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 | BARCLAYS LEAGUE DIVISION TWO |
| DATE | OPPONENTS | RESULT | SCORERS | ATT. | LINKS |
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| 19 AUG | Sunderland (Home) | 0 - 2 | - | 10,199 |
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| 26 AUG | Oldham Athletic (Away) | 2 - 2 | McLoughlin, Shearer | 5,531 |
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| 3 SEP | Wolverhampton Wanderers (Home) | 3 - 1 | Jones, Shearer, McLoughlin | 10,312 |
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| 9 SEP | West Ham United (Away) | 1 - 1 | Gittens | 21,469 |
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| 12 SEP | Sheffield United (Away) | 0 - 2 | - | 13,920 |
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| 16 SEP | Barnsley (Home) | 0 - 0 | - | 6,540 |
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| 23 SEP | Leeds United (Away) | 0 - 4 | - | 21,694 |
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| 26 SEP | Plymouth Argyle (Home) | 3 - 0 | Jones, King, Bodin | 6,862 |
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| 30 SEP | Bradford City (Away) | 1 - 1 | White | 8,334 |
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| 7 OCT | Hull City (Away) | 3 - 2 | Simpson, McLoughlin, Parkin | 5,366 |
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| 14 OCT | Ipswich Town (Home) | 3 - 0 | Shearer, McLoughlin, Stockwell (og) | 8,039 |
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| 17 OCT | Oxford United (Home) | 3 - 0 | Calderwood, White 2 | 10,741 |
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| 21 OCT | Leicester City (Away) | 1 - 2 | McLoughlin | 8,547 |
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| 1 NOV | Brighton and Hove Albion (Away) | 2 - 1 | MacLaren, Gittens | 8,070 |
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| 4 NOV | Stoke City (Home) | 6 - 0 | McLoughlin, Shearer 2, Bamber (og), White 2 | 7,825 |
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| 11 NOV | Middlesbrough (Away) | 2 - 0 | Shearer, Mohan (og) | 13,720 |
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| 18 NOV | Port Vale (Away) | 0 - 2 | - | 7,393 |
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| 26 NOV | Portsmouth (Home) | 2 - 2 | Shearer 2 | 10,438 |
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| 2 DEC | Sunderland (Away) | 2 - 2 | McLoughlin, Shearer | 15,849 |
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| 5 DEC | AFC Bournemouth (Home) | 2 - 3 | Bodin (pen), White | 7,326 |
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| 10 DEC | Sheffield United (Home) | 0 - 2 | - | 10,282 |
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| 17 DEC | West Bromwich Albion (Away) | 2 - 1 | Shearer, White | 9,884 |
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| 26 DEC | Blackburn Rovers (Home) | 4 - 3 | Shearer 2, Bodin, Foley | 8,426 |
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| 30 DEC | Newcastle United (Home) | 1 - 1 | Shearer | 11,657 |
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| 1 JAN | Watford (Away) | 2 - 0 | McLoughlin 2 | 13,708 |
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| 13 JAN | Oldham Athletic (Home) | 3 - 2 | McLoughlin, White 2 | 7,785 |
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| 20 JAN | Wolverhampton Wanderers (Away) | 1 - 2 | White | 17,210 |
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| 4 FEB | Leeds United (Home) | 3 - 2 | McLoughlin, Foley, MacLaren | 16,208 |
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| 10 FEB | Barnsley (Away) | 1 - 0 | Calderwood | 7,179 |
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| 18 FEB | West Ham United (Home) | 2 - 2 | White, MacLaren | 16,105 |
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| 24 FEB | Portsmouth (Away) | 1 - 1 | McLoughlin | 10,300 |
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| 3 MAR | Port Vale (Home) | 3 - 0 | Calderwood, White, Shearer | 8,314 |
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| 6 MAR | Bradford City (Home) | 3 - 1 | Shearer 2, Foley | 8,483 |
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| 10 MAR | Plymouth Argyle (Away) | 3 - 0 | White 2, Shearer | 8,364 |
