List of AFC Wimbledon seasons explained

AFC Wimbledon is an English professional association football club, currently based in Merton, Greater London. The club was formed on 30 May 2002 by supporters of Wimbledon Football Club, led by Kris Stewart, Marc Jones and Trevor Williams who strongly opposed the decision of an independent commission appointed by The Football Association to allow the relocation of Wimbledon F.C. to Milton Keynes, to be subsequently renamed as Milton Keynes Dons.[1]

AFC Wimbledon was accepted into the Premier Division of the Combined Counties League for the 2002 - 03 season.[2] The club's average home attendance at league fixtures for their first season exceeded 3,000 – higher than the average attendance in the same season of Wimbledon F.C., who were still playing in the First Division (now the Football League Championship).[3] AFC Wimbledon have also set a record for the longest run of unbeaten league games at any level of men's semi-professional or professional football in the United Kingdom.[4] The team remained unbeaten for 78 league matches between 22 February 2003 (a 2–0 defeat at home to Withdean 2000) and 4 December 2004 (a 2–0 defeat at Cray Wanderers).[5]

The club went on to achieve 5 promotions in 9 seasons, ensuring that they were the first club to be formed in the 21st century to achieve Football League status, and making them the youngest of the 72 Football League clubs.[6] On 30 May 2016, AFC Wimbledon achieved their 6th promotion to Football League One after victory in the 2016 Football League Two play-off final, exactly 14 years to the day since the club's formation.[7]

Key

The Division is shown in italics when it changes due to promotion, relegation or league reorganisation.

Champions Runners-upRelegated
Key to league record
Key to rounds
Key to goalscorers

Seasons

SeasonLeagueFA Cup<--Kept in case of future necessity!rowspan=2League
Cup-->		Other competitionsTop scorerAverage home
attendance		References
DivisionPWDLFAPtsPosName
2002 - 03<--Competition-->Combined Counties League
Premier Division<		--Matches-->46<--Wins-->36<--Draws-->3<--Losses-->7<--For-->125<--Against-->46<--Points-->111<--Position-->3rd<--FA Cup-->N/A<--League Cup (Kept in case of future necessity)rowspan=26-->London Senior CupR4Kevin Cooper<--Goals scored-->37<--Average attendance-->3,003<--Refs.-->[8] [9] [10] [11]
Combined Counties League Premier Challenge CupR2
2003 - 04Combined Counties League
Premier Division		464240180321301st
Champions		FA VaseR6Kevin Cooper532,606[12] [13] [14] [15] [16]
London Senior CupR1
Surrey Senior CupR3
Combined Counties League Premier Challenge CupW
2004 - 05Isthmian League
Division One		42291039133971st
Champions		QR3FA TrophyR1Richard Butler242,858[17] [18] [19] [20] [21] [22]
London Senior CupR4
Surrey Senior CupW
Isthmian League CupQF
2005 - 06Isthmian League
Premier Division		42221196736774thQR2FA TrophyR1Shane Smeltz192,706[23] [24] [25] [26] [27] [28]
London Senior CupR4
Surrey Senior Cupbgcolor=silverRU
Isthmian League CupQF
2006 - 07Isthmian League
Premier Division		4221156763775 5thQR4FA TrophyR2Roscoe Dsane172,512[29] [30] [31] [32] [33] [34]
London Senior CupR1
Surrey Senior CupR2
Isthmian League CupR4
2007 - 08Isthmian League
Premier Division		42229118147753rd
Promoted via
Play-offs		QR3FA TrophyR3Steven Ferguson102,603[35] [36] [37] [38] [39] [40]
London Senior CupQF
Surrey Senior CupR2
Isthmian League CupR2
2008 - 09Conference
South		42261068636881st
Champions		R1FA TrophyR1Jon Main333,219[41] [42] [43] [44] [45] [46]
Conference League CupR1S
London Senior CupR1
Surrey Senior CupR3
2009 - 10Conference
National		441810166147648thR1FA TrophyR3Danny Kedwell213,535[47] [48] [49] [50] [51]
London Senior Cupbgcolor=silverRU
Surrey Senior CupQF
2010 - 11Conference
National		46279108347902nd
Promoted via
Play-offs		R2FA TrophyR2Danny Kedwell233,486[52] [53] [54] [55] [56]
London Senior CupSF
Surrey Senior CupR2
2011 - 12Football League
Two		461592262785416thR2Football League CupPrelimJack Midson184,295[57] [58] [59] [60] [61] [62]
Football League TrophyR3
London Senior CupSF
Surrey Senior CupQF
2012 - 13Football League
Two		4614112154765320thR2Football League CupR1Jack Midson134,060[63] [64] [65] [66] [67] [68]
Football League TrophyR1
London Senior CupW
Surrey Senior CupSF
2013 - 14Football League
Two		46141418495753 20thR1Football League CupR1Michael Smith94,135[69] [70] [71] [72] [73] [74]
Football League TrophyR1
London Senior CupW
Surrey Senior CupR2
2014 - 15Football League
Two		4613112242635015thR3Football League CupR1Adebayo Akinfenwa154,073[75] [76] [77] [78] [79]
Football League TrophyR3
London Senior CupR1
Surrey Senior CupN/A
2015 - 16Football League
Two		462112136450757th
Promoted via
Play-offs		R1Football League CupR1Lyle Taylor204,138[80] [81] [82] [83] [84]
Football League TrophyR1
London Senior CupR2
Surrey Senior CupN/A
2016 - 17Football League
One		4613181552555715thR3Football League CupR1Lyle Taylor144,477
Football League TrophyR2
London Senior CupQF
Surrey Senior CupN/A
2017 - 18Football League
One		4613141947585318thR3Football League CupR1Lyle Taylor144,325
Football League TrophyR2
London Senior CupR2
Surrey Senior CupN/A
2018 - 19Football League
One		4613112242635020thR5Football League CupR2Joe Pigott154,297
Football League TrophyR2
London Senior CupN/A
Surrey Senior CupN/A
2019 - 20Football League
One		358111639523520thR1Football League CupR1Marcus Forss114,310
Football League TrophyGroup Stage
London Senior CupN/A
Surrey Senior CupN/A
2020–21Football League
One		4612151954705119thR2Football League CupR1Joe Pigott21N/A
Football League TrophyQF
London Senior CupN/A
Surrey Senior CupN/A
2021–22Football League
One		466192149753723rd ↓
Relegated		R3Football League CupR3Jack Rudoni127,704[85] [86]
Football League TrophyGroup stage
2022–23Football League
Two		46111520486048R2Football League CupR1Ethan Chislett97,604[87] [88]
Football League TrophyR3
2023–24Football League
Two		46171415645165R3Football League CupR2Ali Al-Hamadi
Omar Bugiel		137,893[89] [90]
Football League TrophyQF

