2019–20 AFC Wimbledon season

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.

AFC Wimbledon

2019–20 season
Chairman	Joe Palmer
Manager	Wally Downes (until 21 October)[1] Glyn Hodges (from 23 October)[2]
Stadium	Kingsmeadow
League One	20th (on PPG)
FA Cup	First round v Doncaster Rovers (19 November 2019)
EFL Cup	First round v Milton Keynes (13 August 2019)
EFL Trophy	Group Stage
Top goalscorer	League: Marcus Forss (11) All: Marcus Forss (11)
Highest home attendance	League/All: 4,657 (3 Aug 2019 v Rotherham United, League)
Lowest home 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 home league attendance	4,310
Home colours Away colours Third colours
← 2018–19 2020–21 →

Squad

As of 10 April 2020.^[3]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player 1 GK  ENG Nathan Trott (on loan from West Ham United) 2 DF  ENG Luke O'Neill 4 DF  ENG Rod McDonald 5 DF  ENG Will Nightingale (captain) 6 DF  ENG Terell Thomas 7 MF  ENG Scott Wagstaff (vice-captain) 8 MF  ENG Anthony Hartigan 9 FW  GHA Kwesi Appiah 10 FW  WAL Adam Roscrow 11 MF  ENG Mitchell Pinnock 12 MF  ENG Jack Rudoni 17 FW  FRA Julien Lamy (on loan from Rotherham United)

No. Pos. Nation Player 18 DF  ENG Nesta Guinness-Walker 19 MF  IRL Shane McLoughlin 21 GK  ENG Joe Day (on loan from Cardiff City) 23 MF  ENG Max Sanders (on loan from Brighton & Hove Albion) 26 DF  DEN Mads Bech Sørensen (on loan from Brentford) 30 DF  ENG Paul Kalambayi 32 DF  ENG Huseyin Biler 33 MF  IRL Callum Reilly 36 DF  ENG Reuben Collins 37 DF  ENG Paul Osew 39 FW  ENG Joe Pigott 40 MF  ENG Anthony Wordsworth

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]

Wexford v AFC Wimbledon

29 June 2019 (2019-06-29) Friendly	Wexford	0–1	AFC Wimbledon	Crossabeg, Ireland
14:00 BST		Report	Wood 70'	Stadium: Ferrycarrig Park

AFC Wimbledon v Brentford

5 July 2019 (2019-07-05) Friendly	AFC Wimbledon	0–3	Brentford	Norbiton
19:45 BST		Report	Nightingale 56' (o.g.) Nørgaard 82' Watkins 84'	Stadium: Cherry Red Records Stadium

AFC Wimbledon v Bristol City

9 July 2019 (2019-07-09) Friendly	AFC Wimbledon	2–3	Bristol City	Norbiton
19:45 BST	Roscrow 68' (pen.) Folivi 88' (pen.)	Report	Webster 32' Diédhiou 47', 50'	Stadium: Cherry Red Records Stadium

1. FC Kaiserslautern v AFC Wimbledon

12 July 2019 (2019-07-12) Friendly	1. FC Kaiserslautern	1–0	AFC Wimbledon	Weingarten, Germany
19:00 CET	Bjarnason 23'	Report		Stadium: Weingarten Arena

Kickers Offenbach v AFC Wimbledon

13 July 2019 (2019-07-13) Friendly	Kickers Offenbach	3–2	AFC Wimbledon	Offenbach am Main, Germany
15:00 CET	Shala 47' (pen.) Trialist 49' (o.g.) Reinhard 90'	Report	Pigott 61' Wood 85'	Stadium: Sparda-Bank-Hessen-Stadion

AFC Wimbledon v Bournemouth

16 July 2019 (2019-07-16) Friendly	AFC Wimbledon	2–3	Bournemouth	Cartagena, Spain
20:00 CEST	Folivi 47' (pen.) Pigott 53'	Report	Wilson 15', 24' Fraser 78'	Stadium: La Manga Club Football Stadium

AFC Wimbledon v Plymouth Argyle

20 July 2019 (2019-07-20) Friendly	AFC Wimbledon	0–2	Plymouth Argyle	Cartagena, Spain
10:30 CEST		Report	Mayor 33' Grant 40'	Stadium: La Manga Club Football Stadium

