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2003–04 Brentford F.C. season

During the 2003–04 English football season, Brentford competed in Football League Second Division. After mid-season spell of one win in 18 matches and relegation looking definite, manager Wally Downes was sacked in mid-March 2004. Martin Allen took over and pulled off "The Great Escape" to secure safety on the final day of the season.

Brentford
2003–04 season
ChairmanEddie Rogers
ManagerWally Downes
(until 14 March 2004)
Garry Thompson
(14–18 March 2004)
Martin Allen
(from 18 March 2004)
StadiumGriffin Park
Second Division17th
FA CupSecond round
League CupFirst round
Football League TrophySecond round
Top goalscorerLeague: Hunt (11)
All: Hunt (12)
Highest home attendance9,485
Lowest home attendance3,818
Average home league attendance5,592

Season summary edit

 
Martin Allen was appointed Brentford manager in March 2004 and preserved the club's Second Division status.

Cash-strapped Brentford began the 2003–04 season with a threadbare squad, depleted through injuries and propped up with youngsters,[1] with manager Wally Downes admitting that the club's "immediate goal is keeping ourselves afloat for a period that shows the bank we can manage ourselves".[2] Five defeats in the opening six games left the club second-from-bottom, before the integration of loanees Ben May, Tommy Wright and Joel Kitamirike yielded an improvement in form in September 2003,[3][4][5] going unbeaten and winning three of five matches.[6] In October, amidst speculation that former Brentford manager Steve Perryman would return to the club as director of football, manager Wally Downes was assured that his role would not be affected.[7] Perryman eventually turned the offer down.[7]

Despite a morale-boosting 7–1 FA Cup first round victory over Gainsborough Trinity and four wins from six matches in October and November lifting the Bees to mid-table, the rot soon set in.[6] After the goalkeeping position weakened by the £500,000 sale of Paul Smith in January 2004 and with just one win from 19 matches in all competitions,[8] Wally Downes was sacked after a 2–0 home defeat to Stockport County on 13 March 2004,[9] which was Brentford's fifth consecutive defeat.[6] Caretaker manager Garry Thompson took charge for the away match versus Blackpool on 16 March,[10] with a 1–1 draw securing the first point won for a month.[6]

Former Barnet manager Martin Allen took over on 18 March 2004 and was tasked with retaining Brentford's Second Division status.[11] Allen released a number of players,[12] installed his own backroom team and immediately galvanised the squad,[2] winning three and drawing three of his first six matches to lift the Bees above the relegation places.[6] A priceless point salvaged at already-relegated Wycombe Wanderers on 24 April kept the Bees above the relegation places.[6] A 1–0 defeat away to fellow strugglers Grimsby Town in the penultimate match of the season meant the club would need to secure safety on the final day with a victory over Bournemouth or favourable results elsewhere.[13] The match versus Bournemouth at Griffin Park remained scoreless until seven minutes from time, when substitute Alex Rhodes "coolly slotted" past Cherries' goalkeeper Neil Moss for a 1–0 win that completed Brentford's escape from relegation.[14]

League table edit

Main article: 2003–04 Football League Second Division

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
15 Oldham Athletic 46 12 21 13 66 60 +6 57
16 Sheffield Wednesday 46 13 14 19 48 64 −16 53
17 Brentford 46 14 11 21 52 69 −17 53
18 Peterborough United 46 12 16 18 58 58 0 52
19 Stockport County 46 11 19 16 62 70 −8 52
Source: [15]
Rules for classification: In the Football League goals scored (GF) takes precedence over goal difference (GD).

Results edit

Brentford's goal tally listed first.

Legend edit

Win Draw Loss

Pre-season edit

Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorer(s)
15 July 2003 Reading H 3–2 n/a Peters, Tabb, Blackman
19 July 2003 Yeovil Town A 0–2 1,936
22 July 2003 Exeter City A 0–0 1,101
26 July 2003 Dorchester Town A 0–1 427
29 July 2003 Staines Town A 2–1 n/a Somner, Peters
2 August 2003 Farnborough Town A 3–1 550 Beadle, Peters (2, 1 pen)
5 August 2003 Portsmouth H 0–1 3,080

