# 2022–23 AFC Wimbledon season

The 2022–23 season was the 21st season in the existence of AFC Wimbledon and the club's first season back in League Two since the 2015–16 season following their relegation from League One the prior season. In addition to the league, they also competed in the 2022–23 FA Cup, the 2022–23 EFL Cup and the 2022–23 EFL Trophy.

## Transfers
### In

| Date | Pos | Player | Transferred from | Fee |
| 1 July 2022 | CB | Alex Pearce | Millwall | Free |
| 4 July 2022 | RB | Chris Gunter | Charlton Athletic | Free |
| 18 July 2022 | CF | Josh Davison | Charlton Athletic | Undisclosed |
| 24 August 2022 | CM | Harry Pell | Accrington Stanley | Undisclosed |
| 11 September 2022 | GK | Will Jääskeläinen | Crewe Alexandra | Free |
| 1 October 2022 | RW | Courtney Senior | Newport County | Free |
| 12 January 2023 | CF | Ali Al-Hamadi | Wycombe Wanderers | Undisclosed |
| 31 January 2023 | CB | Aaron Pierre | Sutton United | Undisclosed |
* ↑ The transfer was announced on 7 June, and would become official on July 1 once his Millwall contract expired

### Out

| Date | Pos | Player | Transferred to | Fee | Ref |
| 30 June 2022 | RB | Cheye Alexander | Gillingham | Released | |
| 30 June 2022 | CF | Corie Andrews | Torquay United | Released | |
| 30 June 2022 | CB | Darius Charles | Retired | Retired | |
| 30 June 2022 | CM | Anthony Hartigan | Mansfield Town | Rejected Contract | |
| 30 June 2022 | CB | Ben Heneghan | Sheffield Wednesday | Released | |
| 30 June 2022 | RW | Egli Kaja | Hampton & Richmond Borough | Released | < |
| 30 June 2022 | CB | Jack Madelin | Unattached | Released | |
| 30 June 2022 | LB | Nesta Guinness-Walker | Reading | Rejected Contract | |
| 30 June 2022 | MF | Isaac Olaniyan | Bognor Regis Town | Released | |
| 30 June 2022 | GK | Zaki Oualah | Weymouth | Released | |
| 30 June 2022 | CF | Derick Osei | Dundee | Released | |
| 1 July 2022 | FW | Archie Stevens | Rangers | Undisclosed | |
| 2 July 2022 | FW | Leon Chiwome | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Undisclosed | |
| 4 July 2022 | CB | Dániel Csóka | Zalaegerszegi | Undisclosed | |
| 15 July 2022 | CM | Jack Rudoni | Huddersfield Town | Undisclosed | |
| 24 August 2022 | CM | Luke McCormick | Bristol Rovers | Undisclosed | |
| 13 January 2023 | GK | Will Jääskeläinen | Woking | Released | |
| 27 January 2023 | RW | Ayoub Assal | Al-Wakrah | Undisclosed | |
| 31 January 2023 | RW | Courtney Senior | Barnet | Released | |
| 1 February 2023 | LB | Paul Osew | Northampton Town | Mutual Consent | [32] [33] |

### Loans in

| Date | Pos | Player | Loaned from | On loan until |
| 15 July 2022 | CF | Kyle Hudlin | Huddersfield Town | 4 January 2023 |
| 18 July 2022 | CM | Paris Maghoma | Brentford | 5 January 2023 |
| 29 July 2022 | RW | Nathan Young-Coombes | Brentford | 20 January 2023 |
| 1 September 2022 | CB | Ryley Towler | Bristol City | 6 January 2023 |
| 6 January 2023 | RW | Sam Pearson | Bristol City | End of Season |
| 12 January 2023 | CM | Armani Little | Forest Green Rovers | End of Season |
| 24 January 2023 | CF | Saikou Janneh | Cambridge United | End of Season |
| 31 January 2023 | RW | Diallang Jaiyesimi | Charlton Athletic | End of Season |
| 1 February 2023 | AM | Kasey McAteer | Leicester City | End of Season |
* ↑ On 4 January, Hudlin was recalled back to Huddersfield
* ↑ On 5 January, Maghoma was recalled back to Brentford
* ↑ On 20 January, Young-Coombes was recalled back to Brentford
* ↑ On 6 January, Towler was recalled back to Bristol City

