# 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.
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.

## Transfers
### In

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

### Out

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

### Loan in

| Date | Name | From | End date |
| 15 August 2003 | Jermaine Johnson | Bolton Wanderers | 23 August 2003 |
| 3 September 2003 | Ronnie Bull | Millwall | 3 November 2003 |
| 30 October 2003 | Lee Elam | Halifax Town | 3 December 2003 |
| 4 February 2004 | Andy Bishop | Walsall | 3 March 2004 |
| 18 March 2004 | Lee Matthews | Bristol City | 8 May 2004 |
| 19 March 2004 | Ryan Northmore | Woking | 8 May 2004 |

### Loan out

| Date | Name | To | End date |
| 14 November 2003 | Andy Lindegaard | Weymouth | 14 December 2003 |
| 21 January 2004 | Kirk Jackson | Dagenham & Redbridge | 29 February 2004 |
| 13 February 2004 | Chris Giles | Woking | 12 March 2004 |
| 24 March 2004 | Lee Elam | Chester City | 24 April 2004 |

## Match results

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

### Third Division

Third Division match details :
| Date | League position | Opponents | Venue | Result | Score F–A | Scorers | Attendance |
| 9 August 2003 | 3rd | Rochdale | A | W | 3–1 | Gall (2), Johnson | 4,611 |
| 16 August 2003 | 1st | Carlisle United | H | W | 3–0 | Gall (2), Jackson | 6,347 |
| 23 August 2003 | 7th | Leyton Orient | A | L | 0–2 | | 4,431 |
| 25 August 2003 | 8th | Northampton Town | H | L | 0–2 | | 6,105 |
| 30 August 2003 | 18th | Macclesfield Town | A | L | 1–4 | Lockwood | 2,221 |
| 6 September 2003 | 12th | Swansea City | H | W | 2–0 | Stansfield, Jackson | 6,655 |
| 13 September 2003 | 5th | York City | H | W | 3–0 | Jackson, Pluck, Stansfield | 5,653 |
| 16 September 2003 | 4th | Doncaster Rovers | A | W | 1–0 | Williams | 4,716 |
| 20 September 2003 | 3rd | Mansfield Town | A | W | 1–0 | Jackson | 5,270 |
| 27 September 2003 | 4th | Torquay United | H | L | 0–2 | | 7,718 |
| 30 September 2003 | 3rd | Boston United | H | W | 2–0 | Williams, Lockwood | 5,093 |
| 4 October 2003 | 6th | Cheltenham Town | A | L | 1–3 | Gall | 4,960 |
| 11 October 2003 | 8th | Oxford United | A | L | 0–1 | | 6,301 |
| 18 October 2003 | 6th | Darlington | H | W | 1–0 | Williams | 4,892 |
| 21 October 2003 | 5th | Huddersfield Town | H | W | 2–1 | Skiverton, Johnson | 5,274 |
| 25 October 2003 | 5th | Cambridge United | A | W | 4–1 | Edwards (2), Gall, Way | 4,072 |
| 1 November 2003 | 6th | Bury | A | L | 1–2 | Edwards | 3,086 |
| 15 November 2003 | 5th | Southend United | H | W | 4–0 | Elam, Way, Johnson (2) | 5,248 |
| 22 November 2003 | 5th | Hull City | A | D | 0–0 | | 14,367 |
| 29 November 2003 | 5th | Lincoln City | H | W | 3–1 | Pluck, Stansfield, Gosling | 4,867 |
| 13 December 2003 | 4th | Bristol Rovers | A | W | 1–0 | Crittenden | 9,812 |
| 20 December 2003 | 3rd | Scunthorpe United | H | W | 2–1 | Lindegaard, Jackson | 5,714 |
| 26 December 2003 | 5th | Kidderminster Harriers | H | L | 1–2 | Gall | 5,640 |
| 28 December 2003 | 5th | Swansea City | A | L | 2–3 | Williams, Gall | 9,800 |
| 10 January 2004 | 5th | Rochdale | H | W | 1–0 | Williams | 5,806 |
| 17 January 2004 | 5th | Carlisle United | A | L | 0–2 | | 5,455 |
| 24 January 2004 | 5th | Leyton Orient | H | L | 1–2 | Crittenden | 6,299 |
| 31 January 2004 | 6th | Macclesfield Town | H | D | 2–2 | Edwards, Way | 5,257 |
| 3 February 2004 | 6th | Northampton Town | A | L | 0–2 | | 4,363 |
| 7 February 2004 | 5th | Kidderminster Harriers | A | W | 1–0 | Williams | 3,255 |
| 14 February 2004 | 5th | Oxford United | H | W | 1–0 | Bishop | 7,404 |
| 21 February 2004 | 6th | Darlington | A | L | 2–3 | Johnson, Lockwood | 4,500 |
| 28 February 2004 | 6th | Cambridge United | H | W | 4–1 | Williams, Bishop, Stansfield, Pluck | 5,694 |
| 2 March 2004 | 7th | Huddersfield Town | A | L | 1–3 | Way | 9,395 |
| 6 March 2004 | 7th | Scunthorpe United | A | L | 0–3 | | 3,355 |
| 13 March 2004 | 7th | Bristol Rovers | H | W | 4–0 | Lockwood, El-Kholti, Williams, Pluck | 8,726 |
| 16 March 2004 | 7th | Doncaster Rovers | H | L | 0–1 | | 7,587 |
| 27 March 2004 | 8th | Mansfield Town | H | D | 1–1 | Skiverton | 6,002 |
| 3 April 2004 | 8th | Torquay United | A | D | 2–2 | Way, Edwards | 6,156 |
| 10 April 2004 | 9th | Cheltenham Town | H | D | 0–0 | | 6,613 |
| 12 April 2004 | 9th | Boston United | A | L | 2–3 | Weatherstone, Stansfield | 2,848 |
| 17 April 2004 | 9th | Bury | H | W | 2–1 | D. Rodrigues (2) | 5,172 |
| 20 April 2004 | 7th | York City | A | W | 2–1 | Terry, Lindegaard | 2,802 |
| 24 April 2004 | 7th | Southend United | A | W | 2–0 | D. Rodrigues (2) | 5,676 |
| 1 May 2004 | 8th | Hull City | H | L | 1–2 | H. Rodrigues | 8,760 |
| 8 May 2004 | 8th | Lincoln City | A | W | 3–2 | Stansfield, Edwards, Williams | 8,154 |

