2003–04 Northampton Town F.C. season

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Northampton Town
2003–04 season
ManagerMartin Wilkinson
(until 29 September)
Colin Calderwood
(from 9 October)
StadiumSixfields Stadium
Division Three6th
FA CupFourth round
League CupSecond round
League TrophySemi Final (South)
Top goalscorerLeague: Martin Smith (11)
All: Martin Smith (15)

Competitions[]

Division Three[]

Main article: 2003–04 Football League § Third Division

League table[]

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
4 Huddersfield Town (O, P) 46 23 12 11 68 52 +16 81 Participated in play-offs
5 Mansfield Town 46 22 9 15 76 62 +14 75
6 Northampton Town 46 22 9 15 58 51 +7 75
7 Lincoln City 46 19 17 10 68 47 +21 74
8 Yeovil Town[a] 46 23 5 18 70 57 +13 74
Source: [1]
Rules for classification: In the Football League goals scored (GF) takes precedence over goal difference (GD).
(O) Play-off winner; (P) Promoted
Notes:
  1. ^ New club in the league

Results summary[]

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
46 22 9 15 58 51  +7 75 13 4 6 30 23  +7 9 5 9 28 28  0

League position by match[]

Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334353637383940414243444546
GroundHAHAHAAHHAAHAHHAAHAHAHAHAHAHHHAAHAAHAAHAHHHAHA
ResultLLWWWLLWDLDLDDLDWWLLDLWWLWLWWWWLWLWWDWWWDDLWWW
Position1920139561411101615171815191918161617171714131714161312999910999998889876
Source: Northampton Town F.C.
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches[]

