- Year Founded: 2002
- Nickname: The Dons, The Wombles
- Major Honours: League Two Play-off winners : 2015–16
As so often in the Wimbledon story, it all came down to a penalty kick. In the final moments of 2012/13, Jack Midson stepped up to score from 12 yards. It was a goal that not only secured victory over Fleetwood Town but preserved the new Dons’ hard-won League Two status. The wave of euphoria as relieved fans invaded the pitch to celebrate evoked memories of good times past.
Just two years earlier, it was Danny Kedwell whose final penalty kick in the shoot-out decided the Conference play-off final against Luton Town at the City of Manchester Stadium. Such penalty heroics were hardly something new for older supporters, who remembered the saves from the spot that immortalised the names of Dickie Guy and Dave Beasant in FA Cup folklore.
It was preserving that glorious past that drove followers of the club to start again in the summer of 2002 after a specially appointed three-man FA commission shocked football fans everywhere by allowing the old Wimbledon FC to relocate to a Buckinghamshire new town. Determined not to let a proud 104-year history die, Dons supporters organised themselves and within just six weeks AFC Wimbledon – a club the commission had declared would be “not in the wider interests of football” – was born.
Northampton 1 Oxford 0 – League One
Sam Hoskins scored the only goal of the game early in the second half as the Cobblers claimed their third win from four home games to move two points above the bottom four and dent Oxford’s play-off hopes.
Oxford were convinced they had taken a fourth-minute lead when Rob Atkinson’s header appeared very close to crossing the line before being scrambled away.
Atkinson also saw a shot deflected wide but Northampton grew into the game and went close themselves when Mark Marshall’s shot hit a post and Ryan Watson put the rebound into the side netting.
Jonathan Mitchell tipped Daniel Agyei’s effort around a post but Northampton went ahead 10 minutes into the second half when Hoskins latched on to Danny Rose’s flick-on and picked out the bottom corner.
Oxford were out of sorts and struggled to respond, creating only one half chance late on as captain Elliott Moore headed wide from a corner.
AFC Wimbledon 2 Charlton 2 – League One
Charlton, playing under Nigel Adkins for the first time, took the lead through Jayden Stockley’s 10th-minute header, before Ryan Longman levelled five minutes later.
Diallang Jaiyesimi restored the Addicks’ lead midway through the first half, but the game’s star man Longman deservedly brought the Dons level.
Wimbledon had already gone close through Ayoub Assal before the excellent Liam Millar delivered a wicked cross for Stockley to prod home at the near post.
Longman showed strength and poise in the build-up to curling past Ben Amos for the equaliser, but Millar was soon at it again.
He cut in from the right to land a cross right on Jaiyesimi’s toes and he smashed past Nik Tzanev from six yards.
Mark Robinson’s men were much better after the break. Longman drilled one across the Charlton goal-line, before he latched on to a woeful back pass from Akin Famewo and tapped past a stranded Amos.
In a frantic finish, Wimbledon forward Joe Pigott crashed one against a post and Chuks Aneke did likewise at the other end, but neither side could force a winner.
2020 – The Cobblers 2 AFC Wimbledon 2
A flying start saw the Dons take the lead after just 20 seconds when Cian Bolger lost possession just outside the penalty box and Luke O’Neill nipped in before setting up Ethan Chislett who fired the ball into the far corner.
Cobblers debutant Benny Ashley-Seal volleyed narrowly wide in response before the home side levelled in the 19th minute as Matty Warburton curled a delightful 25-yard free-kick into the top corner.
Ryan Longman squandered a good chance to hit back immediately but it was not long until Wimbledon regained the lead, with Joe Piggott teeing-up Nesta Guinness-Walker and he calmly slotted home.
Shane McLoughlin missed a great chance to extend the visitors’ lead and he was made to pay for that miss after 32 minutes when Ricky Korboa blasted into the bottom corner after Wimbledon failed to clear their lines.
