2021–22 AFC Wimbledon season

The 2021–22 season was AFC Wimbledon's 20th year in their history and sixth consecutive season back in League One. Along with the league, the club also competed in the FA Cup, the EFL Cup and the 2021–22 EFL Trophy. The season covers the period from 1 July 2021 to 30 June 2022.

AFC Wimbledon

2021–22 season
CEO	Joe Palmer
Head Coach	Mark Robinson (until 28 March)[1] Mark Bowen (from 30 March)[2]
Stadium	Plough Lane
League One	23rd (relegated)
FA Cup	Third round
EFL Cup	Third round
EFL Trophy	Group stage
Top goalscorer	League: Jack Rudoni (10) All: Jack Rudoni (10)
Home colours Away colours Third colours
← 2020–21 2022–23 →

Pre-season friendlies

AFC Wimbledon confirmed friendly matches against Brentford,^[3] Kingstonian,^[4] Metropolitan Police,^[4] Hampton & Richmond Borough,^[4] Dartford^[4] and Woking^[4] as part of their pre-season preparations.

AFC Wimbledon v Brentford

17 July 2021 Friendly	AFC Wimbledon	0–1	Brentford	Wimbledon
15:00 BST		Report	Valencia 42'	Stadium: Plough Lane Attendance: 2,500

Kingstonian v AFC Wimbledon

20 July 2021 Friendly	Kingstonian	2–0	AFC Wimbledon	Tolworth
19:30 BST	Cooper 45' Buchanan 82'	Report		Stadium: King George's Field

Metropolitan Police v AFC Wimbledon

20 July 2021 Friendly	Metropolitan Police	0–1	AFC Wimbledon	Molesey
19:45 BST		Report	Robinson 81' (pen.)	Stadium: Imber Court

Hampton & Richmond Borough v AFC Wimbledon

23 July 2021 Friendly	Hampton & Richmond Borough	1–1	AFC Wimbledon	Hampton
19:45 BST	Trialist 65'	Report	McCormick 69'	Stadium: The Beveree Stadium

Dartford v AFC Wimbledon

24 July 2021 Friendly	Dartford	1–0	AFC Wimbledon	Dartford
15:00 BST	Porter 21'	Report		Stadium: Princes Park Attendance: 868

Woking v AFC Wimbledon

27 July 2021 Friendly	Woking	1–0	AFC Wimbledon	Woking
19:30 BST	Campbell 62'	Report		Stadium: Laithwaite Community Stadium

AFC Wimbledon v Scunthorpe United

31 July 2021 Friendly	AFC Wimbledon	1–2	Scunthorpe United	Wimbledon
15:00 BST	Palmer 4' (pen.)	Report	Bunn 31' Loft 39' (pen.)	Stadium: Plough Lane Attendance: 4,000

Competitions

League One

Main article: 2021–22 EFL League One

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion, qualification or relegation
17	Lincoln City	46	14	10	22	55	63	−8	52
18	Shrewsbury Town	46	12	14	20	47	51	−4	50
19	Morecambe	46	10	12	24	57	88	−31	42
20	Fleetwood Town	46	8	16	22	62	82	−20	40
21	Gillingham (R)	46	8	16	22	35	69	−34	40	Relegation to EFL League Two
22	Doncaster Rovers (R)	46	10	8	28	37	82	−45	38
23	AFC Wimbledon (R)	46	6	19	21	49	75	−26	37
24	Crewe Alexandra (R)	46	7	8	31	37	83	−46	29

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 based on yellow and red cards received excluding the last four games of the season (sec 9.5); 8) 12-point sending off offences; 9) If the tie affects the automatic promotion or relegation places, a play-off game or games would be held between the two tied teams^[5]
(R) Relegated

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
46	6	19	21	49	75	−26	37	2	14	7	27	34	−7	4	5	14	22	41	−19

Last updated: 30 April 2022.
Source: ^{[citation needed]}

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	36	37	38	39	40	41	42	43	44	45	46
Ground	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	A	A	A	H	H	A	H	H	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H
Result	W	D	D	L	D	W	W	L	L	L	D	D	W	L	L	L	W	D	W	D	L	L	D	D	D	L	D	D	L	L	D	L	D	D	L	L	L	L	L	L	D	D	L	D	D	L
Position	2	7	10	14	15	9	4	7	8	14	14	17	14	15	17	19	18	17	17	17	18	20	20	20	19	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	21	21	22	22	22	22	22	22	23

