AFC Wimbledon have signed Alistair Smith on a season-long loan from Lincoln City.
Midfielder Smith, 25, made 32 appearances for the Imps last season before joining League Two Colchester United on loan in January. He made fifteen appearances for the U’s, scoring twice, as Danny Cowley’s side avoided relegation by three points.
Yorkshire-born Smith started his career at Mansfield Town before loan moves to Kettering and Altrincham. He joined Sutton United in 2021 when he linked up with his new Dons team-mates Omar Bugiel and Josh Neufville. Smith scored fifteen goals in 55 League Two starts in Sutton’s first-ever seasons in the Football League.
Smith joined Lincoln last summer.
“He’s a player that we’ve been looking at for a long time,” Dons boss Johnnie Jackson said on the club’s website. “He’s an energetic attacking midfielder, box to box, dynamic and he’s very experienced at this level. He fits right into what we’re doing this season.”
Head of football operations Craig Cope added: “We’re really pleased to land Alistair, he has been a target since I joined the club and we are looking forward to welcoming him to the group.”
