2016–17 AFC Wimbledon season

AFC Wimbledon 2016–17 football season

AFC Wimbledon

2016–17 season

Chairman

Erik Samuelson

Manager

Stadium

15th

Third round vs Sutton United (17 January 2017)

League Cup

First round vs Peterborough United (9 August 2016)

League Trophy

Second round vs Brighton & Hove Albion (6 December 2016)

Top goalscorer

League: Tom Elliott 9
All: Tom Elliott 13

Highest home attendance

4,826 vs Bradford City (29 October 2016)

Lowest home attendance

4,023 vs Fleetwood Town (26 November 2016)

Average home league attendance

4,486

Home colours

Away colours

Third colours

← 2015–16 2017–18 →

The 2016–17 season was AFC Wimbledon's 15th season in the club's history and The Dons' 1st season in League One following their promotion via the 2016 Football League play-offs.

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
13	Charlton Athletic	46	14	18	14	60	53	+7	60
14	Walsall	46	14	16	16	51	58	−7	58
15	AFC Wimbledon	46	13	18	15	52	55	−3	57
16	Northampton Town	46	14	11	21	60	73	−13	53
17	Oldham Athletic	46	12	17	17	31	44	−13	53

Source: BBC Sport
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored

Results summary

Round	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	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H
Result	L	L	L	D	D	W	L	W	D	D	W	W	D	W	W	L	D	W	D	D	L	W	L	L	D	W	D	L	D	D	L	D	W	W	D	L	W	D	L	W	L	L	D	D	L	D
Position	20	23	24	23	24	19	21	17	20	20	15	10	12	9	6	9	9	6	7	7	10	9	11	11	13	12	11	14	15	15	15	14	13	12	13	13	12	13	13	12	12	13	13	14	15	15

Updated to match(es) played on 22 April 2017. Source: BBC Sport
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss


Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
46	13	18	15	52	55	−3	57	8	8	7	34	25	+9	5	10	8	18	30	−12

Last updated: 22 April 2017.
Source: BBC Sport

Matches

Pre-season friendlies

Dover Athletic v AFC Wimbledon

12 July 2016 (2016-07-12) Friendly	Dover Athletic	4–3	AFC Wimbledon	Crabble Athletic Ground
19:45 BST	Jackson 48' Marsh 54' Chiedozie 59' Doninger 75'	Report	Elliott 29' (pen.) Taylor 49' Poleon 85' (pen.)	Attendance: 398

Margate v AFC Wimbledon

16 July 2016 (2016-07-16) Friendly	Margate	1–1	AFC Wimbledon	Hartsdown Park
15:00 BST	Buchanan 12'	Report	Taylor 24'	Attendance: 711

AFC Wimbledon v Reading

23 July 2016 (2016-07-23) Friendly	AFC Wimbledon	2–0	Reading	Kingsmeadow
15:00 BST	Parrett 1' Poleon 20'	Report		Attendance: 1,336

AFC Wimbledon v Crystal Palace

27 July 2016 (2016-07-27) Friendly	AFC Wimbledon	2–3	Crystal Palace	Kingsmeadow
19:00 BST	Taylor 38' Souaré 77' (o.g.)	Report	Wickham 29' Bolasie 67' Ladapo 76'	Attendance: 2,391

Woking v AFC Wimbledon

29 July 2016 (2016-07-29) Friendly	Woking	1–2	AFC Wimbledon	Kingfield Stadium
19:45 BST	Penny 40'	Report	Elliott 4' 49'	Attendance: 641

Dagenham & Redbridge v AFC Wimbledon

30 July 2016 (2016-07-30) Friendly	Dagenham & Redbridge	0–1	AFC Wimbledon	Victoria Road
15:00 BST		Report	Fitzpatrick 25'	Attendance: 508

League One

August

Walsall v AFC Wimbledon

6 August 2016 (2016-08-06) 1	Walsall	3–1	AFC Wimbledon	Bescot Stadium
15:00 BST	Oztumer 7' Jackson 38' 72' Moussa 80' Henry 90'	Report	Robinson 37' Taylor 90' (pen.) Parrett 90+2'	Attendance: 5,845 Referee: Charles Breakspear

AFC Wimbledon v Bolton Wanderers

13 August 2016 (2016-08-13) 2	AFC Wimbledon	1–2	Bolton Wanderers	Kingsmeadow
15:00 BST	Barcham 16' Fuller 85'	Report	Madine 34' Davies 54' Trotter 70' Clough 84'	Attendance: 4,619 Referee: Gavin Ward

AFC Wimbledon v Scunthorpe United

16 August 2016 (2016-08-16) 3	AFC Wimbledon	1–2	Scunthorpe United	Kingsmeadow
19:45 BST	Barnett 39' Charles 61'	Report	Hopper 23' Morris 41' (pen.) van Veen 54'	Attendance: 4,163 Referee: Dean Whitestone

Northampton Town v AFC Wimbledon

20 August 2016 (2016-08-20) 4	Northampton Town	0–0	AFC Wimbledon	Sixfields Stadium
15:00 BST	Buchanan 74' O'Toole 90+4'	Report		Attendance: 5,185 Referee: Nick Kinseley

