2003–04 Northampton Town F.C. season

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Northampton Town 2003–04 football season

Northampton Town
2003–04 season
Chairman	David Cardoza
Manager	Martin Wilkinson (until 29 September) Colin Calderwood (from 9 October)
Stadium	Sixfields Stadium
Division Three	6th
Play-offs	Semi-final
FA Cup	Fourth round
Carling Cup	Second round
LDV Vans Trophy	Semi-final (s)
Top goalscorer	League: Martin Smith (11) All: Martin Smith (15)
Highest home attendance	7,356 vs Manchester United
Lowest home attendance	3,948 vs Weston-super-Mare
← 2002–03 2004–05 →

The 2003–04 season was Northampton Town's 107th season in their history and the first season back in the Third Division after relegation the previous year. Alongside competing in Division Three, the club also participated in the FA Cup, League Cup and Football League Trophy.

Players

As of match played 20 May 2004.

No.	Name	Position	Place of Birth	Date of Birth (Age)	Apps	Goals	Previous club	Date signed	Fee
Goalkeepers
1	Glyn Thompson	GK	Telford	(1981-02-24)24 February 1981 (aged 23)	21	0	Fulham	27 March 2003	Free
21	Lee Harper	GK	Chelsea	(1971-10-30)30 October 1971 (aged 32)	84	0	Walsall	15 July 2002	Free
23	Luke Weaver	GK	Woolwich	(1979-06-26)26 June 1979 (aged 24)	0	0	Carlisle United	1 July 2003	Free
–	Mark Bunn	GK	Kettering	(1984-11-16)16 November 1984 (aged 19)	0	0	Apprentice	21 August 2001	N/A
Defenders
2	Luke Chambers	RB	Kettering	(1985-09-28)28 September 1985 (aged 18)	30	0	Apprentice	26 April 2003	N/A
3	Peter Clark	LB	Romford	(1979-12-10)10 December 1979 (aged 24)	6	0	Stockport County	3 June 2003	Nominal
4	Ashley Westwood	CB	Bridgnorth	(1976-08-31)31 August 1976 (aged 27)	11	0	Sheffield Wednesday	14 July 2003	Free
5	Chris Willmott	CB	Bedford	(1977-09-30)30 September 1977 (aged 26)	47	1	Wimbledon	14 July 2003	Free
6	Paul Reid	CB	Carlisle	(1982-02-18)18 February 1982 (aged 22)	61	2	Rangers	3 June 2003	£150,000
12	Rob Ullathorne	LB	Wakefield	(1971-10-11)11 October 1971 (aged 32)	15	1	Sheffield United	20 February 2004	Free
14	Ian Sampson	CB	Wakefield	(1968-11-14)14 November 1968 (aged 35)	449	31	Sunderland	5 August 1994	£30,000
24	Chris Carruthers	LB	Kettering	(1983-08-19)19 August 1983 (aged 20)	86	1	Apprentice	1 August 2000	N/A
30	Des Lyttle	RB	Wolverhampton	(1971-09-24)24 September 1971 (aged 32)	36	0	West Bromwich Albion	4 November 2003	Free
Midfielders
7	Martin Reeves	CM	Birmingham	(1981-09-07)7 September 1981 (aged 22)	21	0	Leicester City	7 June 2003	Free
10	Josh Low	RW	Bristol (ENG)	(1979-02-15)15 February 1979 (aged 25)	40	6	Oldham Athletic	30 July 2003	£165,000
11	Paul Trollope	CM	Swindon (ENG)	(1972-06-03)3 June 1972 (aged 31)	101	8	Coventry City	23 July 2002	Free
16	Ryan Amoo	U	Leicester	(1983-10-11)11 October 1983 (aged 20)	1	0	Aston Villa	23 March 2004	Free
17	Greg Lincoln	CM	Cheshunt	(1980-03-23)23 March 1980 (aged 24)	22	1	Margate	6 June 2002	Free
19	Martin Smith	LM	Sunderland	(1974-11-13)13 November 1974 (aged 29)	56	15	Huddersfield Town	1 July 2003	Free
20	Chris Hargreaves	CM	Cleethorpes	(1972-05-12)12 May 1972 (aged 32)	175	11	Plymouth Argyle	27 June 2000	Free
22	David Hicks	CM	Enfield	(1985-11-13)13 November 1985 (aged 18)	0	0	Tottenham Hotspur	24 February 2004	Free
Forwards
8	Tom Youngs	FW	Bury St Edmunds	(1979-08-31)31 August 1979 (aged 24)	19	0	Cambridge United	15 March 2003	£50,000
9	Marc Richards	FW	Wolverhampton	(1982-07-08)8 July 1982 (aged 21)	51	12	Blackburn Rovers	14 June 2003	Free
18	Éric Sabin	FW	Sarcelles	(1975-08-22)22 August 1975 (aged 28)	13	5	Queens Park Rangers	13 March 2004	Free
25	Derek Asamoah	FW	Accra	(1981-05-01)1 May 1981 (aged 23)	132	13	Slough Town	25 July 2001	Free
26	Steve Morison	FW	Enfield	(1983-08-29)29 August 1983 (aged 20)	21	2	Apprentice	27 August 2001	N/A
40	John Taylor	FW	Norwich	(1964-10-24)24 October 1964 (aged 39)	10	1	Cambridge United	25 March 2004	Free

