2003–04 Football League Trophy
LDV Vans Trophy | |
Country | England |
---|---|
Teams | 60 |
Champions | Blackpool |
Runners-up | Southend United |
Matches played | 61 |
← 2002–03 2004–05 → |
The 2003–04 Football League Trophy, known as the LDV Vans Trophy for sponsorship reasons, was the 21st season in the history of the competition. A straight knockout competition for English football clubs in the third and fourth tiers of the English football league system.[1]
In all, 60 clubs entered the competition, including twelve from the Conference National. It was split into two sections, Northern and Southern, with the winners of each section contesting the final at the Millennium Stadium, Cardiff. The competition began on 13 October 2003 and concluded on 21 March 2004.[2]
The winners were Blackpool, who defeated Southend United 2–0 to win the title for a second time.[3]
Contents
1 First round
1.1 Northern section
1.2 Southern section
2 Second round
2.1 Northern section
2.2 Southern section
3 Quarter finals
3.1 Northern section
3.2 Southern section
4 Semi finals
4.1 Northern section
4.2 Southern section
5 Area Finals
5.1 Northern section
5.2 Southern Section
6 Final
7 References
8 External links
First round
Four clubs received a bye into the Second Round. Bury and Huddersfield Town in the Northern section, and Northampton Town and Swansea City in the Southern section.
|
Tie no. |
Home team |
Score |
Away team |
Attendance |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 |
Blackpool |
3–2 |
Tranmere Rovers |
2,838 |
2 |
Carlisle United |
2–0 |
Rochdale |
1,828 |
3 |
Chester City |
0–1 |
Doncaster Rovers |
1,141 |
4 |
Chesterfield |
2–1 |
Macclesfield Town |
1,631 |
5 |
Darlington |
1–3 |
Hull City |
1,578 |
6 |
Halifax Town |
2–1 |
York City |
1,148 |
7 |
Lincoln City |
3–1 |
Telford United |
1,503 |
8 |
Mansfield Town |
1–2 |
Stockport County |
3,718 |
9 |
Oldham Athletic |
3–3 |
Hartlepool United |
3,575 |
Oldham Athletic won 5–3 on penalties | ||||
10 |
Scarborough |
2–1 |
Port Vale |
1,003 |
11 |
Scunthorpe United |
2–1 |
Shrewsbury Town |
1,265 |
12 |
Wrexham |
4–1 |
Morecambe |
1,078 |
13 |
Notts County |
0–0 |
Barnsley |
1,220 |
Barnsley won 4–2 on penalties | ||||
14 |
Sheffield Wednesday |
1–1 |
Grimsby Town |
7,323 |
Sheffield Wednesday won 5–4 on penalties |
Southern section
Tie no. |
Home team |
Score |
Away team |
Attendance |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 |
Brighton & Hove Albion |
2–0 |
Forest Green Rovers |
3,969 |
2 |
Barnet |
3–3 |
Brentford |
1,248 |
Brentford won 3–1 on penalties | ||||
3 |
Cheltenham Town |
1–3 |
Colchester United |
1,324 |
4 |
Peterborough United |
3–2 |
Torquay United |
1,980 |
5 |
Plymouth Argyle |
4–0 |
Bristol City |
4,927 |
6 |
Queens Park Rangers |
2–0 |
Kidderminster Harriers |
3,671 |
7 |
Southend United |
2–1 |
Bristol Rovers |
1,714 |
8 |
Stevenage Borough |
0–1 |
Luton Town |
1,754 |
9 |
Wycombe Wanderers |
1–0 |
Cambridge United |
977 |
10 |
Yeovil Town |
2–0 |
Bournemouth |
5,035 |
11 |
Boston United |
2–1 |
Swindon Town |
1,514 |
12 |
Dagenham & Redbridge |
4–1 |
Leyton Orient |
1,857 |
13 |
Oxford United |
0–1 |
Rushden & Diamonds |
2,510 |
14 |
Hereford United |
2–0 |
Exeter City |
1,513 |
Second round
|
Tie no. |
Home team |
Score |
Away team |
Attendance |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 |
Bury |
2–1 |
Oldham Athletic |
3,102 |
2 |
Blackpool |
1–0 |
Doncaster Rovers |
2,954 |
3 |
Carlisle United |
2–0 |
Huddersfield Town |
1,346 |
4 |
Hull City |
1–3 |