Metropolitan Police v AFC Wimbledon

23 July 2019 (2019-07-23) Friendly	Metropolitan Police	1–3	AFC Wimbledon	Molesey
19:45 BST	Mazzone 47' (pen.)	Report	Ness 19' (o.g.) Folivi 25', 28'	Stadium: Imber Court

Hampton & Richmond Borough v AFC Wimbledon

27 July 2019 (2019-07-27) Friendly	Hampton & Richmond Borough	1–3	AFC Wimbledon	Hampton
15:00 BST	Ewington 18'	Report	Nightingale 11' Pigott 60' O'Neill 74'	Stadium: The Jezzards Beveree Stadium

AFC Wimbledon v Crystal Palace

30 July 2019 (2019-07-30) Friendly	AFC Wimbledon	2–2	Crystal Palace	Norbiton
19:45 BST	Macnab 69' Wood 90+2'	Report	Pierrick 32', 74'	Stadium: Cherry Red Records Stadium

Competitions

League One

Main article: 2019–20 EFL League One

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	PPG	Promotion, qualification or relegation
16	Lincoln City	35	12	6	17	44	46	−2	42	1.20
17	Accrington Stanley	35	10	10	15	47	53	−6	40	1.14
18	Rochdale	34	10	6	18	39	57	−18	36	1.06
19	Milton Keynes Dons	35	10	7	18	36	47	−11	37	1.06
20	AFC Wimbledon	35	8	11	16	39	52	−13	35	1.00
21	Tranmere Rovers (R)	34	8	8	18	36	60	−24	32	0.94	Relegation to EFL League Two
22	Southend United (R)	35	4	7	24	39	85	−46	19	0.54
23	Bolton Wanderers (R)	34	5	11	18	27	66	−39	14[a]	0.41[a]
24	Bury (D, R)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	−12[b]	—[b]	Club banned, and no Phoenix club received

Source: EFL Official Website
Rules for classification: 1) Points per game; 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^[16]
(D) Disqualified; (R) Relegated
Notes:

1. Bolton Wanderers deducted 12 points for entering administration.^[10]
2. Bury deducted 12 points for entering into an insolvency event, before later being expelled from the EFL on 27 August 2019. At the time of their expulsion, they had played no matches.^[12][13]

Results summary

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
35	8	11	16	39	52	−13	35	5	9	4	18	18	0	3	2	12	21	34	−13

Last updated: 7 March 2020.
Source: BBC

Results by matchday

Matchday	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34	35
Ground	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	H	H
Result	L	L	D	L	L	D	L	D	L	L	L	W	W	W	L	D	L	W	D	W	L	W	L	D	L	W	D	L	L	D	D	L	D	W	D
Position	16	18	18	20	20	21	21	21	21	22	22	21	21	21	21	20	20	19	19	19	19	18	19	19	19	19	19	20	20	20	20	20	20	19	20

Updated to match(es) played on 7 March 2020. Source: afcwimbledon.co.uk
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

On Thursday, 20 June 2019, the EFL League One fixtures were revealed.^[17]

AFC Wimbledon v Rotherham United

3 August 2019 (2019-08-03) 1	AFC Wimbledon	1–2	Rotherham United	Norbiton
15:00 BST	Pigott 50' Reilly  89'	Report	Ladapo 29' Robertson 84'	Stadium: Cherry Red Records Stadium Attendance: 4,657 Referee: Brett Huxtable

Fleetwood Town v AFC Wimbledon

10 August 2019 (2019-08-10) 2	Fleetwood Town	2–1	AFC Wimbledon	Fleetwood
15:00 BST	Rossiter  39' Madden 56' Morris 65'	Report	Appiah  19', 26' Pinnock  39' Thomas  62'	Stadium: Highbury Stadium Attendance: 2,684 Referee: Tom Nield

AFC Wimbledon v Accrington Stanley

17 August 2019 (2019-08-17) 3	AFC Wimbledon	1–1	Accrington Stanley	Norbiton
15:00 BST	O'Neill 42' Wagstaff  56'	Report	Francis-Angol  55'  61' Hughes  56' Bishop 64'	Stadium: Cherry Red Records Stadium Attendance: 3,979 Referee: John Busby