  Win   Draw   Loss

Main article: 2003–04 Football League § Third Division
9 August 2003 (2003-08-09) 1 Northampton Town 0–1 Torquay United Northampton
15:00 BST Report Fowler Goal 62' Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 5,675
Referee: Lee Probert
16 August 2003 (2003-08-16) 2 York City 1–0 Northampton Town York
15:00 BST Nogan Goal 44' Report Stadium: Bootham Crescent
Attendance: 3,870
Referee: Mike Pike
22 August 2003 (2003-08-22) 3 Northampton Town 1–0 Darlington Northampton
19:45 BST M. Smith Goal 43' Report Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 5,020
Referee: Steve Tanner
25 August 2003 (2003-08-25) 4 Yeovil Town 0–2 Northampton Town Yeovil
15:00 BST Report Reid Goal 5'
Low Goal 41'		 Stadium: Huish Park
Attendance: 6,105
Referee: Steve Tomlin
30 August 2003 (2003-08-30) 5 Northampton Town 1–0 Doncaster Rovers Northampton
15:00 BST Dudfield Goal 76' Report Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 4,933
Referee: Clive Penton
5 September 2003 (2003-09-05) 6 Cheltenham Town 4–3 Northampton Town Cheltenham
19:45 BST Taylor Goal 56'
Forsyth Goal 76', 90'
Devaney Goal 90'		 Report Dudfield Goal 24', 32'
M. Smith Goal 73'		 Stadium: Whaddon Road
Attendance: 5,002
Referee: Trevor Kettle
13 September 2003 (2003-09-13) 7 Huddersfield Town 3–0 Northampton Town Huddersfield
15:00 BST Stead Goal 17', 35'
Carss Goal 33'		 Report Stadium: Galpharm Stadium
Attendance: 8,285
Referee: Anthony Leake
16 September 2003 (2003-09-16) 8 Northampton Town 2–0 Carlisle United Northampton
19:45 BST M. Smith Goal 58'
Trollope Goal 77'		 Report Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 4,156
Referee: Grant Hegley
20 September 2003 (2003-09-20) 9 Northampton Town 0–0 Macclesfield Town Northampton
15:00 BST Report Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 4,332
Referee: Alan Butler
27 September 2003 (2003-09-27) 10 Oxford United 3–0 Northampton Town Oxford
15:00 BST Basham Goal 1', 41'
Whitehead Goal 32'		 Report Stadium: Kassam Stadium
Attendance: 6,518
Referee: Nigel Miller
30 September 2003 (2003-09-30) 11 Lincoln City 0–0 Northampton Town Lincoln
19:45 BST Report Stadium: Sincil Bank
Attendance: 3,928
Referee: Brian Curson
4 October 2003 (2003-10-04) 12 Northampton Town 1–5 Hull City Northampton
15:00 BST Harper Red card 70'
Trollope Goal 78'		 Report Elliott Goal 20'
Allsopp Goal 42'
Price Goal 67'
Burgess Goal 82'
Forrester Goal 90'		 Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 6,011
Referee: Martin Atkinson
11 October 2003 (2003-10-11) 13 Rochdale 1–1 Northampton Town Rochdale
15:00 BST Townson Goal 72' Report M. Smith Goal 51' Stadium: Spotland
Attendance: 2,710
Referee: Colin Webster
17 October 2003 (2003-10-17) 14 Northampton Town 1–1 Scunthorpe United Northampton
19:40 BST M. Smith Goal 9' Report Kell Goal 52' Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 4,827
Referee: Lee Cable
21 October 2003 (2003-10-21) 15 Northampton Town 0–1 Kiddermister Northampton
19:45 BST Report Parrish Goal 22' Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 4,089
Referee: Graham Salisbury
25 October 2003 (2003-10-25) 16 Leyton Orient 1–1 Northampton Town Leyton, London
15:00 BST Alexander Goal 89' Report Low Goal 59' Stadium: Brisbane Road
Attendance: 4,130
Referee: Paul Robinson
1 November 2003 (2003-11-01) 17 Southend United 0–1 Northampton Town Southend-on-Sea
15:00 GMT Maher Red card 90' Report Trollope Goal 60' Stadium: Roots Hall
Attendance: 5,085
Referee: Joe Ross
17 November 2003 (2003-11-17) 18 Northampton Town 2–1 Swansea City Northampton
19:45 GMT Walker Goal 44'
M. Smith Goal 58'		 Report Britton Goal 48' Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 4,010
Referee: Phil Crossley
22 November 2003 (2003-11-22) 19 Bury 1–0 Northampton Town Bury
15:00 GMT O'Neill Goal 72' Report Stadium: Gigg Lane
Attendance: 2,683
Referee: Mark Clattenburg
29 November 2003 (2003-11-29) 20 Northampton Town 0–3 Mansfield Northampton
15:00 GMT Report Christie Goal 5'
Lawrence Goal 66' (pen.)
Disley Goal 80'		 Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 5,019
Referee: Rob Styles
13 December 2003 (2003-12-13) 21 Boston United 1–1 Northampton Town Boston
15:00 GMT Thompson Goal 38' Report Lincoln Goal 33' Stadium: York Street
Attendance: 2,756
Referee: Mark Cowburn
19 December 2003 (2003-12-19) 22 Northampton Town 1–2 Cambridge United Northampton
15:00 GMT Willmott Red card 27'
Asamoah Goal 72'		 Report Guttridge Goal 28' (pen.)
Tann Goal 88'		 Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 4,910
Referee: Howard Webb
26 December 2003 (2003-12-26) 23 Bristol Rovers 1–2 Northampton Town Bristol
15:00 GMT Carlisle Goal 47' (pen.) Report Asamoah Goal 75'
Walker Goal 86'		 Stadium: Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 7,695
Referee: Phil Prosser
28 December 2003 (2003-12-28) 24 Northampton Town 1–0 Cheltenham Town Northampton
15:00 GMT Walker Goal 10' Report Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 5,118
Referee: Alan Kaye
10 January 2004 (2004-01-10) 25 Torquay United 3–1 Northampton Town Torquay
15:00 GMT Kuffour Goal 12'
Canoville Goal 40'
Taylor Goal 78'		 Report Sampson Goal 55' Stadium: Plainmoor
Attendance: 2,585