Competitions

Nationwide Football League Division Three

Main article: 2003–04 Football League § Third Division

League table

Pos	Team v t e	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:
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

Source: https://www.11v11.com/teams/northampton-town/tab/leagueTables/2004/ 11v11.com

League position by match

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34	35	36	37	38	39	40	41	42	43	44	45	46
Ground	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	H	A	A	H	A	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	H	A	H	A
Result	L	L	W	W	W	L	L	W	D	L	D	L	D	D	L	D	W	W	L	L	D	L	W	W	L	W	L	W	W	W	W	L	W	L	W	W	D	W	W	W	D	D	L	W	W	W
Position	19	20	13	9	5	6	14	11	10	16	15	17	18	15	19	19	18	16	16	17	17	17	14	13	17	14	16	13	12	9	9	9	9	10	9	9	9	9	9	8	8	8	9	8	7	6

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 Northampton Town v Torquay United

9 August 2003 (2003-08-09) 1	Northampton Town	0–1	Torquay United	Northampton
15:00 BST		Report	J.Fowler 62'	Stadium: Sixfields Stadium Attendance: 5,675 Referee: Lee Probert

York City v Northampton Town

16 August 2003 (2003-08-16) 2	York City	1–0	Northampton Town	York
15:00 BST	L.Nogan 44'	Report		Stadium: Bootham Crescent Attendance: 3,870 Referee: Mike Pike

Northampton Town v Darlington

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

Yeovil Town v Northampton Town

25 August 2003 (2003-08-25) 4	Yeovil Town	0–2	Northampton Town	Yeovil
15:00 BST		Report	P.Reid 5' J.Low 41'	Stadium: Huish Park Attendance: 6,105 Referee: Steve Tomlin

Northampton Town v Doncaster Rovers

30 August 2003 (2003-08-30) 5	Northampton Town	1–0	Doncaster Rovers	Northampton
15:00 BST	L.Dudfield 76'	Report		Stadium: Sixfields Stadium Attendance: 4,933 Referee: Clive Penton

Cheltenham Town v Northampton Town

5 September 2003 (2003-09-05) 6	Cheltenham Town	4–3	Northampton Town	Cheltenham
19:45 BST	B.Taylor 56' R.Forsyth 76', 90' M.Devaney 90'	Report	L.Dudfield 24', 32' M.Smith 73'	Stadium: Whaddon Road Attendance: 5,002 Referee: Trevor Kettle

Huddersfield Town v Northampton Town

13 September 2003 (2003-09-13) 7	Huddersfield Town	3–0	Northampton Town	Huddersfield
15:00 BST	J.Stead 17', 35' T.Carss 33'	Report		Stadium: Galpharm Stadium Attendance: 8,285 Referee: Anthony Leake

