2016–17 AFC Wimbledon season

AFC Wimbledon
2016–17 season
ChairmanErik Samuelson
ManagerNeal Ardley
StadiumKingsmeadow
League One15th
FA CupThird round vs Sutton United (17 January 2017)
League CupFirst round vs Peterborough United (9 August 2016)
League TrophySecond round vs Brighton & Hove Albion (6 December 2016)
Top goalscorerLeague: Tom Elliott 9
All: Tom Elliott 13
Highest home attendance4,826 vs Bradford City (29 October 2016)
Lowest home attendance4,023 vs Fleetwood Town (26 November 2016)
Average home league attendance4,486

The 2016–17 season was AFC Wimbledon's 15th season in the club's history and The Dons' 1st season in League One following their promotion via the 2016 Football League play-offs.

League table

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
13 Charlton Athletic 46 14 18 14 60 53 +7 60
14 Walsall 46 14 16 16 51 58 −7 58
15 AFC Wimbledon 46 13 18 15 52 55 −3 57
16 Northampton Town 46 14 11 21 60 73 −13 53
17 Oldham Athletic 46 12 17 17 31 44 −13 53
Source: BBC Sport
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored

Results summary

Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334353637383940414243444546
GroundAHHAAHHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAAHHAAHHAAHAAHHAHHAHAHAH
ResultLLLDDWLWDDWWDWWLDWDDLWLLDWDLDDLDWWDLWDLWLLDDLD
Position202324232419211720201510129699677109111113121114151515141312131312131312121313141515
Updated to match(es) played on 22 April 2017. Source: BBC Sport
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
46 13 18 15 52 55  −3 57 8 8 7 34 25  +9 5 10 8 18 30  −12

Last updated: 22 April 2017.
Source: BBC Sport

Matches

Pre-season friendlies

12 July 2016 (2016-07-12) Friendly Dover Athletic 4–3 AFC Wimbledon Crabble Athletic Ground
19:45 BST Jackson 48'
Marsh 54'
Chiedozie 59'
Doninger 75'		 Report Elliott 29' (pen.)
Taylor 49'
Poleon 85' (pen.)		 Attendance: 398
16 July 2016 (2016-07-16) Friendly Margate 1–1 AFC Wimbledon Hartsdown Park
15:00 BST Buchanan 12' Report Taylor 24' Attendance: 711
23 July 2016 (2016-07-23) Friendly AFC Wimbledon 2–0 Reading Kingsmeadow
15:00 BST Parrett 1'
Poleon 20'		 Report Attendance: 1,336
27 July 2016 (2016-07-27) Friendly AFC Wimbledon 2–3 Crystal Palace Kingsmeadow
19:00 BST Taylor 38'
Souaré 77' (o.g.)		 Report Wickham 29'
Bolasie 67'
Ladapo 76'		 Attendance: 2,391
29 July 2016 (2016-07-29) Friendly Woking 1–2 AFC Wimbledon Kingfield Stadium
19:45 BST Penny 40' Report Elliott 4' 49' Attendance: 641
30 July 2016 (2016-07-30) Friendly Dagenham & Redbridge 0–1 AFC Wimbledon Victoria Road
15:00 BST Report Fitzpatrick 25' Attendance: 508

League One

August

6 August 2016 (2016-08-06) 1 Walsall 3–1 AFC Wimbledon Bescot Stadium
15:00 BST Oztumer 7'
Jackson 38' 72'
Moussa Yellow card 80'
Henry Yellow card 90'		 Report Robinson Yellow card 37'
Taylor 90' (pen.)
Parrett Yellow card 90+2'		 Attendance: 5,845
Referee: Charles Breakspear
13 August 2016 (2016-08-13) 2 AFC Wimbledon 1–2 Bolton Wanderers Kingsmeadow
15:00 BST Barcham 16'
Fuller Yellow card 85'		 Report Madine 34'
Davies Yellow card 54'
Trotter 70'
Clough Yellow card 84'		 Attendance: 4,619
Referee: Gavin Ward
16 August 2016 (2016-08-16) 3 AFC Wimbledon 1–2 Scunthorpe United Kingsmeadow
19:45 BST Barnett Yellow card 39'
Charles 61'		 Report Hopper 23'
Morris 41' (pen.)
van Veen Yellow card 54'		 Attendance: 4,163
Referee: Dean Whitestone
20 August 2016 (2016-08-20) 4 Northampton Town 0–0 AFC Wimbledon Sixfields Stadium
15:00 BST Buchanan Yellow card 74'
O'Toole Yellow card 90+4'		 Report Attendance: 5,185
Referee: Nick Kinseley
27 August 2016 (2016-08-27) 5 Rochdale 1–1 AFC Wimbledon Spotland Stadium
15:00 BST Camps Yellow card 81' Yellow card 82' Red card
Mendez-Laing Yellow card 90+3'
Allen 90+5'		 Report Robinson Yellow card 9'
Barcham 12'
Meades Yellow card 30'
Francomb Yellow card 85'
Reeves Yellow card 90+3'		 Attendance: 2,274
Referee: Chris Sarginson

