Division Two                                                          
Sat 09 Aug  bristol city           L  0-5  12 050    -   
Sat 16      WREXHAM                L  0-1   4 768   24 
Sat 23      swindon town           L  0-4   5 758   24
Mon 25      PETERBOROUGH UNITED    L  0-1   5 177   24 
Sat 30      barnsley               D  1-1   9 087   24   Heffernan
Sat 06 Sep  LUTON TOWN             D  1-1   7 505   24   Barras
Sat 13      chesterfield           W  1-0   4 367   23   Bolland
Tue 16      RUSHDEN & DIAMONDS     L  1-3   4 250   23   Stallard
Sat 20      TRANMERE ROVERS        D  2-2   4 215   22   Stallard,Platt
Sat 27      blackpool              L  1-2   6 206   23   Stallard(pen)
Wed 01 Oct  sheffield wednesday    L  1-2  20 354   23   Stallard
Sat 04      COLCHESTER UNITED      W  3-0   4 187   21   Heffernan 2,Riley
Sat 11      BOURNEMOUTH            L  0-1   4 419   22
Sat 18      stockport county       D  2-2   4 727   22   Caskey,Platt
Tue 21      grimsby town           L  0-2   4 274   23  
Sat 25      BRENTFORD              W  2-0   4 145   22   Platt,Caskey
Sat 01 Nov  HARTLEPOOL UNITED      W  1-0   5 011   20   Baldry
Sat 15      port vale              L  0-1   4 900   22
Sat 22      BRIGHTON & HOVE ALBION L  1-2   5 051   22   Heffernan(pen)
Sat 29      oldham athletic        W  1-0   5 190   22   Heffernan
Sat 13 Dec  WYCOMBE WANDERERS      D  1-1   5 014   22   Heffernan
Sat 20      plymouth argyle        L  0-3   9 923   22  
Fri 26      QUEENS PARK RANGERS    D  3-3   7 702   22   Heffernan 3(1 pen)
Sun 28      luton town             L  0-2   7 181   23 
Tue 06 Jan  peterborough united    L  2-5   3 855   23   Riley 2
Sat 10      BRISTOL CITY           L  1-2   6 403   23   Butler(og)
Sat 17      wrexham                W  1-0   4 212   22   Parkinson
Sat 24      SWINDON TOWN           L  1-2   6 663   23   Heffernan(pen)
Sat 31      BARNSLEY               D  1-1   7 355   23   Parkinson
Sat 07 Feb  queens park rangers    L  2-3  14 412   23   Parkinson,Richardson
Sat 14      bournemouth            L  0-1   6 332   23
Sat 21      STOCKPORT COUNTY       W  4-1   5 618   23   Heffernan 4(1 pen)
Sat 28      brentford              W  3-2   4 478   21   Richardson,Heffernan,Scully
Tue 02 Mar  GRIMSBY TOWN           W  3-1   6 011   19   Antoine-Curier,Heffernan,Scoffham
Sat 06      PLYMOUTH ARGYLE        D  0-0   8 057   21
Sat 13      wycombe wanderers      D  1-1   5 125   21   Heffernan
Tue 16      rushden & diamonds     L  1-2   4 030   22   Scully
Sat 20      CHESTERFIELD           D  1-1   7 808   23   Fenton
Sat 27      tranmere rovers        L  0-4   7 308   23  
Sat 03 Apr  BLACKPOOL              W  4-1   5 100   23   Scully,Heffernan 2,Scoffham
Sat 10      colchester united      L  1-4   3 782   23   Richardson
Mon 12      SHEFFIELD WEDNESDAY    D  0-0   9 601   23
Sat 17      hartlepool united      L  0-4   5 629   23
Sat 24      PORT VALE              L  1-2   5 834   23   Heffernan
Sat 01 May  brighton & hove albion L  0-1   6 618   23 
Sat 08      OLDHAM ATHLETIC        D  1-1   6 715   23   Barras
F.A CUP
Sun 09 Nov  SHILDON (ROUND 1)      W  7-2   4 016        Fenton,Platt 2,Nicholson,Richardson,Barras,Heffernan
Sat 06 Dec  gravesend&northfleet(2)W  2-1   2 998        Fenton,Platt
Sat 03 Jan  middlesbrough(round 3) L  0-2  15 061
LEAGUE CUP
Tue 12 Aug  preston n.e (round 1)  D  0-0   5 016        (won 7-6 on pens AET)
Tue 23 Sep  IPSWICH TOWN (ROUND 2) W  2-1   4 059        Baldry,Stallard(pen)
Wed 29 Oct  chelsea (round 3)      L  2-4  35 997        Barras,Stallard
Football League Trophy
Wed 15 Oct  BARNSLEY (ROUND 1)     D  0-0   1 220        (lost 2-4 on pens AET)

