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AFC Wimbledon boss Johnnie Jackson hails squad for defying League One expectations

Upbeat boss Johnnie Jackson has praised his AFC Wimbledon troops for proving the doubters wrong this season.

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John Lyons
29 March 2026

AFC Wimbledon boss Johnnie Jackson savours promotion last season

Upbeat boss Johnnie Jackson has praised his AFC Wimbledon troops for proving the doubters wrong this season.

After winning promotion through the play-offs last term, the Dons were widely tipped to struggle on their return to League One.
However, they were a comfortable 14th heading into the weekend and – bar a calamitous late-season collapse - look certain to be playing in the third tier again next year.
That effort can be put into context with a quick glance at the fortunes of the teams that went up with them.
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