Because the home game against Crawley Town is now being played on Thursday 23 September, we will be moving the Dons Trust Special General Meeting (SGM) to another day. The new date will be announced as soon as possible.

The next DTB meeting is on Monday, 13 September and you can see the agenda below. If you have any comments or questions please e-mail them to a member of the Board (their contact details are on the Dons Trust section of this website) or to the secretary here


1. Apologies

2. Minutes and matters arising from previous meetings

3. Chief Executive's Report (including commercial update)

4. Communications: - use of OS and on-line forums
- co-ordinating replies to correspondence

5. Member survey: draft 'options'

6. Election planning: draft amendments to election rules

7. Updates on website development, SGM

8. Any other business - smoking on the terraces

Starting this Saturday, there will be loose change boxes on the bars in the middle and back bars on matchdays, so that supporters can contribute any loose change they are willing to donate to the Dons Trust ground fund.

Any contributions are gratefully accepted. To put this in context, if 200 supporters give 20 pence of their change from the bar at every single home league game in a season, then that amounts to over £900 of funds per year towards the Trust's fundraising.

The fun-filled AFC Wimbledon Family Day will be taking place on Saturday 2 October, 12.00 noon until 2.30pm at Kingsmeadow Stadium prior to AFC Wimbledon’s Blue Square Bet Premier Division match against Forest Green Rovers. The activities available on the day will include football coaching, speed shooting, players in stocks and a chance to try other sports such as Tennis, Cricket and Rugby to name just a few. A bouncy castle and face painting ensure there is enjoyment for the youngest of children, whilst adults are welcome to pit themselves against the kids in events such as the penalty shootout.

We are offering a family voucher for this event, priced at £30, which includes two adult and two child terrace tickets for the AFC Wimbledon Vs Forest Green Rovers match, plus either a free go or discounted rate on every activity. A family area inside the stadium will be set aside for the match, with a ‘kids only’ section to guarantee a great view. Haydon the Womble and AFC Wimbledon first-team players and management will open the event at 12.00 noon and will be available for photos and signings. More information on this event, with details on how to purchase vouchers, will appear on the community page of our website.

Once again, the carvery will be open from 12.30pm in the back bar prior to the game against Bath City on Saturday.

Following the sell-out at the Newport game, we strongly advise fans to book in advance to avoid disappointment.

Carvery guests enjoy:

- A 3 course carvery including tea and coffee
- Drinks service direct to the tables
- Sky Sports/ ESPN on the high def screen
- A complimentary match programme and team sheet
- A pre-match briefing by Terry Brown

Cost: £20

Don't forget, we are also offering a season ticket for the carvery for only £300 (pro-rated), which works out as only £13 per match!

For more information or to book, please e-mail here or call 020 8247 9918.

The Dons earned a hard-fought victory as they came away from Rockingham Road with all three points, and top position in the league.

With Andre Blackman and Danny Kedwell successfully coming through pre-match fitness tests, Terry Brown did not have to make as many changes as he had feared. Ryan Jackson and Ed Harris started league matches for the first time and Lee Minshull also came into the starting line up. The match was packed full of incident, with Sam Hatton giving the Dons a 13th minute lead when his free kick breached the defensive wall and caught out Nathan Abbey in goal.

The lead though was short lived as, five minutes later, Iyseden Christie shot from the edge of the box and with the aid of a deflection from one of the Dons’ defenders, the ball changed direction and gave Seb Brown no opportunity to save. Both teams had opportunities to take the lead but it was not until the second half that what turned out to be the winning goal was scored. A fine pass by Christian Jolley found Kedwell who cut in past the defender and unleashed an unstoppable shot.

Despite Kettering’s pressure, Seb Brown was rarely called into action and the Dons missed several opportunities to put the game to bed.

Terry Brown was thoroughly delighted with the victory, having had a number of injury scares before the game. “A large amount of credit must go to Ismail Yakubu who had been ill since the Newport match and had been unable to keep down any food during the week. He was keen to play despite the obvious weakness and put in a great display of defence for 90 minutes. Some of the football we played today was particularly pleasing, with a number of good flowing moves. We should have wrapped up the game long before the end, and if we are going to be successful we must learn to kill off the opposition.

“It was an important win at Kettering and returning to the top of the league puts us in great spirits for next week’s home match against Bath City.”

