2003/04
All Results and information
Squad photograph from 2003/04, Exeter’s first season in the Conference Division where they finished just one place outside the playoffs in 6th. 
They failed to reach the First Round proper of the FA Cup, however in the FA Trophy Exeter did make the Quarter-Final.
They also contested the Football League Trophy too, but lost in the First Round.
League Played: 42 Won: 19, Drew: 12, Lost: 11
Goals For: 71, Goals Against: 57 Points: 69
FA Cup
Fourth Qualifying Round: Gravesend & Northfleet (H), 0-0. Replay (A), 3-3. Exeter lost 5-6 on penalties.
FA Trophy (Exeter entered at the Third Round)
Third Round: Hereford United (H), 3-2.
Fourth Round: King’s Lynn (A), 0-3.
Fifth Round: Arlesey Town (H), 3-0.
Quarter Final: Aldershot Town (A), 2-1.
Football League Trophy
First Round South: Hereford United (A), 2-0.
League Results
| Date | Opponent | Venue | Score | Att | Posn | Goalscorers |
| 09/08/03 | Halifax | H | 1-1 | 3723 | 7 | Flack |
| 12/08/03 | Telford | A | 0-2 | 2830 | 17 | |
| 16/08/03 | Margate | A | 1-0 | 840 | 12 | McConnell |
| 23/08/03 | Chester City | H | 2-1 | 3030 | 8 | Thomas, Moor |
| 25/08/03 | Woking | A | 0-1 | 2556 | 8 | |
| 30/08/03 | Farnborough | H | 1-1 | 2672 | 10 | Flack |
| 06/09/03 | Stevenage | H | 1-0 | 3012 | 10 | Lee |
| 13/09/03 | Forest Green R | A | 5-2 | 1342 | 8 | Lee 2, Gaia, Devine 2 |
| 20/09/03 | Gravesend | A | 2-3 | 1155 | 11 | Moor, Gaia |
| 22/09/03 | Dagenham | H | 1-1 | 3344 | 8 | Devine |
| 27/09/03 | Scarborough | H | 0-0 | 2766 | 10 | |
| 03/10/03 | Burton | A | 4-3 | 1985 | 7 | Devine 3, Coppinger |
| 07/10/03 | Barnet | A | 3-2 | 2037 | 6 | Gaia, Todd, Cronin |
| 11/10/03 | Northwich | H | 2-0 | 3090 | 5 | Devine 2 |
| 18/10/03 | Accrington | A | 2-1 | 2342 | 5 | Devine, Sheldon |
| 01/11/03 | Tamworth | H | 3-2 | 2979 | 5 | Sheldon 2, Cronin |
| 11/11/03 | Aldershot | A | 1-2 | 4112 | 5 | Devine |
| 15/11/03 | Morecambe | H | 4-0 | 2993 | 5 | Devine 2, Sheldon, Jeannin |
| 22/11/03 | Leigh RMI | A | 1-1 | 630 | 6 | Coppinger |
| 25/11/03 | Shrewsbury | H | 3-2 | 3470 | 4 | Coppinger, McConnell, Devine |
| 29/11/03 | Stevenage | A | 2-2 | 2007 | 4 | Coppinger, Gaia |
| 06/12/03 | Forest Green R | H | 2-2 | 3627 | 3 | Cronin. Sheldon |
| 13/12/03 | Halifax | A | 0-2 | 1267 | 4 | |
| 20/12/03 | Telford | H | 0-3 | 3114 | 6 | |
| 26/12/03 | Hereford | A | 1-1 | 4010 | 6 | Flack |
| 01/01/04 | Hereford | H | 0-1 | 4943 | 6 | |
| 03/01/04 | Farnborough | A | 2-1 | 1354 | 6 | Devine, Cronin |
| 17/01/04 | Margate | H | 1-1 | 3439 | 6 | Devine |
| 24/01/04 | Dagenham | A | 2-0 | 1909 | 6 | Canham, Coppinger |
| 07/02/04 | Gravesend | H | 0-1 | 3303 | 6 | |
| 21/02/04 | Burton | H | 2-0 | 2885 | 6 | Sheldon, Flack |
| 06/03/04 | Barnet | H | 1-1 | 3518 | 7 | Devine |
| 13/03/04 | Aldershot | H | 2-1 | 2982 | 6 | Devine, Jeannin |
| 16/03/04 | Northwich | A | 1-1 | 547 | 6 | Og |
| 20/03/04 | Morecambe | A | 3-0 | 1877 | 6 | Coppinger, Afful, Canham, |
| 23/03/04 | Scarborough | A | 3-2 | 1200 | 4 | Sheldon, Coppinger, Canham |
| 27/03/04 | Leigh RMI | H | 3-2 | 3635 | 4 | Moxey, Devine 2 |
| 01/04/04 | Woking | H | 1-2 | 5264 | 4 | Sheldon |
| 03/04/04 | Shrewsbury | A | 2-2 | 4185 | 5 | Moxey, Flack |
| 10/04/04 | Chester City | A | 2-3 | 4086 | 6 | Devine, Canham |
| 17/04/04 | Tamworth | A | 1-2 | 1803 | 6 | Afful |
| 24/04/04 | Accrington | H | 3-3 | 5386 | 6 | Coppinger, Canham, Flack |
| Finished 6th and missed the play-off's by 1 point | ||||||
Football Conference 2003/04
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Pld |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
Diff |
Points |
|
Chester City |
42 |
27 |
11 |
4 |
85 |
34 |
+51 |
92 |
|
Hereford United |
42 |
28 |
7 |
7 |
103 |
44 |
+59 |
91 |
|
Shrewsbury Town |
42 |
20 |
14 |
8 |
67 |
42 |
+25 |
74 |
|
Barnet |
42 |
19 |
14 |
9 |
60 |
46 |
+14 |
71 |
|
Aldershot Town |
42 |
20 |
10 |
12 |
80 |
67 |
+13 |
70 |
|
Exeter City |
42 |
19 |
12 |
11 |
71 |
57 |
+14 |
69 |
|
Morecambe |
42 |
20 |
7 |
15 |
66 |
66 |
0 |
67 |
|
Stevenage B |
42 |
18 |
9 |
15 |
58 |
52 |
+6 |
63 |
|
Woking |
42 |
15 |
16 |
11 |
65 |
52 |
+13 |
61 |
|
Accrington Stanley |
42 |
15 |
13 |
14 |
68 |
61 |
+7 |
58 |
|
Gravesend and N |
42 |
14 |
15 |
13 |
69 |
66 |
+3 |
57 |
|
Telford United |
42 |
15 |
10 |
17 |
49 |
51 |
-2 |
55 |
|
Dagenham & Red |
42 |
15 |
9 |
18 |
59 |
64 |
-5 |
54 |
|
Burton Albion |
42 |
15 |
7 |
20 |
57 |
59 |
-2 |
51* |
|
Scarborough |
42 |
12 |
15 |
15 |
51 |
54 |
-3 |
51 |
|
Margate |
42 |
14 |
9 |
19 |
56 |
64 |
-8 |
51 |
|
Tamworth |
42 |
13 |
10 |
19 |
49 |
68 |
-19 |
49 |
|
Forest Green R. |
42 |
12 |
12 |
18 |
58 |
80 |
-22 |
48 |
|
Halifax Town |
42 |
12 |
8 |
22 |
43 |
65 |
-22 |
44 |
|
Farnborough Town |
42 |
10 |
9 |
23 |
53 |
74 |
-21 |
39 |
|
Leigh RMI |
42 |
7 |
8 |
27 |
46 |
97 |
-51 |
29 |
|
Northwich Victoria |
42 |
4 |
11 |
27 |
30 |
80 |
-50 |
23 |
Burton Albion were Deducted 1 Point for fielding an ineligible player
Telford United Folded due to financial problems
FA Cup
|
2003/04 |
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|
Score |
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|
|
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25/10/2003 |
Gravesend & Northfleet |
Home |
0-0 |
2686 |
: |
4Q |
|
|
28/10/ 2003 |
Gravesend & Northfleet |
Away |
3-3 |
1227 |
Lee, Devine 2, |
4Q Replay |
Gravesend won 6-5 on penalties, after extra time |
League Cup
Exeter were in the Conference therefore did not qualify for the League Cup
Football League Trophy
|
2002/03 |
|
|
|
Score |
|
|
|
|
12/11/2002 |
Cardiff City |
Home |
R2 |
0-3 |
: |
1360 |
LDV |
|
22/10/2002 |
Bristol Rovers |
Home |
R1 |
1-0 |
Sheldon |
1613 |
LDV |
FA Trophy
This was Exeter’s first appearance in the FA Trophy
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|
|
|
Score |
|
|
|
|
10/01/2004 |
Hereford United |
H |
3-2 |
Devine, Coppinger, Sheldon |
2740 |
R3 |
|
04/02/2004 |
King’s Lynn |
A |
0-3 |
Sheldon, Devine, Flack |
3127 |
R4 |
|
14/02/2004 |
Arlesey Town |
H |
3-0 |
Flack 2, Sheldon |
2544 |
R5 |
|
28/02/2004 |
Aldershot |
A |
2-1 |
Devine |
3810 |
QF |
Devon Bowl
|
|
|
|
Score |
|
|
|
|
16/09/2003 |
Barnstaple |
Away |
3-1 |
|
356 |
R1 |
|
17/12/2003 |
Willand |
Away |
5-1 |
Moor 2, Flack, Moxey, Alexander (Jimmy) |
246 |
Q-F |
|
30/03/2003 |
Torrington |
Away |
4-2 |
Wonnacott, McConnell (Pen), Thomas. Forbes (Ed) |
175 |
S-F |
Friendlies
2003/04
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|
Score |
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|
|
|
16/07/2003 |
Portsmouth |
Home |
0-4 |
3163 |
: |
1st match under trust ownership against Harry Redknapp's Portsmouth |
|
19/07/2003 |
Exmouth Town |
Away |
2-3 |
672 |
Coppinger, Afful |
Dave Gilroy, Lewis Hogg and Trevor Challis played on trial. |
|
22/07/2003 |
Brentford |
Home |
0-0 |
1101 |
: |
|
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26/07/2003 |
Millbrook Rangers |
Away |
2-0 |
480 |
Moor, Afful |
|
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28/07/2003 |
Tiverton Town |
Away |
3-0 |
852 |
Gilroy, Sheldon, Moor |
Dave Gilroy was on trial. |
|
02/08/2003 |
Torquay United |
Home |
|
2182 |
Canham |
Torquay waived their share of the gate as did the officials |
|
02/09/2003 |
Dawlish |
Away |
9-0 |
|
Devine(4) ,Canham(3), Afful, Matt Wonnacott |
Scott Bowker Testimonial |
|
08/10/2003 |
Exeter University |
Home |
|
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14/10/2003 |
Cullompton Rangers |
Away |
|
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For City Trialists |
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05/11/2003 |
Clyst Rovers |
Away |
|
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18/11/2003 |
Dawlish |
Away |
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08/12/2003 |
Elmore |
Away |
|
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Torquay United |
Away |
|
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Team Bath |
Away |
|
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17/02/2004 |
Budleigh Salterton |
Away |
3-0 |
|
Harris (Jon), Wonnacott, Thomas (pen) |
Mostly Reserves |
|
10/03/2004 |
Torquay United |
Away |
|
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30/05/2004 |
Brazil Masters X1 |
Home |
0-1 |
6000 |
: |
FA Youth Cup
|
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|
|
Score |
Scorers |
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|
|
|
