The 2013–2014 season was AFC Wimbledon's twelfth season since formation in 2002 and the club's third consecutive season in Football League Two Contents 1 League table. Trials Our recruitment department is integral to the success of the Academy in finding talented boys who can be potentially developed into first team footballers. The Academy’s dedicated and professional recruitment team regularly watch local youth football matches, but it is possible to ‘miss’ talent. Players wanted for next season AFC Wimbledon Girls are looking for new recruits to help boost their squads for season 2013/14. The club are holding open trials this Saturday and a week later on Saturday, 18 May (between 10.30 am and 12.30 am) for several age groups. Check out our interview with AFC Wimbledon U18 Coach Mark Robinson after his side's FA Youth Cup tie with Chelsea. Four years ago AFC Wimbledon were playing against the likes of Sheen Lions.
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John McCormick writes. Like Pete Sixsmith I enjoyed watching Wimbledon v West Ham. But with one eye on the weekend’s League One results and next week’s fixture I couldn’t help wondering what effect their well-earned win will have on AFC Wimbledon. Will it have knackered them so they can’t compete with our well-rested heroes? Or will it bolster them for what is going to be a bumpy ride to May.
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Pete, of course, doesn’t just watch Wimbledon on TV. Let him pick up the story, and tell you in his own inimitable words how he goes about things:
A warm welcome to AFC Wimbledon, who make their first visit to The Stadium of Light, fresh from their magnificent win over West Ham United last Saturday. I watched this one while reclining on my sofa and attempting to read the newspaper, but the game was so exciting, I had to put the paper down.
I was very impressed with Dylan Connolly, recently signed from Irish champions Dundalk. He destroyed the West Ham right back and whoever is up against him this weekend may well have their work cut out.
The Dons have struggled this season after a decent start and they are in danger of being cast adrift. They jettisoned manager Neil Ardley and brought in Wally Downes who had been working in India with his friend and mentor Steve Coppell, and results in the league have not really improved. Their last two league games were at home to Barnsley and Fleetwood and both ended in comfortable wins for the visitors. Where the impetus came from to hammer the Hammers is a mystery so let’s hope they are saving whatever it was for the next round.
My first viewing of AFC was at Bootham Crescent, York on a wet Wednesday night in April 2010. This was their first season in what was then The Football Conference, while for The Minstermen it was their sixth. AFC were on the rise while City were in a slump that would not be arrested for two more years. It was a Wednesday evening game during the Easter holidays (I was still a wage slave then) and I drove down and spent the day in York.
I love a day in York. I shall be there on Sunday when York City Knights open their Rugby League Championship season with a visit from Toronto Wolfpack. I shall travel by train, walk into the city, grab a coffee and a light lunch in a coffee shop next to the City walls and stroll out to dear old Bootham,
This is a ground, not a stadium, and it is absolutely cemented in the 1950s, surrounded by houses and with a tiny stand and an uncovered end. It will be flats and houses in 12 months as both clubs move to the new community stadium at Monks Cross.
AFC arrived in decent form under manager Terry Brown who had supervised their rise through the Isthmian League and Conference South. In the Conference they rubbed shoulders with former top-level clubs Luton Town and Oxford United as well as Cambridge United, Wrexham and Mansfield Town from the lower divisions.
They had a 21-goal striker in Danny Kedwell who is still finding the net for Ebbsfleet United, as well as current Boreham Wood manager Luke Garrard. They made a number of changes for this game, with neither of the aforementioned playing, after a hard game against run away leaders Stevenage Town on the Monday (they lost 0-3).
The Bootham Crescent pitch was poor after rain and some snow and it looked to me as if AFC did not fancy this game one little bit. They went behind in the first minute when Michael Rankine scored and then a Richard Brodie hat trick between the 17th and 36th minute. which included two penalties, finished the game as a contest. City eased up in the second half with Rankine claiming his second 15 minutes before time to make it a 5-0 walloping.
Richard Brodie (right and below) is an interesting character. First of all, he is one of us despite being surrounded by Mags in his home town of Gateshead. He started at Whickham in Northern League 2, moved to Newcastle Benfield where he impressed York in a FA Cup Fourth Qualifying Round game. He went on trial (he had previously trialled at Bolton Wanderers) and signed a contract with City 12 years ago to the day.
He did well at Bootham, scoring 53 goals in 135 games before embarking on a tour of the nether regions of professional football. He has had loan stints at Barrow, Fleetwood Town, Morecambe, Grimsby Town, Hereford United, Southport and Macclesfield Town and has signed permanent and short term deals with Crawley Town, Gateshead, Southport, Aldershot Town, Stockport County, Hereford United and back to York City and Southport.
He has also appeared for Boston United, Skelmersdale United, Solihull Moors, Rushall Olympic, Warrington Town and his current club, Ramsbottom United. He came on as a sub on Saturday and scored the final goal in a 6-0 win over one of his former clubs, Skelmersdale United.
