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2025–26 AFC Wimbledon season

AFC Wimbledon
2025–26 season
OwnerThe Dons Trust
ManagerJohnnie Jackson
StadiumPlough Lane
League One10th
EFL CupSecond round
EFL TrophyGroup stage
Top goalscorerLeague: Matty Stevens (2)
All: Matty Stevens (2)
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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

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In

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Date Pos. Player From Fee Ref.
1 July 2025 GK England Nathan Bishop England Sunderland Undisclosed [1]
1 July 2025 CM Jamaica Delano McCoy-Splatt England Fulham Free [2]
1 July 2025[a] GK England Joe McDonnell England Eastleigh [3]
1 July 2025[b] LB England Steve Seddon Scotland Motherwell [4]
1 July 2025[c] CM England Alistair Smith England Lincoln City [5]
30 July 2025 CF England Antwoine Hackford England Sheffield United Free transfer [6]
England Danilo Orsi England Burton Albion Undisclosed [7]
20 August 2025 CB Germany Patrick Bauer England Preston North End Free [8]
  1. ^ The transfer was announced on 26 June, and would become official on July 1 once his contract at Eastleigh had expired
  2. ^ The transfer was announced on 24 June, and would become official on July 1 once his contract at Motherwell had expired
  3. ^ The transfer was announced on 23 June, and would become official on July 1 once his contract at Lincoln had expired

Out

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Date Pos. Player To Fee Ref.

Loaned in

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Date Pos. Player From Date until Ref.
30 July 2025 RB Uganda Nathan Asiimwe England Charlton Athletic 31 May 2026 [9]

Loaned out

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Date Pos. Player To Date until Ref.
25 July 2025 CB England Leo Young England Havant & Waterlooville 22 August 2025 [10]
4 August 2025 CM England Kai Jennings England Farnborough 1 January 2026 [11]
16 August 2025 CB England Riley Horan England Walton & Hersham [12]
18 August 2025 RW England Ed Leach England Whitehawk [13]
22 August 2025 CM England Harry Sidwell England Dagenham & Redbridge 20 September 2025 [14]

Released / Out of Contract

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Date Pos. Player Subsequent club Join date Ref.
30 June 2025 CM England James Ball England Swindon Town 1 July 2025 [15][16]
RM England Josh Neufville England Bradford City [17]
RW England James Tilley England Wycombe Wanderers [18]
GK England Lewis Ward England Swindon Town 2 July 2025 [15][19]
AM England Reuben Amissah [15]
RB England Huseyin Biler [15]
LW England Paris Lock [15]
England Ryan McLean [15]
CB England Will Nightingale [15]
Republic of Ireland John-Joe O'Toole [15]
CM Wales Morgan Williams [15]

New Contract

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Date Pos. Player Contract until Ref.
5 June 2025 CB Northern Ireland Ryan Johnson 30 June 2027 [20]
25 June 2025 DM England Sam Hutchinson 30 June 2026 [21]
27 June 2025 LW England Marcus Browne 30 June 2027 [22]
29 June 2025 CB England Riley Horan Undisclosed[a] [23]
RW England Ed Leach [23]
RW England Junior Nkeng [23]
  1. ^ First professional contract

Pre-season and friendlies

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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
Report
Stadium: Queen Elizabeth II Stadium
12 July 2025 Friendly Watford 1–1 AFC Wimbledon Ruislip
15:00 BST
Report
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)
22 July 2025 Friendly AFC Wimbledon 0–3 Millwall Wimbledon
19:30 BST Report
Stadium: Plough Lane
26 July 2025 Friendly Southend United 1–0 AFC Wimbledon Southend-on-Sea
13:00 BST Report Stadium: Roots Hall
5 August 2025 Friendly Brentford B 1–2 AFC Wimbledon Osterley
14:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Brentford Training Ground
Attendance: 0 (behind closed doors)

Competitions

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League One

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League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
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
Updated to match(es) played on 23 August 2025. Source: EFL Official Website
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

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Overall Home Away
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

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Round12345
GroundAHAHH
ResultLWWLW
Position1810101410
Points03669
Source: EFL
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; P = Postponed

Matches

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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
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
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
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

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  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

EFL Cup

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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
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

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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
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
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: EFL

  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

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Appearances and goals

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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
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK England ENG Nathan Bishop 5 0 5+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
2 DF Uganda UGA Nathan Asiimwe 6 1 5+0 1 0+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0
3 DF England ENG Steve Seddon 6 0 5+0 0 0+0 0 0+1 0 0+0 0
4 MF England ENG Jake Reeves 5 0 5+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
5 MF England ENG Sam Hutchinson 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
6 DF Northern Ireland NIR Ryan Johnson 6 0 5+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0
7 FW England ENG Danilo Orsi 5 0 1+3 0 0+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0
8 MF England ENG Callum Maycock 3 0 0+2 0 0+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0
9 FW Lebanon LBN Omar Bugiel 4 0 0+3 0 0+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0
10 FW Northern Ireland NIR Josh Kelly 2 0 1+0 0 0+0 0 0+1 0 0+0 0
11 FW England ENG Marcus Browne 4 1 3+1 1 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
12 MF England ENG Alistair Smith 6 0 5+0 0 0+0 0 0+1 0 0+0 0
14 FW England ENG Matty Stevens 6 3 5+0 3 0+0 0 0+1 0 0+0 0
16 FW England ENG Antwoine Hackford 6 2 1+4 1 0+0 0 1+0 1 0+0 0
18 MF Jamaica JAM Delano McCoy-Splatt 1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0
20 GK England ENG Joe McDonnell 1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0
21 MF Grenada GRN Myles Hippolyte 6 0 4+1 0 0+0 0 0+1 0 0+0 0
26 DF England ENG Riley Harbottle 5 0 1+3 0 0+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0
29 FW Norway NOR Aron Sasu 4 0 0+3 0 0+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0
31 DF Wales WAL Joe Lewis 4 0 4+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
33 DF England ENG Isaac Ogundere 6 0 5+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0

