2017–18 AFC Wimbledon season

AFC Wimbledon
2017–18 season
ChairmanErik Samuelson
ManagerNeal Ardley
StadiumKingsmeadow
League One18th
FA CupThird round vs Tottenham Hotspur (6 January 2018)
EFL CupFirst round vs Brentford (8 August 2017)
EFL TrophySecond round vs Yeovil Town (5 December 2017)
Top goalscorerLeague: Lyle Taylor 8
All: Lyle Taylor 11
Highest home attendance4,850 vs Oldham Athletic (21 April 2018)
Lowest home attendance3,819 vs Gillingham (12 September 2017)
Average home league attendance4,181

The 2017–18 season was AFC Wimbledon's 16th season in their history and their second season in League One.

League table

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
16 Oxford United 46 15 11 20 61 66 −5 56
17 Gillingham 46 13 17 16 50 55 −5 56
18 AFC Wimbledon 46 13 14 19 47 58 −11 53
19 Walsall 46 13 13 20 53 66 −13 52
20 Rochdale 46 11 18 17 49 57 −8 51
Source: BBC Sport
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored

Results summary

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GroundAHAHAHHAHAHAAHHAHAAHHHAAHAHAAAHAHAHHAAHHHAHAAH
ResultDLLWLLDWLLDLWWLLDWDLLWLDWDWWLLLLWDLWDLLDWWDDDD
Position11172216161820161920212121181920211919202321212121221916181920211818181818192020191818191918
Updated to match(es) played on 28 April 2018. 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 14 19 47 58  −11 53 8 6 9 25 30  −5 5 8 10 22 28  −6

Last updated: 28 April 2018.
Source: BBC Sport

Score overview

  Win   Draw   Loss

Opposition Home Away Dou. Agg.
Blackburn Rovers 0–3 0–1 No 1–3
Blackpool 2–0 1–0 No 2–1
Bradford City 2–1 0–4 Yes 6–1
Bristol Rovers 1–0 1–3 Yes 4–1
Bury 2-2 2–1 No 3–4
Charlton Athletic 1–0 0–1 No 1–1
Doncaster Rovers 2–0 0–0 No 2–0
Fleetwood Town 0–1 2–0 No 0–3
Gillingham 1–1 2–2 No 3–3
Milton Keynes Dons 0–2 0–0 No 0–2
Northampton Town 1–3 0–1 No 2–3
Oldham Athletic 2–2 0–0 No 2–2
Oxford United 2–1 3–0 No 2–4
Peterborough United 2–2 1–1 No 3–3
Plymouth Argyle 0–1 4–2 No 2–5
Portsmouth 0–2 2–1 No 1–4
Rochdale 0–0 1–1 No 1–1
Rotherham United 3-1 2-0 No 3-3
Scunthorpe United 1–1 1–1 No 2–2
Shrewsbury Town 0–1 1–0 No 0–2
Southend United 2–0 1–0 No 2–1
Walsall 1–2 2–3 No 4–4
Wigan Athletic 0–4 1–1 No 1–5

Last updated: 11 April 2018.
Source: BBC Sport

Matches

Pre-season friendlies

8 July 2017 Eastleigh P–P AFC Wimbledon Eastleigh
15:00 BST Stadium: Ten Acres
15 July 2017 Football Manager Cup AFC Wimbledon 3–2 Watford Kingsmeadow
15:00 BST McDonald 46' 49'
Egan 87'		 Report Watson 57'
Berghuis 77'		 Attendance: 2,101
21 July 2017 Friendly AFC Wimbledon 3–0 Burton Albion Kingsmeadow
19:45 BST Parrett 42'
McDonald 45'
Antwi 84'		 Report
25 July 2017 Cherry Red Records Cup Wycombe Wanderers 2–0 AFC Wimbledon Adams Park
19:45 BST O'Nien 22'
Akinfenwa 33'		 Report
28 July 2017 Friendly Aldershot Town 1–1 AFC Wimbledon Recreation Ground
19:30 BST Taylor 1' Appiah 4' Attendance: 982
29 July 2017 Friendly Ebbsfleet United 1–2 AFC Wimbledon Stonebridge Road Stadium
15:00 BST Powell 63' Report Fuller 60'
Barcham 69'