Rochdale v AFC Wimbledon

27 August 2016 (2016-08-27) 5	Rochdale	1–1	AFC Wimbledon	Spotland Stadium
15:00 BST	Camps 81' 82' Mendez-Laing 90+3' Allen 90+5'	Report	Robinson 9' Barcham 12' Meades 30' Francomb 85' Reeves 90+3'	Attendance: 2,274 Referee: Chris Sarginson

September

AFC Wimbledon v Chesterfield

3 September 2016 (2016-09-03) 6	AFC Wimbledon	2–1	Chesterfield	Kingsmeadow
15:00 BST	Robinson 53' Elliott 78' Poleon 90+1'	Report	Charles 35' (o.g.) Evans 90+5'	Attendance: 4,425 Referee: Kevin Johnson

AFC Wimbledon v Sheffield United

10 September 2016 (2016-09-10) 7	AFC Wimbledon	2–3	Sheffield United	Kingsmeadow
15:00 BST	Poleon 37' Fuller 40' Elliott 72'	Report	Duffy 20' Sharp 16' 26' Done 60'	Attendance: 4,810 Referee: Graham Salisbury

Charlton Athletic v AFC Wimbledon

17 September 2016 (2016-09-17) 8	Charlton Athletic	1–2	AFC Wimbledon	The Valley
15:00 BST	Lookman 8'	Report	Poleon 78' Barnett 85' Bulman 90+1'	Attendance: 11,927 Referee: Oliver Langford

AFC Wimbledon v Shrewsbury Town

24 September 2016 (2016-09-24) 9	AFC Wimbledon	1–1	Shrewsbury Town	Kingsmeadow
15:00 BST	Taylor 6' Poleon 45+3'	Report	Toney 28' 82' Black 46' 63' Lancashire 90+1'	Attendance: 4,318 Referee: Michael Salisbury

Coventry City v AFC Wimbledon

28 September 2016 (2016-09-28) 10	Coventry City	2–2	AFC Wimbledon	Ricoh Arena
19:45 BST	Sordell 2' 90+8' Willis 72' McCann 81' Wright 90+4'	Report	Meades 37' Robinson 55' Taylor 83'	Attendance: 8,030 Referee: Mark Heywood

October

AFC Wimbledon v Gillingham

1 October 2016 (2016-10-01) 11	AFC Wimbledon	2–0	Gillingham	Kingsmeadow
15:00 BST	Poleon 20' Parrett 45+1' (pen.) 61'	Report	Osadebe 27' Konchesky 72' Donnelly 89'	Attendance: 4,653 Referee: Darren England

Oxford United v AFC Wimbledon

9 October 2016 (2016-10-09) 12	Oxford United	1–3	AFC Wimbledon	Kassam Stadium
12:15 BST	Charles 49' (o.g.) Dunkley 70' Johnson 81'	Report	Elliott 10' 20' Taylor 13' Charles 42' Barcham 45+2' Shea 59'	Attendance: 7,742 Referee: Darren Deadman

AFC Wimbledon v Swindon Town

15 October 2016 (2016-10-15) 13	AFC Wimbledon	0–0	Swindon Town	Kingsmeadow
15:00 BST	Robinson 30' Parrett 62' Bulman 68' Charles 90+1'	Report	Kasim 32' Thomas 69' Thompson 79' Vigouroux 89'	Attendance: 4,800 Referee: John Busby

Bury v AFC Wimbledon

18 October 2016 (2016-10-18) 14	Bury	1–2	AFC Wimbledon	Gigg Lane
19:45 BST	Danns 27' (pen.) Tutte 68'	Report	Robinson 26' Taylor 39' Meades 90+1'	Attendance: 2,211 Referee: Andy Haines

Peterborough United v AFC Wimbledon

22 October 2016 (2016-10-22) 15	Peterborough United	0–1	AFC Wimbledon	London Road Stadium
15:00 BST	Edwards 71' Taylor 79'	Report	Elliott 10' Fuller 84'	Attendance: 6,642 Referee: Brett Huxtable

AFC Wimbledon v Bradford City

29 October 2016 (2016-10-29) 16	AFC Wimbledon	2–3	Bradford City	Kingsmeadow
15:00 BST	Elliott 18' Taylor 68' (pen.) Reeves 73' Barnett 90+1'	Report	Hiwula 3' Hanson 78' (pen.) 90+2'	Attendance: 4,826 Referee: Graham Horwood

November

Oldham Athletic v AFC Wimbledon

12 November 2016 (2016-11-12) 17	Oldham Athletic	0–0	AFC Wimbledon	Boundary Park
15:00 GMT		Report	Reeves 83'	Attendance: 3,856 Referee: Darren Deadman

AFC Wimbledon v Bury

19 November 2016 (2016-11-19) 18	AFC Wimbledon	5–1	Bury	Kingsmeadow
15:00 GMT	Parrett 15' Whelpdale 26' Poleon 27' Elliott 28' Francomb 36' (pen.) 57'		Maher 25' Vaughan 40' Barnett 79'	Attendance: 4,141 Referee: Dean Whitestone

Millwall v AFC Wimbledon

22 November 2016 (2016-11-22) 19	Millwall	0–0	AFC Wimbledon	The Den
19:45 GMT	Thompson 33' Martin 71' Craig 82'	Report	Meades 51' 74' Fuller 88'	Attendance: 8,614 Referee: Graham Horwood

