2019–20 AFC Wimbledon season explained

Club:AFC Wimbledon
Season:2019–20
Manager:Wally Downes
(until 21 October)[1]
Glyn Hodges
(from 23 October)[2]
Chairman:Joe Palmer
Stadium:Kingsmeadow
League:League One
League Result:20th (on PPG)
Cup1:FA Cup
Cup1 Result:First round v Doncaster Rovers (19 November 2019)
Cup2:EFL Cup
Cup2 Result:First round v Milton Keynes (13 August 2019)
Cup3:EFL Trophy
Cup3 Result:Group Stage
League Topscorer:Marcus Forss (11)
Season Topscorer:Marcus Forss (11)
Highest Attendance:League/All: 4,657
(3 Aug 2019 v Rotherham United, League)
Lowest Attendance:League: 3,979
(17 Aug 2019 v Accrington Stanley)
All: 388
(3 Sep 2019 v Brighton & Hove Albion U21, EFL Trophy Group Stage)
Average Attendance:
Prevseason:2018–19
Nextseason:2020–21
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The 2019–20 season was the fourth in League One, the third tier of the English football league system, for AFC Wimbledon since their promotion in 2016 from League Two. Along with competing in League One, the Kingston upon Thames-based club participated in three cup competitions, the FA Cup, EFL Cup and EFL Trophy, failing to progress past the first stage of any of them.

Squad

[3]

Pre-season

Dons announced pre-season friendlies against Wexford,[4] Brentford,[5] Bristol City,[6] 1. FC Kaiserslautern,[7] Kickers Offenbach,[7] Bournemouth,[8] Metropolitan Police,[9] Hampton & Richmond Borough[4] and Crystal Palace.[9]

Competitions

League One

See main article: 2019–20 EFL League One.

Matches

On Thursday, 20 June 2019, the EFL League One fixtures were revealed.[10]

FA Cup

See main article: 2019–20 FA Cup.

The first round draw was made on 21 October 2019.[11]

EFL Cup

See main article: 2019–20 EFL Cup.

The first round draw was made on 20 June.[12]

EFL Trophy

See main article: 2019–20 EFL Trophy.

On 9 July 2019, the pre-determined group stage draw was announced with Invited clubs to be drawn on 12 July 2019.[13]

Transfers

Transfers in

DatePositionNationalityNameFromFeeRef.
1 July 2019 Undisclosed [14]
1 July 2019 Undisclosed [15]
4 July 2019 Free transfer [16]
26 July 2019 Free transfer [17]

Loans in

Date fromPositionNationalityNameFromDate untilRef.
1 July 2019 30 June 2020 [18]
9 July 2019 January 2020 [19]
2 September 2019 6 January 2020 [20]
2 September 2019 30 June 2020 [21]
2 September 2019 Max Sanders 30 June 2020 [22]
9 January 2020 30 June 2020 [23]
28 January 2020 30 June 2020 [24]
31 January 2020 30 June 2020 [25]

Loans out

Date fromPositionNationalityNameToDate untilRef.
30 August 2019 Ayoub Assal October 2019 [26]
2 September 2019 30 June 2020 [27]
6 September 2019 4 October 2019 [28]
6 September 2019 Reuben Collins 7 October 2019 [29]
6 September 2019 Zach Robinson 7 October 2019
15 November 2019 1 January 2020 [30]
24 January 2020 February 2020 [31]
21 February 2020 March 2020 [32]
28 February 2020 25 April 2020 [33]

Transfers out

DatePositionNationalityNameToFeeRef.
1 July 2019 Released
1 July 2019 Compensation [34]
1 July 2019 Kane Crichlow Released [35]
1 July 2019 Released
1 July 2019 Mutual consent [36] [37]
1 July 2019 Released [38]
1 July 2019 James O'Halloran Released
1 July 2019 Released [39] [40]
1 July 2019 Released [41]
1 July 2019 Osaze Urhoghide Released [42]
2 July 2019 Undisclosed [43]
2 September 2019 Free transfer [44]

