For the 2003/2004 Season

Date

Opposition

Venue

Result*

Game points, (total points)
[Position]

Attendance

Town GoalScorers

09/08/03

Cambridge United

H

2-2

1 (1) [12]

10,319

Stead (2)

12/08/03

Derby County

H

2-1

LC 1

6,672

Stead, Thorrington

16/08/03

Boston United #

A

2-2

1 (2) [13]

3,472

Stead, Hughes

23/08/03

York City

H

0-1

0 (2) [17]

9,850

-

25/08/03

Doncaster Rovers #

A

1-1

1 (3) [19]

7,367

Booth

30/08/03

Bristol Rovers

H

2-1

3 (6) [16]

8,486

Edwards, Stead

06/09/03

Bury

A

1-2

0 (6) [18]

4,591

Scott

13/09/03

Northampton Town

H

3-0

3 (9) [12]

8,285

Stead (2), Carss (p)

16/09/03

Rochdale

A

1-1

1 (10) [13]

4,626

Worthington

20/09/03

Swansea City

A

0-2

0 (10) [17]

8,048

-

23/09/03

Sunderland

A

4-2

LC 2

13,516

Carrs, Stead, Holdsworth, Booth

27/09/03

Leyton Orient

H

3-0

3 (13) [13]

8,942

Yates, Scott, Booth

30/09/03

Kidderminster Harriers

H

1-0

3 (16) [11]

8,275

Stead

04/10/03

Southend United

A

2-1

3 (19) [9]

4,205

Booth, Schofield

11/10/03

Torquay United

H

1-0

3 (22) [6]

9,117

Carss

14/10/03

BYE TO NEXT ROUND

-

-

LDVN 1

-

-

18/10/03

Lincoln City

A

1-3

0 (22) [7]

5,718

Booth

21/10/03

Yeovil Town

A

1-2

0 (22) [9]

5,274

Stead

25/10/03

Carlisle United

H

2-1

3 (25) [7]

9,059

Booth, Stead

28/10/03

Reading

A

0-1

LC 3

11,892

-

01/11/03

Scunthorpe United

A

2-6

0 (25) [9]

4,715

Booth (2)

04/11/03

Carlisle United

A

0-2

LDVN 2

1,346

-

08/11/03

Accrington Stanley

A

0-1

FAC 1

3,129

-

15/11/03

Hull City

H

3-1

3 (28) [8]

13,839

Stead, Booth, Schofield

22/11/03

Mansfield Town

A

3-3

1 (29) [10]

5,828

Schofield, Stead (2)

29/11/03

Cheltenham Town

H

0-0

1 (30) [10]

8,442

-

13/12/03

Macclesfield Town

A

0-4

0 (30) [10]

3,059

-

20/12/03

Oxford United

H

1-1

1 (31) [10]

9,368

Stead

26/12/03

Darlington

A

1-0

3 (34) [9]

6,205

Booth

28/12/03

Bury

H

1-0

3 (37) [9]

10,217

Swailes (og)

03/01/04

Doncaster Rovers

H

3-1

3 (40) [7]

10,044

Stead (2), Worthington

10/01/04

Cambridge United

A

2-1

3 (43) [6]

3,667

Stead (p), Worthington

17/01/04

Boston United

H

2-0

3 (46) [6]

9,603

Sodje, Lloyd

25/01/04

York City

A

2-0

3 (49) [5]

6,969

Schofield, Mirfin

07/02/04

Darlington

H

0-2

0 (49) [7]

11,014

-

14/02/04

Torquay United

A

1-0

3 (52) [6]

3,821

Clarke

17/02/04

Bristol Rovers

A

1-1

1 (53) [6]

6,262

Abbott

21/02/04

Lincoln City

H

2-1

3 (56) [5]

11,553

Sodje, Abbott

02/03/04

Yeovil Town

H

3-1

3 (59) [4]

9,395

Abbott, Schofield (2)

06/03/04

Oxford United

A

1-0

3 (62) [4]

7,278

Sodje

09/03/04

Carlisle United

A

0-1

0 (62) [4]

4,728

-

13/03/04

Macclesfield Town

H

4-0

3 (65) [3]

9,729

Booth, Abbott, Sodje, McAliskey

16/03/04

Rochdale

H

1-1

1 (66) [3]

10,884

Lloyd

27/03/04

Swansea City

H

3-0

3 (69) [4]

11,250

Schofield (2), Lloyd

03/04/04

Leyton Orient

A

1-1

1 (70) [3]

4,137

Booth

10/04/04

Southend United

H

1-0

3 (73) [3]

10,680

Abbott

12/04/04

Kidderminster Harriers

A

1-2

0 (73) [3]

4,051

Sall (og)

17/04/04

Scunthorpe United

H

3-2

3 (76) [3]

12,108

Mirfin, McAliskey (2)

20/04/04

Northampton Town #

A

1-0

3 (79) [3]

6,873

Booth

24/04/04

Hull City #

A

0-0

1 (80) [3]

23,495

-

01/05/04

Mansfield Town

H

1-3

0 (80) [3]

18,633

McAliskey

08/05/04

Cheltenham Town #

A

1-1

1 (81) [4]

5,814

Booth

15/05/04

Lincoln City #

A

2-1

Play Off 1 (1)

9,202

Onoura, Mirfin

19/05/04

Lincoln City #

H

2-2
(4-3)

Play Off 1 (2)

