2002–03 Football League Trophy Explained

Football League Trophy
Year:2002–03
Other Title:LDV Vans Trophy
Country:England
Wales
Defending Champions:Blackpool
Num Teams:60
Champions:Bristol City
Runner-Up:Carlisle United
Matches:61
Goals:219
Prevseason:2001–02
Nextseason:2003–04

The 2002–03 Football League Trophy, known as the 2002–03 LDV Vans Trophy for sponsorship reasons, was the 22nd staging of the Football League Trophy, a knock-out competition for English football clubs in Second and Third Division. The winners were Bristol City and the runners-up were Carlisle United.

The competition began on 22 October 2002 and ended with the final on 6 April 2003 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, 12 teams from the Football Conference were also invited to participate in the competition.

First round

Northern Section

Barnsley and Macclesfield Town were given byes to the second round.

DateHome teamScoreAway team
22 OctoberChesterfield2–0Halifax Town
22 OctoberLincoln City4–3York City
22 OctoberMansfield Town0–4Crewe Alexandra
22 OctoberNotts County2–3Wigan Athletic
22 OctoberOldham Athletic3–4Carlisle United
22 OctoberPort Vale3–1Hull City
22 OctoberRochdale0–1Bury
22 OctoberScarborough1–2Doncaster Rovers
22 OctoberScunthorpe United2–3Blackpool
22 OctoberShrewsbury Town3–0Morecambe
22 OctoberSouthport3–4Leigh RMI
22 OctoberStockport County1–0Darlington
22 OctoberTranmere Rovers5–0Hartlepool United
22 OctoberWrexham2–1Huddersfield Town

Southern Section

Cardiff City and Brentford were given byes to the second round.

DateHome teamScoreAway team
22 OctoberCambridge United4–0Rushden & Diamonds
22 OctoberCheltenham Town4–1Colchester United
22 OctoberChester City1–2Plymouth Argyle
22 OctoberDagenham & Redbridge1–3Kidderminster Harriers
22 OctoberExeter City1–0Bristol Rovers
22 OctoberHereford United3–4Northampton Town
22 OctoberLeyton Orient3–2Peterborough United
22 OctoberOxford United2–3Bournemouth
22 OctoberQueens Park Rangers0–0Bristol City[1]
Bristol City won 5-4 on penalties
22 OctoberStevenage2–1Swansea City
22 OctoberSwindon Town6–1Southend United
22 OctoberTorquay United0–4Wycombe Wanderers
22 OctoberWoking0–2Luton Town
23 OctoberBoston United4–2Yeovil Town

Second round

Northern Section

DateHome teamScoreAway team
12 NovemberBury1–0Barnsley
12 NovemberCarlisle United1–0Stockport County
12 NovemberCrewe Alexandra2–0Blackpool
12 NovemberLeigh RMI3–4Wrexham
12 NovemberLincoln City1–2Shrewsbury Town
12 NovemberMacclesfield Town1–2Tranmere Rovers
12 NovemberPort Vale1–1Chesterfield
Port Vale won 4-3 on penalties
12 NovemberWigan Athletic0–1Doncaster Rovers

Southern Section

DateHome teamScoreAway team
12 NovemberBournemouth1–0Leyton Orient
12 NovemberCheltenham Town1–2Wycombe Wanderers
12 NovemberExeter City0–3Cardiff City
12 NovemberKidderminster Harriers3–2Swindon Town
12 NovemberNorthampton Town2–4Cambridge United
12 NovemberPlymouth Argyle0–1Brentford
12 NovemberStevenage3–4Luton Town
13 NovemberBoston United1–2Bristol City

Quarter-finals

Northern Section

DateHome teamScoreAway team
10 DecemberBury2–0Tranmere Rovers
10 DecemberCarlisle United2–0Wrexham
10 DecemberCrewe Alexandra8–0Doncaster Rovers
10 DecemberShrewsbury Town2–1Port Vale

Southern Section

DateHome teamScoreAway team
10 DecemberBournemouth2–1Cardiff City
10 DecemberBrentford2–1Kidderminster Harriers
10 DecemberLuton Town1–2Cambridge United
11 DecemberBristol City3–0Wycombe Wanderers

Area semi-finals

Northern Section

DateHome teamScoreAway team
21 JanuaryCarlisle United3–2Bury
29 JanuaryShrewsbury Town4–2Crewe Alexandra

Southern Section

DateHome teamScoreAway team
21 JanuaryBournemouth1–3Bristol City
21 JanuaryBrentford1–2Cambridge United

Area finals

Southern Area final

Final

See also: 2003 Football League Trophy Final.

GK 1 Steve Phillips
DF 2
DF 5
DF 19
DF 3
MF 7 Scott Murray
MF 8
MF 4 Tommy Doherty (c)
MF 11
MF 18
FW 10Lee Peacock
Substitutes:
GK 14 Mike Stowell
DF 6
DF 26
MF 12
FW 9 Peter Beadle
Manager:
Danny Wilson
GK 27 Matt Glennon
DF 5
DF 4 Paul Raven
DF 15
DF 7 Peter Murphy
MF 24
MF 17
MF 25
FW 33
FW 9
FW 34
Substitute:
DF 3
DF 13
MF 20 Brendan McGill
FW 11
FW 26 Craig Russell
Manager:
Roddy Collins
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.

Notes

General
Specific

Notes and References

  1. after golden goal extra time.

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