2023–24 AFC Wimbledon season

AFC Wimbledon
2023–24 season
OwnerThe Dons Trust
ManagerJohnnie Jackson
StadiumPlough Lane
League Two10th
FA CupThird round
EFL CupSecond round
EFL TrophyQuarter-finals
Top goalscorerLeague: Ali Al-Hamadi (13)
All: Ali Al-Hamadi (17)

The 2023–24 season was the 22nd season in the history of AFC Wimbledon and their second consecutive season in League Two. The club participated in League Two, the FA Cup, the EFL Cup, and the 2023–24 EFL Trophy.

Current squad

As of 20 February 2024
No. Name Position Nationality Place of birth Date of birth (Age) Previous club Date signed Fee Contract end
Goalkeepers
1 Nik Tzanev GK Wellington (1996-12-23) 23 December 1996 Brentford 1 July 2016 Free 30 June 2024
12 Alex Bass GK Eastleigh (1998-04-01) 1 April 1998 Sunderland 12 July 2023 Loan 31 May 2024
Defenders
2 Huseyin Biler RB London (2002-02-26) 26 February 2002 Academy 1 July 2020 Trainee 30 June 2024
3 Lee Brown LB Farnborough (1990-08-10) 10 August 1990 Portsmouth 28 January 2022 Undisclosed 30 June 2024
5 Kofi Balmer CB Newtownabbey (2000-09-19) 19 September 2000 Crystal Palace 31 January 2024 Loan 31 May 2024
6 Ryan Johnson CB Birmingham (1996-10-02) 2 October 1996 Stockport County 1 July 2023 Free 30 June 2025
15 Alex Pearce CB Oxford (1988-11-09) 9 November 1988 Millwall 1 July 2022 Free 30 June 2024
19 John-Joe O'Toole CB Harrow (1988-09-30) 30 September 1988 Mansfield Town 1 February 2024 Loan 31 May 2024
23 Josh Hallard LB Crawley (2003-10-31) 31 October 2003 Academy 1 July 2023 Trainee 30 June 2024
25 Ethan Sutcliffe CB Stretham (2004-02-20) 20 February 2004 Academy 1 July 2023 Trainee 30 June 2024
26 Jack Currie LB Kingston upon Thames (2001-12-16) 16 December 2001 Academy 1 July 2020 Trainee 30 June 2024
30 Paul Kalambayi CB Dulwich (1999-07-09) 9 July 1999 Academy 1 July 2017 Trainee 30 June 2024
31 Joe Lewis CB Neath (1999-09-20) 20 September 1999 Stockport County 10 January 2024 Undisclosed 30 June 2026
33 Isaac Ogundere CB Hillingdon (2002-11-06) 6 November 2002 Academy 1 July 2021 Trainee 30 June 2025
Midfielders
4 Jake Reeves CM Lewisham (1993-05-30) 30 May 1993 Stevenage 1 July 2023 Free 30 June 2025
8 Harry Pell CM Tilbury (1991-10-21) 21 October 1991 Accrington Stanley 24 August 2022 Undisclosed 30 June 2024
14 Armani Little CM Portsmouth (1997-04-05) 5 April 1997 Forest Green Rovers 6 July 2023 Undisclosed 30 June 2024
16 James Ball CM Bolton (1995-12-01) 1 December 1995 Rochdale 24 July 2023 Free 30 June 2025
27 Morgan Williams AM London (2004-12-11) 11 December 2004 Academy 1 July 2023 Trainee 30 June 2025
28 Marcel Campbell AM Carshalton (2004-05-15) 15 May 2004 Academy 1 July 2023 Trainee 30 June 2024
32 Kai Jennings CM Academy 5 September 2023 Trainee 30 June 2024
35 Robert Junior Nkeng CM Academy 11 November 2023 Trainee 30 June 2024
Forwards
7 James Tilley RW Billingshurst (1998-06-13) 13 June 1998 Crawley Town 22 June 2023 Undisclosed 30 June 2025
9 Josh Davison CF Enfield (1999-09-16) 16 September 1999 Charlton Athletic 18 July 2022 Undisclosed 30 June 2024
10 Josh Kelly CF Windsor (1998-12-19) 19 December 1998 Solihull Moors 1 February 2024 Undisclosed 30 June 2026
11 Josh Neufville RW Luton (2001-03-22) 22 March 2001 Luton Town 1 July 2023 Free 30 June 2025
17 Ryan McLean LW Shrewsbury (2000-05-03) 3 May 2000 Hereford 22 June 2023 Undisclosed 30 June 2025
18 Omar Bugiel CF Berlin (1994-01-03) 3 January 1994 Sutton United 1 July 2023 Free 30 June 2024
24 Ronan Curtis LW London (1996-03-29) 29 March 1996 Portsmouth 19 January 2024 Free 30 June 2024
29 Aron Sasu CF Croydon (2005-03-05) 5 March 2005 Academy 1 July 2023 Trainee 30 June 2024
38 John-Kymani Gordon CF Croydon (2003-02-13) 13 February 2003 Crystal Palace 17 January 2024 Loan 31 May 2024
Out on Loan
20 Quaine Bartley CF Whittington (2003-10-28) 28 October 2003 Academy 1 July 2023 Trainee 30 June 2024
21 Paris Lock CF London (2004-10-18) 18 October 2004 Academy 1 July 2023 Trainee 30 June 2024
22 Ben Mason RB Chertsey (2003-12-19) 19 December 2003 Academy 1 July 2023 Trainee 30 June 2024
Will Nightingale CB Wandsworth (1995-08-02) 2 August 1995 Academy 1 July 2014 Trainee 30 June 2024
Zach Robinson CF London (2002-06-11) 11 June 2002 Academy 1 July 2020 Trainee 30 June 2024