Northampton Town v Carlisle United

16 September 2003 (2003-09-16) 8	Northampton Town	2–0	Carlisle United	Northampton
19:45 BST	M.Smith 58' P.Trollope 77'	Report		Stadium: Sixfields Stadium Attendance: 4,156 Referee: Grant Hegley

Northampton Town v Macclesfield Town

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

Oxford United v Northampton Town

27 September 2003 (2003-09-27) 10	Oxford United	3–0	Northampton Town	Oxford
15:00 BST	S.Basham 1', 41' D.Whitehead 32'	Report		Stadium: Kassam Stadium Attendance: 6,518 Referee: Nigel Miller

Lincoln City v Northampton Town

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

Northampton Town v Hull City

4 October 2003 (2003-10-04) 12	Northampton Town	1–5	Hull City	Northampton
15:00 BST	L.Harper 70' P.Trollope 78'	Report	S.Elliott 20' D.Allsopp 42' J.Price 67' B.Burgess 82' J.Forrester 90'	Stadium: Sixfields Stadium Attendance: 6,011 Referee: Martin Atkinson

Rochdale v Northampton Town

11 October 2003 (2003-10-11) 13	Rochdale	1–1	Northampton Town	Rochdale
15:00 BST	K.Townson 72'	Report	M.Smith 51'	Stadium: Spotland Attendance: 2,710 Referee: Colin Webster

Northampton Town v Scunthorpe United

17 October 2003 (2003-10-17) 14	Northampton Town	1–1	Scunthorpe United	Northampton
19:45 BST	M.Smith 9'	Report	R.Kell 52'	Stadium: Sixfields Stadium Attendance: 4,827 Referee: Lee Cable

Northampton Town v Kiddermister

21 October 2003 (2003-10-21) 15	Northampton Town	0–1	Kiddermister	Northampton
19:45 BST		Report	S.Parrish 22'	Stadium: Sixfields Stadium Attendance: 4,089 Referee: Graham Salisbury

Leyton Orient v Northampton Town

25 October 2003 (2003-10-25) 16	Leyton Orient	1–1	Northampton Town	Leyton, London
15:00 BST	G.Alexander 89'	Report	J.Low 59'	Stadium: Brisbane Road Attendance: 4,130 Referee: Paul Robinson

Southend United v Northampton Town

1 November 2003 (2003-11-01) 17	Southend United	0–1	Northampton Town	Southend-on-Sea
15:00 GMT	K.Maher 90'	Report	P.Trollope 60'	Stadium: Roots Hall Attendance: 5,085 Referee: Joe Ross

Northampton Town v Swansea City

17 November 2003 (2003-11-17) 18	Northampton Town	2–1	Swansea City	Northampton
19:45 GMT	R.Walker 44' M.Smith 58'	Report	L.Britton 48'	Stadium: Sixfields Stadium Attendance: 4,010 Referee: Phil Crossley

Bury v Northampton Town

22 November 2003 (2003-11-22) 19	Bury	1–0	Northampton Town	Bury
15:00 GMT	J.O'Neill 72'	Report		Stadium: Gigg Lane Attendance: 2,683 Referee: Mark Clattenburg

Northampton Town v Mansfield

29 November 2003 (2003-11-29) 20	Northampton Town	0–3	Mansfield	Northampton
15:00 GMT		Report	I.Christie 5' L.Lawrence 66' (pen.) C.Disley 80'	Stadium: Sixfields Stadium Attendance: 5,019 Referee: Rob Styles

Boston United v Northampton Town

13 December 2003 (2003-12-13) 21	Boston United	1–1	Northampton Town	Boston
15:00 GMT	L.Thompson 38'	Report	G.Lincoln 33'	Stadium: York Street Attendance: 2,756 Referee: Mark Cowburn

Northampton Town v Cambridge United

19 December 2003 (2003-12-19) 22	Northampton Town	1–2	Cambridge United	Northampton
19:45 GMT	C.Willmott 27' D.Asamoah 72'	Report	L.Guttridge 28' (pen.) A.Tann 88'	Stadium: Sixfields Stadium Attendance: 4,910 Referee: Howard Webb

