Football team season
| Chairman | Willie Carson | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manager | Andy King | |||
| Ground | County Ground, Swindon | |||
| Division Two | 5th | |||
| FA Cup | 1st Round | |||
| League Cup | 2nd Round | |||
| FL Trophy | 1st Round (South) | |||
| Top goalscorer | League: Sam Parkin (20) All: Sam Parkin (23) | |||
| Highest home attendance | 14,540 (vs. Bristol City) | |||
| Lowest home attendance | 5,313 (vs. Southend United) | |||
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| ← 2002–032004–05 → | ||||
The 2003–04 season was Swindon Town's fourth season in the Division Two since their relegation from the second tier of English football in 2000. Alongside the league campaign, Swindon Town also competed in the FA Cup, League Cup and the Football League Trophy.
Nationwide League Division Two
Main article: 2003–04 Football League § Second Division
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Bristol City | 46 | 23 | 13 | 10 | 58 | 37 | +21 | 82 | Qualification for the Second Division play-offs |
| 4 | Brighton & Hove Albion (O, P) | 46 | 22 | 11 | 13 | 64 | 43 | +21 | 77 | |
| 5 | Swindon Town | 46 | 20 | 13 | 13 | 76 | 58 | +18 | 73 | |
| 6 | Hartlepool United | 46 | 20 | 13 | 13 | 76 | 61 | +15 | 73 | |
| 7 | Port Vale | 46 | 21 | 10 | 15 | 73 | 63 | +10 | 73 |
Rules for classification: In the Football League goals scored (GF) takes precedence over goal difference (GD).
(O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted
Second Division play-offs
Main article: Football League One play-offs § 2004| Semifinals 1st leg – 15/16 May; 2nd leg – 19/20 May 2004 | Final at Millennium Stadium, Cardiff 30 May 2004 | ||||||||||
| 3rd | Bristol City | 1 | 2 | 3 | |||||||
| 6th | Hartlepool United | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||
| 3rd | Bristol City | 0 | |||||||||
| 4th | Brighton & Hove Albion | 1 | |||||||||
| 4th | Brighton & Hove Albion (pens.) | 1 | 1 | 2 (4) | |||||||
| 5th | Swindon Town | 0 | 2 | 2 (3) | |||||||
Results and matchday squads
Division Two line-ups
| Date | Opposition | V | Score | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | ||
| 09/08/03 | Sheffield Wednesday | H | 2–3 | Griemink | Gurney | Duke | Viveash | Heywood | Hewlett1 | Igoe2 | Miglioranzi | Parkin | Mooney | Robinson | Howard1 | Stevenson2 | Smith | Reeves | Evans | ||
| 15/08/03 | Colchester United | A | 1–0 | Griemink | Gurney | Duke | Viveash | Heywood | Hewlett | Igoe | Miglioranzi | Parkin | Mooney | Robinson | Smith | Stevenson | Howard | Reeves | Evans | ||
| 23/08/03 | Notts County | H | 4–0 | Griemink | Gurney | Duke1 | Viveash | Heywood | Hewlett | Igoe | Miglioranzi | Parkin | Mooney2 | Robinson3 | Smith1 | Stevenson2 | Howard3 | Reeves | Evans | ||
| 25/08/03 | Bournemouth | A | 2–2 | Griemink | Gurney | Duke | Viveash | Heywood | Hewlett | Igoe | Miglioranzi | Parkin | Mooney | Robinson | Smith | Stevenson | Howard | Reeves | Evans | ||
| 30/08/03 | Blackpool | H | 2–2 | Evans | Gurney | Duke | Viveash | Heywood | Hewlett | Igoe | Miglioranzi1 | Parkin | Mooney | Robinson2 | Smith1 | Howard2 | Stevenson | Reeves | Griemink | ||
| 06/09/03 | Brighton | A | 2–2 | Evans | Gurney | Duke1 | Viveash | Heywood | Hewlett | Milner | Miglioranzi | Parkin | Mooney | Ifil | Reeves1 | Smith | Herring | Howard | Griemink | ||
