| English Div 2 |
| No. | Date | Ven | Opponent | Result | HT | Scorers | Attend |
| 1 | 09-Aug-03 | H | Rushden & Diamonds | W | 3-1 | (0-1) | Thorpe 50, 59; Spring 90 | 6,878 |
| 2 | 16-Aug-03 | A | Stockport County | W | 2-1 | (1-0) | Neilson 32; Howard 56 | 4,566 |
| 3 | 23-Aug-03 | H | Grimsby Town | L | 1-2 | (0-1) | Nicholls 85p | 5,827 |
| 4 | 25-Aug-03 | A | Brighton & Hove Albion | L | 0-2 | (0-1) | | 6,604 |
| 5 | 30-Aug-03 | H | Hartlepool United | W | 3-2 | (3-1) | Howard 6, 23; McSheffrey 14 | 5,515 |
| 6 | 06-Sep-03 | A | Notts County | D | 1-1 | (1-0) | Coyne 43 | 7,505 |
| 7 | 13-Sep-03 | A | Plymouth Argyle | L | 1-2 | (0-0) | McSheffrey 58 | 9,894 |
| 8 | 16-Sep-03 | H | Port Vale | W | 2-0 | (1-0) | McSheffrey 31; Foley 71 | 5,079 |
| 9 | 20-Sep-03 | H | Queens Park Rangers | D | 1-1 | (0-0) | McSheffrey 60 | 8,339 |
| 10 | 27-Sep-03 | A | Oldham Athletic | L | 0-3 | (0-2) | | 6,077 |
| 11 | 01-Oct-03 | A | Swindon Town | D | 2-2 | (0-1) | McSheffrey 65p; Forbes 67 | 7,573 |
| 12 | 06-Oct-03 | H | Tranmere Rovers | W | 3-1 | (1-0) | Perrett 45; McSheffrey 64; Forbes 72 | 5,002 |
| 13 | 11-Oct-03 | H | Wycombe Wanderers | W | 3-1 | (0-0) | McSheffrey 76, 89; Perrett 85 | 5,695 |
| 14 | 18-Oct-03 | A | Brentford | L | 2-4 | (0-1) | Forbes 48, 88 | 5,579 |
| 15 | 21-Oct-03 | A | AFC Bournemouth | L | 3-6 | (2-4) | Purches(og) 10; Hughes 25; Forbes 60 | 6,388 |
| 16 | 25-Oct-03 | H | Peterborough United | D | 1-1 | (1-0) | Forbes 29 | 6,067 |
| 17 | 01-Nov-03 | A | Bristol City | D | 1-1 | (1-1) | McSheffrey 18 | 9,735 |
| 18 | 15-Nov-03 | H | Wrexham | W | 3-2 | (1-2) | Forbes 45; Robinson 52; Mansell 58 | 5,505 |
| 19 | 22-Nov-03 | A | Sheffield Wednesday | D | 0-0 | (0-0) | | 21,027 |
| 20 | 29-Nov-03 | H | Chesterfield | W | 1-0 | (1-0) | Howard 3 | 5,453 |
| 21 | 13-Dec-03 | A | Blackpool | W | 1-0 | (1-0) | Robinson 35 | 5,739 |
| 22 | 20-Dec-03 | H | Barnsley | L | 0-1 | (0-0) | | 6,162 |
| 23 | 26-Dec-03 | A | Colchester United | D | 1-1 | (1-1) | Mansell 28 | 5,083 |
| 24 | 28-Dec-03 | H | Notts County | W | 2-0 | (1-0) | Forbes 4; Boyce 79 | 7,181 |
| 25 | 10-Jan-04 | A | Rushden & Diamonds | D | 2-2 | (2-1) | Forbes 6; Holmes 39 | 5,823 |
| 26 | 17-Jan-04 | H | Stockport County | D | 2-2 | (1-1) | Griffin(og) 32; Howard 85 | 5,920 |
| 27 | 07-Feb-04 | H | Colchester United | W | 1-0 | (0-0) | Showunmi 52 | 5,662 |
| 28 | 10-Feb-04 | H | Brighton & Hove Albion | W | 2-0 | (1-0) | Holmes 27; Nicholls 77p | 6,846 |
| 29 | 14-Feb-04 | A | Wycombe Wanderers | D | 0-0 | (0-0) | | 6,407 |
| 30 | 21-Feb-04 | H | Brentford | W | 4-1 | (1-0) | Boyce 10; Showunmi 49, 66, 80 | 6,273 |