#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| 6 | Northampton Town | 46 | 22 | 9 | 15 | 58 | 51 | +7 | 75 | Qualification for the Third Division play-offs |
| 7 | Lincoln City | 46 | 19 | 17 | 10 | 68 | 47 | +21 | 74 | Qualification for the Third Division play-offs |
| 8 | Yeovil Town | 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 | |

### FA Cup

FA Cup match details :
| Round | Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Score F–A | Scorers | Attendance |
| First round | 8 November 2003 | Wrexham | H | W | 4–1 | Gall, Williams, Pluck, Edwards | 5,049 |
| Second round | 6 December 2003 | Barnet | H | W | 5–1 | Pluck, Williams (2), Crittenden, Edwards | 5,973 |
| Third round | 4 January 2004 | Liverpool | H | L | 0–2 | | 9,348 |

### League Cup

League Cup match details :
| Round | Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Score F–A | Scorers | Attendance | Ref |
| First round | 12 August 2003 | Luton Town | A | L | 1–4 | Boyce (og) | 4,337 | |

### 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 Bournemouth | H | W | 2–0 | Edwards, Williams | 5,035 | |
| Second round | 4 November 2003 | Colchester United | H | D | 2–2 | Edwards, Gall | 3,052 | |

## 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 | | |
| No. | Position | Nationality | Name | League | League | FA Cup | FA Cup | League Cup | League Cup | FL Trophy | FL Trophy | Total | Total | Discipline | Discipline |
| 1 | Goalkeeper | England | Chris Weale | 35 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Defender | England | Adam Lockwood | 43 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 49 | 4 | 6 | 0 |
| 3 | Defender | Morocco | Abdou El-Kholti | 19 (4) | 1 | 0 (1) | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 20 (6) | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 4 | Defender | England | Terry Skiverton | 25 (1) | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 30 (1) | 2 | 7 | 0 |
| 5 | Defender | England | Colin Pluck | 36 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 41 | 6 | 8 | 0 |
| 6 | Midfielder | England | Darren Way | 38 (1) | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 43 (1) | 5 | 6 | 0 |
| 7 | Forward | England | Adam Stansfield | 7 (24) | 6 | 0 (2) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (2) | 0 | 7 (28) | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | Midfielder | England | Lee Johnson | 45 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 51 | 5 | 9 | 0 |
| 9 | Forward | Wales | Kevin Gall | 39 (4) | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 45 (4) | 10 | 4 | 0 |
| 10 | Midfielder | England | Nick Crittenden | 20 (9) | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 25 (9) | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 † | Defender | England | Ronnie Bull * | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 11 † | Forward | England | Lee Matthews * | 2 (2) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 (2) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | Defender | Portugal | Hugo Rodrigues | 23 (11) | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 27 (11) | 1 | 8 | 0 |
| 13 | Goalkeeper | England | Steve Collis | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | Defender | Ireland | Roy O'Brien | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | Defender | England | Stephen Reed | 3 (2) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 | 3 (4) | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 16 | Midfielder | England | Andy Lindegaard | 12 (11) | 2 | 0 (1) | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 (13) | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 17 | Forward | England | Jake Edwards | 17 (10) | 6 | 1 (1) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 20 (11) | 10 | 0 | 1 |
| 18 | Forward | England | Kirk Jackson | 19 (11) | 5 | 1 (2) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 (13) | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| 19 † | Forward | England | Chris Giles | 0 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | Defender | England | Nathan Talbott | 0 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Midfielder | Wales | Gavin Williams | 42 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 48 | 13 | 9 | 1 |
| 22 | Midfielder | England | Lee Elam | 6 (6) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 (6) | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 23 | Midfielder | England | Jamie Gosling | 4 (8) | 1 | 0 (2) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 (2) | 0 | 5 (12) | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 24 | Midfielder | England | Paul Terry | 22 (12) | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 (1) | 0 | 26 (13) | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 25 | Midfielder | England | Simon Weatherstone | 11 (4) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 (4) | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 26 † | Forward | England | Andy Bishop * | 4 (1) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 (1) | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | Forward | Portugal | Dani Rodrigues | 3 (1) | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 (1) | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | Goalkeeper | England | Jon Sheffield | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | Goalkeeper | England | Ryan Northmore * | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Players not included in matchday squads :
| No. | Position | Nationality | Name |
| 21 | Midfielder | England | Steve Thompson |
| – † | Midfielder | Jamaica | Jermaine Johnson * |