September

3 September 2016 (2016-09-03) 6 AFC Wimbledon 2–1 Chesterfield Kingsmeadow
15:00 BST Robinson 53'
Elliott Yellow card 78'
Poleon 90+1'		 Report Charles 35' (o.g.)
Evans Yellow card 90+5'		 Attendance: 4,425
Referee: Kevin Johnson
10 September 2016 (2016-09-10) 7 AFC Wimbledon 2–3 Sheffield United Kingsmeadow
15:00 BST Poleon 37'
Fuller Yellow card 40'
Elliott 72'		 Report Duffy 20'
Sharp Yellow card 16' 26'
Done 60'		 Attendance: 4,810
Referee: Graham Salisbury
17 September 2016 (2016-09-17) 8 Charlton Athletic 1–2 AFC Wimbledon The Valley
15:00 BST Lookman 8' Report Poleon 78'
Barnett 85'
Bulman Yellow card 90+1'		 Attendance: 11,927
Referee: Oliver Langford
24 September 2016 (2016-09-24) 9 AFC Wimbledon 1–1 Shrewsbury Town Kingsmeadow
15:00 BST Taylor 6'
Poleon Yellow card 45+3'		 Report Toney Yellow card 28' Yellow card 82' Red card
Black 46' Yellow card 63'
Lancashire Yellow card 90+1'		 Attendance: 4,318
Referee: Michael Salisbury
28 September 2016 (2016-09-28) 10 Coventry City 2–2 AFC Wimbledon Ricoh Arena
19:45 BST Sordell 2' Yellow card 90+8'
Willis Yellow card 72'
McCann Yellow card 81'
Wright 90+4'		 Report Meades 37'
Robinson Yellow card 55'
Taylor 83'		 Attendance: 8,030
Referee: Mark Heywood

October

1 October 2016 (2016-10-01) 11 AFC Wimbledon 2–0 Gillingham Kingsmeadow
15:00 BST Poleon 20'
Parrett 45+1' (pen.) Yellow card 61'		 Report Osadebe Yellow card 27'
Konchesky Yellow card 72'
Donnelly Red card 89'		 Attendance: 4,653
Referee: Darren England
9 October 2016 (2016-10-09) 12 Oxford United 1–3 AFC Wimbledon Kassam Stadium
12:15 BST Charles 49' (o.g.)
Dunkley Yellow card 70'
Johnson Yellow card 81'		 Report Elliott Yellow card 10' 20'
Taylor Yellow card 13'
Charles 42'
Barcham 45+2'
Shea Yellow card 59'		 Attendance: 7,742
Referee: Darren Deadman
15 October 2016 (2016-10-15) 13 AFC Wimbledon 0–0 Swindon Town Kingsmeadow
15:00 BST Robinson Yellow card 30'
Parrett Yellow card 62'
Bulman Yellow card 68'
Charles Yellow card 90+1'		 Report Kasim Yellow card 32'
Thomas Yellow card 69'
Thompson Yellow card 79'
Vigouroux Yellow card 89'		 Attendance: 4,800
Referee: John Busby
18 October 2016 (2016-10-18) 14 Bury 1–2 AFC Wimbledon Gigg Lane
19:45 BST Danns 27' (pen.)
Tutte Yellow card 68'		 Report Robinson Yellow card 26'
Taylor 39'
Meades 90+1'		 Attendance: 2,211
Referee: Andy Haines
22 October 2016 (2016-10-22) 15 Peterborough United 0–1 AFC Wimbledon London Road Stadium
15:00 BST Edwards Yellow card 71'
Taylor Yellow card 79'		 Report Elliott 10'
Fuller Yellow card 84'		 Attendance: 6,642
Referee: Brett Huxtable
29 October 2016 (2016-10-29) 16 AFC Wimbledon 2–3 Bradford City Kingsmeadow
15:00 BST Elliott 18'
Taylor 68' (pen.)
Reeves Yellow card 73'
Barnett Yellow card 90+1'		 Report Hiwula 3'
Hanson 78' (pen.) 90+2'		 Attendance: 4,826
Referee: Graham Horwood