Transfers

In

Date Pos Player Transferred from Fee Ref
22 June 2023 LW Ryan McLean Hereford Undisclosed [1]
22 June 2023 RW James Tilley Crawley Town Undisclosed [2]
1 July 2023 CF Omar Bugiel Sutton United Free Transfer [3]
1 July 2023 CB Ryan Johnson Stockport County Free Transfer [4]
1 July 2023 RW Josh Neufville Luton Town Free Transfer [5]
1 July 2023 CM Jake Reeves Stevenage Free Transfer [6]
6 July 2023 CM Armani Little Forest Green Rovers Undisclosed [7]
24 July 2023 CM James Ball Rochdale Free Transfer [8]
13 October 2023 GK Ryan Sandford Free agent [9]
10 January 2024 CB Joe Lewis Stockport County Undisclosed [10]
19 January 2024 LW Ronan Curtis Free agent [11]
1 February 2024 CF Josh Kelly Solihull Moors Undisclosed [12]

Out

Date Pos Player Transferred to Fee Ref
30 June 2023 MF Dylan Adjei-Hersey Enfield Town Released [13][14]
30 June 2023 DM Elliott Bolton Free agent Released [13]
30 June 2023 AM Ethan Chislett Port Vale End of Contract [15][16]
30 June 2023 CF Aaron Cosgrave FC Halifax Town Released [13][17]
30 June 2023 CF David Fisher Glentoran Released [13][18]
30 June 2023 CM Kwaku Frimpong Carshalton Athletic Released [13][19]
30 June 2023 RB Chris Gunter Retired [13]
30 June 2023 CB Luke Jenkins Chelmsford City Released [13][20]
30 June 2023 CF David Kawa Peterborough United Undisclosed [21]
30 June 2023 DM George Marsh AEL Limassol Released [22]
30 June 2023 CB Aaron Pierre Shrewsbury Town End of Contract [15]
30 June 2023 CF Obed Yeboah Truro City Free Transfer [23]
26 July 2023 CM Alex Woodyard York City Free Transfer [24]
9 August 2023 CM Alfie Bendle Forest Green Rovers Free Transfer [25]
21 August 2023 GK Nathan Broome Swansea City Mutual Consent [26][27]
29 January 2024 CF Ali Al-Hamadi Ipswich Town Undisclosed [28]

Loaned in

Date Pos Player Loaned from Date until Ref
1 July 2023 CB Joe Lewis Stockport County 10 January 2024[a] [29][10]
12 July 2023 GK Alex Bass Sunderland End of Season [30]
1 September 2023 CM Charlie Lakin Burton Albion 1 January 2024 [31]
1 September 2023 AM Connor Lemonheigh-Evans Stockport County 10 January 2024[b] [32][10]
17 January 2024 CF John-Kymani Gordon Crystal Palace End of Season [33]
31 January 2024 CB Kofi Balmer Crystal Palace End of Season [34]
1 February 2024 CB John-Joe O'Toole Mansfield Town End of Season [35]
  1. ^ On 10 January, Lewis joined the club from Stockport on a permanent basis.
  2. ^ On 10 January, Lemonheigh-Evans was recalled back to Stockport early.