Football League Second Division edit

No. Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorer(s)
1 9 August 2003 Tranmere Rovers A 1–4 7,307 Hunt (pen)
2 16 August 2003 Peterborough United H 0–3 4,463
3 23 August 2003 Wrexham A 0–1 4,048
4 25 August 2003 Oldham Athletic H 2–1 4,073 Hutchinson, Rougier
5 30 August 2003 Port Vale A 0–1 5,257
6 6 September 2003 Plymouth Argyle H 1–3 5,688 May
7 13 September 2003 Rushden & Diamonds A 1–0 4,396 Hunt
8 16 September 2003 Blackpool H 0–0 3,818
9 20 September 2003 Hartlepool United H 2–1 4,501 Sonko, Wright
10 27 September 2003 Chesterfield A 2–1 3,257 Hunt, Wright
11 30 September 2003 Colchester United A 1–1 3,343 Rougier
12 4 October 2003 Sheffield Wednesday H 0–3 8,631
13 18 October 2003 Luton Town H 4–2 5,579 Hunt, Tabb (2), May
14 21 October 2003 Brighton & Hove Albion H 4–0 6,532 Hunt (2 pens), Tabb, May
15 25 October 2003 Notts County A 0–2 4,145
16 1 November 2003 Barnsley H 2–1 4,789 Hutchinson, Rougier
17 11 November 2003 Queens Park Rangers A 0–1 15,865
18 15 November 2003 Wycombe Wanderers A 2–1 6,445 Hutchinson, Tabb
19 22 November 2003 Grimsby Town H 1–3 4,685 Hunt (pen)
20 29 November 2003 Bournemouth A 0–1 6,674
21 13 December 2003 Stockport County A 1–1 4,081 Jackman (og)
22 20 December 2003 Swindon Town H 0–2 5,077
23 26 December 2003 Bristol City H 1–2 5,912 May
24 28 December 2003 Plymouth Argyle A 0–2 17,882
25 3 January 2004 Oldham Athletic A 1–1 4,990 May
26 10 January 2004 Tranmere Rovers H 2–2 4,105 Hunt, May
27 17 January 2004 Peterborough United A 0–0 4,658
28 24 January 2004 Wrexham H 0–1 4,567 Hunt
29 31 January 2004 Port Vale H 3–2 4,306 Tabb, Hunt, Rougier
30 7 February 2004 Bristol City A 1–3 13,029 Hutchinson
31 14 February 2004 Queens Park Rangers H 1–1 8,418 O'Connor
32 21 February 2004 Luton Town A 1–4 6,273 Wright
33 28 February 2004 Notts County H 2–3 4,478 Evans, Hutchinson
34 2 March 2004 Brighton & Hove Albion A 0–1 6,007
35 6 March 2004 Swindon Town A 1–2 7,649 May
36 13 March 2004 Stockport County H 0–2 6,615 McCammon
37 16 March 2004 Blackpool A 1–1 4,617 Hunt (pen)
38 20 March 2004 Rushden & Diamonds H 3–2 4,616 Tabb, Hunt, Talbot
39 27 March 2004 Hartlepool United A 2–1 5,206 Tabb, Dobson
40 3 April 2004 Chesterfield H 1–1 4,962 Evans
41 10 April 2004 Sheffield Wednesday A 1–1 20,004 Sonko
42 12 April 2004 Colchester United H 3–2 5,017 Tabb, Sonko, Harrold
43 17 April 2004 Barnsley A 2–0 9,824 Talbot, Tabb
44 24 April 2004 Wycombe Wanderers H 1–1 7,145 Harrold
45 1 May 2004 Grimsby Town A 0–1 6,856
46 8 May 2004 Bournemouth H 1–0 9,485 Rhodes

FA Cup edit

Main article: 2003–04 FA Cup
Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorer(s)
R1 8 November 2003 Gainsborough Trinity H 7–1 3,041 Harrold (3), Rougier, Purkiss (og), Frampton, O'Connor
R2 6 December 2003 Telford United A 0–3 2,996

Football League Cup edit

Main article: 2003–04 Football League Cup
Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance
R1 12 August 2003 West Bromwich Albion H 0–4 10,440

Football League Trophy edit

Main article: 2003–04 Football League Trophy
Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorer(s)
SR1 14 October 2003 Barnet A 3–3 (a.e.t.), won 3–1 on pens) 1,248 Tabb (2), Hunt (pen)
SR2 4 November 2003 Peterborough United A 2–3 1,821 Dobson, Hunt