### Loans out

| Date | Pos | Player | Loaned to | On loan until |
| 30 July 2022 | CF | Zach Robinson | Dundee | 6 January 2023 |
| 19 August 2022 | CF | Aaron Cosgrave | Southend United | End of Season |
| 27 August 2022 | RB | Ben Mason | Basingstoke Town | 31 January 2023 |
| 11 September 2022 | AM | Marcel Campbell | South Park | 1 January 2023 |
| 11 September 2022 | CM | Kwaku Frimpong | Dartford | 11 October 2022 |
| 2 January 2023 | CM | Kwaku Frimpong | Potters Bar Town | 2 February 2023 |
| 4 January 2023 | CF | Quaine Bartley | Wingate & Finchley | 4 February 2023 |
| 20 January 2023 | CM | Alfie Bendle | Eastbourne Borough | End of Season |
| 1 February 2023 | CF | Zach Robinson | Dundee | End of Season |
* ↑ On 6 January, Robinson was recalled from his loan at Dundee

## Pre-season and friendlies

On 31 May, AFC Wimbledon announced their first four pre-season friendlies. A fifth friendly match was added, against Farnborough.
Win  Draw  Loss  Fixtures

## Competitions
### Overall record

| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record |
| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % |
| League Two | August 2022 | May 2023 | Matchday 1 | 46 | 11 | 15 | 20 | 48 | 60 | −12 | 023.91 |
| FA Cup | November 2022 | November 2022 | First round | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | +0 | 033.33 |
| EFL Cup | August 2022 | August 2022 | First round | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | −2 | 000.00 |
| EFL Trophy | August 2022 | December 2022 | Group stage | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 7 | +3 | 060.00 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | 55 | 15 | 18 | 22 | 62 | 73 | −11 | 027.27 |
Last updated: 25 January 2024 Source: [ Soccerway]

### League Two
#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
| 18 | Doncaster Rovers | 46 | 16 | 7 | 23 | 46 | 65 | −19 | 55 | |
| 19 | Harrogate Town | 46 | 12 | 16 | 18 | 59 | 68 | −9 | 52 | |
| 20 | Colchester United | 46 | 12 | 13 | 21 | 44 | 51 | −7 | 49 | |
| 21 | AFC Wimbledon | 46 | 11 | 15 | 20 | 48 | 60 | −12 | 48 | |
| 22 | Crawley Town | 46 | 11 | 13 | 22 | 48 | 71 | −23 | 46 | |
| 23 | Hartlepool United (R) | 46 | 9 | 16 | 21 | 52 | 78 | −26 | 43 | Relegation to National League |
| 24 | Rochdale (R) | 46 | 9 | 11 | 26 | 46 | 70 | −24 | 38 | Relegation to National League |

#### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Last updated: 8 May 2023. Source: [ Soccerway]

#### Results by round

| 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 | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | A | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | H | A |
| Result | W | D | D | L | W | L | L | L | L | D | W | L | L | W | D | W | W | D | W | W | D | D | W | L | D | D | W | L | D | D | D | L | L | L | L | D | L | L | W | L | D | L | L | L | D | L |
| Position | 3 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 |

#### Matches

Win  Draw  Loss  Fixtures
On 23 June, the league fixtures were announced.

### FA Cup

AFC Wimbledon were drawn away to Weymouth in the first round.
Win  Draw  Loss  Fixtures

### EFL Cup

Win  Draw  Loss  Fixtures
Wimbledon were drawn at home to Gillingham in the first round.

### EFL Trophy

On 20 June, the initial Group stage draw was made, grouping AFC Wimbleon with Crawley Town and Portsmouth. Three days later, Aston Villa U21s joined Southern Group B. In the third round, the Dons were drawn away to Plymouth Argyle.
| Pos | Div | Teamvte | Pld | W | PW | PL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | L2 | AFC Wimbledon | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 7 | Advance to Round 2 |
| 2 | L1 | Portsmouth | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 3 | +5 | 6 | Advance to Round 2 |
| 3 | L2 | Crawley Town | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 7 | +2 | 5 | |
| 4 | ACA | Aston Villa U21 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 12 | −9 | 0 | |
Win  Draw  Loss  Fixtures