LDV Vans Trophy - 2003/04
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, Chester,
Chesterfield, Darlington, Doncaster, Grimsby, Halifax, Hartlepool,
Huddersfield, Hull, Lincoln, Macclesfield, Mansfield, Morecambe, Notts
County, Oldham, Port Vale, Rochdale, Scarborough, Scunthorpe, Sheffield
Wednesday, Shrewsbury, Stockport, Telford, Tranmere, Wrexham, York.
South: Barnet, Boston, Bournemouth, Brentford, Brighton, Bristol
City, Bristol Rovers, Cambridge, Cheltenham, Colchester, Dagenham &
Redbridge, Exeter, Forest Green, Hereford, Kidderminster, Leyton Orient,
Luton, Northampton, Oxford, Peterborough, Plymouth, QPR, Rushden &
Diamonds, Southend, Stevenage, Swansea, Swindon, Torquay, 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: Bury, Huddersfield.
| 14 Oct |
Blackpool |
3 |
- |
2 |
Tranmere |
|
|
Carlisle |
2 |
- |
0 |
Rochdale |
|
|
Chester |
0 |
- |
1 |
Doncaster |
|
|
Chesterfield |
2 |
- |
1 |
Macclesfield |
|
|
Darlington |
1 |
- |
3 |
Hull |
|
|
Halifax |
2 |
- |
1 |
York |
|
|
Lincoln |
3 |
- |
1 |
Telford |
|
|
Mansfield |
1 |
- |
2 |
Stockport |
|
|
Oldham |
3 |
- |
3 |
Hartlepool |
(aet) |
|
(Oldham won on penalties) |
|
Scarborough |
2 |
- |
1 |
Port Vale |
|
|
Scunthorpe |
2 |
- |
1 |
Shrewsbury |
|
|
Wrexham |
4 |
- |
1 |
Morecambe |
|
| 15 Oct |
Notts County |
0 |
- |
0 |
Barnsley |
(aet) |
|
(Barnsley won on penalties) |
|
Sheffield Wednesday |
1 |
- |
1 |
Grimsby |
(aet) |
|
(Sheffield Wednesday won on
penalties) |
South
Byes: Northampton, Swansea.
| 13 Oct |
Brighton |
2 |
- |
0 |
Forest Green |
|
| 14 Oct |
Barnet |
3 |
- |
3 |
Brentford |
(aet) |
|
(Brentford won on penalties) |
|
Cheltenham |
1 |
- |
3 |
Colchester |
|
|
Peterborough |
3 |
- |
2 |
Torquay |
(aet) |
|
Plymouth |
4 |
- |
0 |
Bristol City |
|
|
QPR |
2 |
- |
0 |
Kidderminster |
|
|
Southend |
2 |
- |
1 |
Bristol Rovers |
(aet) |
|
Stevenage |
0 |
- |
1 |
Luton |
|
|
Wycombe |
1 |
- |
0 |
Cambridge |
|
|
Yeovil |
2 |
- |
0 |
Bournemouth |
|
| 15 Oct |
Boston |
2 |
- |
1 |
Swindon |
|
|
Dagenham & Redbridge |
4 |
- |
1 |
Leyton Orient |
|
|
Oxford |
0 |
- |
1 |
Rushden & Diamonds |
|
| 21 Oct |
Hereford |
2 |
- |
0 |
Exeter |
|
Second round
North
| 3 Nov |
Bury |
2 |
- |
1 |
Oldham |
|
| 4 Nov |
Blackpool |
1 |
- |
0 |
Doncaster |
|
|
Carlisle |
2 |
- |
0 |
Huddersfield |
|
|
Hull |
1 |
- |
3 |
Scunthorpe |
|
|
Lincoln |
4 |
- |
3 |
Chesterfield |
(aet) |
|
Scarborough |
0 |
- |
1 |
Halifax |
|
| 5 Nov |
Stockport |
5 |
- |
4 |
Wrexham |
(aet) |
| 12 Nov |
Sheffield Wednesday |
1 |
- |
0 |
Barnsley |
|
South
| 4 Nov |
Brighton |
3 |
- |
1 |
Boston |
(aet) |
|
Hereford |
1 |
- |
1 |
Northampton |
(aet) |
|
(Northampton won on penalties) |
|
Peterborough |
3 |
- |
2 |
Brentford |
|
|
Plymouth |
2 |
- |
2 |
Wycombe |
(aet) |
|
(Wycombe won on penalties) |
|
QPR |
2 |
- |
1 |
Dagenham & Redbridge |
|
|
Rushden & Diamonds |
1 |
- |
2 |
Luton |
|
|
Swansea |
1 |
- |
2 |
Southend |
|
|
Yeovil |
2 |
- |
2 |
Colchester |
(aet) |
|
(Colchester won on penalties) |
Area quarter-finals
North
| 9 Dec |
Bury |
0 |
- |
1 |
Scunthorpe |
(aet) |
|
Carlisle |
0 |
- |
3 |
Sheffield Wednesday |
|
|
Stockport |
0 |
- |
1 |
Blackpool |
(aet) |
| 16 Dec |
Halifax |
1 |
- |
0 |
Lincoln |
|
South
| 7 Dec |
QPR |
2 |
- |
1 |
Brighton |
|
| 9 Dec |
Northampton |
2 |
- |
1 |
Peterborough |
(aet) |
|
Southend |
3 |
- |
0 |
Luton |
|
|
Wycombe |
2 |
- |
3 |
Colchester |
(aet) |
Area semi-finals
North
| 20 Jan |
Blackpool |
3 |
- |
2 |
Halifax |
|
|
Sheffield Wednesday |
4 |
- |
0 |
Scunthorpe |
|
South
| 20 Jan |
Northampton |
2 |
- |
3 |
Colchester |
(aet) |
|
Southend |
4 |
- |
0 |
QPR |
|
Area finals
North
| 10 Feb |
Blackpool |
1 |
- |
0 |
Sheffield Wednesday |
|
| 25 Feb |
Sheffield Wednesday |
0 |
- |
2 |
Blackpool |
|
|
(Blackpool won 3-0 on aggregate) |
|
South
| 10 Feb |
Colchester |
2 |
- |
3 |
Southend |
|
| 17 Feb |
Southend |
1 |
- |
1 |
Colchester |
|
|
(Southend won 4-3 on aggregate) |
Final
Sunday 21st March 2004, at the Millennium Stadium
| Blackpool |
2 |
- |
0 |
Southend United |
|