AFC Wimbledon v Fleetwood Town

26 November 2016 (2016-11-26) 20	AFC Wimbledon	2–2	Fleetwood Town	Kingsmeadow
15:00 GMT	Poleon 31' 47' Parrett 75' (pen.)	Report	Bolger 12' Davis 75' McLaughlin 90+2'	Attendance: 4,023 Referee: Lee Swabey

December

Milton Keynes Dons v AFC Wimbledon

10 December 2016 (2016-12-10) 21	Milton Keynes Dons	1–0	AFC Wimbledon	Stadium mk
13:00 GMT	Bowditch 63' (pen.)	Report	Whelpdale 60' Robinson 67'	Attendance: 11,185 Referee: Geoff Eltringham

AFC Wimbledon v Port Vale

17 December 2016 (2016-12-17) 22	AFC Wimbledon	4–0	Port Vale	Kingsmeadow
15:00 GMT	Francomb 16' Poleon 53' Elliott 58' Parrett 66' Barnett 85' Robertson 89'	Report	Amoros 18' Streete 60' de Freitas 81' Kelly 82'	Attendance: 4,291 Referee: Brendan Malone

Southend United v AFC Wimbledon

26 December 2016 23	Southend United	3–0	AFC Wimbledon	Roots Hall Stadium
13:00 GMT	Cox 10' 84' Atkinson 41' Ferdinand 55' Fortuné 85' Leonard 90+1'	Report	Taylor 49' 72'	Attendance: 8,493 Referee: Lee Collins

Bristol Rovers v AFC Wimbledon

31 December 2016 24	Bristol Rovers	2–0	AFC Wimbledon	Memorial Stadium
15:00 GMT	Montaño 42' Taylor 61' 70' Clarke 86'	Report	Reeves 23' Bulman 51'	Attendance: 10,093 Referee: Brett Huxtable

January

AFC Wimbledon v Millwall

2 January 2017 25	AFC Wimbledon	2–2	Millwall	Kingsmeadow
13:00 GMT	Taylor 12' Elliott 51'	Report	O'Brien 5' Morison 40' 74'	Attendance: 4,742 Referee: Nigel Miller

AFC Wimbledon v Oxford United

14 January 2017 (2017-01-14) 26	AFC Wimbledon	2–1	Oxford United	Kingsmeadow
15:00 GMT	Parrett 12' Kelly 28' 90+4' Robinson 43' Poleon 90+1'	Report	Hall 6' Taylor 25' Nelson 46' Johnson 74'	Attendance: 4,808 Referee: Mark Haywood

Chesterfield v AFC Wimbledon

21 January 2017 (2017-01-21) 27	Chesterfield	0–0	AFC Wimbledon	Proact Stadium
15:00 GMT	Nolan 29' Hird 77'	Report	Charles 66' Francomb 90+2'	Attendance: 6,379 Referee: Eddie Ilderton

February

Sheffield United v AFC Wimbledon

4 February 2017 28	Sheffield United	4–0	AFC Wimbledon	Bramall Lane
15:00 GMT	Sharp 2' Hanson 37' Fleck 79' Lavery 90+1'	Report		Attendance: 20,549 Referee: David Webb

AFC Wimbledon v Charlton Athletic

11 February 2017 29	AFC Wimbledon	1–1	Charlton Athletic	Kingsmeadow
15:00 GMT	Robertson 8' Reeves 26' Elliott 66' 90+3' 90+2' Taylor 87'	Report	Holmes 8' 37' Ngoyo 11' Chicksen 48'	Attendance: 4,595 Referee: Carl Boyeson

AFC Wimbledon v Coventry City

14 February 2017 (2017-02-14) 30	AFC Wimbledon	1–1	Coventry City	Kingsmeadow
19:45 GMT	Robinson 90+3'	Report	Jones 71'	Attendance: 4,022 Referee: Gavin Ward

Shrewsbury Town v AFC Wimbledon

18 February 2017 31	Shrewsbury Town	2–1	AFC Wimbledon	Greenhous Meadow
15:00 GMT	Roberts 65' Nsiala 90'	Report	Kelly 57' Barcham 68' Elliott 90+2'	Attendance: 5,751 Referee: Kevin Johnson

Gillingham v AFC Wimbledon

21 February 2017 32	Gillingham	2–2	AFC Wimbledon	Priestfield Stadium
19:45 GMT	Dack 19' Wright 36'	Report	Taylor 17' Shea 37' Barcham 69'	Attendance: 4,956 Referee: Darren Deadman

AFC Wimbledon v Walsall

25 February 2017 (2017-02-25) 33	AFC Wimbledon	1–0	Walsall	Kingsmeadow
15:00 GMT	Reeves 64' Taylor 68'	Report	Osbourne 76'	Attendance: 4,586 Referee: John Busby

Scunthorpe United v AFC Wimbledon

28 February 2017 (2017-02-28) 34	Scunthorpe United	1–2	AFC Wimbledon	Glanford Park
19:45 GMT	Mirfin 7' Morris 74'	Report	Barcham 37' Taylor 57' Parrett 60' 73' Poleon 69' Soares 85'	Attendance: 3,368 Referee: Seb Stockbridge