Updated to match(es) played on 30 April 2022. Source: Statto.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

AFC Wimbledon's fixtures were announced on 24 June 2021.^[6]

Doncaster Rovers v AFC Wimbledon

7 August 2021 1	Doncaster Rovers	1–2	AFC Wimbledon	Doncaster
15:00 BST	Seaman 46'	Report	Hartigan  32' Assal 58' McCormick 74',  75' Guinness-Walker  90+1'	Stadium: Keepmoat Stadium Attendance: 6,419 Referee: Samuel Barrott

AFC Wimbledon v Bolton Wanderers

14 August 2021 2	AFC Wimbledon	3–3	Bolton Wanderers	Wimbledon
15:00 BST	Nightingale 20' Tzanev  22' Heneghan  62' Guinness-Walker  65' Pressley 74' (pen.) Mebude 75' Assal  80'	Report	Doyle 23' (pen.) Sheehan 27',  35' Afolayan 48' Jones  53'	Stadium: Plough Lane Attendance: 7,728 Referee: Peter Wright

AFC Wimbledon v Gillingham

17 August 2021 3	AFC Wimbledon	1–1	Gillingham	Wimbledon
15:00 BST	Mebude  39' Nightingale  73' Palmer 85' 87' Assal  90+6'	Report	McKenzie  11' Tutonda  55'  72' Tucker  67' O'Keefe  90+2' Kalambayi 90+7' (o.g.) Oliver  90+7'	Stadium: Plough Lane Attendance: 7,027 Referee: Carl Brook

Sunderland v AFC Wimbledon

21 August 2021 4	Sunderland	1–0	AFC Wimbledon	Sunderland
15:00 BST	Gooch  18' Flanagan  27' Winchester 64' O'Nien  90+4'	Report	Assal  62'	Stadium: Stadium of Light Attendance: 29,093 Referee: James Oldham

Ipswich Town v AFC Wimbledon

28 August 2021 5	Ipswich Town	2–2	AFC Wimbledon	Ipswich
15:00 BST	Pigott 52' (pen.) Burns 54' Hladký  79'	Report	Woodyard  16' Hartigan  45' Nightingale  52' Heneghan 58' Rudoni 90+5'	Stadium: Portman Road Attendance: 19,051 Referee: David Rock

AFC Wimbledon v Oxford United

4 September 2021 6	AFC Wimbledon	3–1	Oxford United	Wimbledon
15:00 BST	Guinness-Walker  37' Heneghan  54' Rudoni 55', 81' Nightingale 78' Chislett  79'	Report	Seddon  13' Sykes 45+1'	Stadium: Plough Lane Attendance: 7,542 Referee: Brett Huxtable

Morecambe v AFC Wimbledon

11 September 2021 7	Morecambe	3–4	AFC Wimbledon	Morecambe
15:00 BST	Stockton 49', 65' McLoughlin 54' Leigh  73' Delaney  89'	Report	Hartigan 5' Mebude  25' Lawrence  35' Chislett 61',  67' Nightingale 72' Assal 90+4',  90+5'	Stadium: Mazuma Stadium Attendance: 3,173 Referee: Seb Stockbridge

AFC Wimbledon v Plymouth Argyle

18 September 2021 8	AFC Wimbledon	0–1	Plymouth Argyle	Wimbledon
15:00 BST	Chislett  14' McCormick  60'	Report	Hardie 47',  88' Cooper  68'	Stadium: Plough Lane Attendance: 7,578 Referee: Tom Nield

Shrewsbury Town v AFC Wimbledon

25 September 2021 9	Shrewsbury Town	2–1	AFC Wimbledon	Shrewsbury
15:00 BST	Leahy 41' Bennett  45+1' Udoh 67'	Report	Mebude 32' Assal  52'	Stadium: Montgomery Waters Meadow Attendance: 5,346 Referee: James Bell

Rotherham United v AFC Wimbledon

28 September 2021 10	Rotherham United	3–0	AFC Wimbledon	Rotherham
19:45 BST	Grigg 36' Smith 45+1', 89' Johansson  81'	Report	Pressley  80'	Stadium: AESSEAL New York Stadium Attendance: 8,004 Referee: Andy Haines

