2017–18 AFC Wimbledon season

AFC Wimbledon
2017–18 season
Chairman Erik Samuelson
Manager Neal Ardley
Stadium Kingsmeadow
League One 18th
FA Cup Third Round vs Tottenham Hotspur (6 January 2018)
EFL Cup First Round vs Brentford (8 August 2017)
EFL Trophy Second Round vs Yeovil Town (5 December 2017)
Top goalscorer League: Lyle Taylor 8
All: Lyle Taylor 11
Highest home attendance 4,850 vs Oldham Athletic (21 April 2018)
Lowest home attendance 3,819 vs Gillingham (12 September 2017)
Average home league attendance 4,181
Home colours
Away colours
Third colours

The 2017–18 season is 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 Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Wigan Athletic (C, P) 46 29 11 6 89 29 +60 98 Promotion to the EFL Championship
2 Blackburn Rovers (P) 46 28 12 6 82 40 +42 96
3 Shrewsbury Town 46 25 12 9 60 39 +21 87 Qualification for League One play-offs[lower-alpha 1]
4 Rotherham United (O, P) 46 24 7 15 73 53 +20 79
5 Scunthorpe United 46 19 17 10 65 50 +15 74
6 Charlton Athletic 46 20 11 15 58 51 +7 71
7 Plymouth Argyle 46 19 11 16 58 59 −1 68
8 Portsmouth 46 20 6 20 57 56 +1 66
9 Peterborough United 46 17 13 16 68 60 +8 64
10 Southend United 46 17 12 17 58 62 −4 63
11 Bradford City 46 18 9 19 57 67 −10 63
12 Blackpool 46 15 15 16 60 55 +5 60
13 Bristol Rovers 46 16 11 19 60 66 −6 59
14 Fleetwood Town 46 16 9 21 59 68 −9 57
15 Doncaster Rovers 46 13 17 16 52 52 0 56
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
21 Oldham Athletic (R) 46 11 17 18 58 75 −17 50 Relegation to EFL League Two
22 Northampton Town (R) 46 12 11 23 43 77 −34 47
23 Milton Keynes Dons (R) 46 11 12 23 43 69 −26 45
24 Bury (R) 46 8 12 26 41 71 −30 36
Source: BBC Sport
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
(C) Champion; (O) Play-off winner; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated.
Notes:
  1. ↑ Four teams play for one spot and promotion to the EFL Championship.

Results summary

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ResultDLLWLLDWLLDLWWLLDWDLLWLDWDWWLLLLWDLWDLLDWWDDDD
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Updated to match(es) played on 28 April 2018. Source: BBC Sport
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
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 1–3
Blackpool 2–0 1–0 2–1
Bradford City 2–1 0–4 6–1
Bristol Rovers 1–0 1–3 4–1
Bury 2-2 2–1 3–4
Charlton Athletic 1–0 0–1 1–1
Doncaster Rovers 2–0 0–0 2–0
Fleetwood Town 0–1 2–0 0–3
Gillingham 1–1 2–2 3–3
Milton Keynes Dons 0–2 0–0 0–2
Northampton Town 1–3 0–1 2–3
Oldham Athletic 2–2 0–0 2–2
Oxford United 2–1 3–0 2–4
Peterborough United 2–2 1–1 3–3
Plymouth Argyle 0–1 4–2 2–5
Portsmouth 0–2 2–1 1–4
Rochdale 0–0 1–1 1–1
Rotherham United 3-1 2-0 3-3
Scunthorpe United 1–1 1–1 2–2
Shrewsbury Town 0–1 1–0 0–2
Southend United 2–0 1–0 2–1
Walsall 1–2 2–3 4–4
Wigan Athletic 0–4 1–1 1–5

Last updated: 11 April 2018.
Source: BBC Sport

Matches

Pre-season friendlies

League One

August

September

October

November

December

January

February

March

April

May

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).

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).

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.

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.

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 (A) 3 1 2 0 0 5 4 +1 7 Round 2
2 L1 AFC Wimbledon (A) 3 2 0 0 1 9 7 +2 6
3 ACA Tottenham Hotspur U23s 2 0 0 1 1 5 6 −1 1
4 L2 Barnet 2 0 0 1 1 4 5 −1 1
Updated to match(es) played on 31 October 2017. Source: EFL.com
(A) Advances to a further round.

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.

