Doncaster 2003/04

Doncaster finished 1st of 24 in the 2003/04 Third Division with 92 points (won 27, drawn 11, lost 8; scored 79, conceded 37) and won the title and promotion. They were top of the table after 17 matches of 46; lowest 17th, after match 8. Longest runs: 6 wins in a row, 14 unbeaten and 6 without a win.

Position after each match

Points against champions and relegated clubs

Doncaster
Champions, middle half
Relegated, middle half

Bands: the middle half of champions’ and relegated clubs’ points after each match, from every complete 24-club League Two season on file.

Results

#	Date	Opponent	Score	Result	Pts	Pos
1	Sat 9 Aug 2003	Leyton Orient (away)	3–1 W	Won	3	3rd
2	Sat 16 Aug 2003	Southend (home)	2–0 W	Won	6	2nd
3	Sat 23 Aug 2003	Lincoln (away)	0–0 D	Drew	7	3rd
4	Mon 25 Aug 2003	Huddersfield (home)	1–1 D	Drew	8	4th
5	Sat 30 Aug 2003	Northampton (away)	0–1 L	Lost	8	6th
6	Mon 8 Sep 2003	Hull (home)	0–0 D	Drew	9	10th
7	Sat 13 Sep 2003	Darlington (away)	1–2 L	Lost	9	13th
8	Tue 16 Sep 2003	Yeovil (home)	0–1 L	Lost	9	17th
9	Sat 20 Sep 2003	Oxford (home)	2–0 W	Won	12	12th
10	Sat 27 Sep 2003	Bury (away)	3–1 W	Won	15	9th
11	Tue 30 Sep 2003	Cambridge (away)	3–3 D	Drew	16	10th
12	Sat 4 Oct 2003	Bristol Rovers (home)	5–1 W	Won	19	8th
13	Sat 11 Oct 2003	Macclesfield (away)	3–1 W	Won	22	5th
14	Sat 18 Oct 2003	Mansfield (home)	4–2 W	Won	25	5th
15	Tue 21 Oct 2003	Rochdale (home)	2–1 W	Won	28	3rd
16	Sat 25 Oct 2003	Kidderminster (away)	2–0 W	Won	31	2nd
17	Sat 1 Nov 2003	Torquay (home)	1–0 W	Won	34	2nd
18	Sat 15 Nov 2003	York (away)	0–1 L	Lost	34	4th
19	Sat 22 Nov 2003	Boston United (home)	3–0 W	Won	37	3rd
20	Sat 29 Nov 2003	Carlisle (away)	1–0 W	Won	40	2nd
21	Sat 13 Dec 2003	Cheltenham (away)	3–1 W	Won	43	2nd
22	Fri 19 Dec 2003	Swansea (home)	3–1 W	Won	46	1st
23	Fri 26 Dec 2003	Scunthorpe (home)	1–0 W	Won	49	1st
24	Sun 28 Dec 2003	Hull (away)	1–3 L	Lost	49	2nd
25	Sat 3 Jan 2004	Huddersfield (away)	1–3 L	Lost	49	3rd
26	Sat 10 Jan 2004	Leyton Orient (home)	5–0 W	Won	52	3rd
27	Sat 17 Jan 2004	Southend (away)	2–0 W	Won	55	2nd
28	Fri 23 Jan 2004	Lincoln (home)	0–2 L	Lost	55	2nd
29	Fri 30 Jan 2004	Northampton (home)	1–0 W	Won	58	2nd
30	Sat 7 Feb 2004	Scunthorpe (away)	2–2 D	Drew	59	2nd
31	Sat 14 Feb 2004	Macclesfield (home)	1–0 W	Won	62	2nd
32	Sat 21 Feb 2004	Mansfield (away)	2–1 W	Won	65	1st
33	Fri 27 Feb 2004	Kidderminster (home)	5–0 W	Won	68	1st
34	Fri 5 Mar 2004	Swansea (away)	1–1 D	Drew	69	1st
35	Sat 13 Mar 2004	Cheltenham (home)	1–1 D	Drew	70	1st
36	Tue 16 Mar 2004	Yeovil (away)	1–0 W	Won	73	1st
37	Sat 20 Mar 2004	Darlington (home)	1–1 D	Drew	74	1st
38	Sat 27 Mar 2004	Oxford (away)	0–0 D	Drew	75	1st
39	Tue 30 Mar 2004	Rochdale (away)	1–1 D	Drew	76	1st
40	Sat 3 Apr 2004	Bury (home)	3–1 W	Won	79	1st
41	Sat 10 Apr 2004	Bristol Rovers (away)	2–1 W	Won	82	1st
42	Mon 12 Apr 2004	Cambridge (home)	2–0 W	Won	85	1st
43	Sat 17 Apr 2004	Torquay (away)	0–1 L	Lost	85	1st
44	Sat 24 Apr 2004	York (home)	3–1 W	Won	88	1st
45	Sat 1 May 2004	Boston United (away)	0–0 D	Drew	89	1st
46	Sat 8 May 2004	Carlisle (home)	1–0 W	Won	92	1st

Score is this club’s goals first. Pos is the position in the table after that day’s matches; points include deductions from the date they applied.