2003–04 Yeovil Town F.C. season

The 2003–04 season was the 108th season in existence and their first season in the Football League played by Yeovil Town Football Club, an English football club based in Yeovil, Somerset.

Yeovil Town
2003–04 season
ChairmanJohn Fry
ManagerGary Johnson
StadiumHuish Park
Third Division8th
FA CupThird round
League CupFirst round
FL TrophySecond round
Top goalscorerLeague: Gavin Williams (9)
All: Gavin Williams (13)
Highest home attendance9,348 (4 January vs. Liverpool, FA Cup)
Lowest home attendance3,052 (4 November vs. Colchester United, FL Trophy)
Average home league attendance6,197

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.

Club

Transfers

In
Date Name From Fee Ref
22 July 2003 Jamie Gosling Bath City Free
[1][2]
25 July 2003 Hugo Rodrigues Pedras Rubras Free (released)
[3]
6 August 2003 Jake Edwards Charleston Battery Free (released)
[4]
21 August 2003 Paul Terry Dagenham & Redbridge Undisclosed (~ £20,000)
[5]
17 November 2003 Jon Sheffield Yeovil Town Free (released)
3 December 2003 Lee Elam Halifax Town Undisclosed
[6]
23 January 2004 Simon Weatherstone Boston United £15,000
[7]
24 March 2004 Dani Rodrigues Ionikos Free (released)
[8]
25 March 2004 Nathan Talbott Wolverhampton Wanderers Free (released)

Out
Date Name To Fee Ref
4 August 2003 Michael McIndoe Doncaster Rovers £50,000
[9]
19 March 2004 Chris Giles Aldershot Town Free
[10]
19 May 2004 Lee Elam Hornchurch Free
[11]
14 June 2004 Adam Stansfield Hereford United Free
[12]
30 June 2004 Nick Crittenden Aldershot Town Released
[13][14]
30 June 2004 Jake Edwards Exeter City Released
[13][15]
30 June 2004 Abdou El-Kholti Cambridge United Released
[13]
30 June 2004 Jamie Gosling Team Bath Released
[13][16]
30 June 2004 Kirk Jackson Hornchurch Released
[13][17]
30 June 2004 Nathan Talbott Stafford Rangers Released
[13]
30 June 2004 Dani Rodrigues Bournemouth Rejected new contract
[18]
30 June 2004 Hugo Rodrigues Retired Rejected new contract
[18][19][20]

Loan in
Date Name From End date Ref
15 August 2003 Jermaine Johnson Bolton Wanderers 23 August 2003
[21]
3 September 2003 Ronnie Bull Millwall 3 November 2003
[22]
30 October 2003 Lee Elam Halifax Town 3 December 2003
[23]
4 February 2004 Andy Bishop Walsall 3 March 2004
[24]
18 March 2004 Lee Matthews Bristol City 8 May 2004
[25]
19 March 2004 Ryan Northmore Woking 8 May 2004
[26]

Loan out
Date Name To End date Ref
14 November 2003 Andy Lindegaard Weymouth 14 December 2003
[27]
21 January 2004 Kirk Jackson Dagenham & Redbridge 29 February 2004
[28][29]
13 February 2004 Chris Giles Woking 12 March 2004
[30]
24 March 2004 Lee Elam Chester City 24 April 2004
[31]

Match results

League positions are sourced from Statto,[32] while the remaining contents of each table are sourced from the references in the "Ref" column.

