Nationwide Division One, 17/08/02, 3pm
Watford
versus
Franchise FC
 
Previous encounters
None.

Our "opponents"

Background: See season preview
Last match: vs. Gillingham (H, 10/08/02, L0-1)
Last line-up: K.Davis, J.Darlington, P.Hawkins, C.Willmott, M.Williams, D.Francis, J.McAnuff, T.Andersen, P.Agyemang, N.Shipperley, A.Nowland (Subs: P.Heald, R.Gier, P.Karlsson, W.Gray, M.Leigertwood)
Ex-Dons at Watford: Neal Ardley, Terry Burton, Marcus Gayle
Ex-Hornets at Wimblestein: David Connolly, Neil Shipperley, Mark Williams
Mutual friends: Wimblestein have no friends.
Web sites: Pravda

For more interesting fare, see: AFC Wimbledon, WISA, The Dons Trust, It's a Weird, Wonderful World, The Big Tissue (Rivals)

Shorts, Scarf or Souwester?: See Met Office (London)

On this day

Previous reports:AFC Bournemouth 1 Watford 2, 17/08/96
Celebrity birthdays: Davy Crockett (1786), Nelson Piquet (1952)
Historical events: F.P. Cahill became the first person to be killed by "Billy the Kid" (1877), The Klondike gold rush was set off by George Carmack discovering gold on Rabbit Creek in Alaska (1896)
Saint of the day: Saint Mamas, an early Christian martyr, was a shepherd boy, famed for his power over animals. He was arrested and thrown to the lions, who refused to hurt him. Mamas even had to tell off one over-enthusiastic lion for trying to protect him from the soldiers who came to finish the job.