2025–26 AFC Wimbledon season

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The 2025–26 season was the 24th season in the history of AFC Wimbledon and their first season back in League One since the 2021–22 season. In addition to the domestic league, the club also participated in the FA Cup, the EFL Cup, and the EFL Trophy.

OwnerThe Dons Trust

ManagerJohnnie Jackson

StadiumPlough Lane

League One19th

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AFC Wimbledon
2025–26 season
Owner	The Dons Trust
Manager	Johnnie Jackson
Stadium	Plough Lane
League One	19th
FA Cup	First round
EFL Cup	Second round
EFL Trophy	Quarter-Finals
Top goalscorer	League: Marcus Browne (12) All: Marcus Browne (14)
Highest home attendance	8,686 vs Port Vale, League One, 11 October 2025
Lowest home attendance	599 vs Crystal Palace U21, EFL Trophy, 16 September 2025
Average home league attendance	8,378
Biggest win	5–1 vs Cardiff City (H), EFL Trophy, 2 December 2025, EFL Trophy
Biggest defeat	0–5 vs Peterborough United (H), League One, 8 November 2025
← 2024–25 2026–27 →

Transfers and contracts

In

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Date	Pos.	Player	From	Fee	Ref.
1 July 2025	GK	Nathan Bishop	Sunderland	Undisclosed	^[1]
1 July 2025	CM	Delano McCoy-Splatt	Fulham	Free	^[2]
1 July 2025^[a]	GK	Joe McDonnell	Eastleigh		^[3]
1 July 2025^[b]	LB	Steve Seddon	Motherwell		^[4]
1 July 2025^[c]	CM	Alistair Smith	Lincoln City		^[5]
30 July 2025	CF	Antwoine Hackford	Sheffield United	Free transfer	^[6]
30 July 2025	CF	Danilo Orsi	Burton Albion	Undisclosed	^[7]
20 August 2025	CB	Patrick Bauer	Preston North End	Free	^[8]

[a]
The transfer was announced on 26 June, and would become official on July 1 once his contract at Eastleigh had expired
[b]
The transfer was announced on 24 June, and would become official on July 1 once his contract at Motherwell had expired
[c]
The transfer was announced on 23 June, and would become official on July 1 once his contract at Lincoln had expired

Out

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Date	Pos.	Player	To	Fee	Ref.
11 January 2026	CF	Danilo Orsi	Crawley Town	Undisclosed	^[9]
16 January 2026	CB	Riley Harbottle	Bristol Rovers	Free Transfer	^[10]

Loaned in

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Date	Pos.	Player	From	Date until	Ref.
30 July 2025	RB	Nathan Asiimwe	Charlton Athletic	31 May 2026	^[11]
29 August 2025	RB	Brodi Hughes	Chelsea		^[12]
20 January 2026	CAM	Zack Nelson	Luton Town		^[13]
20 January 2026	RW	James Tilley	Wycombe Wanderers		^[14]
2 February 2026	CF	Layton Stewart	Thun		^[15]

Loaned out

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Date	Pos.	Player	To	Date until	Ref.
25 July 2025	CB	Leo Young	Havant & Waterlooville	22 August 2025	^[16]
4 August 2025	CM	Kai Jennings	Farnborough	24 October 2025^[a]	^[17]^[18]
16 August 2025	CB	Riley Horan	Walton & Hersham	14 April 2026^[b]	^[19]^[20]^[21]
18 August 2025	RW	Ed Leach	Whitehawk	23 October 2025^[c]	^[22]^[23]
22 August 2025	CM	Harry Sidwell	Dagenham & Redbridge	31 December 2025^[d]	^[24]^[25]^[26]
30 August 2025	LW	Junior Nkeng	Chelmsford City	27 September 2025	^[27]
1 September 2025	SS	Josh Kelly	Woking	31 May 2026	^[28]
17 October 2025	LW	Junior Nkeng	Chatham Town	3 January 2026	^[29]
23 October 2025	RW	Ed Leach	Carshalton Athletic	3 January 2026	^[23]
24 October 2025	CM	Kai Jennings	Sutton United	31 May 2026^[e]	^[18]^[30]
24 October 2025	CB	Leo Young	Welling United	22 November 2025	^[31]
14 November 2025	RW	Osman Foyo	Sutton United	3 January 2026	^[32]
24 November 2025	CB	Ethan Sutcliffe	Tonbridge Angels	31 May 2026^[f]	^[33]^[20]
28 November 2025	CB	Leo Young	Ramsgate	27 December 2025	^[34]
9 January 2026	CM	Harry Sidwell	Dorking Wanderers	31 May 2026	^[35]
25 February 2026	RW	Osman Foyo	Sutton United		^[36]
27 February 2026	RW	Kiayon Moore	Bedfont Sports		^[37]
27 February 2026	CB	Leo Young	Carshalton Athletic		^[38]
13 March 2026	CAM	Harry Hedges	Horsham		^[39]
19 March 2026	CM	Delano McCoy-Splatt	Yeovil Town		^[40]

