2001–02 Wimbledon F.C. season

Wimbledon
2001–02 season
Chairman Charles Koppel
Manager Terry Burton
Stadium Selhurst Park
First Division 9th
FA Cup Third round
League Cup First round
Top goalscorer Connolly (18)
Average home league attendance 6,958

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

Pos Team Pld W D L F A W D L F A F A GD Pts
1Manchester City46193163191238453310852+5699
2West Bromwich Albion4615443611124725186129+3289
3Wolverhampton Wanderers4613463318127443257643+3386
4Millwall461535432278826266948+2177
5Birmingham City461445442079726297049+2176
6Norwich City4615623616731324356051+975
7Burnley4611753929105831337062+875
8Preston North End4613734521751126387159+1272
9 Wimbledon 46986302295933356357+667
10Crystal Palace4613374222731328407062+866
11Coventry City4612473319821326345953+666
12Gillingham4612563826651226416467–364
13Sheffield United46887343077919245354–160
14Watford4610583830661124266256+659
15Bradford City4610112413959928376976–755
16Nottingham Forest4671152621571124305051–154
17Portsmouth469683631481124416072–1253
18Walsall4610672927361422445171–2051
19Grimsby Town469773428371316445072–2250
20Sheffield Wednesday4667102837671021344971–2250
21Rotherham United4671333229361420375266–1449
22Crewe Alexandra468872332451424444776–2949
23Barnsley469953733261522535986–2748
24Stockport County46511719441715235842102–6026
  • Pld = Matches ; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points
  • NB: In the Football League goals scored (F) takes precedence over goal difference (GD).
Key
Football League Champions, promoted to FA Premier League
Promoted to FA Premier League
Participated in play-offs
Promoted to Premier League through play-offs
Relegated

Results

Wimbledon's score comes first[1]

Legend

Win Draw Loss

Nationwide League Division One

DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
11 August 2001Birmingham CityH3-19,142Shipperley, Cooper, Purse (og)
18 August 2001BurnleyA2-314,473Nielsen, Shipperley
25 August 2001Norwich CityH0-16,084
27 August 2001Preston North EndA1-113,349Shipperley
9 September 2001WatfordA0-315,466
12 September 2001PortsmouthH3-37,138Cooper, Hughes, Connolly
15 September 2001Sheffield WednesdayH1-16,590Hughes
18 September 2001Crewe AlexandraA4-05,563Brown, Connolly, Cooper, Nielsen
22 September 2001West Bromwich AlbionA1-019,222Shipperley
25 September 2001MillwallH2-27,020Connolly, Agyemang
29 September 2001Manchester CityA4-032,989Connolly (2 1(pen)), Shipperley (2)
13 October 2001Crystal PalaceA0-420,009
20 October 2001GillinghamH3-18,042Cooper (2), Hughes
24 October 2001Coventry CityH0-15,883
27 October 2001Rotherham UnitedA2-35,586Connolly, McAnuff
30 October 2001Bradford CityA3-318,255Connolly (2), Cooper
3 November 2001Grimsby TownH2-16,189Roberts, McAnuff
9 November 2001Sheffield UnitedH1-14,937Cooper
17 November 2001BarnsleyA1-111,088Cooper
20 November 2001WalsallH2-24,249Connolly (2)
24 November 2001Wolverhampton WanderersH0-19,873
1 December 2001Coventry CityA1-317,303McAnuff
8 December 2001Stockport CountyA2-14,673Cooper, Connolly
16 December 2001Nottingham ForestH1-05,920Willmott
22 December 2001Norwich CityA1-217,286Connolly (pen)
29 December 2001Preston North EndH2-06,051Shipperley, Agyemang
12 January 2002BurnleyH0-07,675
19 January 2002Birmingham CityA2-017,766Hughes, Agyemang
29 January 2002WalsallA1-25,388Shipperley
3 February 2002Manchester CityH2-110,664Shipperley (2)
9 February 2002GillinghamA0-08,494
16 February 2002Crystal PalaceH1-113,564Francis
19 February 2002WatfordH0-05,551
23 February 2002MillwallA1-013,788Cooper
2 March 2002West Bromwich AlbionH0-18,363
6 March 2002Sheffield WednesdayA2-118,930Connolly, Ardley
9 March 2002Nottingham ForestA0-024,292
12 March 2002PortsmouthA2-113,118Cooper, Connolly
16 March 2002Stockport CountyH3-15,224Connolly (2), Ardley
23 March 2002Grimsby TownA2-66,473Shipperley, Agyemang
30 March 2002Rotherham UnitedH1-04,751Morgan
1 April 2002Sheffield UnitedA1-019,712Ardley
4 April 2002Crewe AlexandraH2-05,007Shipperley, McAnuff
6 April 2002Bradford CityH1-25,595Connolly (pen)
14 April 2002Wolverhampton WanderersA0-126,920
21 April 2002BarnsleyH0-15,379

