# 2024–25 AFC Wimbledon season

The 2024–25 season is the 23rd season in the history of AFC Wimbledon and their third consecutive season in League Two. In addition to the domestic league, the club would also participate in the FA Cup, the EFL Cup, and the EFL Trophy.

## Transfers
### In

| Date | Pos. | Player | From | Fee |
| 1 July 2024 | LM | Myles Hippolyte | Stockport County | Free |
| 1 July 2024 | DM | Callum Maycock | Solihull Moors | Free |
| 1 July 2024 | CB | John-Joe O'Toole | Mansfield Town | Free |
| 1 July 2024 | CF | Matty Stevens | Forest Green Rovers | Free |
| 10 July 2024 | GK | Lewis Ward | Charlton Athletic | Free |
| 15 August 2024 | CB | Riley Harbottle | Hibernian | Undisclosed |
| 5 December 2024 | CM | Romaine Sawyers | Cardiff City | Free |
| 10 December 2024 | DM | Sam Hutchinson | Reading | Free |
| 14 January 2025 | AM | Marcus Browne | Oxford United | Free |
| 30 January 2025 | FW | Osman Foyo | Ipswich Town | Undisclosed |
* ↑ The transfer was announced on 28 May, and would become official on 1 July once his Stockport County contract expired
* ↑ The transfer was announced on 17 June, and would become official on 1 July once his Solihull Moors contract expired
* ↑ The transfer was announced on 18 June, and would become official on 1 July once his Mansfield Town contract expired
* ↑ The transfer was announced on 20 May, and would become official on 1 July once his Forest Green Rovers contract expired

### Out

| Date | Pos. | Player | To | Fee |
| 20 June 2024 | CF | Josh Davison | Tranmere Rovers | Undisclosed |
| 5 July 2024 | LB | Jack Currie | Oxford United | Undisclosed |
| 16 September 2024 | CF | Justin Clarke | Everton | Undisclosed |
| 19 December 2024 | GK | Charlie Wilson-Papps | Brighton & Hove Albion | Undisclosed |
| 8 January 2025 | CM | Romaine Sawyers | Bristol Rovers | Free |

### Loaned in

| Date | Pos. | Player | From | Date until |
| 1 July 2024 | CM | Alistair Smith | Lincoln City | End of Season |
| 11 July 2024 | CF | Joe Pigott | Leyton Orient | End of Season |
| 16 July 2024 | GK | Owen Goodman | Crystal Palace | End of Season |
| 29 July 2024 | LB | James Furlong | Hull City | End of Season |

### Loaned out

| Date | Pos. | Player | To | Date until |
| 1 July 2024 | CB | Will Nightingale | Ross County | End of Season |
| 14 August 2024 | CM | Kai Jennings | Whitehawk | 1 January 2025 |
| 14 August 2024 | CB | Leo Young | Hastings United | 1 January 2025 |
| 3 September 2024 | CM | Harry Sidwell | Havant & Waterlooville | 12 January 2025 |
| 6 September 2024 | CF | Paris Lock | Braintree Town | 5 October 2024 |
| 27 September 2024 | CB | Ethan Sutcliffe | Tonbridge Angels | End of Season |
| 8 November 2024 | CM | Morgan Williams | Dorking Wanderers | End of Season |
| 23 January 2025 | CF | Reuben Amissah | Marlow | End of Season |
| 4 March 2025 | LW | Ryan McLean | Yeovil Town | End of Season |
| 7 March 2025 | CM | Harry Sidwell | Enfield Town | 27 April 2025 |
* ↑ The loan was announced on 27 June, and would officially commence on July 1
* ↑ On 23 January, Sutcliffe's loan at Tonbridge was extended until the end of season
* ↑ On 29 December, Williams' loan at Dorking was extended until the end of season