March

Bolton Wanderers v AFC Wimbledon

4 March 2017 35	Bolton Wanderers	1–1	AFC Wimbledon	Macron Stadium
15:00 GMT	Madine 15'	Report	Elliott 39' Soares 66'	Attendance: 13,599 Referee: Dean Whitestone

AFC Wimbledon v Northampton Town

11 March 2017 36	AFC Wimbledon	0–1	Northampton Town	Kingsmeadow
15:00 GMT	Francomb 58'	Report	Phillips 37' Taylor 86' (pen.)	Attendance: 4,512 Referee: Nigel Miller

AFC Wimbledon v Milton Keynes Dons

14 March 2017 37	AFC Wimbledon	2–0	Milton Keynes Dons	Kingsmeadow
19:45 GMT	Reeves 62' 73' Taylor 68'	Report	Upson 79' Williams 87' O'Keefe 90+1'	Attendance: 4,112 Referee: Roger East

Fleetwood Town v AFC Wimbledon

18 March 2017 38	Fleetwood Town	0–0	AFC Wimbledon	Highbury Stadium
15:00 GMT	Schwabl 90+4'	Report	Nightingale 27'	Attendance: 3,422 Referee: Mark Brown

AFC Wimbledon v Southend United

25 March 2017 39	AFC Wimbledon	0–2	Southend United	Kingsmeadow
15:00 GMT	Taylor 70'	Report	Ranger 35' Cox 64'	Attendance: 4,803 Referee: Nick Kinseley

AFC Wimbledon v Rochdale

28 March 2017 40	AFC Wimbledon	3–1	Rochdale	Kingsmeadow
19:45 GMT	Kelly 53' Taylor 55' Parrett 58' (pen.)	Report	McNulty 25' Lund 44' Keane 45+1' Henderson 45+3' Camps 65'	Attendance: 3,812 Referee: Brett Huxtable

April

Port Vale v AFC Wimbledon

1 April 2017 41	Port Vale	2–0	AFC Wimbledon	Vale Park
15:00 GMT	Smith 22' Eagles 48' 69'	Report	Barcham 17' Robinson 58'	Attendance: 4,308 Referee: Darren Drysdale

AFC Wimbledon v Bristol Rovers

8 April 2017 42	AFC Wimbledon	0–1	Bristol Rovers	Kingsmeadow
15:00 GMT	Taylor 44'	Report	Bodin 1' Sweeney 90+2'	Attendance: 4,742 Referee: Robert Jones

Swindon Town v AFC Wimbledon

14 April 2017 43	Swindon Town	0–0	AFC Wimbledon	County Ground
15:00 GMT		Report	Soares 24' Francomb 41' Robinson 50'	Attendance: 7,716 Referee: Michael Salisbury

AFC Wimbledon v Peterborough United

17 April 2017 44	AFC Wimbledon	0–0	Peterborough United	Kingsmeadow
15:00 GMT		Report		Attendance: 4,294 Referee: Darren Handley

Bradford City v AFC Wimbledon

22 April 2017 45	Bradford City	3–0	AFC Wimbledon	Valley Parade
15:00 GMT	McMahon 29' (pen.) 85' Vincelot 43' Marshall 45+3'	Report	Francomb 58'	Attendance: 18,615 Referee: John Busby

AFC Wimbledon v Oldham Athletic

30 April 2017 46	AFC Wimbledon	0–0	Oldham Athletic	Kingsmeadow
12:00 GMT		Report	Ngoo 45+3'	Attendance: 4,867 Referee: Nick Kinseley

FA Cup

On 17 October 2016, the draw for the FA Cup First round proper took place. The competition progresses in knock-out stages, culminating in a Final to be played at Wembley Stadium on 27 May 2017.

First round

At this stage, there were 80 clubs remaining in the competition (32 non-league teams progressing from the qualifying rounds and the 48 clubs from League One and League Two). AFC Wimbledon were drawn against fellow League One side Bury.

Bury v AFC Wimbledon

5 November 2016 First round	Bury	2–2	AFC Wimbledon	Gigg Lane
15:00 GMT	Hope 27' 29' Danns 64' Mellis 90+2'	Report	Taylor 61' 79' Elliott 67' Parrett 73' Robinson 83'	Attendance: 2,346 Referee: Jeremy Simpson

AFC Wimbledon v Bury

15 November 2016 First round replay	AFC Wimbledon	5–0	Bury	Kingsmeadow
19:45 GMT	Robinson 27' Parrett 32' Robertson 34' Poleon 45+2' 63' 72' Taylor 80'	Report	Barnett 26' Tutte 50' Vaughan 52'	Attendance: 2,316 Referee: John Brooks

Second round

On 7 November 2016, the draw for the FA Cup Second round took place. At this stage, there were 40 clubs remaining in the competition (17 League One sides, 11 League Two sides and 12 non-league sides). AFC Wimbledon were drawn against National League North side Curzon Ashton.

Curzon Ashton v AFC Wimbledon

4 December 2016 Second round	Curzon Ashton	3–4	AFC Wimbledon	Tameside Stadium
12:00 GMT	Morgan 1' 21' 62' 64' Rowney 90+4'	Report	Elliott 80' 90+4' 90+5' Poleon 81' Barnett 82'	Attendance: 1,731 Referee: James Adcock

Third round

On 5 December 2016, the draw for the FA Cup Third round took place. At this stage, there were 64 clubs remaining in the competition (20 Premier League sides, 24 Championship sides, 9 League One sides, 6 League Two sides and 5 non-league sides). AFC Wimbledon were drawn away against local National League side Sutton United.

Sutton United v AFC Wimbledon

7 January 2017 Third round	Sutton United	0–0	AFC Wimbledon	Gander Green Lane
15:00 GMT	Downer 25' Biamou 47' Collins 60' Bailey 75'	Report	Reeves 22' Robinson 61'	Attendance: 5,200 Referee: Keith Stroud

AFC Wimbledon v Sutton United

17 January 2017 Third round replay	AFC Wimbledon	1–3	Sutton United	Kingsmeadow
19:45 GMT	Elliott 10' Robinson 15' Kelly 57' Barnett 85'	Report	Deacon 34' 75' Spence 43' Collins 82' Biamou 90' Fitchett 90+6'	Attendance: 4,768 Referee: Darren Drysdale

Football League Cup

On 22 June 2016, the draw for the Football League Cup took place. The draw is seeded and regionalised on a north/south basis. Seedings are based on the league finishing positions for clubs in the previous season. The competition progresses in knock-out stages, culminating in a Final to be played at Wembley Stadium on 26 February 2017.

First round

The First Round of the competition includes 70 of the 72 Football League clubs: 24 from League Two, 24 from League One, and 22 from the Championship.

Peterborough United v AFC Wimbledon

9 August 2016 (2016-08-09) First round	Peterborough United	3–2	AFC Wimbledon	London Road Stadium
19:45 BST	Forrester 23' Da Silva Lopes 37' Nichols 64' 90+3' Taylor 68'	BBC Report	Whelpdale 34' Reeves 67' Fuller 67' Taylor 78'	Attendance: 2,850 Referee: Ollie Yates

Football League Trophy

On 27 June 2016, the draw was made for the Group stages of the newly structured Football League Trophy. The first round will now consist of 64 clubs (24 from League One, 24 from League Two and 16 Category 1 Academy Teams) split into 16 groups of 4 teams, regionalised on a north/south basis, with each group including one Academy Team. Each club will play each other once, either home or away, with the top 2 teams from each group progressing to the knock-out stages, culminating in a Final to be played at Wembley Stadium on 2 April 2017.

First Round (Southern Group B)

Pos	Div	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	L1	AFC Wimbledon	3	2	1	5	3	+2	6	Advance to Round 2
2	ACA	Swansea City U21	3	2	1	4	4	0	6	Advance to Round 2
3	L2	Plymouth Argyle	3	1	2	5	5	0	3
4	L2	Newport County	3	1	2	4	6	−2	3

Source: Sky Sports AFC Wimbledon v Swansea City U23

30 August 2016 (2016-08-30) Southern Group B	AFC Wimbledon	3–0	Swansea City U23	Kingsmeadow
19:45 BST	Barcham 38' Reeves 46' Poleon 57' 67'	Report	Fulton 44'	Attendance: 461 Referee: Simon Hooper

AFC Wimbledon v Plymouth Argyle

4 October 2016 (2016-10-04) Southern Group B	AFC Wimbledon	2–1	Plymouth Argyle	Kingsmeadow
19:45 BST	Taylor 28' 65' Barnett 68' 89' Beere 71'	Report	Smith 7' Miller 64'	Attendance: 936 Referee: Graham Horwood

Newport County v AFC Wimbledon

8 November 2016 (2016-11-08) Southern Group B	Newport County	2–0	AFC Wimbledon	Rodney Parade
19:30 UTC	Bennett 7' Labadie 15' Owen-Evans 77' Barnum-Bobb 85'	Report	Owens 15' Nightingale 87'	Attendance: 368 Referee: Andrew Davies

Second Round (Southern Section)

The draw for the Second Round took place on 10 November 2016, with 32 clubs (13 from League One, 11 from League Two and 8 Category 1 Academy sides) progressing from the previous round, continuing to be regionalised on a north/south basis, with each group winner from the previous round being drawn at home to a second placed team from a different qualifying group.

AFC Wimbledon v Brighton & Hove Albion U23

6 December 2016 (2016-12-06) Southern Section	AFC Wimbledon	1–2	Brighton & Hove Albion U23	Kingsmeadow
19:45 GMT	Barnett 68'	Report	Manu 38' Towell 45+2' (pen.) LuaLua 88'	Attendance: 497 Referee: Charles Breakspear

Squad

As of 30 April 2017

No.	Name	Pos.	Place of Birth	Age	L. Apps	L. Goals	Int. Caps	Int. Goals	Signed from	Date signed	Fee	Ends
Goalkeepers
1	James Shea	GK	Islington	33	95	0	0	0	Harrow Borough	4 July 2014	Free	1 July 2017
24	Joe McDonnell	GK	Basingstoke	30	7	0	0	0	Basingstoke Town	5 July 2014	Undisclosed	1 July 2017
39	Joe Bursík	GK	Lambeth	24	0	0	0	0	Academy	13 January 2017	Trainee	Undisclosed
40	Nik Tzanev	GK	Wellington	27	0	0	0	0	Brentford	?	Free	Undisclosed
Defenders
2	Barry Fuller	RB	Ashford	40	163	1	0	0	Barnet	28 May 2013	Free	1 July 2018
3	Jonathan Meades	LB	Gloucester	32	91	6	0	0	Oxford United	22 June 2015	Free	1 July 2018
5	Will Nightingale	CB	Roehampton	29	20	0	0	0	Academy	6 May 2014	Trainee	1 July 2019
6	Paul Robinson	CB	Barnet	42	87	5	0	0	Portsmouth	3 August 2015	Free	1 July 2019
22	Sean Kelly	CB/LB	Glasgow	31	26	2	0	0	St Mirren	1 August 2016	Free	1 July 2018
29	Paul Kalambayi	CB	Dulwich	25	0	0	0	0	Academy	18 February 2016	Trainee	1 July 2018
31	Seth Owens	LB/CB	Hackney	26	3	0	0	0	Brentford	16 August 2016	Free	1 July 2018
32	Darius Charles	CB	Ealing	37	43	2	0	0	Burton Albion	31 May 2016	Free	1 July 2018
34	Chris Robertson	CB/RB	Dundee	38	13	1	0	0	Ross County	2 September 2016	Free	1 July 2018
35	Toby Sibbick	CB/RB	Hounslow	25	2	0	0	0	Academy	26 August 2016	Trainee	1 July 2018
?	Johnville Renee-Pringle	RB	Camden	27	0	0	0	0	Stoke City	20 January 2017	Trainee	1 July 2019
Midfielders
4	Dannie Bulman	CM	Ashford	45	121	4	0	0	Crawley Town	10 June 2014	Free	1 July 2017
7	George Francomb	RW/RB	Hackney	33	159	11	0	0	Norwich City	26 June 2013	Free	1 July 2018
8	Jake Reeves	CM	Lewisham	31	114	4	0	0	Swindon Town	7 January 2015	Undisclosed	1 July 2018
11	Chris Whelpdale	RW/LW	Harold Wood	37	17	1	0	0	Stevenage	28 June 2016	Free	1 July 2018
14	Tom Soares	CM	Reading	38	15	0	0	0	Bury	31 January 2017	Undisclosed	1 July 2019
16	Tom Beere	CM/RM	Southwark	29	29	1	0	0	Academy	6 May 2014	Trainee	1 July 2017
17	Andy Barcham	LW	Basildon	38	70	10	0	0	Portsmouth	1 July 2015	Free	1 July 2019
18	Dean Parrett	CM	Hampstead	33	32	5	0	0	Stevenage	1 July 2016	Free	1 July 2018
19	David Fitzpatrick	RW/LW	Surbiton	29	14	1	0	0	Queens Park Rangers	23 September 2014	Free	1 July 2017
25	Dan Gallagher	CM	Epsom	27	1	0	0	0	Academy	6 February 2015	Trainee	1 July 2017
27	Neşet Bellikli	LW	Sutton	26	0	0	0	0	Academy	16 May 2016	Trainee	1 July 2018
28	Alfie Egan	AM	Lambeth	27	9	0	0	0	Academy	5 February 2016	Trainee	1 July 2018
?	Anthony Hartigan	CM	Kingston upon Thames	24	0	0	0	0	Academy	27 January 2017	Trainee	1 July 2019
Forwards
9	Tom Elliott	CF	Leeds	34	78	15	0	0	Cambridge United	2 July 2015	Free	1 July 2017
10	Dominic Poleon	CF	Newham	31	41	8	0	0	Oldham Athletic	2 July 2016	Free	1 July 2018
15	George Oakley	CF	Tooting	29	9	0	0	0	Academy	6 May 2014	Trainee	1 July 2017
21	Egli Kaja	CF		27	3	0	0	0	Academy	17 April 2015	Trainee	1 July 2017
23	Tyrone Barnett	CF	Stevenage	39	36	2	0	0	Shrewsbury Town	3 August 2016	Free	1 July 2018
29	Toyosi Olusanya	CF	Lambeth	26	1	1	0	0	Academy	5 February 2016	Trainee	1 July 2018
33	Lyle Taylor	CF	Greenwich	34	85	30	2	1	Scunthorpe United	14 July 2015	Undisclosed	1 July 2018
38	Jayden Antwi	CF	?		1	0	0	0	Academy	28 March 2017	Trainee	1 July 2019