References

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  1. ^ "Dons sign Sunderland goalkeeper". AFC Wimbledon. 1 July 2025. Retrieved 1 July 2025.
  2. ^ "Delano McCoy-Splatt joins the Dons". AFC Wimbledon. 1 July 2025. Retrieved 1 July 2025.
  3. ^ "Joe reunited with Wimbledon". AFC Wimbledon. 26 June 2025. Retrieved 1 July 2025.
  4. ^ "Steve signs for third spell". AFC Wimbledon. 24 June 2025. Retrieved 1 July 2025.
  5. ^ "Alistair is ours! Midfielder signs permanently". AFC Wimbledon. 23 June 2025. Retrieved 1 July 2025.
  6. ^ "Dons sign Sheffield United striker". AFC Wimbledon. 30 July 2025. Retrieved 30 July 2025.
  7. ^ "Danilo is a Don". AFC Wimbledon. 30 July 2025. Retrieved 30 July 2025.
  8. ^ "AFC Wimbledon sign ex-Charlton Athletic & Preston North End defender". AFC Wimbledon. 20 August 2025. Retrieved 21 August 2025.
  9. ^ "Asiimwe arrives! Wimbledon sign Charlton defender". AFC Wimbledon. 30 July 2025. Retrieved 30 July 2025.
  10. ^ @AFCWimbledon (25 July 2025). "Leo Young has joined Havant & Waterlooville on a month-long loan" (Tweet). Retrieved 25 July 2025 – via Twitter.
  11. ^ @AFCWimbledon (4 August 2025). "Kai Jennings has joined Farnborough on loan until January" (Tweet). Retrieved 4 August 2025 – via Twitter.
  12. ^ @AFCWimbledon (16 August 2025). "Riley Horan has joined Walton & Hersham on loan until January" (Tweet). Retrieved 16 August 2025 – via Twitter.
  13. ^ @AFCWimbledon (18 August 2025). "Ed Leach has joined Whitehawk on loan until January" (Tweet). Retrieved 18 August 2025 – via Twitter.
  14. ^ @AFCWimbledon (22 August 2025). "Harry Sidwell has joined Dagenham & Redbridge on a month-long loan" (Tweet). Retrieved 22 August 2025 – via Twitter.
  15. ^ a b c d e f g h i "Retained list for 2024/25". AFC Wimbledon. 29 May 2025. Retrieved 29 May 2025.
  16. ^ "Town sign James Ball". Swindon Town FC. 4 June 2025. Retrieved 7 June 2025.
  17. ^ @AFCWimbledon (11 June 2025). "Josh Neufville has today signed for Bradford City. Everyone at Wimbledon would like to thank Josh for his role in our promotion and contributions over the past two seasons. We wish him well for the future" (Tweet). Retrieved 11 June 2025 – via Twitter.
  18. ^ @AFCWimbledon (13 June 2025). "We can confirm James Tilley has signed for Wycombe Wanderers after rejecting our offer of a new contract" (Tweet). Retrieved 14 June 2025 – via Twitter.
  19. ^ "Town sign Lewis Ward". Swindon Town FC. 2 July 2025. Retrieved 2 July 2025.
  20. ^ "Ryan signs new deal". AFC Wimbledon. 5 June 2025. Retrieved 7 June 2025.
  21. ^ "Wimbledon's warhorse: Sam signed up". AFC Wimbledon. 25 June 2025. Retrieved 1 July 2025.
  22. ^ "Two more years! Marcus signs new deal". AFC Wimbledon. 27 June 2025. Retrieved 1 July 2025.
  23. ^ a b c "Junior, Riley and Ed pen first pro deals with the Dons". AFC Wimbledon. 29 June 2025. Retrieved 1 July 2025.
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  26. ^ "Pre-season: Enfield and Watford added". AFC Wimbledon. 10 June 2025. Retrieved 10 June 2025.
  27. ^ "Dons to host Millwall". AFC Wimbledon. 10 June 2025. Retrieved 10 June 2025.
  28. ^ "Wimbledon to face Pafos". AFC Wimbledon. 19 June 2025. Retrieved 19 June 2025.
  29. ^ "Dons to finish pre-season at Southend". AFC Wimbledon. 24 June 2025. Retrieved 1 July 2025.
  30. ^ "EFL Regulations Section 3 – The League; subsection 9 – Method of Determining League Positions". English Football League. Retrieved 8 April 2022.
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  32. ^ "Early kick-off for Dons vs Wycombe". AFC Wimbledon. 4 July 2025. Retrieved 4 July 2025.
  33. ^ "Carabao Cup Round One confirmed". English Football League. 26 June 2025. Retrieved 5 July 2025.
  34. ^ @AFCWimbledon (4 July 2025). "Our Carabao Cup Round One fixture against Gillingham away will take place on Tuesday 12 August, with a 7.45pm kick-off" (Tweet). Retrieved 5 July 2025 – via Twitter.
  35. ^ "Dons to face Reading away in second round". AFC Wimbledon. 13 August 2025. Retrieved 13 August 2025.
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