Third Division
Main article: 2003–04 Football League § Third Division
Third Division match details
Date League
position		 Opponents Venue Result Score
F–A		 Scorers Attendance Ref
9 August 2003 3rdRochdaleA W3–1Gall (2), Johnson 4,611 [33]
16 August 2003 1stCarlisle UnitedH W3–0Gall (2), Jackson 6,347 [34]
23 August 2003 7thLeyton OrientA L0–2 4,431 [35]
25 August 2003 8thNorthampton TownH L0–2 6,105 [36]
30 August 2003 18thMacclesfield TownA L1–4Lockwood 2,221 [37]
6 September 2003 12thSwansea CityH W2–0Stansfield, Jackson 6,655 [38]
13 September 2003 5thYork CityH W3–0Jackson, Pluck, Stansfield 5,653 [39]
16 September 2003 4thDoncaster RoversA W1–0Williams 4,716 [40]
20 September 2003 3rdMansfield TownA W1–0Jackson 5,270 [41]
27 September 2003 4thTorquay UnitedH L0–2 7,718 [42]
30 September 2003 3rdBoston UnitedH W2–0Williams, Lockwood 5,093 [43]
4 October 2003 6thCheltenham TownA L1–3Gall 4,960 [44]
11 October 2003 8thOxford UnitedA L0–1 6,301 [45]
18 October 2003 6thDarlingtonH W1–0Williams 4,892 [46]
21 October 2003 5thHuddersfield TownH W2–1Skiverton, Johnson 5,274 [47]
25 October 2003 5thCambridge UnitedA W4–1Edwards (2), Gall, Way 4,072 [48]
1 November 2003 6thBuryA L1–2Edwards 3,086 [49]
15 November 2003 5thSouthend UnitedH W4–0Elam, Way, Johnson (2) 5,248 [50]
22 November 2003 5thHull CityA D0–0 14,367 [51]
29 November 2003 5thLincoln CityH W3–1Pluck, Stansfield, Gosling 4,867 [52]
13 December 2003 4thBristol RoversA W1–0Crittenden 9,812 [53]
20 December 2003 3rdScunthorpe UnitedH W2–1Lindegaard, Jackson 5,714 [54]
26 December 2003 5thKidderminster HarriersH L1–2Gall 5,640 [55]
28 December 2003 5thSwansea CityA L2–3Williams, Gall 9,800 [56]
10 January 2004 5thRochdaleH W1–0Williams 5,806 [57]
17 January 2004 5thCarlisle UnitedA L0–2 5,455 [58]
24 January 2004 5thLeyton OrientH L1–2Crittenden 6,299 [59]
31 January 2004 6thMacclesfield TownH D2–2Edwards, Way 5,257 [60]
3 February 2004 6thNorthampton TownA L0–2 4,363 [61]
7 February 2004 5thKidderminster HarriersA W1–0Williams 3,255 [62]
14 February 2004 5thOxford UnitedH W1–0Bishop 7,404 [63]
21 February 2004 6thDarlingtonA L2–3Johnson, Lockwood 4,500 [64]
28 February 2004 6thCambridge UnitedH W4–1Williams, Bishop, Stansfield, Pluck 5,694 [65]
2 March 2004 7thHuddersfield TownA L1–3Way 9,395 [66]
6 March 2004 7thScunthorpe UnitedA L0–3 3,355 [67]
13 March 2004 7thBristol RoversH W4–0Lockwood, El-Kholti, Williams, Pluck 8,726 [68]
16 March 2004 7thDoncaster RoversH L0–1 7,587 [69]
27 March 2004 8thMansfield TownH D1–1Skiverton 6,002 [70]
3 April 2004 8thTorquay UnitedA D2–2Way, Edwards 6,156 [71]
10 April 2004 9thCheltenham TownH D0–0 6,613 [72]
12 April 2004 9thBoston UnitedA L2–3Weatherstone, Stansfield 2,848 [73]
17 April 2004 9thBuryH W2–1D. Rodrigues (2) 5,172 [74]
20 April 2004 7thYork CityA W2–1Terry, Lindegaard 2,802 [75]
24 April 2004 7thSouthend UnitedA W2–0D. Rodrigues (2) 5,676 [76]
1 May 2004 8thHull CityH L1–2H. Rodrigues 8,760 [77]
8 May 2004 8thLincoln CityA W3–2Stansfield, Edwards, Williams 8,154 [78]

