2020–21 AFC Wimbledon season

The 2020–21 season is AFC Wimbledon's 19th season in their history and the fifth consecutive season in EFL League One. Along with League One, the club will also participate in the FA Cup, EFL Cup and EFL Trophy. It will be their first season based in their spiritual home of Wimbledon at the newly built Plough Lane stadium.

AFC Wimbledon
2020–21 season
CEOJoe Palmer
ManagerGlyn Hodges
StadiumPlough Lane

The season covers the period from 1 July 2020 to 30 June 2021.

Transfers

Transfers in
Date Pos. Nat. Name From Fee Ref.
23 July 2020RBCheye Alexander BarnetFree transfer[1]
6 August 2020CMAlex Woodyard Peterborough UnitedFree transfer[2]
7 August 2020CFOllie Palmer Crawley TownFree transfer[3]
12 August 2020DMEthan Chislett Aldershot TownFree transfer[4]

Loans in
Date Pos. Nat. Name From Date until Ref.
4 August 2020GKConnal Trueman Birmingham City30 June 2021[5]
13 August 2020DMJaakko Oksanen Brentford30 June 2021[6]

Transfers out
Date Pos. Nat. Name To Fee Ref.
1 July 2020CFKwesi Appiah UnattachedReleased[7]
1 July 2020MFOssama Ashley UnattachedReleased[7]
1 July 2020CBReuben Collins UnattachedReleased[7]
1 July 2020AMDylan Connolly UnattachedReleased[7]
1 July 2020MFFinlay Macnab UnattachedReleased[7]
1 July 2020CBRod McDonald Carlisle UnitedReleased[7][8]
1 July 2020LWMitchell Pinnock KilmarnockReleased[7][9]
1 July 2020RBKyron Stabana UnattachedReleased[7]
1 July 2020RMScott Wagstaff UnattachedReleased[7]
1 July 2020CFTommy Wood UnattachedReleased[7]
1 July 2020CMAnthony Wordsworth UnattachedReleased[7]

Pre-season

With fans still unable to attend games due to COVID-19, AFC Wimbledon began pre-season with a behind-closed-doors friendly match against Corinthian-Casuals.[10]

8 August 2020 (2020-08-08) FriendlyCorinthian-Casuals0–5AFC WimbledonTolworth
12:00 BST Report Chiabi  3', 17', 31'
Guinness-Walker  27'
Thomas  42'		 Stadium: King George's Field, Tolworth
11 August 2020 (2020-08-11) FriendlyLeatherhead1–2AFC WimbledonLeatherhead
19:45 BST McGee  31' Report Woodyard  44'
Assal  85'		 Stadium: Fetcham Grove
15 August 2020 (2020-08-15) FriendlyTonbridge Angels0–3AFC WimbledonTonbridge
13:00 BST Report Chislett  7'
Pigott  65'
Chiabi  72'		 Stadium: Longmead Stadium

Competitions

EFL League One
Main article: 2020–21 EFL League One

League table
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 the EFL Championship
2 AFC Wimbledon 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 Blackpool 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Qualification for League One play-offs
4 Bristol Rovers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 Burton Albion 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 Charlton Athletic 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 Crewe Alexandra 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 Doncaster Rovers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 Fleetwood Town 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10 Gillingham 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
11 Hull City 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
12 Ipswich Town 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
13 Lincoln City 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
14 Milton Keynes Dons 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
15 Northampton Town 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
16 Oxford United 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
17 Peterborough United 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
18 Plymouth Argyle 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
19 Portsmouth 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
20 Rochdale 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
21 Shrewsbury Town 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Relegation to EFL League Two
22 Sunderland 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
23 Swindon Town 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
24 Wigan Athletic 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played on 12 September 2020. 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[11]

Results summary
OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
0 0 0 0 0 0  0 0 0 0 0 0 0  0 0 0 0 0 0  0

Last updated: pre-season.
Source: BBC

Results by matchday
Matchday1
Ground
Result
Position
Updated to match(es) played on pre-season. Source: 11v11 for league tables and fixtures
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

  Win   Draw   Loss   Postponed

FA Cup
Main article: 2020–21 FA Cup

  Win   Draw   Loss

EFL Cup
Main article: 2020–21 EFL Cup

  Win   Draw   Loss

EFL Trophy
Main article: 2020–21 EFL Trophy

  Win   Draw   Loss

References
  1. "Glyn swoops to make first summer signing". AFC Wimbledon. 23 July 2020. Retrieved 23 July 2020.
  2. "Experienced midfielder signs up as Glyn's summer revamp gathers pace". AFC Wimbledon. 6 August 2020. Retrieved 6 August 2020.
  3. "Ollie Palmer: AFC Wimbledon sign former Crawley Town striker". BBC Sport. 7 August 2020. Retrieved 7 August 2020.
  4. "Glyn makes it five with arrival of attacking midfielder". AFC Wimbledon. 12 August 2020. Retrieved 12 August 2020.
  5. "Dons snap-up highly-rated keeper from Championship club". AFC Wimbledon. 4 August 2020. Retrieved 4 August 2020.
  6. "Dons complete quick double by signing Brentford midfielder". AFC Wimbledon. 13 August 2020. Retrieved 13 August 2020.
  7. "Squad update from the manager". AFC Wimbledon. 10 June 2020. Retrieved 10 June 2020.
  8. "Experienced defender joins the Blues". Carlisle United F.C. 3 August 2020. Retrieved 3 August 2020.
  9. "Kilmarnock complete deal for former Wimbledon winger Mitch Pinnock". Glasgow Times. 8 July 2020. Retrieved 8 July 2020.
  10. "Troy strikes quick-fire hat-trick in pre-season opener". AFC Wimbledon. Retrieved 8 August 2020.
  11. "EFL Regulations Section 3 – The League; subsection 9 – Method of Determining League Positions". EFL. Retrieved 30 July 2019.
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