November

12 November 2016 (2016-11-12) 17 Oldham Athletic 0–0 AFC Wimbledon Boundary Park
15:00 GMT Report Reeves Yellow card 83' Attendance: 3,856
Referee: Darren Deadman
19 November 2016 (2016-11-19) 18 AFC Wimbledon 5–1 Bury Kingsmeadow
15:00 GMT Parrett Yellow card 15'
Whelpdale 26'
Poleon 27'
Elliott 28'
Francomb 36' (pen.) 57'		 Maher Yellow card 25'
Vaughan 40'
Barnett Yellow card 79'		 Attendance: 4,141
Referee: Dean Whitestone
22 November 2016 (2016-11-22) 19 Millwall 0–0 AFC Wimbledon The Den
19:45 GMT Thompson Yellow card 33'
Martin Yellow card 71'
Craig Yellow card 82'		 Report Meades Yellow card 51' Yellow card 74' Red card
Fuller Yellow card 88'		 Attendance: 8,614
Referee: Graham Horwood
26 November 2016 (2016-11-26) 20 AFC Wimbledon 2–2 Fleetwood Town Kingsmeadow
15:00 GMT Poleon Yellow card 31' 47'
Parrett 75' (pen.)		 Report Bolger 12'
Davis Yellow card 75'
McLaughlin 90+2'		 Attendance: 4,023
Referee: Lee Swabey

December

10 December 2016 (2016-12-10) 21 Milton Keynes Dons 1–0 AFC Wimbledon Stadium mk
13:00 GMT Bowditch 63' (pen.) Report Whelpdale Yellow card 60'
Robinson Yellow card 67'		 Attendance: 11,185
Referee: Geoff Eltringham
17 December 2016 (2016-12-17) 22 AFC Wimbledon 4–0 Port Vale Kingsmeadow
15:00 GMT Francomb Yellow card 16'
Poleon 53'
Elliott 58'
Parrett Yellow card 66'
Barnett 85'
Robertson 89'		 Report Amoros Yellow card 18'
Streete Yellow card 60'
de Freitas Yellow card 81'
Kelly Yellow card 82'		 Attendance: 4,291
Referee: Brendan Malone
26 December 2016 23 Southend United 3–0 AFC Wimbledon Roots Hall Stadium
13:00 GMT Cox 10' 84'
Atkinson 41'
Ferdinand Yellow card 55'
Fortuné Yellow card 85'
Leonard Yellow card 90+1'		 Report Taylor Yellow card 49' Yellow card 72' Red card Attendance: 8,493
Referee: Lee Collins
31 December 2016 24 Bristol Rovers 2–0 AFC Wimbledon Memorial Stadium
15:00 GMT Montaño Yellow card 42'
Taylor 61' 70'
Clarke Yellow card 86'		 Report Reeves Yellow card 23'
Bulman Yellow card 51'		 Attendance: 10,093
Referee: Brett Huxtable

January

2 January 2017 25 AFC Wimbledon 2–2 Millwall Kingsmeadow
13:00 GMT Taylor 12'
Elliott 51'		 Report O'Brien 5'
Morison 40' Yellow card 74'		 Attendance: 4,742
Referee: Nigel Miller
14 January 2017 (2017-01-14) 26 AFC Wimbledon 2–1 Oxford United Kingsmeadow
15:00 GMT Parrett 12'
Kelly 28' Yellow card 90+4'
Robinson Yellow card 43'
Poleon Yellow card 90+1'		 Report Hall 6'
Taylor Yellow card 25'
Nelson Yellow card 46'
Johnson Yellow card 74'		 Attendance: 4,808
Referee: Mark Haywood
21 January 2017 (2017-01-21) 27 Chesterfield 0–0 AFC Wimbledon Proact Stadium
15:00 GMT Nolan Yellow card 29'
Hird Yellow card 77'		 Report Charles Yellow card 66'
Francomb Yellow card 90+2'		 Attendance: 6,379
Referee: Eddie Ilderton

February

4 February 2017 28 Sheffield United 4–0 AFC Wimbledon Bramall Lane
15:00 GMT Sharp 2'
Hanson 37'
Fleck 79'
Lavery 90+1'		 Report Attendance: 20,549
Referee: David Webb
11 February 2017 29 AFC Wimbledon 1–1 Charlton Athletic Kingsmeadow
15:00 GMT Robertson Yellow card 8'
Reeves Yellow card 26'
Elliott Yellow card 66' Yellow card 90+3' Red card 90+2'
Taylor Yellow card 87'		 Report Holmes 8' Yellow card 37'
Ngoyo Yellow card 11'
Chicksen Yellow card 48'		 Attendance: 4,595
Referee: Carl Boyeson
14 February 2017 (2017-02-14) 30 AFC Wimbledon 1–1 Coventry City Kingsmeadow
19:45 GMT Robinson 90+3' Report Jones 71' Attendance: 4,022
Referee: Gavin Ward
18 February 2017 31 Shrewsbury Town 2–1 AFC Wimbledon Greenhous Meadow
15:00 GMT Roberts 65'
Nsiala 90'		 Report Kelly Yellow card 57'
Barcham 68'
Elliott Yellow card 90+2'		 Attendance: 5,751
Referee: Kevin Johnson
21 February 2017 32 Gillingham 2–2 AFC Wimbledon Priestfield Stadium
19:45 GMT Dack 19'
Wright 36'		 Report Taylor 17'
Shea Yellow card 37'
Barcham 69'		 Attendance: 4,956
Referee: Darren Deadman
25 February 2017 (2017-02-25) 33 AFC Wimbledon 1–0 Walsall Kingsmeadow
15:00 GMT Reeves Yellow card 64'
Taylor 68'		 Report Osbourne Yellow card 76' Attendance: 4,586
Referee: John Busby
28 February 2017 (2017-02-28) 34 Scunthorpe United 1–2 AFC Wimbledon Glanford Park
19:45 GMT Mirfin Yellow card 7'
Morris 74'		 Report Barcham Yellow card 37'
Taylor Yellow card 57'
Parrett 60' Yellow card 73'
Poleon 69'
Soares Yellow card 85'		 Attendance: 3,368
Referee: Seb Stockbridge