Referee: Paul Armstrong
17 January 2004 (2004-01-17) 26 Northampton Town 2–1 York City Northampton
15:00 GMT Walker Goal 20'
Parkin Goal 45' (o.g.)		 Report Bullock Goal 90' Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 5,003
Referee: Scott Mathieson
30 January 2004 (2004-01-30) 27 Doncaster Rovers 1–0 Northampton Town Doncaster
19:45 GMT Green Goal 8' Report Stadium: Belle Vue
Attendance: 6,017
Referee: David Pugh
3 February 2004 (2004-02-03) 28 Northampton Town 2–0 Yeovil Town Northampton
19:45 GMT Hargreaves Goal 58'
M. Smith Goal 70'		 Report Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 4,363
Referee: Mike Thorpe
7 February 2004 (2004-02-07) 29 Northampton Town 2–0 Bristol Rovers Northampton
15:00 GMT Vieira Goal 31'
M. Smith Goal 77'		 Report Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 5,068
Referee: Andy Penn
14 February 2004 (2004-02-14) 30 Northampton Town 3–1 Rochdale Northampton
15:00 GMT Hargreaves Goal 69'
Reid Goal 80'
Vieira Goal 86'		 Report Townson Goal 32' Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 4,540
Referee: Ray Olivier
17 February 2004 (2004-02-17) 31 Darlington 1–2 Northampton Town Darlington
19:45 GMT Willmott Goal 47' (o.g.) Report M. Smith Goal 75'
Richards Goal 76'		 Stadium: The Darlington Arena
Attendance: 4,764
Referee: Kevin Wright
21 February 2004 (2004-02-21) 32 Scunthorpe United 1–0 Northampton Town Scunthorpe
15:00 GMT Ridley Goal 72' Report Stadium: Glanford Park
Attendance: 3,566
Referee: Lee Probert
28 February 2004 (2004-02-28) 33 Northampton Town 1–0 Leyton Orient Northampton
15:00 GMT Reid Red card 66'
Low Goal 73'		 Report Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 5,784
Referee: Phil Joslin
2 March 2004 (2004-03-02) 34 Kidderminster Harriers 2–1 Northampton Town Kidderminster
19:45 GMT Keates Goal 29'
Bennett Goal 47'		 Report Hargreaves Goal 56' Stadium: Aggborough
Attendance: 2,699
Referee: Eddie Ilderton
6 March 2004 (2004-03-06) 35 Cambridge United 0–1 Northampton Town Cambridge
13:00 GMT Report Willmott Goal 90' Stadium: Abbey Stadium
Attendance: 4,298
Referee: Grant Hegley
13 March 2004 (2004-03-13) 36 Northampton Town 2–0 Boston United Northampton
15:00 GMT Morison Goal 72'
Sampson Goal 86'		 Report Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 6,243
Referee: Andre Marriner
16 March 2004 (2004-03-16) 37 Carlisle United 1–1 Northampton Town Carlisle
15:00 GMT Farrell Goal 82' Report Trollope Goal 83' Stadium: Brunton Park
Attendance: 6,269
Referee: Grant Hegley
27 March 2004 (2004-03-27) 38 Macclesfield Town 0–4 Northampton Town Macclesfield
15:00 GMT Report Richards Goal 18', 23', 26', 39' Stadium: Moss Rose
Attendance: 2,634
Referee: Howard Webb
3 April 2004 (2004-04-03) 39 Northampton Town 2–1 Oxford United Northampton
15:00 BST Richards Goal 63'
Trollope Goal 73'		 Report Basham Goal 22' Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 6,799
Referee: Kevin Friend
10 April 2004 (2004-04-10) 40 Hull City 2–3 Northampton Town Kingston upon Hull
15:00 BST Elliott Goal 7'
Dawson Goal 69'		 Report Richards Goal 2'
Sabin Goal 20', 31'		 Stadium: KC Stadium
Attendance: 18,017
Referee: Iain Williamson
12 April 2004 (2004-04-12) 41 Northampton Town 1–1 Lincoln City Northampton
15:00 BST Trollope Goal 44' Report Yeo Goal 84' Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 7,160
Referee: Paul Taylor
17 April 2004 (2004-04-17) 42 Northampton Town 2–2 Southend United Northampton
15:00 BST M. Smith Goal 24' (pen.)
Taylor Goal 83'		 Report Constantine Goal 16' (pen.)
Reid Goal 45' (o.g.)		 Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 5,919
Referee: Matt Messias
20 April 2004 (2004-04-20) 43 Northampton Town 0–1 Huddersfield Town Northampton
19:45 BST Report Booth Goal 53' Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 6,873
Referee: Nigel Miller
24 April 2004 (2004-04-24) 44 Swansea City 0–2 Northampton Town Swansea
15:00 BST Sabin Goal 34', 43' Stadium: Vetch Field
Attendance: 4,985
Referee: Andy Penn
1 May 2004 (2004-05-01) 45 Northampton Town 3–2 Bury Northampton
15:00 BST M. Smith Goal 41'
Sabin Red card 54'
Richards Goal 60'
Asamoah Goal 74'		 Report Cartledge Goal 10'
Nugent Goal 45'		 Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 6,179
Referee: Trevor Parkes
8 May 2004 (2004-05-08) 46 Mansfield Town 1–2 Northampton Town Mansfield
15:00 BST Larkin Goal 54' Report Sabin Goal 19'
Ullathorne Goal 70'		 Stadium: Field Mill
Attendance: 8,065
Referee: Mike Thorpe
Play-offs
16 May 2004 (2004-05-16) Semi Final 1st Leg Northampton Town 0–2 Mansfield Town Northampton
15:00 BST Westwood Red card 90' Report Day Goal 40'
Mendes Goal 67'		 Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 6,960
Referee: Michael Jones
20 May 2004 (2004-05-20) Semi Final 2nd Leg Mansfield Town 1–3
(5–4 p)		 Northampton Town Mansfield
19:45 BST Curtis Goal 68' Report Richards Goal 36'
Hargreaves Goal 42'
M. Smith Goal 46'		 Stadium: Field Mill
Attendance: 9,243 (2,600)
Referee: Phil Crossley
Penalties
Corden Penalty scored
Lawrence Penalty scored
MacKenzie Penalty scored
D'Jaffo Penalty scored
Larkin Penalty scored		 Reeves Penalty scored
M. Smith Penalty scored
Reid Penalty scored
Sabin Penalty missed
Willmott Penalty scored

