2001–02 Wimbledon F.C. season

Wimbledon
2001–02 season
ChairmanCharles Koppel
ManagerTerry Burton
StadiumSelhurst Park
First Division9th
FA CupThird round
League CupFirst round
Top goalscorerConnolly (18)
Average home league attendance6,958

During the 2001–02 English football season, Wimbledon F.C. competed in the Football League First Division. It was their second consecutive season at this level.

Season summary

Wimbledon's form dipped slightly from the previous season and the Dons finished in 9th place, one place lower than the previous season. This was not considered good enough and led to the sacking of manager Terry Burton after two years. He was replaced by goalkeeping coach Stuart Murdoch.

Meanwhile, behind the scenes, Wimbledon, already one of the smallest clubs in the division financially in spite of having been a Premiership club for the previous fifteen seasons, had fallen on hard times. In August 2001 the club announced its intention to move to Milton Keynes; the move was approved by the FA in April. Many Wimbledon fans, disgusted by this decision, created their own football club in response, AFC Wimbledon.

Final league table

Main article: 2001–02 Football League

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
7 Burnley 46 21 12 13 70 62 +8 75
8 Preston North End 46 20 12 14 71 59 +12 72
9 Wimbledon 46 18 13 15 63 57 +6 67
10 Crystal Palace 46 20 6 20 70 62 +8 66
11 Coventry City 46 20 6 20 59 53 +6 66
Source: [citation needed]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored

Results

Wimbledon's score comes first[1]

Legend

Win Draw Loss

Nationwide League Division One

Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
11 August 2001 Birmingham City H 3–1 9,142 Shipperley, Cooper, Purse (og)
18 August 2001 Burnley A 2–3 14,473 Nielsen, Shipperley
25 August 2001 Norwich City H 0–1 6,084
27 August 2001 Preston North End A 1–1 13,349 Shipperley
9 September 2001 Watford A 0–3 15,466
12 September 2001 Portsmouth H 3–3 7,138 Cooper, Hughes, Connolly
15 September 2001 Sheffield Wednesday H 1–1 6,590 Hughes
18 September 2001 Crewe Alexandra A 4–0 5,563 Brown, Connolly, Cooper, Nielsen
22 September 2001 West Bromwich Albion A 1–0 19,222 Shipperley
25 September 2001 Millwall H 2–2 7,020 Connolly, Agyemang
29 September 2001 Manchester City A 4–0 32,989 Connolly (2 1(pen)), Shipperley (2)
13 October 2001 Crystal Palace A 0–4 20,009
20 October 2001 Gillingham H 3–1 8,042 Cooper (2), Hughes
24 October 2001 Coventry City H 0–1 5,883
27 October 2001 Rotherham United A 2–3 5,586 Connolly, McAnuff
30 October 2001 Bradford City A 3–3 18,255 Connolly (2), Cooper
3 November 2001 Grimsby Town H 2–1 6,189 Roberts, McAnuff
9 November 2001 Sheffield United H 1–1 4,937 Cooper
17 November 2001 Barnsley A 1–1 11,088 Cooper
20 November 2001 Walsall H 2–2 4,249 Connolly (2)
24 November 2001 Wolverhampton Wanderers H 0–1 9,873
1 December 2001 Coventry City A 1–3 17,303 McAnuff
8 December 2001 Stockport County A 2–1 4,673 Cooper, Connolly
16 December 2001 Nottingham Forest H 1–0 5,920 Willmott
22 December 2001 Norwich City A 1–2 17,286 Connolly (pen)
29 December 2001 Preston North End H 2–0 6,051 Shipperley, Agyemang
12 January 2002 Burnley H 0–0 7,675
19 January 2002 Birmingham City A 2–0 17,766 Hughes, Agyemang
29 January 2002 Walsall A 1–2 5,388 Shipperley
3 February 2002 Manchester City H 2–1 10,664 Shipperley (2)
9 February 2002 Gillingham A 0–0 8,494
16 February 2002 Crystal Palace H 1–1 13,564 Francis
19 February 2002 Watford H 0–0 5,551
23 February 2002 Millwall A 1–0 13,788 Cooper
2 March 2002 West Bromwich Albion H 0–1 8,363
6 March 2002 Sheffield Wednesday A 2–1 18,930 Connolly, Ardley
9 March 2002 Nottingham Forest A 0–0 24,292
12 March 2002 Portsmouth A 2–1 13,118 Cooper, Connolly
16 March 2002 Stockport County H 3–1 5,224 Connolly (2), Ardley
23 March 2002 Grimsby Town A 2–6 6,473 Shipperley, Agyemang
30 March 2002 Rotherham United H 1–0 4,751 Morgan
1 April 2002 Sheffield United A 1–0 19,712 Ardley
4 April 2002 Crewe Alexandra H 2–0 5,007 Shipperley, McAnuff
6 April 2002 Bradford City H 1–2 5,595 Connolly (pen)
14 April 2002 Wolverhampton Wanderers A 0–1 26,920
21 April 2002 Barnsley H 0–1 5,379