Player statistics

Appearances and goals

Notes and References

  1. Web site: AFC Wimbledon part company with Wally Downes by mutual consent after 10 months in charge . . 22 October 2019.
  2. Web site: Glyn Hodges appointed as Wimbledon's new manager . . 23 October 2019.
  3. Web site: AFC Wimbledon First Team Squad . AFC Wimbledon . 10 April 2020.
  4. Web site: Dons to start pre-season with Wexford trip . . 5 July 2019.
  5. Web site: Pre-season friendly announced against Championship club . . 5 July 2019.
  6. Web site: Another pre-season match against a Championship club . . 5 July 2019.
  7. Web site: An exciting pre-season trip to face former German title winners . . 5 July 2019.
  8. Web site: Dons to face Premier League club in Spain . . 15 July 2019.
  9. Web site: A pre-season test against Premier League opposition . . 5 July 2019.
  10. Web site: Sky Bet League One fixtures 2019/20 . . 20 June 2019.
  11. Web site: FA Cup first-round draw . . 24 October 2019.
  12. Web site: Carabao Cup first-round draw . . 20 June 2019.
  13. Web site: EFL Trophy Round One Group Stage Draw . . 9 July 2019.
  14. Web site: Dons sign left-back Guinness-Walker . . 24 May 2019.
  15. Web site: Welsh forward signs for Wimbledon after prolific season . . 20 June 2019.
  16. Web site: Dons move swiftly to seal deal for experienced right-back . . 4 July 2019.
  17. Web site: Dons make decisive move to complete signing number six . . 26 July 2019.
  18. Web site: Dons sign highly-rated keeper from Premier League club . . 24 June 2019.
  19. Web site: He's back! Forward completes his Wimbledon return . . 9 July 2019.
  20. Web site: Ryan Delaney Joins AFC Wimbledon On Loan . . 2 September 2019.
  21. Web site: Deadline day move completed with arrival of Championship striker . . 2 September 2019.
  22. Web site: Albion midfielder Max Sanders joins Wimbledon on loan . . 2 September 2019.
  23. Web site: Glyn moves quickly to sign highly-rated Brentford defender on loan . . 9 January 2020.
  24. News: Dons sign Cardiff goalkeeper on loan . 28 January 2020 . AFC Wimbledon.
  25. News: Lamy joins AFC Wimbledon on loan . 31 January 2020 . Rotherham United F.C..
  26. Web site: Young Dons midfielder goes out on loan . . 30 August 2019.
  27. Web site: Dylan joins League 2 club on loan . . 2 September 2019.
  28. Web site: Dons striker goes out on loan . . 6 September 2019.
  29. Web site: Young Dons pair go out on loan . . 9 September 2019.
  30. Web site: Nik goes on loan to National League neighbours . . 15 November 2019.
  31. News: Dons midfielder goes out on loan . 24 January 2020 . AFC Wimbledon.
  32. News: Dons striker goes out on loan . 21 February 2020 . AFC Wimbledon.
  33. News: Young defender goes out on loan . 28 February 2020 . AFC Wimbledon.
  34. Web site: Millwall complete signing of Tyler Burey . . 28 June 2019.
  35. Web site: Crichlow Signs On . . 14 May 2019 . 14 May 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190514122314/https://www.watfordfc.com/teams/under-23s/under-23-crichlow-signs . dead .
  36. Web site: James Hanson leaves AFC Wimbledon . . 15 June 2019.
  37. Web site: Grimsby Town sign striker James Hanson from EFL League One side AFC Wimbledon . . 18 June 2019.
  38. News: McDonnell arrives, Fitzsimons departs . 3 February 2020 . Notts County F.C..
  39. Web site: Squad update from the manager . . 13 May 2019.
  40. Web site: Charlton complete signing of defender Deji Oshilaja . . 23 July 2019.
  41. Web site: Tom Soares completes Stevenage move . . 2 August 2019.
  42. Web site: Under-23s bolster defensive ranks. . 30 July 2019.
  43. Web site: Toby Sibbick Joins The Reds . . 2 July 2019.
  44. Web site: Egli Kaja Joins Northampton Town . . 2 September 2019.

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