They used to say of the 1960s that if you could remember them, you weren’t there. The same principle also applies to Wimbledon’s home game against Everton on 26 January, 1993. The reason, however, is nothing to do with intoxication or spiritual awakening. It’s because there was barely anyone there to remember it in the first place. The match boasted a crowd of just 3,036, the smallest in Premier League history.
Come the end of the 1992-3 season Wimbledon would finish above Everton, one point and one place higher in 12th position. The men from Goodison Park won this midweek encounter 3-1 though. A brace from Tony Cottee was followed by an Ian Snodin strike while a looping John Fashanu header pulled one back for the Dons. It was cold, the Selhurst Park pitch was awful and there was an 18-man ruckus towards the end. It’s necessary to note all this because you weren’t there.
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