Northampton 2003/04

Northampton finished 6th of 24 in the 2003/04 Third Division with 75 points (won 22, drawn 9, lost 15; scored 58, conceded 51). Highest position 5th, after match 5; lowest 19th, after match 2. Longest runs: 4 wins in a row, 8 unbeaten and 8 without a win.

Position after each match

Points against champions and relegated clubs

Northampton
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	Torquay (home)	0–1 L	Lost	0	18th
2	Sat 16 Aug 2003	York (away)	0–1 L	Lost	0	19th
3	Fri 22 Aug 2003	Darlington (home)	1–0 W	Won	3	13th
4	Mon 25 Aug 2003	Yeovil (away)	2–0 W	Won	6	9th
5	Sat 30 Aug 2003	Doncaster (home)	1–0 W	Won	9	5th
6	Fri 5 Sep 2003	Cheltenham (away)	3–4 L	Lost	9	6th
7	Sat 13 Sep 2003	Huddersfield (away)	0–3 L	Lost	9	14th
8	Tue 16 Sep 2003	Carlisle (home)	2–0 W	Won	12	11th
9	Sat 20 Sep 2003	Macclesfield (home)	0–0 D	Drew	13	10th
10	Sat 27 Sep 2003	Oxford (away)	0–3 L	Lost	13	16th
11	Tue 30 Sep 2003	Lincoln (away)	0–0 D	Drew	14	15th
12	Sat 4 Oct 2003	Hull (home)	1–5 L	Lost	14	17th
13	Sat 11 Oct 2003	Rochdale (away)	1–1 D	Drew	15	18th
14	Fri 17 Oct 2003	Scunthorpe (home)	1–1 D	Drew	16	15th
15	Tue 21 Oct 2003	Kidderminster (home)	0–1 L	Lost	16	19th
16	Sat 25 Oct 2003	Leyton Orient (away)	1–1 D	Drew	17	19th
17	Sat 1 Nov 2003	Southend (away)	1–0 W	Won	20	18th
18	Mon 17 Nov 2003	Swansea (home)	2–1 W	Won	23	16th
19	Sat 22 Nov 2003	Bury (away)	0–1 L	Lost	23	16th
20	Sat 29 Nov 2003	Mansfield (home)	0–3 L	Lost	23	17th
21	Sat 13 Dec 2003	Boston United (away)	1–1 D	Drew	24	17th
22	Fri 19 Dec 2003	Cambridge (home)	1–2 L	Lost	24	17th
23	Fri 26 Dec 2003	Bristol Rovers (away)	2–1 W	Won	27	16th
24	Sun 28 Dec 2003	Cheltenham (home)	1–0 W	Won	30	13th
25	Sat 10 Jan 2004	Torquay (away)	1–3 L	Lost	30	17th
26	Sat 17 Jan 2004	York (home)	2–1 W	Won	33	14th
27	Fri 30 Jan 2004	Doncaster (away)	0–1 L	Lost	33	16th
28	Tue 3 Feb 2004	Yeovil (home)	2–0 W	Won	36	13th
29	Sat 7 Feb 2004	Bristol Rovers (home)	2–0 W	Won	39	12th
30	Sat 14 Feb 2004	Rochdale (home)	3–1 W	Won	42	9th
31	Tue 17 Feb 2004	Darlington (away)	2–1 W	Won	45	9th
32	Sat 21 Feb 2004	Scunthorpe (away)	0–1 L	Lost	45	9th
33	Sat 28 Feb 2004	Leyton Orient (home)	1–0 W	Won	48	9th
34	Tue 2 Mar 2004	Kidderminster (away)	1–2 L	Lost	48	10th
35	Sat 6 Mar 2004	Cambridge (away)	1–0 W	Won	51	9th
36	Sat 13 Mar 2004	Boston United (home)	2–0 W	Won	54	9th
37	Tue 16 Mar 2004	Carlisle (away)	1–1 D	Drew	55	9th
38	Sat 27 Mar 2004	Macclesfield (away)	4–0 W	Won	58	9th
39	Sat 3 Apr 2004	Oxford (home)	2–1 W	Won	61	9th
40	Sat 10 Apr 2004	Hull (away)	3–2 W	Won	64	8th
41	Mon 12 Apr 2004	Lincoln (home)	1–1 D	Drew	65	8th
42	Sat 17 Apr 2004	Southend (home)	2–2 D	Drew	66	8th
43	Tue 20 Apr 2004	Huddersfield (home)	0–1 L	Lost	66	9th
44	Sat 24 Apr 2004	Swansea (away)	2–0 W	Won	69	8th
45	Sat 1 May 2004	Bury (home)	3–2 W	Won	72	7th
46	Sat 8 May 2004	Mansfield (away)	2–1 W	Won	75	6th

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.