19,467

Schofield (p), Edwards

31/05/04

Mansfield Town

N

0-0 AET
4-1 pens

Play Off
(Final)

37,298

Town win 4-1 on penalties. 0-0 AET

* Town score first i.e 1-0 means Town won 1-0

# All ticket game, i.e. Boston United #

KEY: Grey shaded background indicates League HOME game, WIN DRAW DEFEAT
Cup Match (LC=League Cup [Carling Cup], FAC=The AXA sponsored FA Cup, LDV= Associate Members)
These are play-off matches. H (home match), A (away match), N (Neutral venue)

Season 2003-2004 Cup Games

Competition

Round Details

Progression

FA Cup
(Football Association)

R1: Accrington (A) 09/11/03 0-1
LOSS

Round 1:
Town knocked out at this stage

Carling Cup
(League Cup)

R1: Derby County (H) 12/08/03 2-1
WIN

R2: Sunderland (A) 23/09/03 4-2
WIN

R3: Reading (H) 28/10/03 0-1
LOSS

Round 3:
Town knocked out at this stage

LDV Vans Trophy

R1: Bye to the next round
WIN

R1: Carlisle United (A) 04/11/03 0-2 LOSS

Round 2:
 Town knocked out at this stag

Season 2003-2004 Statistics
(Stats do not include the play-off matches)

This is The Barmy-Army Player of the Season

Efe Sodje

Visitors to This is The Barmy-Army Player of the Season

Jon Worthington

This is The Barmy-Army Young Player of the Season

David Mirfin

Supporters Player of the Season

Jon Worthington

Players Player of the Season

Steve Yates

'Away Supporters' Player of the Season

Efe Sodje

Most Examiner Man-of-the-Match Awards

Nathan Clarke

Most Promising First Team Newcomer

Andy Holdsworth and Anthony Lloyd

Most Outstanding Young Prospect

John McAliskey

Best Third Year Academy Player

David Mirfin

Best Second Year Academy Player

Michael Collins

Best First Year Academy Player

David Walls

Young Terriers Player of the Season

Efe Sodje

Top Goal Scorer

Jon Stead, 18 goals

Other Top Goal Scorers

Andy Booth, 13 goals
Danny Schofield, 8 goals
Pawel Abbott, 5 goals

Manager of the Month Awards

2, January 2004, March 2004

Most Appearances

Danny Schofield, 43 appearances

Number of Red Cards

14

Number of Yellow Cards

98

League Played in for Season 2002-2003

Nationwide League Division Three

Final League Position

Town promoted via the play-off's

Final League Statistics

Played: 46
Won: 23 (50%)
Drawn: 12 (26%)
Lost: 11 (24%)
Goals (for): 68
Goals (against): 52
Goal Difference: +16
Goals per match: 1.48 (for), 1.13 (against)
Points: 81
Points per match: 1.76

League Position based on Overall Record

4th (81 points, goal diff. +16)

League Position based on Home Record

3rd (52 points, goal diff. +24)

League Position based on Away Record

9th (29 points, goal diff. -8)

League Position based on Goals Scored

6th (68 goals) [ave. 1.48 goals]

League Position based on Goals Conceded

7th (52 goals) [ave. 1.13 goals]

Total Attendance's (average per game)

242,146 (10,528) league games only

Home Attendance's:

Highest: 18,633 (versus Mansfield Town 01/05/04)
Lowest: 8,275 (versus Kidderminster Harriers 30/09/03)

Away Attendance's:

Highest: 23,495 (versus Hull City 24/04/04)
Lowest: 3,059 (versus Macclesfield Town 13/12/03)

'Games Won' Percentages

50% Total games won
70% Home games won
30% Away games won

Clean Sheets

16 matches (won 13 of the 16 games)
2nd best record

Failed To Score

7 matches (lost 5 of the 7 games)

Scoring First Sequence

Opponents scored first 17 times. Town winning 2, losing 9 and drawing 6

Best Performing Month

Town was the best performing team in the division for both January 2004 and March 2004

Worst Performing Month

May 2004. At the worst possible time Town could only achieve 1 point from the last available 6 points, resulting in them slipping out of the automatic promotion zone at the very end.
It was also Town's worst monthly performance league placing down in 20th

"You're not singing anymore"
Town Win when Losing

Town won 3 matches when losing, secured 6 draws and gained 15 points

"We're not singing anymore"
Town Lose when Winning"

Town lost 2 matches when winning, with 6 draws losing 18 points

'Doubles' For

(3) Torquay United, Northampton Town, Southend United

'Doubles' Against

(0) None

No Goals Conceded

(2) Torquay United, Northampton Town

No Goals Scored

(0) None

Performance against Automatically Promoted Teams

Town secured a total of 14 points from 18 available against Doncaster Rovers, Hull City and Torquay United, with 4 wins, 2 draws and no defeats

Football Association Cup Finish

Round 1 (1 game)

Carling Cup/League Cup Finish

Round 3 (3 games)

LDV Vans Trophy/Members Cup Finish

Round 2 (1 game) (First round bye)

Largest Home Attendance

18,633 (Mansfield Town 01/05/04)

Biggest Victory

4 Goals margin
4-0, Macclesfield Town (H) 13/03/03

Heaviest Defeat

4 Goals Margin
2-6, Scunthorpe United (A) 20/09/03
0-4, Macclesfield Town (A) 13/12/03

Play-Off Matches

Town won 4-1 on penalties . 0-0 AET

Positional Chart