League One

August

5 August 2017 (2017-08-05) 1 Scunthorpe United 1–1 AFC Wimbledon Glanford Park
15:00 BST Townsend 6' Report Abdou 67' Yellow card 68' Attendance: 4,398 (434 away fans)
Referee: Michael Salisbury
12 August 2017 (2017-08-12) 2 AFC Wimbledon 0–1 Shrewsbury Town Kingsmeadow
15:00 BST Oshilaja Yellow card 48'
Francomb Yellow card 90+3'		 Report Rodman 8'
Brown Yellow card 55'
Bolton Yellow card 61'		 Attendance: 3,981
Referee: Charles Breakspear
19 August 2017 3 Fleetwood Town 2–0 AFC Wimbledon Highbury Stadium
15:00 BST Cole 19' 57'
Eastham Yellow card 59'
Hiwula Yellow card 78'		 Report Robinson Yellow card 49' Attendance: 2,730
Referee: John Brooks
26 August 2017 (2017-08-26) 4 AFC Wimbledon 2–0 Doncaster Rovers Kingsmeadow
15:00 BST Oshilaja Yellow card 48'
Appiah 58'
Barcham 60'		 Report Marquis Yellow card 41'
Rowe Yellow card 83'
Butler Yellow card 90+6'		 Attendance: 4,144
Referee: Gavin Ward

September

2 September 2017 5 Blackpool 1–0 AFC Wimbledon Blackpool
15:00 BST Longstaff 52'
Tilt Yellow card 69'		 Report Francomb Yellow card 41'
Abdou Red card 53'
Trotter Yellow card 67'
Robinson Yellow card 90+3'		 Stadium: Bloomfield Road
Attendance: 3,457 (508 away fans)
Referee: Carl Boyeson
9 September 2017 (2017-09-09) 6 AFC Wimbledon 0–2 Portsmouth Kingsmeadow
15:00 BST Report O'Keefe Yellow card 14'
Pitman 38' (pen.)
Chaplin 50'
Kennedy Yellow card 63'
Burgess Yellow card 79'		 Attendance: 4,585
Referee: Kevin Johnson
12 September 2017 (2017-09-12) 7 AFC Wimbledon 1–1 Gillingham Kingsmeadow
19:45 BST Barcham 35'
Oshilaja Yellow card 42'
Taylor Yellow card 45+3'
Nightingale Yellow card 65'		 Report Martin Red card 45+3'
Wagstaff Yellow card 45+3'
Clare 45+4'
Eaves Yellow card 81'
Byrne Yellow card 82'		 Attendance: 3,819
Referee: Nick Kinseley
16 September 2017 (2017-09-16) 8 Blackburn Rovers 0–1 AFC Wimbledon Ewood Park
15:00 BST Bennett Yellow card 69'
Evans Yellow card 89'		 Report Appiah 16'
Nightingale Yellow card 60'
Fuller Yellow card 86'		 Attendance: 10,833 (369 away fans)
Referee: Trevor Kettle
22 September 2017 (2017-09-22) 9 AFC Wimbledon 0–2 Milton Keynes Dons Kingsmeadow
19:45 BST Hartigan Yellow card 18'
Francomb Yellow card 52'
Fuller Yellow card 55'		 Report Seager 7'
Ariyibi 26'
Tshibola Yellow card 51'
Muirhead Yellow card 76'		 Attendance: 3,973
Referee: Mike Jones
26 September 2017 (2017-09-26) 10 Southend United 1–0 AFC Wimbledon Roots Hall
19:45 BST Demetriou 60'
Demetriou Yellow card 73'		 Report McDonald Yellow card 63' Attendance: 5,881 (307 away fans)
Referee: Graham Horwood
30 September 2017 (2017-09-30) 11 AFC Wimbledon 0–0 Rochdale Kingsmeadow
15:00 BST Report Williams Yellow card 31'
Bunney Yellow card 50'		 Attendance: 3,861
Referee: Chris Sarginson

