| Football League Trophy | |
| Year: | 2000–01 |
| Other Title: | LDV Vans Trophy |
| Country: | |
| Num Teams: | 56 |
| Champions: | Port Vale |
| Runner-Up: | Brentford |
| Matches: | 57 |
| Prevseason: | 1999–2000 |
| Nextseason: | 2001–02 |
The Football League Trophy 2000 - 01, known as the LDV Vans Trophy 2000 - 01 for sponsorship reasons, was the 20th staging of the Football League Trophy, a knock-out competition for English football clubs in Second and Third Division. The winners were Port Vale and the runners-up were Brentford.
The competition began on 28 November 2000 and ended with the final on 22 April 2001 at the Millennium Stadium.
In the first round, there were two sections: 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. In addition to the 48 league teams, 8 Conference teams were also invited.
Blackpool, Macclesfield Town, Shrewsbury Town and Walsall from the North section all received byes.
Leyton Orient, Reading, Swansea City and Swindon from the South section all received byes.
| Date | Home team | Score | Away team | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 November | Lincoln City | 3 - 2 | Morecambe | |
| 5 December | Chester City | 1 - 0 | Hull City | |
| 5 December | Doncaster Rovers | 3 - 2 | Rochdale[1] | |
| 5 December | Rotherham United | 3 - 4 | Chesterfield | |
| 6 December | Stoke City | 3 - 1 | Scarborough | |
| 9 December | Bury | 2 - 1 | Mansfield Town | |
| 9 December | Wrexham | 0 - 1 | Halifax Town | |
| 11 December | Hartlepool United | 3 - 2 | Scunthorpe United | |
| 12 December | Kidderminster Harriers | 2 - 1 | Carlisle United[2] | |
| 9 January | Oldham Athletic | 2 - 3 | Wigan Athletic[3] | |
| 9 January | Port Vale | 3 - 0 | Notts County | |
| 9 January | York City | 0 - 4 | Darlington |
| Date | Home team | Score | Away team | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 November | Barnet | 2 - 0 | Rushden & Diamonds | |
| 5 December | Bournemouth | 1 - 1 | Dover Athletic | |
| Bournemouth won 4-2 on penalties | ||||
| 5 December | Brentford | 4 - 1 | Oxford United | |
| 5 December | Brighton & Hove Albion | 2 - 0 | Cardiff City | |
| 5 December | Cambridge United | 2 - 0 | Colchester United | |
| 5 December | Millwall | 4 - 1 | Northampton Town | |
| 5 December | Peterborough United | 1 - 0 | Luton Town | |
| 5 December | Plymouth Argyle | 3 - 0 | Bristol City | |
| 5 December | Southend United | 2 - 0 | Cheltenham Town | |
| 5 December | Wycombe Wanderers | 1 - 0 | Exeter City | |
| 9 December | Torquay United | 0 - 2 | Bristol Rovers | |
| 19 December | Hereford United | 4 - 0 | Yeovil Town | |
| Date | Home team | Score | Away team | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 January | Chesterfield | 4 - 2 | Macclesfield Town | |
| 9 January | Halifax Town | 2 - 3 | Stoke City | |
| 9 January | Hartlepool United | 3 - 1 | Doncaster Rovers | |
| 9 January | Lincoln City | 3 - 1 | Blackpool | |
| 10 January | Bury | 2 - 0 | Kidderminster Harriers | |
| 10 January | Darlington | 2 - 0 | Shrewsbury Town | |
| 16 January | Port Vale | 2 - 0 | Chester City | |
| 30 January | Walsall | 2 - 1 | Wigan Athletic |
| Date | Home team | Score | Away team | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 January | Bournemouth | 0 - 1 | Swansea City | |
| 9 January | Brighton and Hove Albion | 2 - 2 | Brentford | |
| Brentford won 4-2 on penalties (Played at Brentford) | ||||
| 9 January | Bristol Rovers | 3 - 0 | Plymouth Argyle | |
| 9 January | Hereford United | 1 - 2 | Reading | |
| 9 January | Leyton Orient | 0 - 2 | Wycombe Wanderers | |
| 9 January | Millwall | 0 - 0 | Swindon Town | |
| Swindon won 3-2 on penalties | ||||
| 9 January | Peterborough United | 1 - 3 | Barnet | |
| 9 January | Southend | 3 - 1 | Cambridge United | |
| Date | Home team | Score | Away team | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 January | Bury | 0 - 3 | Chesterfield | |
| 30 January | Lincoln City | 1 - 0 | Hartlepool United | |
| 6 February | Port Vale | 4 - 0 | Darlington | |
| 7 February | Stoke City | 4 - 0 | Walsall |
| Date | Home team | Score | Away team | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 January | Barnet | 1 - 2 | Brentford | |
| 30 January | Southend United | 1 - 0 | Bristol Rovers | |
| 30 January | Swansea City | 1 - 0 | Reading | |
| 30 January | Swindon Town | 2 - 1 | Wycombe Wanderers |
| Date | Home team | Score | Away team | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 February | Lincoln City | 4 - 1 | Chesterfield | ||
| 13 February | Port Vale | 2 - 1 | Stoke City | ||
| Played at Stoke City's Britannia Stadium | |||||
| Date | Home team | Score | Away team | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 February | Southend United | 2 - 1 | Swindon Town | |
| 14 February | Swansea City | 2 - 3 | Brentford |
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See also: 2001 Football League Trophy Final.
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