Playing squad edit

Players' ages are as of the opening day of the 2003–04 season.
No Position Name Nationality Date of birth (age) Signed from Signed in Notes
Goalkeepers
13 GK Alan Julian   (1983-03-11)11 March 1983 (aged 20) Youth 2001
29 GK Josh Lennie   (1986-03-26)26 March 1986 (aged 17) Youth 1999
32 GK Stuart Nelson   (1981-09-17)17 September 1981 (aged 21) Hucknall Town 2004
Defenders
2 DF Michael Dobson (c)   (1981-04-09)9 April 1981 (aged 22) Youth 1999
3 DF Matt Somner   (1982-12-08)8 December 1982 (aged 20) Youth 2001
6 DF Ibrahima Sonko   (1981-01-22)22 January 1981 (aged 22) Grenoble Foot 38 2002
12 DF Andy Frampton   (1979-09-03)3 September 1979 (aged 23) Crystal Palace 2002
16 DF Lee Fieldwick   (1982-01-01)1 January 1982 (aged 21) Youth 2000 Loaned to Swansea City
24 DF Ronnie Bull   (1980-12-26)26 December 1980 (aged 22) Millwall 2004 Loaned from Millwall before transferring permanently
27 DF Joel Kitamirike   (1984-04-05)5 April 1984 (aged 19) Chelsea 2003 On loan from Chelsea
28 DF Dean Wells   (1985-05-25)25 May 1985 (aged 18) Youth 2003
33 DF Scott Fitzgerald   (1969-08-13)13 August 1969 (aged 33) Colchester United 2004 On loan from Colchester United
Midfielders
4 MF Jay Smith   (1981-12-29)29 December 1981 (aged 21) Youth 2001
5 MF Stewart Talbot   (1973-06-14)14 June 1973 (aged 30) Rotherham United 2004
7 MF Stephen Evans   (1980-09-25)25 September 1980 (aged 22) Crystal Palace 2002
8 MF Jay Tabb   (1984-02-21)21 February 1984 (aged 19) Crystal Palace 2000
9 MF Kevin O'Connor   (1982-02-24)24 February 1982 (aged 21) Youth 2000
10 MF Stephen Hunt   (1981-08-01)1 August 1981 (aged 22) Crystal Palace 2001
15 MF Danny Thomas   (1984-06-16)16 June 1984 (aged 19) Youth 2003 Loaned to Staines Town
17 MF Eddie Hutchinson   (1982-02-12)12 February 1982 (aged 21) Sutton United 2000
20 MF Stephen Hughes   (1984-01-26)26 January 1984 (aged 19) Youth 2002 Loaned to Basingstoke Town
31 MF Alex Rhodes   (1982-01-12)12 January 1982 (aged 21) Newmarket Town 2003
Forwards
14 FW Matt Harrold   (1984-07-24)24 July 1984 (aged 19) Harlow Town 2003
18 FW Ben May   (1984-03-10)10 March 1984 (aged 19) Millwall 2003 On loan from Millwall
22 FW Lloyd Blackman   (1983-09-24)24 September 1983 (aged 19) Youth 2002 Loaned to Scarborough, Chelmsford City and Cambridge City
Players who left the club mid-season
1 GK Paul Smith   (1979-12-17)17 December 1979 (aged 23) Carshalton Athletic 2000 Transferred to Southampton
5 DF Leo Roget   (1977-08-01)1 August 1977 (aged 26) Stockport County 2002 Transferred to Rushden & Diamonds
11 FW Mark Peters   (1983-10-04)4 October 1983 (aged 19) Southampton 2002 Released
19 MF Tommy Wright   (1984-09-28)28 September 1984 (aged 18) Leicester City 2003 Returned to Leicester City after loan
21 DF Danny Allen-Page   (1983-10-30)30 October 1983 (aged 19) Youth 2002 Released
23 FW Bobby Traynor   (1983-11-01)1 November 1983 (aged 19) Youth 2003 Loaned to Chelmsford City and Crawley Town, released
24 FW Peter Beadle   (1972-05-13)13 May 1972 (aged 31) Bristol City 2003 Released
24 FW Jide Olugbodi   (1977-11-29)29 November 1977 (aged 25) Austria Lustenau 2003 Released
25 MF Tony Rougier   (1971-07-17)17 July 1971 (aged 32) Reading 2003 Transferred to Bristol City
26 GK Jim Stannard   (1962-10-06)6 October 1962 (aged 40) Youth 2003 First team coach, non-contract
30 GK Danny Naisbitt   (1978-11-25)25 November 1978 (aged 24) Bishop Auckland 2003 Non-contract
32 GK Jani Viander   (1975-08-18)18 August 1975 (aged 27) Plymouth Argyle 2004 Non-contract