FA Cup[]

Main article: 2003–04 FA Cup
8 November 2003 (2003-11-08) First round Northampton Town 3–2 Plymouth Argyle Northampton
15:00 GMT Walker Goal 37'
Hargreaves Goal 60'
Asamoah Goal 83'		 Report Friio Goal 32'
Stonebridge Goal 63'		 Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 4,385
Referee: Lee Cable
6 December 2003 (2003-12-06) Second round Northampton Town 4–1 Weston-super-Mare Northampton
15:00 GMT M. Smith Goal 36' (pen.)
Low Goal 64'
Richards Goal 77', 90'		 Report McKeever Red card 36'
Clark Goal 80'		 Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 3,948
Referee: Mark Cooper
3 January 2004 (2004-01-03) Third round Northampton Town 1–1 Rotherham United Northampton
15:00 GMT M. Smith Goal 63' Report Barker Goal 55' Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 5,741
Referee: Ray Olivier
13 January 2004 (2004-01-13) Third round (R) Rotherham United 1–2 Northampton Town Rotherham
19:45 GMT Hurst Goal 19' Report Walker Goal 36'
M. Smith Goal 54'		 Stadium: Millmoor
Attendance: 9,405
Referee: Ray Olivier
25 January 2004 (2004-01-25) Fourth round Northampton Town 0–3 Manchester United Northampton
16:05 GMT Report Silvestre Goal 33'
Hargreaves Goal 47' (o.g.)
Forlán Goal 68'		 Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 7,356
Referee: Steve Bennett

League Cup[]

Main article: 2003–04 Football League Cup
12 August 2003 (2003-08-12) First round Northampton Town 1–0 Norwich City Northampton
19:45 BST Low Goal 8' Report Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 5,476
Referee: Ray Olivier
23 September 2003 (2003-09-23) Second round Portsmouth 5–2 Northampton Town Portsmouth
19:45 BST Sherwood Goal 13', 83'
Roberts Goal 17', 60'
Taylor Goal 41'		 Report Hargreaves Goal 77' (pen.)
Dudfield Goal 90'		 Stadium: Fratton Park
Attendance: 11,130
Referee: David Crick

Football League Trophy[]

Main article: 2003–04 Football League Trophy
2 November 2003 (2003-11-02) 2nd round (S) Hereford United 1–1
(3–4 p)		 Northampton Town Hereford
19:45 GMT Brown Goal 87' Report Dudfield Goal 75' Stadium: Edgar Street
Attendance: 1,517
Referee: Mick Fletcher
Penalties
Brown Penalty scored
James Penalty scored
Rose Penalty scored
Guinan Penalty missed
Pitman Penalty missed
Harrhy Penalty missed		 Reeves Penalty scored
Walker Penalty missed
Low Penalty missed
M. Smith Penalty scored
Dudfield Penalty scored
Willmott Penalty scored
9 December 2003 (2003-12-09) 1/4 Final (S) Northampton Town 2–1 (a.e.t.) Peterborough United Northampton
19:45 GMT Low Goal 52'
Dudfield Goal 100'		 Report McKenzie Goal 90' Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 4,290
Referee: Tony Leake
20 January 2004 (2004-01-20) 1/2 Final (S) Northampton Town 2–3 (a.e.t.) Colchester United Northampton
19:45 GMT Walker Goal 14', 51' Report McGleish Goal 61', 86', 95' Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 4,034
Referee: Phil Crossley

