2003–04 Bury F.C. season

Bury
2003–04 season
ManagerGraham Barrow
Football League Third Division12th
FA CupFirst round
League CupFirst round
League TrophyQuarter final

The 2003–04 season saw Bury compete in the Football League Third Division where they finished in 12th position with 56 points.

Final league table

Main article: 2003–04 Football League § Third Division

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
10 Swansea City 46 15 14 17 58 61 −3 59
11 Boston United 46 16 11 19 50 54 −4 59
12 Bury 46 15 11 20 54 64 −10 56
13 Cambridge United 46 14 14 18 55 67 −12 56
14 Cheltenham Town 46 14 14 18 57 71 −14 56
Source: [1]
Rules for classification: In the Football League goals scored (GF) takes precedence over goal difference (GD).

Results

Legend

Win Draw Loss

Football League Third Division

Main article: 2003–04 Football League Third Division
Match Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
1 9 August 2003 Swansea City A 2 – 4 8,826 Preece 20', Connell 85'
2 16 August 2003 Scunthorpe United H 2 – 3 2,716 Porter 45', Preece 76'
3 23 August 2003 Kidderminster Harriers A 2 – 0 2,548 Porter 28', Seddon 88'
4 25 August 2003 Lincoln City H 2 – 1 2,576 Unsworth 81', Preece 90'
5 30 August 2003 Southend United A 0 – 1 3,172
6 6 September 2003 Huddersfield Town H 2 – 1 4,591 Swailes 24', Connell 83'
7 13 September 2003 Cheltenham Town H 1 – 1 2,753 Preece 35'
8 16 September 2003 Mansfield Town A 3 – 5 4,145 Connell (2) 21', 78', Seddon 58'
9 20 September 2003 Boston United A 0 – 1 2,260
10 27 September 2003 Doncaster Rovers H 1 – 3 3,606 Preece 28'
11 30 September 2003 York City H 2 – 0 2,202 Porter 37', O'Neill 71'
12 4 October 2003 Torquay United A 1 – 3 2,732 Porter 38'
13 11 October 2003 Cambridge United A 2 – 1 5,106 Connell 32', Porter 39'
14 18 October 2003 Oxford United H 0 – 4 2,930
15 21 October 2003 Hull City H 0 – 0 3,869
16 25 October 2003 Darlington A 3 – 1 3,516 Seddon 35', Connell 56', Singh 82'
17 1 November 2003 Yeovil Town H 2 – 1 3,086 O'Shaughnessy 35', Unsworth 88'
18 15 November 2003 Bristol Rovers A 2 – 1 7,019 Barrett (o.g.) 70', O'Neill 90'
19 22 November 2003 Northampton Town H 1 – 0 2,683 O'Neill 72'
20 29 November 2003 Macclesfield Town A 0 – 1 2,312
21 6 December 2003 Hull City A 0 – 2 11,308
22 13 December 2003 Rochdale H 1 – 2 3,646 Dunfield 49'
23 20 December 2003 Leyton Orient A 0 – 2 3,475
24 26 December 2003 Carlisle United H 1 – 3 3,345 Porter 30'
25 28 December 2003 Huddersfield Town A 0 – 1 10,217
26 3 January 2004 Lincoln City A 1 – 2 3,870 Porter 90'
27 10 January 2004 Swansea City H 2 – 0 2,799 Swailes 62', Daly 86'
28 17 January 2004 Scunthorpe United A 0 – 0 3,869
29 24 January 2004 Kidderminster Harriers H 0 – 0 2,526
30 7 February 2004 Carlisle United A 1 – 2 4,954 Seddon 25'
31 14 February 2004 Cambridge United H 1 – 0 2,322 Seddon 2'
32 21 February 2004 Oxford United A 1 – 1 6,476 Dunfield 47'
33 24 February 2004 Southend United H 1 – 1 1,670 Seddon 90'
34 28 February 2004 Darlington H 1 – 1 2,766 Barrass 57'
35 6 March 2004 Leyton Orient H 1 – 1 2,355 Seddon 63'
36 13 March 2004 Rochdale A 0 – 0 4,225
37 16 March 2004 Mansfield Town H 3 – 0 2,119 Seddon (2) 26', 60', Swailes 43'
38 20 March 2004 Cheltenham Town A 2 – 1 3,435 Swailes 74', Porter 82'
39 27 March 2004 Boston United H 1 – 3 2,693 Swailes 13'
40 3 April 2004 Doncaster Rovers A 1 – 3 6,221 Singh 88'
41 9 April 2004 Torquay United H 2 – 1 2,770 Seddon 35', Nugent 67'
42 13 April 2004 York City A 1 – 1 3,111 Seddon 16'
43 17 April 2004 Yeovil Town A 1 – 2 5,172 Nugent 35'
44 24 April 2004 Bristol Rovers H 0 – 0 2,683
45 1 May 2004 Northampton Town A 2 – 3 6,179 Cartledge 10', Nugent 45'
46 8 May 2004 Macclesfield Town H 2 – 0 3,569 Porter 85', Whaley 90'

