The ongoing financial difficulties saw a large number of players released that summer, including record signing
Allan Nielsen and strikers
Tommy Smith and
Gifton Noel-Williams. To make matters worse,
Manchester United loanee
Jimmy Davis was killed in a car crash on the opening day of the new campaign. This had a huge effect on the team's form at the beginning of the season, and notably on his close friend
Danny Webber. But a strong finish to the season saw the club finish in mid-table.
^Dyer was born in
Redbridge,
England, and represented England at
U-21 level, but also qualified to represent
Montserrat internationally and would make his international debut for
Montserrat in September 2007.
^Hyde was born in
Newham,
England, but also qualified to represent
Jamaica internationally and made his international debut for
Jamaica in 2001.
^Gayle was born in
Hammersmith,
London, and represented them at
U-18 level, but also qualified to represent
Jamaica internationally through his father and made his international debut for
Jamaica in 1998.
^Doyley was born in
Tower Hamlets,
England, but also qualified to represent
Jamaica internationally and would make his international debut for
Jamaica in March 2013.
^Devlin was born in
Birmingham,
England, but also qualified to represent
Scotland internationally through his father and made his international debut for
Scotland in October 2002.
^Bouazza was born in
Γvry,
France, but also qualified to represent
Algeria internationally through his parents and would make his international debut for
Algeria in February 2007.