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
Manager	Stuart Murdoch
Stadium	Selhurst Park
First Division	10th
FA Cup	Fourth round
League Cup	Third round
Top goalscorer	League: David Connolly (24) All: David Connolly/Neil Shipperley (24)
← 2001–02 2003–04 →

Players

First-team squad

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

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

Appearances and goals

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

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

Notes

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.