Coaching staff edit

Wally Downes (9 August 2003 – 14 March 2004) edit

Name Role
  Wally Downes Manager
  Garry Thompson Assistant Manager
  Jim Stannard First Team Coach
  John Griffin Chief Scout
  Phil McLoughlin Physiotherapist
  Colin Martin Medical Officer

Garry Thompson (14 – 18 March 2004) edit

Name Role
  Garry Thompson Caretaker Manager
  Jim Stannard First Team Coach
  John Griffin Chief Scout
  Phil McLoughlin Physiotherapist
  Colin Martin Medical Officer

Martin Allen (18 March – 8 May 2004) edit

Name Role
  Martin Allen Manager
  Adrian Whitbread First Team Coach
  Jim Stannard Goalkeeping Coach
  John Griffin Chief Scout
  Damien Doyle Sports Therapist
  Matt Hirons Physiotherapist
  Colin Martin Medical Officer

Statistics edit

Appearances and goals edit

Substitute appearances in brackets.
No Pos Nat Name League FA Cup League Cup FL Trophy Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK   Paul Smith 24 0 2 0 1 0 2 0 29 0
2 DF   Michael Dobson 42 1 1 0 1 0 2 0 46 1
3 DF   Matt Somner 30 (9) 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 34 (9) 0
4 MF   Jay Smith 12 (5) 0 2 0 1 0 1 (1) 0 16 (6) 0
5 DF   Leo Roget 15 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 16 0
5 MF   Stewart Talbot 15 2 — — — 15 2
6 DF   Ibrahima Sonko 42 (1) 3 2 0 1 0 0 0 45 (1) 3
7 MF   Stephen Evans 14 (11) 2 0 (2) 0 0 0 2 0 16 (13) 2
8 MF   Jay Tabb 22 (14) 9 2 0 1 0 1 2 26 (14) 11
9 FW   Kevin O'Connor 36 (7) 1 2 1 1 0 1 (1) 0 40 (8) 2
10 MF   Stephen Hunt 38 (2) 11 2 0 1 0 2 1 43 (2) 12
11 FW   Mark Peters 2 (7) 0 0 (1) 0 1 0 1 0 4 (8) 0
12 DF   Andy Frampton 10 (6) 0 1 1 1 0 2 0 14 (6) 1
13 GK   Alan Julian 13 0 0 0 0 (1) 0 0 0 13 (1) 0
14 FW   Matt Harrold 5 (8) 2 1 3 0 0 1 0 7 (8) 5
16 DF   Lee Fieldwick 4 (1) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 (1) 0
17 MF   Eddie Hutchinson 36 5 1 0 1 0 0 (1) 0 38 (1) 5
20 MF   Stephen Hughes 1 (8) 0 0 (2) 0 0 (1) 0 0 (1) 0 1 (12) 0
21 DF   Danny Allen-Page 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 (1) 0 0 (1) 0
22 FW   Lloyd Blackman 0 (3) 0 — 0 (1) 0 — 0 (4) 0
24 FW   Peter Beadle 1 0 — 0 0 — 1 0
24 FW   Jide Olugbodi 0 (2) 0 0 (1) 0 — 1 (1) 0 1 (4) 0
25 MF   Tony Rougier 29 (2) 4 2 1 0 0 1 0 32 (2) 5
28 DF   Dean Wells 0 (1) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 (1) 0
31 MF   Alex Rhodes 0 (3) 1 — — — 0 (3) 1
32 GK   Stuart Nelson 9 0 — — — 9 0
Players loaned in during the season
18 FW   Ben May 38 (3) 7 1 0 — 1 0 40 (3) 7
19 MF   Tommy Wright 18 (7) 3 0 0 — 0 0 18 (7) 3
24 DF   Ronnie Bull 20 0 — — — 20 0
27 DF   Joel Kitamirike 21 (1) 0 1 0 — 2 0 24 (1) 0
33 DF   Scott Fitzgerald 9 0 — — — 9 0
  • Players listed in italics left the club mid-season.
  • Source: Soccerbase