Loaned out

Date Pos Player Loaned to Date until Ref
1 July 2023 CF Zach Robinson Dundee End of Season [36]
8 July 2023 CF Quaine Bartley King's Lynn Town End of Season [37]
18 July 2023 CB Will Nightingale Ross County End of Season[a] [38][39]
1 September 2023 RB Ben Mason Braintree Town 1 January 2024 [40]
22 September 2023 CB Ethan Sutcliffe King's Lynn Town 21 October 2023 [41]
6 October 2023 AM Morgan Williams Woking 4 November 2023 [42]
24 October 2023 LW Ryan McLean Kidderminster Harriers 1 January 2024 [43]
24 October 2023 CB Ethan Sutcliffe Tonbridge Angels 21 November 2023 [44]
1 January 2024 CF Paris Lock Tonbridge Angels End of Season [45]
16 January 2024 RB Ben Mason Farnborough End of Season [46]
  1. ^ On 8 January, Nightingale's loan at Ross County was extended until the end of season.

Pre-season and friendlies

On May 15, Wimbledon announced a pre-season tour to Alicante in Spain for a six-day warm-weather training camp.[47] Two days later, the first match was confirmed, against Woking.[48] A home friendly, against Portsmouth was also added to the pre-season calendar.[49] A third friendly opposition was confirmed, in Queens Park Rangers visiting.[50] During the clubs stay in Alicante, it was revealed a fixture would be played against Reading.[51] A fifth fixture was confirmed in late June, against Southend United.[52]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

8 July 2023 Friendly AFC Wimbledon 1–0 Reading La Nucia, Spain
11:00 CEST
10:00 BST
Neufville 45+2' Stadium: Estadi Olímpic Camilo Cano
12 July 2023 Friendly Metropolitan Police 0–4 AFC Wimbledon Molesey
19:45 BST Report Lock
Davison pen.'
Reeves
Neufville
Stadium: Imber Court
15 July 2023 Friendly Woking 0–0 AFC Wimbledon Woking
12:00 BST Report Stadium: Kingfield Stadium
22 July 2023 Friendly AFC Wimbledon 1–1 Queens Park Rangers Wimbledon
15:00 BST Neufville 50' Report Dykes 3' Stadium: Plough Lane
Attendance: 5,138 (2,000 away)
25 July 2023 Friendly AFC Wimbledon 1–0 Portsmouth Wimbledon
19:00 BST Stevenson 25' (o.g.) Report Stadium: Plough Lane
Attendance: 3,047 (1,215 away)
29 July 2023 Friendly Wealdstone 0–2 AFC Wimbledon Ruislip
13:00 BST Report Bugiel
Al-Hamadi
Stadium: Grosvenor Vale

Competitions

Overall record

Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
League Two 5 August 2023 27 April 2024 Matchday 1 10th 46 17 14 15 64 51 +13 036.96
FA Cup 4 November 2023 6 January 2024 First round Third round 3 2 0 1 11 4 +7 066.67
EFL Cup 9 August 2023 30 August 2023 First round Second round 2 1 0 1 3 3 +0 050.00
EFL Trophy 5 September 2023 30 January 2024 Group stage Quarter-finals 6 3 1 2 11 7 +4 050.00
Total 57 23 15 19 89 65 +24 040.35

Last updated: 30 April 2024
Source: Soccerway

League Two

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
7 Crawley Town (O, P) 46 21 7 18 73 67 +6 70 Qualified for League Two play-offs
8 Barrow 46 18 15 13 62 56 +6 69
9 Bradford City 46 19 12 15 61 59 +2 69
10 AFC Wimbledon 46 17 14 15 64 51 +13 65
11 Walsall 46 18 11 17 69 73 −4 65
12 Gillingham 46 18 10 18 46 57 −11 64
13 Harrogate Town 46 17 12 17 60 69 −9 63
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[53]
(O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted


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 17 14 15 64 51  +13 65 11 6 6 41 25  +16 6 8 9 23 26  −3

Last updated: 20 April 2024.
Source: Soccerway

Results by round

Round12345678910111213141516171920212223242526281813031323334293353627237383940414243444546
GroundAHAAHAHHAHAAHAHAHHAHAAHHAAAHAHAHHAHHAHHAHAHAAH
ResultDDWWDDLDWWWDLDLLWWLWDWLWDLLWDWLDLLWDWWLDDLWLLW
Position121773561111862488101098107778771010999108912108877910108101210
Points125891010111417202121222222252828313235353839393942434646474747505154575758585962626265
Updated to match(es) played on 20 April 2024. Source: Soccerway
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; P = Postponed
Notes:
  • 1 Matchday 18 (vs Milton Keynes Dons) was postponed due to international call-ups.
  • 2 Matchday 27 (vs Grimsby Town) was postponed due to FA Cup involvement.
  • 3 Matchday 29 (vs Crawley Town) was postponed due to a frozen pitch.

Matches

On 22 June, the EFL League Two fixtures were released.[54]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

5 August 2023 1 Grimsby Town 0–0 AFC Wimbledon Cleethorpes
15:00 BST Clifton  58'
Conteh  69'
Green  89'
Pyke  90+8'
Report Johnson  49'
Al-Hamadi 59'  61'
Little  90+6'
Stadium: Blundell Park
Attendance: 7,214
Referee: Matthew Corlett
12 August 2023 2 AFC Wimbledon 1–1 Wrexham Wimbledon
15:00 BST Bugiel  40'
Lewis  48'
Al-Hamadi 66'
Pell  75'
Tilley 81' (pen.)
Report Lee 22'  75'
Boyle  56'
Stadium: Plough Lane
Attendance: 8,584
Referee: Darren Drysdale
15 August 2023 3 Colchester United 0–2 AFC Wimbledon Colchester
19:75 BST Mandela Egbo  83'
Ihionvien  89'
Report Tilley 54, 85'  67'
Ogundere  65'
Davison  75'
Stadium: Colchester Community Stadium
Attendance: 4,036
Referee: Ben Atkinson
19 August 2023 4 Sutton United 0–3 AFC Wimbledon Sutton
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Gander Green Lane
Attendance: 4,719
Referee: David Rock
26 August 2023 5 AFC Wimbledon 1–1 Forest Green Rovers Wimbledon
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Plough Lane
Attendance: 6,949
Referee: Paul Howard
2 September 2023 6 Newport County 2–2 AFC Wimbledon Newport
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Rodney Parade
Attendance: 4,008
Referee: Jacob Miles
9 September 2023 7 AFC Wimbledon 1–2 Stockport County Wimbledon
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Plough Lane
Attendance: 7,607
Referee: Alan Young
16 September 2023 8 AFC Wimbledon 2–2 Crewe Alexandra Wimbledon
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Plough Lane
Attendance: 8,147
Referee: Lewis Smith
23 September 2023 9 Walsall 1–3 AFC Wimbledon Walsall
15:00 BST
Report Stadium: Bescot Stadium
Attendance: 5,318
Referee: Declan Bourne
30 September 2023 10 AFC Wimbledon 4–1 Tranmere Rovers Wimbledon
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Plough Lane
Attendance: 7,367
Referee: Daniel Middleton
3 October 2023 11 Harrogate Town 0–1 AFC Wimbledon Harrogate
14:45 BST
Report
Stadium: Wetherby Road
Attendance: 2,066
Referee: Peter Wright
7 October 2023 12 Mansfield Town 0–0 AFC Wimbledon Mansfield
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Field Mill
Attendance: 7,127
Referee: Martin Woods
14 October 2023 13 AFC Wimbledon 0–1 Bradford City Wimbledon
10:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Plough Lane
Attendance: 8,270
Referee: Scott Simpson
21 October 2023 14 Barrow 0–0 AFC Wimbledon Barrow-in-Furness
10:00 BST Report
Stadium: Holker Street
Attendance: 3,466
Referee: Scott Tallis
24 October 2023 15 AFC Wimbledon 2–4 Accrington Stanley Wimbledon
14:45 BST
Report
Stadium: Plough Lane
Attendance: 7,108
Referee: Carl Brook
28 October 2023 16 Morecambe 4–1 AFC Wimbledon Morecambe
15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Mazuma Stadium
Attendance: 4,453
Referee: Edward Duckworth
11 November 2023 17 AFC Wimbledon 2–0 Doncaster Rovers Wimbledon
15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Plough Lane
Attendance: 8,013
Referee: Ollie Yates
25 November 2023 19 AFC Wimbledon 4–2 Notts County Wimbledon
15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Plough Lane
Attendance: 8,479
Referee: Adam Herczeg
28 November 2023 20 Gillingham 1–0 AFC Wimbledon Gillingham
19:45 GMT Report
Stadium: Priestfield Stadium
Attendance: 5,747
Referee: Lee Swabey
9 December 2023 21 AFC Wimbledon 4–0 Swindon Town Wimbledon
15:00 GMT
Report Stadium: Plough Lane
Attendance: 8,275
Referee: Scott Oldham
16 December 2023 22 Salford City 0–0 AFC Wimbledon Kersal
15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Moor Lane
Attendance: 2,338
Referee: Ben Speedie
22 December 2023[55] 23 Crawley Town 1–2 AFC Wimbledon Crawley
19:45 GMT
Report
Stadium: Broadfield Stadium
Attendance: 4,792
Referee: Matthew Corlett
26 December 2023 24 AFC Wimbledon 0–1 Sutton United Wimbledon
15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Plough Lane
Attendance: 8,575
Referee: Sam Purkiss
29 December 2023 25 AFC Wimbledon 5–3 Colchester United Wimbledon
