1948
 
Saturday, 09 October 1948
Isthmian League
 
Corinthian-Casuals
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3 - 4
Wimbledon
Harry Bull (2), Charlie Smith, Harry Stannard

Ron Digweed deputised for Ken Lister, who was suffering from a strained groin, and Billy Laws was preferred to Les Dowding, else it was an unchanged side that made the short trip to Chiswick in search of more Isthmian League points.

Corinthian-Casuals were much improved and had a live-wire attack, ably lead by Abbott. It was he who took advantage of a defensive slip to give them the lead after eleven minutes. Five minutes later debutant Laws forced Wade to concede a corner, which he took himself and found Charlie Smith who headed an equaliser. The Dons’ centre-forward then forced Hounslow to save at the second attempt and Harry Stannard forced the keeper to fumble with a sharp header, but Cambridge was on hand to clear. Three times Jack Wallis ran through but shot wide. Renny then got past Digweed and, although his shot was deflected by a defender, Abbott was lurking nearby and placed the ball past Haydock. Wimbledon hit back quickly when Stannard intercepted a pass to the wing and fed the ball to Charlie Smith, his resultant shot was going in anyway, but Harry Bull was on hand to make sure.

In the second half there was a long spell of to and fro before the visitors took command, which resulted in several exciting struggles in the Old Boys goalmouth. Laws and Jim Smith got in each others way when either could have scored before Jack Wallis lobbed the ball forward to Stannard, who headed it onto Bull, Bull returned the favour and Stannard headed the ball well out of the reach of the keeper to give the Dons the lead. Five minutes from time the determined home side equalised, Abbott collecting his hat-trick, but Wimbledon attacked persistently and only a minute from the end Bull was on the end of a move that saw several shots charged down and the points were secured.