Football League Trophy - 2005/06
Note: The competition name was changed from "LDV Vans
Trophy" during the season (just before the final), due to the
withdrawal of the sponsor.
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, Boston, Bradford, Bury,
Cambridge, Carlisle, Chester, Chesterfield, Darlington, Doncaster,
Grimsby, Halifax, Hartlepool, Hereford, Huddersfield, Kidderminster,
Lincoln, Macclesfield, Mansfield, Morecambe, Oldham, Port Vale,
Rochdale, Rotherham, Scunthorpe, Stockport, Tranmere, Wrexham.
South: Aldershot, Barnet, Bournemouth, Brentford, Bristol City,
Bristol Rovers, Cheltenham, Colchester, Crawley, Dagenham &
Redbridge, Exeter, Gillingham, Leyton Orient, Milton Keynes,
Northampton, Nottingham Forest, Notts County, Oxford, Peterborough,
Rushden & Diamonds, Shrewsbury, Southend, 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: Bradford, Port Vale.
| 18 Oct |
Barnsley |
2 |
- |
5 |
Doncaster |
|
|
Blackpool |
4 |
- |
3 |
Wrexham |
(aet) |
|
Cambridge |
3 |
- |
0 |
Chester |
|
|
Grimsby |
1 |
- |
1 |
Morecambe |
(aet) |
|
(Morecambe won on penalties) |
|
Halifax |
6 |
- |
1 |
Bury |
|
|
Kidderminster |
2 |
- |
1 |
Darlington |
|
|
Macclesfield |
2 |
- |
0 |
Chesterfield |
|
|
Mansfield |
0 |
- |
1 |
Hereford |
|
|
Oldham |
1 |
- |
1 |
Carlisle |
(aet) |
|
(Carlisle won on penalties) |
|
Rochdale |
3 |
- |
1 |
Stockport |
|
|
Rotherham |
3 |
- |
3 |
Accrington |
(aet) |
|
(Rotherham won on penalties) |
|
Scunthorpe |
1 |
- |
0 |
Hartlepool |
|
|
Tranmere |
2 |
- |
1 |
Lincoln |
|
| 19 Oct |
Boston |
2 |
- |
1 |
Huddersfield |
|
South
Byes: Colchester, Walsall.
| 18 Oct |
Barnet |
3 |
- |
2 |
Bristol City |
|
|
Bournemouth |
4 |
- |
1 |
Aldershot |
|
|
Brentford |
1 |
- |
1 |
Oxford |
(aet) |
|
(Oxford won on penalties) |
|
Gillingham |
2 |
- |
0 |
Crawley |
(aet) |
|
Leyton Orient |
2 |
- |
0 |
Yeovil |
|
|
Milton Keynes |
3 |
- |
2 |
Exeter |
|
|
Northampton |
5 |
- |
2 |
Notts County |
|
|
Peterborough |
2 |
- |
1 |
Bristol Rovers |
(aet) |
|
Rushden & Diamonds |
1 |
- |
0 |
Southend |
|
|
Shrewsbury |
0 |
- |
2 |
Cheltenham |
|
|
Swindon |
2 |
- |
0 |
Stevenage |
|
|
Torquay |
1 |
- |
3 |
Swansea |
|
|
Woking |
3 |
- |
2 |
Nottingham Forest |
|
|
Wycombe |
2 |
- |
1 |
Dagenham & Redbridge |
(aet) |
Second round
North
| 22 Nov |
Cambridge |
3 |
- |
2 |
Doncaster |
|
|
Carlisle |
2 |
- |
1 |
Blackpool |
|
|
Hereford |
2 |
- |
1 |
Port Vale |
(aet) |
|
Morecambe |
0 |
- |
1 |
Bradford |
|
|
Rotherham |
1 |
- |
2 |
Macclesfield |
|
|
Tranmere |
3 |
- |
2 |
Rochdale |
|
| 23 Nov |
Boston |
0 |
- |
3 |
Kidderminster |
|
| 13 Dec |
Halifax |
1 |
- |
3 |
Scunthorpe |
|
South
| 22 Nov |
Barnet |
0 |
- |
3 |
Milton Keynes |
|
|
Gillingham |
2 |
- |
2 |
Wycombe |
(aet) |
|
(Wycombe won on penalties) |
|
Peterborough |
2 |
- |
1 |
Swindon |
|
|
Swansea |
4 |
- |
0 |
Rushden & Diamonds |
|
|
Walsall |
1 |
- |
0 |
Bournemouth |
|
|
Woking |
1 |
- |
2 |
Cheltenham |
|
|
(Abandoned after 50 minutes) |
| 23 Nov |
Colchester |
3 |
- |
2 |
Northampton |
(aet) |
|
Oxford |
1 |
- |
0 |
Leyton Orient |
|
| 28 Nov |
Woking |
1 |
- |
5 |
Cheltenham |
(aet) |
Area quarter-finals
North
| 13 Dec |
Macclesfield |
4 |
- |
2 |
Cambridge |
|
| 20 Dec |
Hereford |
2 |
- |
0 |
Scunthorpe |
|
|
Kidderminster |
2 |
- |
1 |
Bradford |
|
|
Tranmere |
0 |
- |
0 |
Carlisle |
(aet) |
|
(Carlisle won on penalties) |
South
| 13 Dec |
Swansea |
3 |
- |
1 |
Peterborough |
(aet) |
| 20 Dec |
Cheltenham |
2 |
- |
1 |
Oxford |
|
|
Milton Keynes |
1 |
- |
2 |
Colchester |
|
|
Walsall |
3 |
- |
2 |
Wycombe |
|
Area semi-finals
North
| 24 Jan |
Carlisle |
1 |
- |
0 |
Kidderminster |
|
|
Macclesfield |
2 |
- |
0 |
Hereford |
|
South
| 24 Jan |
Cheltenham |
0 |
- |
1 |
Colchester |
|
|
Swansea |
2 |
- |
2 |
Walsall |
(aet) |
|
(Swansea won on penalties) |
Area finals
North
| 21 Feb |
Carlisle |
2 |
- |
1 |
Macclesfield |
|
| 7 Mar |
Macclesfield |
3 |
- |
2 |
Carlisle |
(aet) |
|
(4-4 on aggregate; Carlisle won on
away goals) |
South
| 7 Mar |
Swansea |
1 |
- |
0 |
Colchester |
|
| 14 Mar |
Colchester |
1 |
- |
2 |
Swansea |
|
|
(Swansea won 3-1 on aggregate) |
Final
Sunday 2nd April 2006, at the Millennium Stadium
| Swansea City |
2 |
- |
1 |
Carlisle United |
|