FA Cup

Main article: 2003–04 FA Cup
Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
R1 8 November 2003 Rochdale H 1 – 2 5,464 Porter 71'

League Cup

Main article: 2003–04 Football League Cup
Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
R1 12 August 2003 Tranmere Rovers A 0 – 1 4,272

League Trophy

Main article: 2003–04 Football League Trophy
Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
R2 3 November 2003 Oldham Athletic H 2 – 1 3,102 Preece 6', Thompson 78'
QF 9 December 2003 Scunthorpe United H 0 – 1 1,246

Squad statistics

No. Pos. Name League FA Cup League Cup League Trophy Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK Wales Glyn Garner 46 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 50 0
2 DF England Matt Barrass 19(3) 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 20(3) 1
3 DF England Colin Woodthorpe 39 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 43 0
4 DF England Danny Swailes 42 5 0 0 1 0 2 0 45 5
5 MF England Lee Duxbury 36(1) 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 38(1) 0
6 DF England Lee Unsworth 27(2) 1 1 0 1 0 2 0 31(2) 1
7 FW England George Clegg 4(2) 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 6(2) 0
9 FW England David Nugent 20(6) 3 1 0 1 0 0(1) 0 22(7) 3
10 FW England Joe O'Neill 10(13) 3 0(1) 0 0(1) 0 1(1) 0 11(16) 3
11 MF England David Flitcroft 17 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 17 0
11 FW England Andy Preece 10(4) 5 1 0 0(1) 0 2 1 13(5) 6
12 FW England Chris Porter 19(18) 9 0(1) 1 1 0 1 0 21(19) 10
14 MF England Paul O'Shaughnessy 21(6) 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 21(6) 1
15 MF England Steve Gunby 1(4) 0 0 0 0 0 0(1) 0 1(5) 0
16 MF England Simon Whaley 3(7) 1 0 0 0 0 0(1) 0 3(8) 1
17 MF Canada Terry Dunfield 28(2) 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 30(2) 0
18 DF England Tom Kennedy 22(5) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 23(5) 0
19 FW England Gareth Seddon 28(12) 11 0 0 0(1) 0 0 0 29(13) 11
21 MF England Lee Connell 23(5) 6 1 0 1 0 2 0 27(5) 6
21 MF England Harpal Singh 20(8) 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 22(8) 2
23 DF England Greg Strong 10 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 11 0
23 DF Canada Justin Thompson 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 3 1
24 MF Republic of Ireland Glenn Whelan 13 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 15 0
24 MF England Phil Charnock 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
25 MF England Ben Thornley 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
26 DF England John Cartledge 7(4) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 7(4) 1
27 DF England Phil Gulliver 10 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 11 0
28 DF England David Buchanan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
29 FW Republic of Ireland Jon Daly 7 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 1
30 DF England Dave Challinor 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 0

References

  1. ^ "England 2003–04". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Archived from the original on 27 January 2010. Retrieved 24 February 2010.