Ipswich Town v AFC Wimbledon

20 August 2019 (2019-08-20) 4	Ipswich Town	2–1	AFC Wimbledon	Ipswich
19:45 BST	Donacien  47' Norwood 81' Jackson 90+4'	Report	Guinness-Walker 41' O'Neill  50' Kalambayi  63' Wagstaff  81' Pigott  90+4'	Stadium: Portman Road Attendance: 18,778 Referee: Antony Coggins

Sunderland v AFC Wimbledon

24 August 2019 (2019-08-24) 5	Sunderland	3–1	AFC Wimbledon	Sunderland
15:00 BST	Maguire 8', 53', 79' Power  36'	Report	Appiah 34',  66'	Stadium: Stadium of Light Attendance: 29,725 Referee: Anthony Backhouse

AFC Wimbledon v Wycombe Wanderers

31 August 2019 (2019-08-31) 6	AFC Wimbledon	0–0	Wycombe Wanderers	Norbiton
15:00 BST	Reilly  75' Guinness-Walker  84' Kalambayi  90+5'	Report		Stadium: The Cherry Red Records Stadium Attendance: 4,521 Referee: Alan Young

Milton Keynes Dons v AFC Wimbledon

7 September 2019 (2019-09-07) 7	Milton Keynes Dons	2–1	AFC Wimbledon	Denbigh
12:00 BST	Nombe 10' Healey 26'	Report	Forss 83'	Stadium: Stadium mk Attendance: 8,627 Referee: Ben Toner
Note: Live on Sky Sports

AFC Wimbledon v Shrewsbury Town

14 September 2019 (2019-09-14) 8	AFC Wimbledon	1–1	Shrewsbury Town	Norbiton
15:00 BST	Ebanks-Landell 31' (o.g.) Guinness-Walker  45'	Report	Cummings 73'	Stadium: The Cherry Red Records Stadium Attendance: 4,084 Referee: Graham Salisbury

Coventry City v AFC Wimbledon

17 September 2019 (2019-09-17) 9	Coventry City	2–1	AFC Wimbledon	Bordesley
19:45 BST	Hiwula 27' Dabo  82' Walsh 90+3'	Report	Forss 8' (pen.)  31' Guinness-Walker  51'	Stadium: St Andrew's Trillion Trophy Stadium Attendance: 5,239 Referee: Trevor Kettle

AFC Wimbledon v Bristol Rovers

21 September 2019 (2019-09-21) 10	AFC Wimbledon	1–3	Bristol Rovers	Norbiton
15:00 BST	Forss 20'  21'  66' Folivi  61' Delaney  64'	Report	Ogogo 29' Davies  64' Clarke-Harris 75' Craig 87'	Stadium: The Cherry Red Records Stadium Attendance: 4,268 Referee: Nick Kinseley

Peterborough United v AFC Wimbledon

28 September 2019 (2019-09-28) 11	Peterborough United	3–2	AFC Wimbledon	Peterborough
15:00 BST	Maddison 29' Eisa 41', 66'	Report	Appiah  23' Delaney  33' O'Neill  38' Reilly  44' Wordsworth  50' 78' Pinnock 52'	Stadium: Weston Homes Stadium Attendance: 6,744 Referee: Sebastian Stockbridge

AFC Wimbledon v Rochdale

5 October 2019 (2019-10-05) 12	AFC Wimbledon	3–2	Rochdale	Norbiton
15:00 BST	Forss 2' Osew 16' Pinnock 28' Wordsworth  45+1'	Report	Henderson 66', 90+5' Wilbraham  70'	Stadium: The Cherry Red Records Stadium Attendance: 4,068 Referee: James Oldham

Southend United v AFC Wimbledon

12 October 2019 (2019-10-12) 13	Southend United	1–4	AFC Wimbledon	Southend-on-Sea
15:00 BST	Dieng 13'  81' Kiernan  51' McLaughlin  70'	Report	Forss 5', 11', 52' (pen.) Wordsworth  45+1' Kalambayi  54' Delaney 72' Pinnock  84'	Stadium: Roots Hall Attendance: 6,420 Referee: Simon Hooper