October

7 October 2017 (2017-10-07) 12 Oxford United 3–0 AFC Wimbledon Kassam Stadium
15:00 BST Thomas 12'
Ricardinho 48'
Xemi 85'		 Report Attendance: 7,241
Referee: Darren Drysdale
14 October 2017 (2017-10-14) 13 Northampton Town 0–1 AFC Wimbledon Sixfields Stadium
15:00 BST Waters Yellow card 37'
Moloney Yellow card 52'
McWilliams Yellow card 61'
O'Toole Yellow card 88'		 Report Barcham Yellow card 34'
Forrester 61'		 Attendance: 5,306
Referee: Graham Salisbury
17 October 2017 (2017-10-17) 14 AFC Wimbledon 3–1 Rotherham United Kingsmeadow
19:45 BST Taylor 15' 85' 90+2' Report Newell 70'
FordeYellow card 76'
BallYellow card 78'		 Attendance: 3,907
Referee: Dean Whitestone
21 October 2017 (2017-10-21) 15 AFC Wimbledon 0–1 Plymouth Argyle Kingsmeadow
15:00 BST Fuller Yellow card 40'
Barcham Yellow card 50'		 Report Grant 64' Attendance: 4,848
Referee: Martin Coy
28 October 2017 (2017-10-28) 16 Charlton Athletic 1–0 AFC Wimbledon The Valley
15:00 BST Bauer Yellow card 73'
Holmes 78'
Kashi Yellow card 81'		 Report Francomb Yellow card 18'
Trotter Yellow card 37'
Long Yellow card 57'
Fuller Yellow card 78'		 Attendance: 12,575
Referee: Ben Toner

November

12 November 2017 (2017-11-12) 17 AFC Wimbledon 2–2 Peterborough United Kingsmeadow
14:30 GMT Taylor 1'
McDonald 45'
Francomb Yellow card 82'
Trotter Yellow card 85'		 Report Lloyd 26'
Maddison 38' (pen.) Yellow card 85'		 Attendance: 4,220
Referee: Darren Handley
18 November 2017 (2017-11-18) 18 Bristol Rovers 1–3 AFC Wimbledon Memorial Stadium
15:00 GMT Sinclair Yellow card 14'
Brown 88'		 Report Barcham 2'
Forrester 45+2' Yellow card 78'
McDonald 61'		 Attendance: 8,734
Referee: John Brooks
21 November 2017 19 Oldham Athletic 0–0 AFC Wimbledon Boundary Park
19:45 GMT Bryan Yellow card 14' Report Long Yellow card 90+3' Attendance: 3,169
Referee: Robert Lewis
25 November 2017 (2017-11-25) 20 AFC Wimbledon 1–2 Walsall Kingsmeadow
15:00 GMT Taylor 36'
Forrester Yellow card 38'		 report Oztumer 15'
Bakayoko 31'
Agyei Yellow card 81'		 Attendance: 4,130
Referee: John Busby

December

16 December 2017 (2017-12-16) 21 AFC Wimbledon 0–4 Wigan Athletic Kingsmeadow
15:00 GMT Soares Yellow card 49'
Oshilaja Yellow card 53'
Forrester Yellow card 55' Yellow card 69' Red card
Charles Yellow card 90+6'		 [1] Powell Yellow card 54' 73'
Jacobs 57'
Massey Yellow card 70'
Power 80'
Toney 90'		 Attendance: 4,289
Referee: Brett Huxtable
23 December 2017 22 AFC Wimbledon 2–1 Bradford City Kingsmeadow
15:00 GMT McDonald 7'
Taylor Yellow card 38' 70'
Abdou Yellow card 67'
Soares Yellow card 90+1'
Long Yellow card 90+6'		 Report Taylor 47' Attendance: 4,215
Referee: Graham Horwood
26 December 2017 (2017-12-26) 23 Portsmouth 2–1 AFC Wimbledon Fratton Park
15:00 GMT Close 45'
Pitman 72' (pen.)		 Report Soares Yellow card 9'
Barcham Yellow card 26'
Taylor 50' (pen.)
Fuller Yellow card 71'
Trotter Yellow card 89'		 Attendance: 18,644
Referee: Lee Collins
30 December 2017 (2017-12-30) 24 Gillingham 2–2 AFC Wimbledon Priestfield Stadium
15:00 GMT Francomb 62' (o.g.)
Ehmer 69' Yellow card 83'		 Report Taylor 67' (pen.)
Abdou Yellow card 72'
Forrester 84'		 Attendance: 6,419
Referee: Robert Lewis

