AFC Wimbledon vs Accrington: Dons ready to take another remarkable step up the football pyramid

On the up: Wimbledon face Accrington this weekend
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Giuseppe Muro13 May 2016

AFC Wimbledon will look to take the next step on their remarkable rise up the football pyramid this weekend.

The Dons host Accrington Stanley tomorrow as they bid for the sixth promotion in their 14-year existence.

Accrington, who slipped out of the automatic promotion places on the final day of the regular season, are favourites to reach Wembley but that suits a club who have always thrived as underdogs.

“Wimbedon have been on an unbelievable journey and this will, hopefully, be another big step forward on that journey,” said defender Paul Robinson today.

“No one expected Wimbledon to be in this position but we believed we were capable of it. We have achieved a lot but we are not finished yet.

"The players want to leave our own legacy in a Wimbledon shirt.”

Wimbledon are the first club formed in the 21st century to play in the Football League play-offs. The Dons have been promoted through the play-offs twice before in non League football, including their Conference Premier promotion five years ago.

They won six of their final eight games of the season and Robinson said: “We just have to carry on as we have been doing. We have been working hard all season and have got into good habits.

“Accrington are probably similar to us in that no one expected them to be up there. They have had a fantastic season and we know it’s going to be tough.”

Wimbledon won 4-3 at Accrington in October and the other game between the two sides this season finished 0-0 in March.

Robinson said of the October clash: “It was a crazy night and I think both managers were mindful of that the second time.

“These two games will be closely fought and competitive. Hopefully we can come out on top.”

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