FA Cup

Main article: 2001-02 FA Cup
Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
R3 8 January 2002 Middlesbrough H 0–0 6,885
R3R 15 January 2002 Middlesbrough A 0–2 9,687

League Cup

Main article: 2001–02 Football League Cup
Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
R1 21 August 2001 Brighton and Hove Albion A 1–2 6,344 Williams

Kit

German company Puma remained Wimbledon's kit manufacturers.

Players

First-team squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK England ENG Kelvin Davis
2 DF Republic of Ireland IRL Kenny Cunningham
3 DF England ENG Alan Kimble
4 MF England ENG Andy Roberts
5 DF England ENG Dean Blackwell
6 DF England ENG Darren Holloway
7 MF England ENG Neal Ardley
8 MF England ENG Damien Francis[notes 1]
9 FW England ENG Neil Shipperley
10 FW Republic of Ireland IRL David Connolly[notes 2]
12 DF Norway NOR Trond Andersen
14 GK England ENG Paul Heald
16 MF Northern Ireland NIR Michael Hughes (on loan to Birmingham City)
17 DF Northern Ireland NIR Mark Williams[notes 3]
18 MF England ENG Gareth Ainsworth
19 FW England ENG Paul Robinson
20 FW England ENG Patrick Agyemang[notes 4]
21 DF Scotland SCO Duncan Jupp[notes 5]
No. Pos. Nation Player
22 MF England ENG Chris Willmott
23 DF England ENG Peter Hawkins
24 MF England ENG Jermaine Darlington
26 GK United States USA Ian Feuer
27 DF England ENG Wayne Gray
28 MF Sweden SWE Pär Karlsson
29 DF Republic of Ireland IRL Des Byrne
30 MF England ENG Rob Gier[notes 6]
31 FW England ENG Lionel Morgan
32 MF England ENG Adam Nowland
33 MF England ENG Alex Tapp
34 FW England ENG Ian Selley
35 MF Jamaica JAM Jobi McAnuff[notes 7]
36 MF Sweden SWE Håkan Mild
37 MF England ENG Mikele Leigertwood[notes 8]
38 GK England ENG Shane Gore
39 MF England ENG Nigel Reo-Coker
— MF Germany GER Simon Mensing

Left club during season

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
11 MF England ENG Kevin Cooper (to Wolverhampton Wanderers)
15 FW Denmark DEN David Nielsen (to Norwich City)
No. Pos. Nation Player
25 DF England ENG Wayne Brown (on loan from Ipswich Town)