January

1 January 2018 25 AFC Wimbledon 2–0 Southend United Kingsmeadow
15:00 GMT Trotter 27'
Soares 48'		 Report Attendance: 4,392
Referee: John Busby
13 January 2018 26 Milton Keynes Dons 0–0 AFC Wimbledon Stadium mk
15:00 GMT Pawlett Yellow card 75' Report Charles Yellow card 62' Attendance: 9,504
Referee: Paul Tierney
20 January 2018 27 AFC Wimbledon 2–0 Blackpool Kingsmeadow
15:00 GMT Trotter 49'
Pigott 77'
Soares Yellow card 88'		 Report Delfouneso Yellow card 79' Attendance: 4,286
Referee: Darren Drysdale
27 January 2018 28 Bradford City 0–4 AFC Wimbledon Valley Parade
15:00 GMT Vincelot Yellow card 90' Report Abdou 14' Yellow card 37'
Barcham 59'
McDonald 65' Yellow card 77' 80'		 Attendance: 19,103
Referee: Geoff Eltringham

February

3 February 2018 29 Rotherham United 2–0 AFC Wimbledon New York Stadium
15:00 GMT Smith 14'
Ball 90+2'		 Report Soares Yellow card 28' Attendance: 8,330
Referee: Michael Salisbury
6 February 2018 30 Bury 2–1 AFC Wimbledon Gigg Lane
19:45 GMT Miller 17'
Bunn 43'
Edwards Yellow card 61'
Thompson Yellow card 74'		 Report Robinson Yellow card 12'
Edwards 28' (o.g.)
Pigott Yellow card 60'		 Attendance: 2,975
Referee: Robert Jones
10 February 2018 31 AFC Wimbledon 1–3 Northampton Town Kingsmeadow
15:00 GMT Oshilaja 47' Report Grimes 8' (pen.)
Crooks 62'
Powell 72'		 Attendance: 4,485 (741)
Referee: Carl Boyeson
13 February 2018 32 Plymouth Argyle 4–2 AFC Wimbledon Home Park
19:45 GMT Carey 16'
Ness Yellow card 27'
Fox 40'
R. Taylor 45+3'
Lameiras 67'
Sarcevic Yellow card 71'
Makasi Yellow card 87'		 Report L. Taylor 37' 59'
Charles Yellow card 62'
Kennedy Yellow card 74'		 Attendance: 10,671
Referee: Brett Huxtable
17 February 2018 33 AFC Wimbledon 1–0 Bristol Rovers Kingsmeadow
15:00 GMT Pigott 90+3' Report Attendance: 4,837
Referee: Charles Breakspear
24 February 2018 34 Peterborough United 1–1 AFC Wimbledon London Road Stadium
15:00 GMT Maddison 79' Report Taylor 75' Attendance: 5,146
Referee: Anthony Backhouse
27 February 2018 35 AFC Wimbledon 0–3 Blackburn Rovers Kingsmeadow
19:45 GMT Report Nyambe Yellow card 7'
Dack 30' 69'
Bennett 64'		 Attendance: 4,401
Referee: Graham Scott

March

10 March 2018 36 AFC Wimbledon 2–1 Oxford United Kingsmeadow
15:00 GMT Taylor 32' (pen.)
Meades 71'		 Report Kane 38' Attendance: 4,592 (743 away)
Referee: Christopher Sarginson
17 March 2018 37 Rochdale 1–1 AFC Wimbledon Spotland Stadium
15:00 GMT Cannon 25'
Henderson Yellow card 31'		 Report Oshilaja 7' Attendance: 2,667
Referee: Scott Oldham
24 March 2018 38 Shrewsbury Town 1–0 AFC Wimbledon New Meadow
15:00 GMT Payne 54'
Morris Yellow card 56' Yellow-red card 86'
Beckles Yellow card 61'
Nsiala Yellow card 90'		 Report Parrett Yellow card 74'
Taylor Yellow card 88'		 Attendance: 6,456
Referee: Darren Drysdale
30 March 2018 39 AFC Wimbledon 0–1 Fleetwood Town Kingsmeadow
15:00 BST Soares Yellow card 43' Report Sowerby 22'
Cairns Yellow card 90+1'		 Attendance: 4,378
Referee: Charles Breakspear