AFC Wimbledon v Portsmouth

19 October 2019 (2019-10-19) 14	AFC Wimbledon	1–0	Portsmouth	Norbiton
15:00 BST	Wagstaff  88' Thomas 90+3'	Report	Brown  35' Marquis  40' Raggett  83'	Stadium: The Cherry Red Records Stadium Attendance: 4,525 Referee: Sam Purkiss

Burton Albion v AFC Wimbledon

22 October 2019 (2019-10-22) 15	Burton Albion	1–0	AFC Wimbledon	Burton-upon-Trent
19:45 BST	Templeton 31' O'Toole  57'	Report	Kalambayi  22'	Stadium: Pirelli Stadium Attendance: 2,223 Referee: Darren Handley

AFC Wimbledon v Lincoln City

2 November 2019 (2019-11-02) 16	AFC Wimbledon	1–1	Lincoln City	Norbiton
15:00 BST	Pinnock  45+2' Kalambayi  61' Wagstaff  89' Appiah 90+2'	Report	Payne 31' Toffolo  62' Morrell  89'	Stadium: The Cherry Red Records Stadium Attendance: 4,378 Referee: James Linington

Blackpool v AFC Wimbledon

16 November 2019 (2019-11-16) 17	Blackpool	2–0	AFC Wimbledon	Blackpool
15:00 GMT	Gnanduillet 51', 81'	Report	O'Neill  28' Pigott  41'	Stadium: Bloomfield Road Attendance: 7,588 Referee: Andy Haines

AFC Wimbledon v Gillingham

23 November 2019 (2019-11-23) 18	AFC Wimbledon	1–0	Gillingham	Norbiton
15:00 GMT	Pinnock 7' Wagstaff 19' Piggott 45' Delaney 83' Appiah 90+4'	Report	Ogilvie 3' Byrne 85' Pringle 90+3'	Stadium: The Cherry Red Records Stadium Attendance: 4,554 Referee: Kevin Johnson

Bolton Wanderers v AFC Wimbledon

7 December 2019 (2019-12-07) 19	Bolton Wanderers	2–2	AFC Wimbledon	Horwich
15:00 GMT	Murphy 56' Dodoo 90+5'	Report	Forss 41', 81' Sanders  62'	Stadium: University of Bolton Stadium Attendance: 11,501 Referee: Marc Edwards

AFC Wimbledon v Doncaster Rovers

14 December 2019 (2019-12-14) 20	AFC Wimbledon	2–1	Doncaster Rovers	Norbiton
15:00 GMT	Forss 56' (pen.) Reilly 70'	Report	Thomas 12' Sadlier  41' Daniels  56' Sheaf  90+3'	Stadium: The Cherry Red Records Stadium Attendance: 4,311 Referee: Nick Kinseley

Tranmere Rovers v AFC Wimbledon

21 December 2019 (2019-12-21) 21	Tranmere Rovers	1–0	AFC Wimbledon	Birkenhead
15:00 GMT	Hepburn-Murphy 26' Nelson  48' Perkins  90+3'	Report		Stadium: Prenton Park Attendance: 6,285 Referee: Scott Oldham

Bristol Rovers v AFC Wimbledon

26 December 2019 (2019-12-26) 22	Bristol Rovers	1–2	AFC Wimbledon	Bristol
15:00 GMT	Craig  30' Clarke-Harris 43' (pen.) Menayese  77'	Report	O'Neill  66' Forss 70' Rudoni  80' McLoughlin  82' Pigott 84'	Stadium: Memorial Stadium Attendance: 9,096 Referee: Robert Lewis

AFC Wimbledon v Oxford United

29 December 2019 (2019-12-29) 23	AFC Wimbledon	1–2	Oxford United	Norbiton
15:00 GMT	Guinness-Walker  45+1' Pigott 47' Rudoni  84'	Report	Brannagan  7' McLoughlin 26' (o.g.) Sykes 61'	Stadium: The Cherry Red Records Stadium Attendance: 4,763 Referee: Sam Purkiss

AFC Wimbledon v Southend United

1 January 2020 (2020-01-01) 24	AFC Wimbledon	1–1	Southend United	Norbiton
15:00 GMT	Reilly 23'	Report	Hopper  85' Kelman 90+1' (pen.)  90+2'	Stadium: The Cherry Red Records Stadium Attendance: 4,422 Referee: Craig Hicks