Bristol Rovers v Northampton Town

26 December 2003 (2003-12-26) 23	Bristol Rovers	1–2	Northampton Town	Bristol
15:00 GMT	W.Carlisle 47' (pen.)	Report	D.Asamoah 75' R.Walker 86'	Stadium: Memorial Stadium Attendance: 7,695 Referee: Phil Prosser

Northampton Town v Cheltenham Town

28 December 2003 (2003-12-28) 24	Northampton Town	1–0	Cheltenham Town	Northampton
15:00 GMT	R.Walker 10'	Report		Stadium: Sixfields Stadium Attendance: 5,118 Referee: Alan Kaye

Torquay United v Northampton Town

10 January 2004 (2004-01-10) 25	Torquay United	3–1	Northampton Town	Torquay
15:00 GMT	J.Kuffour 12' L.Canoville 40' C.Taylor 78'	Report	I.Sampson 55'	Stadium: Plainmoor Attendance: 2,585 Referee: Paul Armstrong

Northampton Town v York City

17 January 2004 (2004-01-17) 26	Northampton Town	2–1	York City	Northampton
15:00 GMT	R.Walker 20' J.Parkin 45' (o.g.)	Report	L.Bullock 90'	Stadium: Sixfields Stadium Attendance: 5,003 Referee: Scott Mathieson

Doncaster Rovers v Northampton Town

30 January 2004 (2004-01-30) 27	Doncaster Rovers	1–0	Northampton Town	Doncaster
19:45 GMT	P.Green 8'	Report		Stadium: Belle Vue Attendance: 6,017 Referee: David Pugh

Northampton Town v Yeovil Town

3 February 2004 (2004-02-03) 28	Northampton Town	2–0	Yeovil Town	Northampton
19:45 GMT	C.Hargreaves 58' M.Smith 70'	Report		Stadium: Sixfields Stadium Attendance: 4,363 Referee: Mike Thorpe

Northampton Town v Bristol Rovers

7 February 2004 (2004-02-07) 29	Northampton Town	2–0	Bristol Rovers	Northampton
15:00 GMT	M.Vieira 31' M.Smith 77'	Report		Stadium: Sixfields Stadium Attendance: 5,068 Referee: Andy Penn

Northampton Town v Rochdale

14 February 2004 (2004-02-14) 30	Northampton Town	3–1	Rochdale	Northampton
15:00 GMT	C.Hargreaves 69' P.Reid 80' M.Vieira 86'	Report	K.Townson 32'	Stadium: Sixfields Stadium Attendance: 4,540 Referee: Ray Olivier

Darlington v Northampton Town

17 February 2004 (2004-02-17) 31	Darlington	1–2	Northampton Town	Darlington
19:45 GMT	C.Willmott 47' (o.g.)	Report	M.Smith 75' M.Richards 76'	Stadium: The Darlington Arena Attendance: 4,764 Referee: Kevin Wright

Scunthorpe United v Northampton Town

21 February 2004 (2004-02-21) 32	Scunthorpe United	1–0	Northampton Town	Scunthorpe
15:00 GMT	L.Ridley 72'	Report		Stadium: Glanford Park Attendance: 3,566 Referee: Lee Probert

Northampton Town v Leyton Orient

28 February 2004 (2004-02-28) 33	Northampton Town	1–0	Leyton Orient	Northampton
15:00 GMT	P.Reid 66' J.Low 73'	Report		Stadium: Sixfields Stadium Attendance: 5,784 Referee: Phil Joslin

Kidderminster Harriers v Northampton Town

2 March 2004 (2004-03-02) 34	Kidderminster Harriers	2–1	Northampton Town	Kidderminster
19:45 GMT	D.Keates 29' D.Bennett 47'	Report	C.Hargreaves 56'	Stadium: Aggborough Attendance: 2,699 Referee: Eddie Ilderton

Cambridge United v Northampton Town

6 March 2004 (2004-03-06) 35	Cambridge United	0–1	Northampton Town	Cambridge
13:00 GMT		Report	C.Willmott 90'	Stadium: Abbey Stadium Attendance: 4,298 Referee: Grant Hegley