### Released / Out of Contract

| Date | Pos. | Player | Subsequent club | Join date |
| 30 June 2024 | LW | Ronan Curtis | Port Vale | 1 July 2024 |
| 30 June 2024 | CB | Paul Kalambayi | Dagenham & Redbridge | 1 July 2024 |
| 30 June 2024 | CM | Armani Little | Gillingham | 1 July 2024 |
| 30 June 2024 | RB | Ben Mason | Farnborough | 1 July 2024 |
| 30 June 2024 | CM | Harry Pell | Cheltenham Town | 1 July 2024 |
| 30 June 2024 | CF | Zach Robinson | Motherwell | 1 July 2024 |
| 30 June 2024 | GK | Nik Tzanev | Northampton Town | 3 July 2024 |
| 30 June 2024 | LB | Josh Hallard | Aveley | 7 July 2024 |
| 30 June 2024 | CB | Alex Pearce | Bracknell Town | 13 August 2024 |
| 30 June 2024 | AM | Marcel Campbell | East Grinstead Town | 27 August 2024 |
| 30 June 2024 | CF | Quaine Bartley | Maldom & Tiptree | 6 November 2024 |
| 30 June 2024 | LB | Lee Brown | | |
| 6 January 2025 | CM | Romaine Sawyers | Bristol Rovers | 8 January 2025 |

## Pre-season and friendlies

On 7 May, The Dons announced they would return to Alicante for a five-day warm weather training camp. A month later, four pre-season friendlies were confirmed, against Charlton Athletic, Maidenhead United, Metropolitan Police and Barnet. On June 21, a home friendly fixture against Brentford was added. Peterborough United were confirmed as the opponents for the training camp.
Win  Draw  Loss  Fixtures

## Competitions
### League Two
#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Walsall | 37 | 20 | 9 | 8 | 67 | 43 | +24 | 69 | Promotion to EFL League One |
| 2 | Bradford City | 37 | 19 | 9 | 9 | 48 | 31 | +17 | 66 | Promotion to EFL League One |
| 3 | AFC Wimbledon | 37 | 18 | 9 | 10 | 49 | 26 | +23 | 63 | Promotion to EFL League One |
| 4 | Doncaster Rovers | 37 | 18 | 9 | 10 | 54 | 44 | +10 | 63 | Qualification for League Two play-offs |
| 5 | Notts County | 37 | 17 | 10 | 10 | 56 | 39 | +17 | 61 | Qualification for League Two play-offs |

#### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Last updated: 11 March 2025. Source: Soccerway

#### Results by round

| Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 8$^2$ | 17 | 5$^1$ | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 9$^3$ | 32 | 25$^4$ | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 26$^5$ |
| Ground | H | A | A | H | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | H | A | A | H | A | H | H |
| Result | W | L | W | W | W | D | L | W | L | W | L | L | W | D | L | W | D | W | W | L | D | W | W | W | D | D | W | D | W | W | D | D | L | L | W | L |
| Position | 3 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 |
| Points | 3 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 26 | 27 | 30 | 33 | 33 | 34 | 37 | 40 | 43 | 44 | 45 | 48 | 49 | 52 | 55 | 56 | 57 | 57 | 57 | 60 | 60 |
* $^1$ Matchday 5 (vs. Tranmere Rovers) was postponed due to international call-ups
* $^2$ Matchday 8 (vs. Accrington Stanley) was postponed due to a damaged pitch at Plough Lane
* $^3$ Matchday 9 (vs. Crewe Alexandra) was postponed due to rearranged EFL Cup fixtures
* $^4$ Matchday 25 (vs. Fleetwood Town) was postponed due to heavy snowfall
* $^5$ Matchday 26 (vs. Cheltenham Town) was postponed due to a frozen pitch

#### Matches

On 26 June, the League Two fixtures were announced.
Win  Draw  Loss  Fixtures

### FA Cup

AFC Wimbledon were drawn away to Milton Keynes Dons in the first round and at home to Dagenham & Redbridge in the second round.
Win  Draw  Loss  Fixtures

### EFL Cup

On 27 June, the draw for the first round was made, with Wimbledon being drawn away against Bromley. In the second round, they were drawn at home to Ipswich Town. In the third round, a home tie against Newcastle United was confirmed.
Win  Draw  Loss  Fixtures

