LDV Vans Trophy - 2002/03
Participating teams
60: 24 each from the Second and Third Divisions, and 12 invited teams
from the Conference. 30 teams in each area group.
North: Barnsley, Blackpool, Bury, Carlisle, Chesterfield, Crewe,
Darlington, Doncaster, Halifax, Hartlepool, Huddersfield, Hull, Leigh,
Lincoln, Macclesfield, Mansfield, Morecambe, Notts County, Oldham, Port
Vale, Rochdale, Scarborough, Scunthorpe, Shrewsbury, Southport,
Stockport, Tranmere, Wigan, Wrexham, York.
South: Boston, Bournemouth, Brentford, Bristol City, Bristol
Rovers, Cambridge, Cardiff, Cheltenham, Chester, Colchester, Dagenham
& Redbridge, Exeter, Hereford, Kidderminster, Leyton Orient, Luton,
Northampton, Oxford, Peterborough, Plymouth, QPR, Rushden &
Diamonds, Southend, Stevenage, Swansea, Swindon, Torquay, Woking,
Wycombe, Yeovil.
Format
First round: 14 single-game ties in each area, with 2 teams
receiving byes to the second round. Winners advance to the second round.
Second round: 8 single-game ties in each area. Winners advance to
the area quarter-finals.
Area quarter-finals: 4 single-game ties in each area. Winners
advance to the area semi-finals.
Area semi-finals: 2 single-game ties in each area. Winners
advance to the area finals.
Area finals: 1 two-legged tie in each area. Winners advance to
the national final.
Final: a single game, played at the Millennium Stadium in
Cardiff.
First round
North
Byes: Barnsley, Macclesfield.
| 22 Oct |
Chesterfield |
2 |
- |
0 |
Halifax |
|
|
Lincoln |
4 |
- |
3 |
York |
|
|
Mansfield |
0 |
- |
4 |
Crewe |
|
|
Notts County |
2 |
- |
3 |
Wigan |
|
|
Oldham |
3 |
- |
4 |
Carlisle |
(aet) |
|
Port Vale |
3 |
- |
1 |
Hull |
|
|
Rochdale |
0 |
- |
1 |
Bury |
|
|
Scarborough |
1 |
- |
2 |
Doncaster |
(aet) |
|
Scunthorpe |
2 |
- |
3 |
Blackpool |
|
|
Shrewsbury |
3 |
- |
0 |
Morecambe |
|
|
Southport |
3 |
- |
4 |
Leigh |
|
|
Stockport |
1 |
- |
0 |
Darlington |
|
|
Tranmere |
5 |
- |
0 |
Hartlepool |
|
|
Wrexham |
2 |
- |
1 |
Huddersfield |
|
South
Byes: Brentford, Cardiff.
| 22 Oct |
Cambridge |
4 |
- |
0 |
Rushden & Diamonds |
|
|
Cheltenham |
4 |
- |
1 |
Colchester |
|
|
Chester |
1 |
- |
2 |
Plymouth |
|
|
Dagenham & Redbridge |
1 |
- |
3 |
Kidderminster |
|
|
Exeter |
1 |
- |
0 |
Bristol Rovers |
|
|
Hereford |
3 |
- |
4 |
Northampton |
(aet) |
|
Leyton Orient |
3 |
- |
2 |
Peterborough |
|
|
Oxford |
2 |
- |
3 |
Bournemouth |
|
|
QPR |
0 |
- |
0 |
Bristol City |
(aet) |
|
(Bristol City won on penalties) |
|
Stevenage |
2 |
- |
1 |
Swansea |
|
|
Swindon |
6 |
- |
1 |
Southend |
|
|
Torquay |
0 |
- |
4 |
Wycombe |
|
|
Woking |
0 |
- |
2 |
Luton |
|
| 23 Oct |
Boston |
4 |
- |
2 |
Yeovil |
|
Second round
North
| 12 Nov |
Bury |
1 |
- |
0 |
Barnsley |
|
|
Carlisle |
1 |
- |
0 |
Stockport |
(aet) |
|
Crewe |
2 |
- |
0 |
Blackpool |
|
|
Leigh |
3 |
- |
4 |
Wrexham |
(aet) |
|
Lincoln |
1 |
- |
2 |
Shrewsbury |
(aet) |
|
Macclesfield |
1 |
- |
2 |
Tranmere |
(aet) |
|
Port Vale |
1 |
- |
1 |
Chesterfield |
(aet) |
|
(Port Vale won on penalties) |
|
Wigan |
0 |
- |
1 |
Doncaster |
|
South
| 12 Nov |
Bournemouth |
1 |
- |
0 |
Leyton Orient |
|
|
Cheltenham |
1 |
- |
2 |
Wycombe |
(aet) |
|
Exeter |
0 |
- |
3 |
Cardiff |
|
|
Kidderminster |
3 |
- |
2 |
Swindon |
(aet) |
|
Northampton |
2 |
- |
4 |
Cambridge |
|
|
Plymouth |
0 |
- |
1 |
Brentford |
|
|
Stevenage |
3 |
- |
4 |
Luton |
|
| 13 Nov |
Boston |
1 |
- |
2 |
Bristol City |
(aet) |
Area quarter-finals
North
| 10 Dec |
Bury |
2 |
- |
0 |
Tranmere |
|
|
Carlisle |
2 |
- |
0 |
Wrexham |
|
|
Crewe |
8 |
- |
0 |
Doncaster |
|
|
Shrewsbury |
2 |
- |
1 |
Port Vale |
(aet) |
South
| 10 Dec |
Bournemouth |
2 |
- |
1 |
Cardiff |
(aet) |
|
Brentford |
2 |
- |
1 |
Kidderminster |
|
|
Luton |
1 |
- |
2 |
Cambridge |
(aet) |
| 11 Dec |
Bristol City |
3 |
- |
0 |
Wycombe |
|
Area semi-finals
North
| 21 Jan |
Carlisle |
3 |
- |
2 |
Bury |
(aet) |
| 29 Jan |
Shrewsbury |
4 |
- |
2 |
Crewe |
|
South
| 21 Jan |
Bournemouth |
1 |
- |
3 |
Bristol City |
|
|
Brentford |
1 |
- |
2 |
Cambridge |
(aet) |
Area finals
North
| 25 Feb |
Carlisle |
1 |
- |
0 |
Shrewsbury |
|
| 4 Mar |
Shrewsbury |
0 |
- |
0 |
Carlisle |
|
|
(Carlisle won 1-0 on aggregate) |
South
| 18 Feb |
Bristol City |
4 |
- |
2 |
Cambridge |
|
| 25 Feb |
Cambridge |
0 |
- |
3 |
Bristol City |
|
|
(Bristol City won 7-2 on aggregate) |
Final
Sunday 6th April 2003, at the Millennium Stadium
| Bristol City |
2 |
- |
0 |
Carlisle United |
|