Appearances, goals and cards[]

No. Pos Player Division 3 FA Cup League Cup LDV Vans Total Discipline
Starts Sub Goals Starts Sub Goals Starts Sub Goals Starts Sub Goals Starts Sub Goals Yellow card Red card
1 GK Glyn Thompson 7 1 – – – – 1 – – – – – 8 1 – 1 –
2 RB Luke Chambers 19 5 – – 2 – 2 – – 1 – – 22 7 – 3 –
3 LB Paul Clark 6 – – – – – 1 – – – – – 7 – – 2 –
4 CB Ashley Westwood 8 1 – 1 – – 1 – – – – – 10 1 – – 1
5 CB Chris Willmott 36 1 1 4 – – 2 – – 5 – – 47 1 1 6 1
6 CB Paul Reid 34 – 2 3 – – 2 – – 2 2 – 41 2 2 4 2
7 CM Martin Reeves 9 5 – 2 1 – – 1 – 2 1 – 18 8 2 1 –
8 ST Tom Youngs 2 10 – – – – 1 – – – 1 – 3 11 – – –
9 ST Marc Richards 28 14 9 – 4 2 2 – – 4 1 1 34 19 12 7 –
10 RM Josh Low 28 5 3 3 – 1 1 – 1 4 – 1 36 5 6 6 –
11 CM Paul Trollope 44 – 6 4 – – 2 – – 3 1 – 53 1 6 7 –
12 LB Rob Ullathorne 14 1 – – – – – – – 2 – – 16 1 – 4 –
13 ST Magno Vieira 7 3 2 – – – – – – – – – 7 3 2 – –
14 CB Ian Sampson 36 2 2 5 – – – 1 – 4 – – 45 3 2 10 1
16 U Ryan Amoo – 1 – – – – – – – – – – – 1 – – –
17 CM Greg Lincoln 4 3 1 2 – – – – – 1 – – 7 3 1 1 –
18 ST Éric Sabin 10 2 5 – – – – – – 1 – – 11 2 5 2 1
19 ST Martin Smith 44 1 11 5 – 3 1 – – 4 1 1 54 2 15 4 –
20 CM Chris Hargreaves 42 1 3 5 – 1 1 1 1 4 – 1 52 2 6 6 –
21 GK Lee Harper 39 – – 5 – – 1 – – 5 – – 50 – – – 1
22 CM David Hicks – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –
23 GK Luke Weaver – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –
24 LB Chris Carruthers 19 5 – 4 – – 1 – – 2 – – 26 5 – 1 –
25 ST Derek Asamoah 4 27 3 4 1 1 – – – 3 1 – 11 29 4 3 –
26 ST Steve Morison 2 3 1 – – – – – – – – – 2 3 1 – –
30 RB Des Lyttle 24 4 – 5 – – – – – 3 – – 32 4 – 3 –
40 ST John Taylor 3 5 1 – – – – – – – 2 – 3 7 1 – –
Players no longer at the club:
12 ST Darryn Stamp – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –
12 CB Chris Doig 9 – – – – – – – – – – – 9 – – 1 –
12 LB Matthew Sadler 7 – – – – – – – – 1 – – 8 – – – –
12 CM Nabil Abidallah – 1 – – – – – – – – 1 – – 2 – – –
15 CM Tom Smith – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –
16 ST Lawrie Dudfield 12 7 3 – 1 – 1 1 1 – 2 2 13 11 5 – –
18 CM Paul Harsley 5 9 – – 2 – 1 – – 1 1 – 7 12 – 3 –
22 RM Paul Rickers – – – – – – – 1 – – – – – 1 – – –
27 MF Dean Cracknell – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –
28 ST Richard Walker 11 1 4 4 – 2 – – – 3 – 2 18 1 8 – –
29 MF Aaran Cavill – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –
30 CM Oliver Burgess 3 6 – – – – 1 1 – – – – 4 7 – 2 –
31 RB Jerry Gill – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –

References[]

  1. ^ "England 2003–04". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Archived from the original on 27 January 2010. Retrieved 24 February 2010.
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