AFC Wimbledon v Burton Albion

2 October 2021 11	AFC Wimbledon	1–1	Burton Albion	Wimbledon
15:00 BST	McCormick 90'	Report	Hamer  45+3' Hemmings 66' Oshilaja  90+6'	Stadium: Plough Lane Attendance: 7,413 Referee: Lee Swabey

AFC Wimbledon v Sheffield Wednesday

16 October 2021 12	AFC Wimbledon	2–2	Sheffield Wednesday	Wimbledon
15:00 BST	Guinness-Walker 67' Rudoni 85'	Report	Gregory 13', 61' (pen.) Dunkley  27' Brown  90+4'	Stadium: Plough Lane Attendance: 8,224 Referee: Chris Sarginson

Lincoln City v AFC Wimbledon

19 October 2021 13	Lincoln City	0–1	AFC Wimbledon	Lincoln
19:45 GMT	Eyoma  30' Montsma  35' Fiorini  81'	Report	Pressley 5' (pen.),  67' Hartigan  22' Lawrence  35'	Stadium: LNER Stadium Attendance: 7,750 Referee: Paul Howard

AFC Wimbledon v Wigan Athletic

23 October 2021 (2021-10-23) 14	AFC Wimbledon	0–2	Wigan Athletic	Wimbledon
15:00 BST		Report	Watts  34' McClean  40', 54' Kalambayi 50' (o.g.) Darikwa  61'	Stadium: Plough Lane Attendance: 8,024 Referee: Ollie Yates

Cambridge United v AFC Wimbledon

30 October 2021 (2021-10-30) 15	Cambridge United	1–0	AFC Wimbledon	Cambridge
15:00 BST	Iredale  43' Weir 47' Williams  71' Jones  73'	Report	Palmer  73' Woodyard  90'	Stadium: Abbey Stadium Attendance: 5,609 Referee: Tom Reeves

Portsmouth v AFC Wimbledon

20 November 2021 16	Portsmouth	2–1	AFC Wimbledon	Milton
15:00 GMT	Brown  28' Jacobs 63' Harness 89'	Report	Palmer 24' (pen.) Assal  65'	Stadium: Fratton Park Attendance: 16,234 Referee: Thomas Bramall

AFC Wimbledon v Crewe Alexandra

23 November 2021 17	AFC Wimbledon	3–2	Crewe Alexandra	Wimbledon
19:45 GMT	Rudoni 24' Palmer 35', 44' (pen.) Heneghan  81' Assal  90+2'  90+4'	Report	Long 11' Murphy  44' Sass-Davies  79' Porter 89' Williams  90+4'	Stadium: Plough Lane Attendance: 6,943 Referee: Craig Hicks

AFC Wimbledon v Fleetwood Town

27 November 2021 18	AFC Wimbledon	2–2	Fleetwood Town	Wimbledon
15:00 GMT	Heneghan  25' Assal 53' McCormick 79'	Report	Matete  23' Garner 35' Johnson 84' Edmondson  90+6'	Stadium: Plough Lane Attendance: 7,405 Referee: Bobby Madley

Accrington Stanley v AFC Wimbledon

7 December 2021 19	Accrington Stanley	0–2	AFC Wimbledon	Accrington
19:45 GMT	Hamilton  45' Nottingham  66'	Report	McCormick 59' Assal 76'	Stadium: Wham Stadium Attendance: 1,746 Referee: Simon Mather

Wycombe Wanderers v AFC Wimbledon

11 December 2021 20	Wycombe Wanderers	2–2	AFC Wimbledon	High Wycombe
15:00 GMT	Thompson  62' Akinfenwa 74' Jacobson 90+6' (pen.)	Report	Rudoni 4', 90+2',  90+3' McCormick  33' Assal  51' Osew  90+5'	Stadium: Adams Park Attendance: 4,915 Referee: Will Finnie

Oxford United v AFC Wimbledon

29 December 2021 21	Oxford United	3–0	AFC Wimbledon	Littlemore
19:45 GMT	Sykes 27' Taylor 38' Kane  43' Long 60' Moore  76'	Report	Csóka  62' Woodyard  72' Marsh  75'	Stadium: The Kassam Stadium Attendance: 7,915 Referee: Trevor Kettle

Milton Keynes Dons v AFC Wimbledon

11 January 2022 22	Milton Keynes Dons	1–0	AFC Wimbledon	Denbigh
19:45 GMT	O'Riley 29'	Report	Guinness-Walker  23'  36'	Stadium: Stadium MK Attendance: 7,663 Referee: Anthony Backhouse

AFC Wimbledon v Morecambe

15 January 2022 23	AFC Wimbledon	0–0	Morecambe	Wimbledon
15:00 GMT	Marsh  83' Ablade  90+1'	Report	Wildig  58' Leigh  65'	Stadium: Plough Lane Attendance: 7,128 Referee: Ben Speedie

AFC Wimbledon v Portsmouth

18 January 2022 24	AFC Wimbledon	0–0	Portsmouth	Wimbledon
19:45 GMT	Woodyard  25' McCormick  90+3'	Report	Harness  19' Romeo  50'	Stadium: Plough Lane Attendance: 8,086 Referee: James Oldham

Burton Albion v AFC Wimbledon

22 January 2022 25	Burton Albion	1–1	AFC Wimbledon	Burton upon Trent
15:00 GMT	Taylor  45+1' Oshilaja  57' Jebbison 77'	Report	Palmer 70'	Stadium: Pirelli Stadium Attendance: 2,768 Referee: Andrew Kitchen

AFC Wimbledon v Ipswich Town

25 January 2022 26	AFC Wimbledon	0–2	Ipswich Town	Wimbledon
19:45 GMT	McCormick  53'	Report	Edmundson  47' Burns 61', 86' Vincent-Young  86'  90+5'	Stadium: Plough Lane Attendance: 8,117 Referee: Lee Swabey

AFC Wimbledon v Shrewsbury Town

29 January 2022 27	AFC Wimbledon	1–1	Shrewsbury Town	Wimbledon
15:00 GMT	Assal 13',  45+3' Rudoni  30' Heneghan  77'	Report	Vela  47' Udoh 58' Bennett  87'	Stadium: Plough Lane Attendance: 7,824 Referee: Carl Boyeson

AFC Wimbledon v Cheltenham Town

1 February 2022 28	AFC Wimbledon	2–2	Cheltenham Town	Wimbledon
19:45 GMT	Assal 8' Brown  45+2' Marsh  61' Cosgrave 80',  90+6'	Report	Sercombe  16' Raglan  26' May 31', 34' (pen.) Hutchinson  66'	Stadium: Plough Lane Attendance: 6,138 Referee: Sam Purkiss

Charlton Athletic v AFC Wimbledon

5 February 2022 29	Charlton Athletic	3–2	AFC Wimbledon	Charlton
15:00 GMT	Inniss 18',  90' Jaiyesimi  29' Washington 31' Gilbey  54' Famewo 60' Clare  79'	Report	Chislett 3' Heneghan 36'	Stadium: The Valley Attendance: 22,486 Referee: Christopher Pollard

AFC Wimbledon v Rotherham United

8 February 2022 30	AFC Wimbledon	0–1	Rotherham United	Wimbledon
19:45 GMT	Nightingale  47' Marsh  90+6'	Report	Mattock  31' Kayode 60'	Stadium: Plough Lane Attendance: 6,387 Referee: Charles Breakspear

AFC Wimbledon v Sunderland

12 February 2022 31	AFC Wimbledon	1–1	Sunderland	Wimbledon
15:00 GMT	McCormick 20' (pen.),  44'  90' Heneghan  25' Osew  57' Chislett  68' Assal  90+5'	Report	Pritchard 35' Winchester  45+1' Clarke  54' Matete  67' Evans  75' Wright  80' Defoe  83' Neil  90+1'	Stadium: Plough Lane Attendance: 8,381 Referee: Simon Mather

Bolton Wanderers v AFC Wimbledon

19 February 2022 32	Bolton Wanderers	4–0	AFC Wimbledon	Horwich
15:00 GMT	Böðvarsson 36' Afolayan  42', 56' Charles 67' Bakayoko 87'	Report	Marsh  12'	Stadium: University of Bolton Stadium Attendance: 14,537 Referee: Rebecca Welch

Gillingham v AFC Wimbledon

22 February 2022 33	Gillingham	0–0	AFC Wimbledon	Gillingham
19:45 GMT	Tucker  74' Lee  83'	Report	Mebude  90+4'	Stadium: Priestfield Attendance: 4,151 Referee: Chris Sarginson