[a]
On 24 October, Jennings was recalled back from his loan at Farnborough, and subsequently joined Sutton on loan
[b]
On 5 January, Horan's loan at Walton & Hersham was extended until the end of the season. But on 14 April he was recalled back to the club
[c]
On 23 October, Leach was recalled back from his loan at Whitehawk, and subsequently joined Carshalton on loan
[d]
On 17 October, Sidwell's loan at Dagenham was extended by an additional month, Then on 14 November it was extended again until end of December
[e]
On 5 January, Jennings' loan at Sutton was extended until the end of the season
[f]
On 5 January, Sutcliffe's loan at Tonbridge was extended until the end of the season

Released / Out of Contract

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Date	Pos.	Player	Subsequent club	Join date	Ref.
30 June 2025	CM	James Ball	Swindon Town	1 July 2025	^[41]^[42]
	RM	Josh Neufville	Bradford City		^[43]
	RW	James Tilley	Wycombe Wanderers		^[44]
	GK	Lewis Ward	Swindon Town	2 July 2025	^[41]^[45]
	LW	Ryan McLean	Buxton	7 July 2025	^[41]^[46]
	RB	Huseyin Biler	İskenderunspor	30 July 2025	^[41]^[47]
	CM	Morgan Williams	King's Lynn Town	31 July 2025	^[41]^[48]
	CB	Will Nightingale	Aldershot Town	5 August 2025	^[41]^[49]
	LW	Paris Lock	Charlton Athletic	6 August 2025	^[41]^[50]
	AM	Reuben Amissah	Charlton Athletic	1 October 2025	^[41]^[51]
	CB	John-Joe O'Toole			^[41]

New Contract

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Date	Pos.	Player	Contract until	Ref.
5 June 2025	CB	Ryan Johnson	30 June 2027	^[52]
25 June 2025	DM	Sam Hutchinson	30 June 2026	^[53]
27 June 2025	LW	Marcus Browne	30 June 2027	^[54]
29 June 2025	CB	Riley Horan	Undisclosed^[a]	^[55]
	RW	Ed Leach		^[55]
	RW	Junior Nkeng		^[55]
8 October 2025	CB	Isaac Ogundere	30 June 2027^[b]	^[56]

[a]
First professional contract
[b]
Option of a further year

Pre-season and friendlies

On 12 May, AFC Wimbledon announced a trip to Marbella as part of their pre-season preparations.^[57] At the end of May, a second fixture was confirmed to be against Sutton United.^[58] On 10 June, three further fixtures were added, against Enfield Town, Watford and Millwall.^[59]^[60] As part of the Spain tour, the Dons confirmed they would face Pafos.^[61] On 24 June, a sixth friendly was announced against Southend United.^[62]

Win Draw Loss Fixtures

5 July 2025 Friendly	AFC Wimbledon	2–2	Pafos	Marbella, Spain
11:30 CEST	Kelly 35' Stevens 90+1'	Report	Luckassen 1' Bruno 45+1'	Stadium: Marbella Football Center

9 July 2025 Friendly	Enfield Town	2–4	AFC Wimbledon	Woolwich
19:00 BST	Wood 22', 23'	Report	Stevens 35' Smith 73' Foyo 74', 80'	Stadium: Queen Elizabeth II Stadium

12 July 2025 Friendly	Watford	1–1	AFC Wimbledon	Ruislip
15:00 BST	Dwomoh 68'	Report	Kelly 61'	Stadium: Grosvenor Vale

19 July 2025 Friendly	Sutton United	2–0	AFC Wimbledon	Sutton
15:00 BST	Nadesan 5' Odelusi 89' (pen.)	Report		Stadium: Gander Green Lane Attendance: 1,137 (435 Dons)

