2002–03 AFC Wimbledon season

AFC Wimbledon
2002–03 season
Chairman Erik Samuelson
Manager Terry Eames
Stadium Kingsmeadow
Combined Counties League Premier Division 3rd
Top goalscorer League: Kevin Cooper (37)
All: Kevin Cooper (38)
Highest home attendance 4,560 v Raynes Park Vale (5 May 2003)
Lowest home attendance 2,338 v Merstham (26 March 2003)
Average home league attendance 3,003

The 2002–03 season was the inaugural season for AFC Wimbledon following the FA's decision to allow the relocation of Wimbledon F.C. to Milton Keynes. Former Wimbledon F.C. player Terry Eames was appointed as AFC Wimbledon's first manager on 13 June 2002. The club competed in the Combined Counties League Premier Division.[1] The new team attracted a crowd of 4,657 supporters for their first ever game, a pre-season friendly against Sutton United on 10 July 2002 in which they were beaten 4–0.[2] Glenn Mulcaire, known as "Trigger" by fans, scored AFC Wimbledon's first ever goal in a pre-season friendly against Bromley on 17 July 2002, which ultimately ended as a 2–1 defeat.[3] Kevin Cooper scored the team's first ever league goal in the first game of the season in a 2–1 away victory at Sandhurst Town, with an attendance of 2,449 on 17 August 2002.[4] The first home game of the season against Chipstead, ending in a 2–1 defeat on 21 August 2002, had an attendance of 4,142.[1] The team started slowly but won their last eleven league games of the season, finishing third in the league, and only narrowly missing out on promotion to the Isthmian League First Division.[5] Their average home attendance at league fixtures exceeded 3,000 – higher than the average attendance in the same season of Wimbledon F.C., who were still playing in the First Division (now the Football League Championship).[6]

League table

Pos
 Team
 Pld
 W
 D
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Pts
Qualification or relegation
1 Withdean 2000 (C) (P) 46 40 4 2 143 32 +111 124 Promotion to Isthmian League Division One
2 AFC Wallingford 46 37 4 5 129 33 +96 115
3 AFC Wimbledon 46 36 3 7 125 46 +79 111
4 Feltham 46 25 10 11 101 48 +53 85
5 Bedfont 46 25 5 16 106 73 +33 80
6 Sandhurst Town 46 23 9 14 86 57 +29 78
7 Godalming & Guildford 46 25 3 18 95 75 +20 78
8 Raynes Park Vale 46 24 5 17 101 79 +22 77
9 Ash United 46 23 5 18 110 83 +27 74
10 North Greenford United 46 22 7 17 104 87 +17 73
11 Hartley Wintney 46 23 4 19 88 84 +4 73
12 Southall 46 19 11 16 91 77 +14 68
13 Westfield 46 19 9 18 75 86 −11 66
14 Chessington & Hook United 46 18 9 19 96 80 +16 63
15 Reading Town 46 18 6 22 67 79 −12 60
16 Chipstead 46 16 10 20 92 87 +5 58
17 Merstham 46 16 10 20 61 80 −19 58
18 Walton Casuals 46 12 10 24 60 95 −35 46
19 Chessington United 46 13 6 27 54 84 −30 45
20 Frimley Green 46 13 5 28 65 98 −33 44
21 Cobham 46 11 10 25 61 108 −47 43
22 Farnham Town 46 5 9 32 45 130 −85 24
23 Cove 46 5 6 35 46 160 −114 21
24 Viking Greenford (R) 46 3 2 41 35 175 −140 11 Relegation to 11th Level

Updated to games played on 5 May 2003.
Source: .
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.

Results summary

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
46 36 3 7 125 46  +79 111 18 2 3 62 26  +36 18 1 4 63 20  +43