AFC Wimbledon v Doncaster Rovers

26 February 2022 34	AFC Wimbledon	2–2	Doncaster Rovers	Wimbledon
15:00 GMT	Rudoni 23' McCormick  39', 49' Marsh  90+1'	Report	Olowu  22' Gardner  54' Rowe 63', 66' Smith  79'	Stadium: Plough Lane Stadium Attendance: 7,912 Referee: Robert Lewis

Wigan Athletic v AFC Wimbledon

5 March 2022 35	Wigan Athletic	1–0	AFC Wimbledon	Wigan
15:00 GMT	Keane 21' Edwards  54' Naylor  77'	Report		Stadium: DW Stadium Attendance: 9,780 Referee: Oliver Langford

Plymouth Argyle v AFC Wimbledon

8 March 2022 36	Plymouth Argyle	2–0	AFC Wimbledon	Plymouth
19:45 GMT	Hardie 29' Mayor  32' Broom 61' Sessegnon  90+3'	Report		Stadium: Home Park Referee: Sam Allison

AFC Wimbledon v Lincoln City

12 March 2022 37	AFC Wimbledon	0–2	Lincoln City	Wimbledon
15:00 GMT	Mebude  60' Brown  66' Robinson  78' Hartigan  88'	Report	Fiorini 38',  69' Norton-Cuffy  66' Maguire  72' Eyoma  79' Bishop 82'	Stadium: Plough Lane Stadium Attendance: 8,174 Referee: Carl Brook

Cheltenham Town v AFC Wimbledon

19 March 2022 38	Cheltenham Town	3–1	AFC Wimbledon	Cheltenham
15:00 GMT	Raglan  17' Williams  63' Wright 81' Lloyd 83' May 90+2'	Report	Rudoni 26' Hartigan  86'	Stadium: The Jonny Rocks Stadium Attendance: 3,836 Referee: Scott Oldham

AFC Wimbledon v Cambridge United

26 March 2022 39	AFC Wimbledon	0–1	Cambridge United	Wimbledon
15:00 GMT	Cosgrove  28' Rudoni  45' Nightingale  63'	Report	May 46' Tracey  90+2' Digby  90+4'	Stadium: Plough Lane Stadium Attendance: 8,463 Referee: Garry Maskell

Sheffield Wednesday v AFC Wimbledon

2 April 2022 40	Sheffield Wednesday	2–1	AFC Wimbledon	Owlerton
15:00 BST	Hunt 11' Gregory  52', 90+2' Dean  90+1'	Report	Assal 22' Csóka  90+6'	Stadium: Hillsborough Attendance: 22,374 Referee: Peter Wright

AFC Wimbledon v Charlton Athletic

5 April 2022 41	AFC Wimbledon	1–1	Charlton Athletic	Wimbledon
19:45 BST	Robinson 87' Mebude  90+2'	Report	Dobson  54' Inniss  56' Stockley 69' Purrington  84'	Stadium: Plough Lane Attendance: 8,184 Referee: Neil Hair

AFC Wimbledon v Milton Keynes Dons

9 April 2022 42	AFC Wimbledon	1–1	Milton Keynes Dons	Wimbledon
15:00 BST	Woodyard 19' Heneghan  36' Assal  45+1' Marsh  67'	Report	Harvie  40' O'Hora  45+1' Parrott 80'	Stadium: Plough Lane Attendance: 7,841 Referee: James Oldham

Crewe Alexandra v AFC Wimbledon

15 April 2022 43	Crewe Alexandra	3–1	AFC Wimbledon	Crewe
15:00 BST	Mandron 60' Long 62' Sambou 90+8'	Report	Cosgrove 19'	Stadium: Mornflake Stadium Attendance: 4,668 Referee: David Webb

AFC Wimbledon v Wycombe Wanderers

18 April 2022 44	AFC Wimbledon	1–1	Wycombe Wanderers	Wimbledon
15:00 BST	Rudoni 21' Marsh  58' Brown  70'	Report	Tafazolli  73' Akinfenwa 80' Scowen  86'	Stadium: Plough Lane Attendance: 8,502 Referee: Samuel Barrott

Fleetwood Town v AFC Wimbledon

23 April 2022 45	Fleetwood Town	1–1	AFC Wimbledon	Fleetwood
15:00 BST	Garner 88',  88' Batty  90+2'	Report	McCormick 22' Marsh  38' Cosgrove  63' Osei  76' Heneghan  77' Brown  90+10'	Stadium: Highbury Stadium Attendance: 5,019 Referee: Anthony Backhouse

