# 2003–04 Swindon Town F.C. season

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

| Pos | Teamvte | 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 | Qualification for the Second Division play-offs |
| 5 | Swindon Town | 46 | 20 | 13 | 13 | 76 | 58 | +18 | 73 | Qualification for the Second Division play-offs |
| 6 | Hartlepool United | 46 | 20 | 13 | 13 | 76 | 61 | +15 | 73 | Qualification for the Second Division play-offs |
| 7 | Port Vale | 46 | 21 | 10 | 15 | 73 | 63 | +10 | 73 | |

### Second Division play-offs

| Semifinals 1st leg – 15/16 May; 2nd leg – 19/20 May 2004 | Semifinals 1st leg – 15/16 May; 2nd leg – 19/20 May 2004 | Semifinals 1st leg – 15/16 May; 2nd leg – 19/20 May 2004 | Semifinals 1st leg – 15/16 May; 2nd leg – 19/20 May 2004 | Semifinals 1st leg – 15/16 May; 2nd leg – 19/20 May 2004 | Final at Millennium Stadium, Cardiff 30 May 2004 | Final at Millennium Stadium, Cardiff 30 May 2004 | Final at Millennium Stadium, Cardiff 30 May 2004 |
| 3rd | Bristol City | 1 | 2 | 3 | | | |
| 6th | Hartlepool United | 1 | 1 | 2 | | | |
| 6th | Hartlepool United | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3rd | Bristol City | 0 |
| | | | | | 4th | Brighton & Hove Albion | 1 |
| 4th | Brighton & Hove Albion (pens.) | 1 | 1 | 2 (4) | 4th | Brighton & Hove Albion | 1 |
| 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 | Hewlett$_1$ | Igoe$_2$ | Miglioranzi | Parkin | Mooney | Robinson | Howard$_1$ | Stevenson$_2$ | 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 | Duke$_1$ | Viveash | Heywood | Hewlett | Igoe | Miglioranzi | Parkin | Mooney$_2$ | Robinson$_3$ | Smith$_1$ | Stevenson$_2$ | Howard$_3$ | 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 | Miglioranzi$_1$ | Parkin | Mooney | Robinson$_2$ | Smith$_1$ | Howard$_2$ | Stevenson | Reeves | Griemink |
| 06/09/03 | Brighton | A | 2–2 | Evans | Gurney | Duke$_1$ | Viveash | Heywood | Hewlett | Milner | Miglioranzi | Parkin | Mooney | Ifil | Reeves$_1$ | Smith | Herring | Howard | Griemink |
| 13/09/03 | Wrexham | H | 1–0 | Evans | Gurney | Duke | Viveash | Heywood | Hewlett | Milner$_1$ | Miglioranzi | Parkin | Mooney | Ifil | Reeves$_1$ | 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 | Duke$_3$ | Viveash$_1$ | Heywood | Hewlett | Milner$_2$ | Miglioranzi | Parkin | Mooney | Ifil | Reeves$_1$ | Igoe$_2$ | Howard$_3$ | Stevenson | Griemink |
| 27/09/03 | Peterborough United | H | 2–0 | Evans | Gurney | Ifil | Viveash | Heywood | Hewlett | Igoe$_1$ | Miglioranzi | Parkin | Mooney | Milner | Howard$_1$ | Smith | Stevenson | Reeves | Griemink |
| 01/10/03 | Luton Town | H | 2–2 | Evans | Gurney | Duke$_3$ | Viveash | Heywood | Hewlett$_2$ | Igoe$_1$ | Miglioranzi | Milner | Mooney | Ifil | Howard$_1$ | Robinson$_2$ | Reeves$_3$ | Stevenson | Griemink |
| 04/10/03 | Bristol City | A | 1–2 | Evans | Gurney | Duke | Viveash | Heywood | Hewlett | Igoe$_2$ | Miglioranzi$_1$ | Herring | Mooney | Howard | Smith$_{12}$ | Reeves$_2$ | Stevenson$_3$ | Ruster | Griemink |
| 11/10/03 | Stockport County | H | 1–2 | Evans | Reeves | Duke | Viveash | Heywood | Hewlett | Igoe$_2$ | Gurney | Stevenson$_1$ | Mooney | Robinson | Howard$_1$ | Ruster$_2$ | Smith | Herring | Griemink |
| 18/10/03 | Chesterfield | A | 0–3 | Evans | Reeves | Duke | Viveash$_1$ | Heywood | Hewlett | Robinson | Gurney | Burton | Mooney | Howard$_2$ | Ruster$_1$ | Nicholas$_2$ | Stevenson | Martin | Griemink |
| 21/10/03 | Tranmere Rovers | A | 0–1 | Evans$_1$ | Gurney | Duke | Reeves | Heywood | Hewlett$_2$ | Lewis | Robinson | Burton | Mooney | Howard$_3$ | Garrard$_2$ | Smith$_3$ | Viveash | Stevenson | Griemink$_1$ |
| 25/10/03 | Port Vale | H | 0–0 | Evans | Nicholas | Duke$_2$ | Reeves | Heywood | Hewlett | Lewis | Miglioranzi | Burton$_1$ | Mooney | Robinson | Stevenson$_1$ | Howard$_2$ | Viveash | Ruster | Griemink |
| 01/11/03 | Wycombe Wanderers | H | 2–0 | Evans | Nicholas | Duke$_1$ | Gurney | Heywood | Hewlett | Lewis$_3$ | Miglioranzi | Burton$_2$ | Mooney | Robinson | Reeves$_1$ | Parkin$_2$ | Howard$_3$ | Ruster | Griemink |
| 15/11/03 | Oldham Athletic | A | 1–0 | Evans | Ifil | Duke | Gurney | Heywood | Hewlett | Lewis | Miglioranzi | Parkin$_1$ | Mooney | Robinson$_2$ | Fallon$_1$ | Reeves$_2$ | Nicholas | Howard | Griemink |
| 22/11/03 | QPR | H | 1–1 | Evans | Ifil | Duke | Gurney | Heywood | Hewlett | Robinson$_1$ | Miglioranzi | Parkin | Mooney$_3$ | Howard$_2$ | Nicholas$_1$ | Reeves$_2$ | Fallon$_3$ | Smith | Griemink |
| 29/11/03 | Hartlepool United | A | 0–2 | Evans | Gurney | Nicholas | Ifil | Reeves | Hewlett | Robinson | Miglioranzi$_1$ | Parkin | Mooney | Duke | Fallon$_1$ | Smith | Howard | Ruster | Griemink |
| 13/12/03 | Plymouth Argyle | H | 2–3 | Evans | Gurney | Duke$_3$ | Ifil | Heywood | Hewlett$_1$ | Igoe$_2$ | Miglioranzi | Parkin | Mooney | Robinson | Nicholas$_1$ | Fallon$_2$ | Howard$_3$ | Reeves | Griemink |
| 20/12/03 | Brentford | A | 2–0 | Evans | Gurney | Nicholas | Ifil | Heywood$_1$ | Robinson | Igoe$_2$ | Miglioranzi | Parkin | Mooney | Howard | Reeves$_1$ | Duke$_2$ | Hewlett | Fallon | Griemink |
| 26/12/03 | Rushden & Diamonds | A | 0–2 | Evans | Gurney | Nicholas | Ifil | Reeves | Robinson | Igoe$_1$ | Miglioranzi | Parkin | Fallon | Howard$_2$ | Mooney$_1$ | Duke$_2$ | 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 | Igoe$_2$ | Miglioranzi | Parkin | Mooney | Howard$_1$ | Duke$_1$ | Robinson$_2$ | Fallon | Martin | Griemink |
| 10/01/04 | Sheffield Wednesday | A | 1–1 | Evans | Gurney | Nicholas | Ifil | Reeves | Hewlett | Igoe | Robinson$_2$ | Parkin | Mooney | Howard$_1$ | Duke$_1$ | Heywood$_2$ | 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 | Robinson$_1$ | Parkin | Mooney | Howard$_2$ | O'Hanlon$_1$ | Smith$_2$ | Stevenson | Pook | Griemink |
| 31/01/04 | Blackpool | A | 2–2 | Evans | Gurney | Nicholas | Reeves$_2$ | Heywood | Hewlett | Igoe | Robinson$_1$ | Parkin | Mooney | Duke$_3$ | O'Hanlon$_1$ | Fallon$_2$ | Howard$_3$ | Smith | Griemink |
| 07/02/04 | Rushden & Diamonds | H | 4–2 | Evans | O'Hanlon | Nicholas | Reeves | Heywood | Hewlett | Igoe$_2$ | Gurney | Parkin | Mooney$_1$ | Duke | Fallon$_1$ | Miglioranzi$_2$ | Viveash | Howard | Griemink |
| 14/02/04 | Stockport County | A | 4–2 | Evans | O'Hanlon | Nicholas | Gurney | Heywood | Hewlett | Howard$_1$ | Miglioranzi | Parkin | Mooney | Duke$_2$ | Smith$_1$ | Igoe$_2$ | 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 | Nicholas$_2$ | Gurney | Heywood | Hewlett | Igoe | Miglioranzi$_1$ | Parkin | Mooney | Howard | Duke$_1$ | Fallon$_2$ | Stevenson | Reeves | Griemink |
