2003–04 Football Conference

April 2014 April 2014 Football Conference 2003–04Soccerbase Chester City (1st Football Conference title) Promoted Chester City,Shrewsbury Town Relegated to Conference North/Conference South Margate (South) Folded Telford United Promoted for the next season Canvey Island,Crawley Town Daryl Clare (Chester City), 29 Hereford – Halifax 7–1 (25 November 2003)Gravesend & Northfleet – Morecambe 6–0 (28 February 2004) Dagenham & Redbridge – Hereford 0–9 (27 February 2004) Dagenham & Redbridge – Hereford 0–9 (27 February 2004) 462 1343 ? Chester City, 18 matches (26 Aug – 6 Dec) ? Exeter City v Accrington Stanley, 8,256 (24 Apr) Margate v Forest Green Rovers, 255 (4 April 2003) 1,905 (+ 18% compared to the previous season) 2002–03 2004–05 The 2003–04 Football Conference season was the 25th season of the Football Conference and the last consisting of a single division. The top team and the winner of the play-offs were promoted to Football League Two, while this season only one team was relegated. A total of 22 teams contest the division, including 17 sides from last season, two relegated from the Football League Two and winners of Northern Premier League, Southern Football League and Isthmian League. Promotion and relegation Teams promoted from Northern Premier League Accrington Stanley Teams promoted from Southern Football League Tamworth Teams promoted from Isthmian League Aldershot Town Teams relegated from Third Division Exeter City Shrewsbury Town Overview Chester City clinched the league title and won promotion to Football League Two. Shrewsbury Town also earned promotion to League Two following their 3–0 play-off win on penalties after a 1–1 draw with Aldershot Town. No clubs were relegated on the basis of their performances, due to Margate being demoted, Telford folding and the winners and runners-up of the Unibond League not meeting the criteria for a place in the Football Conference. Shrewsbury Town had the highest attendance, 84,150 in all, with an average of 4,007. Margate and Leigh RMI had the least spectators with 11,905 and 11,881, respectively, with an average of 567 and 566, respectively. The total number of attendance was 880,220, yielding an average of 1905 per game, which was the all-time record for the Football Conference.Sky Sports Football Yearbook 2004–2005. Glenda Rollin & Jack Rollin (eds.), Headline, 2004. The regular season began on 9 August 2003, and ended on 24 April 2004. Final league table main WDL PR CHE Chester City HER Hereford United SHR Shrewsbury Town BAR Barnet ALD Aldershot Town EXE Exeter City MOR Morecambe STB Stevenage Borough WOK Woking ACC Accrington Stanley GRN Gravesend & Northfleet TEL Telford United D&R Dagenham & Redbridge BRT Burton Albion SCA Scarborough MAR Margate TAM Tamworth FGR Forest Green Rovers HAL Halifax Town FAR Farnborough Town LEI Leigh RMI NOR Northwich Victoria 27 11 4 85 34 28 7 7 103 44 20 14 8 67 42 19 14 9 60 46 20 10 12 80 67 19 12 11 71 57 20 7 15 66 66 18 9 15 58 52 15 16 11 65 52 15 13 14 68 61 14 15 13 69 66 15 10 17 49 51 15 9 18 59 64 15 7 20 57 59 12 15 15 51 54 14 9 19 56 64 13 10 19 49 68 12 12 18 58 80 12 8 22 43 65 10 9 23 53 74 7 8 27 46 97 4 11 27 30 80 -1 Burton Albion were deducted 1 point for breaching rules. CP OP R green1 Promotion to Football League Two CP yellow1 Qualification for the Football Conference play-offs PP PP PP PP black1 Club folded FLD red1 Demoted to Conference South Margate were demoted to Conference South due to ground concerns. R2 Farnborough Town, Leigh RMI, and Northwich Victoria were reprived from relegation due to the folding of Telford United, the demotion of Margate, and that the ground of Northern Premier League champions Hucknall Town did not meet Conference standards. Reprived from relegation REP REP REP complete https://www.rsssf.org/engpaul/FLA/2003-04.html England 2003–04 Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation 18 November 2010 Locations England left 369 Locations of the Football Conference 2003–04 teams England 53.75 -2.36 right England 51.25 -0.75 right England 51.64 -0.20 right England 52.80 -1.68 right England 53.19 -2.89 right England 51.54 0.14 right England 50.72 -3.53 right England 51.31 -0.76 right England 51.70 -2.22 right England 51.44 0.37 right England 53.72 -1.86 right England 52.06 -2.72 right England 53.50 -2.52 right England 53.28 -2.47 right England 51.39 1.38 right England 54.06 -2.88 right England 54.28 -0.40 right England 52.71 -2.75 right England 51.90 -0.20 right England 52.63 -1.70 right England 52.68 -2.45 right England 51.32 -0.56 right Telford United Accrington Stanley Aldershot Barnet Burton Albion Chester Dagenham & R Exeter City Farnborough Forest Green Rovers Gravesend & N Halifax T. Hereford United Leigh RMI Margate Morecambe Northwich Victoria Scarborough Shrewsbury Stevenage Tamworth Woking Greater London center 369 Locations of the Football Conference London teams 2003–2004 Greater London 51.65 -0.19 right Greater London 51.54 0.14 right Greater London 51.45 0.32 right Barnet Dagenham & Redbridge Gravesend & Northfleet Results main FBR grey ACC ALD BAR BRT CHE D&R EXE FAR FGR GRN HAL HER LEI MAR MOR NOR SCA SHR STB TAM TEL WOK Accrington Stanley 4–2 2–0 3–1 0–2 2–3 1–2 3–1 4–1 3–3 2–1 2–0 4–1 3–2 1–0 2–2 1–0 0–1 2–1 3–0 1–5 3–3 Aldershot 2–1 1–1 3–1 1–1 2–1 2–1 2–0 3–0 2–2 3–1 1–2 2–0 0–2 2–2 4–3 1–2 1–1 2–0 1–1 3–1 2–1 Barnet 0–0 2–1 2–1 0–0 2–4 2–3 0–2 5–0 1–0 4–1 1–1 2–1 3–1 2–1 1–0 0–0 0–1 0–0 1–0 2–0 0–0 Burton Albion 1–1 1–4 2–3 1–1 0–1 3–4 1–0 2–3 3–0 2–2 4–1 3–2 0–1 0–1 0–1 2–0 0–1 1–1 0–1 2–1 2–0 Chester City 3–3 4–2 1–0 3–1 2–1 3–2 3–2 1–0 2–2 2–0 0–0 5–0 3–0 2–1 4–0 1–0 2–1 1–2 1–0 0–0 2–1 Dagenham & Redbridge 0–1 2–3 5–2 0–2 0–0 0–2 1–0 5–2 0–4 0–1 0–9 1–2 4–0 1–3 2–0 1–0 5–0 1–2 0–0 1–1 1–0 Exeter City 3–2 2–1 1–1 2–0 2–1 1–1 1–1 2–2 0–1 1–1 0–1 3–2 1–1 4–0 2–0 0–0 3–2 1–0 3–2 0–3 1–2 Farnborough Town 1–1 4–0 1–1 2–1 1–2 2–2 1–2 1–3 1–2 1–0 0–5 1–1 1–1 2–4 2–0 1–2 1–3 2–0 3–3 2–1 1–0 Forest Green Rovers 2–1 3–1 1–1 1–1 2–1 1–3 2–5 1–1 1–2 1–2 1–7 2–2 1–2 1–2 0–0 4–0 1–1 3–1 2–1 0–0 2–2 Gravesend & Northfleet 0–0 1–3 1–1 1–2 0–4 1–2 3–2 2–0 1–1 1–0 2–5 3–1 2–1 6–0 2–2 1–1 0–3 2–3 2–0 1–2 2–2 Halifax Town 1–1 1–2 1–2 1–4 0–3 3–0 2–0 2–0 0–1 1–0 1–2 2–1 0–1 1–0 5–3 1–0 0–0 2–1 1–2 1–1 2–2 Hereford United 1–0 4–3 2–0 1–2 2–1 1–1 1–1 2–0 5–1 3–3 7–1 0–1 2–1 3–0 1–0 2–1 2–1 1–0 0–1 2–1 0–1 Leigh RMI 1–2 2–2 1–4 0–1 2–6 2–1 1–1 0–2 1–2 1–2 1–1 0–5 4–2 3–1 1–0 1–4 2–2 1–3 1–1 1–1 0–1 Margate 3–1 1–2 0–1 1–2 1–2 3–3 0–1 3–0 2–0 1–3 2–0 1–3 2–0 1–1 3–1 0–2 0–2 1–4 3–2 1–0 1–2 Morecambe 1–0 2–0 1–3 2–1 0–1 3–2 0–3 3–2 4–0 2–2 2–0 2–2 1–0 3–3 3–0 2–1 3–3 2–1 4–0 1–0 2–1 Northwich Victoria 3–3 1–1 1–1 1–2 0–4 0–1 1–1 1–1 0–4 0–0 0–1 1–5 0–1 0–3 1–1 1–1 0–2 1–2 1–0 1–0 1–4 Scarborough 2–1 1–0 2–2 1–2 2–2 0–0 2–3 2–1 2–2 2–0 1–0 3–3 4–1 0–1 1–0 1–0 1–1 2–2 0–1 1–1 2–2 Shrewsbury Town 0–0 1–2 0–1 1–0 0–0 2–1 2–2 3–0 2–0 1–1 2–0 4–1 3–1 1–1 2–0 3–1 4–1 3–1 3–1 0–0 1–0 Stevenage Borough 2–1 0–1 1–2 1–0 0–0 0–2 2–2 3–2 2–1 2–2 1–0 0–2 4–0 2–1 0–1 1–0 2–2 2–0 3–1 0–1 1–1 Tamworth 1–1 3–3 2–0 1–1 1–5 2–0 2–1 2–1 1–0 1–3 2–0 1–3 4–3 1–1 2–3 2–1 0–0 1–1 1–2 0–1 2–0 Telford United 1–0 2–5 1–2 2–2 0–2 1–0 2–0 2–4 0–2 1–1 2–1 0–3 5–0 1–1 2–1 0–1 2–1 1–0 0–2 2–0 1–0 Woking 2–2 2–2 2–2 1–0 1–2 0–0 1–0 3–2 1–1 3–2 2–2 0–1 2–0 0–0 4–1 3–0 2–1 3–3 1–1 4–0 3–1 Soccerbase; Sky Sports Football Yearbook 2004–2003 Play-offs 2004 Football Conference play-off Final The Conference National play-offs determined the second team that would be promoted to Football League Two. The teams placed second through fifth qualified for the play-offs. The semi-finals were played in a two-leg, home and away format, while the final was played as one leg. 2/1 y y Semifinals Final at Britannia Stadium, Stoke-on-Trent16 May 2004 2nd Hereford United 1 0 1 (2) 5th Aldershot Town (pen.) 1 0 1 (4) 3rd Shrewsbury Town (pen.) 1 1 2 (5) 50px 160px 4th Barnet 2 0 2 (3) 3rd Shrewsbury Town (pen.) 1 (3) 5th Aldershot Town 1 (0) Semifinals 29 April 2004 19:45 BST 1st Leg Aldershot Town 1–1 https://www.espn.co.uk/football/match/_/gameId/150749 Hereford United Dsane 45 pen. Brown 7 Recreation Ground Aldershot Jarnail Singh 6,379 3 May 2004 15:00 BST 2nd Leg Hereford United 0–0 https://www.espn.co.uk/football/match/_/gameId/150751 Aldershot Town Tretton 0 21 Brown Beesley James Smith 2–4 Dsane Gosling Giles Sills Antwi Edgar Street Hereford Andy Woolmer 7,044 Aldershot Town won 4–2 on penalties after tying 1–1 on Aggregate. 29 April 2004 19:45 1st Leg Barnet 2–1 https://www.espn.co.uk/football/match/_/gameId/150748 Shrewsbury Town Strevens 13 pen. Clist 90 Rodgers 43 pen. Underhill Stadium Chipping Barnet 4,171 3 May 2004 2nd Leg Shrewsbury Town 1–0 http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_conf/3676447.stm Barnet Rodgers 44 pen. Sedgemore Tolley Rodgers Cramb Moss 5–3 Strevens Grazioli Yakubu Clist Gay Meadow Shrewsbury Pollock 7,012 Shrewsbury Town won 5–3 on penalties after tying 2–2 on Aggregate. Play-Off Final 16 May 2004 13:00 Aldershot Town 1–1 Y Shrewsbury Town McLean 35 Darby 43 Sills Giles Gosling 0–3 Rodgers Tolley Sedgemore Challis Britannia Stadium Stoke-on-Trent 19,216 Top scorers in order of league goals Rank Player Club League Play-offs FA Cup LDV FA Trophy Total1 IRL Daryl Clare Chester City 29 0 1 0 0 302 ENG Steve Guinan Hereford United 25 0 3 1 0 29= ENG David McNiven Leigh RMI 25 0 0 0 1 264 ENG Giuliano Grazioli Barnet 24 0 2 0 0 265 ENG Roscoe D'Sane Aldershot 21 1 2 0 3 276 IRL Sean Devine Exeter City 20 0 2 0 3 25= ENG Paul Mullin Accrington Stanley 20 0 3 0 1 24= ENG Darryn Stamp Chester City 20 0 0 0 0 209 ENG Tim Sills Aldershot 18 0 1 0 2 2110 ENG Anthony Elding Stevenage Borough 17 0 2 0 0 19= SKN Lutel James Accrington Stanley 17 0 1 0 0 18= ENG Danny Carlton Morecambe 17 0 0 0 0 1713 ENG Mark Cooper Tamworth 15 0 0 0 0 1514 ENG David Brown Hereford United 14 0 0 2 0 16= ENG Mark Quayle Scarborough 14 0 1 0 0 15 Source: References External links Official Football Conference website 2003–04 5 England