Goalscorers edit

No Pos Nat Player FL2 FAC FLC FLT Total
10 MF   Stephen Hunt 11 0 0 1 12
8 MF   Jay Tabb 9 0 0 2 11
18 FW   Ben May 7 0 — 0 7
17 MF   Eddie Hutchinson 5 0 0 0 5
25 DF   Tony Rougier 4 1 0 0 5
14 FW   Matt Harrold 2 3 0 0 5
19 MF   Tommy Wright 3 0 — 0 3
6 DF   Ibrahima Sonko 3 0 0 0 3
5 MF   Stewart Talbot 2 — — — 2
7 MF   Stephen Evans 2 0 0 0 2
9 MF   Kevin O'Connor 1 1 0 0 2
31 MF   Alex Rhodes 1 — — — 1
2 DF   Michael Dobson 1 0 0 0 1
12 DF   Andy Frampton 0 1 0 0 1
Opponents 1 1 0 0 2
Total 52 6 0 3 61
  • Players listed in italics left the club mid-season.
  • Source: Soccerbase

Discipline edit

No Pos Nat Player FL2 FAC FLC FLT Total Pts
                   
18 FW   Ben May 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 7 1 10
5 DF   Leo Roget 2 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 2 9
10 MF   Stephen Hunt 7 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 8
7 MF   Stephen Evans 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 1 8
19 MF   Tommy Wright 4 1 0 0 — 0 0 4 1 7
27 DF   Joel Kitamirike 3 1 0 0 — 1 0 4 1 7
3 DF   Matt Somner 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 6
24 DF   Ronnie Bull 3 1 — — — 3 1 6
9 MF   Kevin O'Connor 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 5
6 DF   Ibrahima Sonko 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 1 5
25 DF   Tony Rougier 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 4
1 GK   Paul Smith 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 4
2 DF   Michael Dobson 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 3
17 MF   Eddie Hutchinson 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 3
24 FW   Peter Beadle 0 1 — 0 0 — 0 1 3
32 GK   Stuart Nelson 0 1 — — — 0 1 3
5 MF   Stewart Talbot 2 0 — — — 2 0 2
16 DF   Lee Fieldwick 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2
12 DF   Andy Frampton 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2
13 GK   Alan Julian 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2
4 MF   Jay Smith 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2
8 MF   Jay Tabb 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 2
33 DF   Scott Fitzgerald 1 0 — — — 1 0 1
20 MF   Stephen Hughes 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
11 FW   Mark Peters 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
Total 64 8 5 1 0 1 4 1 73 11 106
  • Players listed in italics left the club mid-season.
  • Source: ESPN FC

Management edit

Name Nat From To Record All Comps Record League
P W D L W % P W D L W %
Wally Downes   9 August 2003 14 March 2004 41 10 8 23 024.39 36 9 7 20 025.00
Garry Thompson (caretaker)   14 March 2004 18 March 2004 1 0 1 0 000.00 1 0 1 0 000.00
Martin Allen   18 March 2004 8 May 2004 9 5 3 1 055.56 9 5 3 1 055.56

Summary edit

Games played 51 (46 Second Division, 2 FA Cup, 1 League Cup, 2 Football League Trophy)
Games won 15 (14 Second Division, 1 FA Cup, 0 League Cup, 0 Football League Trophy)
Games drawn 12 (11 Second Division, 0 FA Cup, 0 League Cup, 1 Football League Trophy)
Games lost 24 (21 Second Division, 1 FA Cup, 1 League Cup, 1 Football League Trophy)
Goals scored 64 (52 Second Division, 7 FA Cup, 0 League Cup, 5 Football League Trophy)
Goals conceded 83 (69 Second Division, 4 FA Cup, 4 League Cup, 6 Football League Trophy)
Clean sheets 6 (6 Second Division, 0 FA Cup, 0 League Cup, 0 Football League Trophy)
Biggest league win 5–0 versus Brighton & Hove Albion, 21 October 2003
Worst league defeat 3–0 on two occasions, 4–1 on two occasions
Most appearances 48, Kevin O'Connor (43 Second Division, 2 FA Cup, 1 League Cup, 2 Football League Trophy)
Top scorer (league) 11, Stephen Hunt
Top scorer (all competitions) 12, Stephen Hunt