19:45 GMT
Report
Stadium: Plough Lane
Attendance: 8,062
1 January 2024 26 Forest Green Rovers 1–1 AFC Wimbledon Nailsworth
15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: The New Lawn
Attendance: 2,786
Referee: James Durkin
13 January 2024 28 Wrexham 2–0 AFC Wimbledon Wrexham
15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Racecourse Ground
Attendance: 12,478
Referee: David Rock
23 January 2024 18[56] Milton Keynes Dons 3–1 AFC Wimbledon Denbigh
19:45 GMT
Report
Stadium: Stadium mk
Attendance: 6,278
Referee: Sunny Sukhvir Gill
Note: Fixture was originally scheduled for 18 November, but was postponed due to international call-ups within the Milton Keynes Dons squad.[57]
27 January 2024 30 AFC Wimbledon 2–1 Mansfield Town Wimbledon
15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Plough Lane
Attendance: 8,114
Referee: Jacob Miles
3 February 2024 31 Bradford City 0–0 AFC Wimbledon Bradford
15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Valley Parade
Referee: Ross Joyce
10 February 2024 32 AFC Wimbledon 2–0 Barrow Wimbledon
15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Plough Lane
Attendance: 7,373
Referee: Scott Simpson
13 February 2024 33 Accrington Stanley 2–0 AFC Wimbledon Accrington
19:45 GMT
Report Ball  36' Stadium: Crown Ground
Attendance: 2,032
Referee: Edward Duckworth
17 February 2024 34 AFC Wimbledon 1–1 Morecambe Wimbledon
15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Plough Lane
Attendance: 7,715
Referee: Martin Woods
20 February 2024 29[58] AFC Wimbledon 0–1 Crawley Town Wimbledon
19:45 GMT
Report
Stadium: Plough Lane
Attendance: 7,397
Referee: Scott Tallis
Note: Fixture was originally scheduled for 20 January, but was postponed due to a frozen pitch.[59]
24 February 2024 35 Doncaster Rovers 1–0 AFC Wimbledon Doncaster
15:00 GMT Report
Stadium: Eco-Power Stadium
Attendance: 6,440
Referee: Adam Herczeg
2 March 2024 36 AFC Wimbledon 1–0 Milton Keynes Dons Wimbledon
12:30 GMT
Report
Stadium: Plough Lane
Attendance: 8,182
Referee: Charles Breakspear
Note: Fixture was originally scheduled for a 15:00 kick-off time, but was brought forward to an earlier time.[58]
5 March 2024 27[60] AFC Wimbledon 0-0 Grimsby Town Wimbledon
19:45 GMT
Stadium: Plough Lane
Attendance: 7,028
Referee: Daniel Middleton
Note: Fixture was originally scheduled for 6 January, but was postponed due to FA Cup involvement.
9 March 2024 37 Notts County 0-2 AFC Wimbledon Nottingham
15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Meadow Lane
Attendance: 10,224
Referee: Simon Mather
12 March 2024 38 AFC Wimbledon 2-0 Gillingham Wimbledon
19:45 GMT
Report
Stadium: Plough Lane
Attendance: 7,527
Referee: Thomas Kirk
16 March 2024 39 AFC Wimbledon 0–2 Newport County Wimbledon
15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Plough Lane
Attendance: 8,307
Referee: Thomas Parsons
23 March 2024 40 Crewe Alexandra 1–1 AFC Wimbledon Crewe
15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Gresty Road
Attendance: 5,110
Referee: Darren Drysdale
29 March 2024 41 AFC Wimbledon 1–1 Harrogate Town Wimbledon
15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Plough Lane
Attendance: 8,080
Referee: Ben Speedie
1 April 2024 42 Stockport County 1–0 AFC Wimbledon Edgeley
15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Edgeley Park
Attendance: 9,550
Referee: Lewis Smith
6 April 2024 43 AFC Wimbledon 1–0 Salford City Wimbledon
15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Plough Lane
Attendance: 7,749
Referee: Ben Atkinson
13 April 2024 44 Swindon Town 3–2 AFC Wimbledon Swindon
15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: The County Ground
Attendance: 8,511
Referee: Ollie Yates
20 April 2024 45 Tranmere Rovers 3–2 AFC Wimbledon Birkenhead
15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Prenton Park
Attendance: 6,456
Referee: David Rock
27 April 2024 46 AFC Wimbledon 5–1 Walsall Wimbledon
15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Plough Lane
Attendance: 8,623
Referee: Scott Oldham