22 July 2025 Friendly	AFC Wimbledon	0–3	Millwall	Wimbledon
19:30 BST		Report	Azeez 6' Howland 39' Ivanović 56'	Stadium: Plough Lane

26 July 2025 Friendly	Southend United	1–0	AFC Wimbledon	Southend-on-Sea
13:00 BST	Kendall 8'	Report		Stadium: Roots Hall

5 August 2025 Friendly	Brentford B	1–2	AFC Wimbledon	Osterley
14:00 BST	Boni 55'	Report	Bugiel 85' Nkeng 87'	Stadium: Brentford Training Ground Attendance: 0 (behind closed doors)

Competitions

League One

League table

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Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion, qualification or relegation
17	Burton Albion	46	13	15	18	50	60	−10	54
18	Peterborough United	46	15	8	23	64	68	−4	53
19	AFC Wimbledon	46	15	8	23	51	72	−21	53
20	Leyton Orient	46	14	10	22	59	71	−12	52
21	Exeter City (R)	46	12	13	21	52	61	−9	49	Relegation to EFL League Two

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^[63]
(R) Relegated

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
46	15	8	23	51	72	−21	53	8	4	11	25	31	−6	7	4	12	26	41	−15

Last updated: complete.
Source: Soccerway

Results by round

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Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	27	28	30	29³	31	32	33	34	35	36	26²	37	38	39	40	41	42	43	16¹	44	45	46
Ground	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	A	H
Result	L	W	W	L	W	L	L	W	W	W	W	D	W	L	L	L	D	L	D	L	D	L	W	L	L	D	L	W	W	D	L	W	D	W	W	L	L	D	L	L	L	L	L	L	W	L
Position	18	10	10	14	10	12	15	11	9	6	5	5	4	5	7	8	9	9	10	13	14	17	12	13	17	18	17	16	14	15	16	13	14	14	11	13	14	14	14	16	16	20	20	20	19	19
Points	0	3	6	6	9	9	9	12	15	18	21	22	25	25	25	25	26	26	27	27	28	28	31	31	31	32	32	35	38	39	39	42	43	46	49	49	49	50	50	50	50	50	50	50	53	53

Source: EFL
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; P = Postponed
Notes:

¹ Matchday 16 (vs. Stockport County) was postponed due to international call-ups.
² Matchday 26 (vs. Blackpool) was postponed due to Blackpool's FA Cup progression.
³ Matchday 29 (vs. Port Vale) was postponed due to a waterlogged pitch.

Matches

On 26 June, the League One fixtures were released, with Wimbledon visiting Luton Town on the opening weekend.^[64]

Win Draw Loss Fixtures

1 August 2025 1	Luton Town	1–0	AFC Wimbledon	Luton
20:00 BST	Alli 83' Johnson 85' (o.g.)	Report	Lewis 36'	Stadium: Kenilworth Road Attendance: 11,735 (1,321 away) Referee: Thomas Parsons

9 August 2025 2	AFC Wimbledon	2–0	Lincoln City	Wimbledon
15:00 BST	Stevens 41' (pen.) Asiimwe 77'	Report	Jackson 23'	Stadium: Plough Lane Attendance: 8,067 (789 away) Referee: Matthew Russell

16 August 2025 3	Reading	1–2	AFC Wimbledon	Reading
15:00 BST	Stickland 69' Wing 86'	Report	Stevens 32' Browne 70' Johnson 74'	Stadium: Madejski Stadium Attendance: 13,757 (1,757) Referee: Jamie O'Connor

19 August 2025 4	AFC Wimbledon	0–1	Cardiff City	Wimbledon
19:45 BST	Stevens 34' Browne 90+6'	Report	Salech 40' Lawlor 71' Davies 90+2'	Stadium: Plough Lane Attendance: 8,452 (1,310 away) Referee: David Rock

23 August 2025 5	AFC Wimbledon	2–0	Barnsley	Wimbledon
15:00 BST	Ogundere 8' Stevens 29' Seddon 50' Hackford 70'	Report	Earl 47'	Stadium: Plough Lane Attendance: 8,361 (1,206 away) Referee: Oliver Yates

