LDV Vans Trophy - 2004/05
Participating teams
60: 24 each from Leagues One and Two, and 12 invited teams from the
Conference. 30 teams in each area group.
North: Accrington, Barnsley, Blackpool, Bradford, Bury, Carlisle,
Chester, Chesterfield, Darlington, Doncaster, Grimsby, Hartlepool,
Hereford, Huddersfield, Hull, Lincoln, Macclesfield, Mansfield,
Morecambe, Notts County, Oldham, Port Vale, Rochdale, Scarborough,
Scunthorpe, Sheffield Wednesday, Stockport, Tranmere, Wrexham, York.
South: Aldershot, Barnet, Boston, Bournemouth, Brentford, Bristol
City, Bristol Rovers, Cambridge, Cheltenham, Colchester, Dagenham &
Redbridge, Exeter, Kidderminster, Leyton Orient, Luton, Milton Keynes,
Northampton, Oxford, Peterborough, Rushden & Diamonds, Southend,
Shrewsbury, Stevenage, Swansea, Swindon, Torquay, Walsall, 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: Oldham, Tranmere.
| 28 Sep |
Carlisle |
2 |
- |
1 |
Grimsby |
|
|
Hartlepool |
3 |
- |
3 |
Hull |
(aet) |
|
(Hartlepool won on penalties) |
|
Hereford |
1 |
- |
1 |
Scunthorpe |
(aet) |
|
(Hereford won on penalties) |
|
Huddersfield |
3 |
- |
0 |
Morecambe |
|
|
Lincoln |
0 |
- |
1 |
Doncaster |
|
|
Macclesfield |
2 |
- |
1 |
Chesterfield |
|
|
Mansfield |
0 |
- |
0 |
Darlington |
(aet) |
|
(Mansfield won on penalties) |
|
Notts County |
2 |
- |
3 |
Wrexham |
|
|
Port Vale |
1 |
- |
0 |
Barnsley |
|
|
Rochdale |
4 |
- |
1 |
Scarborough |
|
|
Stockport |
3 |
- |
1 |
Bury |
(aet) |
| 29 Sep |
Bradford |
1 |
- |
2 |
Accrington |
|
|
Sheffield Wednesday |
1 |
- |
2 |
Chester |
|
|
York |
0 |
- |
2 |
Blackpool |
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South
Byes: Northampton, Swindon.
| 28 Sep |
Aldershot |
0 |
- |
1 |
Wycombe |
|
|
Barnet |
3 |
- |
1 |
Stevenage |
|
|
Brentford |
0 |
- |
3 |
Milton Keynes |
|
|
Bristol Rovers |
1 |
- |
0 |
Kidderminster |
|
|
Cheltenham |
5 |
- |
1 |
Dagenham & Redbridge |
|
|
Shrewsbury |
3 |
- |
2 |
Bournemouth |
|
|
Swansea |
2 |
- |
0 |
Luton |
|
|
Torquay |
4 |
- |
3 |
Yeovil |
(aet) |
|
Walsall |
1 |
- |
0 |
Rushden & Diamonds |
|
|
Woking |
0 |
- |
3 |
Leyton Orient |
|
| 29 Sep |
Boston |
0 |
- |
1 |
Cambridge |
|
|
Bristol City |
1 |
- |
0 |
Peterborough |
|
|
Colchester |
1 |
- |
1 |
Southend |
(aet) |
|
(Southend won on penalties) |
|
Oxford |
2 |
- |
2 |
Exeter |
(aet) |
|
(Exeter won on penalties) |
Second round
North
| 2 Nov |
Blackpool |
6 |
- |
3 |
Huddersfield |
(aet) |
|
Carlisle |
0 |
- |
1 |
Hartlepool |
|
|
Chester |
1 |
- |
0 |
Rochdale |
|
|
Hereford |
1 |
- |
1 |
Doncaster |
(aet) |
|
(Hereford won on penalties) |
|
Macclesfield |
4 |
- |
0 |
Mansfield |
|
|
Oldham |
3 |
- |
2 |
Accrington |
|
|
Tranmere |
2 |
- |
1 |
Port Vale |
|
|
Wrexham |
2 |
- |
0 |
Stockport |
|
South
| 2 Nov |
Bristol City |
2 |
- |
1 |
Milton Keynes |
|
|
Cambridge |
0 |
- |
2 |
Leyton Orient |
|
|
Cheltenham |
2 |
- |
2 |
Walsall |
(aet) |
|
(Walsall won on penalties) |
|
Exeter |
1 |
- |
2 |
Swindon |
|
|
Southend |
4 |
- |
1 |
Shrewsbury |
|
|
Torquay |
1 |
- |
3 |
Northampton |
|
|
Wycombe |
1 |
- |
0 |
Swansea |
|
| 3 Nov |
Bristol Rovers |
2 |
- |
0 |
Barnet |
|
Area quarter-finals
North
| 30 Nov |
Chester |
0 |
- |
1 |
Wrexham |
|
|
Hereford |
2 |
- |
1 |
Blackpool |
|
|
Macclesfield |
0 |
- |
1 |
Tranmere |
|
|
Oldham |
3 |
- |
1 |
Hartlepool |
|
South
| 30 Nov |
Bristol Rovers |
1 |
- |
0 |
Wycombe |
|
|
Leyton Orient |
1 |
- |
0 |
Walsall |
|
|
Northampton |
0 |
- |
2 |
Southend |
|
|
Swindon |
1 |
- |
0 |
Bristol City |
|
Area semi-finals
North
| 25 Jan |
Hereford |
1 |
- |
2 |
Wrexham |
|
|
Oldham |
1 |
- |
1 |
Tranmere |
(aet) |
|
(Oldham won on penalties) |
South
| 25 Jan |
Leyton Orient |
1 |
- |
2 |
Bristol Rovers |
|
|
Southend |
2 |
- |
0 |
Swindon |
|
Area finals
North
| 15 Feb |
Oldham |
3 |
- |
5 |
Wrexham |
|
| 8 Mar |
Wrexham |
1 |
- |
0 |
Oldham |
|
|
(Wrexham won 6-3 on aggregate) |
South
| 15 Feb |
Bristol Rovers |
1 |
- |
2 |
Southend |
|
|
| 8 Mar |
Southend |
2 |
- |
2 |
Bristol Rovers |
|
|
(Southend won 4-3 on aggregate) |
Final
Sunday 10th April 2005, at the Millennium Stadium
| Wrexham |
2 |
- |
0 |
Southend United |
(aet) |