Happy days none the less.... it went a bit down hill for a few years after that but i'm pleased to see the club thriving fairly well now.

To be honest, i think it was a bit of both but overall, my recollection was that TVP didn't want the game held in Wallingford as we couldn't cope with the likely crowd size given that you guys had just won the league.

Agree, all those who were too Billy big time to go to CCL games, especially away ones, missed out a lot

OI, more likely that Wallingford were tempted by a bigger pay day at KM than they would get at home in midweek

*home, not honest.

That was a weird day. Remember bumping into Tony Readings at a petrol station en route to the game, in the days when players drove themselves to games and were unpaid (allegedly). It was a horrible dark autumn afternoon. Fortunately, there were not too many of those. The following season, last game, the away game got switched to Kingsmeadow, which we won, despite only drawing the honest game a few weeks earlier, to go the whole season unbeaten with 42 wins. 4 draws and an average score of 4-1. The closest we came to losing was at home to Reading Town but scraped a lucky draw.

and we never got to go back, the second season. Presumably Thames Valley police weren't keen.

Whole day at Wallingford felt surreal. Even the weather was a bit weird

I was a volunteer marshal at that AFC Wallingford game. Helped break-up/prevent a fight too. Surprised myself TBH.

6M - excellent 👍 nothing better than walking and fresh/sea air 😊 Amazing place Iceland, can’t wait to get back there for a better look (only been there with a group of A-level students in 2012…) 👏

€6m, it was Oxford Utd fans that came for a ruck after their game had been postponed

Leatherhead FC were thinking about re-locating from Fetcham Grove to River Lane about ten year's ago iierc. There were major concerns over the risk of flooding at the former but I'm not sure that risk would be reduced move with a move to River Lane

and the heritage train journey too

Nice to see red and black maje an appearance. He must like that colour combination given AFC Wallingford and now AFC Bournemouth play on them. I did enjoy the Seagrave Haulage Combined Counties League much more than the Ryman League. Couldn't go back to watching football at that level now.

A4E - seldom miss a day getting out there. Currently walking on the Surrey Hills and looking forward to exploring the coast and marina over the weekend in Plymouth. Perfect walking weather - dry, overcast and neither too hot or cold.

6M - yes, the pop density figure is always misleading for any place with cities and large towns, including the UK, which has a pop density of 285 people per square km, yet 83-85% live in built-up areas - that’s about 8% of the total land area (obviously some land is too hilly, too wet, too “remote” to be built on…). Basically, around 91% of the UK isn’t built up 👏

Seems they were United but in general were only referred to as Chessington and Hook in those days presumably to avoid confusion with Chessington United who later became Mole Valley Predators. And Google threw up this forgotten web site. I wonder who had plans for it [Link]

They weren't United in those days, we played Chessington United at Leatherhead (at least once) including the first game after Eames was sacked. One of the Chessington and Hook games was the Iraq march day, walked along the Embankment then a quick trip over Westminster Bridge to Waterloo to get to the match.

I presumed you were talking about Chessington and Hook United being welcoming. If yiu actually meant Epsom and Ewell then that wouid make more sense. I've never seen them play.

The tarmac probably cost a bit down chalky lane,wonder if the caravan is still there. Very cold one of them matches against C&H

Chewits, Chessington and Hook United were not welcoming when we went there in the game you referenced in your moral. They doubled their admission prices so we could stand in a field with no facilities, collected cash in a plastic beer glass to get in as there were no turnstiles or tickets (so no idea how they recorded the attendance and reconciled the cash) and then just moaned about us. It was over 20 years ago so hopefully they are more welcoming now but they were a horrible club back then.

If you need a football fix this evening,Epsom & Ewell v Tooting & Mitcham, 7.45 k/o. E&E now playing their home games at chalky lane, chessington. Admission is £10 adults, £5 concession. Lovely welcoming run-club.

Ah that's a positive story then - thanks!

I always look out for your results and have explained to my kids why we like AFC Wimbledon and hate MK Dons. I live in Bournemouth now and so they are spoiled and are used to Premier League football!

Shane B - Crowmarsh was the main area youth football club and so it allowed the club to take the local youth set up under its wing. Much better for long term development. Part of the 'deal' was that the name Crowmarsh was not lost (as far as I know)