Rochdale v AFC Wimbledon

4 January 2020 (2020-01-04)	Rochdale	v	AFC Wimbledon	Spotland
15:00 GMT		Report		Stadium: Crown Oil Arena
Note: The match was postponed on 23 December, due to Rochdale's involvement in the FA Cup.[18]

Portsmouth v AFC Wimbledon

11 January 2020 (2020-01-11) 25	Portsmouth	2–1	AFC Wimbledon	Milton
15:00 GMT	Harness 20' Cannon  70' Marquis 79'	Report	Pigott 62' Reilly  72' Wagstaff  74'  84' O'Neill  90+4'	Stadium: Fratton Park Attendance: 18,417 Referee: Trevor Kettle

AFC Wimbledon v Peterborough United

18 January 2020 (2020-01-18) 26	AFC Wimbledon	1–0	Peterborough United	Norbiton
15:00 BST	Pigott 58' Trott  78'	Report	Szmodics  74' Toney  85'	Stadium: The Cherry Red Records Stadium Attendance: 4,453 Referee: Darren Drysdale

AFC Wimbledon v Burton Albion

28 January 2020 (2020-01-28) 27	AFC Wimbledon	2–2	Burton Albion	Norbiton
19:45 GMT	Pinnock 16' Hartigan  56' Reilly 60' Rudoni  69'	Report	Powell 7' Quinn  28' Murphy 41'	Stadium: The Cherry Red Records Stadium Attendance: 3,674 Referee: John Busby

Accrington Stanley v AFC Wimbledon

1 February 2020 (2020-02-01) 28	Accrington Stanley	2–1	AFC Wimbledon	Accrington
15:00 GMT	Clark 14' Charles 21' Pritchard  28'  55'	Report	Pigott 73'	Stadium: Wham Stadium Attendance: 2,224 Referee: James Oldham

AFC Wimbledon v Fleetwood Town

8 February 2020 (2020-02-08) 29	AFC Wimbledon	1–2	Fleetwood Town	Norbiton
15:00 GMT	McLoughlin 34' Lamy  90'	Report	Connolly  9' O'Neill 22' (o.g.) Madden 81' Evans  86'	Stadium: The Cherry Red Records Stadium Attendance: 4,097 Referee: David Rock

AFC Wimbledon v Ipswich Town

11 February 2020 (2020-02-11) 30	AFC Wimbledon	0–0	Ipswich Town	Norbiton
19:45 GMT	Reilly  39'	Report	Downes  69'	Stadium: The Cherry Red Records Stadium Attendance: 4,745 Referee: Craig Hicks

Rotherham United v AFC Wimbledon

15 February 2020 (2020-02-15) 31	Rotherham United	2–2	AFC Wimbledon	Rotherham
15:00 GMT	Crooks 60' Ladapo 81'	Report	Sanders 30' O'Neill  76' Rudoni  87' Appiah 90+3' (pen.)	Stadium: AESSEAL New York Stadium Attendance: 8,626 Referee: Michael Salisbury

Oxford United v AFC Wimbledon

18 February 2020 (2020-02-18) 32	Oxford United	5–0	AFC Wimbledon	Oxford
19:45 GMT	Taylor 32', 90+3' Holland 34', 55' Henry 50'	Report	Guinness-Walker  72'	Stadium: Kassam Stadium Attendance: 6,155 Referee: Sam Purkiss

AFC Wimbledon v Blackpool

22 February 2020 (2020-02-22) 33	AFC Wimbledon	0–0	Blackpool	Norbiton
15:00 GMT		Report	Dewsbury-Hall  50'	Stadium: Cherry Red Records Stadium Attendance: 4,593 Referee: Neil Hair

Gillingham v AFC Wimbledon

29 February 2020 (2020-02-29) 34	Gillingham	1–2	AFC Wimbledon	Gillingham
15:00 GMT	Charles-Cook 87'	Report	Pigott 49' Roscrow  78' O'Neill  82' Reilly 90+1'	Stadium: Priestfield Stadium Attendance: 4,893 Referee: John Busby

AFC Wimbledon v Bolton Wanderers

7 March 2020 (2020-03-07) 35	AFC Wimbledon	0–0	Bolton Wanderers	Norbiton
15:00 GMT		Report		Stadium: Cherry Red Records Stadium Attendance: 4,804 Referee: Marc Edwards

