2020–21 AFC Wimbledon season
| 2020–21 season | |
|---|---|
| CEO | Joe Palmer |
| Manager | Glyn Hodges |
| Stadium | Plough Lane |
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.
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 2020 | RB |  |
Cheye Alexander | Barnet |
Free transfer | [1] |
| 6 August 2020 | CM | |
Alex Woodyard | Peterborough United |
Free transfer | [2] |
| 7 August 2020 | CF | |
Ollie Palmer | Crawley Town |
Free transfer | [3] |
| 12 August 2020 | DM | |
Ethan Chislett | Aldershot Town |
Free transfer | [4] |
Loans in
| Date | Pos. | Nat. | Name | From | Date until | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 August 2020 | GK | |
Connal Trueman | Birmingham City |
30 June 2021 | [5] |
| 13 August 2020 | DM |  |
Jaakko Oksanen | Brentford |
30 June 2021 | [6] |
Transfers out
| Date | Pos. | Nat. | Name | To | Fee | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 July 2020 | CF |  |
Kwesi Appiah |  Unattached |
Released | [7] |
| 1 July 2020 | MF | |
Ossama Ashley | Unattached |
Released | [7] |
| 1 July 2020 | CB | |
Reuben Collins | Unattached |
Released | [7] |
| 1 July 2020 | AM |  |
Dylan Connolly | Unattached |
Released | [7] |
| 1 July 2020 | MF | |
Finlay Macnab | Unattached |
Released | [7] |
| 1 July 2020 | CB | |
Rod McDonald | Carlisle United |
Released | [7][8] |
| 1 July 2020 | LW | |
Mitchell Pinnock |  Kilmarnock |
Released | [7][9] |
| 1 July 2020 | RB | |
Kyron Stabana | Unattached |
Released | [7] |
| 1 July 2020 | RM | |
Scott Wagstaff | Unattached |
Released | [7] |
| 1 July 2020 | CF | |
Tommy Wood | Unattached |
Released | [7] |
| 1 July 2020 | CM | |
Anthony Wordsworth | Unattached |
Released | [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 Friendly | Corinthian-Casuals | 0–5 | AFC Wimbledon | Tolworth |
| 12:00 BST | Report | Chiabi  3', 17', 31'Guinness-Walker 27'Thomas 42' |
Stadium: King George's Field, Tolworth |
Competitions
EFL League One
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hull City (C, P) | 46 | 27 | 8 | 11 | 80 | 38 | +42 | 89 | Promotion to the EFL Championship |
| 2 | Peterborough United (P) | 46 | 26 | 9 | 11 | 83 | 46 | +37 | 87 | |
| 3 | Blackpool (O, P) | 46 | 23 | 11 | 12 | 60 | 37 | +23 | 80 | Qualification for League One play-offs |
| 4 | Sunderland | 46 | 20 | 17 | 9 | 70 | 42 | +28 | 77 | |
| 5 | Lincoln City | 46 | 22 | 11 | 13 | 69 | 50 | +19 | 77 | |
| 6 | Oxford United | 46 | 22 | 8 | 16 | 77 | 56 | +21 | 74 | |
| 7 | Charlton Athletic | 46 | 20 | 14 | 12 | 70 | 56 | +14 | 74 | |
| 8 | Portsmouth | 46 | 21 | 9 | 16 | 65 | 51 | +14 | 72 | |
| 9 | Ipswich Town | 46 | 19 | 12 | 15 | 46 | 46 | 0 | 69 | |
| 10 | Gillingham | 46 | 19 | 10 | 17 | 63 | 60 | +3 | 67 | |
| 11 | Accrington Stanley | 46 | 18 | 13 | 15 | 63 | 68 | −5 | 67 | |
| 12 | Crewe Alexandra | 46 | 18 | 12 | 16 | 56 | 61 | −5 | 66 | |
| 13 | Milton Keynes Dons | 46 | 18 | 11 | 17 | 64 | 62 | +2 | 65 | |
| 14 | Doncaster Rovers | 46 | 19 | 7 | 20 | 63 | 67 | −4 | 64 | |
| 15 | Fleetwood Town | 46 | 16 | 12 | 18 | 49 | 46 | +3 | 60 | |
| 16 | Burton Albion | 46 | 15 | 12 | 19 | 61 | 73 | −12 | 57 | |
| 17 | Shrewsbury Town | 46 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 50 | 57 | −7 | 54 | |
| 18 | Plymouth Argyle | 46 | 14 | 11 | 21 | 53 | 80 | −27 | 53 | |
| 19 | AFC Wimbledon | 46 | 12 | 15 | 19 | 54 | 70 | −16 | 51 | |
| 20 | Wigan Athletic | 46 | 13 | 9 | 24 | 54 | 77 | −23 | 48 | |
| 21 | Rochdale (R) | 46 | 11 | 14 | 21 | 61 | 78 | −17 | 47 | Relegation to EFL League Two |
| 22 | Northampton Town (R) | 46 | 11 | 12 | 23 | 41 | 67 | −26 | 45 | |
| 23 | Swindon Town (R) | 46 | 13 | 4 | 29 | 55 | 89 | −34 | 43 | |
| 24 | Bristol Rovers (R) | 46 | 10 | 8 | 28 | 40 | 70 | −30 | 38 |
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]
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
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]
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted; (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 |
| 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
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
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Matches
Win Draw Loss Postponed
FA Cup
Win Draw Loss
EFL Cup
Win Draw Loss
EFL Trophy
Win Draw Loss
References
- ^ "Glyn swoops to make first summer signing". AFC Wimbledon. 23 July 2020. Retrieved 23 July 2020.
- ^ "Experienced midfielder signs up as Glyn's summer revamp gathers pace". AFC Wimbledon. 6 August 2020. Retrieved 6 August 2020.
- ^ "Ollie Palmer: AFC Wimbledon sign former Crawley Town striker". BBC Sport. 7 August 2020. Retrieved 7 August 2020.
- ^ "Glyn makes it five with arrival of attacking midfielder". AFC Wimbledon. 12 August 2020. Retrieved 12 August 2020.
- ^ "Dons snap-up highly-rated keeper from Championship club". AFC Wimbledon. 4 August 2020. Retrieved 4 August 2020.
- ^ "Dons complete quick double by signing Brentford midfielder". AFC Wimbledon. 13 August 2020. Retrieved 13 August 2020.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "Squad update from the manager". AFC Wimbledon. 10 June 2020. Retrieved 10 June 2020.
- ^ "Experienced defender joins the Blues". Carlisle United F.C. 3 August 2020. Retrieved 3 August 2020.
- ^ "Kilmarnock complete deal for former Wimbledon winger Mitch Pinnock". Glasgow Times. 8 July 2020. Retrieved 8 July 2020.
- ^ "Troy strikes quick-fire hat-trick in pre-season opener". AFC Wimbledon. Retrieved 8 August 2020.
- ^ "EFL Regulations Section 3 – The League; subsection 9 – Method of Determining League Positions". EFL. Retrieved 30 July 2019.