I last saw him on Easter Saturday last year when I watched Rushall Olympic take on and beat Northern Premier League leaders Altrincham 2-0. It was the day after The Great Soaking at Derby and the Rushall pitch was just about playable. Brodie had lost some of the electrifying pace that he had exhibited when a callow youth on the Northern League circuit, but he made up for it by using his fairly considerable bulk. The Altrincham defenders were never confident of dealing with him and, although he didn’t score, memory suggests that he played a part in the opening goal.
By the time the Dons arrive on Saturday, we will know the following things;
- Who they will be playing in the 5th round of the FA Cup – not Newcastle United, that’s for sure.
- Whether we have brought in any new players before the window closed on Thursday.
- Whether we have managed to move on any of the current playing staff.
- Whether Luton Town have managed to extend their lead at the top by beating a Portsmouth side who are beginning to look more than a little out of sorts.
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While the rest of the country worries about potential food and medicine shortages, jobs disappearing and lorries parked up from Daventry to Dover, we’ll get on with the important stuff of worrying about whether the Wear/Tyne derbies will be restored next season. I have a fancy that they will.
I hope that my good friend Terry Hall of Terry’s Badges enjoys his first visit to Wearside as an AFC Wimbledon fan and I equally hope that he has a miserable journey home.
Ha’way The Lads
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Olusanya playing for Walton Casuals in December 2017 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Olutoyosi Tajudeen Olusanya[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 14 October 1997 (age 23) | ||
| Place of birth | Lambeth, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Club information | |||
| Billericay Town | |||
| Youth career | |||
| 2008–2011 | Mass | ||
| 2011–2012 | Palace Guard | ||
| 2012–2015 | 10 Coaching | ||
| 2015–2016 | AFC Wimbledon | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016–2017 | AFC Wimbledon | 1 | (1) |
| 2016 | → Kingstonian (loan) | 4 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | Walton Casuals | 6 | (1) |
| 2018 | Fleet Town | 8 | (2) |
| 2018–2019 | Gosport Borough | 8 | (0) |
| 2019–2020 | Cheshunt | ||
| 2020– | Billericay Town | 4 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 10:00, 18 November 2020 (UTC) | |||
Olutoyosi Tajudeen Olusanya (born 14 October 1997) is an English footballer who plays as a forward for Billericay Town.
He started his professional career at AFC Wimbledon and scored on his debut. After a loan spell at Kingstonian in late 2016, Olusanya trialled with Chelsea, Reading, Wolverhampton Wanderers and Cheltenham Town before joining Walton Casuals. He joined Fleet Town in February 2018 before a move to Gosport Borough a month later.
Club career[edit]
Youth[edit]
Olusanya started his youth career with Mass between the ages of 11 and 14, before a year-long spell at Palace Guard. He later joined 10 Coaching as part of a college scheme, and was spotted by AFC Wimbledon while looking at a teammate.[2]
AFC Wimbledon[edit]
In 2015, Olusanya joined AFC Wimbledon.[2] He was a key member of the club's 2015–16 FA Youth Cup run that saw them reach the fifth Round.
Having featured in a 4–0 victory over Woking in the First Round, he netted both goals in the club's 2–0 victory over Ebbsfleet United in the Second Round. Olusanya also played against Watford, Newcastle United and Chelsea in the ensuing rounds.[3] He was rewarded with a professional deal in February 2016.[2]
On 7 May 2016, he made his Football League debut as a 73rd minute substitute against Newport County. Olusanya scored his first goal for the club seven minutes later, being bought down in the box before converting the penalty.[4]
Kingstonian (loan)[edit]
In November 2016, he joined Isthmian League Premier Division club Kingstonian on a one-month loan.[5] He made his debut in a 1–1 FA Trophy draw with Tonbridge Angels on 12 November, and marked his league debut a week later.[6] He made seven appearances for the club, the majority coming from the bench, before his return to AFC Wimbledon in December.[5]
Trials[edit]
In April 2017, Olusanya joined Premier League side Chelsea on trial, having impressed in their previous FA Youth Cup meeting. Reports suggested Manchester City also took an interest in the forward after his cup performances.[7]
In July 2017, Olusanya was listed as a member of the Reading Under-23 squad.[8] A month later he joined Wolverhampton Wanderers on trial.[9] In October 2017, he joined Cheltenham Town on trial.[10]
Walton Casuals[edit]
On 2 December 2017, he joined Isthmian League South Division club Walton Casuals with the club out of striking options due to injuries.[11] He made his debut in the same day in a league fixture at South Park.[12] On 5 December, he scored his first goal for the club in a 3–0 victory against Sittingbourne.[13] He made a further five appearances for the club before falling out of favour.[14]
Fleet Town[edit]
In February 2018, Olusanya joined Southern League Division One East club Fleet Town. On 3 February, he made his debut in a 3–2 defeat at Uxbridge.[15] Olusanya scored his first goal for the club in an 8–1 North Hants Cup win against Tadley Calleva Reserves on 20 February.[16] Two weeks later, he scored his first league goal in defeat to Ashford Town and was named Man of the Match.[17] Olusanya also scored on his final appearance for the club in a 4–2 victory against Thame United on 17 March.[18]
Gosport Borough[edit]
On 23 March 2018, Olusanya joined Southern League Premier Division club Gosport Borough.[19] He made his début for Gosport as a second-half substitute in a 5–1 defeat at Hereford the following day.[20]
Career statistics[edit]
- As of match played 28 April 2018
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| AFC Wimbledon | 2015–16[21] | League Two | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2016–17[21] | League One | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Kingstonian (loan) | 2016–17[22] | Isthmian League Premier Division | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 3[a] | 0 | 7 | 0 | |
| Walton Casuals | 2017–18[23] | Isthmian League South Division | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | |
| Fleet Town | 2017–18[24] | Southern League Division One East | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 1[b] | 1 | 9 | 3 | |
| Gosport Borough | 2017–18[24] | Southern League Premier Division | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | |
| Career total | 27 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 31 | 5 | ||
- ^Three appearances in the FA Trophy
- ^One appearance and one goal in the North Hants Cup
References[edit]
- ^'Retained List 2015-16'(PDF). English Football League. Archived from the original(PDF) on 2 December 2016. Retrieved 26 June 2016.