### EFL Trophy
#### Group stage

In the group stage, Wimbledon were drawn into Southern Group B alongside Crawley Town, Wycombe Wanderers and Brighton & Hove Albion U21. In the round of 32, Wimbledon were drawn away to Colchester United.
| Pos | Div | Teamvte | Pld | W | PW | PL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | L1 | Wycombe Wanderers | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 5 | +2 | 6 | Advance to Round 2 |
| 2 | L2 | AFC Wimbledon | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6 | −1 | 6 | Advance to Round 2 |
| 3 | ACA | Brighton & Hove Albion U21 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 7 | +1 | 4 | |
| 4 | L1 | Crawley Town | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 8 | −2 | 2 | |
Win  Draw  Loss  Fixtures

#### Knockout stages
## Statistics
### Appearances and goals

    As of match played 11 March 2025
Players with no appearances are not included on the list Italics indicate a loaned in player
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | League Two | League Two | FA Cup | FA Cup | EFL Cup | EFL Cup | EFL Trophy | EFL Trophy |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| 1 | GK | ENG | Owen Goodman | 41 | 0 | 36+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | ENG | Huseyin Biler | 14 | 0 | 0+6 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | IRL | James Furlong | 27 | 0 | 9+11 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+3 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 |
| 4 | MF | ENG | Jake Reeves | 23 | 2 | 21+0 | 2 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | IRL | John-Joe O'Toole | 9 | 1 | 6+0 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 |
| 6 | DF | NIR | Ryan Johnson | 37 | 0 | 29+2 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 |
| 7 | FW | ENG | James Tilley | 41 | 5 | 28+4 | 4 | 2+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | 2+2 | 1 |
| 8 | MF | ENG | Callum Maycock | 26 | 3 | 10+9 | 2 | 1+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 1 |
| 9 | FW | LBN | Omar Bugiel | 37 | 6 | 28+2 | 3 | 2+0 | 1 | 2+1 | 1 | 0+2 | 1 |
| 10 | FW | NIR | Josh Kelly | 40 | 3 | 13+19 | 2 | 0+2 | 0 | 1+1 | 1 | 4+0 | 0 |
| 11 | FW | ENG | Josh Neufville | 43 | 4 | 36+0 | 4 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0+3 | 0 |
| 12 | MF | ENG | Alistair Smith | 41 | 3 | 35+0 | 3 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+3 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 14 | FW | ENG | Matty Stevens | 44 | 20 | 31+5 | 16 | 2+0 | 2 | 1+2 | 1 | 2+1 | 1 |
| 16 | MF | ENG | James Ball | 20 | 1 | 11+3 | 1 | 2+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 18 | FW | ENG | Marcus Browne | 13 | 2 | 7+6 | 2 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 19 | FW | ENG | Osman Foyo | 2 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 20 | FW | ENG | Paris Lock | 1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 21 | MF | GRN | Myles Hippolyte | 20 | 2 | 12+4 | 2 | 1+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 22 | GK | ENG | Lewis Ward | 4 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 |
| 24 | MF | ENG | Harry Sidwell | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 25 | DF | ENG | Ethan Sutcliffe | 1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 26 | DF | ENG | Riley Harbottle | 25 | 0 | 16+2 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 |
| 27 | MF | WAL | Morgan Williams | 4 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 |
| 29 | FW | NOR | Aron Sasu | 17 | 0 | 2+14 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 31 | DF | WAL | Joe Lewis | 30 | 1 | 25+1 | 1 | 1+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 33 | DF | ENG | Isaac Ogundere | 41 | 0 | 23+10 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 |
| 39 | FW | ENG | Joe Pigott | 33 | 4 | 8+16 | 2 | 0+2 | 0 | 2+1 | 1 | 3+1 | 1 |
| 41 | MF | ENG | Sam Hutchinson | 13 | 0 | 9+3 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| Player(s) who featured but departed the club permanently during the season: ||||||||||||||
| 19 | MF | SKN | Romaine Sawyers | 5 | 1 | 1+3 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |