2016–17 AFC Wimbledon season

The 2016–17 season was AFC Wimbledon's 15th season in the club's history and The Dons' 1st season in League One following their promotion via the 2016 Football League play-offs.

AFC Wimbledon
2016–17 season
ChairmanErik Samuelson
ManagerNeal Ardley
StadiumKingsmeadow
League One15th
FA CupThird round vs Sutton United (17 January 2017)
League CupFirst round vs Peterborough United (9 August 2016)
League TrophySecond round vs Brighton & Hove Albion (6 December 2016)
Top goalscorerLeague: Tom Elliott 9
All: Tom Elliott 13
Highest home attendance4,826 vs Bradford City (29 October 2016)
Lowest home attendance4,023 vs Fleetwood Town (26 November 2016)
Average home league attendance4,486

League table edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
13 Charlton Athletic 46 14 18 14 60 53 +7 60
14 Walsall 46 14 16 16 51 58 −7 58
15 AFC Wimbledon 46 13 18 15 52 55 −3 57
16 Northampton Town 46 14 11 21 60 73 −13 53
17 Oldham Athletic 46 12 17 17 31 44 −13 53
Source: BBC Sport
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored

Results summary edit

Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334353637383940414243444546
GroundAHHAAHHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAAHHAAHHAAHAAHHAHHAHAHAH
ResultLLLDDWLWDDWWDWWLDWDDLWLLDWDLDDLDWWDLWDLWLLDDLD
Position202324232419211720201510129699677109111113121114151515141312131312131312121313141515
Updated to match(es) played on 22 April 2017. Source: BBC Sport
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
46 13 18 15 52 55  −3 57 8 8 7 34 25  +9 5 10 8 18 30  −12

Last updated: 22 April 2017.
Source: BBC Sport

Matches edit

Pre-season friendlies edit

12 July 2016 (2016-07-12) Friendly Dover Athletic 4–3 AFC Wimbledon Crabble Athletic Ground
19:45 BST Jackson   48'
Marsh   54'
Chiedozie   59'
Doninger   75'
Report Elliott   29' (pen.)
Taylor   49'
Poleon   85' (pen.)
Attendance: 398
16 July 2016 (2016-07-16) Friendly Margate 1–1 AFC Wimbledon Hartsdown Park
15:00 BST Buchanan   12' Report Taylor   24' Attendance: 711
23 July 2016 (2016-07-23) Friendly AFC Wimbledon 2–0 Reading Kingsmeadow
15:00 BST Parrett   1'
Poleon   20'
Report Attendance: 1,336
27 July 2016 (2016-07-27) Friendly AFC Wimbledon 2–3 Crystal Palace Kingsmeadow
19:00 BST Taylor   38'
Souaré   77' (o.g.)
Report Wickham   29'
Bolasie   67'
Ladapo   76'
Attendance: 2,391
29 July 2016 (2016-07-29) Friendly Woking 1–2 AFC Wimbledon Kingfield Stadium
19:45 BST Penny   40' Report Elliott   4'   49' Attendance: 641
30 July 2016 (2016-07-30) Friendly Dagenham & Redbridge 0–1 AFC Wimbledon Victoria Road
15:00 BST Report Fitzpatrick   25' Attendance: 508

League One edit

August edit

6 August 2016 (2016-08-06) 1 Walsall 3–1 AFC Wimbledon Bescot Stadium
15:00 BST Oztumer   7'
Jackson   38'   72'
Moussa   80'
Henry   90'
Report Robinson   37'
Taylor   90' (pen.)
Parrett   90+2'
Attendance: 5,845
Referee: Charles Breakspear
13 August 2016 (2016-08-13) 2 AFC Wimbledon 1–2 Bolton Wanderers Kingsmeadow
15:00 BST Barcham   16'
Fuller   85'
Report Madine   34'
Davies   54'
Trotter   70'
Clough   84'
Attendance: 4,619
Referee: Gavin Ward
16 August 2016 (2016-08-16) 3 AFC Wimbledon 1–2 Scunthorpe United Kingsmeadow
19:45 BST Barnett   39'
Charles   61'
Report Hopper   23'
Morris   41' (pen.)
van Veen   54'
Attendance: 4,163
Referee: Dean Whitestone
20 August 2016 (2016-08-20) 4 Northampton Town 0–0 AFC Wimbledon Sixfields Stadium
15:00 BST Buchanan   74'
O'Toole   90+4'
Report Attendance: 5,185
Referee: Nick Kinseley
27 August 2016 (2016-08-27) 5 Rochdale 1–1 AFC Wimbledon Spotland Stadium
15:00 BST Camps   81'   82'  
Mendez-Laing   90+3'
Allen   90+5'
Report Robinson   9'
Barcham   12'
Meades   30'
Francomb   85'
Reeves   90+3'
Attendance: 2,274
Referee: Chris Sarginson

