2015–16 AFC Wimbledon season

AFC Wimbledon
2015–16 season
Chairman Erik Samuelson
Manager Neal Ardley
Stadium Kingsmeadow
League Two 7th (promoted to League One via play-offs)
FA Cup First Round
(vs Forest Green Rovers)
League Cup First Round
(vs Cardiff City)
League Trophy First Round
(vs Plymouth Argyle)
Top goalscorer League: Lyle Taylor 20
All: Lyle Taylor 23
Highest home attendance 4,870 vs Accrington Stanley (Play-off Semi-final First Leg 14 May 2016)
Lowest home attendance 3,525 vs Northampton Town (29 September 2015)
Average home league attendance 4,138
Home colours
Away colours
Third colours

The 2015–16 season was AFC Wimbledon's 14th season in their history and 5th consecutive season in League Two.[1] Despite getting the season off to a mediocre start, good spells of form in the latter half of the season ensured that The Dons would confirm their highest ever League Two finish with 7th place and qualification to the 2016 Football League play-offs.[2] AFC Wimbledon went on to beat 4th placed Accrington Stanley 3–2 on aggregate, earning them a place in the Play-off Final at Wembley Stadium against Plymouth Argyle.[3] The Dons went on to win the play-off final on 30 May 2016 in front of a crowd of 57,956, earning them promotion to Football League One for the first time in their history.[4]

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
5 Plymouth Argyle 46 24 9 13 72 46 +26 81 Qualification for League Two play-offs[lower-alpha 1]
6 Portsmouth 46 21 15 10 75 44 +31 78
7 AFC Wimbledon (O, P) 46 21 12 13 64 50 +14 75
8 Leyton Orient 46 19 12 15 60 61 1 69
9 Cambridge United 46 18 14 14 66 55 +11 68
Updated to match(es) played on 7 May 2016. Source: BBC Sport
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
(O) Play-off winner; (P) Promoted.
Notes:
  1. Four teams play for one spot and promotion to Football League One.

Results summary

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GroundHAHAHAAHAHHAHAAHAHHAHAHAAHAHHAHHAHAAHAAAHAHHAH
ResultLWLDWDDWLDWLLWWWDDLDLDDWWWWLWWWLDDLLWLWWWWWLDW
Position211114161213141215161314161412109811121414131210871010105887799997777777

Updated to match(es) played on 7 May 2016. Source: BBC Sport
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
46 21 12 13 64 50  +14 75 11 4 8 30 25  +5 10 8 5 34 25  +9

Last updated: 7 May 2016.
Source: BBC Sport

Matches

Pre-season friendlies

League Two

August

September

October

November

December

January

February

March

April

May

League Two Play-offs

Semi-final

Final

FA Cup

League Cup

Football League Trophy

London Senior Cup

On 8 February 2016, it was announced that AFC Wimbledon had decided to withdraw from the competition after being unable to agree with Second Round opponents London Bari on a suitable date to play the match after the original fixture had been cancelled on 9 January due to a waterlogged pitch.[5]

Player statistics

League Appearances and goals

As of 31 May 2016
No. Pos Nat Player TotalLeague TwoFA CupLeague CupJP Trophy
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
1 GK England James Shea 230210001010
2 DF England Barry Fuller (Captain) 480450101010
4 MF England Dannie Bulman 44339+33101000
5 DF England Will Nightingale 603+10001010
6 DF England Paul Robinson 463443101000
7 MF England George Francomb 42336+4300100+10
8 MF England Jake Reeves 43140+11100010
9 FW England Tom Elliott 42626+146101000
12 DF Wales Jonathan Meades 43340+13101000
14 FW England Adebayo Azeez 4589+3370+100+1011
15 FW England George Oakley 100+10000000
16 MF England Tom Beere 401+100+100010
17 MF England Andy Barcham 36532+25000+1010
18 MF Republic of Ireland Connor Smith 1007+30000000
19 MF England David Fitzpatrick 512+2100000+10
20 DF Republic of Ireland Ryan Sweeney 100100000000
21 DF England George Pilbeam 0000000000
24 GK England Joe McDonnell 0000000000
25 MF England Dan Gallagher 100000000+10
26 FW Albania Egli Kaja 200+20000000
27 DF England Callum Wilson 0000000000
32 DF England Darius Charles 9090000000
33 FW Montserrat Lyle Taylor 452138+420101011
34 DF England Paul Kalambayi 0000000000
35 FW England Toyosi Olusanya 110+11000000
Players who featured on loan for AFC Wimbledon but subsequently returned to their parent club:
18 DF Nigeria Semi Ajayi 5050000000
22 DF England Karleigh Osborne 25021+20100010
29 GK Netherlands Kelle Roos 170170000000
31 GK England Ben Wilson 9080100000
39 FW Republic of Ireland Rhys Murphy 615+11000000
Players who left or were released by AFC Wimbledon during the course of the season:
3 DF England Callum Kennedy 20210+81111000
10 FW England Adebayo Akinfenwa 39619+196001000
11 FW England Sean Rigg 41218+212001010
23 DF England Ben Harrison 1000000010
28 MF England Christian Toonga 502+200+100000