Doncaster Rovers v AFC Wimbledon

14 March 2020 (2020-03-14)	Doncaster Rovers	v	AFC Wimbledon	Doncaster
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Keepmoat Stadium
Note: Season was suspended until 3 April 2020, due to Coronavirus outbreak.[19]

AFC Wimbledon v Tranmere Rovers

21 March 2020 (2020-03-21)	AFC Wimbledon	v	Tranmere Rovers	Norbiton
15:00 GMT				Stadium: The Cherry Red Records Stadium
Note: Season was suspended until 3 April 2020, due to Coronavirus outbreak.[20]

Rochdale v AFC Wimbledon

24 March 2020 (2020-03-24)	Rochdale	v	AFC Wimbledon	Spotland
19:45 GMT				Stadium: Crown Oil Arena
Note: Season was suspended until 3 April 2020, due to Coronavirus outbreak.[20]

Lincoln City v AFC Wimbledon

28 March 2020 (2020-03-28)	Lincoln City	v	AFC Wimbledon	Lincoln
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Sincil Bank
Note: Season was suspended until 3 April 2020, due to Coronavirus outbreak.[20]

AFC Wimbledon v Sunderland

10 April 2020 (2020-04-10)	AFC Wimbledon	v	Sunderland	Norbiton
15:00 BST				Stadium: Cherry Red Records Stadium
Note: On 3 April, the English Football League decided to postpone all football until safe to do so due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[20]

Wycombe Wanderers v AFC Wimbledon

13 April 2020 (2020-04-13)	Wycombe Wanderers	v	AFC Wimbledon	High Wycombe
15:00 BST				Stadium: Adams Park
Note: On 3 April, the English Football League decided to postpone all football until safe to do so due to the COVID-19.[20]

AFC Wimbledon v Milton Keynes Dons

18 April 2020 (2020-04-18)	AFC Wimbledon	v	Milton Keynes Dons	Norbiton
15:00 BST				Stadium: Cherry Red Records Stadium
Note: On 3 April, the English Football League decided to postpone all football until safe to do so due to the COVID-19.[20]

Shrewsbury Town v AFC Wimbledon

25 April 2020 (2020-04-25)	Shrewsbury Town	v	AFC Wimbledon	Shrewsbury
15:00 BST				Stadium: Montgomery Waters Meadow
Note: On 3 April, the English Football League decided to postpone all football until safe to do so due to the COVID-19.[20]

AFC Wimbledon v Coventry City

3 May 2020 (2020-05-03)	AFC Wimbledon	v	Coventry City	Norbiton
15:00 BST				Stadium: Cherry Red Records Stadium
Note: On 3 April, the English Football League decided to postpone all football until safe to do so due to the COVID-19.[20]

FA Cup

Main article: 2019–20 FA Cup

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

AFC Wimbledon v Doncaster Rovers

9 November 2019 (2019-11-09) First round	AFC Wimbledon	1–1	Doncaster Rovers	Norbiton
15:00 GMT	Pigott 43' Pinnock  66'	Report	Wright  50' Anderson 63' Amos  88'	Stadium: The Cherry Red Records Stadium Attendance: 2,777 Referee: Darren Drysdale

Doncaster Rovers v AFC Wimbledon

19 November 2019 (2019-11-19) First round replay	Doncaster Rovers	2–0	AFC Wimbledon	Doncaster
19:45 GMT	Coppinger 52' Bingham 70'	Report		Stadium: Keepmoat Stadium Attendance: 3,413 Referee: Chris Sarginson

EFL Cup

Main article: 2019–20 EFL Cup

The first round draw was made on 20 June.^[22]

AFC Wimbledon v Milton Keynes Dons

13 August 2019 (2019-08-13) First round	AFC Wimbledon	2–2 (2–4 p)	Milton Keynes Dons	Norbiton
19:45 BST	Wagstaff 8' Pigott 61' O'Neill 90+4'	Report	McGrandles 3' 16' Kasumu 50' Brittain  74'	Stadium: Cherry Red Records Stadium Attendance: 2,191 Referee: Craig Hicks
	Penalties
	O'Neill Reilly Hartigan Pigott		Poole Martin Cargill McGrandles Gilbey