AFC Wimbledon v Accrington Stanley

30 April 2022 46	AFC Wimbledon	3–4	Accrington Stanley	Wimbledon
12:30 BST	Assal 56' Rudoni 58', 66'	Report	Rich-Baghuelou 18',  73' Bishop 35' Nottingham 45' O'Sullivan 63' Butcher  81'	Stadium: Plough Lane Attendance: 7,839 Referee: David Rock

FA Cup

Main article: 2021–22 FA Cup

AFC Wimbledon were drawn at home to Guiseley in the first round,^[7] Cheltenham Town in the second round^[8] and away to Boreham Wood in the third round.^[9]

AFC Wimbledon v Guiseley

6 November 2021 First round	AFC Wimbledon	1–0	Guiseley	Wimbledon
15:00 GMT	Palmer 44'	report		Stadium: Plough Lane Attendance: 4,973 Referee: Martin Woods

AFC Wimbledon v Cheltenham Town

4 December 2021 Second round	AFC Wimbledon	4–3	Cheltenham Town	Wimbledon
15:00 GMT	Assal 36', 55' Palmer 41', 65'	report	May 2' Williams 73' Heneghan 81' (o.g.)	Stadium: Plough Lane Attendance: 4,322 Referee: Alan Young

Boreham Wood v AFC Wimbledon

8 January 2022 Third round	Boreham Wood	2–0	AFC Wimbledon	Borehamwood
15:00 GMT	Marsh 10',  73' Clifton 86'	Report	Rudoni  16'	Stadium: Meadow Park Attendance: 3,501 Referee: James Bell

EFL Cup

Main article: 2021–22 EFL Cup

AFC Wimbledon were drawn away to Charlton Athletic in the first round^[10][11] Northampton Town in the second round^[12][13] and Arsenal in the third round.^[14]

Charlton Athletic v AFC Wimbledon

10 August 2021 First round	Charlton Athletic	0–1	AFC Wimbledon	Charlton
19:45 BST	Dobson  81' Stockley  86'	Report	Osew 26' Marsh  52'	Stadium: The Valley Attendance: 3,372 Referee: Robert Lewis

Northampton Town v AFC Wimbledon

24 August 2021 (2021-08-24) Second round	Northampton Town	0–1	AFC Wimbledon	Northampton
19:45 BST	Horsfall  34' Hoskins  85'	Report	Csóka  17' Pressley  34' Hartigan 90+5'	Stadium: Sixfields Stadium Attendance: 3,257 Referee: Ross Joyce

Arsenal v AFC Wimbledon

22 September 2021 Third round	Arsenal	3–0	AFC Wimbledon	Holloway
19:45 BST	Lacazette 11' (pen.) Smith Rowe 77' Nketiah 80'	Report	McCormick  30' Heneghan  45'	Stadium: Emirates Stadium Attendance: 56,276 Referee: Jarred Gillett

EFL Trophy

Main article: 2021–22 EFL Trophy

AFC Wimbledon were drawn into Southern Group B alongside Crystal Palace U21s, Portsmouth and Sutton United.^[15]

Pos	Div	Team v t e	Pld	W	PW	PL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	L2	Sutton United	3	3	0	0	0	6	0	+6	9	Advance to Round 2
2	L1	Portsmouth	3	1	0	0	2	6	7	−1	3
3	L1	AFC Wimbledon	3	1	0	0	2	5	6	−1	3
4	ACA	Crystal Palace U21	3	1	0	0	2	2	6	−4	3

Source: EFL.com

AFC Wimbledon v Portsmouth

7 September 2021 Group game 1	AFC Wimbledon	5–3	Portsmouth	Wimbledon
19:45 BST	Kalambayi 2' Pressley 43', 80' (pen.) Lawrence  72' Nightingale 87' McCormick 90+4'	Report	Mnoga  2' Harrison 45+4', 52', 78'	Stadium: Plough Lane Attendance: 3,600 Referee: Darren Drysdale

