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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 Qualification for the Third Division 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 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 winners; (P) Promoted

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 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 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 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 5'
Low 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 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 56'
Forsyth 76', 90'
Devaney 90'		 Report Dudfield 24', 32'
M. Smith 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 17', 35'
Carss 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 58'
Trollope 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 1', 41'
Whitehead 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 78'		 Report Elliott 20'
Allsopp 42'
Price 67'
Burgess 82'
Forrester 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 72' Report M. Smith 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 9' Report Kell 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 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 89' Report Low 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 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 44'
M. Smith 58'		 Report Britton 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 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 5'
Lawrence 66' (pen.)
Disley 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 38' Report Lincoln 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 72'		 Report Guttridge 28' (pen.)
Tann 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 47' (pen.) Report Asamoah 75'
Walker 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 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 12'
Canoville 40'
Taylor 78'		 Report Sampson 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 20'
Parkin 45' (o.g.)		 Report Bullock 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 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 58'
M. Smith 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 31'
M. Smith 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 69'
Reid 80'
Vieira 86'		 Report Townson 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 47' (o.g.) Report M. Smith 75'
Richards 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 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 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 29'
Bennett 47'		 Report Hargreaves 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 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 72'
Sampson 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 82' Report Trollope 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 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 63'
Trollope 73'		 Report Basham 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 7'
Dawson 69'		 Report Richards 2'
Sabin 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 44' Report Yeo 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 24' (pen.)
Taylor 83'		 Report Constantine 16' (pen.)
Reid 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 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 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 41'
Sabin Red card 54'
Richards 60'
Asamoah 74'		 Report Cartledge 10'
Nugent 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 54' Report Sabin 19'
Ullathorne 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 40'
Mendes 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 68' Report Richards 36'
Hargreaves 42'
M. Smith 46'		 Stadium: Field Mill
Attendance: 9,243 (2,600)
Referee: Phil Crossley
Penalties
Corden soccer ball with check mark
Lawrence soccer ball with check mark
MacKenzie soccer ball with check mark
D'Jaffo soccer ball with check mark
Larkin soccer ball with check mark		 Reeves soccer ball with check mark
M. Smith soccer ball with check mark
Reid soccer ball with check mark
Sabin soccer ball with red X
Willmott soccer ball with check mark

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 37'
Hargreaves 60'
Asamoah 83'		 Report Friio 32'
Stonebridge 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 36' (pen.)
Low 64'
Richards 77', 90'		 Report McKeever Red card 36'
Clark 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 63' Report Barker 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 19' Report Walker 36'
M. Smith 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 33'
Hargreaves 47' (o.g.)
Forlán 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 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 13', 83'
Roberts 17', 60'
Taylor 41'		 Report Hargreaves 77' (pen.)
Dudfield 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 87' Report Dudfield 75' Stadium: Edgar Street
Attendance: 1,517
Referee: Mick Fletcher
Penalties
Brown soccer ball with check mark
James soccer ball with check mark
Rose soccer ball with check mark
Guinan soccer ball with red X
Pitman soccer ball with red X
Harrhy soccer ball with red X		 Reeves soccer ball with check mark
Walker soccer ball with red X
Low soccer ball with red X
M. Smith soccer ball with check mark
Dudfield soccer ball with check mark
Willmott soccer ball with check mark
9 December 2003 (2003-12-09) 1/4 Final (S) Northampton Town 2–1 (a.e.t.) Peterborough United Northampton
19:45 GMT Low 52'
Dudfield 100'		 Report McKenzie 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 14', 51' Report McGleish 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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