March

4 March 2017 35 Bolton Wanderers 1–1 AFC Wimbledon Macron Stadium
15:00 GMT Madine 15' Report Elliott 39'
Soares Yellow card 66'		 Attendance: 13,599
Referee: Dean Whitestone
11 March 2017 36 AFC Wimbledon 0–1 Northampton Town Kingsmeadow
15:00 GMT Francomb Yellow card 58' Report Phillips Yellow card 37'
Taylor 86' (pen.)		 Attendance: 4,512
Referee: Nigel Miller
14 March 2017 37 AFC Wimbledon 2–0 Milton Keynes Dons Kingsmeadow
19:45 GMT Reeves 62' Yellow card 73'
Taylor 68'		 Report Upson Yellow card 79'
Williams Yellow card 87'
O'Keefe Yellow card 90+1'		 Attendance: 4,112
Referee: Roger East
18 March 2017 38 Fleetwood Town 0–0 AFC Wimbledon Highbury Stadium
15:00 GMT Schwabl Yellow card 90+4' Report Nightingale Yellow card 27' Attendance: 3,422
Referee: Mark Brown
25 March 2017 39 AFC Wimbledon 0–2 Southend United Kingsmeadow
15:00 GMT Taylor Yellow card 70' Report Ranger 35'
Cox 64'		 Attendance: 4,803
Referee: Nick Kinseley
28 March 2017 40 AFC Wimbledon 3–1 Rochdale Kingsmeadow
19:45 GMT Kelly 53'
Taylor 55'
Parrett 58' (pen.)		 Report McNulty Yellow card 25'
Lund Yellow card 44'
Keane Red card 45+1'
Henderson Yellow card 45+3'
Camps 65'		 Attendance: 3,812
Referee: Brett Huxtable

April

1 April 2017 41 Port Vale 2–0 AFC Wimbledon Vale Park
15:00 GMT Smith 22'
Eagles Yellow card 48' 69'		 Report Barcham Yellow card 17'
Robinson Yellow card 58'		 Attendance: 4,308
Referee: Darren Drysdale
8 April 2017 42 AFC Wimbledon 0–1 Bristol Rovers Kingsmeadow
15:00 GMT Taylor Yellow card 44' Report Bodin 1'
Sweeney Yellow card 90+2'		 Attendance: 4,742
Referee: Robert Jones
14 April 2017 43 Swindon Town 0–0 AFC Wimbledon County Ground
15:00 GMT Report Soares Yellow card 24'
Francomb Yellow card 41'
Robinson Yellow card 50'		 Attendance: 7,716
Referee: Michael Salisbury
17 April 2017 44 AFC Wimbledon 0–0 Peterborough United Kingsmeadow
15:00 GMT Report Attendance: 4,294
Referee: Darren Handley
22 April 2017 45 Bradford City 3–0 AFC Wimbledon Valley Parade
15:00 GMT McMahon 29' (pen.) 85'
Vincelot Yellow card 43'
Marshall 45+3'		 Report Francomb Yellow card 58' Attendance: 18,615
Referee: John Busby
30 April 2017 46 AFC Wimbledon 0–0 Oldham Athletic Kingsmeadow
12:00 GMT Report Ngoo Yellow card 45+3' Attendance: 4,867
Referee: Nick Kinseley

FA Cup

On 17 October 2016, the draw for the FA Cup First round proper took place. The competition progresses in knock-out stages, culminating in a Final to be played at Wembley Stadium on 27 May 2017.[1]

First round

At this stage, there were 80 clubs remaining in the competition (32 non-league teams progressing from the qualifying rounds and the 48 clubs from League One and League Two). AFC Wimbledon were drawn against fellow League One side Bury.

