The 2015–16 season was AFC Wimbledon's 14th season in their history and 5th consecutive season in League Two. Despite getting the season off to a mediocre start, good spells of form in the latter half of the season ensured that The Dons would confirm their highest ever League Two finish with 7th place and qualification to the 2016 Football League play-offs. AFC Wimbledon went on to beat 4th placed Accrington Stanley 3–2 on aggregate, earning them a place in the play-off Final at Wembley Stadium against Plymouth Argyle. The Dons went on to win the play-off final on 30 May 2016 in front of a crowd of 57,956, earning them promotion to Football League One for the first time in their history.
League table
Results summary
Matches
Pre-season friendlies
League Two
August
September
October
November
December
January
February
March
April
May
League Two play-offs
Semi-final
Final
FA Cup
League Cup
Football League Trophy
London Senior Cup
On 8 February 2016, it was announced that AFC Wimbledon had decided to withdraw from the competition after being unable to agree with Second Round opponents London Bari on a suitable date to play the match after the original fixture had been cancelled on 9 January due to a waterlogged pitch.
Player statistics
League Appearances and goals
|colspan="14"|Players who featured on loan for AFC Wimbledon but subsequently returned to their parent club:
|colspan="14"|Players who left or were released by AFC Wimbledon during the course of the season:
Play-off Appearances
Top scorers RankPositionNationNumberPlayerLeague TwoPlay-offsFA CupLeague CupJP TrophyTotal1 FW 33 Lyle Taylor 20 2 0 0 1 232 FW 14 Adebayo Azeez 7 0 0 0 1 8= FW 10 Adebayo Akinfenwa 6 2 0 0 0 83 FW 9 Tom Elliott 6 0 0 0 0 64 MF 17 Andy Barcham 5 0 0 0 0 55 MF 4 Dannie Bulman 3 0 0 0 0 3 DF 6 Paul Robinson 3 0 0 0 0 3 MF 7 George Francomb 3 0 0 0 0 3 DF 12 Jonathan Meades 3 0 0 0 0 36 FW 11 Sean Rigg 2 0 0 0 0 2= DF 3 Callum Kennedy 1 0 1 0 0 27 MF 8 Jake Reeves 1 0 0 0 0 1 MF 19 David Fitzpatrick 1 0 0 0 0 1 FW 35 Toyosi Olusanya 1 0 0 0 0 1 FW 39 Rhys Murphy 1 0 0 0 0 1 N/A N/A N/A Own goal 1 0 0 0 0 1 MF 16 Tom Beere 0 1 0 0 0 1TOTALS64510272*
Disciplinary record NumberPositionNationNameLeague TwoPlay-offsFA CupLeague CupJP TrophyTotal 2 DF Barry Fuller 10 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 0 4 MF Dannie Bulman 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 5 DF Will Nightingale 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 6 DF Paul Robinson 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 7 MF George Francomb 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 8 MF Jake Reeves 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 9 FW Tom Elliott 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 10 FW Adebayo Akinfenwa 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 11 FW Sean Rigg 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 12 DF Jonathan Meades 10 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 11 0 14 FW Adebayo Azeez 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 16 MF Tom Beere 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 17 MF Andy Barcham 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 18 DF Semi Ajayi 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 18 MF Connor Smith 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 20 DF Ryan Sweeney 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 22 DF Karleigh Osborne 7 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 1 28 MF Christian Toonga 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 32 DF Darius Charles 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 33 FW Lyle Taylor 5 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 1TOTALS64460201000734
Transfers Players Transferred InDatePositionNationNamePrevious clubFeeRef. 12 June 2015 MF Christian Toonga Arsenal Free 23 June 2015 DF Jonathan Meades Oxford United Free 1 July 2015 MF Andy Barcham Portsmouth Free 2 July 2015 FW Tom Elliott Cambridge United Free 14 July 2015 FW Lyle Taylor Scunthorpe United Undisclosed 3 August 2015 DF Paul Robinson Portsmouth Free 22 January 2016 MF Connor Smith Watford Free Players Loaned InDate fromPositionNationNameFromDate toRef. 2 July 2015 DF Karleigh Osborne Bristol City End of Season 29 September 2015 DF Semi Ajayi Cardiff City 30 October 2015 20 October 2015 GK Ben Wilson Cardiff City 14 December 2015 1 February 2016 GK Kelle Roos Derby County End of Season 11 March 2016 FW Rhys Murphy Oldham Athletic End of Season 17 March 2016 DF Darius Charles Burton Albion End of Season Players Loaned OutDate fromPositionNationNameToDate toRef. 30 October 2015 FW George Oakley Kingstonian 4 November 2015 6 November 2015 MF David Fitzpatrick Tonbridge Angels 6 December 2015 24 November 2015 MF Tom Beere Bishop's Stortford 24 December 2015 6 February 2016 MF Tom Beere Hampton & Richmond Borough 24 April 2016 10 February 2016 GK Joe McDonnell Hampton & Richmond Borough 28 February 2016 29 February 2016 GK Joe McDonnell Harrow Borough 23 April 2016 Players Transferred OutDatePositionNationNameSubsequent clubFeeRef 12 May 2015 GK Ross Worner Sutton United Released 12 May 2015 DF Jack Smith Hemel Hempstead Released 12 May 2015 DF Mark Phillips Braintree Town Released 12 May 2015 MF Sammy Moore Leyton Orient Released 12 May 2015 MF Alfie Potter Northampton Town Released 12 May 2015 MF Chace Jaquart Portimonense S.C. Released 4 August 2015 FW Dan Agyei Burnley Undisclosed Fee
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