The AFC Wimbledon Herald
Match15 Aug 2026
Chastening afternoon for AFC Wimbledon
A 0‑3 beating by Barnsley was the sort of result that empties a stadium long before the final whistle.
Transfer targets17 Aug 2026
AFC Wimbledon bid $630.0K for Stevie Bausor
The offer went to Leicester City this week and it is theirs to answer. First bids are rarely meant to succeed; they are meant to find out how loud the door closes.
Transfer targets17 Aug 2026
Jaden Williams due for a AFC Wimbledon medical
Everything agreed with Colchester United, everything agreed with the player; a doctor is the only person left to persuade. The photograph is a day or two away.
Boardroom17 Aug 2026
5 academy players handed senior numbers at AFC Wimbledon
The morning the pathway stops being a brochure and becomes a team sheet. Most of them will not be here in three years; all of them have already done the hard part, which was getting to today.
The terraces17 Aug 2026
$950.0K for Omari Benjamin, and AFC Wimbledon supporters approve
Boards get told what they have done wrong for years and hear nothing on the days they get it right. This is one of those days: Omari Benjamin from Everton for $950.0K, and a ticket office having a very good morning.
Market17 Aug 2026
AFC Wimbledon promote Michael Allen from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Michael Allen has come through every age group the club runs and has now been handed a senior number, and the people who coached him at twelve will be the proudest in the building.
Market17 Aug 2026
James Morgan steps up from the AFC Wimbledon academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. James Morgan has been at this club since he was a boy and is now, formally, one of the first-team squad — which for a local readership beats any signing of any size.
Market17 Aug 2026
One of our own: Thomas Richardson joins the AFC Wimbledon first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Thomas Richardson is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
Market17 Aug 2026
Simon Pearson steps up from the AFC Wimbledon academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Simon Pearson has been at this club since he was a boy and is now, formally, one of the first-team squad — which for a local readership beats any signing of any size.
In brief
- Squad No place for Rhys Williams in the new shape
- Boardroom Nobody left the AFC Wimbledon dressing room in a hurry
- Squad A falling-out at AFC Wimbledon