Scunthorpe United |
6,656 |
5 |
Lincoln City |
4–3 |
Chesterfield |
2,395 |
6 |
Scarborough |
0–1 |
Halifax Town |
899 |
7 |
Stockport County |
5–4 |
Wrexham |
1,469 |
8 |
Sheffield Wednesday |
1–0 |
Barnsley |
13,575 |
Southern section
Tie no. |
Home team |
Score |
Away team |
Attendance |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 |
Brighton & Hove Albion |
3–1 |
Boston United |
4,026 |
2 |
Hereford United |
1–1 |
Northampton Town |
1,517 |
Northampton Town won 4–3 on penalties | ||||
3 |
Peterborough United |
3–2 |
Brentford |
1,821 |
4 |
Plymouth Argyle |
2–2 |
Wycombe Wanderers |
4,298 |
Wycombe Wanderers won 4–2 on penalties | ||||
5 |
Queens Park Rangers |
2–1 |
Dagenham & Redbridge |
3,036 |
6 |
Rushden & Diamonds |
1–2 |
Luton Town |
2,746 |
7 |
Swansea City |
1–2 |
Southend United |
2,055 |
8 |
Yeovil Town |
2–2 |
Colchester United |
3,052 |
Colchester United won 4–2 on penalties |
Quarter finals
|
Tie no. |
Home team |
Score |
Away team |
Attendance |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 |
Bury |
0–1 |
Scunthorpe United |
1,246 |
2 |
Carlisle United |
0–3 |
Sheffield Wednesday |
2,869 |
3 |
Stockport County |
0–1 |
Blackpool |
2,337 |
4 |
Halifax Town |
1–0 |
Lincoln City |
1,162 |
Southern section
Tie no. |
Home team |
Score |
Away team |
Attendance |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 |
Queens Park Rangers |
2–1 |
Brighton & Hove Albion |
7,536 |
2 |
Northampton Town |
2–1 |
Peterborough United |
4,290 |
3 |
Southend United |
3–0 |
Luton Town |
2,027 |
4 |
Wycombe Wanderers |
2–3 |
Colchester United |
1,873 |
Semi finals
|
Tie no. |
Home team |
Score |
Away team |
Attendance |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 |
Blackpool |
3–2 |
Halifax Town |
4,764 |
2 |
Sheffield Wednesday |
4–0 |
Scunthorpe United |
10,236 |
Southern section
Tie no. |
Home team |
Score |
Away team |
Attendance |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 |
Northampton Town |
2–3 |
Colchester United |
4,034 |
2 |
Southend United |
4–0 |
Queens Park Rangers |
5,824 |
Area Finals
Northern section
Blackpool v Sheffield Wednesday
10 February 2004 First Leg |
Blackpool | 1 – 0 | Sheffield Wednesday | Bloomfield Road, Blackpool |
19:45 GMT |
Taylor ![]() |
Report | Attendance: 7,482 Referee: Mike Jones (Cheshire) |
Sheffield Wednesday v Blackpool
25 February 2004 Second Leg |
Sheffield Wednesday | 0 – 2 | Blackpool | Hillsborough, Sheffield |
19:45 GMT |
Report | Sheron ![]() Southern ![]() |
Attendance: 21,390 Referee: Mike Pike (Lancashire) |
Southern Section
Colchester United v Southend United
10 February 2004 First Leg |
Colchester United | 2 – 3 | Southend United | Layer Road, Colchester |
19:45 GMT |
Pinault ![]() Andrews ![]() |
Report | Constantine ![]() Broughton ![]() Bramble ![]() |
Attendance: 5,401 Referee: Graham Laws (Tyne & Wear) |
Southend United v Colchester United
17 February 2004 Second Leg |
Southend United | 1 – 1 | Colchester United | Roots Hall, Southend |
19:45 GMT |
Broughton ![]() |
Report | Izzet ![]() |
Attendance: 9,603 Referee: Michael Ryan (Lancashire) |
Final
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Blackpool | 2 – 0 | Southend United |
---|---|---|
Murphy ![]() Coid ![]() |
Report |
References
^ "The Football League Trophy". RSSSF. Retrieved 12 June 2010.
^ "2003–04 LDV Vans Trophy". RSSSF. Retrieved 12 June 2010.
^ "Blackpool 2–0 Southend". BBC Sport. Retrieved 12 June 2010.
External links
- Official website
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