2018–19 AFC Wimbledon season
2018–19 season | ||||
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Chairman | Erik Samuelson | |||
Manager | Neal Ardley | |||
Stadium | Kingsmeadow | |||
EFL Cup |
Second round (Vs. West Ham United) | |||
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AFC Wimbledon is a professional football club currently based in Kingston upon Thames, south west London, England, which has played in League One, the third tier of the English football league system, since promotion in 2016. Along with competing in League One, the club will participate in three cup competitions, FA Cup, EFL Cup and EFL Trophy.
Matches
Pre-season friendlies
The Dons revealed their will play Reading, Woking, Queens Park Rangers, Brighton & Hove Albion, Havant & Waterlooville and Boreham Wood.[1]
7 July 2018 Friendly | AFC Wimbledon | 4–2 | Reading | Kingston upon Thames |
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12:00 BST | Appiah Pigott Kaja Crichlow |
Report | Popa Smith |
Stadium: Cherry Red Records Stadium |
10 July 2018 Friendly | Woking | 1–3 | AFC Wimbledon | Woking |
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19:45 BST | Hodges |
Report | Oshilaja Pinnock Meades |
Stadium: The Laithwaite Community Stadium Attendance: 661 |
14 July 2018 Friendly | AFC Wimbledon | 0–1 | Queens Park Rangers | Kingston upon Thames |
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15:00 BST | Report | Freeman |
Stadium: Cherry Red Records Stadium |
21 July 2018 Friendly | AFC Wimbledon | 2–1 | Brighton & Hove Albion | Kingston upon Thames |
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15:00 BST | Pigott Appiah |
Report | Norwood |
Stadium: Cherry Red Records Stadium |
27 July 2018 Friendly | Havant & Waterlooville | 4–1 | AFC Wimbledon | Havant |
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19:45 BST | Kabamba Rutherford Lewis |
Report | Egan |
Stadium: Westleigh Park |
28 July 2018 Friendly | Boreham Wood | 0–0 | AFC Wimbledon | Borehamwood |
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15:00 BST | Report | Stadium: Meadow Park |
League One
League table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
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18 | Wycombe Wanderers | 13 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 14 | 19 | −5 | 12 | |
19 | Gillingham | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 15 | 22 | −7 | 11 | |
20 | AFC Wimbledon | 13 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 18 | −8 | 11 | |
21 | Bristol Rovers | 13 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 13 | −4 | 10 | Relegation to EFL League Two |
22 | Bradford City | 13 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 20 | −10 | 10 |
Results summary
Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
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Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 16 | −7 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 10 | −4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | −3 |
Last updated: 6 October 2018.
Source: BBC
Results by matchday
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Matches
On 21 June 2018, the League One fixtures for the forthcoming season were announced.[3][4]
August
4 August 2018 1 | Fleetwood Town | 0–1 | AFC Wimbledon | Highbury Stadium |
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15:00 BST | Sowerby |
Report | Appiah Pigott Trotter |
Attendance: 3,236 Referee: Mark Heywood |
11 August 2018 2 | AFC Wimbledon | 0–0 | Coventry City | Kingsmeadow |
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15:00 BST | Trotter |
Report | Ogogo |
Attendance: 4,768 Referee: Lee Swabey |
18 August 2018 3 | Barnsley | 0–0 | AFC Wimbledon | Oakwell |
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15:00 BST | Report | Attendance: 11607 Referee: Martin Coy |
21 August 2018 4 | AFC Wimbledon | 1–3 | Walsall | Kingsmeadow |
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19:45 BST | Wordsworth Appiah |
Report | Morris Nightingale Cook Cook |
Attendance: 3887 Referee: Tom Nield |
25 August 2018 5 | AFC Wimbledon | 1–2 | Sunderland | Kingsmeadow |
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15:00 BST | Pigott |
Report | Cattermole |
Attendance: 4,848 Referee: John Busby |
September
1 September 2018 6 | Burton Albion | 3–0 | AFC Wimbledon | Burton upon Trent |
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15:00 BST | Quinn Templeton Boyce |
Report | Stadium: Pirelli Stadium Attendance: 2,814 Referee: Anthony Backhouse |
8 September 2018 7 | Gillingham | 0–1 | AFC Wimbledon | Gillingham |
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15:00 BST | Report | Pigott |
Stadium: Priestfield Stadium Attendance: 5,246 Referee: Nick Kinseley |
15 September 2018 8 | AFC Wimbledon | 2–3 | Scunthorpe United | Kingsmeadow |
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15:00 BST | Trotter Appiah |
Report | Morris Ugbo |
Attendance: 3,885 Referee: Charles Breakspear |
22 September 2018 9 | Accrington Stanley | 2–1 | AFC Wimbledon | Accrington |
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15:00 BST | Kee McConville |
Report | Wagstaff Watson Soares |
Stadium: Crown Ground Attendance: 1,732 Referee: Ross Joyce |
29 September 2018 10 | AFC Wimbledon | 2–1 | Oxford United | Norbiton |
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15:00 BST | Wagstaff Pigott |
Report | Brannagan |
Stadium: Kingsmeadow Attendance: 4,068 Referee: Robert Lewis |
October
2 October 2018 11 | AFC Wimbledon | 0–1 | Bradford City | Norbiton |
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19:45 BST | Report | Payne |
Stadium: Kingsmeadow Attendance: 3,630 Referee: Alan Young |
6 October 2018 12 | Plymouth Argyle | 1–0 | AFC Wimbledon | Plymouth |
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15:00 BST | Smith-Brown Ladapo |
Report | Wagstaff Purrington |
Stadium: Home Park Attendance: 8,542 Referee: Alan Young |
13 October 2018 13 | AFC Wimbledon | 1–2 | Portsmouth | Norbiton |
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15:00 BST | Soares Hanson |
Report | Naylor Evans Donohue Whatmough |
Stadium: Kingsmeadow Attendance: 4,569 Referee: Lee Probert |
EFL Cup
On 15 June 2018, the draw for the first round was made in Vietnam.[5] The second round draw was made from the Stadium of Light on 16 August.[6]
13 August 2018 First round | Portsmouth | 1–2 | AFC Wimbledon | Fratton Park |
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19:00 BST | Burgess Close Naylor |
Report | Sources Pigott Walkes |
Attendance: 6588 Referee: Ollie Yates |
28 August 2018 Second round | AFC Wimbledon | 1–3 | West Ham United | Kingston upon Thames |
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19:45 BST | Pigott McDonald |
Report | Diop Ogbonna Hernández |
Stadium: Kingsmeadow Attendance: 3,962 Referee: Tim Robinson |
EFL Trophy
On 13 July 2018, the initial group stage draw bar the U21 invited clubs was announced.[7]
Pos | Div | Team | Pld | W | PW | PL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | L1 | Charlton Athletic | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 2 | +8 | 4 | Advance to Round 2 |
2 | L2 | Stevenage | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 8 | −3 | 3 | |
3 | ACA | Swansea City U21 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | −4 | 3 | |
4 | L1 | AFC Wimbledon | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 2 |
4 September 2018 Group stages | Charlton Athletic | 2–2 (2–4 p) |
AFC Wimbledon | The Valley |
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19:45 BST | Sarr Mascoll |
Report | Hartigan Soares |
Attendance: 1,244 Referee: Kevin Johnson |
Penalties | ||||
Ajose Morgan Lapslie Hackett-Fairchild |
Appiah Hartigan Pinnock Hanson |
18 September 2018 Group stages | AFC Wimbledon | 0–1 | Swansea City U21s | Kingsmeadow |
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19:45 BST | Report | Lewis |
13 November 2018 Group stages | AFC Wimbledon | v | Stevenage | Kingsmeadow |
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TBC |
Squad
- As of 6 October 2018
No. | Name | Pos. | Nat. | Place of Birth | Age | L. Apps | L. Goals | Int. Caps | Int. Goals | Signed from | Date signed | Fee | Ends |
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Goalkeepers | |||||||||||||
1 | Tom King | GK | Plymouth | 23 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Millwall | 27 June 2018 | Loan | 1 July 2019 | |
24 | Joe McDonnell | GK | Basingstoke | 24 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Basingstoke Town | 5 July 2014 | Undisclosed | 1 July 2020 | |
25 | Nik Tzanev | GK | Wellington | 21 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Brentford | 8 May 2017 | Free | 1 July 2020 | |
Defenders | |||||||||||||
2 | Tennai Watson | RB | Hillingdon, London | 21 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Reading | 10 July 2018 | Loan | 1 July 2019 | |
3 | Ben Purrington | LB | Exeter | 22 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Rotherham United | 1 August 2018 | Loan | 1 July 2019 | |
4 | Deji Oshilaja | CB | Bermondsey, London | 25 | 76 | 3 | 0 | 0 | Cardiff City | 8 June 2017 | Free | 1 July 2019 | |
5 | Will Nightingale | CB | Roehampton, London | 23 | 45 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Academy | 6 May 2014 | Trainee | 1 July 2019 | |
6 | Terell Thomas | CB | Rainham, London | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Wigan Athletic | 16 July 2018 | Undisclosed | 1 July 2020 | |
12 | Tyler Garratt | LB | Lincoln | 21 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Doncaster Rovers | 2 August 2018 | Loan | 1 July 2019 | |
20 | Toby Sibbick | RB | Hounslow, London | 19 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Academy | 26 August 2016 | Trainee | 1 July 2019 | |
23 | Tom Scott | LB | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Academy | Trainee | 1 July 2019 | ||||
26 | Rod McDonald | CB | Liverpool | 26 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Coventry City | 2 August 2018 | Undisclosed | 1 July 2020 | |
30 | Paul Kalambayi | CB | Dulwich, London | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Academy | 18 February 2016 | Trainee | 1 July 2019 | |
37 | Osaze Urhoghide | CB | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Academy | 6 April 2018 | Trainee | 1 July 2019 | ||
Midfielders | |||||||||||||
7 | Scott Wagstaff | RW | Maidstone | 28 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Gillingham | 11 July 2018 | Free | 1 July 2020 | |
8 | Anthony Hartigan | CM | Kingston upon Thames, London | 18 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Academy | 27 January 2017 | Trainee | 1 July 2020 | |
11 | Mitchell Pinnock | RW | Gravesend | 23 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Dover Athletic | 15 June 2018 | Undisclosed | 1 July 2020 | |
14 | Liam Trotter | CM | Ipswich | 30 | 54 | 4 | 0 | 0 | Bolton Wanderers | 21 July 2017 | Free | 1 July 2019 | |
17 | Andy Barcham | LW | Basildon | 31 | 126 | 14 | 0 | 0 | Portsmouth | 1 July 2015 | Free | 1 July 2019 | |
19 | Tom Soares | DM | Reading | 32 | 55 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Bury | 31 January 2017 | Undisclosed | 1 July 2019 | |
21 | Egli Kaja | RW | Kosovo | 21 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Academy | 17 April 2015 | Trainee | 1 July 2020 | |
27 | Neşet Bellikli | LW | Sutton, London | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Academy | 16 May 2016 | Trainee | 1 July 2019 | |
28 | Alfie Egan | AM | Lambeth, London | 21 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Academy | 5 February 2016 | Trainee | 1 July 2019 | |
29 | Kosta Sparta | RW | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Reading | 1 July 2018 | Free | 1 July 2020 | ||
32 | Tyler Burey | AM | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Academy | Trainee | 1 July 2020 | ||||
36 | Ossama Ashley | LW | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Academy | 16 May 2016 | Trainee | 1 July 2019 | ||
38 | Ethan Nelson-Roberts | CM | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Academy | Trainee | 1 July 2019 | |||
40 | Anthony Wordsworth | CM | Camden, London | 29 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Southend United | 12 July 2018 | Free | 1 July 2020 | |
Forwards | |||||||||||||
9 | Kwesi Appiah | CF | Thamesmead, London | 28 | 31 | 8 | 6 | 1 | Crystal Palace | 31 May 2017 | Free | 1 July 2019 | |
10 | Jake Jervis | CF | Wolverhampton | 27 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Luton Town | 31 August 2018 | Loan | 1 July 2019 | |
18 | James Hanson | CF | Bradford | 30 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Sheffield United | 26 June 2018 | Undisclosed | 1 July 2020 | |
22 | Tommy Wood | CF | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Burnley | 22 May 2018 | Free | 1 July 2020 | ||
31 | Kane Crichlow | CF | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Free | |||||
35 | Great Evans | CF | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Academy | Trainee | 1 July 2019 | |||
39 | Joe Pigott | CF | Maidstone | 24 | 30 | 9 | 0 | 0 | Maidstone United | 15 January 2018 | Undisclosed | 1 July 2019 |
Transfers
Transfers in
Date from | Position | Nationality | Name | From | Fee | Ref. |
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1 July 2018 | CF | James Hanson | Sheffield United | Undisclosed | [8] | |
1 July 2018 | LW | Mitchell Pinnock | Dover Athletic | Tribunal | [9] | |
1 July 2018 | RM | Kosta Sparta | Reading | Free transfer | [10] | |
11 July 2018 | RM | Scott Wagstaff | Gillingham | Free transfer | [11] | |
