Late Tackle

TUG of WAR

by
The Late Tackle Magazine Team
6 March 2014

AN AMERICAN IN LONDON WATCHES AFC WINMBLEDON, S TENSE FINAL DAY HEROICS
TEDDY KAPNICK remembers the thrill of Kingsmeadow on April 27, 2013

Referee James Linington’s final whistle not only signalled the end of the match but triggered a full-blown pitch invasion. Fans streamed across Kingsmeadow celebrating AFC Wimbledon’s dramatic last game of the 2012-13 season, a 2-1 win over Fleetwood Town that kept the Dons in League Two. It seemed all 4,738 in attendance that Spring day in Kingston were revelling in the sweet taste of victory – all but the brave 157 who made t...

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