AFC Wimbledon fixtures for League One 2025-26 season confirmed
AFC Wimbledon open their return to League One with a tough trip to relegated Luton.
Johnnie Jackson led the Dons back to the third division after a narrow 1-0 play-off final win over Walsall, where Myles Hippolyte scored the decisive goal on the stroke of half-time at Wembley.
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Wimbledon were relegated from League One back in 2022 after a dismal campaign under Mark Robinson did not improve with the hiring of Mark Bowen, who could not guide them away from the drop.
The Wombles' inconsistencies last year cost them an automatic promotion place, but they came into their own in the play-offs, beating Notts County 1-0 home and away in the semi-finals, before beating the Saddlers by the same scoreline a week later.
Jackson has lost several key figures from that promotion campaign, with first-choice wing-backs James Tilley and Josh Neufville departing on free transfers for Wycombe and Bradford respectively, while Owen Goodman's loan deal from Crystal Palace does not look like it will be extended.
AFC Wimbledon confirmed League One 2025-26 fixtures
August
01/08/2025 20:00 Luton Town (a)
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09/08/2025 15:00 Lincoln City (h)
16/08/2025 15:00 Reading (a)
19/08/2025 19:45 Cardiff City (h)
23/08/2025 15:00 Barnsley (h)
30/08/2025 15:00 Bradford City (a)
September
06/09/2025 15:00 Bolton Wanderers (a)
13/09/2025 15:00 Rotherham United (h)
20/09/2025 15:00 Doncaster Rovers (a)
27/09/2025 15:00 Wycombe Wanderers (h)
October
04/10/2025 15:00 Blackpool (a)
11/10/2025 15:00 Port Vale (h)
18/10/2025 15:00 Plymouth Argyle (a)
25/10/2025 15:00 Burton Albion (h)
November
08/11/2025 15:00 Peterborough United (a)
15/11/2025 15:00 Stockport County (h)
22/11/2025 15:00 Wigan Athletic (h)
29/11/2025 15:00 Huddersfield Town (a)
December
09/12/2025 19:45 Exeter City (a)
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13/12/2025 15:00 Mansfield Town (h)
20/12/2025 15:00 Northampton Town (a)
26/12/2025 15:00 Stevenage (h)
29/12/2025 19:45 Exeter City (h)
January
01/01/2026 15:00 Leyton Orient (a)
04/01/2026 15:00 Wycombe Wanderers (a)
10/01/2026 15:00 Blackpool (h)
17/01/2026 15:00 Doncaster Rovers (h)
24/01/2026 15:00 Rotherham United (a)
27/01/2026 19:45 Port Vale (a)
31/01/2026 15:00 Bolton Wanderers (h)
February
07/02/2026 15:00 Reading (h)
14/02/2026 15:00 Barnsley (a)
17/02/2026 19:45 Cardiff City (a)
21/02/2026 15:00 Bradford City (h)
28/02/2026 15:00 Mansfield Town (a)
March
07/03/2026 15:00 Northampton Town (h)
14/03/2026 15:00 Stevenage (a)
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17/03/2026 19:45 Leyton Orient (h)
21/03/2026 15:00 Peterborough United (h)
28/03/2026 15:00 Stockport County (a)
April
03/04/2026 15:00 Lincoln City (a)
06/04/2026 15:00 Luton Town (h)
11/04/2026 15:00 Burton Albion (a)
18/04/2026 15:00 Plymouth Argyle (h)
25/04/2026 15:00 Wigan Athletic (a)
May
02/05/2026 15:00 Huddersfield Town (h)
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