TLG Stat-Pack - Yeovil Town in 2003/4 - Shrimpers24

Lee Johnson celebrates scoring the third goal for Yeovil at Doncaster

Lee Johnson has been one of the Glovers' key figures this year

Yeovil were comprehensive winners of last season’s Nationwide Conference, but this year it has been play-off winners Doncaster Rovers who have run away with the Third Division promotion accolades as opposed to last year’s champions. In truth, Glovers supporters will probably not be too disconcerted with their inaugural Football League campaign, with its many highs and lows along the way.

Town started the season with two thumping wins, over what have turned out to be two of the division’s whipping boys, Rochdale and Carlisle United. In a year of runs, the West Country side then lost three on the trot, before piecing together four consecutive victories, including the notable scalps of Doncaster and Mansfield Town. That put them in the promotion hunt, and following three losses in four games, three more wins meant that Blues’ defeat at Huish Park put the home side fifth.

Finally, the weekend after the Shrimpers clash, Yeovil picked up their first League draw, in their nineteenth match, and by Christmas they were unbeaten in five and lying third again, just three points off of Oxford United’s top spot. However, one win from seven left Town’s automatic promotion hopes in tatters, and clinging onto a play-off place by the tightest of margins.

A win over Oxford was another bog scalp, and helped the Glovers to consolidate their position in the top seven, but despite massive wins over Cambridge United (4-1) and local rivals Bristol Rovers (4-0, to complete the ‘double’), three draws and five losses from the next ten meant that the six points gleaned against mid-table Bury and relegation fodder York in the last two matches have put them back in contention – but only just.

Cup form has been decent enough, with a fantastic F.A. Cup win over Wrexham and a large triumph against Barnet. The Glovers bowed out to Liverpool in a televised match in round three, but only by two goals to nil. Colchester United were fortunate to win 4-2 on penalties after trailing twice in the LDV Vans Trophy second round, but Second Division rivals Luton Town smashed Yeovil out of the Carling Cup at the first attempt. All in all though, a good record for the first campaign in new surroundings.

Nationwide League Division Three

09/08/03: Rochdale (a) W3-1 (Gall 2, Johnson)

16/08/03: Carlisle United (h) W3-0 (Gall 2, Kirk Jackson)

23/08/03: Leyton Orient (a) L0-2

25/08/03: Northampton Town (h) L0-2

30/08/03: Macclesfield Town (a) L1-4 (Lockwood)

06/09/03: Swansea City (h) W2-0 (Stansfield, Kirk Jackson)

13/09/03: York City (h) W3-0 (Kirk Jackson, Pluck, Stansfield)

16/09/03: Doncaster Rovers (a) W1-0 (Williams)

20/09/03: Mansfield Town (a) W1-0 (Kirk Jackson)

27/09/03: Torquay United (h) L0-2

30/09/03: Boston United (h) W2-0 (Williams [p], Lockwood)

04/10/03: Cheltenham Town (a) L1-3 (Gall)

11/10/03: Oxford United (a) L0-1

18/10/03: Darlington (h) W1-0 (Williams [p])

21/10/03: Huddersfield Town (h) W2-1 (Skiverton, Johnson)

25/10/03: Cambridge United (a) W4-1 (Edwards 2, Gall, Way)

01/11/03: Bury (a) L1-2 (Edwards)

15/11/03: Southend United (h) W4-0 (Elam, Way, Johnson 2 [1p])

22/11/03: Hull City (a) D0-0

29/11/03: Lincoln City (h) W3-1 (Pluck, Stansfield, Gosling)

13/12/03: Bristol Rovers (a) W1-0 (Crittenden)

20/12/03: Scunthorpe United (h) W2-1 (Kirk Jackson, Lindegaard)

26/12/03: Kidderminster Harriers (h) L1-2 (Gall)

28/12/03: Swansea City (a) L2-3 (Williams, Gall)

10/01/04: Rochdale (h) W1-0 (Williams)

17/01/04: Carlisle United (a) L0-2

24/01/04: Leyton Orient (h) L1-2 (Crittenden)

31/01/04: Macclesfield Town (h) D2-2 (Edwards, Way)

03/02/04: Northampton Town (a) L0-2

07/02/04: Kidderminster Harriers (a) W1-0 (Williams)

14/02/04: Oxford United (h) W1-0 (Bishop)

21/02/04: Darlington (a) L2-3 (Johnson, Lockwood)

28/02/04: Cambridge United (h) W4-1 (Williams [p], Bishop, Stansfield, Pluck)

02/03/04: Huddersfield Town (a) L1-3 (Way)

06/03/04: Scunthorpe United (a) L0-3

13/03/04: Bristol Rovers (h) W4-0 (Lockwood, El Kholti, Williams, Pluck)

16/03/04: Doncaster Rovers (h) L0-1

27/03/04: Mansfield Town (h) D1-1 (Skiverton)

03/04/04: Torquay United (a) D2-2 (Way, Edwards)

10/04/04: Cheltenham Town (h) D0-0

12/04/04: Boston United (a) L2-3 (Weatherstone, Stansfield)

17/04/04: Bury (h) W2-1 (Dani Rodrigues 2)

20/04/04: York City (a) W2-1 (Terry, Lindegaard)

Played 43, Won 21, Drawn 5, Lost 17, Scored 64, Conceded 53, Points 68, Position 7th

F.A. Cup

08/11/03: R1 – Wrexham (h) W4-1 (Gall, Williams, Pluck, Edwards)

06/12/03: R2 – Barnet (h) W5-1 (Pluck, Williams, 2 [1p], Crittenden, Edwards)

04/01/04: R3 – Liverpool (h) L0-2

Played 3, Won 2, Drawn 0, Lost 1, Scored 9, Conceded 4

Carling Cup

12/08/03: R1 – Luton Town (a) L1-4 (Boyce [o.g.])

Played 1, Won 0, Drawn 0, Lost 1, Scored 1, Conceded 4

LDV Vans Trophy

14/10/03: R1 – AFC Bournemouth (h) W2-0 (Edwards, Williams [p])

04/11/03: R2 – Colchester United (h) D2-2 [L2-4 on penalties] (Edwards, Gall)

Played 2, Won 1, Drawn 1, Lost 0, Scored 4, Conceded 2

2003/4 Records

Matches Played: 49 (27 home, 22 away)

Matches Won: 24 (17 home, 7 away)

Matches Drawn: 6 (4 home, 2 away)

Matches Lost: 19 (6 home, 13 away)

Goals Scored: 78 (52 home, 26 away)

Goals Conceded: 63 (23 home, 40 away)

Most Appearances:

Lee Johnson 48

Adam Lockwood 46

Gavin Williams 45

Kevin Gall 42+4

Darren Way 40

Top Goalscorers:

Gavin Williams 12

Kevin Gall 10

Jake Edwards 9

Colin Pluck 6

Lee Johnson, Kirk Jackson, Adam Stansfield, Darren Way 5

Robert Craven
www.thelittlegazette.com

TLG Stat-Pack - Yeovil Town in 2003/4

Last updated : 22 April 2004 By Robert Craven