2003–04 Wimbledon F.C. season

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.

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

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 rebranded as Milton Keynes Dons.[5]

Final league table
Main article: 2003–04 Football League
Pos Team Pl W D L F A GD Pts
1. Norwich City 46 28 10 8 79 39 +40 94
2. West Bromwich Albion 46 25 11 10 64 42 +22 86
3. Sunderland 46 22 13 11 62 45 +17 79
4. West Ham United 46 19 17 10 67 45 +22 74
5. Ipswich Town 46 21 10 15 84 72 +12 73
6. Crystal Palace 46 21 10 15 72 61 +11 73
7. Wigan Athletic 46 18 17 11 60 45 +15 71
8. Sheffield United 46 20 11 15 65 56 +9 71
9. Reading 46 20 10 16 55 57 -2 70
10. Millwall 46 18 15 13 55 48 +7 69
11. Stoke City 46 18 12 16 58 55 +3 66
12. Coventry City 46 17 14 15 67 54 +13 65
13. Cardiff City 46 17 14 15 68 58 +10 65
14. Nottingham Forest 46 15 15 16 61 51 +10 60
15. Preston North End 46 15 14 17 69 71 -2 59
16. Watford 46 15 12 19 54 68 -14 57
17. Rotherham United 46 13 15 18 53 61 -8 54
18. Crewe Alexandra 46 14 11 21 57 66 -9 53
19. Burnley 46 13 14 19 60 77 -17 53
20. Derby County 46 13 13 20 53 67 -14 52
21. Gillingham 46 14 9 23 48 67 -19 51
22. Walsall 46 13 12 21 45 65 -20 51
23. Bradford City 46 10 6 30 38 69 -31 36
24. Wimbledon (later MK Dons) 46 8 5 33 41 89 -48 29

Results

Wimbledon's score comes first

Legend
Win Draw Loss

Football League First Division
DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
9 August 2003Crewe AlexandraH3-11,145Agyemang, Tapp, Reo-Coker
16 August 2003Stoke CityA1-212,550Agyemang
23 August 2003Crystal PalaceH1-36,113Reo-Coker
26 August 2003Norwich CityA2-316,082Holdsworth, Leigertwood
30 August 2003ReadingH0-32,066
13 September 2003Wigan AthleticH2-41,054Agyemang, McAnuff
16 September 2003MillwallA0-27,855
20 September 2003Ipswich TownA1-423,428Agyemang
27 September 2003BurnleyH2-25,639Holdsworth, Agyemang
30 September 2003Sheffield UnitedH1-26,016Nowland
4 October 2003Preston North EndA0-113,801
15 October 2003Coventry CityA0-110,872
18 October 2003Nottingham ForestA0-623,520
21 October 2003West Bromwich AlbionA1-022,048McAnuff
25 October 2003WatfordH1-36,115Leigertwood
1 November 2003Bradford CityH2-13,334Small, Reo-Coker
8 November 2003Rotherham UnitedH1-35,777Nowland
15 November 2003GillinghamA2-19,061Nowland, Agyemang
22 November 2003Cardiff CityH0-15,056
25 November 2003West Ham UnitedH1-18,118McAnuff
29 November 2003Derby CountyA1-322,025Reo-Coker
6 December 2003Rotherham UnitedH1-23,061Holdsworth (pen)
13 December 2003WalsallH0-13,315
20 December 2003SunderlandA1-222,334Thirlwell (own goal)
26 December 2003ReadingA3-014,486Small, Lewington, McAnuff
30 December 2003West Bromwich AlbionH0-06,376
10 January 2004Crewe AlexandraA0-16,234
17 January 2004Stoke CityH0-13,623
31 January 2004Crystal PalaceA1-320,552McAnuff
7 February 2004Norwich CityH0-17,368
21 February 2004Coventry CityH0-35,905
28 February 2004WatfordA0-415,323
2 March 2004Nottingham ForestH0-16,317
9 March 2004West Ham UnitedA0-529,818
13 March 2004WalsallA0-16,889
24 March 2004MillwallH0-13,037
27 March 2004Ipswich TownH1-26,389Smith
3 April 2004Wigan AthleticA1-07,622Chorley
6 April 2004SunderlandH1-24,800Kamara
10 April 2004Preston North EndH3-32,866Gray (2), Chorley
12 April 2004Sheffield UnitedA1-219,391Gray (pen)
17 April 2004Bradford CityA3-29,011Kamara, Smith, Gray
20 April 2004BurnleyA0-213,555
24 April 2004GillinghamH1-25,049Smith
1 May 2004Cardiff CityA1-115,337Williams
9 May 2004Derby CountyH1-06,509Darlington

FA Cup
Main article: 2003–04 FA Cup
RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
R33 January 2004Stoke CityH1-13,609Nowland
R3R13 January 2004Stoke CityA1-06,463Nowland
R424 January 2004Birmingham CityA0-122,159

League Cup
Main article: 2003–04 Football League Cup
RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
R112 August 2003Wycombe WanderersA0-21,986

Players

First-team squad
Squad at end of season[6]

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

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

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

References
  1. "Wimbledon go into administration". The Daily Telegraph. London: Telegraph Media Group. 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. http://www.footballsquads.co.uk/eng/2003-2004/d1/wimbled.htm

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 would make 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 would make 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 would make 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 them 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 would make his international debut for Antigua and Barbuda in November 2008.
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