# 2018–19 AFC Wimbledon season

The 2018–19 season was the third 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.

## Matches
### Pre-season friendlies

The Dons revealed they will play Reading, Woking, Queens Park Rangers, Brighton & Hove Albion, Havant & Waterlooville and Boreham Wood.

### League One
#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
| 18 | Shrewsbury Town | 46 | 12 | 16 | 18 | 51 | 59 | −8 | 52 | |
| 19 | Southend United | 46 | 14 | 8 | 24 | 55 | 68 | −13 | 50 | |
| 20 | AFC Wimbledon | 46 | 13 | 11 | 22 | 42 | 63 | −21 | 50 | |
| 21 | Plymouth Argyle (R) | 46 | 13 | 11 | 22 | 56 | 80 | −24 | 50 | Relegation to EFL League Two |
| 22 | Walsall (R) | 46 | 12 | 11 | 23 | 49 | 71 | −22 | 47 | Relegation to EFL League Two |

#### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Last updated: 28 April 2019. 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 | 36 | 37 | 38 | 39 | 40 | 41 | 42 | 43 | 44 | 45 | 46 |
| Ground | A | H | A | H | H | A | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | A | H | A | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A |
| Result | W | D | D | L | L | L | W | L | L | W | L | L | L | L | L | L | L | L | W | L | D | L | W | W | D | L | D | L | L | L | L | W | W | L | D | W | W | W | L | W | D | D | D | D | W | D |
| Position | 9 | 9 | 7 | 12 | 15 | 20 | 12 | 16 | 19 | 16 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 20 |

#### Matches

On 21 June 2018, the League One fixtures for the forthcoming season were announced.

##### May
### FA Cup

The first round draw was made live on BBC by Dennis Wise and Dion Dublin on 22 October. The draw for the second round was made live on BBC and BT by Mark Schwarzer and Glenn Murray on 12 November. The third round draw was made live on BBC by Ruud Gullit and Paul Ince from Stamford Bridge on 3 December 2018. The fourth round draw was made live on BBC by Robbie Keane and Carl Ikeme from Wolverhampton on 7 January 2019. The fifth round draw was broadcast on 28 January 2019 live on BBC, Alex Scott and Ian Wright conducted the draw.

### EFL Cup

On 15 June 2018, the draw for the first round was made in Vietnam. The second round draw was made from the Stadium of Light on 16 August.

### EFL Trophy

On 13 July 2018, the initial group stage draw bar the U21 invited clubs was announced. The draw for the second round was made live on Talksport by Leon Britton and Steve Claridge on 16 November.
| Pos | Lge | Teamvte | Pld | W | PW | PL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | ACA | Swansea City U21 (Q) | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | −3 | 6 | Round 2 |
| 2 | L1 | AFC Wimbledon (Q) | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 5 | Round 2 |
| 3 | L1 | Charlton Athletic (E) | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 3 | +7 | 4 | |
| 4 | L2 | Stevenage (E) | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 12 | −7 | 3 | |

