2004–05 AFC Wimbledon season

AFC Wimbledon
2004–05 season
Manager
Dave Anderson
Nicky English (caretaker)
Stadium Kingsmeadow
Isthmian League Division One 1st (Champions)
Top goalscorer League: Richard Butler (24)
← 2003–04 2005–06 →

During the 2004–05 season, AFC Wimbledon competed in the Isthmian League Division One. Dave Anderson was appointed as new manager on 11 May 2004.[1] Under his leadership AFC Wimbledon continued their good form from the previous season — they led the division all season, and ran away with the title to seal promotion to the League's Premier Division. The Dons took part in the FA Cup for the first time, reaching the Second Qualifying Round but ultimately losing 2–0 to Thurrock on 16 October 2004.[2] The club also competed in the FA Trophy for the first time, reaching the First Round before being beaten by Hendon 3–0 on 6 November 2004.[3] On 5 March 2005, the Dons recorded their 100th league win following a 1–0 victory over Molesey.[4] The Dons secured another double by defeating Walton & Hersham 2-1 in the Final of the Surrey Senior Cup on 3 May 2005.[5] Over the course of the season, AFC Wimbledon set a new record for the longest run of unbeaten league games at any level of senior football in the United Kingdom.[6] The team remained unbeaten for 78 league matches between 22 February 2003 (a 2–0 defeat at home to Withdean 2000) and 4 December 2004 (a 2–0 defeat at Cray Wanderers).[7]

League table

Pos
 Team
 Pld
 W
 D
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Pts
Qualification or relegation
1 AFC Wimbledon (C) (P) 42 29 10 3 91 33+58 97 Promotion to Isthmian League Premier Division
2 Walton & Hersham (P) 42 28 4 10 69 34+35 88 Qualification to Playoffs
3 Horsham 42 24 6 12 90 61+29 78
4 Bromley 42 22 9 11 69 44+25 75
5 Metropolitan Police 42 22 8 12 72 51+21 74
6 Cray Wanderers 42 19 16 7 95 54+41 73
7 Leatherhead 42 20 13 9 73 55+18 73
8 Tooting & Mitcham United 42 18 15 9 92 60+32 69
9 Whyteleafe 42 20 6 16 60 59+1 66
10 Burgess Hill Town 42 19 6 17 73 62+11 63
11 Hastings United 42 15 11 16 55 57−2 56
12 Croydon Athletic 42 13 16 13 66 65+1 55
13 Corinthian Casuals 42 15 9 18 56 64−8 54
14 Bashley 42 13 13 16 68 74−6 52
15 Dulwich Hamlet 42 10 14 18 61 64−3 44
16 Molesey 42 12 8 22 46 70−24 44
17 Banstead Athletic 42 10 10 22 50 64−14 40
18 Newport IOW 42 10 10 22 50 88−38 40
19 Fleet Town 42 11 5 26 47 86−39 38
20 Ashford Town 42 8 12 22 47 85−38 36
21 Dorking 42 8 11 23 43 89−46 35
22 Croydon (R) 42 5 10 27 37 91−54 25 Relegation to Combined Counties League Premier Division

Updated to games played on 30 April 2005.
Source:
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.

Results summary

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
42 29 10 3 91 33 +58 97 15 5 1 52 13 +39 14 5 2 39 20 +19

Last updated: 30 April 2005.
Source: AFC Wimbledon

Match results

Pre-season friendlies

Isthmian League Division One 2004-05

August

September

October

November

December

January

February

March

April

Isthmian League Cup 2004-05

References

  1. ↑ "Managerial Appointment". AFC Wimbledon. 4 December 2004. Retrieved 2009-06-03.
  2. ↑ "AFC Wimbledon 0 - 2 Thurrock". AFC Wimbledon. 4 December 2004. Retrieved 2009-06-03.
  3. ↑ "Hendon 3 - 0 AFC Wimbledon". AFC Wimbledon. 4 December 2004. Retrieved 2009-06-03.
  4. ↑ "AFC Wimbledon: A Local Football Club's History". katzpaw.co.uk. Retrieved 2013-02-17.
  5. ↑ "Walton & Hersham 1 - 2 AFC Wimbledon". wimbledonheritage.co.uk. Retrieved 2013-02-17.
  6. ↑ "AFC Wimbledon set English record". BBC Football. 4 December 2004. Retrieved 2009-06-03.
  7. ↑ "Cray Wanderers 2 – 0 AFC Wimbledon". AFC Wimbledon. 4 December 2004. Retrieved 2009-06-03.
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