| 13/09/03 | Wrexham | H | 1–0 | Evans | Gurney | Duke | Viveash | Heywood | Hewlett | Milner1 | Miglioranzi | Parkin | Mooney | Ifil | Reeves1 | Stevenson | Nicholas | Howard | Griemink | ||
| 16/09/03 | Grimsby Town | A | 2–1 | Evans | Gurney | Duke | Viveash | Heywood | Hewlett | Milner | Miglioranzi | Parkin | Mooney | Ifil | Smith | Herring | Stevenson | Reeves | Griemink | ||
| 20/09/03 | Barnsley | A | 1–1 | Evans | Gurney | Duke3 | Viveash1 | Heywood | Hewlett | Milner2 | Miglioranzi | Parkin | Mooney | Ifil | Reeves1 | Igoe2 | Howard3 | Stevenson | Griemink | ||
| 27/09/03 | Peterborough United | H | 2–0 | Evans | Gurney | Ifil | Viveash | Heywood | Hewlett | Igoe1 | Miglioranzi | Parkin | Mooney | Milner | Howard1 | Smith | Stevenson | Reeves | Griemink | ||
| 01/10/03 | Luton Town | H | 2–2 | Evans | Gurney | Duke3 | Viveash | Heywood | Hewlett2 | Igoe1 | Miglioranzi | Milner | Mooney | Ifil | Howard1 | Robinson2 | Reeves3 | Stevenson | Griemink | ||
| 04/10/03 | Bristol City | A | 1–2 | Evans | Gurney | Duke | Viveash | Heywood | Hewlett | Igoe2 | Miglioranzi1 | Herring | Mooney | Howard | Smith12 | Reeves2 | Stevenson3 | Ruster | Griemink | ||
| 11/10/03 | Stockport County | H | 1–2 | Evans | Reeves | Duke | Viveash | Heywood | Hewlett | Igoe2 | Gurney | Stevenson1 | Mooney | Robinson | Howard1 | Ruster2 | Smith | Herring | Griemink | ||
| 18/10/03 | Chesterfield | A | 0–3 | Evans | Reeves | Duke | Viveash1 | Heywood | Hewlett | Robinson | Gurney | Burton | Mooney | Howard2 | Ruster1 | Nicholas2 | Stevenson | Martin | Griemink | ||
| 21/10/03 | Tranmere Rovers | A | 0–1 | Evans1 | Gurney | Duke | Reeves | Heywood | Hewlett2 | Lewis | Robinson | Burton | Mooney | Howard3 | Garrard2 | Smith3 | Viveash | Stevenson | Griemink1 | ||
| 25/10/03 | Port Vale | H | 0–0 | Evans | Nicholas | Duke2 | Reeves | Heywood | Hewlett | Lewis | Miglioranzi | Burton1 | Mooney | Robinson | Stevenson1 | Howard2 | Viveash | Ruster | Griemink | ||
| 01/11/03 | Wycombe Wanderers | H | 2–0 | Evans | Nicholas | Duke1 | Gurney | Heywood | Hewlett | Lewis3 | Miglioranzi | Burton2 | Mooney | Robinson | Reeves1 | Parkin2 | Howard3 | Ruster | Griemink | ||
| 15/11/03 | Oldham Athletic | A | 1–0 | Evans | Ifil | Duke | Gurney | Heywood | Hewlett | Lewis | Miglioranzi | Parkin1 | Mooney | Robinson2 | Fallon1 | Reeves2 | Nicholas | Howard | Griemink | ||
| 22/11/03 | QPR | H | 1–1 | Evans | Ifil | Duke | Gurney | Heywood | Hewlett | Robinson1 | Miglioranzi | Parkin | Mooney3 | Howard2 | Nicholas1 | Reeves2 | Fallon3 | Smith | Griemink | ||
| 29/11/03 | Hartlepool United | A | 0–2 | Evans | Gurney | Nicholas | Ifil | Reeves | Hewlett | Robinson | Miglioranzi1 | Parkin | Mooney | Duke | Fallon1 | Smith | Howard | Ruster | Griemink | ||
| 13/12/03 | Plymouth Argyle | H | 2–3 | Evans | Gurney | Duke3 | Ifil | Heywood | Hewlett1 | Igoe2 | Miglioranzi | Parkin | Mooney | Robinson | Nicholas1 | Fallon2 | Howard3 | Reeves | Griemink | ||
| 20/12/03 | Brentford | A | 2–0 | Evans | Gurney | Nicholas | Ifil | Heywood1 | Robinson | Igoe2 | Miglioranzi | Parkin | Mooney | Howard | Reeves1 | Duke2 | Hewlett | Fallon | Griemink | ||
| 26/12/03 | Rushden & Diamonds | A | 0–2 | Evans | Gurney | Nicholas | Ifil | Reeves | Robinson | Igoe1 | Miglioranzi | Parkin | Fallon | Howard2 | Mooney1 | Duke2 | Hewlett | Ruster | Griemink | ||