03/09/2003 |
Brislington |
Home |
4-1 |
Jimmy Alexander, Dave O'Connor, Jak Martin, Steve Hunt |
136 |
QF1 |
|
|
16/09/2003 |
Bridgwater |
Away |
5-0 |
|
141 |
QF2 |
|
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01/10/2003 |
Newport County |
Home |
1-1 |
|
128 |
QF3 |
Won 5-4 on pens |
|
23/10/2003 |
Cirencester |
Away |
1-2 |
|
75 |
R1 |
|
Youth Team
Football League Youth Alliance
Under 19's Results
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Score |
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09/08/2003 |
League |
Plymouth Argyle |
Home |
0-0 |
: |
|
|
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16/08/2003 |
League |
Bristol Rovers |
Away |
1-4 |
Hunt |
|
|
|
23/08/2003 |
League |
Cirencester |
Home |
3-0 |
|
|
|
|
06/09/2003 |
League |
Swindon Town |
Away |
1-2 |
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|
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20/09/2003 |
League |
Torquay United |
Home |
0-1 |
: |
|
|
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04/10/2003 |
League |
Cardiff City |
Home |
0-2 |
: |
|
|
|
16/10/2003 |
League |
Bournemouth |
Away |
1-2 |
|
|
|
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25/10/2003 |
League |
Swindon Town |
Home |
1-5 |
|
|
|
|
01/11/2003 |
League |
Swansea City |
Away |
1-3 |
|
|
|
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08/11/2003 |
League |
Torquay United |
Away |
0-0 |
: |
|
|
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29/11/2003 |
League |
Cardiff City |
Away |
0-0 |
: |
|
|
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06/12/2003 |
League |
Bournemouth |
Home |
0-0 |
: |
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|
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20/12/2003 |
League |
Swansea City |
Home |
1-1 |
|
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24/01/2004 |
League |
Cirencester |
Away |
2-0 |
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|
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31/01/2004 |
League |
Bristol Rovers |
Home |
1-0 |
|
|
|
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07/02/2004 |
League |
Plymouth Argyle |
Away |
2-2 |
|
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Final Table
FLYA Merit 2
Results
| Merit 2 | |||||||||
| 14/02/2004 | Merit | Rushden & Diamonds | Away | 2-1 | |||||
| 21/02/2004 | Merit | Leyton Orient | Home | 0-2 | : | ||||
| 28/02/2004 | Merit | Northampton | Home | P-P | : | ||||
| 13/03/2004 | Merit | Cirencester | Away | ||||||
| 20/03/2004 | Merit | Southend | Away | 0-0 | : | ||||
| 27/03/2004 | Merit | Wycombe | Home | 0-0 | : | ||||
| 10/04/2004 | Merit | Kidderminster | Home | 1-2 | Ellis (Mark) | ||||
| 24/04/2004 | Merit | Bristol Rovers | Away | ||||||
Umbro Isotonic Youth Alliance Division Three South Merit 2.
