2025–26 season | |
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Owner | The Dons Trust |
Manager | Johnnie Jackson |
Stadium | Plough Lane |
League One | 10th |
EFL Cup | Second round |
EFL Trophy | Group stage |
Top goalscorer | League: Matty Stevens (2) All: Matty Stevens (2) |
The 2025–26 season is the 24th season in the history of AFC Wimbledon and their first season back in League One. In addition to the domestic league, the club would also participate in the FA Cup, the EFL Cup, and the EFL Trophy.
Transfers and contracts
[edit]In
[edit]Date | Pos. | Player | From | Fee | Ref. |
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1 July 2025 | GK | ![]() |
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Undisclosed | [1] |
1 July 2025 | CM | ![]() |
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Free | [2] |
1 July 2025[a] | GK | ![]() |
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[3] | |
1 July 2025[b] | LB | ![]() |
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[4] | |
1 July 2025[c] | CM | ![]() |
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[5] | |
30 July 2025 | CF | ![]() |
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Free transfer | [6] |
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Undisclosed | [7] | ||
20 August 2025 | CB | ![]() |
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Free | [8] |
- ^ The transfer was announced on 26 June, and would become official on July 1 once his contract at Eastleigh had expired
- ^ The transfer was announced on 24 June, and would become official on July 1 once his contract at Motherwell had expired
- ^ The transfer was announced on 23 June, and would become official on July 1 once his contract at Lincoln had expired
Out
[edit]Date | Pos. | Player | To | Fee | Ref. |
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Loaned in
[edit]Date | Pos. | Player | From | Date until | Ref. |
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30 July 2025 | RB | ![]() |
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31 May 2026 | [9] |
Loaned out
[edit]Date | Pos. | Player | To | Date until | Ref. |
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25 July 2025 | CB | ![]() |
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22 August 2025 | [10] |
4 August 2025 | CM | ![]() |
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1 January 2026 | [11] |
16 August 2025 | CB | ![]() |
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[12] | |
18 August 2025 | RW | ![]() |
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[13] | |
22 August 2025 | CM | ![]() |
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20 September 2025 | [14] |
Released / Out of Contract
[edit]Date | Pos. | Player | Subsequent club | Join date | Ref. |
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30 June 2025 | CM | ![]() |
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1 July 2025 | [15][16] |
RM | ![]() |
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[17] | ||
RW | ![]() |
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[18] | ||
GK | ![]() |
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2 July 2025 | [15][19] | |
AM | ![]() |
[15] | |||
RB | ![]() |
[15] | |||
LW | ![]() |
[15] | |||
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[15] | ||||
CB | ![]() |
[15] | |||
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[15] | ||||
CM | ![]() |
[15] |
New Contract
[edit]Date | Pos. | Player | Contract until | Ref. |
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5 June 2025 | CB | ![]() |
30 June 2027 | [20] |
25 June 2025 | DM | ![]() |
30 June 2026 | [21] |
27 June 2025 | LW | ![]() |
30 June 2027 | [22] |
29 June 2025 | CB | ![]() |
Undisclosed[a] | [23] |
RW | ![]() |
[23] | ||
RW | ![]() |
[23] |
- ^ First professional contract
Pre-season and friendlies
[edit]On 12 May, AFC Wimbledon announced a trip to Marbella as part of their pre-season preparations.[24] At the end of May, a second fixture was confirmed to be against Sutton United.[25] On 10 June, three further fixtures were added, against Enfield Town, Watford and Millwall.[26][27] As part of the Spain tour, the Dons confirmed they would face Pafos.[28] On 24 June, a sixth friendly was announced against Southend United.[29]