Northampton Town v Boston United

13 March 2004 (2004-03-13) 36	Northampton Town	2–0	Boston United	Northampton
15:00 GMT	S.Morison 72' I.Sampson 86'	Report		Stadium: Sixfields Stadium Attendance: 6,243 Referee: Andre Marriner

Carlisle United v Northampton Town

16 March 2004 (2004-03-16) 37	Carlisle United	1–1	Northampton Town	Carlisle
19:45 GMT	C.Farrell 82'	Report	P.Trollope 83'	Stadium: Brunton Park Attendance: 6,269 Referee: Grant Hegley

Macclesfield Town v Northampton Town

27 March 2004 (2004-03-27) 38	Macclesfield Town	0–4	Northampton Town	Macclesfield
15:00 GMT		Report	M.Richards 18', 23', 26', 39'	Stadium: Moss Rose Attendance: 2,634 Referee: Howard Webb

Northampton Town v Oxford United

3 April 2004 (2004-04-03) 39	Northampton Town	2–1	Oxford United	Northampton
15:00 BST	M.Richards 63' P.Trollope 73'	Report	S.Basham 22'	Stadium: Sixfields Stadium Attendance: 6,799 Referee: Kevin Friend

Hull City v Northampton Town

10 April 2004 (2004-04-10) 40	Hull City	2–3	Northampton Town	Kingston upon Hull
15:00 BST	S.Elliott 7' A.Dawson 69'	Report	M.Richards 2' E.Sabin 20', 31'	Stadium: KC Stadium Attendance: 18,017 Referee: Iain Williamson

Northampton Town v Lincoln City

12 April 2004 (2004-04-12) 41	Northampton Town	1–1	Lincoln City	Northampton
15:00 BST	P.Trollope 44'	Report	S.Yeo 84'	Stadium: Sixfields Stadium Attendance: 7,160 Referee: Paul Taylor

Northampton Town v Southend United

17 April 2004 (2004-04-17) 42	Northampton Town	2–2	Southend United	Northampton
15:00 BST	M.Smith 24' (pen.) J.Taylor 83'	Report	L.Constantine 16' (pen.) P.Reid 45' (o.g.)	Stadium: Sixfields Stadium Attendance: 5,919 Referee: Matt Messias

Northampton Town v Huddersfield Town

20 April 2004 (2004-04-20) 43	Northampton Town	0–1	Huddersfield Town	Northampton
19:45 BST		Report	A.Booth 53'	Stadium: Sixfields Stadium Attendance: 6,873 Referee: Nigel Miller
Note: Fixture was previously abandoned on March 20, 2004 due to safety reasons after 39 minutes.

Swansea City v Northampton Town

24 April 2004 (2004-04-24) 44	Swansea City	0–2	Northampton Town	Swansea, Wales
15:00 BST			E.Sabin 34', 43'	Stadium: Vetch Field Attendance: 4,985 Referee: Andy Penn

Northampton Town v Bury

1 May 2004 (2004-05-01) 45	Northampton Town	3–2	Bury	Northampton
15:00 BST	M.Smith 41' E.Sabin 54' M.Richards 60' D.Asamoah 74'	Report	J.Cartledge 10' D.Nugent 45'	Stadium: Sixfields Stadium Attendance: 6,179 Referee: Trevor Parkes

Mansfield Town v Northampton Town

8 May 2004 (2004-05-08) 46	Mansfield Town	1–2	Northampton Town	Mansfield
15:00 BST	C.Larkin 54'	Report	E.Sabin 19' R.Ullathorne 70'	Stadium: Field Mill Attendance: 8,065 Referee: Mike Thorpe

Play-offs

Northampton Town v Mansfield Town

16 May 2004 (2004-05-16) Semi-final 1st leg	Northampton Town	0–2	Mansfield Town	Northampton
15:00 BST	A.Westwood 90'	Report	R.Day 40' J.Mendes 67'	Stadium: Sixfields Stadium Attendance: 6,960 Referee: Michael Jones

