2003–04 Wimbledon F.C. season

Wimbledon
2003–04 season
ChairmanPete Winkelman
ManagerStuart Murdoch
StadiumSelhurst Park (until September)
National Hockey Stadium (from September)
First Division24th (relegated)
FA CupFourth round
League CupFirst round
Top goalscorerAgyemang (6)
Average home league attendance4,750

During the 2003–04 English football season, Wimbledon F.C. competed in the First Division. This was Wimbledon's last season before changing its club name to Milton Keynes Dons after being given permission by the Football League.

Season summary

Wimbledon entered administration in June 2003,[1] and played their first match at the National Hockey Stadium in Milton Keynes in September.[2] Although crowds improved at the club's new base, the administrator sold any player who could command a transfer fee and Murdoch's team finished bottom.[3] The club was brought out of administration at the end of the season,[4] and subsequently reformed as Milton Keynes Dons.[5]

Final league table

Main article: 2003–04 Football League
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
20 Derby County 46 13 13 20 53 67 −14 52
21 Gillingham 46 14 9 23 48 67 −19 51
22 Walsall (R) 46 13 12 21 45 65 −20 51 Relegation to Football League One
23 Bradford City (R) 46 10 6 30 38 69 −31 36
24 Wimbledon (R) 46 8 5 33 41 89 −48 29 Renamed Milton Keynes Dons in Football League One
Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(R) Relegated

Results

Wimbledon's score comes first

Legend

Win Draw Loss

Football League First Division

Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
9 August 2003 Crewe Alexandra H 3–1 1,145 Agyemang, Tapp, Reo-Coker
16 August 2003 Stoke City A 1–2 12,550 Agyemang
23 August 2003 Crystal Palace H 1–3 6,113 Reo-Coker
26 August 2003 Norwich City A 2–3 16,082 Holdsworth, Leigertwood
30 August 2003 Reading H 0–3 2,066
13 September 2003 Wigan Athletic H 2–4 1,054 Agyemang, McAnuff
16 September 2003 Millwall A 0–2 7,855
20 September 2003 Ipswich Town A 1–4 23,428 Agyemang
27 September 2003 Burnley H 2–2 5,639 Holdsworth, Agyemang
30 September 2003 Sheffield United H 1–2 6,016 Nowland
4 October 2003 Preston North End A 0–1 13,801
15 October 2003 Coventry City A 0–1 10,872
18 October 2003 Nottingham Forest A 0–6 23,520
21 October 2003 West Bromwich Albion A 1–0 22,048 McAnuff
25 October 2003 Watford H 1–3 6,115 Leigertwood
1 November 2003 Bradford City H 2–1 3,334 Small, Reo-Coker
8 November 2003 Rotherham United H 1–3 5,777 Nowland
15 November 2003 Gillingham A 2–1 9,061 Nowland, Agyemang
22 November 2003 Cardiff City H 0–1 5,056
25 November 2003 West Ham United H 1–1 8,118 McAnuff
29 November 2003 Derby County A 1–3 22,025 Reo-Coker
6 December 2003 Rotherham United H 1–2 3,061 Holdsworth (pen)
13 December 2003 Walsall H 0–1 3,315
20 December 2003 Sunderland A 1–2 22,334 Thirlwell (own goal)
26 December 2003 Reading A 3–0 14,486 Small, Lewington, McAnuff
30 December 2003 West Bromwich Albion H 0–0 6,376
10 January 2004 Crewe Alexandra A 0–1 6,234
17 January 2004 Stoke City H 0–1 3,623
31 January 2004 Crystal Palace A 1–3 20,552 McAnuff
7 February 2004 Norwich City H 0–1 7,368
21 February 2004 Coventry City H 0–3 5,905
28 February 2004 Watford A 0–4 15,323
2 March 2004 Nottingham Forest H 0–1 6,317
9 March 2004 West Ham United A 0–5 29,818
13 March 2004 Walsall A 0–1 6,889
24 March 2004 Millwall H 0–1 3,037
27 March 2004 Ipswich Town H 1–2 6,389 Smith
3 April 2004 Wigan Athletic A 1–0 7,622 Chorley
6 April 2004 Sunderland H 1–2 4,800 Kamara
10 April 2004 Preston North End H 3–3 2,866 Gray (2), Chorley
12 April 2004 Sheffield United A 1–2 19,391 Gray (pen)
17 April 2004 Bradford City A 3–2 9,011 Kamara, Smith, Gray
20 April 2004 Burnley A 0–2 13,555
24 April 2004 Gillingham H 1–2 5,049 Smith
1 May 2004 Cardiff City A 1–1 15,337 Williams
9 May 2004 Derby County H 1–0 6,509 Darlington