Final League Table           W   D   L   GD Pts   
 1. Plymouth Argyle         26  12   8  +44  90 
 2. Queens Park Rangers     22  17   7  +35  83 
 3. Bristol City            23  13  10  +21  82 
 4. Brighton & Hove Albion  22  11  13  +21  77 
 5. Swindon Town            20  13  13  +18  73 
 6. Hartlepool United       20  13  13  +15  73 
 7. Port Vale               21  10  15  +10  73 
 8. Tranmere Rovers         17  16  13  +3   67 
 9. Bournemouth             17  15  14  +5   66 
10. Luton Town              17  15  14  +3   66 
11. Colchester United       17  13  16  -4   64 
12. Barnsley                15  17  14  -4   62 
13. Wrexham                 17   9  20  -10  60 
14. Blackpool               16  11  19  -7   59 
15. Oldham Athletic         12  21  13  +6   57 
16. Sheffield Wednesday     13  14  19  -16  53 
17. Brentford               14  11  21  -17  53 
18. Peterborough United     12  16  18   0   52 
19. Stockport County        11  19  16  -8   52 
20. Chesterfield            12  15  19  -22  51 
21. Grimsby Town            13  11  22  -26  50 
22. Rushden & Diamonds      13   9  24  -14  48 
23. Notts County            10  12  24  -28  42 
24. Wycombe Wanderers        6  19  21  -25  37 
NOTE: THIS WAS THE FINAL SEASON USING THE DIVISONS 1-3 NUMBERING SYSTEM

Managers
Billy Dearden                           Resigned on January 6th
Gary Mills                              Appointed on January 9th (From Coventry City where he had been coach)
Goalkeepers           Age  League Apps.
Steve Mildenhall       24      28 (0)
Stuart Garden          31      12 (1)   Left for Ross County after end of season
Saul Deeney            20      3  (0) 
Pegguy Arphexad (loan) 30      3  (0)   Loaned from Coventry City 10th March - 13th April
Defenders
Nick Fenton            24      42 (1)   Left for Doncaster Rovers after end of season
Ian Richardson         33      40 (0)
Tony Barras            38      38 (2)   Joined from Walsall pre-season, left for Macclesfield Town after end of season
David Pipe             20      18 (0)   Joined from Coventry City, initially on loan, 14th January
Steve Jenkins          31      17 (0)   Joined from Cardiff City pre-season, left for Peterborough Utd early January
Kevin Nicholson        23      16 (7)   Left after end of season
Paul Riley             21      13 (6)   Left after end of season
Daniel Livesey (loan)  19      9  (2)   Loaned from Bolton W. Sep 5th - Dec 5th
Paul Boertien (loan)   24      5  (0)   Loaned from Derby County Jan 22nd - Feb 22nd
Kelvin Wilson          18      2  (1)
Midfield
Paul Bolland           24      35 (4)
Simon Baldry           27      32 (3)   Joined from Huddersfield Town pre-season, Left after end of season
Ian Baraclough         33      30 (4)   Left for Scunthorpe Utd after end of season
Darren Caskey          29      29 (4)   Left for Bristol City on 25th March
Stefan Oakes           25      14 (0)   Joined from Walsall on 18th February
Frazer McHugh          22      9  (4)   Joined from Bradford City Jan 22nd, Left after end of season
Tony Scully            27      6  (4)   Joined from Tamworth on 12th February
Michael Brough         22      5  (5)   Left on 31st Jan then joined Stevenage
Shane McFaul           17      2  (4)
Adam Murray            22      1  (2)   Joined from Derby County(initially on trial)11/Nov - left for Kidderminster H. just before Xmas.
Shaun Harrad           19      0  (8)
Willis Francis         18      0  (3)   Left for Grantham Town after end of season
Jonathan Bewers        21      0  (3)   Joined from Aston Villa on 25th March, left after end of season
Chris Rhodes           ??      0  (1)   Left after end of season
Forwards
Paul Heffernan         22      31 (7)   Left for Bristol City after end of season
Clive Platt            26      19 (0)   Joined from Rochdale pre-season, left for Peterborough Utd on 7th January
Mark Stallard          29      18 (4)   Left for Barnsley on 20th January
Andy Parkinson (loan)  24      10 (4)   Loaned from Sheffield United 15th Jan - 14th Feb & 19th Mar - End of season 
Matty Williams         21      5  (2)   Joined from Manchester United on 11th March
Steve Scoffham         20      4  (11)  Joined from Gedling Town on 20th February
Tony Hackworth         23      4  (9)   Left for Scarborough, initially on loan, on 11th March
Mickael Antoine-Curier 20      4  (0)   Joined from Sheffield Wednesday 19th February, sacked 10th March & went to Grimsby Town
David McGoldrick       16      2  (2)   Left for Southampton the following season (August 2004)

Home colours
Another new strip for 2003/04 due to a new kit and sponsorship deal. Black & white stripes
(thinner than of late), a black v-neck collar with flaps, black shorts and socks with subtle blue
trim added to the collar, cuffs and shorts. Manufactured locally, the sponsor - Fascia Mania.

Change colours
Blue shirts with a white round collar, white shorts, blue socks & decorated with blue and white piping.
Last season's yellow strip was used as a 3rd choice kit.

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