Mansfield Town v Northampton Town

20 May 2004 (2004-05-20) Semi-final 2nd leg	Mansfield Town	1–3 (3–3 agg.) (5–4 p)	Northampton Town	Mansfield
19:45 BST	T.Curtis 68'	Report	M.Richards 36' C.Hargreaves 42' M.Smith 46'	Stadium: Field Mill Attendance: 9,243 (2,600) Referee: Phil Crossley
	Penalties
	W.Corden L.Lawrence N.MacKenzie L.D'Jaffo C.Larkin		M.Reeves M.Smith P.Reid E.Sabin C.Willmott

FA Cup

Main article: 2003–04 FA Cup Northampton Town v Plymouth Argyle

8 November 2003 (2003-11-08) First round	Northampton Town	3–2	Plymouth Argyle	Northampton
15:00 GMT	R.Walker 37' C.Hargreaves 60' D.Asamoah 83'	Report	D.Friio 32' I.Stonebridge 63'	Stadium: Sixfields Stadium Attendance: 4,385 Referee: Lee Cable

Northampton Town v Weston-super-Mare

6 December 2003 (2003-12-06) Second round	Northampton Town	4–1	Weston-super-Mare	Northampton
15:00 GMT	M.Smith 36' (pen.) J.Low 64' M.Richards 77', 90'	Report	M.McKeever 36' B.Clark 80'	Stadium: Sixfields Stadium Attendance: 3,948 Referee: Mark Cooper

Northampton Town v Rotherham United

3 January 2004 (2004-01-03) Third round	Northampton Town	1–1	Rotherham United	Northampton
15:00 GMT	M.Smith 63'	Report	R.Barker 55'	Stadium: Sixfields Stadium Attendance: 5,741 Referee: Ray Olivier

Rotherham United v Northampton Town

13 January 2004 (2004-01-13) Third round (r)	Rotherham United	1–2	Northampton Town	Rotherham
19:45 GMT	P.Hurst 19'	Report	R.Walker 36' M.Smith 54'	Stadium: Millmoor Attendance: 9,405 Referee: Ray Olivier

Northampton Town v Manchester United

25 January 2004 (2004-01-25) Fourth round	Northampton Town	0–3	Manchester United	Northampton
16:05 GMT		Report	M.Silvestre 33' C.Hargreaves 47' (o.g.) D.Forlán 68'	Stadium: Sixfields Stadium Attendance: 7,356 Referee: Steve Bennett

Carling Cup

Main article: 2003–04 Football League Cup Northampton Town v Norwich City

12 August 2003 (2003-08-12) First round	Northampton Town	1–0	Norwich City	Northampton
19:45 BST	J.Low 8'	Report		Stadium: Sixfields Stadium Attendance: 5,476 Referee: Ray Olivier

Portsmouth v Northampton Town

23 September 2003 (2003-09-23) Second round	Portsmouth	5–2	Northampton Town	Portsmouth
19:45 BST	T.Sherwood 13', 83' J.Roberts 17', 60' M.Taylor 41'	Report	C.Hargreaves 77' (pen.) L.Dudfield 90'	Stadium: Fratton Park Attendance: 11,130 Referee: David Crick

LDV Vans Trophy

Main article: 2003–04 Football League Trophy Hereford United v Northampton Town

2 November 2003 (2003-11-02) 2nd round (s)	Hereford United	1–1 (3–4 p)	Northampton Town	Hereford
19:45 GMT	D.Brown 87'	Report	L.Dudfield 75'	Stadium: Edgar Street Attendance: 1,517 Referee: Mick Fletcher
	Penalties
	D.Brown T.James M.Rose S.Guinan J.Pitman Harrhy		M.Reeves R.Walker J.Low M.Smith L.Dudfield C.Willmott

Northampton Town v Peterborough United

9 December 2003 (2003-12-09) Quarter-final (s)	Northampton Town	2–1 (a.e.t.)	Peterborough United	Northampton
19:45 GMT	J.Low 52' L.Dudfield 100'	Report	L.McKenzie 90'	Stadium: Sixfields Stadium Attendance: 4,290 Referee: Tony Leake

