2001–02 Wimbledon F.C. season

March 2022 February 2013 Wimbledon 2001–02 Terry Burton Charles Koppel Selhurst Park First Division 9th FA Cup Third round League Cup First round David Connolly (18) 6,958 2000–01 2002–03 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 2001–02 Football League First Division y WIM Results Wimbledon's score comes firsthttp://www.statto.com/football/teams/wimbledon/2001-2002 Wimbledon 2001-2002 Home - statto.com 31 October 2012 28 November 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20121128130625/http://www.statto.com/football/teams/wimbledon/2001-2002 live Legend WinDrawLoss Nationwide League Division One DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers 11 August 2001 Birmingham CityH3–19,142Shipperley, Cooper, Purse (og) 18 August 2001 BurnleyA2–314,473Nielsen, Shipperley 25 August 2001 Norwich CityH0–16,084 27 August 2001 Preston North EndA1–113,349Shipperley 9 September 2001 WatfordA0–315,466 12 September 2001 PortsmouthH3–37,138Cooper, Hughes, Connolly 15 September 2001 Sheffield WednesdayH1–16,590Hughes 18 September 2001 Crewe AlexandraA4–05,563Brown, Connolly, Cooper, Nielsen 22 September 2001 West Bromwich AlbionA1–019,222Shipperley 25 September 2001 MillwallH2–27,020Connolly, Agyemang 29 September 2001 Manchester CityA4–032,989Connolly (2 1(pen)), Shipperley (2) 13 October 2001 Crystal PalaceA0–420,009 20 October 2001 GillinghamH3–18,042Cooper (2), Hughes 24 October 2001 Coventry CityH0–15,883 27 October 2001 Rotherham UnitedA2–35,586Connolly, McAnuff 30 October 2001 Bradford CityA3–318,255Connolly (2), Cooper 3 November 2001 Grimsby TownH2–16,189Roberts, McAnuff 9 November 2001 Sheffield UnitedH1–14,937Cooper 17 November 2001 BarnsleyA1–111,088Cooper 20 November 2001 WalsallH2–24,249Connolly (2) 24 November 2001 Wolverhampton WanderersH0–19,873 1 December 2001 Coventry CityA1–317,303McAnuff 8 December 2001 Stockport CountyA2–14,673Cooper, Connolly 16 December 2001 Nottingham ForestH1–05,920Willmott 22 December 2001 Norwich CityA1–217,286Connolly (pen) 29 December 2001 Preston North EndH2–06,051Shipperley, Agyemang 12 January 2002 BurnleyH0–07,675 19 January 2002 Birmingham CityA2–017,766Hughes, Agyemang 29 January 2002 WalsallA1–25,388Shipperley 3 February 2002 Manchester CityH2–110,664Shipperley (2) 9 February 2002 GillinghamA0–08,494 16 February 2002 Crystal PalaceH1–113,564Francis 19 February 2002 WatfordH0–05,551 23 February 2002 MillwallA1–013,788Cooper 2 March 2002 West Bromwich AlbionH0–18,363 6 March 2002 Sheffield WednesdayA2–118,930Connolly, Ardley 9 March 2002 Nottingham ForestA0–024,292 12 March 2002 PortsmouthA2–113,118Cooper, Connolly 16 March 2002 Stockport CountyH3–15,224Connolly (2), Ardley 23 March 2002 Grimsby TownA2–66,473Shipperley, Agyemang 30 March 2002 Rotherham UnitedH1–04,751Morgan 1 April 2002 Sheffield UnitedA1–019,712Ardley 4 April 2002 Crewe AlexandraH2–05,007Shipperley, McAnuff 6 April 2002 Bradford CityH1–25,595Connolly (pen) 14 April 2002 Wolverhampton WanderersA0–126,920 21 April 2002 BarnsleyH0–15,379 FA Cup 2001-02 FA Cup +RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers R38 January 2002 MiddlesbroughH0–06,885 R3R15 January 2002 MiddlesbroughA0–29,687 League Cup 2001–02 Football League Cup +RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers R121 August 2001 Brighton and Hove AlbionA1–26,344Williams Kit German company Puma remained Wimbledon's kit manufacturers. Players First-team squad 1 ENG GK Kelvin Davis 2 IRL DF Kenny Cunningham 3 ENG DF Alan Kimble 4 ENG MF Andy Roberts 5 ENG DF Dean Blackwell 6 ENG DF Darren Holloway 7 ENG MF Neal Ardley 8 ENG MF Damien FrancisFrancis was born in Wandsworth, England, but also qualified to represent Jamaica internationally and made his international debut for Jamaica in 2003. 