30 August 2025 6	Bradford City	3–2	AFC Wimbledon	Bradford
15:00 BST	Wright 32' Pointon 61' Swan 83'	Report	Browne 25' Stevens 53' Reeves 78'	Stadium: Valley Parade Attendance: 19,076 (471 away) Referee: Martin Coy

6 September 2025 7	Bolton Wanderers	3–0	AFC Wimbledon	Horwich
15:00 BST	Burstow 29' Cozier-Dubbery 53' Randall 62' Gale 69' Forino-Joseph 71'	Report	Reeves 4' Browne 50' Lewis 74' 90'	Stadium: Toughsheet Community Stadium Attendance: 20,157 Referee: Darren Drysdale

13 September 2025 8	AFC Wimbledon	2–1	Rotherham United	Wimbledon
15:00 BST	Johnson 33' Reeves 50' Stevens 67' (pen.) Harbottle 79'	Report	Jules 2' Spence 7' Hugill 38', 66'	Stadium: Plough Lane Attendance: 8,058 (546 away) Referee: Lee Swabey

20 September 2025 9	Doncaster Rovers	1−2	AFC Wimbledon	Doncaster
15:00 BST	Molyneux 37' Bailey 53'	Report	Seddon 37' Johnson 70' Smith 80' Hippolyte 82'	Stadium: Eco-Power Stadium Attendance: 7,889 Referee: Peter Wright

27 September 2025 10	AFC Wimbledon	2–1	Wycombe Wanderers	Wimbledon
12:30 BST	Bugiel 11' Seddon 32'	Report	Henderson 60'	Stadium: Plough Lane Attendance: 8,477 (875 away) Referee: Scott Jackson
Note: Fixture was originally scheduled for a 15:00 kick-off, but was moved live Sky Sports broadcasting.^[65]

4 October 2025 11	Blackpool	0–2	AFC Wimbledon	Blackpool
	Casey 39' Bowler 45+1' Evans 88'	Report	Orsi 38', 63' Ogundere 45+5'	Stadium: Bloomfield Road Attendance: 8,906 Referee: Ben Speedle

11 October 2025 12	AFC Wimbledon	1–1	Port Vale	Wimbledon
10:00 BST	Reeves 69' Hackford 72' Ogundere 90+1'	Report	Croasdale 46' Lawrence-Gabriel 76' Cole 86'	Stadium: Plough Lane Attendance: 8,686 Referee: Carl Brook

18 October 2025 13	Plymouth Argyle	1–2	AFC Wimbledon	Plymouth
10:00 BST	Tolaj 6'	Report	Asiimwe 21' Bauer 28' Bugiel 44' Harbottle 46' Browne 52'	Stadium: Home Park Attendance: 16,215 Referee: Matthew Corlett

25 October 2025 14	AFC Wimbledon	0–1	Burton Albion	Wimbledon
15:00 BST	Bugiel 34', 48' Johnson 72'	Report	Hartridge 51', 72' Collins 79' Godwin-Malife 90+3'	Stadium: Plough Lane Attendance: 8,361 (279 away) Referee: Ben Atkinson

8 November 2025 15	Peterborough United	5–0	AFC Wimbledon	Peterborough
15:00 GMT	Leonard 11', 16' (pen.) O'Connor 22' Lisbie 36' Kioso 48' Lindgren 77', 90+3'	Report	Ogundere 15'	Stadium: London Road Stadium Attendance: 9,827 (1,318 away) Referee: Simon Mather

22 November 2025 17	AFC Wimbledon	1–2	Wigan Athletic	Wimbledon
15:00 GMT	Reeves 40' Johnson 53' Smith 70'	Report	Murray 33' Bettoni 77', 87'	Stadium: Plough Lane Attendance: 8,370 (771 away) Referee: Richard Eley

29 November 2025 18	Huddersfield Town	3–3	AFC Wimbledon	Huddersfield
15:00 GMT	Castledine 46' Wiles 63' Ashia 81' May 86' Radulović 89'	Report	Browne 32' Orsi 48' Hippolyte 57' Johnson 71', 73'	Stadium: Kirklees Stadium Attendance: 16,355 (712 away) Referee: Scott Oldham

9 December 2025 19	Exeter City	1–0	AFC Wimbledon	Exeter
19:45 GMT	Fitzwater 44' Yfeko 68' McMillan 80'	Report		Stadium: St James Park Attendance: 5,579 (445 away) Referee: Will Finnie

