Football in the mid-1970s was not for the faint-hearted. Determined to shoot down the champions, the Dons’ Southern League rivals tried every trick in the book to stop Allen Batsford’s hardened band of brothers as they battled towards a memorable Southern League and Cup double 50 years ago. In the new edition of the Historical Don, players and fans from those days recall a series of bruising encounters - Kevin Tilley on being battered at Bedford, Glenn Aitken on being whipped at Wigan, Billy Edwards on being kicked by Kettering, Dave Donaldson on defeat at Dagenham and Selwyn Rice on the night when six were dismissed during a war with Wealdstone. After the dust had settled, the Dons travelled to take part in the summer Anglo-Italian Cup tournament where, in the manager's memorable phrase, “we were kicked from one end of Italy to the other.”

Cheeky idea for a new sticky :) You are cordially invited to the WAWF Pub Quiz in The Alex, on November 2. There will be some genuinely fantastic prizes up for grabs on the night - including a signed shirt, signed football, home match hospitality tickets signed/framed photographs, 7-a-side pitch and function room hire at Goals Wimbledon and more tbc… The night will be hosted by the one and only Mick ‘Scores On The Dores’ Dore with a live Name That Tune round performed by our very own Sammy Mac. There may even be a few familiar faces taking part in the quiz, too. Tickets are £5/person (raffle tickets £10/strip) - see [Link] for more info and to book your spot. Oh, and all proceeds go to the transfer budget so entering will probably guarantee we get that Play-Off spot :)