Notes

A.  AFC Wimbledon were defeated 2–1 by Fisher Athletic in the Isthmian League Premier Division play-off semi-final on 2 May 2006, preventing the club from achieving three back-to-back promotions.[91]

B.  AFC Wimbledon were deducted 3-points and fined £400 (reduced from an 18-point deduction on appeal)[92] for the fielding of Jermaine Darlington who had not been registered correctly by the club as he required 'international clearance' in order to be transferred from the Football Association of Wales to the Football Association of England and had therefore played in three matches whilst still ineligible.[93] The 'Darlington affair' also resulted in expulsion from the Surrey Senior Cup and the FA Trophy that season.[94]

C.  AFC Wimbledon were defeated 1–0 by Bromley in the Isthmian League Premier Division play-off semi-final on 1 May 2007.[95]

D.  AFC Wimbledon beat Staines Town 2–1 in the Isthmian League Premier Division play-off final on 3 May 2008.[96]

E.  AFC Wimbledon beat Luton Town 4–3 in a penalty shoot-out after the match had ended 0–0 in extra time in the 2011 Conference National play-off final on 21 May 2011.[97]

F.  AFC Wimbledon were deducted 3 points and given a £5,000 fine suspended for one year by a Football Disciplinary Commission hearing for the ineligible fielding of Jake Nicholson in a 4–3 win over Cheltenham Town on 22 March 2014.[98] In addition the club was required to pay the costs of the hearing.[99] It was found that the player's multiplicity contract had in fact expired on 19 March 2014 and had not been renewed on that date due to the illness of a key member of the club's administrative staff.[100]

G.  AFC Wimbledon beat Plymouth Argyle 2–0 in the 2016 Football League Two play-off final on 30 May 2016.[101]

H.  AFC Wimbledon finished the season with a 1.00 PPG (35 points in 35 matches) which finished them in 20th position above Tranmere Rovers by 0.06 PPG after League One voted to curtail the season following months of postponement due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[102]