AFC Wimbledon v Crystal Palace U21

26 October 2021 (2021-10-26) Group game 2	AFC Wimbledon	0–2	Crystal Palace U21	Wimbledon
19:45 BST	Olaniyan  10' Csóka  80'	Report	Rak-Sakyi 57' Rich-Baghuelou  62' Kirby  65' Street 83'	Stadium: Plough Lane Attendance: 2,397 Referee: Sam Allison

Sutton United v AFC Wimbledon

9 November 2021 Group game 3	Sutton United	1–0	AFC Wimbledon	Sutton
19:45 GMT	Wilson 47'	Report	Guinness-Walker  71'	Stadium: Borough Park Attendance: 2,458 Referee: Neil Hair

Transfers

Transfers in

Date	Position	Nationality	Name	From	Fee	Ref.
1 July 2021	CM		Charlie Morgan	Queens Park Rangers	Undisclosed	[16]
2 July 2021	CM		Luke McCormick	Chelsea	Undisclosed	[17]
3 July 2021	CB		Darius Charles	Wycombe Wanderers	Free transfer	[18]
5 July 2021	CF		Aaron Cosgrave	Lewes	Free transfer	[19]
5 July 2021	GK		Zaki Oualah	Leatherhead	Free transfer	[20]
6 July 2021	DM		George Marsh	Tottenham Hotspur	Free transfer	[21]
26 November 2021	RW		Egli Kaja	Free agent	—	[22]
28 January 2022	LB		Lee Brown	Portsmouth	Free transfer	[23]
31 January 2022	GK		Nathan Broome	Stoke City	Free transfer	[24]
19 March 2022	CF		Derick Osei	Oxford United	Free transfer	[25]

Loans in

Date	Position	Nationality	Name	From	Fee	Ref.
16 July 2021	CF		Aaron Pressley	Brentford	End of season	[26]
26 July 2021	RB		Henry Lawrence	Chelsea	End of season	[27]
4 August 2021	CF		Dapo Mebude	Watford	End of season	[28]
7 January 2022	CF		Terry Ablade	Fulham	End of season	[29]
14 January 2022	AM		Tomas Kalinauskas	Barnsley	End of season	[30]
31 January 2022	CF		Sam Cosgrove	Birmingham City	End of season	[31]

Loans out

Date	Position	Nationality	Name	To	Fee	Ref.
10 July 2021	CF		Aaron Cosgrave	Dover Athletic	30 December 2021	[32][a]
21 July 2021	CF		Corie Andrews	Aldershot Town	3 January 2022	[34]
30 July 2021	LB		Jack Currie	Eastbourne Borough	End of season	[35]
30 July 2021	FW		David Fisher	Hampton & Richmond Borough	End of season	[36]
13 August 2021	MF		Dylan Adjei-Hersey	Merstham	16 January 2022	[37]
13 August 2021	RB		Huseyin Biler	Welling United	End of season	[37]
13 August 2021	CM		Elliott Bolton	Corinthian Casuals		[38]
16 August 2021	CF		Zach Robinson	Hemel Hempstead Town		[39]
25 September 2021	CF		Quaine Bartley	Cray Wanderers	23 October 2021	[40]
16 December 2021	CB		Luke Jenkins	Tonbridge Angels	16 January 2022	[41]
3 January 2022	CM		Kwaku Frimpong	Carshalton Athletic		[42]
3 January 2022	LB		Josh Hallard	Metropolitan Police	Work experience	[43]
7 January 2022	MF		Isaac Olaniyan	Chipstead		[44]
7 January 2022	CF		Zach Robinson	Hampton & Richmond Borough	6 February 2022	[44]
8 January 2022	CF		Corie Andrews	Colchester United	End of season	[45]
5 February 2022	CF		Quaine Bartley	Potters Bar Town	March 2022	[46]
5 February 2022	CB		Isaac Ogundere	Potters Bar Town	March 2022	[46]
5 February 2022	GK		Zaki Oualah	Billericay Town	End of season	[46]

1. On 30 December, Cosgrave was recalled back from his loan spell at Dover.^[33]

Transfers out

Date	Position	Nationality	Name	To	Fee	Ref.
30 June 2021	AM		Shane McLoughlin	Morecambe	Released	[47][48]
30 June 2021	RB		Luke O'Neill	Kettering Town	Released	[47][49]
30 June 2021	CF		Joe Pigott	Ipswich Town	Rejected contract	[50][51]
30 June 2021	CB		Archie Procter	Accrington Stanley	Undisclosed	[52]
30 June 2021	CM		Callum Reilly	Leyton Orient	Released	[47][53]
22 July 2021	GK		Matthew Cox	Brentford	Undisclosed	[54]
11 August 2021	CF		Shayon Harrison	Morecambe	Free transfer	[55]
12 August 2021	CB		Terell Thomas	Crewe Alexandra	Free transfer	[56]
24 January 2022	CF		Ollie Palmer	Wrexham	Undisclosed	[57]