- ^ abcAFC Wimbledon TV (6 February 2016), Rapid rise earns AFC Wimbledon pro deal for Toyosi, retrieved 10 May 2016
- ^Slavin, Chris. 'Toyosi nets debut winner'. www.afcwimbledon.co.uk. Retrieved 10 May 2016.
- ^'AFC Wimbledon 1-0 Newport County'. BBC Sport. Retrieved 10 May 2016.
- ^ ab'Toyosi Olusanya - First Team - Kingstonian FC'. www.kingstonian.com. Retrieved 2 December 2017.
- ^'Kingstonian 1 vs. 1 Tonbridge Angels - 12 November 2016 - First Team - Kingstonian FC'. www.kingstonian.com. Retrieved 2 December 2017.
- ^Cross, John (25 April 2017). 'Chelsea given permission to take AFC Wimbledon winger Toyosi Olusanya on trial'. mirror. Retrieved 2 December 2017.
- ^'Toyosi Olusanya - Forward - Under-23s - Reading FC'. www.readingfc.co.uk. Retrieved 2 December 2017.
- ^Academy, Wolves (8 August 2017). 'Former @AFCWimbledon Winger/Forward Toyosi Olusanya who's been on trial with Wolves U23s for a few weeks is again involved vs Barnsley today'. Twitter. Retrieved 2 December 2017.
- ^Palmer, Jon (10 October 2017). 'Jon Palmer on Twitter'. Twitter. Retrieved 2 December 2017.
- ^'Stags sign Toyosi Olusanya - Walton Casuals FC'. Walton Casuals FC. 2 December 2017. Retrieved 2 December 2017.
- ^'South Park vs Walton Casuals - Walton Casuals FC'. Walton Casuals FC. Retrieved 2 December 2017.
- ^'Walton Casuals 3-0 Sittingbourne - Walton Casuals FC'. Walton Casuals FC. Retrieved 24 March 2018.
- ^'Toyosi Olusanya - Walton Casuals FC'. Walton Casuals FC. Retrieved 24 March 2018.
- ^'Uxbridge 3 Fleet Town 2 - Fleet Town FC'. Fleet Town FC. 3 February 2018. Retrieved 24 March 2018.
- ^'Fleet Town Progress in North Hants Cup - Fleet Town FC'. Fleet Town FC. 21 February 2018. Retrieved 24 March 2018.
- ^'Fleet Town 1 Ashford Town (Mx) 2 - Fleet Town FC'. Fleet Town FC. 10 March 2018. Retrieved 24 March 2018.
- ^'Fleet Town 4 Thame United 2 - Fleet Town FC'. Fleet Town FC. 17 March 2018. Retrieved 24 March 2018.
- ^'The Boro' sign Toyosi Olusanya - News - Gosport Borough Football Club'. www.gosportboroughfc.co.uk. Retrieved 24 March 2018.
- ^Gosport Borough FC on Twitter: 'Gosport sub: Wright off, Olusanya on. (63 mins)'
- ^ ab'T. Olusanya'. Soccerway. Retrieved 26 April 2017.
- ^'Toyosi Olusanya'. Kingstonian Official Site. Retrieved 26 April 2017.
- ^'Toyosi Olusanya'. Walton Casuals FC. 2 December 2017. Retrieved 2 December 2017.
- ^ ab'Fleet Town FC Club News Archives - Fleet Town Football Club'. Fleet Town FC. Retrieved 24 March 2018.