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![]() | FOOTBALL LEAGUE DIVISION THREE |
| DATE | OPPONENTS | RESULT | SCORERS | ATT. | LINKS |
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| 18 AUG | Sheffield United (Away) | 1 - 2 | Mayes | 11,923 |
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| 21 AUG | Reading (Home) | 0 - 0 | - | 9,571 |
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| 25 AUG | Brentford (Home) | 4 - 0 | Mayes 2, Lewis, Rowland | 6,977 |
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| 31 AUG | Colchester United (Away) | 3 - 2 | Mayes, Rowland 2 | 2,794 |
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| 8 SEP | Rotherham United (Away) | 0 - 3 | - | 4,672 |
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| 15 SEP | Chesterfield (Home) | 2 - 1 | Rowland, Kamara | 6,176 |
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| 18 SEP | Chester (Home) | 3 - 1 | Mayes, Rowland, Miller | 6,102 |
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| 22 SEP | Sheffield Wednesday (Away) | 2 - 4 | McHale (pen), Mayes | 11,636 |
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| 29 SEP | Grimsby Town (Home) | 3 - 0 | McHale (pen), Carter, Mayes | 6,825 |
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| 6 OCT | Hull City (Home) | 0 - 0 | - | 7,451 |
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| 10 OCT | Reading (Away) | 1 - 2 | Rowland | 9,884 |
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| 13 OCT | Wimbledon (Away) | 0 - 2 | - | 4,206 |
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| 20 OCT | Southend United (Home) | 1 - 0 | Mayes | 6,207 |
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| 23 OCT | Plymouth Argyle (Home) | 2 - 1 | Mayes, Rowland | 6,514 |
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| 27 OCT | Blackpool (Away) | 1 - 0 | Mayes | 5,741 |
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| 3 NOV | Sheffield United (Home) | 3 - 2 | Rowland 2, Tucker | 11,835 |
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| 6 NOV | Plymouth Argyle (Away) | 0 - 2 | - | 4,157 |
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| 10 NOV | Mansfield Town (Away) | 1 - 1 | Williams | 4,425 |
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| 17 NOV | Blackburn Rovers (Home) | 2 - 0 | Kamara, Miller | 7,086 |
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| 1 DEC | Gillingham (Away) | 0 - 0 | - | 8,029 |
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| 8 DEC | Bury (Home) | 8 - 0 | McHale 2 (1 pen), Kamara, Mayes 2, Rowland 2, Tucker | 7,685 |
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| 26 DEC | Exeter City (Home) | 2 - 3 | Williams, Tucker | 11,606 |
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| 29 DEC | Brentford (Away) | 3 - 1 | Kamara, Rowland, Mayes | 12,120 |
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| 12 JAN | Barnsley (Away) | 2 - 1 | Mayes, Rowland | 10,420 |
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| 6 FEB | Oxford United (Away) | 2 - 2 | Mayes, Carter | 7,558 |
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| 9 FEB | Sheffield Wednesday (Home) | 1 - 2 | McHale (pen) | 16,415 |
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| 16 FEB | Grimsby Town (Away) | 0 - 2 | - | 12,675 |
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| 23 FEB | Wimbledon (Home) | 2 - 1 | Stroud, McHale | 10,743 |
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| 29 FEB | Southend United (Away) | 0 - 1 | - | 5,282 |
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| 4 MAR | Millwall (Away) | 2 - 6 | Rowland, Sitton (og) | 6,572 |
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| 8 MAR | Blackpool (Home) | 2 - 1 | McHale, Lewis | 9,517 |
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| 11 MAR | Carlisle United (Home) | 0 - 0 | - | 9,752 |
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| 14 MAR | Hull City (Away) | 0 - 1 | - | 5,346 |
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| 19 MAR | Chester (Away) | 0 - 1 | - | 2,611 |
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| 22 MAR | Mansfield Town (Home) | 2 - 1 | Mayes 2 | 7,990 |