The second half was a little less frenetic but Fraser Horsfall headed over for Northampton before substitute Sam Hoskins volleyed the best chance wide.
Last 6 – AFC Wimbledon
last 6 meetings between the Cobblers and AFC Wimbledon.
| Played | Won | Draw | Lost | ||
| 15 | 7 | 7 | 1 |
| Biggest Win over AFC | 10/02/20 – 1 AFC Wimbledon 3 Northampton Town |
| Biggest Loss over AFC | 14 Oct 2017 – Northampton Town 0 – 1AFC Wimbledon |
| First-Ever Game | 13 Sep 2011 AFC Wimbledon 0 Northampton Town 3 |
Played for both – AFC Wimbledon
Heres a look at a selection of players that have played for both the Cobblers and AFC Wimbledon.
The Lancashire-based official will travel to Plough Lane for 27 game of the 2020/21 season. His 9th Leauge One game of the season. So far this season he has given 77 yellow cards and 2 red cards.
This will be his first Cobblers game of the season and his first trip to the new plough lane.
His latest Cobblers Game
| Date | Comp | Match | Y | R | |
| 15/02/20 | League Two | Walsall 3–2 Northampton | 3 | 0 | |
| 06/04/19 | FA Cup | Notts Co 2–2 Northampton | 0 | 0 | |
Oxford United Games
| Date | Comp | Match | Y | R |
| 07/09/19 | Leauge One | MK Dons 2–1 AFC W’bledon | 0 | 0 |
| 02/02/19 | Leauge One | Sunderland 1–0 AFC W’bledon | 4 | 0 |
| 01/12/18 | FA Cup | Halifax 1–3 AFC W’bledon | 4 | 0 |
Daniel Cook and Justin Amey
Fourth Official : Kevin Howick
Northampton Town travel to AFC Wimbledon on Saturday and the game is live on iFollow.If you are looking to purchase a match pass for this game, a match pass costs just £10 for all UK based supporters and can be purchased here.
Fans overseas will be able to view on Season Passes or by purchasing a match pass.
Due to the BBC’s current travelling restrictions for reporters, there will be no BBC Radio Northampton commentary accompanying the iFollow pictures.
On iFollow, viewers will have the choice to watch the game with stadium sound only or with home commentary.
BBC Radio Northampton audio commentary will be available for listeners in Northamptonshire on 104.2 or 103.6 FM and DAB, and for audio only subscribers on iFollow.
BBC Radio Northampton commentating from the iFollow feed from the studio will be for radio use. Unfortunately, this would have too much of a delay to be used alongside the iFollow pictures.
- AFC Wimbledon have never won at home against Northampton Town in the Football League. In their seven previous encounters, they have lost four and drawn three.
- Northampton Town have lost only one of their 15 meetings against AFC Wimbledon in the Football League (D7 L7). That 1-0 defeat came in October 2017 at Sixfields.
- AFC Wimbledon have one win from their last 10 home matches in League One (D2 L7). They have conceded in all but one match, a total of 20 times during this run.
- Northampton Town are winless in their last 12 away matches in League One (D5 L7). They have conceded 19 goals, which is 11 more than they have scored during this run (8).
| Stats | AFC Wimbledon | Northampton |
|---|---|---|
| Games Played | 35 | 37 |
| Goals | 35 | 32 |
| Shots on target | 130 | 113 |
| Shooting accuracy | 49.20% | 42.00% |
| Goals conceded | 59 | 53 |
| Clean sheets | 6 | 10 |
| Yellow cards | 46 | 74 |
| Red Cards | 0 | 3 |
#OnThisDay The Cobblers 3 Swindon 4
Ron Newman
Interview – Andy Holt
Looking back on our last long campaign in the League Trophy back in the season 2003/2004 UnderI interviewed ex-cobbler Andy Hot, Andy played for the Cobblers between 2004 – 2012 making over 190 appearances scoring over 15 goals.
