After winning his battle against injury, AFC Wimbledon’s Luke Moore accepts he has another fight on his hands if he is to force his way back into Terry Brown’s starting line-up.

Moore is set to make a cameo appearance in Tuesday night’s Surrey Senior Cup game at Chipstead, and is hoping to get a call to the bench for this weekend’s clash with Altrincham.

And having stunned doctors with his recovery from December’s hip surgery, Moore is in no mood to write this season off.

He said: “When I had the surgery all the talk was that I was out for the season, but the recovery has gone much smoother than that.

“The surgeon that did my operation was excellent and the physios at Wimbledon have been brilliant.

“I honestly do not think I would be anywhere near coming back if it wasn’t for the help they have given me.

“I have been running for about three weeks and in full training for a week or so.

“The aim now is for me to get my place back in the first team but I know that is going to be a lot of hard work.

“It is a case of proving myself to everybody all over again.”

Moore was beginning to prove a vital part of the Dons formation when he was sidelined after December’s clash at Kidderminster.

And he admits the form of the side without him has made his absence more palatable.

The 21-year-old added: “I am not one of those players who cannot sit and watch a game when I am injured.

“Having said that, it has been made a lot easier because the team has been going so well.

“The most frustrating thing when you are out is you cannot help the team, but as they have been going so well I have not felt the need to force myself in any way.”

Moore, who fired seven goals in 21 starts before his injury, now has his sights on the Blue Square Premier play-offs.

And the forward feels the impending erasure of Chester City’s records, set to go ahead after a 14-day appeal period, will give the Dons an even bigger boost.

He added: “We are already in a good position as far as the play-offs go and it could get even better.

“We will go up a couple of places and close in on other teams, and it is all in our hands.

“All I can do is hope to play my part.”