FA Cup

Main article: 2003–04 FA Cup
Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
R3 3 January 2004 Stoke City H 1–1 3,609 Nowland
R3R 13 January 2004 Stoke City A 1–0 6,463 Nowland
R4 24 January 2004 Birmingham City A 0–1 22,159

League Cup

Main article: 2003–04 Football League Cup
Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
R1 12 August 2003 Wycombe Wanderers A 0–2 1,986

Players

First-team squad

Squad at end of season[6]

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 Scott Bevan
3 DF England ENG Peter Hawkins
4 MF England ENG Nick McKoy
5 DF Northern Ireland NIR Mark Williams[notes 1]
6 DF England ENG Darren Holloway
7 DF France FRA Harry Ntimban-Zeh
8 MF England ENG Wade Small
10 FW England ENG Dean Holdsworth
12 GK England ENG David Martin
14 FW England ENG Lionel Morgan
15 MF Sierra Leone SLE Albert Jarrett
16 FW England ENG Jamie Mackie[notes 2]
17 DF Nigeria NGA Shola Oyedele
No. Pos. Nation Player
18 FW England ENG Wayne Gray
19 DF England ENG Ben Chorley
20 MF England ENG Gary Smith (on loan from Middlesbrough)
21 DF Germany GER Nico Herzig
22 DF England ENG Rob Gier[notes 3]
23 MF England ENG Alex Tapp
24 DF England ENG Jermaine Darlington
25 DF England ENG Dean Lewington
26 MF England ENG Jason Puncheon
27 MF England ENG Michael Gordon
28 MF England ENG Malvin Kamara[notes 4]
29 MF England ENG Ben Harding
30 GK Wales WAL Lee Worgan[notes 5]

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
1 GK England ENG Steve Banks (to Gillingham)
2 DF England ENG Warren Barton (retired)
7 MF Jamaica JAM Jobi McAnuff[notes 6] (to West Ham United)
7 MF England ENG Jamal Campbell-Ryce[notes 7] (on loan from Charlton Athletic)
9 FW Australia AUS Scott McDonald (to Motherwell)
11 FW Ghana GHA Patrick Agyemang[notes 8] (to Gillingham)
No. Pos. Nation Player
13 GK England ENG Paul Heald (retired)
17 MF England ENG Adam Nowland (to West Ham United)
20 DF England ENG Mikele Leigertwood[notes 9] (to Crystal Palace)
26 MF England ENG Nigel Reo-Coker (to West Ham United)
30 GK England ENG Shane Gore (to Barnet)