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
6 Northampton Town 46 22 9 15 58 51 +7 75 Participated in play-offs
7 Lincoln City 46 19 17 10 68 47 +21 74
8 Yeovil Town[lower-alpha 1] 46 23 5 18 70 57 +13 74
9 Oxford United 46 18 17 11 55 44 +11 71
10 Swansea City 46 15 14 17 58 61 −3 59
Source: [79]
Rules for classification: In the Football League goals scored (GF) takes precedence over goal difference (GD).
Notes:
  1. New club in the league

FA Cup
Main article: 2003–04 FA Cup
FA Cup match details
Round Date Opponents Venue Result Score
F–A		 Scorers Attendance Ref
First round 8 November 2003 WrexhamH W4–1Gall, Williams, Pluck, Edwards 5,049 [80]
Second round 6 December 2003 BarnetH W5–1Pluck, Williams (2), Crittenden, Edwards 5,973 [81]
Third round 4 January 2004 LiverpoolH L0–2 9,348 [82]

League Cup
Main article: 2003–04 Football League Cup
League Cup match details
Round Date Opponents Venue Result Score
F–A		 Scorers Attendance Ref
First round 12 August 2003 Luton TownA L1–4Boyce (og) 4,337 [83]

Football League Trophy
Main article: 2003–04 Football League Trophy
Football League Trophy match details
Round Date Opponents Venue Result Score
F–A		 Scorers Attendance Ref
First round 14 October 2003 AFC BournemouthH W2–0Edwards, Williams 5,035 [84]
Second round 4 November 2003 Colchester UnitedH D2–2[A]Edwards, Gall 3,052 [85]

Squad statistics
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 Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
League FA Cup League Cup FL Trophy Total Discipline
1Goalkeeper England Chris Weale 35030101040000
2Defender England Adam Lockwood 43430102049460
3Defender Morocco Abdou El-Kholti 19 (4)10 (1)00 (1)01020 (6)130
4Defender England Terry Skiverton 25 (1)230002030 (1)270
5Defender England Colin Pluck 36432002041680
6Midfielder England Darren Way 38 (1)520102043 (1)560
7Forward England Adam Stansfield 7 (24)60 (2)0000 (2)07 (28)600
8Midfielder England Lee Johnson 45530102051590
9Forward Wales Kevin Gall 39 (4)831102145 (4)1040
10Midfielder England Nick Crittenden 20 (9)231101025 (9)300
11 Defender England Ronnie Bull * 700000007030
11 Forward England Lee Matthews * 2 (2)00000002 (2)000
12Defender Portugal Hugo Rodrigues 23 (11)120101027 (11)180
13Goalkeeper England Steve Collis 11000001012000
14Defender Ireland Roy O'Brien 13000100014000
15Defender England Stephen Reed 3 (2)0000 (1)00 (1)03 (4)011
16Midfielder England Andy Lindegaard 12 (11)20 (1)00 (1)00012 (13)220
17Forward England Jake Edwards 17 (10)61 (1)2002220 (11)1001
18Forward England Kirk Jackson 19 (11)51 (2)0100021 (13)520
19 Forward England Chris Giles 0 (1)00000000 (1)000
19Defender England Nathan Talbott 0 (1)00000000 (1)000
20Midfielder Wales Gavin Williams 429331021481391
22Midfielder England Lee Elam 6 (6)10000006 (6)120
23Midfielder England Jamie Gosling 4 (8)10 (2)0100 (2)05 (12)110
24Midfielder England Paul Terry 22 (12)130001 (1)026 (13)121
25Midfielder England Simon Weatherstone 11 (4)100000011 (4)110
26 Forward England Andy Bishop * 4 (1)20000004 (1)200
27Forward Portugal Dani Rodrigues 3 (1)40000003 (1)400
30Goalkeeper England Jon Sheffield 000000000000
32Goalkeeper England Ryan Northmore * 000000000000
Players not included in matchday squads
No. Position Nationality Name
21Midfielder England Steve Thompson
– Midfielder Jamaica Jermaine Johnson *

See also

Footnotes
A. ^ Colchester United won 4–2 in a penalty shootout following a 2–2 draw after silver goal extra time.

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