September edit

3 September 2016 (2016-09-03) 6 AFC Wimbledon 2–1 Chesterfield Kingsmeadow
15:00 BST Robinson   53'
Elliott   78'
Poleon   90+1'
Report Charles   35' (o.g.)
Evans   90+5'
Attendance: 4,425
Referee: Kevin Johnson
10 September 2016 (2016-09-10) 7 AFC Wimbledon 2–3 Sheffield United Kingsmeadow
15:00 BST Poleon   37'
Fuller   40'
Elliott   72'
Report Duffy   20'
Sharp   16'   26'
Done   60'
Attendance: 4,810
Referee: Graham Salisbury
17 September 2016 (2016-09-17) 8 Charlton Athletic 1–2 AFC Wimbledon The Valley
15:00 BST Lookman   8' Report Poleon   78'
Barnett   85'
Bulman   90+1'
Attendance: 11,927
Referee: Oliver Langford
24 September 2016 (2016-09-24) 9 AFC Wimbledon 1–1 Shrewsbury Town Kingsmeadow
15:00 BST Taylor   6'
Poleon   45+3'
Report Toney   28'   82'  
Black   46'   63'
Lancashire   90+1'
Attendance: 4,318
Referee: Michael Salisbury
28 September 2016 (2016-09-28) 10 Coventry City 2–2 AFC Wimbledon Ricoh Arena
19:45 BST Sordell   2'   90+8'
Willis   72'
McCann   81'
Wright   90+4'
Report Meades   37'
Robinson   55'
Taylor   83'
Attendance: 8,030
Referee: Mark Heywood

October edit

1 October 2016 (2016-10-01) 11 AFC Wimbledon 2–0 Gillingham Kingsmeadow
15:00 BST Poleon   20'
Parrett   45+1' (pen.)   61'
Report Osadebe   27'
Konchesky   72'
Donnelly   89'
Attendance: 4,653
Referee: Darren England
9 October 2016 (2016-10-09) 12 Oxford United 1–3 AFC Wimbledon Kassam Stadium
12:15 BST Charles   49' (o.g.)
Dunkley   70'
Johnson   81'
Report Elliott   10'   20'
Taylor   13'
Charles   42'
Barcham   45+2'
Shea   59'
Attendance: 7,742
Referee: Darren Deadman
15 October 2016 (2016-10-15) 13 AFC Wimbledon 0–0 Swindon Town Kingsmeadow
15:00 BST Robinson   30'
Parrett   62'
Bulman   68'
Charles   90+1'
Report Kasim   32'
Thomas   69'
Thompson   79'
Vigouroux   89'
Attendance: 4,800
Referee: John Busby
18 October 2016 (2016-10-18) 14 Bury 1–2 AFC Wimbledon Gigg Lane
19:45 BST Danns   27' (pen.)
Tutte   68'
Report Robinson   26'
Taylor   39'
Meades   90+1'
Attendance: 2,211
Referee: Andy Haines
22 October 2016 (2016-10-22) 15 Peterborough United 0–1 AFC Wimbledon London Road Stadium
15:00 BST Edwards   71'
Taylor   79'
Report Elliott   10'
Fuller   84'
Attendance: 6,642
Referee: Brett Huxtable
29 October 2016 (2016-10-29) 16 AFC Wimbledon 2–3 Bradford City Kingsmeadow
15:00 BST Elliott   18'
Taylor   68' (pen.)
Reeves   73'
Barnett   90+1'
Report Hiwula   3'
Hanson   78' (pen.)   90+2'
Attendance: 4,826
Referee: Graham Horwood