Win Draw Loss Fixtures
5 July 2025 Friendly | AFC Wimbledon | 2–2 | Pafos | Marbella, Spain |
11:30 CEST | Report | Stadium: Marbella Football Center |
9 July 2025 Friendly | Enfield Town | 2–4 | AFC Wimbledon | Woolwich |
19:00 BST |
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Report | Stadium: Queen Elizabeth II Stadium |
12 July 2025 Friendly | Watford | 1–1 | AFC Wimbledon | Ruislip |
15:00 BST |
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Report |
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Stadium: Grosvenor Vale |
19 July 2025 Friendly | Sutton United | 2–0 | AFC Wimbledon | Sutton |
15:00 BST | Report | Stadium: Gander Green Lane Attendance: 1,137 (435 Dons) |
26 July 2025 Friendly | Southend United | 1–0 | AFC Wimbledon | Southend-on-Sea |
13:00 BST |
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Report | Stadium: Roots Hall |
5 August 2025 Friendly | Brentford B | 1–2 | AFC Wimbledon | Osterley |
14:00 BST |
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Report | Stadium: Brentford Training Ground Attendance: 0 (behind closed doors) |
Competitions
[edit]League One
[edit]League table
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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8 | Doncaster Rovers | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 10 |
9 | Mansfield Town | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 6 | +4 | 9 |
10 | AFC Wimbledon | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 9 |
11 | Luton Town | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 9 |
12 | Wigan Athletic | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 6 | +1 | 7 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Head-to-head results; 5) Wins; 6) Away goals; 7) Penalty points (sec 9.5); 8) 12-point sending off offences[30]
Results summary
[edit]Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
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Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
Last updated: 23 August 2025.
Source: Soccerway
Results by round
[edit]Matches
[edit]On 26 June, the League One fixtures were released, with Wimbledon visiting Luton Town on the opening weekend.[31]
Win Draw Loss Fixtures
1 August 2025 1 | Luton Town | 1–0 | AFC Wimbledon | Luton |
20:00 BST | Report |
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Stadium: Kenilworth Road Attendance: 11,735 (1,321 away) Referee: Thomas Parsons |
9 August 2025 2 | AFC Wimbledon | 2–0 | Lincoln City | Wimbledon |
15:00 BST | Report |
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Stadium: Plough Lane Attendance: 8,067 (789 away) Referee: Matthew Russell |
16 August 2025 3 | Reading | 1–2 | AFC Wimbledon | Reading |
15:00 BST | Report | Stadium: Madejski Stadium Attendance: 13,757 (1,757) Referee: Jamie O'Connor |
19 August 2025 4 | AFC Wimbledon | 0–1 | Cardiff City | Wimbledon |
19:45 BST | Report | Stadium: Plough Lane Attendance: 8,452 (1,310 away) Referee: David Rock |
23 August 2025 5 | AFC Wimbledon | 2–0 | Barnsley | Wimbledon |
15:00 BST | Report |
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Stadium: Plough Lane Attendance: 8,361 (1,206 away) Referee: Oliver Yates |
30 August 2025 6 | Bradford City | v | AFC Wimbledon | Bradford |
15:00 BST | Stadium: Valley Parade |
6 September 2025 7 | Bolton Wanderers | v | AFC Wimbledon | Horwich |
15:00 BST | Stadium: Toughsheet Community Stadium |
13 September 2025 8 | AFC Wimbledon | v | Rotherham United | Wimbledon |
15:00 BST | Stadium: Plough Lane |
20 September 2025 9 | Doncaster Rovers | v | AFC Wimbledon | Doncaster |
15:00 BST | Stadium: Eco-Power Stadium |
27 September 2025 10 | AFC Wimbledon | v | Wycombe Wanderers | Wimbledon |
12:30 BST | Stadium: Plough Lane | |||
Note: Fixture was originally scheduled for a 15:00 kick-off, but was moved live Sky Sports broadcasting.[32] |
FA Cup
[edit]Win Draw Loss Fixtures
EFL Cup
[edit]Wimbledon were drawn away to Gillingham in the first round[33][34] and to Reading in the second round.[35][36]
Win Draw Loss Fixtures
12 August 2025 First round | Gillingham | 1–1 (2–4 p) | AFC Wimbledon | Gillingham |
19:45 BST |
