| English Div 2 |
| No. | Date | Ven | Opponent | Result | HT | Scorers | Attend |
| 1 | 09-Aug-03 | H | AFC Bournemouth | W | 2-1 | (0-0) | McPhee 67; Littlejohn 87 | 6,465 |
| 2 | 16-Aug-03 | A | Grimsby Town | W | 2-1 | (0-1) | McPhee 65; Paynter 68 | 4,816 |
| 3 | 23-Aug-03 | H | Colchester United | W | 4-3 | (1-2) | Collins 34; Paynter 58; Armstrong 71; McPhee 73 | 5,133 |
| 4 | 25-Aug-03 | A | Hartlepool United | L | 0-2 | (0-1) | | 5,314 |
| 5 | 30-Aug-03 | H | Brentford | W | 1-0 | (0-0) | Paynter 63 | 5,257 |
| 6 | 06-Sep-03 | A | Stockport County | D | 2-2 | (0-2) | Paynter 82; Collins 90 | 5,316 |
| 7 | 13-Sep-03 | H | Barnsley | W | 3-1 | (1-1) | Lipa 23; Pilkington 55; Littlejohn 73 | 7,809 |
| 8 | 16-Sep-03 | A | Luton Town | L | 0-2 | (0-1) | | 5,079 |
| 9 | 20-Sep-03 | A | Bristol City | W | 1-0 | (0-0) | Paynter 71 | 11,369 |
| 10 | 27-Sep-03 | H | Wycombe Wanderers | D | 1-1 | (1-0) | McPhee 44 | 6,822 |
| 11 | 30-Sep-03 | H | Peterborough United | W | 3-0 | (1-0) | McPhee 12, 67; Collins 86 | 5,495 |
| 12 | 04-Oct-03 | A | Wrexham | L | 1-2 | (1-1) | Paynter 20 | 5,822 |
| 13 | 11-Oct-03 | A | Oldham Athletic | L | 1-2 | (0-0) | Bridge-Wilkinson 78p | 6,913 |
| 14 | 18-Oct-03 | H | Plymouth Argyle | L | 1-5 | (0-3) | McPhee 51 | 5,786 |
| 15 | 21-Oct-03 | H | Queens Park Rangers | W | 2-0 | (2-0) | Paynter 5; McPhee 9 | 5,243 |
| 16 | 25-Oct-03 | A | Swindon Town | D | 0-0 | (0-0) | | 5,313 |
| 17 | 01-Nov-03 | A | Chesterfield | L | 0-1 | (0-0) | | 4,088 |
| 18 | 15-Nov-03 | H | Notts County | W | 1-0 | (0-0) | McPhee 56 | 4,900 |
| 19 | 22-Nov-03 | A | Tranmere Rovers | L | 0-1 | (0-0) | | 7,081 |
| 20 | 29-Nov-03 | H | Rushden & Diamonds | D | 1-1 | (1-1) | Littlejohn 10 | 4,586 |
| 21 | 12-Dec-03 | A | Brighton & Hove Albion | D | 1-1 | (0-1) | Littlejohn 50 | 5,811 |
| 22 | 26-Dec-03 | A | Sheffield Wednesday | W | 3-2 | (1-2) | Littlejohn 25; Paynter 54; Brooker 89 | 24,991 |
| 23 | 28-Dec-03 | H | Stockport County | D | 2-2 | (2-2) | McPhee 4, 28 | 6,237 |
| 24 | 10-Jan-04 | A | AFC Bournemouth | L | 1-2 | (1-0) | Boyd 23 | 5,926 |
| 25 | 14-Jan-04 | H | Blackpool | W | 2-1 | (2-0) | Brooker 8; Bridge-Wilkinson 29 | 4,523 |
| 26 | 17-Jan-04 | H | Grimsby Town | W | 5-1 | (4-1) | Lipa 18; Collins 20; Bridge-Wilkinson 33, 74; Paynter 45 | 5,133 |
| 27 | 27-Jan-04 | H | Hartlepool United | L | 2-5 | (1-2) | Brooker 8; Cummins 87 | 4,845 |
| 28 | 31-Jan-04 | A | Brentford | L | 2-3 | (1-1) | McPhee 30, 90 | 4,306 |