FA Cup

RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
R38 January 2002MiddlesbroughH0-06,885
R3R15 January 2002MiddlesbroughA0-29,687

League Cup

RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
R121 August 2001Brighton and Hove AlbionA1-26,344Williams

Kit

German company Puma remained Wimbledon's kit manufacturers.

Squad

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

No. Position Player
1 England GK Kelvin Davis
2 Republic of Ireland DF Kenny Cunningham
3 England DF Alan Kimble
4 England MF Andy Roberts
5 England DF Dean Blackwell
6 England DF Darren Holloway
7 England DF Neal Ardley
8 England MF Damien Francis[2]
9 England FW Neil Shipperley
10 Republic of Ireland FW David Connolly[3]
12 Norway DF Trond Andersen
14 England GK Paul Heald
16 Northern Ireland MF Michael Hughes (on loan to Birmingham City)
17 Northern Ireland DF Mark Williams[4]
18 England MF Gareth Ainsworth
19 England FW Paul Robinson
20 England FW Patrick Agyemang[5]
21 Scotland DF Duncan Jupp
No. Position Player
22 England MF Chris Willmott
23 England DF Peter Hawkins
24 England MF Jermaine Darlington
26 United States GK Ian Feuer
27 England DF Wayne Gray
28 Sweden MF Pär Karlsson
29 Republic of Ireland DF Des Byrne
30 England MF Rob Gier[6]
31 England FW Lionel Morgan
32 England MF Adam Rowland
33 England MF Alex Tapp
34 England MF Ian Selley
35 Jamaica MF Jobi McAnuff[7]
36 Sweden MF Håkan Mild
37 Antigua and Barbuda MF Mikele Leigertwood
38 England GK Shane Gore
39 England MF Nigel Reo-Coker
England MF Simon Mensing[8]

Left club during season

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

No. Position Player
11 England MF Kevin Cooper (to Wolves)
15 Denmark FW David Nielsen (to Norwich City)
No. Position Player
25 England DF Wayne Brown (on loan from Ipswich Town)

References

  1. ↑ http://www.statto.com/football/teams/wimbledon/2001-2002
  2. ↑ Francis was born in Wandsworth, England, but qualified to represent Jamaica internationally and would make his debut for Jamaica in 2003.
  3. ↑ Connolly was born in Willesden, England, but qualified to represent the Republic of Ireland internationally and made his debut for Ireland in 1996.
  4. ↑ Williams was born in Stalybridge, England, but qualified to represent Northern Ireland internationally and made his debut for Northern Ireland in 1999.
  5. ↑ Agyemang was born in Walthamstowe, England, but qualified to represent Ghana internationally and would make his debut for Ghana in 2003.
  6. ↑ Gier was born in Ascot, England, but qualified to represent the Philippines internationally and would make his debut for the Philippines in 2009.
  7. ↑ McAnuff was born in Edmonton, England, but qualified to represent Jamaica internationally and made his debut for Jamaica in 2002.
  8. ↑ Mensing was born in Wolfenbüttel, West Germany, but qualifies to represent England internationally.
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