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Previous Seasons ... 2001-02 (link to be added)
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Sat 3 May |
Swansea City - (A) Lost 2-4 |
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Needing a win to retain their League status, struggling Swansea and their chum in the black shirt with the whistle took care of business. Steve Weatherill admonishes the Swans' twelfth man for his many misdemeanours. Read the report here. |
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Tue 29 April |
Rochdale - (A) Lost 1-2 |
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City threw away the points before half-time as boss Taylor languished in a M62 traffic jam. Some minor improvement in the second half but still another meek defeat. Read Mark Gretton's brief report here. |
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Sat 26 April |
Kidderminster Harriers - (H) Won 4-1 |
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City finish their home season in style with a comprehensive victory led by hattrick hero Ben Burgess. Ian Thomson enjoys sun, goals and dodgy defending. Read the report here. |
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Sat 21 April |
Darlington - (A) Lost 0-2 |
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The inconsistency of City rears up again, as a weak performance cedes 3 easy points to Darlo on our last ever visit to Feethams. Mike Scott squeezes down Polam Lane for the last time and tells the story. Read the report here. |
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Sat 19 April |
Bournemouth - (H) Won 3-1 |
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A shaky beginning led to a fine Tigers performance as Ben Burgess led the Tigers to victory with an immense display up front. Mike Scott reports on more good promise for next season. Read the report here. |
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Sat 12 April |
Boston United - (A) Won 1-0 |
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A fine win for the Tigers in a game that meant little to the victors but much to the relegated haunted home side. All this despite the crick in our defenders necks caused by watching Boston's constant stream of lumped high balls - what is it with Lincolnshire teams this season? Read Ian Thomson's report here. |
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Sat 5 April |
Wrexham - (H) Lost 1-2 |
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Read the report here. |
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Sat 22 March |
Shrewsbury Town - (H) Won 2-0 |
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Read the report here. |
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Tue 18 March |
Torquay United - (H) Drew 1-1 |
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Read the report here. |
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Sat 15 March |
Rushden & Diamonds - (A) Lost 2-4 |
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Read the report here. |
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Sat 8 March |
Oxford United - (H) Drew 0-0 |
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Promotion chasing Oxford come to the KC to spoil and delay their way to a draw. Mark Gretton describes how City nearly made it three wins in a row. But didn't. Read the report here. |
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Tue 4 March |
Macclesfield Town - (A) Won 1-0 |
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Two wins in a row? Blimey, things are looking up now the play-offs are out of reach. Keith Dean peeks over his horn rimmed spectacles, implores us to "shush" and tells the tale of another victory. Read the report here. |
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Sat 1 March |
Carlisle United - (A) Won 5-1 |
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A run of seven games without victory is ended emphatically as the rampant Tigers with new boy Walters up front run amok in Carlisle. Steve Weatherill basks in the glory of a defining moment in the reign of Peter Taylor. Read the report here. |
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Sat 22 February |
Cambridge United - (H) Drew 1-1 |
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Another failure to beat a team of ten men, but beneath the headlines was further slow improvement. Mark Gretton explains how relegation may yet be avoided. Read the report here. |
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Sat 15 February |
Scunthorpe United - (A) Lost 1-3 |
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Derby day comes around and while there are small signs of improvement, there is no let-up in tactical switches and ultimate defeat. Mike Scott struggles to see the bright side as the club descends towards the relegation dogfight. Read the report here. |
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Sat 8 February |
Lincoln City - (H) Lost 0-1 |
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And so Fortress KC is finally breached. Despite defeat this was a less worse performance than recent efforts. Steve Weatherill peers closely to see the bright side. Read the report here. |
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Sat 1 February |
Southend United - (A) Lost 0-3 |
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Yet another horror story on the Essex Riviera, as a feeble midfield capitulates to a solid but unspectacular Southend. Steve Weatherill watches the vicious circle drag City down yet further. Read the report here. |
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Sat 25 January |
York City - (H) Drew 0-0 |
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A drab affair as early promise melts away to be replaced by hoofery and a crisis of lady luck - all played out in front of a remarkable 18,400 spectators. Mike Scott sees Terry Dolan drag us down to his level. Read the report here. |
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Sat 18 January |
Leyton Orient - (A) Lost 0-2 |
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A poor show in the smoke sees the Tigers slump to a meek defeat, capped by fractious players brawling in the tunnel. Mark Gretton explains the worst of it. Read the report here. |
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Sat 11 January |
Exeter City - (H) Drew 2-2 |
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A point snatched from the jaws of victory against ten man Exeter. Ian Thomson rises from his sick bed to tell another in the long line of City related sorry tales. Read the report here. |
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Sat 4 January |
Bristol Rovers - (H) Won 1-0 |
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A few scares, but Fortress KC remains intact as the Tigers bag another three points and surge up to 10th in the table. Steve Weatherill gets a nose bleed at such dizzy heights. Read the report here. |
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Wed 1 January |
Bury - (A) Lost 0-1 |
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A dreadful game and a poor City performance sees Peter Taylor's unbeaten run away from home fall. Steve Weatherill reports between suppressed yawns. Read the report here. |
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Sat 28 December |
York City - (A) Drew 1-1 |
