1977–78 Wimbledon F.C. season

March 2015 March 2015 Wimbledon 1977–78 Allen Batsford (until 2 January 1978)Dario Gradi (from 5 January 1978) Ron Noades Plough Lane Fourth Division 13th FA Cup First round League Cup Second round Roger Connell (15) _bluelines _2blueshoulderstripes _bluelines _adidasblue _color_3_stripes_blue 1976–77 1978–79 During the 1977–78 English football season, Wimbledon F.C. competed in the Football League Fourth Division, following promotion from the Southern Football League the previous season. It was Wimbledon's first ever season in the Football League. Season summary Wimbledon enjoyed a satisfactory season upon their Football League debut, finishing 13th in the Fourth Division. Manager Allen Batsford had resigned in January, to be replaced by Dario Gradi. Kit Adidas became Wimbledon's kit sponsors. The kit remained white but also featured Adidas' trademark "three stripes" in blue from collar to cuffs on the shirt and on the sides of the shorts.Historical Wimbledon F.C. kits on HFK Squad Division Four FA Cup League Cup Glenn Aitken MF ENG 11+0 1 1+0 0 1+0 0 Dave Bassett DF ENG 35+0 0 1+0 0 3+0 1 Brian Bithell DF ENG 6+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 David Bradley DF ENG 7+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 Les Briley MF ENG 13+1 1 0+0 0 0+0 0 Jeff Bryant DF ENG 43+0 7 1+0 0 3+0 0 Roger Connell FW ENG 28+2 14 0+0 0 3+0 1 Alan Cork FW ENG 17+0 4 0+0 0 0+0 0 Francis Cowley MF ENG 2+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 Geoff Davies MF ENG 23+0 1 0+1 0 2+0 0 Paul Denny MF ENG 23+3 1 1+0 0 0+0 0 Dave Donaldson DF ENG 38+0 0 1+0 0 3+0 0 Terry Eames DF ENG 17+1 0 1+0 0 0+0 0 Billy Edwards DF ENG 21+0 2 0+0 0 3+0 0 Steve Galliers MF ENG 22+5 1 0+1 0 3+0 0 Dave Galvin DF ENG 40+0 5 1+0 0 0+0 0 Ray Goddard GK ENG 18+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 Dickie Guy GK ENG 13+0 0 1+0 0 2+0 0 Billy Holmes FW ENG 15+0 5 0+0 0 3+0 2 John Leslie FW ENG 40+1 13 1+0 0 2+1 0 Steve Parsons MF ENG 24+0 5 0+0 0 0+0 0 Willie Smith DF ENG 2+0 0 0+0 0 2+0 0 Phil Summerill FW ENG 22+2 4 1+0 0 0+0 0 Richard Teale GK ENG 15+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0 Kevin Tilley DF ENG 11+2 0 0+0 0 3+0 0 |} Staff Chairman Ron Noades Manager Allen Batsford (until 2 January 1978) Dario Gradi (from 5 January 1978) Transfers In Out Ian Cooke - retired Matches Football League Division Four Key In Result column, Wimbledon's score shown first H = Home match A = Away match pen. = Penalty kick o.g. = Own goal Results Date Opponents Result Goalscorers Attendance 20 August 1977 Halifax Town (H) 3–3 Bryant 61', Leslie 70', Connell 86' 4,616 22 August 1977 Brentford (A) 1–4 Bryant 10' 11,001 27 August 1977 Torquay United (A) 1–1 Connell 90' 4,162 3 September 1977 Southport (H) 2–2 Connell 25', Harrison (o.g.) 59' 3,603 10 September 1977 Hartlepool United (A) 0–2 2,700 13 