Northampton Town v Colchester United

20 January 2004 (2004-01-20) Semi-final (s)	Northampton Town	2–3 (a.e.t.)	Colchester United	Northampton
19:45 GMT	R.Walker 14', 51'	Report	S.McGleish 61', 86', 95'	Stadium: Sixfields Stadium Attendance: 4,034 Referee: Phil Crossley

Appearances, goals and cards

No.	Pos	Player	Division Three			FA Cup			League Cup			League Trophy			Play-offs			Total			Discipline
No.	Pos	Player	Starts	Sub	Goals	Starts	Sub	Goals	Starts	Sub	Goals	Starts	Sub	Goals	Starts	Sub	Goals	Starts	Sub	Goals
1	GK	Glyn Thompson	7	1	–	–	–	–	1	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	8	1	–	1	–
2	RB	Luke Chambers	19	5	–	–	2	–	2	–	–	1	–	–	–	–	–	22	7	–	3	–
3	LB	Peter Clark	6	–	–	–	–	–	1	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	7	–	–	2	–
4	CB	Ashley Westwood	7	1	–	1	–	–	1	–	–	–	–	–	1	–	–	10	1	–	–	1
5	CB	Chris Willmott	35	1	1	4	–	–	2	–	–	3	–	–	2	–	–	46	1	1	6	1
6	CB	Paul Reid	33	–	2	3	–	–	2	–	–	1	1	–	1	1	–	40	2	2	4	2
7	CM	Martin Reeves	9	5	–	2	1	–	–	1	–	1	1	–	–	1	–	12	9	–	1	–
8	ST	Tom Youngs	2	10	–	–	–	–	1	–	–	–	–	–	–	1	–	3	11	–	–	–
9	ST	Marc Richards	27	14	8	–	4	2	2	–	–	2	1	–	2	–	1	33	19	11	7	–
10	RM	Josh Low	28	5	3	2	–	1	1	–	1	2	–	1	2	–	–	35	5	6	6	–
11	CM	Paul Trollope	43	–	6	4	–	–	2	–	–	1	1	–	2	–	–	52	1	6	7	–
12	LB	Rob Ullathorne	13	–	1	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	2	–	–	15	–	1	4	–
14	CB	Ian Sampson	35	2	2	5	–	–	–	1	–	2	–	–	2	–	–	43	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	8	2	5	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	1	–	–	9	2	5	2	1
19	ST	Martin Smith	43	1	11	5	–	3	1	–	–	2	1	–	2	–	1	54	2	15	4	–
20	CM	Chris Hargreaves	41	1	3	5	–	1	1	1	1	2	–	–	2	–	1	51	2	6	6	–
21	GK	Lee Harper	39	–	–	5	–	–	1	–	–	3	–	–	2	–	–	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	–	–	–	2	–	–	1	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	–	–	–
13	ST	Magno Vieira	7	3	2	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	7	3	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

"England 2003–04". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Archived from the original on 27 January 2010. Retrieved 24 February 2010.
"2003/04 Division 3". ntfcmemorabilia.weebly.com. 28 January 2024. Retrieved 28 January 2024.

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Level 1	Premier League
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Level 5	Football Conference
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First Division	Bradford City Burnley Cardiff City Coventry City Crewe Alexandra Crystal Palace Derby County Gillingham Ipswich Town Millwall Norwich City Nottingham Forest Preston North End Reading Rotherham United Sheffield United Stoke City Sunderland Walsall Watford West Bromwich Albion West Ham United Wigan Athletic Wimbledon
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Third Division	Boston United Bristol Rovers Bury Cambridge United Carlisle United Cheltenham Town Darlington Doncaster Rovers Huddersfield Town Hull City Kidderminster Harriers Leyton Orient Lincoln City Macclesfield Town Mansfield Town Northampton Town Oxford United Rochdale Scunthorpe United Southend United Swansea City Torquay United Yeovil Town York City
Non-League	Shrewsbury Town

Categories:

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

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

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