# 2003–04 Northampton Town F.C. season

The 2003–04 season was Northampton Town's 107th season in their history and the first season back in the Third Division after relegation the previous year. Alongside competing in Division Three, the club also participated in the FA Cup, League Cup and Football League Trophy.

## Players

    As of match played 20 May 2004.
| No. | Name | Position | Place of Birth | Date of Birth (Age) | Apps | Goals | Previous club | Date signed | Fee |
| Goalkeepers |||||||||||
| 1 | Glyn Thompson | GK | Telford | (1981-02-24)24 February 1981 (aged 23) | 21 | 0 | Fulham | 27 March 2003 | Free |
| 21 | Lee Harper | GK | Chelsea | (1971-10-30)30 October 1971 (aged 32) | 84 | 0 | Walsall | 15 July 2002 | Free |
| 23 | Luke Weaver | GK | Woolwich | (1979-06-26)26 June 1979 (aged 24) | 0 | 0 | Carlisle United | 1 July 2003 | Free |
| – | Mark Bunn | GK | Kettering | (1984-11-16)16 November 1984 (aged 19) | 0 | 0 | Apprentice | 21 August 2001 | N/A |
| Defenders |||||||||||
| 2 | Luke Chambers | RB | Kettering | (1985-09-28)28 September 1985 (aged 18) | 30 | 0 | Apprentice | 26 April 2003 | N/A |
| 3 | Peter Clark | LB | Romford | (1979-12-10)10 December 1979 (aged 24) | 6 | 0 | Stockport County | 3 June 2003 | Nominal |
| 4 | Ashley Westwood | CB | Bridgnorth | (1976-08-31)31 August 1976 (aged 27) | 11 | 0 | Sheffield Wednesday | 14 July 2003 | Free |
| 5 | Chris Willmott | CB | Bedford | (1977-09-30)30 September 1977 (aged 26) | 47 | 1 | Wimbledon | 14 July 2003 | Free |
| 6 | Paul Reid | CB | Carlisle | (1982-02-18)18 February 1982 (aged 22) | 61 | 2 | Rangers | 3 June 2003 | £150,000 |
| 12 | Rob Ullathorne | LB | Wakefield | (1971-10-11)11 October 1971 (aged 32) | 15 | 1 | Sheffield United | 20 February 2004 | Free |
| 14 | Ian Sampson | CB | Wakefield | (1968-11-14)14 November 1968 (aged 35) | 449 | 31 | Sunderland | 5 August 1994 | £30,000 |
| 24 | Chris Carruthers | LB | Kettering | (1983-08-19)19 August 1983 (aged 20) | 86 | 1 | Apprentice | 1 August 2000 | N/A |
| 30 | Des Lyttle | RB | Wolverhampton | (1971-09-24)24 September 1971 (aged 32) | 36 | 0 | West Bromwich Albion | 4 November 2003 | Free |
| Midfielders |||||||||||
| 7 | Martin Reeves | CM | Birmingham | (1981-09-07)7 September 1981 (aged 22) | 21 | 0 | Leicester City | 7 June 2003 | Free |
| 10 | Josh Low | RW | Bristol (ENG) | (1979-02-15)15 February 1979 (aged 25) | 40 | 6 | Oldham Athletic | 30 July 2003 | £165,000 |
| 11 | Paul Trollope | CM | Swindon (ENG) | (1972-06-03)3 June 1972 (aged 31) | 101 | 8 | Coventry City | 23 July 2002 | Free |
| 16 | Ryan Amoo | U | Leicester | (1983-10-11)11 October 1983 (aged 20) | 1 | 0 | Aston Villa | 23 March 2004 | Free |
| 17 | Greg Lincoln | CM | Cheshunt | (1980-03-23)23 March 1980 (aged 24) | 22 | 1 | Margate | 6 June 2002 | Free |
| 19 | Martin Smith | LM | Sunderland | (1974-11-13)13 November 1974 (aged 29) | 56 | 15 | Huddersfield Town | 1 July 2003 | Free |
| 20 | Chris Hargreaves | CM | Cleethorpes | (1972-05-12)12 May 1972 (aged 32) | 175 | 11 | Plymouth Argyle | 27 June 2000 | Free |
| 22 | David Hicks | CM | Enfield | (1985-11-13)13 November 1985 (aged 18) | 0 | 0 | Tottenham Hotspur | 24 February 2004 | Free |
| Forwards |||||||||||
| 8 | Tom Youngs | FW | Bury St Edmunds | (1979-08-31)31 August 1979 (aged 24) | 19 | 0 | Cambridge United | 15 March 2003 | £50,000 |
| 9 | Marc Richards | FW | Wolverhampton | (1982-07-08)8 July 1982 (aged 21) | 51 | 12 | Blackburn Rovers | 14 June 2003 | Free |
| 18 | Éric Sabin | FW | Sarcelles | (1975-08-22)22 August 1975 (aged 28) | 13 | 5 | Queens Park Rangers | 13 March 2004 | Free |
| 25 | Derek Asamoah | FW | Accra | (1981-05-01)1 May 1981 (aged 23) | 132 | 13 | Slough Town | 25 July 2001 | Free |
| 26 | Steve Morison | FW | Enfield | (1983-08-29)29 August 1983 (aged 20) | 21 | 2 | Apprentice | 27 August 2001 | N/A |
| 40 | John Taylor | FW | Norwich | (1964-10-24)24 October 1964 (aged 39) | 10 | 1 | Cambridge United | 25 March 2004 | Free |

## Competitions
### Nationwide Football League Division Three
#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| 4 | Huddersfield Town (O, P) | 46 | 23 | 12 | 11 | 68 | 52 | +16 | 81 | Qualification for the Third Division play-offs |
| 5 | Mansfield Town | 46 | 22 | 9 | 15 | 76 | 62 | +14 | 75 | Qualification for the Third Division play-offs |
| 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 | |

#### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Source: https://www.11v11.com/teams/northampton-town/tab/leagueTables/2004/ 11v11.com

#### League position by match

| Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 38 | 39 | 40 | 41 | 42 | 43 | 44 | 45 | 46 |
| Ground | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | A | H | A | H | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | H | A | A | H | A | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | H | H | A | H | A |
| Result | L | L | W | W | W | L | L | W | D | L | D | L | D | D | L | D | W | W | L | L | D | L | W | W | L | W | L | W | W | W | W | L | W | L | W | W | D | W | W | W | D | D | L | W | W | W |
| Position | 19 | 20 | 13 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 15 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 17 | 14 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 |

#### Matches

Win  Draw  Loss

#### Play-offs
### Appearances, goals and cards

| No. | Pos | Player | Division Three | Division Three | Division Three | FA Cup | FA Cup | FA Cup | League Cup | League Cup | League Cup | League Trophy | League Trophy | League Trophy | Play-offs | Play-offs | Play-offs | Total | Total | Total | Discipline | Discipline |
| No. | Pos | Player | Starts | Sub | Goals | Starts | Sub | Goals | Starts | Sub | Goals | Starts | Sub | Goals | Starts | Sub | Goals | Starts | Sub | Goals | | |
| 1 | GK | Glyn Thompson | 7 | 1 | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 8 | 1 | – | 1 | – |
| 2 | RB | Luke Chambers | 19 | 5 | – | – | 2 | – | 2 | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | 22 | 7 | – | 3 | – |
| 3 | LB | Peter Clark | 6 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 7 | – | – | 2 | – |
| 4 | CB | Ashley Westwood | 7 | 1 | – | 1 | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | 10 | 1 | – | – | 1 |
| 5 | CB | Chris Willmott | 35 | 1 | 1 | 4 | – | – | 2 | – | – | 3 | – | – | 2 | – | – | 46 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 1 |
| 6 | CB | Paul Reid | 33 | – | 2 | 3 | – | – | 2 | – | – | 1 | 1 | – | 1 | 1 | – | 40 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 |
| 7 | CM | Martin Reeves | 9 | 5 | – | 2 | 1 | – | – | 1 | – | 1 | 1 | – | – | 1 | – | 12 | 9 | – | 1 | – |
| 8 | ST | Tom Youngs | 2 | 10 | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | 3 | 11 | – | – | – |
| 9 | ST | Marc Richards | 27 | 14 | 8 | – | 4 | 2 | 2 | – | – | 2 | 1 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 33 | 19 | 11 | 7 | – |
| 10 | RM | Josh Low | 28 | 5 | 3 | 2 | – | 1 | 1 | – | 1 | 2 | – | 1 | 2 | – | – | 35 | 5 | 6 | 6 | – |
| 11 | CM | Paul Trollope | 43 | – | 6 | 4 | – | – | 2 | – | – | 1 | 1 | – | 2 | – | – | 52 | 1 | 6 | 7 | – |
| 12 | LB | Rob Ullathorne | 13 | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | – | – | 15 | – | 1 | 4 | – |
| 14 | CB | Ian Sampson | 35 | 2 | 2 | 5 | – | – | – | 1 | – | 2 | – | – | 2 | – | – | 43 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 1 |
| 16 | U | Ryan Amoo | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – |
| 17 | CM | Greg Lincoln | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | – |
| 18 | ST | Éric Sabin | 8 | 2 | 5 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 |
| 19 | ST | Martin Smith | 43 | 1 | 11 | 5 | – | 3 | 1 | – | – | 2 | 1 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 54 | 2 | 15 | 4 | – |
| 20 | CM | Chris Hargreaves | 41 | 1 | 3 | 5 | – | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | – | – | 2 | – | 1 | 51 | 2 | 6 | 6 | – |
| 21 | GK | Lee Harper | 39 | – | – | 5 | – | – | 1 | – | – | 3 | – | – | 2 | – | – | 50 | – | – | – | 1 |
| 22 | CM | David Hicks | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 23 | GK | Luke Weaver | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 24 | LB | Chris Carruthers | 19 | 5 | – | 4 | – | – | 1 | – | – | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | 26 | 5 | – | 1 | – |
| 25 | ST | Derek Asamoah | 4 | 27 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | 2 | – | – | 1 | 1 | – | 11 | 29 | 4 | 3 | – |
| 26 | ST | Steve Morison | 2 | 3 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | 3 | 1 | – | – |
| 30 | RB | Des Lyttle | 24 | 4 | – | 5 | – | – | – | – | – | 3 | – | – | – | – | – | 32 | 4 | – | 3 | – |
| 40 | ST | John Taylor | 3 | 5 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | – | 3 | 7 | 1 | – | – |
| Players no longer at the club: |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 12 | ST | Darryn Stamp | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 12 | CB | Chris Doig | 9 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 9 | – | – | 1 | – |
| 12 | LB | Matthew Sadler | 7 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | 8 | – | – | – | – |
| 12 | CM | Nabil Abidallah | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | – | – | – |
| 13 | ST | Magno Vieira | 7 | 3 | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 7 | 3 | 2 | – | – |
| 15 | CM | Tom Smith | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 16 | ST | Lawrie Dudfield | 12 | 7 | 3 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2 | 2 | – | – | – | 13 | 11 | 5 | – | – |
| 18 | CM | Paul Harsley | 5 | 9 | – | – | 2 | – | 1 | – | – | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | – | 7 | 12 | – | 3 | – |
| 22 | RM | Paul Rickers | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – |
| 27 | MF | Dean Cracknell | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 28 | ST | Richard Walker | 11 | 1 | 4 | 4 | – | 2 | – | – | – | 3 | – | 2 | – | – | – | 18 | 1 | 8 | – | – |
| 29 | MF | Aaran Cavill | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 30 | CM | Oliver Burgess | 3 | 6 | – | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 4 | 7 | – | 2 | – |
| 31 | RB | Jerry Gill | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |