2024–25 AFC Wimbledon season

The 2024–25 season is the 23rd season in the history of AFC Wimbledon and their third consecutive season in League Two. In addition to the domestic league, the club would also participate in the FA Cup, the EFL Cup, and the EFL Trophy.

AFC Wimbledon
2024–25 season
OwnerThe Dons Trust
ManagerJohnnie Jackson
StadiumPlough Lane
2025–26 →

Transfers

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Date Pos. Player From Fee Ref.
1 July 2024[a] LM   Myles Hippolyte   Stockport County Free [1]
1 July 2024[b] DM   Callum Maycock   Solihull Moors Free [2]
1 July 2024[c] CB   John-Joe O'Toole   Mansfield Town Free [3]
1 July 2024[d] CF   Matty Stevens   Forest Green Rovers Free [4]
  1. ^ The transfer was announced on 28 May, and would become official on 1 July once his Stockport County contract expired
  2. ^ The transfer was announced on 17 June, and would become official on 1 July once his Solihull Moors contract expired
  3. ^ The transfer was announced on 18 June, and would become official on 1 July once his Mansfield Town contract expired
  4. ^ The transfer was announced on 20 May, and would become official on 1 July once his Forest Green Rovers contract expired
Date Pos. Player To Fee Ref.
20 June 2024 CF   Josh Davison   Tranmere Rovers Undisclosed [5]
5 July 2024 LB   Jack Currie   Oxford United Undisclosed [6]

Loaned in

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Date Pos. Player From Date until Ref.
1 July 2024 CM   Alistair Smith   Lincoln City End of Season [7]

Loaned out

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Date Pos. Player To Date until Ref.
1 July 2024[a] CB   Will Nightingale   Ross County End of Season [8]
  1. ^ The loan was announced on 27 June, and would officially commence on July 1

Released / Out of Contract

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Date Pos. Player Subsequent club Join date Ref.
30 June 2024 LW   Ronan Curtis   Port Vale 1 July 2024 [9][10]
30 June 2024 CB   Paul Kalambayi   Dagenham & Redbridge 1 July 2024 [9][11]
30 June 2024 CM   Armani Little   Gillingham 1 July 2024 [12]
30 June 2024 RB   Ben Mason   Farnborough 1 July 2024 [9][13]
30 June 2024 CM   Harry Pell   Cheltenham Town 1 July 2024 [9][14]
30 June 2024 CF   Zach Robinson   Motherwell 1 July 2024 [9][15]
30 June 2024 GK   Nik Tzanev   Northampton Town 3 July 2024 [9][16]
30 June 2024 CF   Quaine Bartley [9]
30 June 2024 LB   Lee Brown [17]
30 June 2024 AM   Marcel Campbell [9]
30 June 2024 LB   Josh Hallard [9]
30 June 2024 CB   Alex Pearce [9]

Pre-season and friendlies

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On 7 May, The Dons announced they would return to Alicante for a five-day warm weather training camp.[18] A month later, four pre-season friendlies were confirmed, against Charlton Athletic, Maidenhead United, Metropolitan Police and Barnet.[19] On June 21, a home friendly fixture against Brentford was added.[20] Peterborough United were confirmed as the opponents for the training camp.[21]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

12 July 2024 Friendly AFC Wimbledon v Peterborough United La Nucia, Spain
19:00 CEST
(18:00 BST)
Stadium: Estadi Olímpic Camilo Cano
17 July 2024 Friendly Metropolitan Police v AFC Wimbledon Molesey
19:15 BST Stadium: Imber Court
20 July 2024 Friendly AFC Wimbledon v Brentford Wimbledon
13:00 BST Stadium: Plough Lane
27 July 2024 Friendly AFC Wimbledon v Charlton Athletic Wimbledon
15:00 BST Stadium: Plough Lane
30 July 2024 Friendly Maidenhead United v AFC Wimbledon Maidenhead
19:30 BST Stadium: York Road
3 August 2024 Friendly Barnet v AFC Wimbledon Edgware
15:00 BST Stadium: The Hive Stadium

Competitions

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League Two

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League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Accrington Stanley 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Promotion to EFL League One
2 AFC Wimbledon 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 Barrow 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Bradford City 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Qualification for League Two play-offs
5 Bromley 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 Carlisle United 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played: 10 August 2024. Source: EFL Official Website
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Head-to-head results; 5) Wins; 6) Away goals; 7) Penalty points (sec 9.5); 8) 12-point sending off offences[22]

Results summary

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Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
0 0 0 0 0 0  0 0 0 0 0 0 0  0 0 0 0 0 0  0

Last updated: 16 April 2024.
Source: Soccerway

Matches

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On 26 June, the League Two fixtures were announced.[23]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

10 August 2024 1 AFC Wimbledon v Colchester United Wimbledon
15:00 BST Stadium: Plough Lane
17 August 2024 2 Bromley v AFC Wimbledon Bromley
12:30 BST Stadium: Hayes Lane
Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for a 15:00 kick-off, but was moved for live Sky Sports broadcast.[24]
24 August 2024 3 Cheltenham Town v AFC Wimbledon Cheltenham
15:00 BST Stadium: Whaddon Road
31 August 2024 4 AFC Wimbledon v Fleetwood Town Wimbledon
15:00 BST Stadium: Plough Lane
7 September 2024 5 Tranmere Rovers v AFC Wimbledon Birkenhead
15:00 BST Stadium: Prenton Park
14 September 2024 6 AFC Wimbledon v Milton Keynes Dons Wimbledon
12:30 BST Stadium: Plough Lane
Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for a 15:00 kick-off, but was moved for live Sky Sports broadcast.[24]

FA Cup

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  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

EFL Cup

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On 27 June, the draw for the first round was made, with Wimbledon being drawn away against Bromley.[25]

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13 August 2024 First round Bromley v AFC Wimbledon Bromley
19:45 BST Stadium: Hayes Lane

EFL Trophy

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In the group stage, Wimbledon were drawn into Southern Group B alongside Crawley Town, Wycombe Wanderers and Brighton & Hove Albion U21.[26][27]

Pos Div Team Pld W PW PL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 L2 AFC Wimbledon 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Advance to Round 2
2 ACA Brighton & Hove Albion U21 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 L1 Crawley Town 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 L1 Wycombe Wanderers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: EFL

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Statistics

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Appearances and goals

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As of pre-season

List includes all first team players and any other matchday squad players

No. Pos Nat Player Total League Two FA Cup EFL Cup EFL Trophy
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Goalkeepers
Defenders
DF   ENG Huseyin Biler 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
DF   NIR Ryan Johnson 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
DF   WAL Joe Lewis 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
DF   ENG Isaac Ogundere 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
DF   IRL John-Joe O'Toole 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
DF   ENG Ethan Sutcliffe 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
Midfielders
MF   ENG James Ball 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
MF   GRN Myles Hippolyte 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
MF   ENG Callum Maycock 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
MF   ENG Jake Reeves 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
MF   ENG Alistair Smith (on loan from Lincoln City) 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
MF   WAL Morgan Williams 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
Forwards
FW   LBN Omar Bugiel 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
FW   NIR Josh Kelly 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
FW   ENG Paris Lock 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
FW   ENG Ryan McLean 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
FW   ENG Josh Neufville 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
FW   NOR Aron Sasu 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
FW   ENG Matty Stevens 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
FW   ENG James Tilley 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
Players away on loan:
DF   ENG Will Nightingale 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0

References

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  1. ^ "Hippolyte hired! Our second summer signing". AFC Wimbledon. 28 May 2024. Retrieved 28 May 2024.
  2. ^ "Maycock Monday! Callum signs for the Dons". AFC Wimbledon. 17 June 2024. Retrieved 17 June 2024.
  3. ^ "John-Joe joins permanently!". AFC Wimbledon. 18 June 2024. Retrieved 18 June 2024.
  4. ^ "Stevens signs! Matty joins the Dons". AFC Wimbledon. 20 May 2024. Retrieved 20 May 2024.
  5. ^ "Josh joins Tranmere Rovers". AFC Wimbledon. 20 June 2024. Retrieved 20 June 2024.
  6. ^ "Jack joins Oxford". AFC Wimbledon. 5 July 2024. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
  7. ^ "Alistair onboard!". AFC Wimbledon. 1 July 2024. Retrieved 1 July 2024.
  8. ^ "Will returns to Scotland on loan". AFC Wimbledon. 27 June 2024. Retrieved 27 June 2024.
  9. ^ a b c d e f g h i j "Retained List 2023/24". AFC Wimbledon. 29 April 2024. Retrieved 29 April 2024.
  10. ^ "Ronan Curtis is a Valiant". Port Vale FC. 22 May 2024. Retrieved 22 May 2024.
  11. ^ "Daggers Sign Paul Kalambayi". Dagenham & Redbridge FC. 14 June 2024. Retrieved 14 June 2024.
  12. ^ "Gills capture signing of Armani Little". Gillingham FC. 31 May 2024. Retrieved 31 May 2024.
  13. ^ "Mason joins Boro on permanent deal". Farnborough FC. 5 June 2024. Retrieved 3 July 2024.
  14. ^ "Harry Pell returns to Cheltenham". Cheltenham Town FC. 14 June 2024. Retrieved 14 June 2024.
  15. ^ "Zach Robinson Signs Two-Year Deal". Motherwell FC. 20 June 2024. Retrieved 3 July 2024.
  16. ^ "Nik Tzanev Joins Northampton Town". Northampton Town FC. 3 July 2024. Retrieved 3 July 2024.
  17. ^ "Lee Brown departs". AFC Wimbledon. 2 July 2024. Retrieved 2 July 2024.
  18. ^ "Another Spanish summer! Pre-season schedule to begin overseas". AFC Wimbledon. 7 May 2024. Retrieved 7 May 2024.
  19. ^ "Update on pre-season friendlies". AFC Wimbledon. 5 June 2024. Retrieved 5 June 2024.
  20. ^ "Dons to host Brentford in July". AFC Wimbledon. 21 June 2024. Retrieved 21 June 2024.
  21. ^ "Dons to face League One side". AFC Wimbledon. 21 June 2024. Retrieved 21 June 2024.
  22. ^ "EFL Regulations Section 3 – The League; subsection 9 – Method of Determining League Positions". EFL. Retrieved 2 September 2023.
  23. ^ "Bromley face Harrogate in club's first ever EFL match". British Broadcasting Corporation. 26 June 2024. Retrieved 26 June 2024.
  24. ^ a b "Dons selected for TV coverage". AFC Wimbledon. 3 July 2024. Retrieved 3 July 2024.
  25. ^ "Carabao Cup Round One draw confirmed". English Football League. 27 June 2024. Retrieved 27 June 2024.
  26. ^ "Under-21 teams and Group Stage draw confirmed for 2024/25 Bristol Street Motors Trophy". English Football League. 24 June 2024. Retrieved 24 June 2024.
  27. ^ "Bristol Street Motors Trophy Group Stage confirmed". English Football League. 27 June 2024. Retrieved 27 June 2024.