2005–06 AFC Wimbledon season

AFC Wimbledon
2005–06 season
Manager	Dave Anderson
Stadium	Kingsmeadow
Isthmian League Premier Division	4th
FA Cup	Second qualifying round
FA Trophy	First round
London Senior Cup	Fourth round
Surrey Senior Cup	Runners-up
Isthmian League Cup	Quarter-finals
Top goalscorer	League: ; All: ; Shane Smeltz (26)
Average home league attendance	2,705
	← 2004–05 2006–07 →

During the 2005–06 English football season, AFC Wimbledon competed in the Isthmian League Premier Division. After winning their first few games, the Dons found themselves struggling to remain in the play-off places. Following fluctuating form they eventually reached the play-offs after a 1–0 win against Anderson's former club, Hendon, on 22 April 2006. However, a 2–1 defeat at Fisher Athletic on 2 May 2006 meant no third promotion in a row. The Dons once again reached the final of the Surrey Senior Cup, losing 1–0 to Kingstonian in a fiercely contested derby.

League table[edit]

2005–06 Isthmian League

Squad[edit]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No.		Position	Player
		GK	Andy Little
		GK	Josh Lennie
		DF	Antony Howard
		DF	Luke Garrard
		DF	Michael Woolner
		DF	Jon Boswell
		DF	Wayne Finnie
		DF	Dave Sargent

No.		Position	Player
		MF	Dean Brennan
		MF	Robert Ursell^[1]
		MF	Dwayne Plummer^[2]
		MF	Wes Daly
		FW	Tony Battersby
		FW	Paul Barnes
		FW	Richard Butler
		FW	Shane Smeltz^[3]

Match results[edit]

Pre-season friendlies[edit]

16 July 2005 (2005-07-16)	Bognor Regis Town	0–2	AFC Wimbledon	Nyewood Lane
15:00	Farr 10' Douglas 90'	Report

18 July 2005 (2005-07-18)	Cobham	0–5	AFC Wimbledon	Leg O'Mutton Field
		Report	Forrester 13' 40' R. Butler 25' York 70' Kouman 73'

19 July 2005 (2005-07-19)	Hanwell Town	1–4	AFC Wimbledon	Reynolds Field
	Tucker 81'	Report	Stamp 5' Woolner 73' Smeltz 76' Crace 85'

23 July 2005 (2005-07-23) Supporters Direct Cup	AFC Wimbledon	1–0	FC United of Manchester	Kingsmeadow
	Smeltz 30' Crace 60'	Report	Nugent 30'	Attendance: 3,301

26 July 2005 (2005-07-26)	Kingstonian	0–2	AFC Wimbledon	Kingsmeadow
	Smeltz 30' Crace 60'	Report	S. Butler 20' Hillier 63'	Attendance: 871

26 July 2005 (2005-07-26)	Ashford Town (Middlesex)	1–1	AFC Wimbledon	Robert Parker Stadium
	Eggington 72'	Report	R. Butler 29'

6 August 2005 (2005-08-06)	AFC Wimbledon	1–1	Aldershot Town	Kingsmeadow
	R. Butler 65' Kouman 75'	Report	Finnie 5' (o.g.) Brayley 25'	Attendance: 1,100

9 August 2005 (2005-08-09)	Crawley Town	5–4	AFC Wimbledon	Broadfield Stadium
	Burton 39' 41' 47' Brown 67' Douglas 74'	Report	Wojciechowski 4' Smeltz 8' Fowler 24' Moore 85'	Attendance: 921

13 August 2005 (2005-08-13)	AFC Wimbledon	0–1	Dover Athletic	Kingsmeadow
	York 30'	Report	Wilkins 74'	Attendance: 811

16 August 2005 (2005-08-16)	Walton Casuals	5–3	AFC Wimbledon	Waterside Stadium
	Harris 20' Ball 28' 59' Carpenter 46' Dowling 82'	Report	Kouman 35' Fowler 54' 67'

Isthmian League Premier Division[edit]

August[edit]

20 August 2005 (2005-08-20) 1	AFC Wimbledon	4–1	Folkestone Invicta	Kingsmeadow
15:00	Smeltz 12' 69' R. Butler 49' York 67' Cooper 78'	Report	Jones 45' Lindsey 51'	Attendance: 3,002

23 August 2005 (2005-08-23) 2	Maldon Town	0–2	AFC Wimbledon	Wallace Binder Ground
19:45	Howard 70'	Report	R. Butler 33' 68' 82' S. Butler 76'	Attendance: 528

27 August 2005 (2005-08-27) 3	Slough Town	0–2	AFC Wimbledon	Arbour Park
15:00	Avery 77'	Report	Smeltz 19' Finnie 31' Moore 90'	Attendance: 1,246

29 August 2005 (2005-08-29) 4	AFC Wimbledon	1–1	Staines Town	Kingsmeadow
	Smeltz 7' 89' Moore 12'	Report	Manuella 13' Hunter 45' Murphy 57'	Attendance: 2,754

September[edit]

3 September 2005 (2005-09-03) 5	East Thurrock United	1–1	AFC Wimbledon	Rookery Hill
15:00	Daly 2' (o.g.) Burns 59' Stanbrook 72'	Report	York 53' Moore 61' Howard 62'	Attendance: 778

6 September 2005 (2005-09-06) 6	AFC Wimbledon	1–1	Bromley	Kingsmeadow
19:45	Smeltz 72'	Report	Gardner 2' Boateng 32'	Attendance: 2,563

17 September 2005 (2005-09-17) 7	AFC Wimbledon	1–2	Worthing	Kingsmeadow
15:00	Woolner 37' Cooper 73' Moore 77'	Report	Cable 17' Francis 89'	Attendance: 2,642

Transfers[edit]

In[edit]

Josh Lennie – Brentford, 2005
Luke Garrard – Northwood, March

References[edit]

↑ Ursell was born in Granada, Spain, but qualifies to represent England internationally and has represented England in futsal.
↑ Plummer was born in Bristol, England, but represented the Cayman Islands in a friendly in 2000, although he was later found to be ineligible to represent them.
↑ Smeltz was born in Göppingen, West Germany, but qualifies to represent New Zealand internationally and made his international debut for New Zealand in 2003.

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[1] Ursell was born in Granada, Spain, but qualifies to represent England internationally and has represented England in futsal.

[2] Plummer was born in Bristol, England, but represented the Cayman Islands in a friendly in 2000, although he was later found to be ineligible to represent them.

[3] Smeltz was born in Göppingen, West Germany, but qualifies to represent New Zealand internationally and made his international debut for New Zealand in 2003.

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