Statistics

Appearances and goals

No. Pos Nat Player Total First Division FA Cup League Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Goalkeepers
1 GK England ENG Scott Bevan 10 0 10 0 0 0 0 0
12 GK England ENG David Martin 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
13 GK England ENG Paul Heald 10 0 10 0 0 0 0 0
30 GK Wales WAL Lee Worgan 3 0 0+3 0 0 0 0 0
Defenders
2 DF England ENG Warren Barton 5 0 5 0 0 0 0 0
3 DF England ENG Peter Hawkins 20 0 16+2 0 0+1 0 1 0
5 DF Northern Ireland NIR Mark Williams 11 1 11 1 0 0 0 0
6 DF England ENG Darren Holloway 14 0 8+5 0 0 0 1 0
7 DF England ENG Harry Ntimban-Zeh 10 0 9+1 0 0 0 0 0
17 DF Nigeria NGA Shola Oyedele 9 0 9 0 0 0 0 0
19 DF England ENG Ben Chorley 38 2 33+2 2 1+1 0 1 0
21 DF Germany GER Nico Herzig 19 0 18+1 0 0 0 0 0
22 DF Philippines PHI Rob Gier 29 0 24+1 0 3 0 0+1 0
25 DF England ENG Dean Lewington 31 1 28 1 3 0 0 0
Midfielders
4 MF England ENG Nick McKoy 3 0 1+2 0 0 0 0 0
15 MF Sierra Leone SLE Albert Jarrett 10 0 3+6 0 0 0 0+1 0
20 MF England ENG Gary Smith 11 3 10+1 3 0 0 0 0
23 MF England ENG Alex Tapp 16 1 12+2 1 1 0 1 0
24 MF England ENG Jermaine Darlington 45 1 40+1 1 3 0 1 0
26 MF England ENG Jason Puncheon 8 0 6+2 0 0 0 0 0
27 MF England ENG Michael Gordon 21 0 8+11 0 0+1 0 1 0
28 MF Sierra Leone SLE Malvin Kamara 27 2 15+12 2 0 0 0 0
29 MF England ENG Ben Harding 16 0 10+5 0 1 0 0 0
Forwards
8 FW England ENG Wade Small 30 2 23+4 2 3 0 0 0
10 FW England ENG Dean Holdsworth 31 3 14+14 3 2 0 0+1 0
14 FW England ENG Lionel Morgan 3 0 2+1 0 0 0 0 0
16 FW Scotland SCO Jamie Mackie 16 0 8+5 0 2+1 0 0 0
18 FW England ENG Wayne Gray 35 4 20+12 4 1+2 0 0 0
Players left during the season
1 GK England ENG Steve Banks 28 0 24 0 3 0 1 0
7 MF Jamaica JAM Jobi McAnuff 30 5 25+2 5 3 0 0 0
7 MF Jamaica JAM Jamal Campbell-Ryce 4 0 3+1 0 0 0 0 0
9 FW Australia AUS Scott McDonald 2 0 0+2 0 0 0 0 0
11 FW Ghana GHA Patrick Agyemang 28 6 23+3 6 1 0 1 0
17 MF England ENG Adam Nowland 28 5 24+1 3 2 2 1 0
20 MF Antigua and Barbuda ATG Mikele Leigertwood 31 2 27 2 3 0 1 0
26 MF England ENG Nigel Reo-Coker 27 4 25 4 1 0 1 0

Source:[7]

References

  1. ^ "Wimbledon go into administration". The Daily Telegraph. London. 6 June 2003. Retrieved 5 June 2009.
  2. ^ Pryce, Robert (29 September 2003). "Wimbledon's happy ending is pure Hollywood". The Guardian. London: Guardian News and Media. Retrieved 4 June 2009.
  3. ^ Milledge, Adrian (7 April 2004). "Wimbledon fall through trap-door". The Guardian. London: Guardian News and Media. Retrieved 4 June 2009.
  4. ^ "Wimbledon to change name". BBC. 21 June 2004. Retrieved 5 June 2009.
  5. ^ "Wimbledon become MK Dons FC". The Guardian. London: Guardian News and Media. 21 June 2004. Retrieved 4 June 2009.
  6. ^ "FootballSquads - Wimbledon - 2003/04".
  7. ^ "Wimbledon Squad Stats – 2003/2004". 11v11. Retrieved 14 July 2024.

Notes

  1. ^ Williams was born in Stalybridge, England, but also qualified to represent Northern Ireland internationally and made his international debut for Northern Ireland in 1999.
  2. ^ Mackie was born in Dorking, England, but also qualified to represent Scotland internationally through his grandfather and made his international debut for Scotland in October 2010.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ Kamara was born in Greenwich, England, but also qualified to represent Sierra Leone internationally and made his international debut for Sierra Leone in June 2007.
  5. ^ Worgan was born in Eastbourne, England, but also qualified to represent Wales internationally and represented Wales at U-19 and U-21 level.
  6. ^ 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.
  7. ^ Campbell-Ryce was born in Lambeth, England, but also qualified to represent Jamaica internationally and made his international debut for Jamaica in 2003.
  8. ^ Agyemang was born in Waltham Forest, England, but also qualified to represent Ghana internationally and made his international debut for Ghana in May 2003.
  9. ^ 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.