13 December 2025 20	AFC Wimbledon	0–0	Mansfield Town	Wimbledon
12:30 GMT	Browne 62' Nkeng 90+5'	Report	Cargill 26' Hewitt 37' McLaughlin 90+3'	Stadium: Plough Lane Attendance: 8,474 (868 away) Referee: Elliot Bell
Note: Fixture was originally scheduled for a 15:00 kick-off, but was rescheduled for live Sky Sports broadcasting.^[66]

19 December 2025 21	Northampton Town	3–1	AFC Wimbledon	Northampton
19:45 GMT	McCarthy 10' Thorniley 26' McGeehan 50', 59' Hoskins 76'	Report	Browne 16' Asilmwe 47' Reeves 85'	Stadium: Sixfields Stadium Attendance: 6,252 Referee: Carl Brook
Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for 20 December, but was rescheduled to avoid a clash with Northampton Saints.^[67]

26 December 2025 22	AFC Wimbledon	0–0	Stevenage	Wimbledon
15:00 GMT		Report		Stadium: Plough Lane Attendance: 8,465

29 December 2025 23	AFC Wimbledon	0–1	Exeter City	Wimbledon
19:45 GMT	Seddon 90+8' Hippolyte 90+9' Bishop 90+11'	Report	Wareham 37' McMillan 62' Doyle-Hayes 68' Whitworth 90+1' Aitchison 90+9'	Stadium: Plough Lane Attendance: 8,621 (921 away) Referee: Jacob Miles

1 January 2026 24	Leyton Orient	1–3	AFC Wimbledon	Leyton
15:00 GMT	Ballard 6' Obiero 67' Simpson 89'	Report	Browne 17', 86' Mitchell 24' (o.g.) Hippolyte 69'	Stadium: Brisbane Road Referee: Ben Atkinson

4 January 2026 25	Wycombe Wanderers	2–0	AFC Wimbledon	High Wycombe
15:00 GMT	Quitirna 12' Harvie 31' Huggins 67', 90'	Report	Hippolyte 14' Browne 73'	Stadium: Adams Park Attendance: 5,856 (1,194 away) Referee: Thomas Parsons

17 January 2026 27	AFC Wimbledon	0–1	Doncaster Rovers	Wimbledon
15:00 GMT	Seddon 66' Lewis 72' 90' Reeves 85'	Report	Senior 56' Gotts 73' Bailey 90+9'	Stadium: Plough Lane Attendance: 8,092 (627 away) Referee: James Durkin

24 January 2026 28	Rotherham United	1–1	AFC Wimbledon	Rotherham
15:00 GMT	James 22' Jules 50' Gray 60'	Report	Johnson 39' Bauer 48' Browne 82'	Stadium: New York Stadium Attendance: 7,787 (464 away) Referee: Richard Eley

31 January 2026 30	AFC Wimbledon	0–1	Bolton Wanderers	Wimbledon
12:30 GMT	Smith 90+5'	Report	Blackett-Taylor 13' McAtee 60'	Stadium: Plough Lane Attendance: 8,659 (926 away) Referee: Andrew Humphries
Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for a 15:00 kick-off, but was rescheduled for live Sky Sports broadcasting.^[68]

3 February 2026 29^[69]	Port Vale	0–1	AFC Wimbledon	Burslem
19:45 GMT	Garrity 12' Hall 38' Lawrence-Gabriel 68'	Report	Browne 12' Johnson 62' Maycock 88'	Stadium: Vale Park Attendance: 4,534 (121 away) Referee: James Oldham
Note: Fixture was originally scheduled for 27 January, but it was postponed due to a waterlogged pitch.^[70]

7 February 2026 31	AFC Wimbledon	3–2	Reading	Wimbledon
15:00 GMT	Browne 8', 53', 71'	Report	Marriott 33' Dorsett 65' O'Connor 69'	Stadium: Plough Lane Attendance: 8,574 (928 away) Referee: Dale Baines

14 February 2026 32	Barnsley	3–3	AFC Wimbledon	Barnsley
15:00 GMT	McGoldrick 10' Bradshaw 14' O'Keeffe 31' Bland 62' Banks 87'	Report	Bugiel 25', 27' Browne 74'	Stadium: Oakwell Attendance: 9,640 (472 away) Referee: Charles Breakspear

