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2003–04 Yeovil Town F.C. season
The 2003–04 season was the 108th season of Yeovil Town Football Club, an English football club based in Yeovil, Somerset, and their first season in the Football League.
| 2003–04 season | ||
|---|---|---|
| John Fry | ||
| Gary Johnson | ||
| Huish Park | ||
| 8th | ||
| Third round | ||
| First round | ||
| Second round | ||
| League: Gavin Williams (9)All: Gavin Williams (13) | ||
| 9,348 (4 January vs. Liverpool, FA Cup) | ||
| 3,052 (4 November vs. Colchester United, FL Trophy) | ||
| 6,197 | ||
| Home colours |
Away colours | Home colours | Away colours | | Home colours | Away colours | | | | | | | | | |
The 2003–04 season was the 108th season of Yeovil Town Football Club, an English football club based in Yeovil, Somerset, and their first season in the Football League.
The team reached the third round of the FA Cup before losing 2–0 at home to Premier League side Liverpool. The team played their first ever Football League Cup campaign being knocked out in the first round losing 4–1 away at Luton Town, while in the Football League Trophy the club were knocked out on penalties by Colchester United in the second round. Welsh attacking midfielder Gavin Williams was the club's top goalscorer scoring 13 goals, with 9 in the league, three in the FA Cup and one in the Football League Trophy.
| Date | Name | From | Fee | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jamie Gosling | Bath City | Free | ||
| Hugo Rodrigues | Pedras Rubras | Free (released) | ||
| Jake Edwards | Charleston Battery | Free (released) | ||
| Paul Terry | Dagenham & Redbridge | Undisclosed (~ £20,000) | ||
| Jon Sheffield | Yeovil Town | Free (released) | ||
| Lee Elam | Halifax Town | Undisclosed | ||
| Simon Weatherstone | Boston United | £15,000 | ||
| Dani Rodrigues | Ionikos | Free (released) | ||
| Nathan Talbott | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Free (released) |
| Date | Name | To | Fee | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael McIndoe | Doncaster Rovers | £50,000 | ||
| Chris Giles | Aldershot Town | Free | ||
| Lee Elam | Hornchurch | Free | ||
| Adam Stansfield | Hereford United | Free | ||
| Nick Crittenden | Aldershot Town | Released | ||
| Jake Edwards | Exeter City | Released | ||
| Abdou El-Kholti | Cambridge United | Released | ||
| Jamie Gosling | Team Bath | Released | ||
| Kirk Jackson | Hornchurch | Released | ||
| Nathan Talbott | Stafford Rangers | Released | ||
| Dani Rodrigues | AFC Bournemouth | Rejected new contract | ||
| Hugo Rodrigues | Retired | Rejected new contract |
| Date | Name | From | End date | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jermaine Johnson | Bolton Wanderers | 23 August 2003 | ||
| Ronnie Bull | Millwall | 3 November 2003 | ||
| Lee Elam | Halifax Town | 3 December 2003 | ||
| Andy Bishop | Walsall | 3 March 2004 | ||
| Lee Matthews | Bristol City | 8 May 2004 | ||
| Ryan Northmore | Woking | 8 May 2004 |
| Date | Name | To | End date | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andy Lindegaard | Weymouth | 14 December 2003 | ||
| Kirk Jackson | Dagenham & Redbridge | 29 February 2004 | ||
| Chris Giles | Woking | 12 March 2004 | ||
| Lee Elam | Chester City | 24 April 2004 |
League positions are sourced from Statto, while the remaining contents of each table are sourced from the references in the "Ref" column.
