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

Results Wimbledon's score comes first

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

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

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

Left club during season

Appearances and goals Source: Numbers in parentheses denote appearances as substitute. Players with names struck through and marked 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 CupTotalAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals1GKKelvin Davis40000004002DFKenny Cunningham34020003603DFAlan Kimble7 (2)000108 (2)04MFAndy Roberts18100101915DFDean Blackwell000000006DFDarren Holloway32020003407MFNeal Ardley27 (2)3201030 (2)38MFDamien Francis21 (2)1200023 (2)19FWNeil Shipperley36 (5)12201039 (5)1210FWDavid Connolly35182010381811MFKevin Cooper 39 (1)10201042 (1)1012DFTrond Andersen27 (3)0200029 (3)014GKPaul Heald4000004015FWDavid Nielsen 6 (6)200107 (6)216MFMichael Hughes24 (2)4200026 (2)417DFMark Williams4 (1)000115 (1)118MFGareth Ainsworth0 (2)000000 (2)019FWPaul Robinson0 (1)000000 (1)020FWPatrick Agyemang17 (16)40 (2)00 (1)016 (19)421DFDuncan Jupp1 (1)0000 (1)01 (2)022DFChris Willmott25 (2)1001026 (2)123DFPeter Hawkins25 (4)0200027 (4)024DFJermaine Darlington25 (4)0001026 (4)025DFWayne Brown * 171000017126GKIan Feuer2 (2)020105 (2)027FWWayne Gray0000000028MFPär Karlsson1 (6)000001 (6)029DFDes Byrne0 (1)000000 (1)030DFRob Gier30000 (1)03 (1)031FWLionel Morgan4 (7)100004 (7)132MFAdam Nowland1 (6)000001 (6)033MFAlex Tapp0000000034MFIan Selley0000000035MFJobi McAnuff22 (16)40 (2)00022 (18)436MFHåkan Mild8 (1)000008 (1)037DFMikele Leigertwood1000001038GKShane Gore0 (1)000000 (1)039MFNigel Reo-Coker0 (1)000000 (1)0

References

Notes

External links Wimbledon squad numbers for 2001–02 season Historical Wimbledon F.C. kits