Statistics

As of match played 21 August 2021

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	NZL	Nik Tzanev	5	0	4+0	0	0+0	0	1+0	0	0+0	0
2	DF	ENG	Henry Lawrence	4	0	2+1	0	0+0	0	1+0	0	0+0	0
3	DF	HUN	Dániel Csóka	2	0	1+0	0	0+0	0	1+0	0	0+0	0
4	MF	ENG	Alex Woodyard	4	0	4+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
5	DF	ENG	Will Nightingale	4	1	4+0	1	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
6	MF	ENG	George Marsh	3	0	1+1	0	0+0	0	1+0	0	0+0	0
7	DF	ENG	Cheye Alexander	4	0	3+0	0	0+0	0	0+1	0	0+0	0
8	MF	ENG	Anthony Hartigan	4	0	3+0	0	0+0	0	1+0	0	0+0	0
9	FW	ENG	Ollie Palmer	5	1	3+1	1	0+0	0	0+1	0	0+0	0
10	FW	ENG	Ayoub Assal	5	1	4+0	1	0+0	0	0+1	0	0+0	0
11	MF	RSA	Ethan Chislett	4	0	1+2	0	0+0	0	1+0	0	0+0	0
12	MF	ENG	Jack Rudoni	4	0	2+1	0	0+0	0	0+1	0	0+0	0
14	FW	ENG	Zach Robinson	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
15	DF	WAL	Jack Madelin	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
16	FW	SCO	Dapo Mebude	4	1	1+2	1	0+0	0	1+0	0	0+0	0
18	DF	ENG	Nesta Guinness-Walker	2	0	2+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
19	FW	SCO	Aaron Pressley	5	1	1+3	1	0+0	0	1+0	0	0+0	0
20	DF	ENG	Huseyin Biler	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
21	MF	ENG	Luke McCormick	4	1	3+1	1	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
22	DF	ENG	Ben Heneghan	4	0	3+0	0	0+0	0	1+0	0	0+0	0
23	MF	ENG	Elliott Bolton	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
24	MF	ENG	Alfie Bendle	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
27	MF	ENG	Dylan Adjei-Hersey	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
30	DF	ENG	Paul Kalambayi	2	0	1+0	0	0+0	0	1+0	0	0+0	0
31	GK	ALG	Zaki Oualah	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
32	DF	ENG	Darius Charles	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
35	DF	ENG	Ethan Sutcliffe	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
36	DF	ENG	Luke Jenkins	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
37	DF	ENG	Paul Osew	2	1	1+0	0	0+0	0	1+0	1	0+0	0

Goals record

As of match played 21 August 2021

Rank	No.	Nat.	Po.	Name	League One	FA Cup	EFL Cup	EFL Trophy	Total
1	5		DF	Will Nightingale	1	0	0	0	1
	9		FW	Ollie Palmer	1	0	0	0	1
	10		MF	Ayoub Assal	1	0	0	0	1
	16		FW	Dapo Mebude	1	0	0	0	1
	19		FW	Aaron Pressley	1	0	0	0	1
	21		MF	Luke McCormick	1	0	0	0	1
	37		DF	Paul Osew	0	0	1	0	0
Own Goals					0	0	0	0	0
Total					6	0	1	0	7

Disciplinary record

As of match played 21 August 2021

Rank	No.	Nat.	Po.	Name	League One			FA Cup			EFL Cup			EFL Trophy			Total
1	10		MF	Ayoub Assal	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0
2	18		DF	Nesta Guinness-Walker	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
3	1		GK	Nik Tzanev	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
	5		DF	Will Nightingale	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
	6		MF	George Marsh	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
	8		MF	Anthony Hartigan	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
	9		FW	Ollie Palmer	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
	16		FW	Dapo Mebude	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
	21		MF	Luke McCormick	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
	22		DF	Ben Heneghan	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
Total					12	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	13	0	0