5 November 2016 First round Bury 2–2 AFC Wimbledon Gigg Lane
15:00 GMT Hope 27' 29'
Danns Yellow card 64'
Mellis Yellow card 90+2'		 Report Taylor 61' Yellow card 79'
Elliott 67'
Parrett Yellow card 73'
Robinson Yellow card 83'		 Attendance: 2,346
Referee: Jeremy Simpson
15 November 2016 First round replay AFC Wimbledon 5–0 Bury Kingsmeadow
19:45 GMT Robinson 27'
Parrett 32'
Robertson Yellow card 34'
Poleon 45+2' Yellow card 63' 72'
Taylor 80'		 Report Barnett Yellow card 26'
Tutte Yellow card 50'
Vaughan Yellow card 52'		 Attendance: 2,316
Referee: John Brooks

Second round

On 7 November 2016, the draw for the FA Cup Second round took place. At this stage, there were 40 clubs remaining in the competition (17 League One sides, 11 League Two sides and 12 non-league sides). AFC Wimbledon were drawn against National League North side Curzon Ashton.

4 December 2016 Second round Curzon Ashton 3–4 AFC Wimbledon Tameside Stadium
12:00 GMT Morgan 1' 21' 62' Yellow card 64'
Rowney Yellow card 90+4'		 Report Elliott 80' 90+4' Yellow card 90+5'
Poleon 81'
Barnett 82'		 Attendance: 1,731
Referee: James Adcock

Third round

On 5 December 2016, the draw for the FA Cup Third round took place. At this stage, there were 64 clubs remaining in the competition (20 Premier League sides, 24 Championship sides, 9 League One sides, 6 League Two sides and 5 non-league sides). AFC Wimbledon were drawn away against local National League side Sutton United.

7 January 2017 Third round Sutton United 0–0 AFC Wimbledon Gander Green Lane
15:00 GMT Downer Yellow card 25'
Biamou Yellow card 47'
Collins Yellow card 60'
Bailey Yellow card 75'		 Report Reeves Yellow card 22'
Robinson Yellow card 61'		 Attendance: 5,200
Referee: Keith Stroud
17 January 2017 Third round replay AFC Wimbledon 1–3 Sutton United Kingsmeadow
19:45 GMT Elliott 10'
Robinson Red card 15'
Kelly Yellow card 57'
Barnett Yellow card 85'		 Report Deacon Yellow card 34' 75'
Spence Yellow card 43'
Collins Yellow card 82'
Biamou 90'
Fitchett 90+6'		 Attendance: 4,768
Referee: Darren Drysdale

Football League Cup

On 22 June 2016, the draw for the Football League Cup took place. The draw is seeded and regionalised on a north/south basis. Seedings are based on the league finishing positions for clubs in the previous season. The competition progresses in knock-out stages, culminating in a Final to be played at Wembley Stadium on 26 February 2017.[2]

First round

The First Round of the competition includes 70 of the 72 Football League clubs: 24 from League Two, 24 from League One, and 22 from the Championship.

9 August 2016 (2016-08-09) First round Peterborough United 3–2 AFC Wimbledon London Road Stadium
19:45 BST Forrester Yellow card 23'
Da Silva Lopes Yellow card 37'
Nichols 64' 90+3'
Taylor 68'		 BBC Report Whelpdale 34'
Reeves Yellow card 67'
Fuller Yellow card 67'
Taylor 78'		 Attendance: 2,850
Referee: Ollie Yates

Football League Trophy

On 27 June 2016, the draw was made for the Group stages of the newly structured Football League Trophy. The first round will now consist of 64 clubs (24 from League One, 24 from League Two and 16 Category 1 Academy Teams) split into 16 groups of 4 teams, regionalised on a north/south basis, with each group including one Academy Team. Each club will play each other once, either home or away, with the top 2 teams from each group progressing to the knock-out stages, culminating in a Final to be played at Wembley Stadium on 2 April 2017.[3]

First Round (Southern Group B)

Pos Div Team
 Pld W PW PL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 L1 AFC Wimbledon 3 2 0 0 1 5 3 +2 6 Advance to Round 2
2 ACA Swansea City U21 3 2 0 0 1 4 4 0 6
3 L2 Plymouth Argyle 3 1 0 0 2 5 5 0 3
4 L2 Newport County 3 1 0 0 2 4 6 −2 3
Source: Sky Sports
30 August 2016 (2016-08-30) Southern Group B AFC Wimbledon 3–0 Swansea City U23 Kingsmeadow
19:45 BST Barcham 38'
Reeves Yellow card 46'
Poleon 57' 67'		 Report Fulton Yellow card 44' Attendance: 461
Referee: Simon Hooper
4 October 2016 (2016-10-04) Southern Group B AFC Wimbledon 2–1 Plymouth Argyle Kingsmeadow
19:45 BST Taylor Yellow card 28' 65'
Barnett 68' Yellow card 89'
Beere Yellow card 71'		 Report Smith 7'
Miller Yellow card 64'		 Attendance: 936
Referee: Graham Horwood
8 November 2016 (2016-11-08) Southern Group B Newport County 2–0 AFC Wimbledon Rodney Parade
19:30 UTC Bennett 7'
Labadie Yellow card 15'
Owen-Evans Yellow card 77'
Barnum-Bobb 85'		 Report Owens Yellow card 15'
Nightingale Yellow card 87'		 Attendance: 368
Referee: Andrew Davies

