Freight Rover Trophy - 1985/86
Participating teams
48: 24 each from the Third and Fourth Divisions. 24 teams in each
area group.
North: Blackpool, Bolton, Burnley, Bury, Chester, Chesterfield,
Crewe, Darlington, Doncaster, Halifax, Hartlepool, Lincoln, Mansfield,
Notts County, Port Vale, Preston, Rochdale, Rotherham, Scunthorpe,
Stockport, Tranmere, Wigan, Wrexham, York.
South: Aldershot, Bournemouth, Brentford, Bristol City, Bristol
Rovers, Cambridge, Cardiff, Colchester, Derby, Exeter, Gillingham,
Hereford, Newport, Northampton, Orient, Peterborough, Plymouth, Reading,
Southend, Swansea, Swindon, Torquay, Walsall, Wolves.
Format
Preliminary round: 8 groups of 3 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 Wembley.
Preliminary round
North
Group 1
| 20 Jan |
Tranmere |
2 |
- |
0 |
Preston |
| 29 Jan |
Preston |
2 |
- |
0 |
Bury |
| 26 Feb |
Bury |
1 |
- |
2 |
Tranmere |
|
|
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
Pts |
| 1 |
Tranmere |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
1 |
6 |
| 2 |
Preston |
2 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
3 |
| 3 |
Bury |
2 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
4 |
0 |
Group 2
| 14 Jan |
Crewe |
4 |
- |
1 |
Stockport |
| 20 Jan |
Stockport |
2 |
- |
2 |
Bolton |
| 28 Jan |
Bolton |
1 |
- |
0 |
Crewe |
|
|
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
Pts |
| 1 |
Bolton |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
3 |
2 |
4 |
| 2 |
Crewe |
2 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
4 |
2 |
3 |
| 3 |
Stockport |
2 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
6 |
1 |
Group 3
| 20 Jan |
Rochdale |
1 |
- |
0 |
Chester |
| 22 Jan |
Chester |
0 |
- |
2 |
Wigan |
| 28 Jan |
Wigan |
6 |
- |
0 |
Rochdale |
|
|
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
Pts |
| 1 |
Wigan |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
8 |
0 |
6 |
| 2 |
Rochdale |
2 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
6 |
3 |
| 3 |
Chester |
2 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
Group 4
| 21 Jan |
Wrexham |
1 |
- |
1 |
Port Vale |
| 23 Jan |
Blackpool |
2 |
- |
2 |
Wrexham |
| 10 Feb |
Port Vale |
3 |
- |
1 |
Blackpool |
|
|
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
Pts |
| 1 |
Port Vale |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
4 |
2 |
4 |
| 2 |
Wrexham |
2 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
3 |
3 |
2 |
| 3 |
Blackpool |
2 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
5 |
1 |
Group 5
| 14 Jan |
Darlington |
2 |
- |
0 |
Chesterfield |
| 21 Jan |
Chesterfield |
1 |
- |
2 |
Burnley |
| 13 Mar |
Burnley |
1 |
- |
1 |
Darlington |
|
|
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
Pts |
| 1 |
Darlington |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
4 |
| 2 |
Burnley |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
3 |
2 |
4 |
| 3 |
Chesterfield |
2 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
4 |
0 |
Group 6
| 16 Jan |
Notts County |
1 |
- |
0 |
Doncaster |
| 21 Jan |
Doncaster |
1 |
- |
0 |
Mansfield |
| 11 Mar |
Mansfield |
1 |
- |
0 |
Notts County |
|
|
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
Pts |
| 1 |
Doncaster |
2 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
|
Mansfield |
2 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
|
Notts County |
2 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
Play-offs to determine the group winner:
| 17 Mar |
Mansfield |
4 |
- |
2 |
Doncaster |
| 20 Mar |
Notts County |
0 |
- |
1 |
Mansfield |
|
|
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
Pts |
| 1 |
Mansfield |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
2 |
6 |
| 2 |
Notts County |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
| 3 |
Doncaster |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
4 |
0 |
Group 7
| 14 Jan |
York |
0 |
- |
0 |
Rotherham |
| 21 Jan |
Rotherham |
3 |
- |
0 |
Hartlepool |
| 28 Jan |
Hartlepool |
3 |
- |
2 |
York |
|
|
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
Pts |
| 1 |
Rotherham |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
4 |
| 2 |
Hartlepool |
2 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
5 |
3 |
| 3 |
York |
2 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
1 |
Group 8
| 15 Jan |
Lincoln |
1 |
- |
3 |
Scunthorpe |
| 21 Jan |
Scunthorpe |
3 |
- |
2 |
Halifax |
| 11 Feb |
Halifax |
1 |
- |
1 |
Lincoln |
|
|
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
Pts |
| 1 |
Scunthorpe |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
3 |
6 |
| 2 |
Halifax |
2 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
4 |
1 |
| 3 |
Lincoln |
2 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
4 |
1 |
South
Group 1
| 20 Jan |
Swansea |
1 |
- |
1 |
Newport |
| 21 Jan |
Newport |
1 |
- |
0 |
Cardiff |
| 28 Jan |
Cardiff |
0 |
- |
2 |
Swansea |
|
|
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
Pts |
| 1 |
Swansea |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
4 |
| 2 |
Newport |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
4 |
| 3 |
Cardiff |
2 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
Group 2
| 14 Jan |
Exeter |
1 |
- |
1 |
Wolves |
| 22 Jan |
Wolves |
1 |
- |
1 |
Torquay |
| 29 Jan |
Torquay |
1 |
- |
0 |
Exeter |
|
|
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
Pts |
| 1 |
Torquay |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
4 |
| 2 |
Wolves |
2 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
| 3 |
Exeter |
2 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
Group 3
| 14 Jan |
Bristol City |
0 |
- |
0 |
Plymouth |
| 21 Jan |
Plymouth |
0 |
- |
1 |
Walsall |
| 28 Jan |
Walsall |
1 |
- |
2 |
Bristol City |
|
|
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
Pts |
| 1 |
Bristol City |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
4 |
| 2 |
Walsall |
2 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
3 |
| 3 |
Plymouth |
2 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
Group 4
| 15 Jan |
Hereford |
2 |
- |
0 |
Bristol Rovers |
| 21 Jan |
Bristol Rovers |
2 |
- |
1 |
Swindon |
| 11 Mar |
Swindon |
1 |
- |
1 |
Hereford |
|
|
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
Pts |
| 1 |
Hereford |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
4 |
| 2 |
Bristol Rovers |
2 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
3 |
| 3 |
Swindon |
2 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
1 |
Group 5
| 14 Jan |
Aldershot |
0 |
- |
1 |
Cambridge |
| 21 Jan |
Cambridge |
4 |
- |
1 |
Peterborough |
| 17 Apr |
Peterborough |
2 |
- |
0 |
Aldershot |
|
|
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
Pts |
| 1 |
Cambridge |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
1 |
6 |
| 2 |
Peterborough |
2 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
4 |
3 |
| 3 |
Aldershot |
2 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
Group 6
| 14 Jan |
Colchester |
4 |
- |
1 |
Southend |
| 21 Jan |
Northampton |
2 |
- |
1 |
Colchester |
| 13 Mar |
Southend |
1 |
- |
3 |
Northampton |
|
|
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
Pts |
| 1 |
Northampton |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
2 |
6 |
| 2 |
Colchester |
2 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
5 |
3 |
3 |
| 3 |
Southend |
2 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
7 |
0 |
Group 7
| 14 Jan |
Orient |
3 |
- |
1 |
Bournemouth |
| 21 Jan |
Bournemouth |
5 |
- |
0 |
Reading |
| 6 Mar |
Reading |
0 |
- |
3 |
Orient |
|
|
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
Pts |
| 1 |
Orient |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
1 |
6 |
| 2 |
Bournemouth |
2 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
6 |
3 |
3 |
| 3 |
Reading |
2 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
8 |
0 |
Group 8
| 15 Jan |
Brentford |
0 |
- |
0 |
Derby |
| 22 Jan |
Derby |
0 |
- |
2 |
Gillingham |
| 29 Jan |
Gillingham |
1 |
- |
1 |
Brentford |
|
|
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
Pts |
| 1 |
Gillingham |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
4 |
| 2 |
Brentford |
2 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
| 3 |
Derby |
2 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
Area quarter-finals
North
| 18 Feb |
Wigan |
3 |
- |
0 |
Rotherham |
| 10 Mar |
Scunthorpe |
1 |
- |
1 |
Port Vale |
(aet) |
|
(Port Vale won on penalties) |
| 11 Mar |
Bolton |
2 |
- |
1 |
Tranmere |
| 27 Mar |
Darlington |
3 |
- |
0 |
Mansfield |
South
| 19 Feb |
Swansea |
1 |
- |
0 |
Torquay |
|
| 24 Feb |
Gillingham |
2 |
- |
0 |
Cambridge |
|
| 24 Mar |
Orient |
1 |
- |
2 |
Hereford |
(aet) |
| 27 Mar |
Bristol City |
3 |
- |
2 |
Northampton |
|
Area semi-finals
North
| 26 Mar |
Port Vale |
1 |
- |
2 |
Wigan |
| 1 May |
Darlington |
0 |
- |
3 |
Bolton |
South
| 2 Apr |
Hereford |
0 |
- |
0 |
Swansea |
(aet) |
|
(Hereford won on penalties) |
| 16 Apr |
Bristol City |
3 |
- |
0 |
Gillingham |
Area finals
North
| 6 May |
Wigan |
0 |
- |
1 |
Bolton |
| 9 May |
Bolton |
2 |
- |
1 |
Wigan |
|
(Bolton won 3-1 on aggregate) |
South
| 6 May |
Hereford |
2 |
- |
0 |
Bristol City |
| 9 May |
Bristol City |
3 |
- |
0 |
Hereford |
(aet) |
|
(Bristol City won 3-2 on aggregate) |
Final
Saturday 24th May 1986, at Wembley
| Bristol City |
3 |
- |
0 |
Bolton Wanderers |