AFC Wimbledon's play-off final against Plymouth Argyle at Wembley (May 30, 2016)
project history · status: completed · last event: outcome (2016-05-31 (said on 2016-05-29, implied)) · last mentioned: 2025-05-27 (said on 2025-05-25, implied)
Nerdfighteria-sponsored AFC Wimbledon played Plymouth Argyle at Wembley in the play-off final on May 30, 2016, and won promotion to League One. John long remembered that day as one of the best of his decade.
Told alongside: John: go to Wembley to watch AFC Wimbledon if they reach the play-off final (2016) · John's 36 hours from the Indianapolis 500 to Wembley and AFC Wimbledon's promotion party (May 2016) · John asks viewers to buy AFC Wimbledon Nerdfighteria scarves, proceeds to the club (2014)
About: AFC Wimbledon, Wembley Stadium, Plymouth Argyle F.C.
| date | event | what | video |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-05-03 | launched | John says AFC Wimbledon lost a game, letting him shave, and then another team failed to win, so Wimbledon made the playoffs anyway. | No Fumar 00:02:34 |
| 2016-05-24 | milestone | John reports Nerdfighteria-sponsored AFC Wimbledon have reached the play-off final, one win from the third tier, to be played against Plymouth Argyle at Wembley on May 30. | Easier Than IKEA: A Video in Two Parts 00:02:39 |
| 2016-05-31 (said on 2016-05-29, implied) (happened 2016-05-30) | outcome | John reports AFC Wimbledon won the play-off final at Wembley, securing promotion to League One. | The Most Amazing Day 00:03:09 |
| 2016-11-15 | looked back | John asks viewers buying a Pizza John hoodie at DFTBA.com to also buy an AFC Wimbledon Nerdfighteria scarf; all proceeds go to the club, which might help them back to the playoffs and Wembley. | Good News/Bad News: A Pizzamas Video in Nine Slices 00:01:42 |
| 2019-12-17 (happened 2016-05-30) | looked back | Next favorite day: May 30, 2016, when AFC Wimbledon, with DFTBA on their shorts, played a play-off final at Wembley for promotion to the third tier. | The Best Days of My Decade 00:01:07 |
| 2023-04-11 | looked back | John recalls watching AFC Wimbledon, sponsored by them for over a decade with DFTBA on their shorts, win a play-off final against Plymouth Argyle; a crying Plymouth fan answered his condolences with 'Great day for you lot, though.' | Wrexham's Most Amazing Feeling 00:01:05 |
| 2024-07-09 | looked back | John shows his suit lining, which depicts the moment Lyle Taylor scored at Wembley for AFC Wimbledon to send them back to League One, and reads 'JMFG'. | Is the Inside of Your Mouth a Soup? (a vidcon reunion video) 00:00:00 |
| 2025-05-20 | looked back | John recalls that he and Stuart completed the double before, a day so magical he made a Vlogbrothers video about it and his suit lining depicts that day at Wembley. | The Double 00:02:55 |
| 2025-05-27 (said on 2025-05-25, implied) | looked back | John wears the exact outfit he wore nine years ago when Wimbledon last made it to Wembley, taken from a mothballed closet, while insisting he is not superstitious. | The Longest (and best) Day 00:01:10 |
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What is said about it
6 statements, by date (the events above are the turns of the thread; these are the details).
- 2016-05-03 · No Fumar — announcement: John says that if AFC Wimbledon make the final, he is going to Wembley Stadium to watch the game. — 00:02:43
- 2016-05-24 · Easier Than IKEA: A Video in Two Parts — John says AFC Wimbledon, the fourth-tier English team Nerdfighteria sponsors, has reached the play-off final, one victory from becoming a third-tier team. — 00:02:35
- 2016-05-24 · Easier Than IKEA: A Video in Two Parts — John says that on May 30 AFC Wimbledon, wearing DFTBA on their shorts, will play a one-game playoff against Plymouth Argyle at Wembley, a 90,000-seat stadium. — 00:02:46
- 2016-05-24 · Easier Than IKEA: A Video in Two Parts — John says Wimbledon have the smallest stadium in their league and among the smallest budgets, and would be the only fan-owned English team as high as the third tier. — 00:02:59
- 2016-05-24 · Easier Than IKEA: A Video in Two Parts — John says he is leaving directly from the Indianapolis 500 to go to the game in London. — 00:03:20
- 2016-12-27 · The Best of My 2016 — John: Answering those who ask how he can be excited about England's 82nd best football team, John says AFC Wimbledon are now actually the 55th best. (playful) — 00:01:13