| 13/03/04 | Plymouth Argyle | A | 1–2 | Evans | O'Hanlon | Nicholas$_2$ | Reeves$_1$ | Heywood | Hewlett | Igoe | Gurney | Parkin | Mooney | Howard | Duke$_1$ | Fallon$_2$ | 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 | Howard$_1$ | Parkin | Mooney | Duke | Fallon$_1$ | Smith | Reeves | Pook | Griemink |
| 27/03/04 | Barnsley | H | 1–1 | Evans | O'Hanlon | Nicholas | Reeves | Heywood | Hewlett | Igoe | Miglioranzi | Parkin | Mooney$_1$ | Howard$_2$ | Fallon$_1$ | Duke$_2$ | Smith | Pook | Griemink |
| 30/03/04 | Port Vale | A | 3–3 | Evans | O'Hanlon | Nicholas | Gurney | Heywood | Hewlett | Igoe$_1$ | Miglioranzi | Parkin | Mooney | Duke$_2$ | Fallon$_1$ | Howard$_2$ | Reeves | Pook | Griemink |
| 03/04/04 | Peterborough United | A | 2–4 | Griemink | O'Hanlon$_1$ | Nicholas | Reeves | Heywood | Gurney | Igoe | Miglioranzi | Parkin | Mooney | Duke | Fallon$_1$ | Smith | Pook | Garrard | Evans |
| 10/04/04 | Bristol City | H | 1–1 | Evans | O'Hanlon | Nicholas$_1$ | Gurney | Heywood | Hewlett | Igoe | Miglioranzi | Parkin | Mooney | Duke | Fallon$_1$ | Smith | Reeves | Garrard | Griemink |
| 12/04/04 | Luton Town | A | 3–0 | Evans | O'Hanlon | Nicholas | Gurney | Heywood | Hewlett | Igoe | Miglioranzi | Parkin$_1$ | Fallon | Duke | Mooney$_1$ | Smith | Reeves | Howe | Griemink |
| 17/04/04 | Wycombe Wanderers | A | 3–0 | Evans | O'Hanlon$_3$ | Nicholas | Gurney | Heywood | Hewlett | Igoe | Miglioranzi | Parkin$_1$ | Fallon | Duke$_2$ | Mooney$_1$ | Howard$_2$ | Viveash$_3$ | Reeves | Griemink |
| 24/04/04 | Oldham Athletic | H | 1–2 | Evans | O'Hanlon | Nicholas$_1$ | Gurney | Heywood | Hewlett$_3$ | Howard$_2$ | Miglioranzi | Fallon | Mooney | Duke | Parkin$_1$ | Igoe$_2$ | Reeves$_3$ | Garrard | Griemink |
| 01/05/04 | QPR | A | 0–1 | Evans | O'Hanlon | Nicholas$_3$ | Gurney | Reeves | Hewlett | Igoe$_2$ | Miglioranzi$_1$ | Parkin | Fallon | Duke | Howard$_1$ | Mooney$_2$ | Smith$_3$ | 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 | Nicholas$_2$ | O'Hanlon | Heywood | Hewlett | Igoe | Howard | Parkin | Mooney | Duke$_1$ | Smith$_1$ | Fallon$_2$ | Viveash | Reeves | Griemink |
| 20/05/04 | Brighton | H | 2–1 | Evans | Gurney | Smith$_2$ | O'Hanlon | Heywood | Hewlett | Igoe$_3$ | Miglioranzi | Parkin | Mooney | Howard$_1$ | Fallon$_1$ | Nicholas$_2$ | Reeves$_3$ | 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 | Reeves$_2$ | Heywood | Gurney | Robinson | Miglioranzi | Parkin | Mooney | Howard$_1$ | Smith$_1$ | Ruster$_2$ | 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 | Smith$_3$ | Reeves | Heywood | Hewlett | Igoe | Robinson | Parkin | Stevenson$_1$ | Howard$_2$ | Mooney$_1$ | Miglioranzi$_2$ | Duke$_3$ | Nicholas | Griemink |
| 24/09/03 | Leeds United | A | 2–2 | Griemink | Gurney | Duke | Reeves | Heywood | Hewlett | Igoe$_2$ | Miglioranzi | Parkin | Stevenson$_1$ | Smith$_3$ | Howard$_1$ | Herring$_3$ | Viveash | Nicholas | Evans$_3$ |
$_1$ 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 | Pook$_1$ | Ruster$_3$ | Robinson | Stevenson | Smith$_2$ | Howard | Garrard$_1$ | Martin$_2$ | Duke$_3$ | Heywood | Evans |
$_1$ 1st Substitution, $_2$ 2nd Substitution, $_3$ 3rd Substitution.