| 31 | 24-Feb-04 | A | Grimsby Town | L | 2-3 | (1-0) | Howard 19, 80 | 3,143 |
| 32 | 28-Feb-04 | A | Peterborough United | W | 2-1 | (1-0) | Howard 26; Birkovic 77 | 6,628 |
| 33 | 06-Mar-04 | A | Barnsley | D | 0-0 | (0-0) | | 8,656 |
| 34 | 13-Mar-04 | H | Blackpool | W | 3-2 | (1-0) | Boyce 25; Holmes 66; Showunmi 74 | 6,343 |
| 35 | 16-Mar-04 | A | Port Vale | L | 0-1 | (0-0) | | 5,048 |
| 36 | 20-Mar-04 | H | Plymouth Argyle | D | 1-1 | (1-0) | Coyne 42 | 8,499 |
| 37 | 27-Mar-04 | A | Queens Park Rangers | D | 1-1 | (0-1) | Showunmi 76 | 17,695 |
| 38 | 03-Apr-04 | H | Oldham Athletic | D | 1-1 | (1-1) | Showunmi 34 | 5,966 |
| 39 | 06-Apr-04 | A | Hartlepool United | L | 3-4 | (2-1) | Howard 3; Leary 31, 59 | 4,434 |
| 40 | 10-Apr-04 | A | Tranmere Rovers | L | 0-1 | (0-1) | | 7,937 |
| 41 | 12-Apr-04 | H | Swindon Town | L | 0-3 | (0-3) | | 7,008 |
| 42 | 17-Apr-04 | H | Bristol City | W | 3-2 | (1-0) | Howard 26; Boyce 56; Keane 90 | 6,944 |
| 43 | 20-Apr-04 | H | AFC Bournemouth | D | 1-1 | (1-0) | Howard 15 | 6,485 |
| 44 | 24-Apr-04 | A | Wrexham | L | 1-2 | (0-1) | Howard 63 | 3,239 |
| 45 | 01-May-04 | H | Sheffield Wednesday | W | 3-2 | (0-2) | Howard 54, 90; O'Leary 78 | 7,157 |
| 46 | 08-May-04 | A | Chesterfield | L | 0-1 | (0-0) | | 6,285 |
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| FA Cup |
| Date | Ven | Opponent | Result | HT | Scorers | Attend |
| 1 | 07-Nov-03 | A | Thurrock | D | 1-1 | (1-0) | Boyce 39 | 1,551 |
| 1r | 18-Nov-03 | H | Thurrock | W | 3-1 | (1-0) | Forbes 39, 76, 87p | 3,667 |
| 2 | 06-Dec-03 | A | Rochdale | W | 2-0 | (1-0) | Robinson 20p; Mansell 77 | 2,807 |
| 3 | 03-Jan-04 | A | Bradford City | W | 2-1 | (1-0) | Forbes 20, 48 | 8,222 |
| 4 | 24-Jan-04 | H | Tranmere Rovers | L | 0-1 | (0-0) | | 8,767 |
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| League Cup |
| Date | Ven | Opponent | Result | HT | Scorers | Attend |
| 1 | 12-Aug-03 | H | Yeovil Town | W | 4-1 | (1-0) | Foley 25; Thorpe 56; Pitt 64; Howard 68 | 4,337 |
| 2 | 23-Sep-03 | A | Charlton Athletic | D | 4-4 | (2-1) | Foley 30; Bayliss 32; McSheffrey 76; Coyne 110 [aet, pen 8-7] | 10,905 |
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| LDV Vans Trophy |
| Date | Ven | Opponent | Result | HT | Scorers | Attend |
| 1 | 14-Oct-03 | A | Stevenage Borough | W | 1-0 | (0-0) | Judge 90 | 1,754 |
| 2 | 04-Nov-03 | A | Rushden & Diamonds | W | 2-1 | (2-1) | Showunmi 7; Leary 19p | 2,746 |
| 3 | 09-Dec-03 | A | Southend United | L | 0-3 | (0-2) | | 2,027 |
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Home and away results against each team, listed in the current league table standings