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Report | Stadium: Priestfield Stadium Attendance: 2,205 (349 away) Referee: Neil Hair | |
Penalties | ||||
26 August 2025 Second round | Reading | v | AFC Wimbledon | Reading |
19:00 BST | Stadium: Madejski Stadium |
EFL Trophy
[edit]Wimbledon were drawn against Bromley, Stevenage and Crystal Palace U21 in the group stage.[37]
Pos | Div | Team | Pld | W | PW | PL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | L1 | AFC Wimbledon | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Advance to Round 2 |
2 | L2 | Bromley | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
3 | L1 | Stevenage | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
4 | ACA | Crystal Palace U21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Win Draw Loss Fixtures
2 September 2025 South Group E | AFC Wimbledon | v | Stevenage | Wimbledon |
19:00 BST | Stadium: Plough Lane |
16 September 2025 South Group E | AFC Wimbledon | v | Crystal Palace U21 | Wimbledon |
19:00 BST | Stadium: Plough Lane |
11 November 2025 South Group E | Bromley | v | AFC Wimbledon | Bromley |
19:45 GMT | Stadium: Hayes Lane |
Statistics
[edit]Appearances and goals
[edit]- As of match played 23 August 2025
Players with no appearances are not included on the list
No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | League One | FA Cup | EFL Cup | EFL Trophy | |||||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
1 | GK | ![]() |
Nathan Bishop | 5 | 0 | 5+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
2 | DF | ![]() |
Nathan Asiimwe | 6 | 1 | 5+0 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
3 | DF | ![]() |
Steve Seddon | 6 | 0 | 5+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
4 | MF | ![]() |
Jake Reeves | 5 | 0 | 5+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
5 | MF | ![]() |
Sam Hutchinson | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
6 | DF | ![]() |
Ryan Johnson | 6 | 0 | 5+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
7 | FW | ![]() |
Danilo Orsi | 5 | 0 | 1+3 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
8 | MF | ![]() |
Callum Maycock | 3 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
9 | FW | ![]() |
Omar Bugiel | 4 | 0 | 0+3 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
10 | FW | ![]() |
Josh Kelly | 2 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
11 | FW | ![]() |
Marcus Browne | 4 | 1 | 3+1 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
12 | MF | ![]() |
Alistair Smith | 6 | 0 | 5+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
14 | FW | ![]() |
Matty Stevens | 6 | 3 | 5+0 | 3 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
16 | FW | ![]() |
Antwoine Hackford | 6 | 2 | 1+4 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 |
18 | MF | ![]() |
Delano McCoy-Splatt | 1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
20 | GK | ![]() |
Joe McDonnell | 1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
21 | MF | ![]() |
Myles Hippolyte | 6 | 0 | 4+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
26 | DF | ![]() |
Riley Harbottle | 5 | 0 | 1+3 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
29 | FW | ![]() |
Aron Sasu | 4 | 0 | 0+3 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
31 | DF | ![]() |
Joe Lewis | 4 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
33 | DF | ![]() |
Isaac Ogundere | 6 | 0 | 5+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
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- ^ "Joe reunited with Wimbledon". AFC Wimbledon. 26 June 2025. Retrieved 1 July 2025.
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- ^ @AFCWimbledon (4 August 2025). "Kai Jennings has joined Farnborough on loan until January" (Tweet). Retrieved 4 August 2025 – via Twitter.
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- ^ "Pre-season: Enfield and Watford added". AFC Wimbledon. 10 June 2025. Retrieved 10 June 2025.
- ^ "Dons to host Millwall". AFC Wimbledon. 10 June 2025. Retrieved 10 June 2025.
- ^ "Wimbledon to face Pafos". AFC Wimbledon. 19 June 2025. Retrieved 19 June 2025.
- ^ "Dons to finish pre-season at Southend". AFC Wimbledon. 24 June 2025. Retrieved 1 July 2025.
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