| 29 | 07-Feb-04 | H | Sheffield Wednesday | W | 3-0 | (1-0) | Littlejohn 42; McPhee 72; Brooker 90 | 7,958 |
| 30 | 14-Feb-04 | H | Oldham Athletic | W | 1-0 | (0-0) | McPhee 46 | 6,035 |
| 31 | 21-Feb-04 | A | Plymouth Argyle | L | 1-2 | (0-0) | McPhee 53 | 11,330 |
| 32 | 24-Feb-04 | A | Colchester United | W | 4-1 | (3-1) | Brooker 13; Wayne Brown(og) 24; Cummins 27; Bridge-Wilkinson 73 | 2,539 |
| 33 | 02-Mar-04 | A | Queens Park Rangers | L | 2-3 | (1-0) | Brooker 2; Littlejohn 90 | 12,593 |
| 34 | 06-Mar-04 | A | Blackpool | L | 1-2 | (1-0) | Paynter 4 | 6,878 |
| 35 | 13-Mar-04 | H | Brighton & Hove Albion | D | 1-1 | (1-1) | Paynter 26 | 5,646 |
| 36 | 16-Mar-04 | H | Luton Town | W | 1-0 | (0-0) | Cummins 84 | 5,048 |
| 37 | 20-Mar-04 | A | Barnsley | D | 0-0 | (0-0) | | 8,267 |
| 38 | 27-Mar-04 | H | Bristol City | W | 2-1 | (0-0) | Brooker 66; Bridge-Wilkinson 77 | 6,724 |
| 39 | 30-Mar-04 | H | Swindon Town | D | 3-3 | (2-0) | Paynter 14; McPhee 41, 58 | 5,702 |
| 40 | 03-Apr-04 | A | Wycombe Wanderers | L | 1-2 | (1-1) | McPhee 7 | 4,738 |
| 41 | 10-Apr-04 | H | Wrexham | W | 1-0 | (0-0) | Cummins 52 | 5,892 |
| 42 | 12-Apr-04 | A | Peterborough United | L | 1-3 | (0-1) | Bridge-Wilkinson 90 | 4,988 |
| 43 | 17-Apr-04 | H | Chesterfield | D | 1-1 | (0-1) | Paynter 74 | 5,582 |
| 44 | 24-Apr-04 | A | Notts County | W | 2-1 | (2-0) | McPhee 4; Brooker 34 | 5,834 |
| 45 | 01-May-04 | H | Tranmere Rovers | W | 2-1 | (1-1) | McPhee 10, 90 | 6,806 |
| 46 | 08-May-04 | A | Rushden & Diamonds | W | 2-0 | (1-0) | McPhee 14, 90 | 5,240 |
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| FA Cup |
| Date | Ven | Opponent | Result | HT | Scorers | Attend |
| 1 | 08-Nov-03 | H | Ford United | D | 2-2 | (0-1) | McPhee 60; Burns 64 | 4,016 |
| 1r | 19-Nov-03 | A | Ford United | W | 2-1 | (1-0) | Paynter 38; Chandler(og) 114 [aet] | 1,324 |
| 2 | 07-Dec-03 | H | Scarborough | L | 0-1 | (0-0) | | 4,651 |
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| League Cup |
| Date | Ven | Opponent | Result | HT | Scorers | Attend |
| 1 | 12-Aug-03 | H | Nottingham Forest | D | 0-0 | (0-0) | [aet, pen 2-3] | 4,950 |
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| LDV Vans Trophy |
| Date | Ven | Opponent | Result | HT | Scorers | Attend |
| 1 | 14-Oct-03 | A | Scarborough | L | 1-2 | (1-0) | McPhee 29 | 1,003 |
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Home and away results against each team, listed in the current league table standings