Appearances and goals

Source:
Numbers in parentheses denote appearances as substitute.
Players with names struck through and marked † left the club during the playing season.
Players with names in italics and marked * were on loan from another club for the whole of their season with Wimbledon.
Players listed with no appearances have been in the matchday squad but only as unused substitutes.
Key to positions: GK – Goalkeeper; DF – Defender; MF – Midfielder; FW – Forward
Players contracted for the 2001–02 season
No. Pos. Nat. Name League FA Cup League Cup Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK  ENG Kelvin Davis 40 0 0 0 0 0 40 0
2 DF  IRL Kenny Cunningham 34 0 2 0 0 0 36 0
3 DF  ENG Alan Kimble 7 (2) 0 0 0 1 0 8 (2) 0
4 MF  ENG Andy Roberts 18 1 0 0 1 0 19 1
5 DF  ENG Dean Blackwell 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 DF  ENG Darren Holloway 32 0 2 0 0 0 34 0
7 MF  ENG Neal Ardley 27 (2) 3 2 0 1 0 30 (2) 3
8 MF  ENG Damien Francis 21 (2) 1 2 0 0 0 23 (2) 1
9 FW  ENG Neil Shipperley 36 (5) 12 2 0 1 0 39 (5) 12
10 FW  IRL David Connolly 35 18 2 0 1 0 38 18
11 MF  ENG Kevin Cooper † 39 (1) 10 2 0 1 0 42 (1) 10
12 DF  NOR Trond Andersen 27 (3) 0 2 0 0 0 29 (3) 0
14 GK  ENG Paul Heald 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
15 FW  DEN David Nielsen † 6 (6) 2 0 0 1 0 7 (6) 2
16 MF  NIR Michael Hughes 24 (2) 4 2 0 0 0 26 (2) 4
17 DF  NIR Mark Williams 4 (1) 0 0 0 1 1 5 (1) 1
18 MF  ENG Gareth Ainsworth 0 (2) 0 0 0 0 0 0 (2) 0
19 FW  ENG Paul Robinson 0 (1) 0 0 0 0 0 0 (1) 0
20 FW  ENG Patrick Agyemang 17 (16) 4 0 (2) 0 0 (1) 0 16 (19) 4
21 DF  SCO Duncan Jupp 1 (1) 0 0 0 0 (1) 0 1 (2) 0
22 DF  ENG Chris Willmott 25 (2) 1 0 0 1 0 26 (2) 1
23 DF  ENG Peter Hawkins 25 (4) 0 2 0 0 0 27 (4) 0
24 DF  ENG Jermaine Darlington 25 (4) 0 0 0 1 0 26 (4) 0
25 DF  ENG Wayne Brown * † 17 1 0 0 0 0 17 1
26 GK  USA Ian Feuer 2 (2) 0 2 0 1 0 5 (2) 0
27 FW  ENG Wayne Gray 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
28 MF  SWE Pär Karlsson 1 (6) 0 0 0 0 0 1 (6) 0
29 DF  IRL Des Byrne 0 (1) 0 0 0 0 0 0 (1) 0
30 DF  ENG Rob Gier 3 0 0 0 0 (1) 0 3 (1) 0
31 FW  ENG Lionel Morgan 4 (7) 1 0 0 0 0 4 (7) 1
32 MF  ENG Adam Nowland 1 (6) 0 0 0 0 0 1 (6) 0
33 MF  ENG Alex Tapp 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
34 MF  ENG Ian Selley 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
35 MF  JAM Jobi McAnuff 22 (16) 4 0 (2) 0 0 0 22 (18) 4
36 MF  SWE Håkan Mild 8 (1) 0 0 0 0 0 8 (1) 0
37 DF  ENG Mikele Leigertwood 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
38 GK  ENG Shane Gore 0 (1) 0 0 0 0 0 0 (1) 0
39 MF  ENG Nigel Reo-Coker 0 (1) 0 0 0 0 0 0 (1) 0

References

  1. ^ "Wimbledon 2001-2002 Home - statto.com". Archived from the original on 28 November 2012. Retrieved 31 October 2012.

Notes

  1. ^ Francis was born in Wandsworth, England, but also qualified to represent Jamaica internationally and made his international debut for Jamaica in 2003.
  2. ^ Connolly was born in Brent, England, but also qualified to represent the Republic of Ireland internationally and made his international debut for the Republic of Ireland in May 1996.
  3. ^ Williams was born in Stalybridge, England, but also qualified to represent Northern Ireland internationally and made his international debut for Northern Ireland in 1999.
  4. ^ Agyemang was born in Waltham Forest, England, but also qualified to represent Ghana internationally and made his international debut for Ghana in May 2003.
  5. ^ Jupp was born in Haslemere, England, but also qualified to represent Scotland internationally and represented Scotland at U-21 level.
  6. ^ Gier was born in Ascot, England, but also qualified to represent the Philippines internationally through his mother and made his international debut for the Philippines in April 2009.
  7. ^ McAnuff was born in Enfield, England, but also qualified to represent Jamaica internationally through his father and made his international debut for Jamaica in May 2002.
  8. ^ Leigertwood was born in Enfield, England, but also qualified to represent Antigua and Barbuda internationally and made his international debut for Antigua and Barbuda in November 2008.