Further reading

Notes and References

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  3. News: A Wimbledon-Wimbledon Situation. 2 December 2012 . 3 June 2013. The Wall Street Journal. Gabriele . Marcotti .
  4. News: AFC Wimbledon set English record . 13 November 2004 . 23 November 2007. BBC Football.
  5. Web site: Cray Wanderers 2–0 AFC Wimbledon . 4 December 2004 . 3 June 2009 . wimbledonheritage.co.uk . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090628101700/http://www.afcwimbledon.co.uk/-/reports/ryman-league-division-one/2922/cray-wanderers . 28 June 2009 .
  6. Web site: AFC Wimbledon in numbers . 1 August 2012. 3 June 2013. The Football League .
  7. Web site: AFC Wimbledon: A Local Football Club's History. 26 May 2016. katzpaw.co.uk. https://web.archive.org/web/20140227005049/http://www.katzpaw.co.uk/afc_wimbledon/history.htm. 27 February 2014. dead.
  8. News: AFC Wimbledon: Football Club History Database. 13 September 2012. totalworlds.com. Richard . Rundle.
  9. News: London Senior Cup 2002–03. 29 January 2003. 13 September 2012. wimbledonheritage.co.uk.
  10. News: Combined Counties League Premier Challenge Cup 2002–03. 16 November 2002. 13 September 2012. wimbledonheritage.co.uk.
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  17. News: FA Cup 2004–05. 16 October 2004. 13 September 2012. wimbledonheritage.co.uk.
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  19. News: London Senior Cup 2004–05. 11 January 2005. 13 September 2012. wimbledonheritage.co.uk.
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  21. News: Isthmian League Cup 2004–05. 22 February 2005. 13 September 2012. wimbledonheritage.co.uk.
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  23. News: FA Cup 2005–06. 24 September 2005. 13 September 2012. wimbledonheritage.co.uk.
  24. News: FA Trophy 2005–06. 17 December 2005. 13 September 2012. wimbledonheritage.co.uk.
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  35. News: FA Cup 2007–08. 16 October 2007. 13 September 2012. wimbledonheritage.co.uk.
  36. News: FA Trophy 2007–08. 2 February 2008. 13 September 2012. wimbledonheritage.co.uk.
  37. News: London Senior Cup 2007–08. 13 September 2012. Football Club History Database. Richard . Rundle.
  38. News: Surrey Senior Cup 2007–08. 13 September 2012. Football Club History Database. Richard . Rundle.
  39. News: Isthmian League Cup 2007–08. 2 October 2007. 13 September 2012. wimbledonheritage.co.uk.
  40. News: Isthmian League Premier Division average attendance 2007–08. 13 September 2012. totalworlds.com. https://web.archive.org/web/20131103163642/http://football.totalworlds.com/clubs/attendances/wimbledon%26fcum.html. 3 November 2013. dead.
  41. News: FA Cup 2008–09. 10 November 2008. 13 September 2012. wimbledonheritage.co.uk.
  42. News: FA Trophy 2008–09. 13 December 2008. 13 September 2012. wimbledonheritage.co.uk.
  43. News: Conference League Cup 2008–09. 8 September 2008. 13 September 2012. wimbledonheritage.co.uk.
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  45. News: Surrey Senior Cup 2008–09. 13 September 2012. Football Club History Database. Richard . Rundle.
  46. News: Conference South average attendance 2008–09. 13 September 2012. totalworlds.com. https://web.archive.org/web/20131103163642/http://football.totalworlds.com/clubs/attendances/wimbledon%26fcum.html. 3 November 2013. dead.
  47. News: FA Cup 2009–10. 9 November 2009. 13 September 2012. wimbledonheritage.co.uk.
  48. News: FA Trophy 2009–10. 30 January 2010. 13 September 2012. wimbledonheritage.co.uk.
  49. News: London Senior Cup 2009–10. 28 April 2010. 13 September 2012. wimbledonheritage.co.uk.
  50. News: Surrey Senior Cup 2009–10. 8 April 2010 . 13 September 2012. wimbledonheritage.co.uk.
  51. News: Conference National average attendance 2009–10. 13 September 2012. totalworlds.com. https://web.archive.org/web/20131103163642/http://football.totalworlds.com/clubs/attendances/wimbledon%26fcum.html. 3 November 2013. dead.
  52. News: FA Cup 2010–11. 27 November 2010. 13 September 2012 . wimbledonheritage.co.uk.
  53. News: FA Trophy 2010–11. 15 January 2011. 13 September 2012 . wimbledonheritage.co.uk.