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
1George LongGKEnglandSheffield2443000Sheffield United4 July 2017Loan1 July 2018
24Joe McDonnellGKEnglandBasingstoke248000Basingstoke Town5 July 2014Undisclosed1 July 2018
25Nik TzanevGKNew ZealandWellington210000Brentford8 May 2017Free1 July 2019
Defenders
2Barry FullerRBEnglandAshford34203100Barnet28 May 2013Free1 July 2018
3Jonathan MeadesLBWalesGloucester26116800Oxford United22 June 2015Free1 July 2018
4Deji OshilajaCBNigeriaBermondsey2564300Cardiff City8 June 2017Free1 July 2019
5Will NightingaleCBEnglandRoehampton2338100Academy6 May 2014Trainee1 July 2019
6Paul RobinsonCBEnglandBarnet36101500Portsmouth3 August 2015Free1 July 2018
20Toby SibbickCB/RBEnglandHounslow193000Academy26 August 2016Trainee1 July 2018
23Callum KennedyLBEnglandChertsey2879100Leyton Orient7 July 2017Free1 July 2019
30Paul KalambayiCBEnglandDulwich190000Academy18 February 2016Trainee1 July 2018
31Seth OwensLB/CBEnglandHackney193000Brentford16 August 2016Free1 July 2018
32Darius CharlesCBEnglandEaling3072200Burton Albion31 May 2016Free1 July 2018
Midfielders
7George FrancombRW/RBEnglandHackney271961100Norwich City26 June 2013Free1 July 2018
8Jimmy AbdouDMComorosMartigues34322160Millwall15 July 2017Loan1 July 2018
11Harry ForresterAMEnglandMilton Keynes2735300Rangers23 August 2017Loan1 July 2018
14Liam TrotterAM/DMEnglandIpswich3042300Bolton Wanderers21 July 2017Free1 July 2019
17Andy BarchamLWEnglandBasildon311131400Portsmouth1 July 2015Free1 July 2019
18Dean ParrettCMEnglandHampstead2653600Stevenage1 July 2016Free1 July 2018
19Tom SoaresDMEnglandReading3245100Bury31 January 2017Undisclosed1 July 2019
26Anthony HartiganCMEnglandKingston upon Thames1811000Academy27 January 2017Trainee1 July 2020
27Neşet BellikliLWTurkeySutton200000Academy16 May 2016Trainee1 July 2018
28Alfie EganAMEnglandLambeth2114000Academy5 February 2016Trainee1 July 2018
Forwards
9Kwesi AppiahCFGhanaThamesmead2819561Crystal Palace31 May 2017Free1 July 2019
10Cody McDonaldCFEnglandWitham3232500Gillingham22 June 2017Free1 July 2019
21Egli KajaCFAlbaniaKosovo2121000Academy17 April 2015Trainee1 July 2018
29Jayden AntwiCFEnglandLambeth1000Academy28 March 2017Trainee1 July 2019
33Lyle TaylorCFMontserratGreenwich281294421Scunthorpe United14 July 2015Undisclosed1 July 2018
39Joe PigottCFEnglandMaidstone2416500Maidstone United15 January 2018Undisclosed1 July 2019

Player statistics

As of 6 February 2018
No. Pos Nat Player TotalLeague OneFA CupLeague CupLeague Trophy
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
1 GK England George Long 470430301000
2 DF England Barry Fuller (Captain) 450410301000
3 DF Wales Jonathan Meades 1607+602+100000
4 DF Nigeria Deji Oshilaja 30125+11200+1010
5 DF England Will Nightingale 1609+40001020
6 DF England Paul Robinson 1619+300+101120
7 MF England George Francomb 31023+301+10101+10
8 MF Comoros Jimmy Abdou 24215+522+100010
9 FW Ghana Kwesi Appiah 1227+32000+1010
10 FW England Cody McDonald 35721+752+111031
11 MF England Harry Forrester 2739+1232+100030
14 MF England Liam Trotter 31227+1220000+10
17 MF England Andy Barcham 334294301000
18 MF England Dean Parrett 1128+2001000+11
19 MF England Tom Soares 230190300010
20 DF England Toby Sibbick 420+10000032
21 FW Albania Egli Kaja 1322+70000+1032
23 DF England Callum Kennedy 1206+101+101020
24 GK England Joe McDonnell 4010000030
25 GK New Zealand Nik Tzanev 0000000000
26 MF England Anthony Hartigan 1516+500+101021
27 MF Turkey Neşet Bellikli 100000000+10
28 MF England Alfie Egan 400+10000+1020
29 FW England Jayden Antwi 0000000000
30 DF England Paul Kalambayi 200000001+10
31 DF England Seth Owens 0000000000
32 DF England Darius Charles 25017+40300010
33 FW Montserrat Lyle Taylor 351125+4833101+10
35 FW England Great Evans 100000000+10
36 MF England Ossama Ashley 100000000+10
38 MF England Ethan Nelson-Roberts 100000000+10
39 FW England Joe Pigott 411+31000000
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
1FWMontserrat33Lyle Taylor830011
2FWEngland10Cody McDonald51017
3MFEngland17Andy Barcham40004
4MFEngland11Harry Forrester30003
=MFEngland14Liam Trotter30003
5MFComoros8Jimmy Abdou20002
=FWGhana9Kwesi Appiah20002
=DFEngland20Toby Sibbick00022
=FWAlbania21Egli Kaja00022
6MFEngland19Tom Soares10001
=FWEngland39Joe Pigott10001
=DFEngland6Paul Robinson00101
=MFEngland18Dean Parrett00011
=MFEngland26Anthony Hartigan00011
=N/AN/AN/AOwn Goal00011
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
1GKEnglandGeorge Long3000000030
2DFEnglandBarry Fuller5000100050
4DFNigeriaDeji Oshilaja4000100050
5DFEnglandWill Nightingale2000000020
6DFEnglandPaul Robinson3000000030
7MFEnglandGeorge Francomb5000000050
8MFComorosJimmy Abdou4100000041
10FWEnglandCody McDonald2000000020
11MFEnglandHarry Forrester4100000041
14MFEnglandLiam Trotter4000000040
17MFEnglandAndy Barcham3000000030
19MFEnglandTom Soares5000000050
26MFEnglandAnthony Hartigan1000000010
32DFEnglandDarius Charles2000000020
33FWMontserratLyle Taylor2000000020
39FWEnglandJoe Pigott1000000010
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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