Second Round (Southern Section)

The draw for the Second Round took place on 10 November 2016, with 32 clubs (13 from League One, 11 from League Two and 8 Category 1 Academy sides) progressing from the previous round, continuing to be regionalised on a north/south basis, with each group winner from the previous round being drawn at home to a second placed team from a different qualifying group.

6 December 2016 (2016-12-06) Southern Section AFC Wimbledon 1–2 Brighton & Hove Albion U23 Kingsmeadow
19:45 GMT Barnett 68' Report Manu 38'
Towell 45+2' (pen.)
LuaLua Red card 88'		 Attendance: 497
Referee: Charles Breakspear

Squad

As of 30 April 2017
No. Name Pos. Nat. Place of Birth Age L. Apps L. Goals Int. Caps Int. Goals Signed from Date signed Fee Ends
Goalkeepers
1 James Shea GK England Islington 33 95 0 0 0 Harrow Borough 4 July 2014 Free 1 July 2017
24 Joe McDonnell GK England Basingstoke 30 7 0 0 0 Basingstoke Town 5 July 2014 Undisclosed 1 July 2017
39 Joe Bursík GK England Lambeth 24 0 0 0 0 Academy 13 January 2017 Trainee Undisclosed
40 Nik Tzanev GK New Zealand Wellington 28 0 0 0 0 Brentford ? Free Undisclosed
Defenders
2 Barry Fuller RB England Ashford 40 163 1 0 0 Barnet 28 May 2013 Free 1 July 2018
3 Jonathan Meades LB Wales Gloucester 32 91 6 0 0 Oxford United 22 June 2015 Free 1 July 2018
5 Will Nightingale CB England Roehampton 29 20 0 0 0 Academy 6 May 2014 Trainee 1 July 2019
6 Paul Robinson CB England Barnet 43 87 5 0 0 Portsmouth 3 August 2015 Free 1 July 2019
22 Sean Kelly CB/LB Scotland Glasgow 31 26 2 0 0 St Mirren 1 August 2016 Free 1 July 2018
29 Paul Kalambayi CB England Dulwich 25 0 0 0 0 Academy 18 February 2016 Trainee 1 July 2018
31 Seth Owens LB/CB England Hackney 26 3 0 0 0 Brentford 16 August 2016 Free 1 July 2018
32 Darius Charles CB England Ealing 37 43 2 0 0 Burton Albion 31 May 2016 Free 1 July 2018
34 Chris Robertson CB/RB Scotland Dundee 38 13 1 0 0 Ross County 2 September 2016 Free 1 July 2018
35 Toby Sibbick CB/RB England Hounslow 25 2 0 0 0 Academy 26 August 2016 Trainee 1 July 2018
? Johnville Renee-Pringle RB England Camden 27 0 0 0 0 Stoke City 20 January 2017 Trainee 1 July 2019
Midfielders
4 Dannie Bulman CM England Ashford 45 121 4 0 0 Crawley Town 10 June 2014 Free 1 July 2017
7 George Francomb RW/RB England Hackney 33 159 11 0 0 Norwich City 26 June 2013 Free 1 July 2018
8 Jake Reeves CM England Lewisham 31 114 4 0 0 Swindon Town 7 January 2015 Undisclosed 1 July 2018
11 Chris Whelpdale RW/LW England Harold Wood 37 17 1 0 0 Stevenage 28 June 2016 Free 1 July 2018
14 Tom Soares CM England Reading 38 15 0 0 0 Bury 31 January 2017 Undisclosed 1 July 2019
16 Tom Beere CM/RM England Southwark 29 29 1 0 0 Academy 6 May 2014 Trainee 1 July 2017
17 Andy Barcham LW England Basildon 38 70 10 0 0 Portsmouth 1 July 2015 Free 1 July 2019
18 Dean Parrett CM England Hampstead 33 32 5 0 0 Stevenage 1 July 2016 Free 1 July 2018
19 David Fitzpatrick RW/LW England Surbiton 29 14 1 0 0 Queens Park Rangers 23 September 2014 Free 1 July 2017
25 Dan Gallagher CM England Epsom 27 1 0 0 0 Academy 6 February 2015 Trainee 1 July 2017
27 Neşet Bellikli LW Turkey Sutton 26 0 0 0 0 Academy 16 May 2016 Trainee 1 July 2018
28 Alfie Egan AM England Lambeth 27 9 0 0 0 Academy 5 February 2016 Trainee 1 July 2018
? Anthony Hartigan CM England Kingston upon Thames 24 0 0 0 0 Academy 27 January 2017 Trainee 1 July 2019
Forwards
9 Tom Elliott CF England Leeds 34 78 15 0 0 Cambridge United 2 July 2015 Free 1 July 2017
10 Dominic Poleon CF England Newham 31 41 8 0 0 Oldham Athletic 2 July 2016 Free 1 July 2018
15 George Oakley CF England Tooting 29 9 0 0 0 Academy 6 May 2014 Trainee 1 July 2017
21 Egli Kaja CF Albania 27 3 0 0 0 Academy 17 April 2015 Trainee 1 July 2017
23 Tyrone Barnett CF England Stevenage 39 36 2 0 0 Shrewsbury Town 3 August 2016 Free 1 July 2018
29 Toyosi Olusanya CF England Lambeth 26 1 1 0 0 Academy 5 February 2016 Trainee 1 July 2018
33 Lyle Taylor CF Montserrat Greenwich 34 85 30 2 1 Scunthorpe United 14 July 2015 Undisclosed 1 July 2018
38 Jayden Antwi CF England ? 1 0 0 0 Academy 28 March 2017 Trainee 1 July 2019