Transfers & loans edit

Players transferred in
Date Pos. Name Previous Club Fee Ref.
23 July 2003 FW   Matt Harrold   Harlow Town Undisclosed [16]
7 August 2003 FW   Peter Beadle Unattached Free [17]
15 August 2003 MF   Tony Rougier   Reading Free [18]
29 August 2003 GK   Jim Stannard Unattached Non-contract [19]
3 October 2003 FW   Jide Olugbodi Unattached Free [20]
31 October 2003 GK   Danny Naisbitt   Bishop Auckland Non-contract [21]
11 November 2003 MF   Alex Rhodes   Newmarket Town £7,500 [22]
9 January 2004 GK   Jani Viander   Plymouth Argyle Non-contract [23]
3 February 2004 GK   Stuart Nelson   Hucknall Town £10,000 [24]
17 February 2004 MF   Stewart Talbot   Rotherham United Free [25]
7 April 2004 MF   Ronnie Bull   Millwall Free [26]
Players loaned in
Date from Pos. Name From Date to Ref.
25 August 2003 FW   Ben May   Millwall End of season [3]
12 September 2003 MF   Tommy Wright   Leicester City 21 November 2003 [4]
19 September 2003 DF   Joel Kitamirike   Chelsea End of season [5]
10 December 2003 MF   Tommy Wright   Leicester City 13 April 2004 [27]
7 January 2004 DF   Ronnie Bull   Millwall 7 April 2004 [28]
16 March 2004 DF   Scott Fitzgerald   Colchester United End of season [29]
Players transferred out
Date Pos. Name Subsequent club Fee Ref.
28 January 2004 GK   Paul Smith   Southampton £500,000 [8]
30 January 2004 DF   Leo Roget   Rushden & Diamonds Free [30]
25 March 2004 MF   Tony Rougier   Bristol City Free [31]
Players loaned out
Date from Pos. Name To Date to Ref.
19 September 2003 FW   Lloyd Blackman   Scarborough 18 October 2003 [32]
31 October 2003 FW   Lloyd Blackman   Chelmsford City 23 December 2003 [33]
31 October 2003 FW   Bobby Traynor   Chelmsford City 23 December 2003 [33]
31 January 2004 FW   Bobby Traynor   Crawley Town 30 March 2004 [34]
5 March 2004 MF   Danny Thomas   Staines Town End of season [35]
25 March 2004 FW   Lloyd Blackman   Cambridge City End of season [36]
25 March 2004 DF   Lee Fieldwick   Swansea City End of season [37]
31 March 2004 MF   Stephen Hughes   Basingstoke Town End of season [38]
Players released
Date Pos. Name Subsequent club Join date Ref.
10 September 2003 FW   Peter Beadle   Barnet 10 September 2003 [39]
24 November 2003 GK   Danny Naisbitt   Cambridge City 21 November 2003 [40]
9 December 2003 FW   Jide Olugbodi Retired [41]
30 January 2004 GK   Jani Viander   SC Ashdod February 2004 [42]
14 March 2004 GK   Jim Stannard Retired [43]
24 March 2004 DF   Danny Allen-Page   Farnborough Town 25 March 2004 [44]
24 March 2004 FW   Mark Peters   Farnborough Town 25 March 2004 [45]
2 April 2004 MF   Bobby Traynor   Crawley Town 2 April 2004 [46]
30 June 2004 FW   Lloyd Blackman   Farnborough Town 13 August 2004 [47]
30 June 2004 DF   Ronnie Bull   Grimsby Town 16 July 2004 [48]
30 June 2004 MF   Stephen Evans   Woking 5 August 2004 [49]
30 June 2004 DF   Lee Fieldwick   Lewes 13 August 2004 [47]
30 June 2004 MF   Stephen Hughes   Welling United 13 August 2004 [47]
30 June 2004 GK   Barry Marchena   Kingstonian 1 July 2004 [50]
30 June 2004 MF   Danny Thomas   Staines Town 1 July 2004 [47]
30 June 2004 DF   Dean Wells   Hampton & Richmond Borough 10 August 2004 [49]

Kit edit

Supplier: TFG
Sponsor(s): St. George

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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