This Saturday was supposed to be a treble header of matches in West Sussex but the heavy rain that had battered the south coast overnight lead to a plethora of postponements.
Unfortunately, for me, two were the first two games of my planned treble, which were called off due to waterlogged pitches. The third game of my intended treble did go ahead but by then I had already decided I would rather go and watch something a little higher up the football food chain, and take another step closer to completing another league.
After perusing the app formerly known as Twitter, Wimborne Town tweeted around 10.30am that, after a pitch inspection, their game with Yate Town was definitely going ahead so, from my overnight base just off the A34, I now headed in the direction of Dorset.
Wimborne Minster takes its name from the town's parish church, which is the burial place of King Æthelred, who reigned from 865–871.
Wimborne Town were founded in 1878 (a great year for new football clubs) and were founder members of the Dorset Football Association. After spending their entire history in county leagues, the club joined the Western League in 1981, after floodlights were installed at their ground. The club entered the FA Cup for the first time in 1982 and went all the way to the first round proper, losing to Aldershot, which still remains their best ever FA Cup run.
The Magpies won a national trophy in 1992 when the won the FA Vase, defeating Garforth Town 5-3 in the final at Wembley. At this point Wimborne were members of the Wessex League where they remained until promotion to the Southern League in 2010.
Wimborne Town played at The Cuthbury, which was a hefty stones throw away from Wimborne Minster, until 2020 before moving a couple of miles away across town to the "New" Cuthbury. The club took possession of the stadium just before Christmas 2020 but, because of the global covid pandemic, they never played their first competitive game at the new ground until August 2021, a 4-1 loss to Taunton Town.
This afternoon Yate Town were the visitors on this wet and windy afternoon and on a heavy, saturated pitch it was The Magpies who won the game with a solitary goal just before half-time.
On 41 minutes, after an initial headed effort crashed against the crossbar, Harry Baker was on hand to head the ball into an unguarded net. It was no more than the homesters deserved, despite some late pressure from Yate as they searched for an equaliser. The victory was enough to put Wimborne top of league this evening.
On a day like today I was incredibly thankful to watch any game and thanks to all for ensuring the match went ahead.
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