Player statistics

As of 30 April 2017
No. Pos Nat Player Total League One FA Cup League Cup League Trophy
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK England ENG James Shea 43 0 36 0 5 0 0 0 2 0
2 DF England ENG Barry Fuller (Captain) 35 0 28 0 5 0 1 0 1 0
3 DF Wales WAL Jonathan Meades 26 2 22+2 2 2 0 0 0 0 0
4 MF England ENG Dannie Bulman 43 0 31+6 0 4 0 0 0 0+2 0
5 DF England ENG Will Nightingale 16 0 10+2 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
6 DF England ENG Paul Robinson 49 3 43 2 5 1 1 0 0 0
7 MF England ENG George Francomb 42 2 31+3 2 3+1 0 0 0 4 0
8 MF England ENG Jake Reeves 54 1 46 1 4 0 1 0 2+1 0
9 FW England ENG Tom Elliott 46 13 30+9 9 3+1 4 0+1 0 0+2 0
10 FW England ENG Dominic Poleon 49 12 19+22 7 2+1 3 1 0 4 2
11 MF England ENG Chris Whelpdale 23 2 8+9 1 1+2 0 1 1 2 0
14 MF England ENG Tom Soares 15 0 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
15 FW England ENG George Oakley 3 0 0+2 0 0 0 0 0 0+1 0
16 MF England ENG Tom Beere 15 0 3+5 0 1+1 0 0+1 0 4 0
17 MF England ENG Andy Barcham 41 6 31+5 5 3 0 1 0 1 1
18 MF England ENG Dean Parrett 42 6 20+12 5 4+1 1 1 0 4 0
19 MF England ENG David Fitzpatrick 7 0 2+3 0 0 0 0 0 0+2 0
21 FW Albania ALB Egli Kaja 1 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
22 DF Scotland SCO Sean Kelly 32 2 22+4 2 2 0 1 0 3 0
23 FW England ENG Tyrone Barnett 44 5 11+25 2 1+2 1 1 0 4 2
24 GK England ENG Joe McDonnell 5 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 1+1 0
25 MF England ENG Dan Gallagher 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
27 MF Turkey TUR Neşet Bellikli 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
28 MF England ENG Alfie Egan 12 0 3+6 0 0 0 0 0 2+1 0
29 DF England ENG Paul Kalambayi 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
30 FW England ENG Toyosi Olusanya 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
31 DF England ENG Seth Owens 6 0 2+1 0 0+1 0 0 0 2 0
32 DF England ENG Darius Charles 36 3 32+2 2 2 0 0 1 0 0
33 FW Montserrat MSR Lyle Taylor 50 14 36+7 10 5 2 0+1 1 1 1
34 DF Scotland SCO Chris Robertson 19 1 13 1 3+1 0 0 0 2 0
35 DF England ENG Toby Sibbick 2 0 1+1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
38 FW England ENG Jayden Antwi 1 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
39 GK England ENG Joe Bursík 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
40 GK New Zealand NZL Nik Tzanev 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
- DF England ENG Johnville Renee-Pringle 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
- MF England ENG Anthony Hartigan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Players who featured on loan for AFC Wimbledon but subsequently returned to their parent club:
Players who left or were released by AFC Wimbledon during the course of the season:
26 GK England ENG Ryan Clarke 9 0 7 0 0 0 1 0 1 0