November edit

12 November 2016 (2016-11-12) 17 Oldham Athletic 0–0 AFC Wimbledon Boundary Park
15:00 GMT Report Reeves   83' Attendance: 3,856
Referee: Darren Deadman
19 November 2016 (2016-11-19) 18 AFC Wimbledon 5–1 Bury Kingsmeadow
15:00 GMT Parrett   15'
Whelpdale   26'
Poleon   27'
Elliott   28'
Francomb   36' (pen.)   57'
Maher   25'
Vaughan   40'
Barnett   79'
Attendance: 4,141
Referee: Dean Whitestone
22 November 2016 (2016-11-22) 19 Millwall 0–0 AFC Wimbledon The Den
19:45 GMT Thompson   33'
Martin   71'
Craig   82'
Report Meades   51'   74'  
Fuller   88'
Attendance: 8,614
Referee: Graham Horwood
26 November 2016 (2016-11-26) 20 AFC Wimbledon 2–2 Fleetwood Town Kingsmeadow
15:00 GMT Poleon   31'   47'
Parrett   75' (pen.)
Report Bolger   12'
Davis   75'
McLaughlin   90+2'
Attendance: 4,023
Referee: Lee Swabey

December edit

10 December 2016 (2016-12-10) 21 Milton Keynes Dons 1–0 AFC Wimbledon Stadium mk
13:00 GMT Bowditch   63' (pen.) Report Whelpdale   60'
Robinson   67'
Attendance: 11,185
Referee: Geoff Eltringham
17 December 2016 (2016-12-17) 22 AFC Wimbledon 4–0 Port Vale Kingsmeadow
15:00 GMT Francomb   16'
Poleon   53'
Elliott   58'
Parrett   66'
Barnett   85'
Robertson   89'
Report Amoros   18'
Streete   60'
de Freitas   81'
Kelly   82'
Attendance: 4,291
Referee: Brendan Malone
26 December 2016 23 Southend United 3–0 AFC Wimbledon Roots Hall Stadium
13:00 GMT Cox   10'   84'
Atkinson   41'
Ferdinand   55'
Fortuné   85'
Leonard   90+1'
Report Taylor   49'   72'   Attendance: 8,493
Referee: Lee Collins
31 December 2016 24 Bristol Rovers 2–0 AFC Wimbledon Memorial Stadium
15:00 GMT Montaño   42'
Taylor   61'   70'
Clarke   86'
Report Reeves   23'
Bulman   51'
Attendance: 10,093
Referee: Brett Huxtable

January edit

2 January 2017 25 AFC Wimbledon 2–2 Millwall Kingsmeadow
13:00 GMT Taylor   12'
Elliott   51'
Report O'Brien   5'
Morison   40'   74'
Attendance: 4,742
Referee: Nigel Miller
14 January 2017 (2017-01-14) 26 AFC Wimbledon 2–1 Oxford United Kingsmeadow
15:00 GMT Parrett   12'
Kelly   28'   90+4'
Robinson   43'
Poleon   90+1'
Report Hall   6'
Taylor   25'
Nelson   46'
Johnson   74'
Attendance: 4,808
Referee: Mark Haywood
21 January 2017 (2017-01-21) 27 Chesterfield 0–0 AFC Wimbledon Proact Stadium
15:00 GMT Nolan   29'
Hird   77'
Report Charles   66'
Francomb   90+2'
Attendance: 6,379
Referee: Eddie Ilderton

February edit

4 February 2017 28 Sheffield United 4–0 AFC Wimbledon Bramall Lane
15:00 GMT Sharp   2'
Hanson   37'
Fleck   79'
Lavery   90+1'
Report Attendance: 20,549
Referee: David Webb
11 February 2017 29 AFC Wimbledon 1–1 Charlton Athletic Kingsmeadow
15:00 GMT Robertson   8'
Reeves   26'
Elliott   66'   90+3'     90+2'
Taylor   87'
Report Holmes   8'   37'
Ngoyo   11'
Chicksen   48'
Attendance: 4,595
Referee: Carl Boyeson
14 February 2017 (2017-02-14) 30 AFC Wimbledon 1–1 Coventry City Kingsmeadow
19:45 GMT Robinson   90+3' Report Jones   71' Attendance: 4,022
Referee: Gavin Ward
18 February 2017 31 Shrewsbury Town 2–1 AFC Wimbledon Greenhous Meadow
15:00 GMT Roberts   65'
Nsiala   90'
Report Kelly   57'
Barcham   68'
Elliott   90+2'
Attendance: 5,751
Referee: Kevin Johnson
21 February 2017 32 Gillingham 2–2 AFC Wimbledon Priestfield Stadium
19:45 GMT Dack   19'
Wright   36'
Report Taylor   17'
Shea   37'
Barcham   69'
Attendance: 4,956
Referee: Darren Deadman
25 February 2017 (2017-02-25) 33 AFC Wimbledon 1–0 Walsall Kingsmeadow
15:00 GMT Reeves   64'
Taylor   68'
Report Osbourne   76' Attendance: 4,586
Referee: John Busby
28 February 2017 (2017-02-28) 34 Scunthorpe United 1–2 AFC Wimbledon Glanford Park
19:45 GMT Mirfin   7'
Morris   74'
Report Barcham   37'
Taylor   57'
Parrett   60'   73'
Poleon   69'
Soares   85'
Attendance: 3,368
Referee: Seb Stockbridge