Play-off Appearances

As of 28 September 2017
No. Pos Nat Player TotalSemi-final 1Semi-final 2Final
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
2 DF England Barry Fuller (Captain) 30101010
3 DF England Callum Kennedy 30101010
4 MF England Dannie Bulman 30101010
6 DF England Paul Robinson 30101010
8 MF England Jake Reeves 30101010
9 FW England Tom Elliott 30101010
10 FW England Adebayo Akinfenwa 320+100+110+11
11 FW England Sean Rigg 20101000
12 DF Wales Jonathan Meades 1000000+10
14 FW England Adebayo Azeez 300+100+100+10
16 MF England Tom Beere 210+110+1000
17 MF England Andy Barcham 30101010
29 GK Netherlands Kelle Roos 30101010
32 DF England Darius Charles 30101010
33 FW Montserrat Lyle Taylor 32101111

Top scorers

Rank Position Nation Number Player League Two Play-offs FA Cup League Cup JP Trophy Total
1FWMontserrat33Lyle Taylor20200123
2FWEngland14Adebayo Azeez700018
=FWEngland10Adebayo Akinfenwa620008
3FWEngland9Tom Elliott600006
4MFEngland17Andy Barcham500005
5MFEngland4Dannie Bulman300003
DFEngland6Paul Robinson300003
MFEngland7George Francomb300003
DFWales12Jonathan Meades300003
6FWEngland11Sean Rigg200002
=DFEngland3Callum Kennedy101002
7MFEngland8Jake Reeves100001
MFEngland19David Fitzpatrick100001
FWEngland35Toyosi Olusanya100001
FWRepublic of Ireland39Rhys Murphy100001
N/AN/AN/AOwn Goal100001
MFEngland16Tom Beere010001
TOTALS 64 5 1 0 2 72*

Disciplinary record

Number Position Nation Name League Two Play-offs FA Cup League Cup JP Trophy Total
Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card
2DFEnglandBarry Fuller10010000000110
4MFEnglandDannie Bulman200000000020
5DFEnglandWill Nightingale100000000010
6DFEnglandPaul Robinson410000000041
7MFEnglandGeorge Francomb200000000020
8MFEnglandJake Reeves700000000070
9FWEnglandTom Elliott400000000040
10FWEnglandAdebayo Akinfenwa102000000030
11FWEnglandSean Rigg100010000020
12DFWalesJonathan Meades10000001000110
14FWEnglandAdebayo Azeez300000000030
16MFEnglandTom Beere100000000010
17MFEnglandAndy Barcham100000000010
18DFNigeriaSemi Ajayi100000000010
18MFRepublic of IrelandConnor Smith200000000020
20DFRepublic of IrelandRyan Sweeney210000000021
22DFEnglandKarleigh Osborne710000000071
28MFEnglandChristian Toonga000010000001
32DFEnglandDarius Charles002000000020
33FWMontserratLyle Taylor511000000061
TOTALS 64 4 6 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 73 4

Transfers

Players Transferred In
Date Position Nation Name Previous Club Fee Ref.
12 June 2015 MF England Christian Toonga Arsenal Free [6]
23 June 2015 DF Wales Jonathan Meades Oxford United Free [7]
1 July 2015 MF England Andy Barcham Portsmouth Free [8]
2 July 2015 FW England Tom Elliott Cambridge United Free [9]
14 July 2015 FW Montserrat Lyle Taylor Scunthorpe United Undisclosed [10]
3 August 2015 DF England Paul Robinson Portsmouth Free [11]
22 January 2016 MF Republic of Ireland Connor Smith Watford Free [12]
Players Loaned In
Date from Position Nation Name From Date to Ref.
2 July 2015 DF England Karleigh Osborne Bristol City End of Season [13]
29 September 2015 DF Nigeria Semi Ajayi Cardiff City 30 October 2015 [14][15]
20 October 2015 GK England Ben Wilson Cardiff City 14 December 2015 [16][17][18]
1 February 2016 GK Netherlands Kelle Roos Derby County End of Season [19]
11 March 2016 FW Republic of Ireland Rhys Murphy Oldham Athletic End of Season [20]
17 March 2016 DF England Darius Charles Burton Albion End of Season [21]
Players Loaned Out
Date from Position Nation Name To Date to Ref.
30 October 2015 FW England George Oakley Kingstonian 4 November 2015 [22][23]
6 November 2015 MF England David Fitzpatrick Tonbridge Angels 6 December 2015 [24][25]
24 November 2015 MF England Tom Beere Bishop's Stortford 24 December 2015 [26]
6 February 2016 MF England Tom Beere Hampton & Richmond Borough 24 April 2016 [27][28]
10 February 2016 GK England Joe McDonnell Hampton & Richmond Borough 28 February 2016 [29]
29 February 2016 GK England Joe McDonnell Harrow Borough 23 April 2016 [30]
Players Transferred Out
Date Position Nation Name Subsequent club Fee Ref
12 May 2015 GK England Ross Worner Sutton United Released [31][32]
12 May 2015 DF England Jack Smith Hemel Hempstead Released [33][34]
12 May 2015 DF England Mark Phillips Braintree Town Released [35][36]
12 May 2015 MF England Sammy Moore Leyton Orient Released [37][38]
12 May 2015 MF England Alfie Potter Northampton Town Released [39][40]
12 May 2015 MF England Chace Jaquart Portimonense S.C. Released [41][42]
4 August 2015 FW England Dan Agyei Burnley Undisclosed Fee [43]

