Tranmere Rovers. Agyemang played regularly during the campaign, and he scored his first professional goal in a 2–2 away draw against Wycombe Wanderers on 17 February 2001. The goal served as the catalyst for a run of five goals in nine appearances for Agyemang. The following season, Agyemang scored four goals in 35 games as Wimbledon finished in ninth place in Division One. Agyemang scored six goals in 36 games during the 2002–03 season. He finished the 2003–04 season as Wimbledon's top goalscorer for the campaign despite only being there for the first half of the season, scoring seven goals in all competitions. Gillingham Due to Wimbledon's financial problems, Agyemang was sold to fellow Division One club Gillingham on 2 January 2004 for a fee of £150,000. Agyemang stated he "never wanted to leave Wimbledon", but understood the financial problems the club were facing. Wimbledon manager Stuart Murdoch revealed he was told he could not play Agyemang in certain games towards the end of his time at the club "in case injury jeopardised the deal", with the club in need of the funds from his sale. Agyemang made his Gillingham debut in a 2–1 away loss to Derby County on 17 January 2004, and scored his first goal for the club two weeks later, scoring the only goal of the game as Gillingham beat Bradford City 1–0 at Priestfield. He went on to score a further five goals during the latter stages of the 2003–04 season, which included the first brace of his career against Walsall on 12 April 2004, as well as the winner against his former employers, Wimbledon. After scoring twice for Gillingham in 14 appearances in the opening months of the 2004–05 campaign, Agyemang attracted the interest of fellow Championship club Preston North End. Preston North End Preston announced they had agreed a fee with Gillingham for Agyemang on 14 November 2004, with the transfer worth in the region of £350,000. The transfer was officially completed on 16 November 2004. He made his Preston debut in a 1–0 away win against Cardiff City on 19 November 2004, playing the first 73 minutes of the match. Agyemang scored his first goal for Preston in the club's 3–0 home win over Reading on 28 December 2004. He went on to make 31 appearances in his first season with the Lancashire club, scoring four goals, but ultimately finished the campaign