  54. News: London Senior Cup 2010–11. 19 April 2011. 13 September 2012 . wimbledonheritage.co.uk.
  55. News: Surrey Senior Cup 2010–11. 26 January 2011. 13 September 2012 . wimbledonheritage.co.uk.
  56. News: Conference National average attendance 2010–11. 13 September 2012. totalworlds.com. https://web.archive.org/web/20131103163642/http://football.totalworlds.com/clubs/attendances/wimbledon%26fcum.html. 3 November 2013. dead.
  57. News: FA Cup 2011–12. 3 December 2011. 13 September 2012. wimbledonheritage.co.uk.
  58. News: Football League Cup 2011–12. 29 July 2011. 15 April 2013. wimbledonheritage.co.uk.
  59. News: Football League Trophy 2011–12. 8 November 2011. 15 April 2013. wimbledonheritage.co.uk.
  60. News: London Senior Cup 2011–12. 3 April 2012. 15 April 2013. wimbledonheritage.co.uk.
  61. News: Surrey Senior Cup 2011–12. 31 January 2012. 15 April 2013. wimbledonheritage.co.uk.
  62. News: Football League Two average attendance 2011–12. 15 April 2013. worldfootball.net. https://web.archive.org/web/20131103163642/http://football.totalworlds.com/clubs/attendances/wimbledon%26fcum.html. 3 November 2013. dead.
  63. News: FA Cup 2012–13. 2 December 2012. 28 April 2013. BBC Football. Chris . Osborne.
  64. News: Football League Cup 2012–13. 14 August 2012. 28 April 2013. BBC Football.
  65. News: Football League Trophy 2012–13. 4 September 2012. 28 April 2013. BBC Football.
  66. News: London Senior Cup 2012–13. 28 April 2013. The London FA.
  67. News: Surrey Senior Cup 2012–13. 28 April 2013. The Surrey FA.
  68. News: Football League Two average attendance 2012–13. 28 April 2013. Football365.co.uk. https://web.archive.org/web/20130603070446/http://stats.football365.co.uk/dom/ENG/D3/attend.html. 3 June 2013. dead.
  69. News: FA Cup 2013–14. 8 November 2013. 5 December 2013. BBC Football.
  70. News: Football League Cup 2013–14. 6 August 2013. 5 December 2013. BBC Football.
  71. News: Football League Trophy 2013–14. 3 September 2013. 5 December 2013. BBC Football.
  72. Web site: London Senior Cup 2013–14. 7 May 2014. 6 May 2014. AFC Wimbledon.
  73. News: Surrey Senior Cup 2013–14. 6 March 2014. surreyfa.com.
  74. News: Football League Two average attendance 2013–14. 24 May 2014. Football365.co.uk. https://web.archive.org/web/20140525213932/http://stats.football365.com/dom/ENG/D3/attend.html. 25 May 2014. dead.
  75. News: FA Cup 2014–15. 5 January 2015. 12 August 2016. BBC Football.
  76. News: Football League Cup 2014–15. 13 August 2014. 12 August 2016. BBC Football.
  77. News: Football League Trophy 2014–15. 11 November 2014. 12 August 2016. BBC Football.
  78. Web site: London Senior Cup 2014–15. 12 August 2016. London FA.
  79. News: Football League Two average attendance 2014–15. 12 August 2016 . worldfootball.net.
  80. News: FA Cup 2015–16. 7 November 2015. 15 August 2016. BBC Football.
  81. News: Football League Cup 2015–16. 11 August 2015. 15 August 2016. BBC Football.
  82. News: Football League Trophy 2015–16. 1 September 2015. 15 August 2016. BBC Football.
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  84. News: Football League Two average attendance 2015–16. 15 August 2016 . worldfootball.net.
  85. Web site: 2021-2022 AFC Wimbledon Stats . . 19 October 2022 . https://archive.today/20221019122113/https://fbref.com/en/squads/8b9bf22a/2021-2022/all_comps/AFC-Wimbledon-Stats-All-Competitions . 19 October 2022 . live.
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  87. Web site: Sky Bet League Two | Average Attendances | Home Matches | Football Web Pages .
  88. Web site: AFC Wimbledon Top Scorers .
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  93. News: FA cuts AFC Wimbledon punishment. 26 March 2007. 24 September 2012. BBC Football .
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  97. Web site: AFC Wimbledon 0–0 Luton Town (4–3 on pens). 21 May 2011 . 24 September 2012 . BBC Football. Steve . Marshall.
  98. Web site: AFC Wimbledon docked three points for ineligible Jake Nicholson. 28 April 2014 . 24 May 2014 . BBC Football.
  99. Web site: AFC Wimbledon deducted three points for fielding an ineligible player. 28 April 2014 . 24 May 2014 . theguardian.com.
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