Top scorers

Rank Position Nation Number Player League One FA Cup League Cup League Trophy Total
1 FW Montserrat 33 Lyle Taylor 10 2 1 1 14
2 FW England 9 Tom Elliott 9 4 0 0 13
= FW England 10 Dominic Poleon 8 3 0 2 13
3 MF England 17 Andy Barcham 5 0 0 1 6
= MF England 18 Dean Parrett 5 1 0 0 6
4 FW England 23 Tyrone Barnett 2 1 0 2 5
5 DF England 6 Paul Robinson 2 1 0 0 3
6 DF Wales 3 Jonathan Meades 2 0 0 0 2
= MF England 7 George Francomb 2 0 0 0 2
= DF Scotland 22 Sean Kelly 2 0 0 0 2
= DF England 32 Darius Charles 2 0 0 0 2
= MF England 11 Chris Whelpdale 1 0 1 0 2
7 MF England 8 Jake Reeves 1 0 0 0 1
= DF Scotland 34 Chris Robertson 1 0 0 0 1
TOTALS 52 12 2 6 72

Disciplinary record

Number Position Nation Name League One FA Cup League Cup League Trophy Total
Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card
1 GK England James Shea 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
2 DF England Barry Fuller 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 5 0
3 DF Wales Jonathan Meades 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1
4 MF England Dannie Bulman 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
5 DF England Will Nightingale 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0
6 DF England Paul Robinson 10 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 12 1
7 MF England George Francomb 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0
8 MF England Jake Reeves 8 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 11 0
9 FW England Tom Elliott 5 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 6 1
10 FW England Dominic Poleon 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
11 MF England Chris Whelpdale 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
14 MF England Tom Soares 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
16 MF England Tom Beere 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
17 MF England Andy Barcham 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
18 MF England Dean Parrett 6 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 7 0
22 DF Scotland Sean Kelly 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
23 FW England Tyrone Barnett 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 4 0
31 DF England Seth Owens 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
32 DF England Darius Charles 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 0
33 FW Montserrat Lyle Taylor 7 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 9 1
34 DF Scotland Chris Robertson 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
TOTALS 71 3 10 1 2 0 7 0 90 4

Transfers

Players Transferred In
Date Position Nation Name Previous Club Fee Ref.
16 May 2016 MF Turkey Neşet Bellikli Academy Free transfer [4]
31 May 2016 DF England Darius Charles Burton Albion Free transfer [5]
21 June 2016 GK England Ryan Clarke Northampton Town Free transfer [6]
28 June 2016 MF England Chris Whelpdale Stevenage Free transfer [7]
1 July 2016 MF England Dean Parrett Stevenage Free transfer [8]
2 July 2016 FW England Dominic Poleon Oldham Athletic Free transfer [9]
1 August 2016 DF Scotland Sean Kelly St Mirren Free transfer [10]
3 August 2016 FW England Tyrone Barnett Shrewsbury Town Free transfer [11]
16 August 2016 DF England Seth Owens Brentford Free transfer [12]
26 August 2016 DF England Toby Sibbick Academy Free transfer [13]
2 September 2016 DF Scotland Chris Robertson Ross County Free transfer [14]
13 January 2017 GK England Joe Bursík Academy Free transfer [15]
20 January 2017 DF England Johnville Renee-Pringle Stoke City Free transfer [16]
27 January 2017 MF England Anthony Hartigan Academy Free transfer [17]
31 January 2017 MF England Tom Soares Bury Undisclosed [18]
Players Loaned In
Date from Position Nation Name From Date to Ref.
Players Loaned Out
Date from Position Nation Name To Date to Ref.
4 August 2016 MF England Dan Gallagher Kingstonian 4 October 2016 [19][20]
11 November 2016 MF England David Fitzpatrick Torquay United 9 January 2017 [21][22]
11 November 2016 FW England Toyosi Olusanya Kingstonian 10 December 2016 [21]
18 November 2016 FW England George Oakley Welling United 16 January 2016 [23][24]
16 December 2016 FW Albania Egli Kaja Lewes 16 January 2016 [24]
9 February 2017 MF England Tom Beere Gateshead 11 March 2017 [25]
Players Transferred Out
Date Position Nation Name Subsequent club Fee Ref
30 May 2016 FW England Adebayo Akinfenwa Wycombe Wanderers Released [26][27]
31 May 2016 DF England Callum Kennedy Leyton Orient Released [28][29]
31 May 2016 FW England Sean Rigg Newport County Released [30][31]
15 June 2016 FW England Adebayo Azeez Partick Thistle Undisclosed [32]
21 June 2016 MF Republic of Ireland Connor Smith Plymouth Argyle Undisclosed [33]
1 July 2016 GK England Will Mannion Hull City Undisclosed [34]
5 August 2016 DF Republic of Ireland Ryan Sweeney Stoke City £250,000 [35]
21 September 2016 GK England Ryan Clarke Eastleigh Mutual consent [36][37]

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