September 1977 Aldershot (H) 1–2 Edwards 50' 4,446 17 September 1977 Scunthorpe United (A) 0–3 2,618 24 September 1977 Northampton Town (H) 2–0 Holmes 35', Summerill 38' 3,326 27 September 1977 Newport County (H) 3–0 Galvin 19', Davies 32', Holmes 60' 3,941 1 October 1977 Reading (A) 2–2 Summerill 35', Holmes 75' 4,369 4 October 1977 Grimsby Town (A) 1–3 Summerill 55' 4,048 8 October 1977 Crewe Alexandra (H) 0–0 2,634 15 October 1977 Bournemouth (A) 2–1 Holmes 21', Leslie 72' 4,272 22 October 1977 Southend United (H) 1–3 Galvin 13' 4,448 29 October 1977 Darlington (A) 1–3 Holmes 44' (pen.) 2,710 5 November 1977 Swansea City (H) 1–1 Summerill 73' 2,701 7 November 1977 Darlington (H) 1–1 Aitken 39' 2,028 19 November 1977 York City (H) 2–1 Leslie (2) 44', 50' 2,056 2 December 1977 Stockport County (A) 2–2 Leslie (2) 64', 77' 5,008 10 December 1977 Barnsley (H) 0–0 2,406 17 December 1977 Huddersfield Town (H) 0–3 3,544 26 December 1977 Rochdale (A) 0–3 1,283 28 December 1977 Doncaster Rovers (H) 3–3 Galliers 11', Leslie 37', Parsons 58' (pen.) 2,032 31 December 1977 Watford (H) 1–3 Edwards 80' 7,324 2 January 1978 Swansea City (A) 0–3 9,700 7 January 1978 Brentford (H) 1–1 Galvin 68' 5,411 14 January 1978 Halifax Town (A) 2–1 Bryant 56', Denny 80' 2,770 21 January 1978 Torquay United (H) 0–1 2,300 11 February 1978 Scunthorpe United (H) 0–0 1,603 20 February 1978 Hartlepool United (H) 3–0 Connell 16', Galvin (2) 59', 82' 1,440 24 February 1978 Reading (H) 1–1 Connell 58' 2,567 28 February 1978 Northampton Town (A) 3–0 Connell (2) 23', 44', Parsons 30' 2,643 4 March 1978 Crewe Alexandra (A) 0–0 1,871 8 March 1978 Aldershot (A) 1–3 Wooler (o.g.) 89' 4,632 11 March 1978 Bournemouth (H) 3–1 Connell 45', Cork 48', Leslie 56' 2,834 17 March 1978 Southend United (A) 0–1 7,120 25 March 1978 Doncaster Rovers (A) 2–0 Bryant 61', Cork 75' 2,484 27 March 1978 Rochdale (H) 5–1 Cork (2) 11', 85', Leslie 45', Bryant 62', Parsons 90' 2,737 1 April 1978 Watford (A) 0–2 11,212 4 April 1978 Grimsby Town (H) 2–2 Leslie 37', Parsons 66' (pen.) 2,380 8 April 1978 Huddersfield Town (H) 2–0 Bryant 10', Leslie 24' 2,602 15 April 1978 York City (A) 1–1 Connell 72' 1,617 17 April 1978 Southport (A) 5–0 Connell (2) 41', 43', Parsons 46', Leslie 75', Bryant 85' 1,604 22 April 1978 Stockport County (H) 2–0 Briley 57', Leslie 65' 2,763 25 April 1978 Newport County (A) 1–0 Connell 43' 2,112 29 April 1978 Barnsley (A) 2–3 Connell (2) 46', 88' 2,479 FA Cup Date Round Opponents Result Goalscorers Attendance 26 November 1977 Round 1 Enfield (A) 0–3 2,849 League Cup Date Round Opponents Result Goalscorers Attendance 13 August 1977 Round 1 First Leg Gillingham (A) 1–1 Holmes 85' 4,782 16 August 1977 Round 1 Second Leg Gillingham (H) 3–1 Bassett 35', Connell 68', Holmes 72' 3,868 31 August 1977 Round 2 Tottenham Hotspur (A) 0–4 22,807 References 2 Category:Wimbledon F.C. seasons Wimbledon F.C.