# 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.

## Season summary

Wimbledon entered administration in June 2003, and played their first match at the National Hockey Stadium in Milton Keynes in September. 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. The club was brought out of administration at the end of the season, and subsequently reformed as Milton Keynes Dons.

## Final league table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
| 20 | Derby County | 46 | 13 | 13 | 20 | 53 | 67 | −14 | 52 | |
| 21 | Gillingham | 46 | 14 | 9 | 23 | 48 | 67 | −19 | 51 | |
| 22 | Walsall (R) | 46 | 13 | 12 | 21 | 45 | 65 | −20 | 51 | Relegation to Football League One |
| 23 | Bradford City (R) | 46 | 10 | 6 | 30 | 38 | 69 | −31 | 36 | Relegation to Football League One |
| 24 | Wimbledon (R) | 46 | 8 | 5 | 33 | 41 | 89 | −48 | 29 | Renamed Milton Keynes Dons in Football League One |

## Results

Wimbledon's score comes first

### Legend

| Win | Draw | Loss |

### Football League First Division

| Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
| 9 August 2003 | Crewe Alexandra | H | 3–1 | 1,145 | Agyemang, Tapp, Reo-Coker |
| 16 August 2003 | Stoke City | A | 1–2 | 12,550 | Agyemang |
| 23 August 2003 | Crystal Palace | H | 1–3 | 6,113 | Reo-Coker |
| 26 August 2003 | Norwich City | A | 2–3 | 16,082 | Holdsworth, Leigertwood |
| 30 August 2003 | Reading | H | 0–3 | 2,066 | |
| 13 September 2003 | Wigan Athletic | H | 2–4 | 1,054 | Agyemang, McAnuff |
| 16 September 2003 | Millwall | A | 0–2 | 7,855 | |
| 20 September 2003 | Ipswich Town | A | 1–4 | 23,428 | Agyemang |
| 27 September 2003 | Burnley | H | 2–2 | 5,639 | Holdsworth, Agyemang |
| 30 September 2003 | Sheffield United | H | 1–2 | 6,016 | Nowland |
| 4 October 2003 | Preston North End | A | 0–1 | 13,801 | |
| 15 October 2003 | Coventry City | A | 0–1 | 10,872 | |
| 18 October 2003 | Nottingham Forest | A | 0–6 | 23,520 | |
| 21 October 2003 | West Bromwich Albion | A | 1–0 | 22,048 | McAnuff |
| 25 October 2003 | Watford | H | 1–3 | 6,115 | Leigertwood |
| 1 November 2003 | Bradford City | H | 2–1 | 3,334 | Small, Reo-Coker |
| 8 November 2003 | Rotherham United | H | 1–3 | 5,777 | Nowland |
| 15 November 2003 | Gillingham | A | 2–1 | 9,061 | Nowland, Agyemang |
| 22 November 2003 | Cardiff City | H | 0–1 | 5,056 | |
| 25 November 2003 | West Ham United | H | 1–1 | 8,118 | McAnuff |
| 29 November 2003 | Derby County | A | 1–3 | 22,025 | Reo-Coker |
| 6 December 2003 | Rotherham United | H | 1–2 | 3,061 | Holdsworth (pen) |
| 13 December 2003 | Walsall | H | 0–1 | 3,315 | |
| 20 December 2003 | Sunderland | A | 1–2 | 22,334 | Thirlwell (own goal) |
| 26 December 2003 | Reading | A | 3–0 | 14,486 | Small, Lewington, McAnuff |
| 30 December 2003 | West Bromwich Albion | H | 0–0 | 6,376 | |
| 10 January 2004 | Crewe Alexandra | A | 0–1 | 6,234 | |
| 17 January 2004 | Stoke City | H | 0–1 | 3,623 | |
| 31 January 2004 | Crystal Palace | A | 1–3 | 20,552 | McAnuff |
| 7 February 2004 | Norwich City | H | 0–1 | 7,368 | |
| 21 February 2004 | Coventry City | H | 0–3 | 5,905 | |
| 28 February 2004 | Watford | A | 0–4 | 15,323 | |
| 2 March 2004 | Nottingham Forest | H | 0–1 | 6,317 | |
| 9 March 2004 | West Ham United | A | 0–5 | 29,818 | |
| 13 March 2004 | Walsall | A | 0–1 | 6,889 | |
| 24 March 2004 | Millwall | H | 0–1 | 3,037 | |
| 27 March 2004 | Ipswich Town | H | 1–2 | 6,389 | Smith |
| 3 April 2004 | Wigan Athletic | A | 1–0 | 7,622 | Chorley |
| 6 April 2004 | Sunderland | H | 1–2 | 4,800 | Kamara |
| 10 April 2004 | Preston North End | H | 3–3 | 2,866 | Gray (2), Chorley |
| 12 April 2004 | Sheffield United | A | 1–2 | 19,391 | Gray (pen) |
| 17 April 2004 | Bradford City | A | 3–2 | 9,011 | Kamara, Smith, Gray |
| 20 April 2004 | Burnley | A | 0–2 | 13,555 | |
| 24 April 2004 | Gillingham | H | 1–2 | 5,049 | Smith |
| 1 May 2004 | Cardiff City | A | 1–1 | 15,337 | Williams |
| 9 May 2004 | Derby County | H | 1–0 | 6,509 | Darlington |