Last updated: 5 May 2003.
Source: AFC Wimbledon

Match results

Pre-season friendlies

Combined Counties League Premier Division

August

September

October

November

December

January

February

March

April

May

Combined Counties Premier Challenge Cup

First Round

Second Round

Player statistics

As of 5 May 2003
No. Pos Nat Player TotalCCL Premier DivisionLeague Cup
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
GK England Ray Merry 18018000
DF England Keith Ward 45536+7520
DF England Danny Oakins 411139+1110+10
DF England Sean Daly 19119100
DF England Matt Everard 1810181000
DF England Sim Johnston 1221021+10
DF England Dave Towse 1008+2000
DF England Daniel Couch 000000
DF England Bobby English 000000
MF England Lee Sidwell 461144111+10
MF England Andy Sullivan 45741+2720
MF Republic of Ireland Gavin Bolger 30726+3710
MF England Simon Bassey 24017+5020
MF England Noel Frankum 1517+8100
MF Northern Ireland Gareth Graham 906+3000
MF England Ben Canham 000000
MF England Dwayne Townsend 000000
FW England Kevin Cooper 463843+23711
FW England Joe Sheerin 33931+2900
FW England Ally Russell 31711+19710
Players who left or were released by AFC Wimbledon during the course of the season:
GK England Glyn Shimell 25024010
GK England Andy Bell 504010
GK England Matt Burton 000000
GK England Andy Hunt 000000
GK England Mark Keeper 000000
GK England Aiden Martin 000000
GK England Brett Mason 000000
GK England Peter Ngonge 000000
DF England Mark Nicholas 24315+7320
DF England Tony Readings 21018+2010
DF England Danny Roberts 1209+1020
DF England Steve Lawson 202+0000
DF England Akin Gallimore 100010
DF England Paul Blackford 000000
DF England Stuart May 000000
DF England Daniel Couden 000000
DF England Jake Hain 000000
DF England Tom Pinkerton 000000
DF England Kevin Tilley 000000
DF England Drew Watkins 000000
MF England Lee Passmore 41325+1431+10
MF England Neil Robson 35627+760+10
MF England Dave Fry 500+5000
MF England Luke Milner 201+1000
MF England Ben Garner 200+2000
MF England Mehmet Mehmet 200+1010
MF England Carlo Castronovo 000000
MF England Craig Carley 000000
MF England Steven Reyes 000000
MF England Daniel Scottow 000000
FW England Andy Petty 1033+7300
FW England Glenn Mulcaire 801+6010
FW England Sean Marshall 612+4100
FW England Chris Theodore 410+300+11
FW England Robbie Burns 100+1000
FW England Brendan Farrell 000000
FW England Andy Ferguson 000000
FW England Tony Finnan 000000
FW England Daniel Jones 000000
FW England Julian King 000000
FW England Austin Martin 000000
FW England Neil Northcott 000000
FW England Tony Reid 000000
FW England Steve Spence 000000

Top scorers

Rank Position Nation Player CCL Premier Division League Cup Total
1FWEnglandKevin Cooper37138
2DFEnglandDanny Oakins11011
=MFEnglandLee Sidwell11011
3DFEnglandMatt Everard10010
4FWEnglandJoe Sheerin909
5FWEnglandAlly Russell707
=MFEnglandAndy Sullivan707
=MFRepublic of IrelandGavin Bolger707
6MFEnglandNeil Robson606
7DFEnglandKeith Ward505
8FWEnglandAndy Petty303
=MFEnglandLee Passmore303
=DFEnglandMark Nicholas303
9DFEnglandSim Johnston202
10FWEnglandSean Marshall101
=MFEnglandNoel Frankum101
=DFEnglandSean Daly101
=FWEnglandChris Theodore011
=N/AN/AOwn Goal101
TOTALS 125 2 127

Disciplinary record

Position Nation Name CCL Premier Division League Cup Total
Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card
GKEnglandGlyn Shimell100010
DFEnglandKeith Ward310031
DFEnglandDanny Oakins900090
DFEnglandDanny Roberts100010
DFEnglandMatt Everard300030
DFEnglandSteve Lawson100010
DFEnglandMark Nicholas101020
DFEnglandSean Daly820082
DFEnglandTony Readings400040
MFEnglandNeil Robson510051
MFEnglandLee Passmore501060
MFRepublic of IrelandGavin Bolger100010
MFEnglandLee Sidwell401050
MFEnglandGlenn Mulcaire100010
MFEnglandSimon Bassey811091
MFEnglandAndy Sullivan900090
FWEnglandJoe Sheerin810081
FWEnglandAndy Petty100010
FWEnglandRobbie Burns100010
FWEnglandAlly Russell200020
TOTALS 76 6 4 0 80 6

Transfers

Players Transferred In
Date Position Nation Name Previous Club Fee Ref.
30 August 2002 GK England Glyn Shimmel ? Unattached [7]
? FW England Ally Russell Forest Row Free [8]
10 October 2002 MF Republic of Ireland Gavin Bolger Unattached Free [9]
10 October 2002 DF England Mark Nicholas Whyteleafe Free [10]
18 October 2002 GK England Ray Merry Netherne Village Free [11]
18 October 2002 FW England Conrad Kane Tooting & Mitcham United Free [12]
8 November 2002 MF England Luke Milner Kingstonian Free [13]
22 November 2002 DF England Sean Daly Sutton United Free [14]
27 November 2002 FW England Andy Petty Whyteleafe Free [15]
27 November 2002 FW England Robbie Burns Walton Casuals Free [16]
10 January 2003 MF England Noel Frankum Tooting & Mitcham United Free [17]
16 January 2003 DF England Steve Lawson Tooting & Mitcham United Free [18]
16 January 2003 DF England Stuart May Carshalton Athletic Free [19]
24 January 2003 MF England Ben Garner Chipstead Free [20]
31 January 2003 FW England Matthew McDonnell Marlow Town Free [21]
31 January 2003 MF Northern Ireland Gareth Graham Whyteleafe Free [22]
11 February 2003 DF England Matt Everard Ash United Free [23]
27 March 2003 MF England Peter Smith Unattached Free [24]
Players Loaned In
Date from Position Nation Name From Date to Ref.
Players Loaned Out
Date from Position Nation Name To Date to Ref.
Players Transferred Out
Date Position Nation Name Subsequent club Fee Ref
MF England Carlo Castronovo Walton Casuals Free [25]
MF England Craig Carley Walton Casuals Free [26]
FW England Julian King Free [27]
29 October 2002 FW England Conrad Kane Free [28]
5 November 2002 FW England Sean Marshall Unattached Free [29]
27 November 2002 MF England Luke Milner Free [30]
30 January 2003 DF England Tony Readings North Shore United Free [31]

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