Table 2003/2004
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2003/04 |
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Leyton Orient |
8 |
4 |
3 |
1 |
13-5 |
15 |
|
Southend |
8 |
4 |
3 |
1 |
9-6 |
15 |
|
Cirencester |
8 |
3 |
3 |
2 |
13-11 |
12 |
|
Rushden & D |
8 |
3 |
3 |
2 |
12-10 |
12 |
|
Wycombe |
8 |
3 |
2 |
3 |
10-9 |
11 |
|
Kidderminster |
8 |
3 |
1 |
4 |
11-15 |
10 |
|
Exeter |
7 |
2 |
3 |
2 |
5-6 |
9 |
|
Northampton |
7 |
2 |
1 |
4 |
8-15 |
7 |
|
Bristol Rovers |
8 |
1 |
1 |
6 |
8-12 |
4 |
Football League Youth Alliance U-17's
UMBRO ISOTONIC UNDER-17S FOOTBALL LEAGUE
SOUTH-WEST CONFERENCE
Results
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Score |
|
Goalscorers |
|
16/08/2003 |
League |
Swindon Town |
Home |
1-5 |
|
|
|
23/08/2003 |
League |
Plymouth Argyle |
Away |
3-3 |
|
|
|
06/09/2003 |
League |
Bristol Rovers |
Home |
3-1 |
|
|
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13/09/2003 |
League |
Cirencester |
Away |
1-1 |
Wright |
|
|
27/09/2003 |
League |
Cardiff City |
Home |
1-4 |
|
|
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04/10/2003 |
League |
Yeovil |
Away |
2-3 |
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11/10/2003 |
League |
Torquay United |
Away |
2-2 |
|
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18/10/2003 |
League |
Swansea City |
Home |
2-4 |
|
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25/10/2003 |
League |
Bournemouth |
Away |
1-4 |
|
|
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08/11/2003 |
League |
Cheltenham |
Away |
2-5 |
|
|
|
15/11/2003 |
League |
Bristol Rovers |
Away |
2-1 |
Monks |
Hunt |
|
22/11/2003 |
League |
Cirencester |
Home |
6-3 |
Brook 2 James (L) |
Marinaro, Francis, Stamp |
|
06/12/2003 |
League |
Swindon Town |
Away |
4-1 |
|
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17/01/2004 |
League |
Cardiff City |
Away |
0-5 |
: |
|
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24/01/2004 |
League |
Yeovil |
Home |
3-3 |
|
|
|
10/02/2004 |
League |
Torquay United |
Home |
3-3 |
|
|
|
14/02/2004 |
League |
Bournemouth |
Home |
0-6 |
: |
|
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24/02/2004 |
League |
Plymouth Argyle |
Home |
3-2 |
|
|
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28/02/2004 |
League |
Cheltenham |
Home |
5-0 |
|
|
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27/03/2004 |
League |
Swansea City |
Away |
3-3 |
Wright 2 |
Shephard |
UMBRO ISOTONIC UNDER-17S FOOTBALL LEAGUE
SOUTH-WEST CONFERENCE
Final Table
|
1 |
AFC Bournemouth |
19 |
12 |
5 |
2 |
56 |
22 |
34 |
41 |
|
2 |
Cardiff City |
19 |
11 |
2 |
6 |
49 |
29 |
20 |
35 |
|
3 |
Yeovil Town |
19 |
10 |
5 |
4 |
42 |
36 |
6 |
35 |
|
4 |
Plymouth Argyle |
19 |
9 |
4 |
6 |
44 |
40 |
4 |
31 |
|
5 |
Swindon Town Under-17 |
20 |
9 |
3 |
8 |
37 |
38 |
-1 |
30 |
|
6 |
Cheltenham Town |
20 |
8 |
5 |
7 |
33 |
37 |
-4 |
29 |
|
7 |
Swansea City |
20 |
7 |
4 |
9 |
33 |
41 |
-8 |
25 |
|
8 |
Exeter City |
20 |
6 |
6 |
8 |
47 |
59 |
-12 |
24 |
|
9 |
Cirencester |
19 |
4 |
5 |
10 |
32 |
41 |
-9 |
17 |
|
10 |
Bristol Rovers |
20 |
4 |
5 |
11 |
28 |
41 |
-13 |
17 |
|
11 |
Torquay United |
19 |
3 |
4 |
12 |
20 |
37 |
-17 |
13 |
Youth Friendlies
Under 18’s
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Score |
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03/04/2004 |
Friendly |
Cheltenham |
Away |
0-1 |
: |
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U-18's |
|
14/04/2004 |
Friendly |
McWhirter National YL Wales |
Home |
2-2 |
Wright |
Alexander (p) |
U-18's |
|
15/04/2004 |
Friendly |
Twyford Spartans OB |
Home |
3-0 |
Ghiglia 3 |
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