Northampton Town league performance history
Omit day and month for end of season table.
League Division 3 table at close of 2003-04 season
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doncaster Rovers | 46 | 27 | 11 | 8 | 79 | 37 | 42 | 92 | |
| Hull City | 46 | 25 | 13 | 8 | 82 | 44 | 38 | 88 | |
| Torquay United | 46 | 23 | 12 | 11 | 68 | 44 | 24 | 81 | |
| Huddersfield Town | 46 | 23 | 12 | 11 | 68 | 52 | 16 | 81 | |
| Mansfield Town | 46 | 22 | 9 | 15 | 76 | 62 | 14 | 75 | |
| Northampton Town | 46 | 22 | 9 | 15 | 58 | 51 | 7 | 75 | |
| Lincoln City | 46 | 19 | 17 | 10 | 68 | 47 | 21 | 74 | |
| Yeovil Town | 46 | 23 | 5 | 18 | 70 | 57 | 13 | 74 | |
| Oxford United | 46 | 18 | 17 | 11 | 55 | 44 | 11 | 71 | |
| Swansea City | 46 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 58 | 61 | -3 | 59 | |
| Boston United | 46 | 16 | 11 | 19 | 50 | 54 | -4 | 59 | |
| Bury | 46 | 15 | 11 | 20 | 54 | 64 | -10 | 56 | |
| Cambridge United | 46 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 55 | 67 | -12 | 56 | |
| Cheltenham Town | 46 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 57 | 71 | -14 | 56 | |
| Bristol Rovers | 46 | 14 | 13 | 19 | 50 | 61 | -11 | 55 | |
| Kidderminster Harriers | 46 | 14 | 13 | 19 | 45 | 59 | -14 | 55 | |
| Southend United | 46 | 14 | 12 | 20 | 51 | 63 | -12 | 54 | |
| Darlington | 46 | 14 | 11 | 21 | 53 | 61 | -8 | 53 | |
| Leyton Orient | 46 | 13 | 14 | 19 | 48 | 65 | -17 | 53 | |
| Macclesfield Town | 46 | 13 | 13 | 20 | 54 | 69 | -15 | 52 | |
| Rochdale | 46 | 12 | 14 | 20 | 49 | 58 | -9 | 50 | |
| Scunthorpe United | 46 | 11 | 16 | 19 | 69 | 72 | -3 | 49 | |
| Carlisle United | 46 | 12 | 9 | 25 | 46 | 69 | -23 | 45 | |
| York City | 46 | 10 | 14 | 22 | 35 | 66 | -31 | 44 |
League Division 3 Play-Offs
| 15 May 2004 | Lincoln City 1-2 Huddersfield Town | |
| 16 May 2004 | Northampton Town 0-2 Mansfield Town | |
| 19 May 2004 | Huddersfield Town 2-2 Lincoln City | |
| 20 May 2004 | Mansfield Town 1-3 Northampton Town | |
| 31 May 2004 | Huddersfield Town 0-0 Mansfield Town |