The club shop will be open on Sunday 5 September from 12 noon until 1.00 pm prior to the Newport County v Wrexham gane in the Blue Square Bet Premier which will be shown live on the TV in the middle bar at Kingsmeadow.

As a result of our game against Luton Town being rescheduled to Friday 17 September we have rearranged the times that the coaches will be leaving The Grove and Kingsmeadow.

The coach will now pick up at The Grove at 3.30 pm and from Kingsmeadow at 4.00 pm. The club will be contacting fans who have already booked the coach to check their availability for the new arrangements.

The Grove will be serving breakfast from 9.00 am on Saturday, before the coach departs for Kettering at 10.00 am.

Fans can also use the pub's car park at a cost of £5 for the day, although this fee is waived for anyone who buys breakfast.

Terry Brown, fresh from his award as Blue Square manager of the month, was facing selection uncertainties before tomorrow's game at Kettering.

"Looking forward to Saturday's game against Kettering, it is always a difficult place to go. We have good memories from last year which will hopefully see us go into the game in a positive frame of mind.

"This week's training has been disrupted somewhat by several experienced players suffering illness or knocks. We will have a roll call tomorrow morning prior to departure and however that pans out we will definitely be going into the game with an energetic and robust young side.

"Definitely not available tomorrow will be Mark Nwokeji, who hopes to turn out for the reserves on Monday night at Beaconsfield, and Brett Johnson who is recovering from a medial ligament injury and should hopefully be fit and available for training prior to the Luton game. The results of his scan proved positive in that for once a knee injury hasn't turned out to be a cruciate ligament problem but according to Mike Rayner it will take another couple of weeks before he is back to full fitness."

Our home league game in the Blue Square Bet Premier against Crawley Town which was to be played on Tuesday 21 September has been rescheduled for Thursday 23 September, kick off 7.45 pm and will be broadcast live on Premier Sports TV.

This would have resulted in the club having to play three games in five days. As a result, the away game against Kidderminster Harriers will now be played on Sunday 26 September, kick off 3.00 pm and our home game against Cambridge United will take place on Wednesday 29 September, kick off 7.45 pm.

We appreciate that a number of fans will already have booked non refundable train tickets for the game at Kidderminster and the club will be offering free coach travel as a way of compensation. Full details of how this work will be announced shortly.

You can see the latest Dons highlights by clicking on Rushden.

Our Blue Square Bet Premier league game against Luton Town which was scheduled to be played on Saturday 18 September has been brought forward to Friday 17 September and will be televised live on Premier Sports TV.

Kick off will be 7.45 pm and ticket arrangements as well as details of the rescheduled supporters’ coaches will be made tomorrow morning.

The club is pleased to announce that the Blue Square Bet Premier game between Newport and Wrexham, the second game to be broadcast by the league’s new TV broadcaster Premier Sports, will be shown live in the middle bar this Sunday, 5 September at 1pm.

The bar will open at 12pm and there will also be a barbecue set-up outside the middle bar selling burgers and sausages.

This will coincide with the club’s first ever Academy Open day to introduce AFC Wimbledon to the players and familes of the Youth Development Programme's teams. We are expecting up to 500 people to attend this event so please note that parking may be limited.

This may be the first opportunity for many fans to experience a Premier TV broadcast so why not come down and enjoy it with fellow Dons fans?

Terry Brown has today been named as the Blue Square Bet Premier Manager of the Month following the Dons great start to the season. The award will be made at one of the forthcoming home games.

Following the selection of Sam Hatton, Steven Gregory and Seb Brown for the England C team, Reece Jones has been selected for the Wales Under-19 friendly game away to Liechtenstein on Tuesday 14 September.

Congratulations to Terry and Reece.

A reminder that terrace ticket prices for our game against Kettering Town on Saturday 4 September are £10 for Adults and Concessions and £1 for Under 16s.

The next Dons Trust Special General Meeting will be held on Thursday 23
September, at Kingsmeadow. Terry Brown will be joining us for part of the
evening. The other main item will be the next stage of the members'
survey which will be your chance to say what matters most to you as the Club sets its priorities for future development.

Please put the date in your diary.

England C Manager Paul Fairclough has selected his squad for the friendly game with Wales to be played at Newtown FC on Tuesday 14 September.

Steven Gregory and Sam Hatton are included in the 16-man squad while Seb Brown has been put on stand by for the game.

Our congratulations to all three players.