EFL Trophy

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.^[23]

Pos	Div	Team v t e	Pld	W	PW	PL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	ACA	Brighton & Hove Albion U21	3	2	0	1	0	5	1	+4	7	Advance to Round 2
2	L2	Leyton Orient	3	1	1	0	1	3	4	−1	5
3	L1	AFC Wimbledon	3	1	0	0	2	4	5	−1	3
4	L1	Southend United	3	1	0	0	2	3	5	−2	3

Source: EFL.com

AFC Wimbledon v Brighton & Hove Albion U21

3 September 2019 (2019-09-03) Group stage	AFC Wimbledon	0–2	Brighton & Hove Albion U21	Norbiton
19:30 BST		Report	Tzanev 52' (o.g.) Radulović Samouković 89' Richards  90'	Stadium: The Cherry Red Records Stadium Attendance: 388 Referee: Lee Swabey

AFC Wimbledon v Leyton Orient

8 October 2019 (2019-10-08) Group stage	AFC Wimbledon	3–0	Leyton Orient	Norbiton
19:30 BST	Pigott 3' (pen.) Folivi 49' Reilly  75' 79'	Report	Ogie  36' Gorman 72'  84'	Stadium: The Cherry Red Records Stadium Attendance: 642 Referee: Charles Breakspear

Southend United v AFC Wimbledon

13 November 2019 (2019-11-13) Group stage	Southend United	3–1	AFC Wimbledon	Southend-on-Sea
19:45 GMT	Ralph 25' Hamilton 45+1' Hopper 80'	Report	Madelin  24' Wood 35'	Stadium: Roots Hall Attendance: 717 Referee: Will Finnie

Transfers

Transfers in

Date	Position	Nationality	Name	From	Fee	Ref.
1 July 2019	LB		Nesta Guinness-Walker	Metropolitan Police	Undisclosed	[24]
1 July 2019	FW		Adam Roscrow	Cardiff Metropolitan University	Undisclosed	[25]
4 July 2019	RB		Luke O'Neill	Gillingham	Free transfer	[26]
26 July 2019	CM		Callum Reilly	Gillingham	Free transfer	[27]

Loans in

Date from	Position	Nationality	Name	From	Date until	Ref.
1 July 2019	GK		Nathan Trott	West Ham United	30 June 2020	[28]
9 July 2019	CF		Michael Folivi	Watford	January 2020	[29]
2 September 2019	CB		Ryan Delaney	Rochdale	6 January 2020	[30]
2 September 2019	CF		Marcus Forss	Brentford	30 June 2020	[31]
2 September 2019	CM		Max Sanders	Brighton & Hove Albion	30 June 2020	[32]
9 January 2020	CB		Mads Bech Sørensen	Brentford	30 June 2020	[33]
28 January 2020	GK		Joe Day	Cardiff City	30 June 2020	[34]
31 January 2020	LW		Julien Lamy	Rotherham United	30 June 2020	[35]

Loans out

Date from	Position	Nationality	Name	To	Date until	Ref.
30 August 2019	AM		Ayoub Assal	Metropolitan Police	October 2019	[36]
2 September 2019	AM		Dylan Connolly	Bradford City	30 June 2020	[37]
6 September 2019	CF		Tommy Wood	Leatherhead	4 October 2019	[38]
6 September 2019	CB		Reuben Collins	Basingstoke Town	7 October 2019	[39]
6 September 2019	FW		Zach Robinson	Basingstoke Town	7 October 2019	[39]
15 November 2019	GK		Nik Tzanev	Sutton United	1 January 2020	[40]
24 January 2020	MF		Ossama Ashley	Billericay Town	February 2020	[41]
21 February 2020	CF		Tommy Wood	Tonbridge Angels	March 2020	[42]
28 February 2020	DF		Jack Madelin	Walton Casuals	25 April 2020	[43]