## Squad

    As of 6 October 2018
| No. | Name | Pos. | Place of Birth | Age | L. Apps | L. Goals | Int. Caps | Int. Goals | Signed from | Date signed | Fee | Ends |
| Goalkeepers ||||||||||||||
| 1 | Tom King | GK | Plymouth | 29 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Millwall | 27 June 2018 | Loan | 1 July 2019 |
| 24 | Joe McDonnell | GK | Basingstoke | 30 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Basingstoke Town | 5 July 2014 | Undisclosed | 1 July 2020 |
| 25 | Nik Tzanev | GK | Wellington, New Zealand | 28 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Brentford | 8 May 2017 | Free | 1 July 2020 |
| 35 | Aaron Ramsdale | GK | Chesterton | 26 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Bournemouth | 2 January 2019 | Loan | 1 July 2019 |
| Defenders ||||||||||||||
| 2 | Tennai Watson | RB | Hillingdon, London | 27 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Reading | 10 July 2018 | Loan | 1 July 2019 |
| 3 | Ben Purrington | LB | Exeter | 28 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Rotherham United | 1 August 2018 | Loan | 1 July 2019 |
| 4 | Deji Oshilaja | CB | Bermondsey, London | 31 | 76 | 3 | 0 | 0 | Cardiff City | 8 June 2017 | Free | 1 July 2019 |
| 5 | Will Nightingale | CB | Roehampton, London | 29 | 45 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Academy | 6 May 2014 | Trainee | 1 July 2019 |
| 6 | Terell Thomas | CB | Rainham, London | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Wigan Athletic | 16 July 2018 | Undisclosed | 1 July 2020 |
| 12 | Tyler Garratt | LB | Lincoln | 28 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Doncaster Rovers | 2 August 2018 | Loan | 1 July 2019 |
| 20 | Toby Sibbick | RB | Hounslow, London | 25 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Academy | 26 August 2016 | Trainee | 1 July 2019 |
| 23 | Tom Scott | LB | | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Academy | | Trainee | 1 July 2019 |
| 26 | Rod McDonald | CB | Liverpool | 32 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Coventry City | 2 August 2018 | Undisclosed | 1 July 2020 |
| 30 | Paul Kalambayi | CB | Dulwich, London | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Academy | 18 February 2016 | Trainee | 1 July 2019 |
| 37 | Osaze Urhoghide | CB | Netherlands | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Academy | 6 April 2018 | Trainee | 1 July 2019 |
| Midfielders ||||||||||||||
| 7 | Scott Wagstaff | RW | Maidstone | 34 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Gillingham | 11 July 2018 | Free | 1 July 2020 |
| 8 | Anthony Hartigan | CM | Kingston upon Thames, London | 24 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Academy | 27 January 2017 | Trainee | 1 July 2020 |
| 11 | Mitchell Pinnock | RW | Gravesend | 30 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Dover Athletic | 15 June 2018 | Undisclosed | 1 July 2020 |
| 14 | Liam Trotter | CM | Ipswich | 36 | 54 | 4 | 0 | 0 | Bolton Wanderers | 21 July 2017 | Free | 1 July 2019 |
| 17 | Andy Barcham | LW | Basildon | 38 | 126 | 14 | 0 | 0 | Portsmouth | 1 July 2015 | Free | 1 July 2019 |
| 19 | Tom Soares | DM | Reading | 38 | 55 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Bury | 31 January 2017 | Undisclosed | 1 July 2019 |
| 21 | Egli Kaja | RW | Kosovo | 27 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Academy | 17 April 2015 | Trainee | 1 July 2020 |
| 27 | Neşet Bellikli | LW | Sutton, London | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Academy | 16 May 2016 | Trainee | 1 July 2019 |
| 28 | Alfie Egan | AM | Lambeth, London | 27 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Academy | 5 February 2016 | Trainee | 1 July 2019 |
| 29 | Kosta Sparta | RW | | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Reading | 1 July 2018 | Free | 1 July 2020 |
| 32 | Tyler Burey | AM | Hillingdon, London | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Academy | | Trainee | 1 July 2020 |
| 36 | Ossama Ashley | LW | Greenwich, London | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Academy | 16 May 2016 | Trainee | 1 July 2019 |
| 40 | Anthony Wordsworth | CM | Camden, London | 36 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Southend United | 12 July 2018 | Free | 1 July 2020 |
| Forwards ||||||||||||||
| 9 | Kwesi Appiah | CF | Thamesmead, London | 34 | 31 | 8 | 6 | 1 | Crystal Palace | 31 May 2017 | Free | 1 July 2019 |
| 10 | Jake Jervis | CF | Wolverhampton | 33 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Luton Town | 31 August 2018 | Loan | 1 July 2019 |
| 18 | James Hanson | CF | Bradford | 37 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Sheffield United | 26 June 2018 | Undisclosed | 1 July 2020 |
| 22 | Tommy Wood | CF | Hillingdon, London | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Burnley | 22 May 2018 | Free | 1 July 2020 |
| 31 | Kane Crichlow | CF | Warwick, Bermuda | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | Free | |
| 39 | Joe Pigott | CF | Maidstone | 31 | 30 | 9 | 0 | 0 | Maidstone United | 15 January 2018 | Undisclosed | 1 July 2021 |

## Transfers
### Transfers in

| Date from | Position | Name | From | Fee |
| 1 July 2018 | CF | James Hanson | Sheffield United | Undisclosed |
| 1 July 2018 | LW | Mitchell Pinnock | Dover Athletic | Tribunal |
| 1 July 2018 | RM | Kosta Sparta | Reading | Free transfer |
| 1 July 2018 | CF | Tommy Wood | Burnley | Free transfer |
| 11 July 2018 | RM | Scott Wagstaff | Gillingham | Free transfer |
| 12 July 2018 | CM | Anthony Wordsworth | Southend United | Free transfer |
| 16 July 2018 | CB | Terell Thomas | Wigan Athletic | Undisclosed |
| 2 August 2018 | CB | Rod McDonald | Coventry City | Undisclosed |
| 30 August 2018 | RB | Kyron Stabana | Derby County | Free transfer |
| 8 November 2018 | LB | James O'Halloran | Maidstone United | Undisclosed |
| 3 January 2019 | AM | Dylan Connolly | Dundalk | Undisclosed |
| 31 January 2019 | AM | Shane McLoughlin | Ipswich Town | Free transfer |

### Transfers out

| Date from | Position | Name | To | Fee |
| 1 July 2018 | CF | Jayden Antwi-Nyame | Free agent | Released |
| 1 July 2018 | CB | Darius Charles | Wycombe Wanderers | Free transfer |
| 1 July 2018 | RM | George Francomb | Crawley Town | Released |
| 1 July 2018 | RB | Barry Fuller | Gillingham | Released |
| 1 July 2018 | LB | Callum Kennedy | Billericay Town | Released |
| 1 July 2018 | LB | Seth Owens | Maldon & Tiptree F.C. | Released |
| 1 July 2018 | CM | Dean Parrett | Gillingham | Free transfer |
| 1 July 2018 | LM | Richard Pingling | Merstham F.C. | Released |
| 1 July 2018 | CB | Paul Robinson | Havant & Waterlooville | Released |
| 1 July 2018 | RW | Lloyd Sam | Free agent | Released |
| 1 July 2018 | CF | Lyle Taylor | Charlton Athletic | Free transfer |
| 31 July 2018 | LB | Jonathan Meades | Retired | — |
| 2 August 2018 | CF | Cody McDonald | Ebbsfleet United | Mutual consent |
| 19 February 2019 | CM | Liam Trotter | Orange County | Mutual consent |
| 22 March 2019 | RW | Kosta Sparta | Free agent | Released |

### Loans in

| Start date | Position | Name | From | End date |
| 1 July 2018 | GK | Tom King | Millwall | 10 January 2019 |
| 10 July 2018 | RB | Tennai Watson | Reading | 31 May 2019 |
| 1 August 2018 | LB | Ben Purrington | Rotherham United | 9 January 2019 |
| 2 August 2018 | LB | Tyler Garratt | Doncaster Rovers | 31 May 2019 |
| 31 August 2018 | RW | Jake Jervis | Luton Town | 31 May 2019 |
| 4 January 2019 | GK | Aaron Ramsdale | Bournemouth | 31 May 2019 |
| 16 January 2019 | LB | Steve Seddon | Birmingham City | 31 May 2019 |
| 31 January 2019 | FW | Michael Folivi | Watford | 31 May 2019 |

### Loans out

| Start date | Position | Name | To | End date |
| 20 July 2018 | SS | Egli Kaja | Livingston | 14 December 2018 |
| 10 August 2018 | MF | Alfie Egan | East Thurrock United | 11 October 2018 |
| 18 January 2019 | GK | Nik Tzanev | Potters Bar Town | February 2019 |
| 8 February 2019 | CF | Tommy Wood | Slough Town | March 2019 |
| 5 March 2019 | RB | Kyron Stabana | Tamworth | April 2019 |
| 14 March 2019 | CF | Tommy Wood | Burgess Hill Town | 31 May 2019 |
| 22 March 2019 | MF | Alfie Egan | Kingstonian | 31 May 2019 |
| 22 March 2019 | MF | Jack Rudoni | Corinthian-Casuals | 31 May 2019 |
| 28 March 2019 | FB | James O'Halloran | Kingstonian | 27 April 2019 |