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WIMBLEDON: THE PREMIERSHIP YEARS
1992-2000

by Stephen Crabtree (2008) Paperback. 246x171mm
190 pages. Illustrated
ISBN 978-1-905328-39-0
£16.99

The hardback edition (2000) is out of print.

"Book of the week." Daily Telegraph, 4 December 2000.
"Clive Leatherdale, the series editor, continues to mine a rich seam of almost endless material. Something for everyone."

"Plenty of statistics and memories galore ... The book also looks at what went wrong." Wimbledon News/Surrey Comet.

CONTENTS:
Foreword by Joe Kinnear
Dedication, Sources & Acknowledgments
Introduction

1. Founder Members of New Elite - 1992-93
Football's Fresh Start
Video Controversy as Dons Struggle
An Excellent Late Run
Memorable Matches

2. Top Six Finish for Premier Dons - 1993-94
Europe the Aim
Controversy and Cup Defeats
Dons End on a Record High
Memorable Matches

3. High Hopes Dashed - 1994-95
No Happy Homecoming
Better Form
Top-Half Finish
Memorable Matches

4. A Season of Struggle - 1995-96
A Sprint Start
Christmas Cheer
Cup Despair but Premiership Safety
Memorable Matches

5. The Best Season Ever? - 1996-97
Seven Deadly Wins
Advance on Three Fronts
Bitter Despair
Memorable Matches

6. The Going Gets Tough - 1997-98
'Match Fixers' Cleared
Consistently Inconsistent
Solid Defence Means Survival
Memorable Matches

7. Heart Attack Ends Era - 1998-99
Opening Brings Hope
Before The Fall
Staying Alive
Memorable Matches

8. Paradise Lost - 1999-00
The Green Welly Brigade
Hammam Calls Time
The Dell Tolls
Memorable Matches

Postscript
Seasonal Statistics
Premiership records

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