2002–03 Wimbledon F.C. season

During the 2002–03 English football season, Wimbledon competed in the Football League First Division. It was their third consecutive season at this level.

Wimbledon
2002–03 season
ManagerStuart Murdoch
StadiumSelhurst Park
First Division10th
FA CupFourth round
League CupThird round
Top goalscorerLeague:
David Connolly (24)

All:
David Connolly/Neil Shipperley (24)

Players

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First-team squad

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK   ENG Kelvin Davis
3 DF   ENG Peter Hawkins
4 DF   ENG Chris Willmott
6 DF   ENG Darren Holloway
7 MF   JAM Jobi McAnuff[notes 1]
9 FW   ENG Neil Shipperley
10 FW   IRL David Connolly[notes 2]
11 FW   GHA Patrick Agyemang[notes 3]
12 DF   NOR Trond Andersen
13 GK   ENG Paul Heald
14 FW   ENG Lionel Morgan
15 DF   GER Moritz Volz (on loan from Arsenal)
17 MF   ENG Adam Nowland
No. Pos. Nation Player
18 FW   ENG Wayne Gray
19 DF   ENG Ben Chorley
20 MF   ENG Mikele Leigertwood[notes 4]
21 DF   GER Nico Herzig
22 MF   ENG Rob Gier[notes 5]
23 MF   ENG Alex Tapp
24 MF   ENG Jermaine Darlington
25 DF   ENG Dean Lewington
26 MF   ENG Nigel Reo-Coker
27 MF   ENG Michael Gordon
28 MF   ENG Malvin Kamara[notes 6]
29 GK   ITA Tommaso Berni
30 GK   ENG Shane Gore

Left club during season

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
2 MF   ENG Gareth Ainsworth (to Cardiff City)
5 DF   NIR Mark Williams[notes 7] (to Stoke City)
15 MF   SWE Håkan Mild (to Göteborg)
19 FW   ENG Paul Robinson (to Blackpool)
No. Pos. Nation Player
21 DF   SCO Duncan Jupp[notes 8] (to Notts County)
25 DF   IRL Des Byrne (to Carlisle United)
27 DF   FIN Heikki Haara (to Lahti)
28 MF   SWE Pär Karlsson (to Elfsborg)

Statistics

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Appearances and goals

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No. Pos Nat Player Total First Division FA Cup League Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Goalkeepers
1 GK   ENG Kelvin Davis 51 0 46 0 2 0 3 0
Defenders
3 DF   ENG Peter Hawkins 47 0 43 0 2 0 2 0
4 DF   ENG Chris Willmott 5 0 5 0 0 0 0 0
6 DF   ENG Darren Holloway 19 0 14+2 0 0 0 3 0
15 DF   GER Moritz Volz 10 1 10 1 0 0 0 0
19 DF   ENG Ben Chorley 10 0 8+2 0 0 0 0 0
22 DF   PHI Rob Gier 33 0 27+2 0 1 0 3 0
25 DF   ENG Dean Lewington 1 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0
Midfielders
7 MF   JAM Jobi McAnuff 34 6 29+2 4 1 1 2 1
12 MF   NOR Trond Andersen 43 2 34+4 1 2 0 3 1
17 MF   ENG Adam Nowland 26 2 10+14 2 0 0 1+1 0
20 MF   ATG Mikele Leigertwood 33 1 27+1 0 2 0 3 1
23 MF   ENG Alex Tapp 27 3 23+1 2 1 0 2 1
24 MF   ENG Jermaine Darlington 38 2 32+3 2 1 0 1+1 0
26 MF   ENG Nigel Reo-Coker 36 2 32 2 1+1 0 1+1 0
27 MF   ENG Michael Gordon 1 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0
28 MF   SLE Malvin Kamara 2 0 0+2 0 0 0 0 0
Forwards
9 FW   ENG Neil Shipperley 51 24 46 20 2 1 3 3
10 FW   IRL David Connolly 30 24 28 24 2 0 0 0
11 FW   GHA Patrick Agyemang 36 6 12+21 5 1+1 0 1 1
14 FW   ENG Lionel Morgan 13 2 6+5 1 0+1 1 1 0
18 FW   ENG Wayne Gray 33 2 12+18 2 0+1 0 1+1 0
Players left during the season
2 MF   ENG Gareth Ainsworth 15 2 8+4 2 0+1 0 1+1 0
5 DF   NIR Mark Williams 25 1 23 1 2 0 0 0
28 MF   SWE Pär Karlsson 3 0 2+1 0 0 0 0 0

Source:[1]

References

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  1. ^ "Wimbledon Squad Stats – 2002/2003". 11v11. Retrieved 14 July 2024.

Notes

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  1. ^ 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.
  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. ^ Agyemang was born in Waltham Forest, England, but also qualified to represent Ghana internationally and made his international debut for Ghana in May 2003.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ 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.
  6. ^ 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.
  7. ^ Williams was born in Stalybridge, England, but also qualified to represent Northern Ireland internationally and made his international debut for Northern Ireland in 1999.
  8. ^ Jupp was born in Haslemere, England, but also qualified to represent Scotland internationally and represented Scotland at U-21 level.