| 28/12/03 | Brighton | H | 2–1 | Evans | Gurney | Nicholas | Ifil | Reeves | Hewlett | Igoe | Miglioranzi | Parkin | Mooney | Howard | Smith | Duke | Stevenson | Fallon | Griemink | ||
| 03/01/04 | Bournemouth | H | 2–1 | Evans | Gurney | Nicholas | Ifil | Reeves | Hewlett | Igoe2 | Miglioranzi | Parkin | Mooney | Howard1 | Duke1 | Robinson2 | Fallon | Martin | Griemink | ||
| 10/01/04 | Sheffield Wednesday | A | 1–1 | Evans | Gurney | Nicholas | Ifil | Reeves | Hewlett | Igoe | Robinson2 | Parkin | Mooney | Howard1 | Duke1 | Heywood2 | Smith | Stevenson | Griemink | ||
| 17/01/04 | Colchester United | H | 2–0 | Evans | Nicholas | Duke | Ifil | Heywood | Hewlett | Igoe | Robinson | Parkin | Mooney | Howard | Smith | Stevenson | Martin | Reeves | Griemink | ||
| 24/01/04 | Notts County | A | 2–1 | Evans | Nicholas | Duke | Reeves | Heywood | Hewlett | Igoe | Robinson1 | Parkin | Mooney | Howard2 | O'Hanlon1 | Smith2 | Stevenson | Pook | Griemink | ||
| 31/01/04 | Blackpool | A | 2–2 | Evans | Gurney | Nicholas | Reeves2 | Heywood | Hewlett | Igoe | Robinson1 | Parkin | Mooney | Duke3 | O'Hanlon1 | Fallon2 | Howard3 | Smith | Griemink | ||
| 07/02/04 | Rushden & Diamonds | H | 4–2 | Evans | O'Hanlon | Nicholas | Reeves | Heywood | Hewlett | Igoe2 | Gurney | Parkin | Mooney1 | Duke | Fallon1 | Miglioranzi2 | Viveash | Howard | Griemink | ||
| 14/02/04 | Stockport County | A | 4–2 | Evans | O'Hanlon | Nicholas | Gurney | Heywood | Hewlett | Howard1 | Miglioranzi | Parkin | Mooney | Duke2 | Smith1 | Igoe2 | Stevenson | Reeves | Griemink | ||
| 21/02/04 | Chesterfield | H | 2–0 | Evans | O'Hanlon | Nicholas | Gurney | Heywood | Hewlett | Igoe | Miglioranzi | Parkin | Mooney | Howard | Smith | Duke | Fallon | Reeves | Griemink | ||
| 03/03/04 | Tranmere Rovers | H | 2–0 | Evans | O'Hanlon | Nicholas | Gurney | Heywood | Hewlett | Igoe | Miglioranzi | Parkin | Mooney | Howard | Smith | Duke | Fallon | Reeves | Griemink | ||
| 06/03/04 | Brentford | H | 2–1 | Evans | O'Hanlon | Nicholas2 | Gurney | Heywood | Hewlett | Igoe | Miglioranzi1 | Parkin | Mooney | Howard | Duke1 | Fallon2 | Stevenson | Reeves | Griemink | ||
| 13/03/04 | Plymouth Argyle | A | 1–2 | Evans | O'Hanlon | Nicholas2 | Reeves1 | Heywood | Hewlett | Igoe | Gurney | Parkin | Mooney | Howard | Duke1 | Fallon2 | Smith | Martin | Griemink | ||
| 17/03/04 | Grimsby Town | H | 2–0 | Evans | O'Hanlon | Nicholas | Gurney | Heywood | Hewlett | Igoe | Howard | Parkin | Mooney | Duke | Smith | Stevenson | Fallon | Reeves | Griemink | ||
| 20/03/04 | Wrexham | A | 2–3 | Evans | O'Hanlon | Nicholas | Gurney | Heywood | Hewlett | Igoe | Howard1 | Parkin | Mooney | Duke | Fallon1 | Smith | Reeves | Pook | Griemink | ||
| 27/03/04 | Barnsley | H | 1–1 | Evans | O'Hanlon | Nicholas | Reeves | Heywood | Hewlett | Igoe | Miglioranzi | Parkin | Mooney1 | Howard2 | Fallon1 | Duke2 | Smith | Pook | Griemink | ||
| 30/03/04 | Port Vale | A | 3–3 | Evans | O'Hanlon | Nicholas | Gurney | Heywood | Hewlett | Igoe1 | Miglioranzi | Parkin | Mooney | Duke2 | Fallon1 | Howard2 | Reeves | Pook | Griemink | ||
| 03/04/04 | Peterborough United | A | 2–4 | Griemink | O'Hanlon1 | Nicholas | Reeves | Heywood | Gurney | Igoe | Miglioranzi | Parkin | Mooney | Duke | Fallon1 | Smith | Pook | Garrard | Evans | ||