April

7 April 2018 40 AFC Wimbledon 1–1 Scunthorpe United Kingsmeadow
15:00 BST Nightingale 4'
Oshilaja Yellow card 26'		 Report McArdle Yellow card 82'
Novak 84'
Wallace Yellow card 90'		 Attendance: 4,055
Referee: Tom Nield
10 April 2018 (2018-04-10) 41 AFC Wimbledon 1–0 Charlton Athletic Kingsmeadow
19:45 BST Taylor 45+1' Yellow card 90' Report Pearce Yellow card 90' Attendance: 4,457
Referee: Craig Hicks
14 April 2018 (2018-04-14) 42 Walsall 2–3 AFC Wimbledon Bescot Stadium
15:00 BST Fitzwater 6' Yellow card 26'
Ngoy 45'
Leahy Yellow card 80'		 Report Pigott 48' Yellow card 83'
Taylor 65'
Parrett 90+6' (pen.)		 Attendance: 4,663
Referee: Mark Heywood
21 April 2018 (2018-04-21) 43 AFC Wimbledon 2–2 Oldham Athletic Kingsmeadow
15:00 BST Meades 10'
Pigott 68'
Oshilaja Yellow card 90'		 Report Doyle Yellow card 45'
Nazon 50' 74'
Byrne Yellow card 83'		 Attendance: 4,850
Referee: Andy Davies
28 April 2018 44 Wigan Athletic 1–1 AFC Wimbledon DW Stadium
15:00 BST Jacobs 69' Report Pigott 24'
Parrett Yellow card 66'
Appiah Yellow card 90'		 Attendance: 12,554
Referee: Andy Woolmer

May

1 May 2018 45 Doncaster Rovers 0–0 AFC Wimbledon Doncaster
19:45 BST Report Barcham Yellow card 89' Stadium: Keepmoat Stadium
Attendance: 7,094
Referee: John Brooks
5 May 2018 46 AFC Wimbledon 2-2 Bury Kingsmeadow
17:30 BST Parrett 12' Yellow card 77'
Appiah 34'		 Report Danns 66'
Miller 85'		 Attendance: 4,770
Referee: Darren Drysdale

FA Cup

On 16 October 2017, the draw for the first round took place with AFC Wimbledon hosting Lincoln City.[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).

4 November 2017 First round AFC Wimbledon 1–0 Lincoln City Kingsmeadow
15:00 GMT Taylor 7' Report Attendance: 3,394
Referee: Andy Woolmer

Second round

At this stage, there were 40 clubs remaining in the competition (10 non-league teams, 14 clubs from League One and 16 clubs League Two).

3 December 2017 Second round AFC Wimbledon 3–1 Charlton Athletic Kingsmeadow
14:00 GMT McDonald 10'
Taylor 70' 81'		 Report Ahearne-Grant 22' Attendance: 3,270
Referee: James Linington

Third round

A total of 64 clubs will play in the third round (10 League One teams, 9 League Two teams and 44 teams from the Premier League and Football League Championship entering in this round) plus either Gillingham or Carlisle United.

7 January 2018 Third round Tottenham Hotspur 3–0 AFC Wimbledon Wembley Stadium
15:00 Wanyama Yellow card 48'
Kane 63' 65'
Vertonghen 71'		 Report Attendance: 47,527
Referee: David Coote

EFL Cup

On 16 June 2017, the draw for the EFL Cup took place. The draw was seeded based on the league finishing positions for clubs in the previous season and regionalised on a north-south basis. AFC Wimbledon are unseeded, and drawn at home against Brentford. Meaning for the first time in 7 years entering the competition Wimbledon had been drawn at home.[2]

First round

The first round of the competition included 70 of the 72 Football League clubs: 24 from League Two, 24 from League One, and 22 from the Championship, with Hull City and Middlesbrough receiving a bye into the second round.

8 August 2017 First round AFC Wimbledon 1–3 (a.e.t.) Brentford Kingsmeadow
19:45 BST Robinson 25'
Oshilaja Yellow card 85'		 Report Sawyers Yellow card 60' 69'
Watkins 105+1'
Shaibu 119'		 Attendance: 3,229
Referee: Dean Whitestone

EFL Trophy

On 7 July 2017, the Group round draw was made for the League One and League Two teams competing in the EFL Trophy. The first round will 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.

First round (Southern Group F)

If the scores are level at the end of a Group Match then each team is awarded 1 point. In addition, the match will be followed immediately by the taking of penalties and the team that wins the penalty shootout will be awarded 1 additional point. AFC Wimbledon qualified for the following round by finishing as runners-up.

