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 | FOOTBALL LEAGUE DIVISION THREE |
| DATE | OPPONENTS | RESULT | SCORERS | ATT. | LINKS |
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| 17 AUG | Stockport County (Home) | 1 - 0 | Noble | 13,350 |
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| 24 AUG | Hartlepool (Away) | 0 - 0 | - | 5,732 |
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| 27 AUG | Reading (Home) | 0 - 0 | - | 16,765 |
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| 31 AUG | Plymouth Argyle (Home) | 3 - 0 | Rogers 2, Smart | 12,302 |
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| 7 SEP | Watford (Away) | 0 - 0 | - | 8,668 |
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| 14 SEP | Walsall (Home) | 1 - 0 | Noble | 10,594 |
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| 18 SEP | Bournemouth & Boscombe Ath. (Away) | 0 - 2 | - | 12,217 |
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| 21 SEP | Bristol Rovers (Away) | 1 - 2 | Taylor (og) | 10,364 |
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| 28 SEP | Shrewsbury Town (Home) | 3 - 0 | Noble 2, Rogers | 12,092 |
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| 5 OCT | Orient (Home) | 1 - 0 | Howe (og) | 12,455 |
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| 9 OCT | Reading (Away) | 1 - 0 | Smart | 17,629 |
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| 12 OCT | Brighton and Hove Albion (Away) | 3 - 1 | Smith, Rogers, Butler | 7,355 |
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| 19 OCT | Torquay United (Home) | 2 - 1 | Rogers, Noble | 15,159 |
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| 26 OCT | Oldham Athletic (Away) | 3 - 2 | Heath, Rogers, Smart | 4,238 |
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| 2 NOV | Southport (Home) | 5 - 1 | Rogers 4 (1 pen), Smith | 18,913 |
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| 9 NOV | Luton Town (Away) | 0 - 2 | - | 17,250 |
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| 23 NOV | Mansfield Town (Away) | 0 - 2 | - | 5,471 |
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| 26 NOV | Northampton Town (Away) | 6 - 2 | Smith, Rogers 2, Smart, Heath, Noble | 6,827 |
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| 14 DEC | Brighton and Hove Albion (Home) | 1 - 0 | Rogers | 10,914 |
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| 21 DEC | Torquay United (Away) | 1 - 0 | Smith | 8,327 |
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| 26 DEC | Orient (Away) | 0 - 1 | - | 7,101 |
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| 11 JAN | Southport (Away) | 1 - 1 | Rogers | 5,232 |
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| 18 JAN | Luton Town (Home) | 0 - 0 | - | 18,909 |
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| 24 JAN | Tranmere Rovers (Away) | 5 - 3 | Jones 2, Rogers, Smart, Noble | 8,353 |
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| 28 JAN | Oldham Athletic (Home) | 5 - 1 | Burrows, Jones 3, Smart | 21,316 |
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| 1 FEB | Barnsley (Away) | 1 - 1 | Trollope | 13,983 |
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| 4 FEB | Hartlepool (Home) | 1 - 1 | Noble | 18,921 |
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| 15 FEB | Barrow (Away) | 3 - 0 | Smart, Noble, Jones | 3,470 |
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| 18 FEB | Tranmere Rovers (Home) | 1 - 0 | Noble | 19,714 |
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| 22 FEB | Rotherham United (Home) | 1 - 0 | Noble | 23,515 |
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| 25 FEB | Gillingham (Home) | 1 - 0 | Noble | 17,489 |
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| 1 MAR | Northampton Town (Home) | 1 - 0 | Rogers | 17,081 |
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| 5 MAR | Gillingham (Away) | 0 - 2 | - | 6,104 |
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| 8 MAR | Stockport County (Away) | 1 - 2 | Noble | 6,647 |
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| 22 MAR | Plymouth Argyle (Away) | 1 - 2 | Smart | 20,776 |
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| 25 MAR | Barnsley (Home) | 2 - 0 | Noble 2 | 17,198 |
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| 29 MAR | Watford (Home) | 0 - 1 | - | 28,898 |
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| 4 APR | Crewe Alexandra (Away) | 2 - 1 | Noble, Smith | 9,053 |
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| 5 APR | Shrewsbury Town (Away) | 1 - 1 | Harland | 7,387 |
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| 8 APR | Bournemouth & Boscombe Ath. (Home) | 3 - 0 | Smart, Rogers, Smith | 22,484 |
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| 12 APR | Bristol Rovers (Home) | 2 - 2 | Rogers 2 (1 pen) | 20,401 |
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| 15 APR | Crewe Alexandra (Home) | 1 - 0 | Penman | 19,897 |
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| 19 APR | Walsall (Away) | 2 - 0 | Rogers 2 | 10,654 |
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| 22 APR | Mansfield Town (Home) | 1 - 0 | Ledger (og) | 21,045 |
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| 2 MAY | Rotherham United (Away) | 1 - 1 | Jones | 9,584 |
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| 5 MAY | Barrow (Home) | 2 - 0 | Smith, Rogers | 21,289 |
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 | FA CUP |
| DATE | STAGE | OPPONENTS | RESULT | SCORERS | ATT. | LINKS |
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| FIRST ROUND | ||||||
| 16 NOV | 1 | Canterbury City (Away) | 1 - 0 | Rogers (pen) | 14,367 |
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| Match played at Swindon | ||||||
| SECOND ROUND | ||||||
| 7 DEC | 2 | Grantham (Away) | 2 - 0 | Jones, Smith | 3,922 |
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| THIRD ROUND | ||||||
| 4 JAN | 3 | Southend United (Home) | 0 - 2 | - | 18,828 |
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 | LEAGUE CUP |
| DATE | STAGE | OPPONENTS | RESULT | SCORERS | ATT. | LINKS |
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| FIRST ROUND | ||||||
| 13 AUG | 1 | Torquay United (Home) | 2 - 1 | Smart, Noble | 14,702 |
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| SECOND ROUND | ||||||
| 4 SEP | 2 | Bradford City (Away) | 1 - 1 | Smart | 7,806 |
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| 10 SEP | R | Bradford City (Home) | 4 - 3 | Smith, Rogers (pen), Smart, Noble | 12,214 |
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| THIRD ROUND | ||||||
| 24 SEP | 3 | Blackburn Rovers (Home) | 1 - 0 | Rogers | 15,402 |
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| FOURTH ROUND | ||||||
| 16 OCT | 4 | Coventry City (Away) | 2 - 2 | Rogers, Smart | 23,588 |
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| 21 OCT | R | Coventry City (Home) | 3 - 0 | Rogers, Smart, Penman | 23,828 |
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| QUARTER FINAL | ||||||
| 30 OCT | QF | Derby County (Away) | 0 - 0 | - | 35,014 |
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| 5 NOV | R | Derby County (Home) | 1 - 0 | Rogers | 26,973 |
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| SEMI FINAL | ||||||
| 20 NOV | SF-1L | Burnley (Away) | 2 - 1 | Harland, Noble | 26,231 |
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| 4 DEC | SF-2L | Burnley (Home) | 1 - 2 AET | Smith | 28,000 |
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| Score at 90 minutes: 1-2. Aggregate score: 3-3. | ||||||
| 18 DEC | R | Burnley (Neutral) | 3 - 2 AET | Smith, Bellamy (og), Noble | 20,000 |
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| Score at 90 minutes: 1-1. | ||||||
| FINAL | ||||||
| 15 MAR | F | Arsenal (Neutral) | 3 - 1 AET | Smart, Rogers 2 | 98,189 |
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| Score at 90 minutes: 1-1. | ||||||