologies for inadvertently misleading.
30th Mar 2026 19:03:49 
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Do you know who the Real Madrid game was against?
30th Mar 2026 19:00:49 
 [81.lo.gg.ed] 
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I never got him to Plough Lane or KM as too far to travel but I do regret that we never got to Home Park together.
30th Mar 2026 18:48:11 
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He loved his football.
And failed 💥
30th Mar 2026 18:46:26 
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In that report of the Plymouth v Santos game it says that the Brazilians tried to change the ref at half time!!
30th Mar 2026 18:38:38 
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