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| 17 MAR | Hull City (Home) | 1 - 3 | Shearer | 8,123 |
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| 20 MAR | Ipswich Town (Away) | 0 - 1 | - | 11,856 |
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| 24 MAR | Oxford United (Away) | 2 - 2 | White, Bodin (pen) | 8,382 |
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| 31 MAR | Leicester City (Home) | 1 - 1 | Spearing (og) | 8,561 |
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| 7 APR | AFC Bournemouth (Away) | 2 - 1 | Simpson, Gittens | 7,772 |
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| 10 APR | Brighton and Hove Albion (Home) | 1 - 2 | White | 8,444 |
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| 14 APR | Watford (Home) | 2 - 0 | Shearer, White | 8,520 |
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| 16 APR | Blackburn Rovers (Away) | 1 - 2 | Gittens | 10,689 |
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| 21 APR | West Bromwich Albion (Home) | 2 - 1 | Bodin, White | 8,495 |
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| 25 APR | Newcastle United (Away) | 0 - 0 | - | 26,568 |
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| 28 APR | Middlesbrough (Home) | 1 - 1 | Foley | 9,532 |
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| 5 MAY | Stoke City (Away) | 1 - 1 | Shearer | 11,386 |
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 | PLAYOFFS |
| DATE | STAGE | OPPONENTS | RESULT | SCORERS | ATT. | LINKS |
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| SEMI FINAL | ||||||
| 13 MAY | SF-1L | Blackburn Rovers (Away) | 2 - 1 | White, Foley | 15,636 |
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| 16 MAY | SF-2L | Blackburn Rovers (Home) | 2 - 1 | Shearer, White | 12,416 |
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| Swindon win 4-2 on aggregate. | ||||||
| FINAL | ||||||
| 28 MAY | F | Sunderland (Neutral) | 1 - 0 | McLoughlin | 72,873 |
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 | FA CUP |
| DATE | STAGE | OPPONENTS | RESULT | SCORERS | ATT. | LINKS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| THIRD ROUND | ||||||
| 6 JAN | 3 | Bristol City (Away) | 1 - 2 | Shearer | 17,422 |
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 | LITTLEWOODS CUP |
| DATE | STAGE | OPPONENTS | RESULT | SCORERS | ATT. | LINKS |
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| SECOND ROUND | ||||||
| 19 SEP | 2-1L | Shrewsbury Town (Away) | 3 - 0 | Shearer, McLoughlin 2 | 3,518 |
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| 3 OCT | 2-2L | Shrewsbury Town (Home) | 3 - 1 | White 2, Shearer | 5,544 |
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| Swindon win 6-1 on aggregate. | ||||||
| THIRD ROUND | ||||||
| 24 OCT | 3 | Bolton Wanderers (Home) | 3 - 3 | McLoughlin, Shearer, MacLaren | 8,318 |
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| 7 NOV | R | Bolton Wanderers (Away) | 1 - 1 AET | Shearer | 11,533 |
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| Score at 90 minutes: 0-0. | ||||||
| 14 NOV | 2R | Bolton Wanderers (Away) | 1 - 1 AET | White | 14,129 |
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| Score at 90 minutes: 1-1. | ||||||
| 21 NOV | 3R | Bolton Wanderers (Home) | 2 - 1 AET | White, MacLaren | 11,238 |
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| Score at 90 minutes: 1-1. | ||||||
| FOURTH ROUND | ||||||
| 29 NOV | 4 | Southampton (Home) | 0 - 0 | - | 15,085 |
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| 16 JAN | R | Southampton (Away) | 2 - 4 AET | McLoughlin, White | 19,018 |
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| Score at 90 minutes: 2-2. | ||||||
 | ZENITH DATA SYSTEMS CUP |
| DATE | STAGE | OPPONENTS | RESULT | SCORERS | ATT. | LINKS |
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| SOUTHERN AREA - SECOND ROUND | ||||||
| 13 DEC | S-2 | Millwall (Home) | 2 - 1 | White, Thompson (og) | 3,223 |
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| SOUTHERN AREA - THIRD ROUND | ||||||
| 24 JAN | S-3 | Norwich City (Home) | 4 - 1 | Shearer, Foley, Bodin, White | 5,314 |
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| SOUTHERN AREA - SEMI FINAL | ||||||
| 13 FEB | S-SF | Crystal Palace (Away) | 0 - 1 | - | 6,027 |
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