March edit

4 March 2017 35 Bolton Wanderers 1–1 AFC Wimbledon Macron Stadium
15:00 GMT Madine   15' Report Elliott   39'
Soares   66'
Attendance: 13,599
Referee: Dean Whitestone
11 March 2017 36 AFC Wimbledon 0–1 Northampton Town Kingsmeadow
15:00 GMT Francomb   58' Report Phillips   37'
Taylor   86' (pen.)
Attendance: 4,512
Referee: Nigel Miller
14 March 2017 37 AFC Wimbledon 2–0 Milton Keynes Dons Kingsmeadow
19:45 GMT Reeves   62'   73'
Taylor   68'
Report Upson   79'
Williams   87'
O'Keefe   90+1'
Attendance: 4,112
Referee: Roger East
18 March 2017 38 Fleetwood Town 0–0 AFC Wimbledon Highbury Stadium
15:00 GMT Schwabl   90+4' Report Nightingale   27' Attendance: 3,422
Referee: Mark Brown
25 March 2017 39 AFC Wimbledon 0–2 Southend United Kingsmeadow
15:00 GMT Taylor   70' Report Ranger   35'
Cox   64'
Attendance: 4,803
Referee: Nick Kinseley
28 March 2017 40 AFC Wimbledon 3–1 Rochdale Kingsmeadow
19:45 GMT Kelly   53'
Taylor   55'
Parrett   58' (pen.)
Report McNulty   25'
Lund   44'
Keane   45+1'
Henderson   45+3'
Camps   65'
Attendance: 3,812
Referee: Brett Huxtable

April edit

1 April 2017 41 Port Vale 2–0 AFC Wimbledon Vale Park
15:00 GMT Smith   22'
Eagles   48'   69'
Report Barcham   17'
Robinson   58'
Attendance: 4,308
Referee: Darren Drysdale
8 April 2017 42 AFC Wimbledon 0–1 Bristol Rovers Kingsmeadow
15:00 GMT Taylor   44' Report Bodin   1'
Sweeney   90+2'
Attendance: 4,742
Referee: Robert Jones
14 April 2017 43 Swindon Town 0–0 AFC Wimbledon County Ground
15:00 GMT Report Soares   24'
Francomb   41'
Robinson   50'
Attendance: 7,716
Referee: Michael Salisbury
17 April 2017 44 AFC Wimbledon 0–0 Peterborough United Kingsmeadow
15:00 GMT Report Attendance: 4,294
Referee: Darren Handley
22 April 2017 45 Bradford City 3–0 AFC Wimbledon Valley Parade
15:00 GMT McMahon   29' (pen.)   85'
Vincelot   43'
Marshall   45+3'
Report Francomb   58' Attendance: 18,615
Referee: John Busby
30 April 2017 46 AFC Wimbledon 0–0 Oldham Athletic Kingsmeadow
12:00 GMT Report Ngoo   45+3' Attendance: 4,867
Referee: Nick Kinseley

FA Cup edit

On 17 October 2016, the draw for the FA Cup First round proper took place. The competition progresses in knock-out stages, culminating in a Final to be played at Wembley Stadium on 27 May 2017.[1]

First round edit

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). AFC Wimbledon were drawn against fellow League One side Bury.