Pos Lge Team
 Pld W PW PL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 L2 Luton Town (Q) 3 1 2 0 0 5 4 +1 7 Round 2
2 L1 AFC Wimbledon (Q) 3 2 0 0 1 9 8 +1 6
3 L2 Barnet (E) 3 1 0 1 1 6 6 0 4
4 ACA Tottenham Hotspur U21 (E) 3 0 0 1 2 6 8 −2 1
Updated to match(es) played on 3 October 2017. Source: EFL.com
(E) Eliminated; (Q) Qualified to the phase indicated
29 August 2017 (2017-08-29) Southern Group F Barnet 3–4 AFC Wimbledon The Hive Stadium
20:00 BST Bover 12'
Coulthirst 25'
Blackman 88'		 Report Hartigan 5'
Kaja 16'
McDonald 48'
Clough 56' (o.g.)		 Attendance: 696
Referee: Dean Whitestone
3 October 2017 (2017-10-03) Southern Group F AFC Wimbledon 4–3 Tottenham Hotspur U23s Kingsmeadow
19:45 BST Sibbick 19' 60'
Kaja 38'
Parrett 90+2'		 Report Tracey 16'
Shashoua 34'
Sterling 59'
31 October 2017 (2017-10-31) Southern Group F AFC Wimbledon 1–2 Luton Town Kingsmeadow
19:45 GMT Taylor 14'
Meades Yellow card 62'		 Report Shinnie 12', 72'
D'Ath Yellow card 60'		 Attendance: 581
Referee: Gavin Ward

Second round (Southern Section)

The draw for the second round took place on 10 November 2017, 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.

5 December 2017 Second round Yeovil Town 2–0 AFC Wimbledon Huish Park
19:45 GMT Davies 49'
Gray 87'		 Report Kalambayi Yellow card 25'
Abdou Yellow card 62'		 Attendance: 886
Referee: Graham Horwood

Squad

As of 28 February 2018
No. Name Pos. Nat. Place of Birth Age L. Apps L. Goals Int. Caps Int. Goals Signed from Date signed Fee Ends
Goalkeepers
1 George Long GK England Sheffield 31 43 0 0 0 Sheffield United 4 July 2017 Loan 1 July 2018
24 Joe McDonnell GK England Basingstoke 30 8 0 0 0 Basingstoke Town 5 July 2014 Undisclosed 1 July 2018
25 Nik Tzanev GK New Zealand Wellington 28 0 0 0 0 Brentford 8 May 2017 Free 1 July 2019
Defenders
2 Barry Fuller RB England Ashford 40 203 1 0 0 Barnet 28 May 2013 Free 1 July 2018
3 Jonathan Meades LB Wales Gloucester 32 116 8 0 0 Oxford United 22 June 2015 Free 1 July 2018
4 Deji Oshilaja CB Nigeria Bermondsey 31 64 3 0 0 Cardiff City 8 June 2017 Free 1 July 2019
5 Will Nightingale CB England Roehampton 29 38 1 0 0 Academy 6 May 2014 Trainee 1 July 2019
6 Paul Robinson CB England Barnet 43 101 5 0 0 Portsmouth 3 August 2015 Free 1 July 2018
20 Toby Sibbick CB/RB England Hounslow 25 3 0 0 0 Academy 26 August 2016 Trainee 1 July 2018
23 Callum Kennedy LB England Chertsey 35 79 1 0 0 Leyton Orient 7 July 2017 Free 1 July 2019
30 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 72 2 0 0 Burton Albion 31 May 2016 Free 1 July 2018
Midfielders
7 George Francomb RW/RB England Hackney 33 196 11 0 0 Norwich City 26 June 2013 Free 1 July 2018
8 Jimmy Abdou DM Comoros Martigues 40 32 2 16 0 Millwall 15 July 2017 Loan 1 July 2018
11 Harry Forrester AM England Milton Keynes 34 35 3 0 0 Rangers 23 August 2017 Loan 1 July 2018
14 Liam Trotter AM/DM England Ipswich 36 42 3 0 0 Bolton Wanderers 21 July 2017 Free 1 July 2019
17 Andy Barcham LW England Basildon 38 113 14 0 0 Portsmouth 1 July 2015 Free 1 July 2019
18 Dean Parrett CM England Hampstead 33 53 6 0 0 Stevenage 1 July 2016 Free 1 July 2018
19 Tom Soares DM England Reading 38 45 1 0 0 Bury 31 January 2017 Undisclosed 1 July 2019
26 Anthony Hartigan CM England Kingston upon Thames 24 11 0 0 0 Academy 27 January 2017 Trainee 1 July 2020
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 14 0 0 0 Academy 5 February 2016 Trainee 1 July 2018
Forwards
9 Kwesi Appiah CF Ghana Thamesmead 34 19 5 6 1 Crystal Palace 31 May 2017 Free 1 July 2019
10 Cody McDonald CF England Witham 38 32 5 0 0 Gillingham 22 June 2017 Free 1 July 2019
21 Egli Kaja CF Albania Kosovo 27 21 0 0 0 Academy 17 April 2015 Trainee 1 July 2018
29 Jayden Antwi CF England Lambeth 1 0 0 0 Academy 28 March 2017 Trainee 1 July 2019
33 Lyle Taylor CF Montserrat Greenwich 34 129 44 2 1 Scunthorpe United 14 July 2015 Undisclosed 1 July 2018
39 Joe Pigott CF England Maidstone 31 16 5 0 0 Maidstone United 15 January 2018 Undisclosed 1 July 2019