FA Cup

The Dons were drawn at home to Cheltenham Town in the first round[61] Ramsgate in the second round[62] and Ipswich Town in the third round.[63][64]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

4 November 2023 First round AFC Wimbledon 5–1 Cheltenham Town Wimbledon
15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Plough Lane
Attendance: 4,975
Referee: Alan Young
2 December 2023 Second round AFC Wimbledon 5–0 Ramsgate Wimbledon
15:00 GMT Report
    Stadium: Plough Lane
    Attendance: 6,894
    Referee: Christopher Pollard
    6 January 2024 Third round AFC Wimbledon 1–3 Ipswich Town Wimbledon
    12:30 GMT
    Report
    Stadium: Plough Lane
    Attendance: 8,595
    Referee: Matt Donohue

    EFL Cup

    AFC Wimbledon were drawn at home to Coventry City in the first round[65] and away to Chelsea in the second round.[66]

      Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

    9 August 2023 First round AFC Wimbledon 2–1 Coventry City Wimbledon
    19:45 BST
    Stadium: Plough Lane
    Attendance: 4,781
    Referee: Andrew Kitchen
    30 August 2023 Second round Chelsea 2–1 AFC Wimbledon Fulham
    19:45 BST
    Report
    Stadium: Stamford Bridge
    Attendance: 37,794
    Referee: Tony Harrington

    EFL Trophy

    In the group stage, Wimbledon were drawn into Southern Group C alongside Crystal Palace Under-21s, Stevenage and Wycombe Wanderers.[67] After coming second in the group, they were drawn away to Portsmouth in the second round.[68] Wimbledon was drawn at home against Oxford United in the Third Round.[69]

    Pos Div Team Pld W PW PL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
    1 L1 Wycombe Wanderers 3 3 0 0 0 3 0 +3 9 Advance to Round 2
    2 L2 AFC Wimbledon 3 1 1 0 1 3 2 +1 5
    3 L1 Stevenage 3 1 0 1 1 6 4 +2 4
    4 ACA Crystal Palace U21 3 0 0 0 3 2 8 −6 0
    Updated to match(es) played on 14 November 2023. Source: EFL.com

      Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

    5 September 2023 Group stage AFC Wimbledon 1–1
    (6–5 p)
    Stevenage Wimbledon
    19:00 BST
    Report
    Stadium: Plough Lane
    Attendance: 1,317
    Referee: Stephen Parkinson
    Penalties
    7 November 2023 Group stage AFC Wimbledon 2–0 Crystal Palace U21 Wimbledon
    19:00 GMT
    Report Stadium: Plough Lane
    Attendance: 895
    Referee: Christopher Pollard
    18 November 2023 Group stage Wycombe Wanderers 1–0 AFC Wimbledon High Wycombe
    12:30 GMT
    Report
    Stadium: Adams Park
    Attendance: 664
    Referee: Aji Ajibola
    19 December 2023 Second round Portsmouth 2–5 AFC Wimbledon Portsmouth
    19:00 GMT
    Report
    Stadium: Fratton Park
    Attendance: 7,922
    Referee: Craig Hicks
    9 January 2024 Round of 16 AFC Wimbledon 2–0 Oxford United Wimbledon
    19:45 GMT
    Report
    Stadium: Plough Lane
    Attendance: 1,316
    Referee: Declan Bourne
    30 January 2024 Quarter-final Peterborough United 3–1 AFC Wimbledon Peterborough
    19:30 GMT
    Report
    Stadium: London Road Stadium
    Attendance: 3,225
    Referee: Carl Brook

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