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 | CANON LEAGUE DIVISION FOUR |
| DATE | OPPONENTS | RESULT | SCORERS | ATT. | LINKS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 AUG |  Wrexham (Home) |
0 - 1 | - | 4,159 |
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| 24 AUG | Hereford United (Away) | 1 - 4 | Calderwood | 4,094 |
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| 26 AUG | Torquay United (Home) | 2 - 1 | Coyne, Henry | 3,378 |
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| 30 AUG | Southend United (Away) | 0 - 0 | - | 4,037 |
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| 6 SEP | Northampton Town (Home) | 3 - 2 | Coyne 3 (2 pens) | 3,879 |
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| 14 SEP | Peterborough United (Away) | 0 - 3 | - | 2,946 |
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| 17 SEP | Crewe Alexandra (Away) | 0 - 2 | - | 1,699 |
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| 28 SEP | Hartlepool United (Away) | 0 - 1 | - | 2,727 |
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| 1 OCT | Exeter City (Home) | 2 - 1 | Gordon, Calderwood | 3,118 |
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| 5 OCT | Rochdale (Home) | 4 - 0 | Coyne, Cole, Wade, Hockaday | 3,086 |
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| 12 OCT | Burnley (Away) | 2 - 0 | Gordon, Coyne | 2,979 |
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| 19 OCT | Chester City (Away) | 1 - 0 | Gordon | 3,109 |
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| 22 OCT | Stockport County (Home) | 1 - 0 | Coyne | 7,172 |
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| 26 OCT | Port Vale (Away) | 0 - 3 | - | 5,073 |
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| 2 NOV | Tranmere Rovers (Home) | 2 - 1 | Barnard, Wade | 4,358 |
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| 6 NOV | Cambridge United (Home) | 1 - 0 | Henry | 5,489 |
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| 9 NOV | Scunthorpe United (Away) | 2 - 0 | Henry, Wade | 1,920 |
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| 23 NOV | Mansfield Town (Home) | 2 - 1 | Coleman (pen), Wade | 4,784 |
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| 30 NOV | Orient (Away) | 0 - 1 | - | 3,120 |
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| 7 DEC | Preston North End (Home) | 4 - 1 | Henry 3, Coleman (pen) | 3,945 |
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| 14 DEC | Halifax Town (Home) | 3 - 2 | Coleman (2 pens), Henry | 4,516 |
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| 22 DEC | Hereford United (Home) | 1 - 0 | Henry | 7,364 |
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| 28 DEC | Torquay United (Away) | 1 - 0 | Gordon | 1,710 |
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| 1 JAN | Colchester United (Home) | 2 - 1 | Cole, Wade | 8,802 |
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| 4 JAN | Tranmere Rovers (Away) | 1 - 3 | Gordon (pen) | 1,795 |
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| 12 JAN | Southend United (Home) | 2 - 1 | Gordon (pen), Ramsey | 7,619 |
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| 18 JAN | Wrexham (Away) |
1 - 0 | Gordon (pen) | 1,767 |
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| 1 FEB | Northampton Town (Away) | 1 - 0 | Henry | 4,449 |
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| 3 FEB | Stockport County (Away) | 2 - 0 | Henry, Gordon | 3,899 |
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| 22 FEB | Preston North End (Away) | 3 - 0 | Ramsey, Henry, Coyne | 3,361 |
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| 4 MAR | Exeter City (Away) | 3 - 0 | Coyne, Gordon, Ramsey | 2,291 |
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| 8 MAR | Rochdale (Away) | 2 - 1 | Gordon (pen), Henry | 1,989 |
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| 15 MAR | Burnley (Home) | 3 - 1 | Henry, Bamber, Gordon | 7,212 |
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| 23 MAR | Port Vale (Home) | 0 - 0 | - | 10,122 |
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| 25 MAR | Hartlepool United (Home) | 3 - 1 | Wade 2, Smith (og) | 6,172 |
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| 28 MAR | Colchester United (Away) | 1 - 1 | Bamber | 2,997 |
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| 31 MAR | Aldershot (Home) | 4 - 1 | Bamber 2, Henry, Gordon | 8,437 |
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| 5 APR | Cambridge United (Away) | 1 - 1 | Gordon | 3,128 |
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| 8 APR | Chester City (Home) | 4 - 2 | Bamber 2, Wade, Barnard | 12,630 |
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| 12 APR | Scunthorpe United (Home) | 1 - 1 | Bamber | 6,783 |
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| 15 APR | Peterborough United (Home) | 3 - 0 | Collins (og), Wade, Gordon | 6,426 |
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| 19 APR | Mansfield Town (Away) | 1 - 1 | Barnard | 8,416 |
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| 22 APR | Aldershot (Away) | 4 - 2 | Gordon 2, Henry, Cole | 3,723 |
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| 27 APR | Orient (Home) | 4 - 1 | Wade, Bamber, Kamara, Coyne | 8,081 |
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| 2 MAY | Halifax Town (Away) | 3 - 1 | Henry 3 | 1,626 |
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| 5 MAY | Crewe Alexandra (Home) | 1 - 0 | Coyne | 10,976 |
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 | FA CUP |
| DATE | STAGE | OPPONENTS | RESULT | SCORERS | ATT. | LINKS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FIRST ROUND | ||||||
| 17 NOV | 1 | Bristol City (Home) | 0 - 0 | - | 10,468 |
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| 20 NOV | R | Bristol City (Away) | 2 - 4 | Ramsey, Barnard | 8,979 |
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 | MILK CUP |
| DATE | STAGE | OPPONENTS | RESULT | SCORERS | ATT. | LINKS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 AUG | 1-1L | Torquay United (Away) | 2 - 1 | Hockaday, Moss | 1,266 |
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| 2 SEP | 1-2L | Torquay United (Home) | 2 - 2 | Coyne, Pugh (og) | 2,846 |
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| Swindon Town win 4-3 on aggregate. | ||||||
| SECOND ROUND | ||||||
| 24 SEP | 2-1L | Sunderland (Away) | 2 - 3 | Rowland, Coyne (pen) | 14,207 |
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| 8 OCT | 2-2L | Sunderland (Home) | 3 - 1 AET | Rowland, Wade 2 | 9,111 |
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| Score at 90 minutes: 2-1. Swindon Town win 5-4 on aggregate. | ||||||
| THIRD ROUND | ||||||
| 29 OCT | 3 | Sheffield Wednesday (Home) | 1 - 0 | Coyne | 12,110 |
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| FOURTH ROUND | ||||||
| 26 NOV | 4 | Ipswich Town (Away) | 1 - 6 | Yallop (og) | 12,083 |
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 | FREIGHT ROVER TROPHY |
| DATE | STAGE | OPPONENTS | RESULT | SCORERS | ATT. | LINKS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SOUTHERN AREA - FIRST ROUND - GROUP FOUR | ||||||
| 21 JAN | S-G1 | Bristol Rovers (Away) | 1 - 2 | Barnard | 2,357 |
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| 11 MAR | S-G1 | Hereford United (Home) | 1 - 1 | Hockaday | 3,692 |
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