Wycombe Wanderers cult hero Darius Charles was given a guard of honour and a standing ovation ahead of the Chairboys’ away fixture at AFC Wimbledon.
The 34-year-old was given a standing ovation during the 1-1 draw at Plough Lane on Easter Monday after he announced his retirement from the game at the start of this month.
There was a Guard of Honour prior to the Wimbledon v Wycombe game for the recently retired Darius Charles.
— Chairboys on the Net - Paul Lewis (@GasmanCOTN) April 19, 2022
Fantastic reception by both sets of fans and love also being shown by Wanderers 'keeper David Stockdale 💙@DariusCharles00 @stockogk1313 pic.twitter.com/QzNlLFaMvD
He had three separate spells with the Dons where he played 86 times for the club, scoring two goals.
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Darius Charles farewelled by both his clubs before the Plough Lane game with #WycombeWanderers pic.twitter.com/DsEKJ4vno0
— wombles downunder (@WDownunder) April 18, 2022
In between those times, he enjoyed a three-year stint with the Chairboys between 2018 and 2021, where he achieved promotion to the Championship in 2020, starting the play-off final win over Oxford United.
A special moment for Darius Charles.#AFCWvWYC pic.twitter.com/BPFkQLurei
— Wycombe Wanderers (@wwfcofficial) April 18, 2022
He will stay with Wimbledon as a coach.
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