| 10/04/04 | Bristol City | H | 1–1 | Evans | O'Hanlon | Nicholas1 | Gurney | Heywood | Hewlett | Igoe | Miglioranzi | Parkin | Mooney | Duke | Fallon1 | Smith | Reeves | Garrard | Griemink | ||
| 12/04/04 | Luton Town | A | 3–0 | Evans | O'Hanlon | Nicholas | Gurney | Heywood | Hewlett | Igoe | Miglioranzi | Parkin1 | Fallon | Duke | Mooney1 | Smith | Reeves | Howe | Griemink | ||
| 17/04/04 | Wycombe Wanderers | A | 3–0 | Evans | O'Hanlon3 | Nicholas | Gurney | Heywood | Hewlett | Igoe | Miglioranzi | Parkin1 | Fallon | Duke2 | Mooney1 | Howard2 | Viveash3 | Reeves | Griemink | ||
| 24/04/04 | Oldham Athletic | H | 1–2 | Evans | O'Hanlon | Nicholas1 | Gurney | Heywood | Hewlett3 | Howard2 | Miglioranzi | Fallon | Mooney | Duke | Parkin1 | Igoe2 | Reeves3 | Garrard | Griemink | ||
| 01/05/04 | QPR | A | 0–1 | Evans | O'Hanlon | Nicholas3 | Gurney | Reeves | Hewlett | Igoe2 | Miglioranzi1 | Parkin | Fallon | Duke | Howard1 | Mooney2 | Smith3 | Viveash | Griemink | ||
| 08/05/04 | Hartlepool United | H | 1–1 | Evans | O'Hanlon | Nicholas | Gurney | Reeves | Hewlett | Igoe | Howard | Parkin | Fallon | Duke | Smith | Viveash | Mooney | Pook | Griemink |
1 1st Substitution, 2 2nd Substitution, 3 3rd Substitution.
Division Two Play-Offs line-ups
| Date | Opposition | V | Score | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | ||
| 16/05/04 | Brighton | A | 0–1 | Evans | Gurney | Nicholas2 | O'Hanlon | Heywood | Hewlett | Igoe | Howard | Parkin | Mooney | Duke1 | Smith1 | Fallon2 | Viveash | Reeves | Griemink | ||
| 20/05/04 | Brighton | H | 2–1 | Evans | Gurney | Smith2 | O'Hanlon | Heywood | Hewlett | Igoe3 | Miglioranzi | Parkin | Mooney | Howard1 | Fallon1 | Nicholas2 | Reeves3 | Pook | Griemink |
1 1st Substitution, 2 2nd Substitution, 3 3rd Substitution.
FA Cup line-ups
| Date | Opposition | V | Score | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | ||
| 08/11/03 | Wycombe Wanderers | A | 1–4 | Evans | Nicholas | Duke | Reeves2 | Heywood | Gurney | Robinson | Miglioranzi | Parkin | Mooney | Howard1 | Smith1 | Ruster2 | Viveash | Herring | Griemink |
1 1st Substitution, 2 2nd Substitution, 3 3rd Substitution.
League Cup line-ups
| Date | Opposition | V | Score | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | ||
| 12/08/03 | Southend United | A | 2–3 | Evans | Viveash | Smith3 | Reeves | Heywood | Hewlett | Igoe | Robinson | Parkin | Stevenson1 | Howard2 | Mooney1 | Miglioranzi2 | Duke3 | Nicholas | Griemink | ||
| 24/09/03 | Leeds United | A | 2–2 | Griemink | Gurney | Duke | Reeves | Heywood | Hewlett | Igoe2 | Miglioranzi | Parkin | Stevenson1 | Smith3 | Howard1 | Herring3 | Viveash | Nicholas | Evans3 |
1 1st Substitution, 2 2nd Substitution, 3 3rd Substitution.
Football League Trophy line-ups
| Date | Opposition | V | Score | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | ||
| 15/10/02 | Boston United | A | 1–2 | Griemink | Herring | Nicholas | Reeves | Viveash | Pook1 | Ruster3 | Robinson | Stevenson | Smith2 | Howard | Garrard1 | Martin2 | Duke3 | Heywood | Evans |
1 1st Substitution, 2 2nd Substitution, 3 3rd Substitution.
References
- "England 2003–04". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Archived from the original on 27 January 2010. Retrieved 24 February 2010.