12 July 2018 | CM | Anthony Wordsworth | Southend United | Free transfer | [12] | |
16 July 2018 | CB | Terell Thomas | Wigan Athletic | Undisclosed | [13] | |
2 August 2018 | CB | Rod McDonald | Coventry City | Undisclosed | [14] |
Transfers out
Date from | Position | Nationality | Name | To | Fee | Ref. |
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1 July 2018 | CF | Jayden Antwi-Nyame | Free agent | Released | [15] | |
1 July 2018 | CB | Darius Charles | Wycombe Wanderers | Free transfer | [16] | |
1 July 2018 | RM | George Francomb | Crawley Town | Released | [15][17] | |
1 July 2018 | RB | Barry Fuller | Gillingham | Released | [15][18] | |
1 July 2018 | LB | Callum Kennedy | Billericay Town | Released | [15][19] | |
1 July 2018 | LB | Seth Owens | Free agent | Released | [15] | |
1 July 2018 | CM | Dean Parrett | Gillingham | Free transfer | [20] | |
1 July 2018 | LM | Richard Pingling | Free agent | Released | [15] | |
1 July 2018 | CB | Paul Robinson | Havant & Waterlooville | Released | [15][21] | |
1 July 2018 | RW | Lloyd Sam | Free agent | Released | [15] | |
1 July 2018 | CF | Lyle Taylor | Charlton Athletic | Free transfer | [22] | |
31 July 2018 | LB | Jonathan Meades | Retired | N/A | [23] | |
2 August 2018 | CF | Cody McDonald | Free agent | Mutual consent | [24] |
Loans in
Start date | Position | Nationality | Name | From | End date | Ref. |
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1 July 2018 | GK | Tom King | Millwall | 31 May 2019 | [25] | |
10 July 2018 | RB | Tennai Watson | Reading | 31 May 2019 | [26] | |
1 August 2018 | LB | Ben Purrington | Rotherham United | 4 May 2019 | [27] | |
2 August 2018 | LB | Tyler Garratt | Doncaster Rovers | 31 May 2019 | [28] | |
31 August 2018 | RW | Jake Jervis | Luton Town | 31 May 2019 | [29] |
Loans out
Start date | Position | Nationality | Name | To | End date | Ref. |
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20 July 2018 | SS | Egli Kaja | 31 May 2019 | [30] | ||
10 August 2018 | MF | Alfie Egan | East Thurrock United | November 2018 | [31] |
References
- ↑ "Pre-season friendlies". AFC Wimbledon. Retrieved 7 July 2018.
- ↑ "EFL Regulations Section 3 – The League; subsection 9 – Method of Determining League Positions". EFL. Retrieved 2 August 2018.
- ↑ "EFL fixtures for 2018-19 in full". BBC. 21 June 2018. Retrieved 21 June 2018.
- ↑ "AFC Wimbledon Scores & Fixtures". BBC. Retrieved 21 June 2018.
- ↑ "Lampard's Derby at Oldham in Carabao Cup". BBC. 15 June 2018. Retrieved 15 June 2018.
- ↑ "Round Two Draw". English Football League. 16 August 2018. Retrieved 19 August 2018.
- ↑ "Checkatrade Trophy: Round One Draw information". English Football League. 13 July 2018. Retrieved 13 July 2018.
- ↑ "Wimbledon sign Blades striker Hanson". BBC. 26 June 2018. Retrieved 26 June 2018.
- ↑ "AFC Wimbledon sign Dover midfielder". BBC. 15 June 2018. Retrieved 15 June 2018.
- ↑ "Alan bolsters development squad by bringing in former Burnley forward". AFC Wimbledon. 22 May 2018. Retrieved 10 August 2018.
- ↑ "AFC Wimbledon sign midfielder Wagstaff". BBC. 11 July 2018. Retrieved 11 July 2018.
- ↑ "Neal completes quick treble with signing of midfielder". AFC Wimbledon. 12 July 2018. Retrieved 12 July 2018.
- ↑ "Terell Thomas Signs For AFC Wimbledon". Wigan Athletic F.C. 16 July 2018. Retrieved 16 July 2018.
- ↑ "Rod McDonald joins AFC Wimbledon". Coventry City F.C. 2 August 2018. Retrieved 2 August 2018.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "Skipper Fuller along nine leaving Dons". BBC. 8 May 2018. Retrieved 10 May 2018.
- ↑ "Wycombe bring in defender Charles". BBC. 15 June 2018. Retrieved 15 June 2018.
- ↑ "Crawley sign former Don Francomb". BBC. 5 June 2018. Retrieved 5 June 2018.
- ↑ "Gillingham re-sign former captain Fuller". BBC. 2 July 2018. Retrieved 2 July 2018.
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- ↑ "Havant sign ex-Millwall captain Robinson". BBC. 14 June 2018. Retrieved 15 June 2018.
- ↑ "Charlton sign Taylor from Wimbledon". BBC. 27 June 2018. Retrieved 27 June 2018.
- ↑ "AFC Wimbledon's Meades forced to retire". BBC. 31 July 2018. Retrieved 10 August 2018.
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- ↑ "Ben signs loan deal with Dons". Rotherham United F.C. 1 August 2018. Retrieved 1 August 2018.
- ↑ "Tyler Garratt joins AFC Wimbledon on season-long loan deal". Doncaster Free Press. 2 August 2018. Retrieved 2 August 2018.
- ↑ "Jake Jervis Joins AFC Wimbledon On Loan". Luton Town F.C. 31 August 2018. Retrieved 31 August 2018.
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