17 February 2026 33	Cardiff City	4–1	AFC Wimbledon	Leckwith
19:45 GMT	Colwill 22' Ng 58' Tanner 61' Kellyman 87'	Report	Stevens 45+1' Johnson 50' Reeves 83'	Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium Attendance: 18,028 Referee: Simon Mather

21 February 2026 34	AFC Wimbledon	3–1	Bradford City	Wimbledon
15:00 GMT	Tilley 11' Hippolyte 35' Browne 42' Stevens 67'	Report	Humphrys 76'	Stadium: Plough Lane Attendance: 8,486 Referee: Ross Martin

28 February 2026 35	Mansfield Town	2–2	AFC Wimbledon	Mansfield
15:00 GMT	Russel 7', 29' McLaughlin 54' Oshilaja 90'	Report	Tilley 14' Stevens 58' Bugiel 90+4'	Stadium: Field Mill Attendance: 7,693 Referee: Seb Stockbridge

8 March 2026 36	AFC Wimbledon	1–0	Northampton Town	Wimbledon
12:00 GMT	Maycock 10'	Report	Dyche 80'	Stadium: Plough Lane Attendance: 8,142 Referee: Elliot Bell
Note: Fixture was originally scheduled for 7 March, but was moved for live Sky Sports broadcasting.^[71]

11 March 2026 26^[71]	AFC Wimbledon	4–1	Blackpool	Wimbledon
19:45 GMT	Johnson 11' Stevens 54' Nelson 90+4' Bugiel 90+7'	Report	Ennis 63'	Stadium: Plough Lane Attendance: 7,535 Referee: Lee Swabey
Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for 10 January, but was postponed due to Blackpool's FA Cup progression.^[72]

14 March 2026 37	Stevenage	1–0	AFC Wimbledon	Stevenage
15:00 GMT	Reid 10' (pen.) Kemp 54' Freestone 90+3'	Report	Smith 3' Hippolyte 90+4'	Stadium: Broadhall Way Attendance: 4,089 (1,102 away) Referee: Declan Bourne

17 March 2026 38	AFC Wimbledon	2–4	Leyton Orient	Wimbledon
19:45 GMT	Nkeng 39', 45+1' Browne 90+5'	Report	Ballard 15', 48', 70' Happe 53' Morris 57'	Stadium: Plough Lane Attendance: 8,275 (1,124 away) Referee: Alan Dale

21 March 2026 39	AFC Wimbledon	1–1	Peterborough United	Wimbledon
15:00 GMT	Hippolyte 30' Johnson 43' Maycock 50'	Report	Lisbie 66' Morgan 67', 68' Dornelly 90+4'	Stadium: Plough Lane Attendance: 8,460 (1,060 away) Referee: Scott Jackson

28 March 2026 40	Stockport County	3–0	AFC Wimbledon	Edgeley
15:00 GMT	Sidibeh 2' Wootton 39' Bate 71' Norwood 90+7'	Report		Stadium: Edgeley Park Attendance: 9,530 (555 away) Referee: Craig Hicks

3 April 2026 41	Lincoln City	1–0	AFC Wimbledon	Lincoln
15:00 BST	Hackett 52' Oné 88'	Report	Lewis 59' Hackford 61' Bishop 76' Bugiel 90+2'	Stadium: Sincil Bank Attendance: 10,088 (762 away) Referee: Edward Duckworth

6 April 2026 42	AFC Wimbledon	0–3	Luton Town	Wimbledon
15:00 BST	Lewis 28'	Report	Palmer 12' Al-Hamadi 59' Richards 63', 79'	Stadium: Plough Lane Attendance: 8,668 (930 away) Referee: Carl Brook

11 April 2026 43	Burton Albion	1–0	AFC Wimbledon	Burton upon Trent
15:00 BST	Lofthouse 55' Webster 76'	Report		Stadium: Pirelli Stadium Attendance: 3,654 Referee: Martin Woods

15 April 2026 16^[73]	AFC Wimbledon	0–2	Stockport County	Wimbledon
19:45 BST	Reeves 22'	Report	Pye 45+1' Stokes 59' Wootton 62' Edun 72' Dixon 86' Norwood 89'	Stadium: Plough Lane Attendance: 8,040 (708 away) Referee: Darren Drysdale
Note: Fixture was originally scheduled for 15 November, but it was postponed due to international call-ups.^[74]