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| 25 MAR | Chesterfield (Away) | 1 - 2 | Tartt (og) | 8,101 |
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| 29 MAR | Blackburn Rovers (Away) | 0 - 2 | - | 11,571 |
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| 5 APR | Exeter City (Away) | 1 - 4 | Kamara | 5,442 |
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| 7 APR | Oxford United (Home) | 1 - 1 | Rowland | 10,342 |
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| 12 APR | Carlisle United (Away) | 1 - 2 | Tucker | 3,472 |
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| 15 APR | Rotherham United (Home) | 6 - 2 | Rowland 4, Carter, Mayes | 7,439 |
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| 19 APR | Gillingham (Home) | 3 - 0 | Williams, Lewis, Cockerill | 9,150 |
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| 22 APR | Colchester United (Home) | 2 - 3 | McHale, Mayes | 7,985 |
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| 26 APR | Bury (Away) | 0 - 0 | - | 3,164 |
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| 29 APR | Millwall (Home) | 1 - 0 | Rowland | 8,017 |
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| 3 MAY | Barnsley (Home) | 0 - 1 | - | 8,286 |
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![]() | FA CUP |
| DATE | STAGE | OPPONENTS | RESULT | SCORERS | ATT. | LINKS |
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| FIRST ROUND | ||||||
| 24 NOV | 1 | Brentford (Home) | 4 - 1 | Miller 2, Kamara, Carter | 9,472 |
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| SECOND ROUND | ||||||
| 15 DEC | 2 | Torquay United (Away) | 3 - 3 | Mayes, Tucker, Rowland | 5,900 |
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| 22 DEC | R | Torquay United (Home) | 3 - 2 | Rowland, Mayes 2 | 8,250 |
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| THIRD ROUND | ||||||
| 5 JAN | 3 | Luton Town (Away) | 2 - 0 | Rowland, Williams | 12,458 |
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| FOURTH ROUND | ||||||
| 26 JAN | 4 | Tottenham Hotspur (Home) | 0 - 0 | - | 26,000 |
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| 30 JAN | R | Tottenham Hotspur (Away) | 1 - 2 | McHale (pen) | 46,707 |
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![]() | LEAGUE CUP |
| DATE | STAGE | OPPONENTS | RESULT | SCORERS | ATT. | LINKS |
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| FIRST ROUND | ||||||
| 11 AUG | 1-1L | Portsmouth (Away) | 1 - 1 | Rowland | 9,978 |
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| 14 AUG | 1-2L | Portsmouth (Home) | 2 - 0 | Mellor (og), Carter | 9,097 |
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| Swindon win 3-1 on aggregate. | ||||||
| SECOND ROUND | ||||||
| 28 AUG | 2-1L | Chester (Home) | 1 - 0 | Mayes | 6,965 |
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| 5 SEP | 2-2L | Chester (Away) | 1 - 1 | Mayes | 3,930 |
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| Swindon win 2-1 on aggregate. | ||||||
| THIRD ROUND | ||||||
| 26 SEP | 3 | Stoke City (Away) | 2 - 2 | Mayes, Rowland | 15,255 |
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| 2 OCT | R | Stoke City (Home) | 2 - 1 | McHale, Mayes | 15,823 |
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| FOURTH ROUND | ||||||
| 30 OCT | 4 | Wimbledon (Away) | 2 - 1 | Rowland, Bates | 7,478 |
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| QUARTER FINAL | ||||||
| 4 DEC | QF | Arsenal (Away) | 1 - 1 | Tucker | 38,024 |
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| 11 DEC | R | Arsenal (Home) | 4 - 3 AET | Walford (og), Mayes, Hollins (og), Rowland | 21,795 |
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| Score at 90 minutes: 3-3. | ||||||
| SEMI FINAL | ||||||
| 22 JAN | SF-1L | Wolverhampton Wanderers (Home) | 2 - 1 | Rowland, Mayes | 26,000 |
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| 12 FEB | SF-2L | Wolverhampton Wanderers (Away) | 1 - 3 | McHale (pen) | 41,031 |
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| Wolverhampton Wanderers win 4-3 on aggregate. | ||||||