Scott McGleish fires home Rovers' first goal
Saturday 6th August 2011
AFC Wimbledon 2 – Stuart 39′, Ademeno 68′
Bristol Rovers 3 – McGleish 17′, Harrold 20′, Virgo 85′ (pen.)
Kingsmeadow (HT 1-2)
AFC Wimbledon’s first ever league match ended in disappointment as they came back from two goals down, only to lose at home to Bristol Rovers.
By Connor Whitmore (see poll at bottom)
And so the big moment had arrived. Since many will remember AFC Wimbledon’s self-immersion into the depths of misery when they ended the history of the the original club Wimbledon FC, refusing to play under the new rules requiring top flight clubs to play in all seated stadiums, in their case, Milton Keynes by 2004. Since 2002, a newly formed AFC Wimbledon have been climbing their way heftily up the league ladder, starting off at Tier 9 (Combined Counties League – 2002-2003) and reaching Tier 5 (Conference National) within seven years. This included a dire period re-incarnated as Milton Keynes Dons in which they went through a relegation sandwiched by two administrations. Read the rest of this entry »