18 April 2026 44	AFC Wimbledon	1–3	Plymouth Argyle	Wimbledon
15:00 BST	Johnson 24' Smith 51' Seddon 75'	Report	Mitchell 6' Tolaj 24', 68' Ross 45+3' Sarpong-Wiredu 55' Pepple 76'	Stadium: Plough Lane Attendance: 8,737 (939 away) Referee: Elliot Swallow

25 April 2026 45	Wigan Athletic	0-1	AFC Wimbledon	Wigan
15:00 BST				Stadium: Brick Community Stadium

2 May 2026 46	AFC Wimbledon	0–4	Huddersfield Town	Wimbledon
15:00 BST	Johnson 31' Seddon 77'	Report	Sørensen 10' Ledson 32' May 57', 72' Sebine 66'	Stadium: Plough Lane Attendance: 8,784 (924 away) Referee: George Laflin

FA Cup

Wimbledon were drawn at home to Gateshead in the first round.^[75]

Win Draw Loss Fixtures

1 November 2025 First round	AFC Wimbledon	0–2	Gateshead	Wimbledon
15:00 GMT		Report	Adom 21' John 51' Brooks 61' Melbourne 64' Ferguson 90+4'	Stadium: Plough Lane Attendance: 5,321 (249 away) Referee: Aaron Farmer

EFL Cup

Wimbledon were drawn away to Gillingham in the first round^[76]^[77] and to Reading in the second round.^[78]^[79]

Win Draw Loss Fixtures

12 August 2025 First round	Gillingham	1–1 (2–4 p)	AFC Wimbledon	Gillingham
19:45 BST	Coleman 83'	Report	Hackford 32' Sasu 42' Johnson 80'	Stadium: Priestfield Stadium Attendance: 2,205 (349 away) Referee: Neil Hair
	Penalties
	Clark Williams McKenzie Andrews		Stevens Kelly Hippolyte Smith

26 August 2025 Second round	Reading	2–1	AFC Wimbledon	Reading
19:00 BST	Fraser 24' Camará 70'	Report	Bugiel 26' Sasu 58'	Stadium: Madejski Stadium Attendance: 3,860 (622 away) Referee: Jacob Miles

EFL Trophy

Wimbledon were drawn against Bromley, Stevenage and Crystal Palace U21 in the group stage.^[80] After finishing second in the group, they were drawn away to Cardiff City in the round of 32,^[81]^[82] at home to West Ham United U21 in the round of 16^[83]^[84] and home to Northampton Town in the quarter-finals.^[85]^[86]

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Pos	Div	Team v t e	Pld	W	PW	PL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	L1	Stevenage	3	3	0	0	0	12	4	+8	9	Advance to Round 2
2	L1	AFC Wimbledon	3	2	0	0	1	6	7	−1	6	Advance to Round 2
3	L2	Bromley	3	0	1	0	2	5	7	−2	2
4	ACA	Crystal Palace U21	3	0	0	1	2	6	11	−5	1

Source: EFL

Win Draw Loss Fixtures

2 September 2025 South Group E	AFC Wimbledon	1–5	Stevenage	Wimbledon
19:00 BST	Sasu 23' Orsi 31' (pen.)	Report	Patterson 4' Lubala 15' Butler 38' White 43', 50' Ahadme 45', 81'	Stadium: Plough Lane Attendance: 1,375 (89 away) Referee: Ben Atkinson

16 September 2025 South Group E	AFC Wimbledon	3–1	Crystal Palace U21	Wimbledon
19:00 BST	Lewis 45+1' Harbottle 68' Hackford 74' Bauer 82' Jennings 87'	Report	King 51' Agbinone 62' (pen.) Reid 90+2'	Stadium: Plough Lane Attendance: 599 (55 away) Referee: Elliott Swallow

11 November 2025 South Group E	Bromley	1–2	AFC Wimbledon	Bromley
19:45 GMT	Odutayo 33'	Report	Hackford 14' Smith 21' Lewis 45' Browne 73' Harbottle 88'	Stadium: Hayes Lane Referee: Paul Howard

2 December 2025 Round of 32	Cardiff City	1–5	AFC Wimbledon	Leckwith
19:00 GMT	Giles 88'	Report	Sasu 29', 46', 54', 76' Bugiel 49'	Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium Attendance: 2,107 (83 away) Referee: Abigail Byrne