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A muddy quagmire, ten man opposition for half an hour but only a point to show. Mike Scott attempts to explain why omitting Stuart Green may not be the best way to win football matches. Read the report here. |
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Thu 26 December |
Hartlepool United - (H) Won 2-0 |
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The first game at the Kingston Communications Stadium and - miracle of miracle for the weather-beaten Hull City fan - the Tigers win a momentous match! Steve Weatherill gasps his way through a fine performance. Read the report here. |
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Sat 21 December |
Bournemouth - (A) Drew 0-0 |
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Taylor's Tigers grind out another away point, but it's six games since a goal that wasn't a deflection or fluke. Ian Thomson reports on the latest clean sheet. Read the report here. |
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Sat 14 December |
Darlington - (H) Lost 0-1 |
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56 years encapsulated in 90 minutes. Steve Weatherill sees off Boothferry Park for the last time. Read the report here. |
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Sat 30 November |
Wrexham - (A) Drew 0-0 |
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A valuable point ground out against high flying opposition. Ian Thomson gets eleven men behind the ball before reporting. Read the report here. |
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Sat 23 November |
Macclesfield Town - (H) Won 1-0 |
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The Tigers return to winning ways against plucky non-Leaguers made-good Boston. Not a vintage performance, but a triumph of skill over aggression. Mark Gretton, like City, gets the job done. Read the report here. |
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Sat 16 November |
Macclesfield Town - FA Cup (H) Lost 0-3 |
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Whoops! City slip on another Cheshire banana skin, and fracture their Cup hopes for another season. Mike Scott pieces together the broken bones. Read the report here. |
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Sat 9 November |
Lincoln City (A) Drew 1-1 |
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City play excellently once more but fail to chase off a dogged and ugly ten man Lincoln. Steve Weatherill reports on how hoof and flair finished even at Sincil Bank. Read the report here. |
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Sat 2 November |
Scunthorpe United (H) Won 2-0 |
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A dominant City performance sweeps aside a stunned South Bank eleven. Mark Gretton reports on late goals, jubilation and a naked man. Read the report here. |
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Tue 29 October |
Shrewsbury Town (A) Drew 1-1 |
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A fine Tigers performance spoilt by an inconvenient last minute Shrews equaliser. Steve Weatherill reports on another good day at the office. Read the report here. |
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Sat 26 October |
Rushden & Diamonds (H) Drew 1-1 |
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A goal in seconds promised another rout, but this time Taylor's Tigers fought for a well-deserved point against quality Northamptonshire opposition. Steve Weatherill tells the tale. Read the report here. |
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Tue 22 October |
Port Vale (A) Lost 1-3 |
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Kids and reserves were given a chance in the LDV Vans Trophy, but were, as Keith Dean writes, swept aside by a strong Port Vale XI. Read the report here. |
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Sat 19 October |
Torquay United (A) Won 4-1 |
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The Taylor revival continues as the Tigers rout Torquay in distant Devon. Steve Weatherill waxes lyrical.. Read the report here. |
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Sat 12 October |
Rochdale (H) Won 3-0 |
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Molby out, Taylor in, Russell picks the team, Boothferry roars, Rochdale are mauled. Mike Scott sums up an incredible week in the Hull City soap opera. Read the report here. |
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Sat 5 October |
Kidderminster Harriers (A) Lost 0-1 |
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Jan Molby's return to Kidderminster was much talking about and awaited in this quaint part of Worcestershire. The inevitable defeat for the Tigers, amid more tactical blundertude, is described by Ian Thomson. Read the report here. |
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Sat 28 September |
Swansea City (H) Drawn 1-1 |
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Steve Weatherill tells another sad tale of a football club with a gaping talent-to-results gap. This time bottom of the table Swansea come to Boothferry and scrap for a deserved point. Read the report here. |
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Sat 21 September |
Oxford United (A) Drawn 0-0 |
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Mark Gretton reports on the return of Paul Musselwhite and the kind of dour nil-niller that can squash promotion hopes at twenty paces. Read the report here. |
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Tue 17 September |
Macclesfield Town (H) Lost 1-3 |
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Returning from a fortnight;s holiday, Keith Dean wonders what all this new found optimism is about as City crash horribly to another limited opposition. Read the report here. |
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Sat 14 September |
Carlisle United (H) Won 4-0 |
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Murder on the dance floor. Steve Weatherill reports on how the twinkle toed Tigers clobbered the lead-booted Cumbrians. Read the report here. |
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Tue 10 September |
Leicester City (H) Lost 2-4 |
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Read the report here. |
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Sat 7 September |
Cambridge United (A) Won 2-1 |
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Read the report here. |
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Sat 31 August |
Leyton Orient (H) Drawn 1-1 |
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Read the report here. |
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Mon 26 August |
Hartlepool United (A) Lost 0-2 |
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Read the report here. |
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Sat 24 August |
Bury (H) Drawn 1-1 |
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Read the report here. |
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Sat 17 August |
Exeter City (A) Lost 1-3 |
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Read the report here. |
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Tue 13 August |
Bristol Rovers (A) Drawn 1-1 |
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Read the report here. |
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Sat 10 August |
Southend United (H) Drawn 2-2 |
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Read the report here. |
Last revised: May 25, 2003