### FA Cup

| Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Goalscorers |
| R3 | 3 January 2004 | Stoke City | H | 1–1 | 3,609 | Nowland |
| R3R | 13 January 2004 | Stoke City | A | 1–0 | 6,463 | Nowland |
| R4 | 24 January 2004 | Birmingham City | A | 0–1 | 22,159 | |

### League Cup

| Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Goalscorers |
| R1 | 12 August 2003 | Wycombe Wanderers | A | 0–2 | 1,986 | |

## Players
### First-team squad

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

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

## Statistics
### Appearances and goals

| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | First Division | First Division | FA Cup | FA Cup | League Cup | League Cup |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Goalkeepers ||||||||||||
| 1 | GK | ENG | Scott Bevan | 10 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | GK | ENG | David Martin | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | GK | ENG | Paul Heald | 10 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | GK | WAL | Lee Worgan | 3 | 0 | 0+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Defenders ||||||||||||
| 2 | DF | ENG | Warren Barton | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | ENG | Peter Hawkins | 20 | 0 | 16+2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | NIR | Mark Williams | 11 | 1 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | DF | ENG | Darren Holloway | 14 | 0 | 8+5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 7 | DF | ENG | Harry Ntimban-Zeh | 10 | 0 | 9+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | DF | NGA | Shola Oyedele | 9 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | DF | ENG | Ben Chorley | 38 | 2 | 33+2 | 2 | 1+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 21 | DF | GER | Nico Herzig | 19 | 0 | 18+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | DF | PHI | Rob Gier | 29 | 0 | 24+1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 25 | DF | ENG | Dean Lewington | 31 | 1 | 28 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Midfielders ||||||||||||
| 4 | MF | ENG | Nick McKoy | 3 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | MF | SLE | Albert Jarrett | 10 | 0 | 3+6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 20 | MF | ENG | Gary Smith | 11 | 3 | 10+1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | MF | ENG | Alex Tapp | 16 | 1 | 12+2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 24 | MF | ENG | Jermaine Darlington | 45 | 1 | 40+1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 26 | MF | ENG | Jason Puncheon | 8 | 0 | 6+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | MF | ENG | Michael Gordon | 21 | 0 | 8+11 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 28 | MF | SLE | Malvin Kamara | 27 | 2 | 15+12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | MF | ENG | Ben Harding | 16 | 0 | 10+5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Forwards ||||||||||||
| 8 | FW | ENG | Wade Small | 30 | 2 | 23+4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | FW | ENG | Dean Holdsworth | 31 | 3 | 14+14 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 14 | FW | ENG | Lionel Morgan | 3 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | FW | SCO | Jamie Mackie | 16 | 0 | 8+5 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | FW | ENG | Wayne Gray | 35 | 4 | 20+12 | 4 | 1+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Players left during the season ||||||||||||
| 1 | GK | ENG | Steve Banks | 28 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | JAM | Jobi McAnuff | 30 | 5 | 25+2 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | JAM | Jamal Campbell-Ryce | 4 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | AUS | Scott McDonald | 2 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | FW | GHA | Patrick Agyemang | 28 | 6 | 23+3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 17 | MF | ENG | Adam Nowland | 28 | 5 | 24+1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 20 | MF | ATG | Mikele Leigertwood | 31 | 2 | 27 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 26 | MF | ENG | Nigel Reo-Coker | 27 | 4 | 25 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
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