12 January 2026 Round of 16	AFC Wimbledon	4–2	West Ham United U21	Wimbledon
19:00 GMT	Smith 3', 61' Maycock 40' Browne 47' Hippolyte 86', 90+6' Stevens 90+4' Ogundere 90+5'	Report	Golambeckis 56' Ajala 66' Orford 84' Adiele 90+4'	Stadium: Plough Lane Attendance: 2,043 (689 away) Referee: Kirsty Dowle

10 February 2026 Quarter-finals	AFC Wimbledon	1–2	Northampton Town	Wimbledon
19:00 GMT	Stevens 50'	Report	Vale 38' Eaves 73', 90+4' McAdam 75'	Stadium: Plough Lane Attendance: 1,752 (319 away) Referee: Paul Howard

Statistics

Appearances and goals

Players with no appearances are not included on the list; italics indicated loaned in player

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No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		League One		FA Cup		EFL Cup		EFL Trophy
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK	ENG	Nathan Bishop	39	0	38+0	0	1+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
2	DF	UGA	Nathan Asiimwe	43	1	28+8	1	0+0	0	1+1	0	4+1	0
3	DF	ENG	Steve Seddon	52	1	45+0	1	1+0	0	0+2	0	4+0	0
4	MF	ENG	Jake Reeves	43	1	32+6	1	1+0	0	1+0	0	2+1	0
5	MF	ENG	Sam Hutchinson	5	0	1+3	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	1+0	0
6	DF	NIR	Ryan Johnson	45	4	40+0	4	1+0	0	1+1	0	2+0	0
7	FW	ENG	James Tilley	14	2	11+2	2	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+1	0
8	MF	ENG	Callum Maycock	47	3	23+15	2	1+0	0	2+0	0	6+0	1
9	FW	LBN	Omar Bugiel	47	7	20+19	5	1+0	0	2+0	1	3+2	1
10	FW	NIR	Josh Kelly	3	0	1+0	0	0+0	0	0+2	0	0+0	0
11	FW	ENG	Marcus Browne	39	14	32+3	12	0+1	0	0+0	0	2+1	2
12	MF	ENG	Alistair Smith	50	3	45+0	2	1+0	0	0+1	0	3+0	1
14	FW	ENG	Matty Stevens	31	10	20+8	9	0+0	0	0+1	0	1+1	1
15	DF	GER	Patrick Bauer	29	0	16+7	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	6+0	0
16	FW	ENG	Antwoine Hackford	44	6	5+31	3	1+0	0	2+0	1	4+1	2
17	DF	ENG	Brodi Hughes	2	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	1+1	0
18	MF	JAM	Delano McCoy-Splatt	4	0	0+0	0	0+1	0	1+0	0	2+0	0
19	FW	ENG	Osman Foyo	9	0	0+5	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	1+3	0
20	GK	ENG	Joe McDonnell	16	0	8+0	0	0+0	0	2+0	0	6+0	0
21	MF	GRN	Myles Hippolyte	42	3	32+5	2	0+1	0	0+2	0	1+1	1
22	DF	ENG	Riley Horan	1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	1+0	0
23	DF	ENG	Leo Young	1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+1	0
29	FW	NOR	Aron Sasu	25	4	5+14	0	1+0	0	2+0	0	2+1	4
30	FW	ESP	Junior Nkeng	30	2	13+11	2	0+0	0	1+0	0	2+3	0
31	DF	WAL	Joe Lewis	32	1	24+2	0	1+0	0	0+0	0	4+1	1
32	MF	ENG	Kai Jennings	8	1	1+4	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	1+2	1
33	DF	ENG	Isaac Ogundere	52	0	45+1	0	0+1	0	2+0	0	1+2	0
34	MF	ENG	Harry Hedges	1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+1	0
36	FW	ENG	Layton Stewart	5	0	3+2	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
37	MF	ENG	Zack Nelson	19	1	5+14	1	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
Player(s) who featured but departed the club permanently during the season:
7	FW	ENG	Danilo Orsi	25	4	8+10	3	0+1	0	2+0	0	3+1	1
26	DF	ENG	Riley Harbottle	18	0	4+8	0	1+0	0	2+0	0	3+0	0

2025–26 AFC Wimbledon season

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