5 November 2016 First round Bury 2–2 AFC Wimbledon Gigg Lane
15:00 GMT Hope   27'   29'
Danns   64'
Mellis   90+2'
Report Taylor   61'   79'
Elliott   67'
Parrett   73'
Robinson   83'
Attendance: 2,346
Referee: Jeremy Simpson
15 November 2016 First round replay AFC Wimbledon 5–0 Bury Kingsmeadow
19:45 GMT Robinson   27'
Parrett   32'
Robertson   34'
Poleon   45+2'   63'   72'
Taylor   80'
Report Barnett   26'
Tutte   50'
Vaughan   52'
Attendance: 2,316
Referee: John Brooks

Second round edit

On 7 November 2016, the draw for the FA Cup Second round took place. At this stage, there were 40 clubs remaining in the competition (17 League One sides, 11 League Two sides and 12 non-league sides). AFC Wimbledon were drawn against National League North side Curzon Ashton.

4 December 2016 Second round Curzon Ashton 3–4 AFC Wimbledon Tameside Stadium
12:00 GMT Morgan   1'   21'   62'   64'
Rowney   90+4'
Report Elliott   80'   90+4'   90+5'
Poleon   81'
Barnett   82'
Attendance: 1,731
Referee: James Adcock

Third round edit

On 5 December 2016, the draw for the FA Cup Third round took place. At this stage, there were 64 clubs remaining in the competition (20 Premier League sides, 24 Championship sides, 9 League One sides, 6 League Two sides and 5 non-league sides). AFC Wimbledon were drawn away against local National League side Sutton United.

7 January 2017 Third round Sutton United 0–0 AFC Wimbledon Gander Green Lane
15:00 GMT Downer   25'
Biamou   47'
Collins   60'
Bailey   75'
Report Reeves   22'
Robinson   61'
Attendance: 5,200
Referee: Keith Stroud
17 January 2017 Third round replay AFC Wimbledon 1–3 Sutton United Kingsmeadow
19:45 GMT Elliott   10'
Robinson   15'
Kelly   57'
Barnett   85'
Report Deacon   34'   75'
Spence   43'
Collins   82'
Biamou   90'
Fitchett   90+6'
Attendance: 4,768
Referee: Darren Drysdale

Football League Cup edit

On 22 June 2016, the draw for the Football League Cup took place. The draw is seeded and regionalised on a north/south basis. Seedings are based on the league finishing positions for clubs in the previous season. The competition progresses in knock-out stages, culminating in a Final to be played at Wembley Stadium on 26 February 2017.[2]

First round edit

The First Round of the competition includes 70 of the 72 Football League clubs: 24 from League Two, 24 from League One, and 22 from the Championship.

9 August 2016 (2016-08-09) First round Peterborough United 3–2 AFC Wimbledon London Road Stadium
19:45 BST Forrester   23'
Da Silva Lopes   37'
Nichols   64'   90+3'
Taylor   68'
BBC Report Whelpdale   34'
Reeves   67'
Fuller   67'
Taylor   78'
Attendance: 2,850
Referee: Ollie Yates

Football League Trophy edit

On 27 June 2016, the draw was made for the Group stages of the newly structured Football League Trophy. The first round will now 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, culminating in a Final to be played at Wembley Stadium on 2 April 2017.[3]

First Round (Southern Group B) edit

Pos Div Team Pld W PW PL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 L1 AFC Wimbledon 3 2 0 0 1 5 3 +2 6 Advance to Round 2
2 ACA Swansea City U21 3 2 0 0 1 4 4 0 6
3 L2 Plymouth Argyle 3 1 0 0 2 5 5 0 3
4 L2 Newport County 3 1 0 0 2 4 6 −2 3
Source: Sky Sports
30 August 2016 (2016-08-30) Southern Group B AFC Wimbledon 3–0 Swansea City U23 Kingsmeadow
19:45 BST Barcham   38'
Reeves   46'
Poleon   57'   67'
Report Fulton   44' Attendance: 461
Referee: Simon Hooper
4 October 2016 (2016-10-04) Southern Group B AFC Wimbledon 2–1 Plymouth Argyle Kingsmeadow
19:45 BST Taylor   28'   65'
Barnett   68'   89'
Beere   71'
Report Smith   7'
Miller   64'
Attendance: 936
Referee: Graham Horwood
8 November 2016 (2016-11-08) Southern Group B Newport County 2–0 AFC Wimbledon Rodney Parade
19:30 UTC Bennett   7'
Labadie   15'
Owen-Evans   77'
Barnum-Bobb   85'
Report Owens   15'
Nightingale   87'
Attendance: 368
Referee: Andrew Davies

Second Round (Southern Section) edit

The draw for the Second Round took place on 10 November 2016, 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.

6 December 2016 (2016-12-06) Southern Section AFC Wimbledon 1–2 Brighton & Hove Albion U23 Kingsmeadow
19:45 GMT Barnett   68' Report Manu   38'
Towell   45+2' (pen.)
LuaLua   88'
Attendance: 497
Referee: Charles Breakspear

Squad edit

As of 30 April 2017
No. Name Pos. Nat. Place of Birth Age L. Apps L. Goals Int. Caps Int. Goals Signed from Date signed Fee Ends
Goalkeepers
1 James Shea GK   Islington 32 95 0 0 0 Harrow Borough 4 July 2014 Free 1 July 2017
24 Joe McDonnell GK   Basingstoke 29 7 0 0 0 Basingstoke Town 5 July 2014 Undisclosed 1 July 2017
39 Joe Bursík GK   Lambeth 23 0 0 0 0 Academy 13 January 2017 Trainee Undisclosed
40 Nik Tzanev GK   Wellington 27 0 0 0 0 Brentford ? Free Undisclosed
Defenders
2 Barry Fuller RB   Ashford 39 163 1 0 0 Barnet 28 May 2013 Free 1 July 2018
3 Jonathan Meades LB   Gloucester 32 91 6 0 0 Oxford United 22 June 2015 Free 1 July 2018
5 Will Nightingale CB   Roehampton 28 20 0 0 0 Academy 6 May 2014 Trainee 1 July 2019
6 Paul Robinson CB   Barnet 42 87 5 0 0 Portsmouth 3 August 2015 Free 1 July 2019
22 Sean Kelly CB/LB   Glasgow 30 26 2 0 0 St Mirren 1 August 2016 Free 1 July 2018
29 Paul Kalambayi CB   Dulwich 24 0 0 0 0 Academy 18 February 2016 Trainee 1 July 2018
31 Seth Owens LB/CB   Hackney 25 3 0 0 0 Brentford 16 August 2016 Free 1 July 2018
32 Darius Charles CB   Ealing 36 43 2 0 0 Burton Albion 31 May 2016 Free 1 July 2018
34 Chris Robertson CB/RB   Dundee 37 13 1 0 0 Ross County 2 September 2016 Free 1 July 2018
35 Toby Sibbick CB/RB   Hounslow 24 2 0 0 0 Academy 26 August 2016 Trainee 1 July 2018
? Johnville Renee-Pringle RB   Camden 27 0 0 0 0 Stoke City 20 January 2017 Trainee 1 July 2019
Midfielders
4 Dannie Bulman CM   Ashford 45 121 4 0 0 Crawley Town 10 June 2014 Free 1 July 2017
7 George Francomb RW/RB   Hackney 32 159 11 0 0 Norwich City 26 June 2013 Free 1 July 2018
8 Jake Reeves CM   Lewisham 30 114 4 0 0 Swindon Town 7 January 2015 Undisclosed 1 July 2018
11 Chris Whelpdale RW/LW   Harold Wood 37 17 1 0 0 Stevenage 28 June 2016 Free 1 July 2018
14 Tom Soares CM   Reading 37 15 0 0 0 Bury 31 January 2017 Undisclosed 1 July 2019
16 Tom Beere CM/RM   Southwark 29 29 1 0 0 Academy 6 May 2014 Trainee 1 July 2017
17 Andy Barcham LW   Basildon 37 70 10 0 0 Portsmouth 1 July 2015 Free 1 July 2019
18 Dean Parrett CM   Hampstead 32 32 5 0 0 Stevenage 1 July 2016 Free 1 July 2018
19 David Fitzpatrick RW/LW   Surbiton 29 14 1 0 0 Queens Park Rangers 23 September 2014 Free 1 July 2017
25 Dan Gallagher CM   Epsom 26 1 0 0 0 Academy 6 February 2015 Trainee 1 July 2017
27 Neşet Bellikli LW   Sutton 25 0 0 0 0 Academy 16 May 2016 Trainee 1 July 2018
28 Alfie Egan AM   Lambeth 26 9 0 0 0 Academy 5 February 2016 Trainee 1 July 2018
? Anthony Hartigan CM   Kingston upon Thames 24 0 0 0 0 Academy 27 January 2017 Trainee 1 July 2019
Forwards
9 Tom Elliott CF   Leeds 33 78 15 0 0 Cambridge United 2 July 2015 Free 1 July 2017
10 Dominic Poleon CF   Newham 30 41 8 0 0 Oldham Athletic 2 July 2016 Free 1 July 2018
15 George Oakley CF   Tooting 28 9 0 0 0 Academy 6 May 2014 Trainee 1 July 2017
21 Egli Kaja CF   26 3 0 0 0 Academy 17 April 2015 Trainee 1 July 2017
23 Tyrone Barnett CF   Stevenage 38 36 2 0 0 Shrewsbury Town 3 August 2016 Free 1 July 2018
29 Toyosi Olusanya CF   Lambeth 26 1 1 0 0 Academy 5 February 2016 Trainee 1 July 2018
33 Lyle Taylor CF   Greenwich 34 85 30 2 1 Scunthorpe United 14 July 2015 Undisclosed 1 July 2018
38 Jayden Antwi CF   ? 1 0 0 0 Academy 28 March 2017 Trainee 1 July 2019

Player statistics edit

As of 30 April 2017
No. Pos Nat Player Total League One FA Cup League Cup League Trophy
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK   ENG James Shea 43 0 36 0 5 0 0 0 2 0
2 DF   ENG Barry Fuller (Captain) 35 0 28 0 5 0 1 0 1 0
3 DF   WAL Jonathan Meades 26 2 22+2 2 2 0 0 0 0 0
4 MF   ENG Dannie Bulman 43 0 31+6 0 4 0 0 0 0+2 0
5 DF   ENG Will Nightingale 16 0 10+2 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
6 DF   ENG Paul Robinson 49 3 43 2 5 1 1 0 0 0
7 MF   ENG George Francomb 42 2 31+3 2 3+1 0 0 0 4 0
8 MF   ENG Jake Reeves 54 1 46 1 4 0 1 0 2+1 0
9 FW   ENG Tom Elliott 46 13 30+9 9 3+1 4 0+1 0 0+2 0
10 FW   ENG Dominic Poleon 49 12 19+22 7 2+1 3 1 0 4 2
11 MF   ENG Chris Whelpdale 23 2 8+9 1 1+2 0 1 1 2 0
14 MF   ENG Tom Soares 15 0 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
15 FW   ENG George Oakley 3 0 0+2 0 0 0 0 0 0+1 0
16 MF   ENG Tom Beere 15 0 3+5 0 1+1 0 0+1 0 4 0
17 MF   ENG Andy Barcham 41 6 31+5 5 3 0 1 0 1 1
18 MF   ENG Dean Parrett 42 6 20+12 5 4+1 1 1 0 4 0
19 MF   ENG David Fitzpatrick 7 0 2+3 0 0 0 0 0 0+2 0
21 FW   ALB Egli Kaja 1 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
22 DF   SCO Sean Kelly 32 2 22+4 2 2 0 1 0 3 0
23 FW   ENG Tyrone Barnett 44 5 11+25 2 1+2 1 1 0 4 2
24 GK   ENG Joe McDonnell 5 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 1+1 0
25 MF   ENG Dan Gallagher 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
27 MF   TUR Neşet Bellikli 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
28 MF   ENG Alfie Egan 12 0 3+6 0 0 0 0 0 2+1 0
29 DF   ENG Paul Kalambayi 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
30 FW   ENG Toyosi Olusanya 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
31 DF   ENG Seth Owens 6 0 2+1 0 0+1 0 0 0 2 0
32 DF   ENG Darius Charles 36 3 32+2 2 2 0 0 1 0 0
33 FW   MSR Lyle Taylor 50 14 36+7 10 5 2 0+1 1 1 1
34 DF   SCO Chris Robertson 19 1 13 1 3+1 0 0 0 2 0
35 DF   ENG Toby Sibbick 2 0 1+1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
38 FW   ENG Jayden Antwi 1 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
39 GK   ENG Joe Bursík 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
40 GK   NZL Nik Tzanev 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
- DF   ENG Johnville Renee-Pringle 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
- MF   ENG Anthony Hartigan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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:
26 GK   ENG Ryan Clarke 9 0 7 0 0 0 1 0 1 0