Player statistics

As of 6 February 2018
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 George Long 47 0 43 0 3 0 1 0 0 0
2 DF England ENG Barry Fuller (Captain) 45 0 41 0 3 0 1 0 0 0
3 DF Wales WAL Jonathan Meades 16 0 7+6 0 2+1 0 0 0 0 0
4 DF Nigeria NGA Deji Oshilaja 30 1 25+1 1 2 0 0+1 0 1 0
5 DF England ENG Will Nightingale 16 0 9+4 0 0 0 1 0 2 0
6 DF England ENG Paul Robinson 16 1 9+3 0 0+1 0 1 1 2 0
7 MF England ENG George Francomb 31 0 23+3 0 1+1 0 1 0 1+1 0
8 MF Comoros COM Jimmy Abdou 24 2 15+5 2 2+1 0 0 0 1 0
9 FW Ghana GHA Kwesi Appiah 12 2 7+3 2 0 0 0+1 0 1 0
10 FW England ENG Cody McDonald 35 7 21+7 5 2+1 1 1 0 3 1
11 MF England ENG Harry Forrester 27 3 9+12 3 2+1 0 0 0 3 0
14 MF England ENG Liam Trotter 31 2 27+1 2 2 0 0 0 0+1 0
17 MF England ENG Andy Barcham 33 4 29 4 3 0 1 0 0 0
18 MF England ENG Dean Parrett 11 2 8+2 0 0 1 0 0 0+1 1
19 MF England ENG Tom Soares 23 0 19 0 3 0 0 0 1 0
20 DF England ENG Toby Sibbick 4 2 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 3 2
21 FW Albania ALB Egli Kaja 13 2 2+7 0 0 0 0+1 0 3 2
23 DF England ENG Callum Kennedy 12 0 6+1 0 1+1 0 1 0 2 0
24 GK England ENG Joe McDonnell 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
25 GK New Zealand NZL Nik Tzanev 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
26 MF England ENG Anthony Hartigan 15 1 6+5 0 0+1 0 1 0 2 1
27 MF Turkey TUR Neşet Bellikli 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0+1 0
28 MF England ENG Alfie Egan 4 0 0+1 0 0 0 0+1 0 2 0
29 FW England ENG Jayden Antwi 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
30 DF England ENG Paul Kalambayi 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1+1 0
31 DF England ENG Seth Owens 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
32 DF England ENG Darius Charles 25 0 17+4 0 3 0 0 0 1 0
33 FW Montserrat MSR Lyle Taylor 35 11 25+4 8 3 3 1 0 1+1 0
35 FW England ENG Great Evans 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0+1 0
36 MF England ENG Ossama Ashley 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0+1 0
38 MF England ENG Ethan Nelson-Roberts 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0+1 0
39 FW England ENG Joe Pigott 4 1 1+3 1 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:

Top scorers

Rank Position Nation Number Player League One FA Cup League Cup League Trophy Total
1 FW Montserrat 33 Lyle Taylor 8 3 0 0 11
2 FW England 10 Cody McDonald 5 1 0 1 7
3 MF England 17 Andy Barcham 4 0 0 0 4
4 MF England 11 Harry Forrester 3 0 0 0 3
= MF England 14 Liam Trotter 3 0 0 0 3
5 MF Comoros 8 Jimmy Abdou 2 0 0 0 2
= FW Ghana 9 Kwesi Appiah 2 0 0 0 2
= DF England 20 Toby Sibbick 0 0 0 2 2
= FW Albania 21 Egli Kaja 0 0 0 2 2
6 MF England 19 Tom Soares 1 0 0 0 1
= FW England 39 Joe Pigott 1 0 0 0 1
= DF England 6 Paul Robinson 0 0 1 0 1
= MF England 18 Dean Parrett 0 0 0 1 1
= MF England 26 Anthony Hartigan 0 0 0 1 1
= N/A N/A N/A Own Goal 0 0 0 1 1
TOTALS 29 4 1 8 42

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 George Long 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
2 DF England Barry Fuller 5 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 5 0
4 DF Nigeria Deji Oshilaja 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 5 0
5 DF England Will Nightingale 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
6 DF England Paul Robinson 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
7 MF England George Francomb 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
8 MF Comoros Jimmy Abdou 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 1
10 FW England Cody McDonald 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
11 MF England Harry Forrester 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 1
14 MF England Liam Trotter 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
17 MF England Andy Barcham 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
19 MF England Tom Soares 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
26 MF England Anthony Hartigan 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
32 DF England Darius Charles 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
33 FW Montserrat Lyle Taylor 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
39 FW England Joe Pigott 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
TOTALS 50 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 51 2

Transfers

Players Transferred In
Date Position Nation Name Previous Club Fee Ref.
8 May 2017 GK New Zealand Nik Tzanev Brentford Free [3]
31 May 2017 FW Ghana Kwesi Appiah Crystal Palace Free [4]
8 June 2017 DF Nigeria Deji Oshilaja Cardiff City Free [5]
22 June 2017 FW England Cody McDonald Gillingham Free [6]
7 July 2017 DF England Callum Kennedy Leyton Orient Free [7]
21 July 2017 MF England Liam Trotter Bolton Wanderers Free [8]
10 November 2017 MF England Richard Pingling Burnley Free [9]
15 January 2018 FW England Joe Pigott Maidstone United Free [10]
22 March 2018 FW Ghana Lloyd Sam D.C. United Free [11]
Players Loaned In
Date from Position Nation Name From Date to Ref.
4 July 2017 GK England George Long Sheffield United 1 July 2018 [12]
15 July 2017 MF Comoros Jimmy Abdou Millwall 1 July 2018 [13]
23 August 2017 MF England Harry Forrester Rangers 1 July 2018 [14]
Players Loaned Out
Date from Position Nation Name To Date to Ref.
19 August 2017 DF England Seth Owens Whitehawk 19 September 2017 [15]
9 November 2017 MF England Alfie Egan Sutton United 27 January 2018 [16]
Players Transferred Out
Date Position Nation Name Subsequent club Fee Ref
2 May 2017 MF England Tom Beere Hampton & Richmond Borough Released [17][18]
2 May 2017 MF England Dannie Bulman Crawley Town Released [19][20]
2 May 2017 MF England David Fitzpatrick Barrow Released [21][22]
2 May 2017 MF England Dan Gallagher Leatherhead Released [23][24]
2 May 2017 FW England George Oakley Inverness Caledonian Thistle Released [25][26]
2 May 2017 DF Scotland Chris Robertson Swindon Town Released [27][28]
2 May 2017 GK England James Shea Luton Town Released [29][30]
9 June 2017 FW England Tom Elliott Millwall Free [31]
10 June 2017 DF Scotland Sean Kelly Ross County Free [32]
27 June 2017 GK England Joe Bursík Stoke City Undisclosed [33]
28 June 2017 FW England Dominic Poleon Bradford City Undisclosed [34]
4 July 2017 MF England Jake Reeves Bradford City Undisclosed [35]
6 July 2017 FW England Tyrone Barnett Port Vale Free [36]
28 July 2017 MF England Chris Whelpdale Stevenage Free [37]

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