9 ENG FW Neil Shipperley 10 IRL FW David ConnollyConnolly 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. 12 NOR DF Trond Andersen 14 ENG GK Paul Heald 16 NIR MF Michael Hughes on loan to Birmingham City 17 NIR DF Mark WilliamsWilliams was born in Stalybridge, England, but also qualified to represent Northern Ireland internationally and made his international debut for Northern Ireland in 1999. 18 ENG MF Gareth Ainsworth 19 ENG FW Paul Robinson 20 ENG FW Patrick AgyemangAgyemang was born in Waltham Forest, England, but also qualified to represent Ghana internationally and made his international debut for Ghana in May 2003. 21 SCO DF Duncan JuppJupp was born in Haslemere, England, but also qualified to represent Scotland internationally and represented Scotland at U-21 level. 22 ENG MF Chris Willmott 23 ENG DF Peter Hawkins 24 ENG MF Jermaine Darlington 26 USA GK Ian Feuer 27 ENG DF Wayne Gray 28 SWE MF Pär Karlsson 29 IRL DF Des Byrne 30 ENG MF Rob GierGier 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. 31 ENG FW Lionel Morgan 32 ENG MF Adam Nowland 33 ENG MF Alex Tapp 34 ENG FW Ian Selley 35 JAM MF Jobi McAnuffMcAnuff 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. 36 SWE MF Håkan Mild 37 ENG MF Mikele LeigertwoodLeigertwood 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. 38 ENG GK Shane Gore 39 ENG MF Nigel Reo-Coker GER MF Simon Mensing Left club during season 11 ENG MF Kevin Cooper to Wolverhampton Wanderers 15 DEN FW David Nielsen to Norwich City 25 ENG DF Wayne Brown on loan from Ipswich Town Appearances and goals Source: Numbers in parentheses denote appearances as substitute. Players with names struck through and marked Left club during playing season left the club during the playing season. Players with names in italics and marked * were on loan from another club for the whole of their season with Wimbledon. Players listed with no appearances have been in the matchday squad but only as unused substitutes. Key to positions: GK – Goalkeeper; DF – Defender; MF – Midfielder; FW – Forward + Players contracted for the 2001–02 seasonNo.Pos.Nat.NameLeagueFA CupLeague CupTotalAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals1GKENGKelvin Davis40000004002DFIRLKenny Cunningham34020003603DFENGAlan Kimble7 (2)000108 (2)04MFENGAndy Roberts18100101915DFENGDean Blackwell000000006DFENGDarren Holloway32020003407MFENGNeal Ardley27 (2)3201030 (2)38MFENGDamien Francis21 (2)1200023 (2)19FWENGNeil Shipperley36 (5)12201039 (5)1210FWIRLDavid Connolly35182010381811MFENGKevin Cooper Left club during playing season39 (1)10201042 (1)1012DFNORTrond Andersen27 (3)0200029 (3)014GKENGPaul Heald4000004015FWDENDavid Nielsen Left club during playing season6 (6)200107 (6)216MFNIRMichael Hughes24 (2)4200026 (2)417DFNIRMark Williams4 (1)000115 (1)118MFENGGareth Ainsworth0 (2)000000 (2)019FWENGPaul Robinson0 (1)000000 (1)020FWENGPatrick Agyemang17 (16)40 (2)00 (1)016 (19)421DFSCODuncan Jupp1 (1)0000 (1)01 (2)022DFENGChris Willmott25 (2)1001026 (2)123DFENGPeter Hawkins25 (4)0200027 (4)024DFENGJermaine Darlington25 (4)0001026 (4)025DFENGWayne Brown * Left club during playing season171000017126GKUSAIan Feuer2 (2)020105 (2)027FWENGWayne Gray0000000028MFSWEPär Karlsson1 (6)000001 (6)029DFIRLDes Byrne0 (1)000000 (1)030DFENGRob Gier30000 (1)03 (1)031FWENGLionel Morgan4 (7)100004 (7)132MFENGAdam Nowland1 (6)000001 (6)033MFENGAlex Tapp0000000034MFENGIan Selley0000000035MFJAMJobi McAnuff22 (16)40 (2)00022 (18)436MFSWEHåkan Mild8 (1)000008 (1)037DFENGMikele Leigertwood1000001038GKENGShane Gore0 (1)000000 (1)039MFENGNigel Reo-Coker0 (1)000000 (1)0 References Notes notes External links Wimbledon squad numbers for 2001–02 season Historical Wimbledon F.C. kits Category:Wimbledon F.C. seasons Wimbledon