Transfers out

Date	Position	Nationality	Name	To	Fee	Ref.
1 July 2019	LW		Andy Barcham	Free agent	Released	[44]
1 July 2019	MF		Tyler Burey	Millwall	Compensation	[45]
1 July 2019	AM		Kane Crichlow	Watford	Released	[44][46]
1 July 2019	MF		Alfie Egan	Free agent	Released	[44]
1 July 2019	CF		James Hanson	Grimsby Town	Mutual consent	[47][48]
1 July 2019	GK		Joe McDonnell	Notts County	Released	[44][49]
1 July 2019	DF		James O'Halloran	Free agent	Released	[44]
1 July 2019	CB		Deji Oshilaja	Charlton Athletic	Released	[44][50]
1 July 2019	CM		Tom Soares	Stevenage	Released	[44][51]
1 July 2019	DF		Osaze Urhoghide	Sheffield Wednesday	Released	[44][52]
2 July 2019	RB		Toby Sibbick	Barnsley	Undisclosed	[53]
2 September 2019	RW		Egli Kaja	Northampton Town	Free transfer	[54]

Player statistics

Appearances and goals

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		League One		FA Cup		EFL Cup		EFL Trophy
				Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK	ENG	Nathan Trott	26	0	23	0	2	0	0	0	1	0
2	DF	ENG	Luke O'Neill	34	2	30+1	1	2	0	1	1	0	0
4	DF	ENG	Rod McDonald	16	0	11+4	0	0	0	0+1	0	0	0
5	DF	ENG	Will Nightingale	10	0	8+1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
6	DF	ENG	Terell Thomas	36	1	31	1	2	0	1	0	2	0
7	MF	ENG	Scott Wagstaff	30	2	23+3	1	2	0	1	1	1	0
8	MF	ENG	Anthony Hartigan	32	0	20+7	0	2	0	1	0	2	0
9	FW	GHA	Kwesi Appiah	23	4	9+10	4	2	0	1	0	1	0
10	FW	WAL	Adam Roscrow	11	0	0+10	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
11	MF	ENG	Mitchell Pinnock	29	3	17+8	3	2	0	0	0	2	0
12	MF	ENG	Jack Rudoni	13	0	8+3	0	0	0	0	0	1+1	0
13	GK	NZL	Nik Tzanev	4	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	1	0
14	DF	ENG	Kyron Stabana	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2+1	0
15	FW	FIN	Marcus Forss	19	11	17+1	11	0	0	0	0	0+1	0
16	MF	IRL	Dylan Connolly	4	0	0+3	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
17	FW	ENG	Michael Folivi	13	1	6+4	0	0	0	0+1	0	2	1
17	FW	FRA	Julien Lamy	2	0	1+1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
18	DF	ENG	Nesta Guinness-Walker	27	1	19+4	1	1	0	1	0	1+1	0
19	MF	IRL	Shane McLoughlin	26	1	14+9	1	1+1	0	0	0	1	0
20	MF	ENG	Ossama Ashley	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
21	MF	ALB	Egli Kaja	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
21	DF	IRL	Ryan Delaney	16	1	13+1	1	1	0	0	0	1	0
21	GK	ENG	Joe Day	9	0	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
22	FW	ENG	Tommy Wood	4	1	0+2	0	0	0	0	0	1+1	1
23	MF	ENG	Max Sanders	21	1	18+2	1	0	0	0	0	1	0
24	GK	ENG	Joe McDonnell	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
25	DF	ENG	Jamil Awoyejo	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0+1	0
26	DF	DEN	Mads Bech Sørensen	9	0	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
28	FW	ENG	David Fisher	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
29	FW	ENG	Zach Robinson	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0+1	0
30	DF	ENG	Paul Kalambayi	22	0	16	0	1+1	0	1	0	3	0
31	DF	WAL	Jack Madelin	2	0	0+1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
32	DF	ENG	Huseyin Biler	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
33	MF	IRL	Callum Reilly	35	5	28+2	4	1+1	0	1	0	2	1
34	MF	ENG	Finlay Macnab	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0+1	0
35	DF	ENG	Archie Procter	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
36	DF	ENG	Reuben Collins	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
37	DF	ENG	Paul Osew	23	1	15+3	1	2	0	0+1	0	2	0
38	MF	ENG	Ayoub Assal	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
39	FW	ENG	Joe Pigott	39	9	31+3	7	2	1	1	0	1+1	1
40	MF	ENG	Anthony Wordsworth	10	1	6+4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
41	GK	ENG	Matthew Cox	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

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