Player statistics

As of 30 April 2017

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		League One		FA Cup		League Cup		League Trophy
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK	ENG	James Shea	43	0	36	0	5	0	0	0	2	0
2	DF	ENG	Barry Fuller (Captain)	35	0	28	0	5	0	1	0	1	0
3	DF	WAL	Jonathan Meades	26	2	22+2	2	2	0	0	0	0	0
4	MF	ENG	Dannie Bulman	43	0	31+6	0	4	0	0	0	0+2	0
5	DF	ENG	Will Nightingale	16	0	10+2	0	0	0	0	0	4	0
6	DF	ENG	Paul Robinson	49	3	43	2	5	1	1	0	0	0
7	MF	ENG	George Francomb	42	2	31+3	2	3+1	0	0	0	4	0
8	MF	ENG	Jake Reeves	54	1	46	1	4	0	1	0	2+1	0
9	FW	ENG	Tom Elliott	46	13	30+9	9	3+1	4	0+1	0	0+2	0
10	FW	ENG	Dominic Poleon	49	12	19+22	7	2+1	3	1	0	4	2
11	MF	ENG	Chris Whelpdale	23	2	8+9	1	1+2	0	1	1	2	0
14	MF	ENG	Tom Soares	15	0	15	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
15	FW	ENG	George Oakley	3	0	0+2	0	0	0	0	0	0+1	0
16	MF	ENG	Tom Beere	15	0	3+5	0	1+1	0	0+1	0	4	0
17	MF	ENG	Andy Barcham	41	6	31+5	5	3	0	1	0	1	1
18	MF	ENG	Dean Parrett	42	6	20+12	5	4+1	1	1	0	4	0
19	MF	ENG	David Fitzpatrick	7	0	2+3	0	0	0	0	0	0+2	0
21	FW	ALB	Egli Kaja	1	0	0+1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
22	DF	SCO	Sean Kelly	32	2	22+4	2	2	0	1	0	3	0
23	FW	ENG	Tyrone Barnett	44	5	11+25	2	1+2	1	1	0	4	2
24	GK	ENG	Joe McDonnell	5	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	1+1	0
25	MF	ENG	Dan Gallagher	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
27	MF	TUR	Neşet Bellikli	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
28	MF	ENG	Alfie Egan	12	0	3+6	0	0	0	0	0	2+1	0
29	DF	ENG	Paul Kalambayi	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
30	FW	ENG	Toyosi Olusanya	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
31	DF	ENG	Seth Owens	6	0	2+1	0	0+1	0	0	0	2	0
32	DF	ENG	Darius Charles	36	3	32+2	2	2	0	0	1	0	0
33	FW	MSR	Lyle Taylor	50	14	36+7	10	5	2	0+1	1	1	1
34	DF	SCO	Chris Robertson	19	1	13	1	3+1	0	0	0	2	0
35	DF	ENG	Toby Sibbick	2	0	1+1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
38	FW	ENG	Jayden Antwi	1	0	0+1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
39	GK	ENG	Joe Bursík	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
40	GK	NZL	Nik Tzanev	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
-	DF	ENG	Johnville Renee-Pringle	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
-	MF	ENG	Anthony Hartigan	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Players who featured on loan for AFC Wimbledon but subsequently returned to their parent club:
Players who left or were released by AFC Wimbledon during the course of the season:
26	GK	ENG	Ryan Clarke	9	0	7	0	0	0	1	0	1	0

Top scorers

Rank	Position	Number	Player	League One	FA Cup	League Cup	League Trophy	Total
1	FW	33	Lyle Taylor	10	2	1	1	14
2	FW	9	Tom Elliott	9	4	0	0	13
=	FW	10	Dominic Poleon	8	3	0	2	13
3	MF	17	Andy Barcham	5	0	0	1	6
=	MF	18	Dean Parrett	5	1	0	0	6
4	FW	23	Tyrone Barnett	2	1	0	2	5
5	DF	6	Paul Robinson	2	1	0	0	3
6	DF	3	Jonathan Meades	2	0	0	0	2
=	MF	7	George Francomb	2	0	0	0	2
=	DF	22	Sean Kelly	2	0	0	0	2
=	DF	32	Darius Charles	2	0	0	0	2
=	MF	11	Chris Whelpdale	1	0	1	0	2
7	MF	8	Jake Reeves	1	0	0	0	1
=	DF	34	Chris Robertson	1	0	0	0	1
TOTALS				52	12	2	6	72

Disciplinary record

Number	Position	Nation	Name
Number	Position	Nation	Name	League One		FA Cup		League Cup		League Trophy		Total
1	GK		James Shea	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
2	DF		Barry Fuller	4	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	5	0
3	DF		Jonathan Meades	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	1
4	MF		Dannie Bulman	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
5	DF		Will Nightingale	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0
6	DF		Paul Robinson	10	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	12	1
7	MF		George Francomb	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	0
8	MF		Jake Reeves	8	0	1	0	1	0	1	0	11	0
9	FW		Tom Elliott	5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	6	1
10	FW		Dominic Poleon	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	4	0
11	MF		Chris Whelpdale	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
14	MF		Tom Soares	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
16	MF		Tom Beere	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0
17	MF		Andy Barcham	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
18	MF		Dean Parrett	6	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	7	0
22	DF		Sean Kelly	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	4	0
23	FW		Tyrone Barnett	2	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	4	0
31	DF		Seth Owens	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0
32	DF		Darius Charles	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	3	0
33	FW		Lyle Taylor	7	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	9	1
34	DF		Chris Robertson	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
			TOTALS	71	3	10	1	2	0	7	0	90	4

