2005–06 AFC Wimbledon season

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.

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

League table

Main article: 2005–06 Isthmian League § Premier Division

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or relegation
2	Heybridge Swifts	42	28	3	11	70	46	+24	87	Qualified for the play-offs
3	Fisher Athletic	42	26	7	9	84	46	+38	85	Qualified for the play-offs, then promoted to the Conference South
4	AFC Wimbledon	42	22	11	9	67	36	+31	77	Qualified for the play-offs
5	Hampton & Richmond	42	24	3	15	73	54	+19	75
6	Staines Town	42	20	10	12	74	56	+18	70

Source: [1] [2][3]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

Squad

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

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

No. Pos. Nation Player — MF  IRL Dean Brennan — MF  ENG Robert Ursell[4] — MF  ENG Dwayne Plummer[5] — MF  ENG Wes Daly — FW  ENG Tony Battersby — FW  ENG Paul Barnes — FW  ENG Richard Butler — FW  NZL Shane Smeltz[6]

Match results

Pre-season friendlies

Bognor Regis Town v AFC Wimbledon

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

Cobham v AFC Wimbledon

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'

Hanwell Town v AFC Wimbledon

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'

AFC Wimbledon v FC United of Manchester

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

Kingstonian v AFC Wimbledon

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

Ashford Town (Middlesex) v AFC Wimbledon

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

AFC Wimbledon v Aldershot Town

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

Crawley Town v AFC Wimbledon

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

AFC Wimbledon v Dover Athletic

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

Walton Casuals v AFC Wimbledon

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

August

AFC Wimbledon v Folkestone Invicta

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

Maldon Town v AFC Wimbledon

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

Slough Town v AFC Wimbledon

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

AFC Wimbledon v Staines Town

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

East Thurrock United v AFC Wimbledon

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

AFC Wimbledon v Bromley

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

AFC Wimbledon v Worthing

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

In

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

References

1. Robinson, M. (2010). Non-League Football Tables 1889-2010. Soccer Books Ltd. ISBN 9781862232044.
2. 2005–06 Isthmian League
3. "nonleaguefooty website". Archived from the original on 12 May 2019. Retrieved 27 December 2012.
4. Ursell was born in Granada, Spain, but qualifies to represent England internationally and has represented England in futsal.
5. 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.
6. Smeltz was born in Göppingen, West Germany, but qualifies to represent New Zealand internationally and made his international debut for New Zealand in 2003.