Top scorers edit

Rank Position Nation Number Player League One FA Cup League Cup League Trophy Total
1 FW   33 Lyle Taylor 10 2 1 1 14
2 FW   9 Tom Elliott 9 4 0 0 13
= FW   10 Dominic Poleon 8 3 0 2 13
3 MF   17 Andy Barcham 5 0 0 1 6
= MF   18 Dean Parrett 5 1 0 0 6
4 FW   23 Tyrone Barnett 2 1 0 2 5
5 DF   6 Paul Robinson 2 1 0 0 3
6 DF   3 Jonathan Meades 2 0 0 0 2
= MF   7 George Francomb 2 0 0 0 2
= DF   22 Sean Kelly 2 0 0 0 2
= DF   32 Darius Charles 2 0 0 0 2
= MF   11 Chris Whelpdale 1 0 1 0 2
7 MF   8 Jake Reeves 1 0 0 0 1
= DF   34 Chris Robertson 1 0 0 0 1
TOTALS 52 12 2 6 72

Disciplinary record edit

Number Position Nation Name League One FA Cup League Cup League Trophy Total
                   
1 GK   James Shea 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
2 DF   Barry Fuller 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 5 0
3 DF   Jonathan Meades 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1
4 MF   Dannie Bulman 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
5 DF   Will Nightingale 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0
6 DF   Paul Robinson 10 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 12 1
7 MF   George Francomb 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0
8 MF   Jake Reeves 8 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 11 0
9 FW   Tom Elliott 5 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 6 1
10 FW   Dominic Poleon 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
11 MF   Chris Whelpdale 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
14 MF   Tom Soares 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
16 MF   Tom Beere 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
17 MF   Andy Barcham 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
18 MF   Dean Parrett 6 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 7 0
22 DF   Sean Kelly 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
23 FW   Tyrone Barnett 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 4 0
31 DF   Seth Owens 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
32 DF   Darius Charles 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 0
33 FW   Lyle Taylor 7 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 9 1
34 DF   Chris Robertson 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
TOTALS 71 3 10 1 2 0 7 0 90 4

Transfers edit

Players Transferred In
Date Position Nation Name Previous Club Fee Ref.
16 May 2016 MF   Neşet Bellikli Academy Free transfer [4]
31 May 2016 DF   Darius Charles Burton Albion Free transfer [5]
21 June 2016 GK   Ryan Clarke Northampton Town Free transfer [6]
28 June 2016 MF   Chris Whelpdale Stevenage Free transfer [7]
1 July 2016 MF   Dean Parrett Stevenage Free transfer [8]
2 July 2016 FW   Dominic Poleon Oldham Athletic Free transfer [9]
1 August 2016 DF   Sean Kelly St Mirren Free transfer [10]
3 August 2016 FW   Tyrone Barnett Shrewsbury Town Free transfer [11]
16 August 2016 DF   Seth Owens Brentford Free transfer [12]
26 August 2016 DF   Toby Sibbick Academy Free transfer [13]
2 September 2016 DF   Chris Robertson Ross County Free transfer [14]
13 January 2017 GK   Joe Bursík Academy Free transfer [15]
20 January 2017 DF   Johnville Renee-Pringle Stoke City Free transfer [16]
27 January 2017 MF   Anthony Hartigan Academy Free transfer [17]
31 January 2017 MF   Tom Soares Bury Undisclosed [18]
Players Loaned In
Date from Position Nation Name From Date to Ref.
Players Loaned Out
Date from Position Nation Name To Date to Ref.
4 August 2016 MF   Dan Gallagher Kingstonian 4 October 2016 [19][20]
11 November 2016 MF   David Fitzpatrick Torquay United 9 January 2017 [21][22]
11 November 2016 FW   Toyosi Olusanya Kingstonian 10 December 2016 [21]
18 November 2016 FW   George Oakley Welling United 16 January 2016 [23][24]
16 December 2016 FW   Egli Kaja Lewes 16 January 2016 [24]
9 February 2017 MF   Tom Beere Gateshead 11 March 2017 [25]
Players Transferred Out
Date Position Nation Name Subsequent club Fee Ref
30 May 2016 FW   Adebayo Akinfenwa Wycombe Wanderers Released [26][27]
31 May 2016 DF   Callum Kennedy Leyton Orient Released [28][29]
31 May 2016 FW   Sean Rigg Newport County Released [30][31]
15 June 2016 FW   Adebayo Azeez Partick Thistle Undisclosed [32]
21 June 2016 MF   Connor Smith Plymouth Argyle Undisclosed [33]
1 July 2016 GK   Will Mannion Hull City Undisclosed [34]
5 August 2016 DF   Ryan Sweeney Stoke City £250,000 [35]
21 September 2016 GK   Ryan Clarke Eastleigh Mutual consent [36][37]

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