Transfers

Players Transferred In
Date	Position	Nation	Name	Previous Club	Fee	Ref.
16 May 2016	MF		Neşet Bellikli	Academy	Free transfer
31 May 2016	DF		Darius Charles	Burton Albion	Free transfer
21 June 2016	GK		Ryan Clarke	Northampton Town	Free transfer
28 June 2016	MF		Chris Whelpdale	Stevenage	Free transfer
1 July 2016	MF		Dean Parrett	Stevenage	Free transfer
2 July 2016	FW		Dominic Poleon	Oldham Athletic	Free transfer
1 August 2016	DF		Sean Kelly	St Mirren	Free transfer
3 August 2016	FW		Tyrone Barnett	Shrewsbury Town	Free transfer
16 August 2016	DF		Seth Owens	Brentford	Free transfer
26 August 2016	DF		Toby Sibbick	Academy	Free transfer
2 September 2016	DF		Chris Robertson	Ross County	Free transfer
13 January 2017	GK		Joe Bursík	Academy	Free transfer
20 January 2017	DF		Johnville Renee-Pringle	Stoke City	Free transfer
27 January 2017	MF		Anthony Hartigan	Academy	Free transfer
31 January 2017	MF		Tom Soares	Bury	Undisclosed
Players Loaned In
Date from	Position	Nation	Name	From	Date to	Ref.

Players Loaned Out
Date from	Position	Nation	Name	To	Date to	Ref.
4 August 2016	MF		Dan Gallagher	Kingstonian	4 October 2016
11 November 2016	MF		David Fitzpatrick	Torquay United	9 January 2017
11 November 2016	FW		Toyosi Olusanya	Kingstonian	10 December 2016
18 November 2016	FW		George Oakley	Welling United	16 January 2016
16 December 2016	FW		Egli Kaja	Lewes	16 January 2016
9 February 2017	MF		Tom Beere	Gateshead	11 March 2017
Players Transferred Out
Date	Position	Nation	Name	Subsequent club	Fee	Ref
30 May 2016	FW		Adebayo Akinfenwa	Wycombe Wanderers	Released
31 May 2016	DF		Callum Kennedy	Leyton Orient	Released
31 May 2016	FW		Sean Rigg	Newport County	Released
15 June 2016	FW		Adebayo Azeez	Partick Thistle	Undisclosed
21 June 2016	MF		Connor Smith	Plymouth Argyle	Undisclosed
1 July 2016	GK		Will Mannion	Hull City	Undisclosed
5 August 2016	DF		Ryan Sweeney	Stoke City	£250,000
21 September 2016	GK		Ryan Clarke	Eastleigh	Mutual consent

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"EFL Cup: Round One Draw". EFL.com. Retrieved 28 July 2016.
"EFL Trophy: Format Confirmed For 2016/17". EFL.com. Retrieved 28 July 2016.
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v t e AFC Wimbledon
The Club	Seasons Records League record Development Squad and Academy Women
Grounds	Kingsmeadow Plough Lane
Rivalries	Milton Keynes Dons rivalry South London derby
Seasons	2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25
Matches	2011 Conference Premier play-off final 2016 Football League Two play-off final
See also	Wimbledon F.C. Relocation of Wimbledon F.C. to Milton Keynes

2016–17 in English football

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National teams

Senior (2018 FIFA World Cup qualifying round)
U21 (UEFA Euro 2017 qualifying round, finals)
U19 (UEFA Euro 2017 qualifying round, finals)
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League
competitions

Level 1	Premier League
Levels 2–4	English Football League (Championship, League One, League Two, play-offs)
Levels 5–6	National League (National, North, South)
Levels 7–8	Isthmian League (Premier, North, South) Northern Premier League (Premier, North, South) Southern League (Premier, Central, South & West)
Levels 9–10	Combined Counties League (Premier, One) East Midlands Counties League (level 10 only) Eastern Counties League (Premier, One) Essex Senior League (level 9 only) Hellenic League (Premier, One East, One West) Midland League (Premier, One) Northern Counties East League (Premier, One) Northern League (One, Two) North West Counties League (Premier, One) Southern Combination League (Premier, One) Southern Counties East League (Premier, One) South West Peninsula League Premier Division (level 10 only) Spartan South Midlands League (Premier, One) United Counties League (Premier, One) Wessex League (Premier, One) Western League (Premier, One) West Midlands (Regional) League (level 10 only)

Cup
competitions

FA cups	FA Cup (Qualifying rounds, Final) FA Community Shield FA Trophy (Final) FA Vase (Final)
EFL cups	EFL Cup (Final) EFL Trophy (Final)

Youth
competitions

Under 23	Professional U23 Development League Premier League Cup
Under 18	Professional U18 Development League FA Youth Cup

Club seasons
Premier League	Arsenal Bournemouth Burnley Chelsea Crystal Palace Everton Hull City Leicester City Liverpool Manchester City Manchester United Middlesbrough Southampton Stoke City Sunderland Swansea City Tottenham Hotspur Watford West Bromwich Albion West Ham United
Championship	Aston Villa Barnsley Birmingham City Blackburn Rovers Brentford Brighton & Hove Albion Bristol City Burton Albion Cardiff City Derby County Fulham Huddersfield Town Ipswich Town Leeds United Newcastle United Norwich City Nottingham Forest Preston North End Queens Park Rangers Reading Rotherham United Sheffield Wednesday Wigan Athletic Wolverhampton Wanderers
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