1994 Football League Trophy final explained

1994 Autoglass Trophy Final
Event:1993–94 Football League Trophy
Team1:Huddersfield Town
Team1score:1
Team2:Swansea City
Team2score:1
Details:Swansea won 3–1 on penalties
Date:24 April 1994
Stadium:Wembley Stadium
City:London
Referee:Jim Rushton (Stoke-on-Trent)
Attendance:47,773
Previous:1993
Next:1995

The 1994 Autoglass Trophy Final was the 11th final of the domestic football cup competition for teams from Second Division and Third Division for the Football League Trophy. The Final was played at Wembley Stadium, London on 24 April 1994. The match was contested by Huddersfield Town and Swansea City. Swansea City won the match 3–1 on penalties after drawing 1–1 in normal and extra time.

The match was Swansea City's first ever match at Wembley. Huddersfield Town, by comparison, had played there on three previous occasions in the 1928, 1930 and 1938 FA Cup Finals and losing all three of them.

Match details

1 Steve Francis
2 Chris Billy
3 Tom Cowan
4 Phil Starbuck
5 Pat Scully
6 Graham Mitchell
7 Richard Logan
8 Phil Robinson
9 Andy Booth
10
11Simon Baldry
Substitutes:
12Peter Jackson
13Kevin Blackwell
14
Manager:
Neil Warnock
1 Roger Freestone
2 Steve Jenkins
3 Michael Basham
4 Mark Harris
5
6 Colin Pascoe
7 John Cornforth
8 Kwame Ampadu
9 Jason Bowen
10Andy McFarlane
11
Substitutes:
Manager:
Frank Burrows
width=50% valign=topMATCH RULES
  • 90 minutes.
  • 30 minutes of extra-time if necessary.
  • Penalty shoot-out if scores still level.
  • Maximum of 3 substitutions.

Road to Wembley

See also: 1993–94 Football League Trophy.

Huddersfield Town

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Northern Section Group 5Huddersfield Town3–1Doncaster Rovers
Northern Section Group 5Rotherham United1–1Huddersfield Town
Northern Section Second RoundHuddersfield Town0–0 (a.e.t.)Preston North End
Huddersfield Town won 5–3 on penalties
Northern Section Quarter-finalsHuddersfield Town3–2 (a.e.t.)Crewe Alexandra
Northern Section Semi-finalStockport County0–1Huddersfield Town
Northern Section Final 1st LegHuddersfield Town4–1Carlisle United
Northern Section Final 2nd LegCarlisle United2–0Huddersfield Town
Huddersfield Town won 4–3 on aggregate

Swansea City

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Southern Section Group 2Plymouth Argyle1–3Swansea City
Southern Section Group 2Swansea City2–0Exeter City
Southern Section Second RoundSwansea City2–1 (a.e.t.)Exeter City
Southern Section Third RoundSwansea City1–0Port Vale
Southern Section Semi-FinalLeyton Orient0–2Swansea City
Southern Section Final 1st LegSwansea City3–1Wycombe Wanderers
Southern Section Final 2nd LegWycombe Wanderers1–0Swansea City
Swansea City won 3–2 on aggregate
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External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Swansea City Autoglass Final - The Road to Wembley 1994. https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211220/Kk4jOKkGtFU . 2021-12-20 . live. www.youtube.com.