References

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  2. "AFC Wimbledon seal League Two play-off place with Stevenage draw". Evening Standard. 30 April 2016.
  3. "Accrington Stanley 2-2 AFC Wimbledon (Aggregate 2-3)". BBC Football. Retrieved 21 May 2016.
  4. "AFC Wimbledon 2-0 Plymouth Argyle". BBC Football. Retrieved 30 May 2016.
  5. "London Senior Cup". AFC Wimbledon Official Website. 8 February 2016.
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  8. "AFC Wimbledon sign Portsmouth winger". BBC Football. 1 July 2015.
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  10. "AFC Wimbledon sign Scunthorpe United striker". BBC Football. 14 July 2015.
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  12. "AFC Wimbledon sign former Watford midfielder". BBC Football. 22 January 2016.
  13. "AFC Wimbledon sign Karleigh Osborne on loan". BBC Football. 2 July 2015.
  14. "Cardiff defender joins AFC Wimbledon on loan". BBC Football. 29 September 2015.
  15. "AFC Wimbledon lose Semi Ajayi but welcome back Bayo Akinfenwa against Hartlepool". Eurosport. 30 October 2015.
  16. "Cardiff keeper joins AFC Wimbledon on loan". BBC Football. 20 October 2015.
  17. "AFC Wimbledon extend Ben Wilson loan from Cardiff City". BBC Football. 19 November 2015.
  18. "Cardiff City Goalkeeper Ben Wilson returns from loan spell after furious Twitter spat with AFC Wimbledon fans". Wales Online. 14 December 2015.
  19. "Derby County keeper join AFC Wimbledon on loan". BBC Football. 1 February 2016.
  20. "AFC Wimbledon sign Oldham Athletic striker on loan". BBC Football. 11 March 2016.
  21. "Burton defender Darius Charles joins on loan". BBC Football. 17 March 2016.
  22. "Oakley goes out on loan". AFC Wimbledon Official Website. 30 October 2015.
  23. "Crocked Dons striker would be welcome back at Ks". Your Local Guardian. 4 November 2015.
  24. "Dons midfielder joins Angels on month's loan". Tonbridge Angels Official Website. 6 November 2015.
  25. "David returns with a bang". AFC Wimbledon Official Website. 7 December 2015.
  26. "Tom makes loan move". AFC Wimbledon Official Website. 24 November 2015.
  27. "Beere's on the Beavers!". Hampton & Richmond Borough Official Website. 6 February 2016.
  28. "Tom makes Dons return". AFC Wimbledon Official Website. 25 February 2016.
  29. "Joe makes loan switch". AFC Wimbledon Official Website. 10 February 2016.
  30. "AFC Wimbledon keeper Joe McDonnell has joined Harrow Borough on loan". Sky Sports. 29 February 2016.
  31. "Sammy Moore one of five to depart club". BBC Football. 12 May 2015.
  32. "Former AFC Wimbledon goalkeeper plugs the hole". Sutton Guardian. 8 July 2015.
  33. "Sammy Moore one of five to depart club". BBC Football. 12 May 2015.
  34. "Tudors boosted by the signing of former Watford defender Jack Smith". Hemel Today. 11 September 2015.
  35. "Sammy Moore one of five to depart club". BBC Football. 12 May 2015.
  36. "Braintree Town sign Mark Phillips and Alex Woodyard". BBC Football. 7 August 2015.
  37. "Sammy Moore one of five to depart club". BBC Football. 12 May 2015.
  38. "Leyton Orient sign Sean Clohessy and Sammy Moore". BBC Football. 9 June 2015.
  39. "Sammy Moore one of five to depart club". BBC Football. 12 May 2015.
  40. "Northampton Town sign former Oxford United winger". BBC Football. 20 May 2015.
  41. "Squad update from Neal". AFC Wimbledon Official Website. 12 May 2015.
  42. "Low Key Portimonense". Portugal Resident. 7 July 2015.
  43. "Clarets Complete Agyei Signing". Burnley Football Club Official Website. 4 August 2015.
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