On this day 1974: Peterborough 0-0 Weymouth
PETERBOROUGH 0 WEYMOUTH 0 THIS was one of the greatest displays ever by a Weymouth team. Even the Peterborough fans, hushed by the Terras’ magnificent play, admitted that their team were lucky not to have been beaten in Saturday’s F.A. Cup first round clash. Weymouth honoured the pledge of their player-manager, Graham Williams, who had…
On this day 1997: Weymouth 3-1 Baldock Town
WEYMOUTH 3 BALDOCK TOWN 1 DETERMINED Weymouth shrugged off the past week’s traumas to claim a sparkling victory over Dr Martens Southern Division strugglers Baldock Town. The three points they picked up from the thrill-a-minute match at the Wessex Stadium lifted them to second place in the table as Bashley slipped up against Witney. And…
On this day 1998: Weymouth 2-1 Braintree Town
WEYMOUTH 2 BRAINTREE 1 SUPER-sub Ray Wellman fired Weymouth into the third round of the FA Trophy with a dazzling goal against Braintree Town at the Wessex Stadium. Mark Robinson had put the Terras into a first half lead but it was Wellman’s late strike which sealed the victory for certain. It was not Weymouth’s…
On the day 1999: Rothwell Town 1-2 Weymouth
ROTHWELL TOWN 1 WEYMOUTH 2 HOW quickly things can change in Dr Martens League football. Last week, Terras boss Andy Mason was struggling to field a side due to chronic injury problems. But with the crooked list now shortening, he’s been handed a selection poser ahead of next Sunday’s FA Trophy clash with Yeovil Town….
On the day 1989: Gosport Borough 0-3 Weymouth
GOSPORT BOROUGH 0 WEYMOUTH 3 WEYMOUTH bounced back from three defeats to clinch their first away win of the season in style – and shoot three places up the league table. The Terras dominated from start to finish and fully deserved victory that lifted them off the foot of the Beazer Homes Premier Division. Gosport,…
On this day 1980: Weymouth vs Tottenham Hotspur
AS Bill Nicholson, the former manager of Tottenham Hotspur told me last might, the fans did not come to watch Weymouth play – they wanted to see Spurs’ stars, particularly Ossie Ardiles and Ricky Villa from the Argentinian World Cup winning side. Nicholson, the man who guided Spurs to the First Division championship and FA…