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Wimbledons crazy gangsocalled because of the boisterous, eccentric behaviour of the playerswon the fa cup in 1988, beating that seasons league champions liverpool, and thereby became one of only three clubs to have won both the fa cup and its amateur counterpart. Where are they now wimbledons fa cup final winning team. Golden memories of wimbledons amazing promotion success during the 1980s came flooding back at the crazy gang book launch and mick smith believes that dave harry bassett never quite got the recognition he deserved for it. Afc wimbledons story echoes the early achievements of the crazy gang, though given the current financial discrepancy between top flight and bottom, the odds of similar success are stacked against. Remembering wimbledons crazy gang 10022015 by tom mcmahon 1 as bruising midfield lawrie sanchez cemented himself into english football folklore by heading in the winning goal against liverpool in the fa cup final in 1988 a connection from a setpiece, by all methods wimbledon football club completed one of the biggest upsets in fa. Nomadic keeper lutz pfannenstiel has a career like no other which took him to 25 different clubs in countries including a stint with vinnie jones at wimbledons crazy gang. Plough lane memories and putting the crazy gang s record straight dave bassetts wimbledon, long derided, deserve greater respect than they have been given after reuniting to tell a different. The inside story of vinnie, harry, fash and wimbledon fc.
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Exprofessional football player dean holdsworth is a popular addition to the event circuit as a football speaker due to his prolific and popular career. Find all the books, read about the author, and more. Former wimbledon footballer lawrie sanchez chats to nathan about being part of the wimbledon crazy gang and scoring the winning goal in the 1988 fa cup final against liverpool. Journey is a word best consigned to teary x factor eviction reels, but when wimbledon replaced workington in the football league in 1977, it was the start of something special. The crazy gang is a nickname used by the english media to describe wimbledon f. As a football team, wimbledon fc represented the last mob in town. Wimbledon s crazy gang were far from impressed by last years tv documentary about them. Wimbledon and its legendary crazy gang will always be associated with the fa cup. Plough lane memories and putting the crazy gangs record straight.
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