1993–94 Football League Trophy Explained

Football League Trophy
Year:1993–94
Other Titles:Autoglass Trophy
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Prev Season:1992–93
Next Season:1994–95

The 1993–94 Football League Trophy, known as the 1993–94 Autoglass Trophy, was the 13th staging of the Football League Trophy, a knock-out competition for English football clubs in the Second Division and the Third Division. The winners were Swansea City and the runners-up were Huddersfield Town.

The competition began on 27 September 1993 and ended with the final on 24 April 1994 at Wembley Stadium.

In the first round, there were two sections split into seven groups: North and South. In the following rounds each section gradually eliminates teams in knock-out fashion until each has a winning finalist. At this point, the two winning finalists face each other in the combined final for the honour of the trophy.

First round

Northern Section

Bradford City and Rochdale received byes to second round

Southern Section

Leyton Orient and Bournemouth received byes to second round.

Second round

Northern Section

DateHome teamScoreAway team
30 NovemberCarlisle United2 – 1Bury
30 NovemberHuddersfield Town0 – 0Preston North End
Huddersfield Town won 5–3 on penalties[1]
30 NovemberLincoln City3 – 2Darlington
30 NovemberStockport County4 – 0Rochdale
1 DecemberScarborough0 – 2Scunthorpe United
4 DecemberYork City1 – 1Mansfield Town
Mansfield Town won 5-4 on penalties
7 DecemberBradford City2 – 3Crewe Alexandra
7 DecemberChester City1 – 0Rotherham United

Southern Section

DateHome teamScoreAway team
30 NovemberCambridge United2 – 4Port Vale
30 NovemberHereford United1 – 2Brentford
1 DecemberBristol Rovers2 – 2Fulham
Fulham won 4-3 on penalties
1 DecemberReading4 – 1Northampton Town
4 DecemberWrexham0 – 1Colchester United
7 DecemberSwansea City2 – 1Exeter City
14 DecemberWycombe Wanderers3 – 2Cardiff City
21 DecemberBournemouth1 – 1Leyton Orient
Leyton Orient won 5-3 on penalties

Quarter-finals

Northern Section

DateHome teamScoreAway team
11 JanuaryCarlisle United2 – 1Mansfield Town
11 JanuaryHuddersfield Town3 – 2Crewe Alexandra
11 JanuaryLincoln City1 – 0Chester City
11 JanuaryStockport County2 – 0Scunthorpe United

Southern Section

DateHome teamScoreAway team
11 JanuaryColchester United0 – 1Wycombe Wanderers
11 JanuaryFulham1 – 0Reading
11 JanuaryLeyton Orient1 – 0Brentford
11 JanuarySwansea City1 – 0Port Vale

Area semi-finals

Northern Section

DateHome teamScoreAway team
8 FebruaryCarlisle United2 – 1Lincoln City
1 MarchStockport County0 – 1Huddersfield Town

Southern Section

DateHome teamScoreAway team
8 FebruaryFulham2 – 2Wycombe Wanderers
Wycombe Wanderers won 4-2 on penalties
8 FebruaryLeyton Orient0 – 2Swansea City

Area finals

Southern Area final

Notes

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Notes and References

  1. After extra-time.