| Date | Leagueposition | Opponents | Venue | Result | ScoreF–A | Scorers | Attendance | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | Rochdale | A | W | 3–1 | Gall (2), Johnson | 4,611 | ||
| 1st | Carlisle United | H | W | 3–0 | Gall (2), Jackson | 6,347 | ||
| 7th | Leyton Orient | A | L | 0–2 | 4,431 | |||
| 8th | Northampton Town | H | L | 0–2 | 6,105 | |||
| 18th | Macclesfield Town | A | L | 1–4 | Lockwood | 2,221 | ||
| 12th | Swansea City | H | W | 2–0 | Stansfield, Jackson | 6,655 | ||
| 5th | York City | H | W | 3–0 | Jackson, Pluck, Stansfield | 5,653 | ||
| 4th | Doncaster Rovers | A | W | 1–0 | Williams | 4,716 | ||
| 3rd | Mansfield Town | A | W | 1–0 | Jackson | 5,270 | ||
| 4th | Torquay United | H | L | 0–2 | 7,718 | |||
| 3rd | Boston United | H | W | 2–0 | Williams, Lockwood | 5,093 | ||
| 6th | Cheltenham Town | A | L | 1–3 | Gall | 4,960 | ||
| 8th | Oxford United | A | L | 0–1 | 6,301 | |||
| 6th | Darlington | H | W | 1–0 | Williams | 4,892 | ||
| 5th | Huddersfield Town | H | W | 2–1 | Skiverton, Johnson | 5,274 | ||
| 5th | Cambridge United | A | W | 4–1 | Edwards (2), Gall, Way | 4,072 | ||
| 6th | Bury | A | L | 1–2 | Edwards | 3,086 | ||
| 5th | Southend United | H | W | 4–0 | Elam, Way, Johnson (2) | 5,248 | ||
| 5th | Hull City | A | D | 0–0 | 14,367 | |||
| 5th | Lincoln City | H | W | 3–1 | Pluck, Stansfield, Gosling | 4,867 | ||
| 4th | Bristol Rovers | A | W | 1–0 | Crittenden | 9,812 | ||
| 3rd | Scunthorpe United | H | W | 2–1 | Lindegaard, Jackson | 5,714 | ||
| 5th | Kidderminster Harriers | H | L | 1–2 | Gall | 5,640 | ||
| 5th | Swansea City | A | L | 2–3 | Williams, Gall | 9,800 | ||
| 5th | Rochdale | H | W | 1–0 | Williams | 5,806 | ||
| 5th | Carlisle United | A | L | 0–2 | 5,455 | |||
| 5th | Leyton Orient | H | L | 1–2 | Crittenden | 6,299 | ||
| 6th | Macclesfield Town | H | D | 2–2 | Edwards, Way | 5,257 | ||
| 6th | Northampton Town | A | L | 0–2 | 4,363 | |||
| 5th | Kidderminster Harriers | A | W | 1–0 | Williams | 3,255 | ||
| 5th | Oxford United | H | W | 1–0 | Bishop | 7,404 | ||
| 6th | Darlington | A | L | 2–3 | Johnson, Lockwood | 4,500 | ||
| 6th | Cambridge United | H | W | 4–1 | Williams, Bishop, Stansfield, Pluck | 5,694 | ||
| 7th | Huddersfield Town | A | L | 1–3 | Way | 9,395 | ||
| 7th | Scunthorpe United | A | L | 0–3 | 3,355 | |||
| 7th | Bristol Rovers | H | W | 4–0 | Lockwood, El-Kholti, Williams, Pluck | 8,726 | ||
| 7th | Doncaster Rovers | H | L | 0–1 | 7,587 | |||
| 8th | Mansfield Town | H | D | 1–1 | Skiverton | 6,002 | ||
| 8th | Torquay United | A | D | 2–2 | Way, Edwards | 6,156 | ||
| 9th | Cheltenham Town | H | D | 0–0 | 6,613 | |||
| 9th | Boston United | A | L | 2–3 | Weatherstone, Stansfield | 2,848 | ||
| 9th | Bury | H | W | 2–1 | D. Rodrigues (2) | 5,172 | ||
| 7th | York City | A | W | 2–1 | Terry, Lindegaard | 2,802 | ||
| 7th | Southend United | A | W | 2–0 | D. Rodrigues (2) | 5,676 | ||
| 8th | Hull City | H | L | 1–2 | H. Rodrigues | 8,760 | ||
| 8th | Lincoln City | A | W | 3–2 | Stansfield, Edwards, Williams | 8,154 |
| Round | Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | ScoreF–A | Scorers | Attendance | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 November 2003 | Wrexham | H | W | 4–1 | Gall, Williams, Pluck, Edwards | 5,049 | ||
| 6 December 2003 | Barnet | H | W | 5–1 | Pluck, Williams (2), Crittenden, Edwards | 5,973 | ||
| 4 January 2004 | Liverpool | H | L | 0–2 | 9,348 |
| Round | Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | ScoreF–A | Scorers | Attendance | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 August 2003 | Luton Town | A | L | 1–4 | Boyce (og) | 4,337 |
| Round | Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | ScoreF–A | Scorers | Attendance | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 October 2003 | AFC Bournemouth | H | W | 2–0 | Edwards, Williams | 5,035 | ||
| 4 November 2003 | Colchester United | H | D | 2–2 | Edwards, Gall | 3,052 |
Source:
Numbers in parentheses denote appearances as substitute. Players with squad numbers struck through and marked † left the club during the playing season. Players with names in italics and marked * were on loan from another club for the whole of their season with Yeovil. Players listed with no appearances have been in the matchday squad but only as unused substitutes.
| No. | Position | Nationality | Name |
|---|---|---|---|
| 21 | Midfielder | England | |
| – † | Midfielder | Jamaica |
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