Autoglass Trophy - 1992/93

Participating teams

46: 24 from the Second and 22 from the Third Division. 23 teams in each area group.
North: Blackpool, Bolton, Bradford, Burnley, Bury, Carlisle, Chester, Chesterfield, Darlington, Doncaster, Halifax, Hartlepool, Huddersfield, Hull, Lincoln, Preston, Rochdale, Rotherham, Scarborough, Scunthorpe, Stockport, Wigan, York.
South: Barnet, Bournemouth, Brighton, Cardiff, Colchester, Crewe, Exeter, Fulham, Gillingham, Hereford, Leyton Orient, Mansfield, Northampton, Plymouth, Port Vale, Reading, Shrewsbury, Stoke, Swansea, Torquay, Walsall, WBA, Wrexham.

Format

First round: 7 groups of 3 in each area, with 2 teams receiving a bye into the second round. Winners and runners-up 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 Wembley.

First round

Note: The source from which this information was obtained does not give the group numbers; therefore, the number assigned to each group below is arbitrary, and does not necessarily correspond to the number which the group actually bore.

North

Byes: Burnley, Darlington.

Group 1

1 Dec Doncaster 2 - 1 York
8 Dec York 0 - 0 Hull
15 Dec Hull 2 - 1 Doncaster

P W D L F A Pts
1 Hull 2 1 1 0 2 1 4
2 Doncaster 2 1 0 1 3 3 3
3 York 2 0 1 1 1 2 1

Group 2

1 Dec Halifax 0 - 4 Bradford
9 Dec Bradford 0 - 0 Huddersfield
15 Dec Huddersfield 5 - 0 Halifax

P W D L F A Pts
1 Huddersfield 2 1 1 0 5 0 4
2 Bradford 2 1 1 0 4 0 4
3 Halifax 2 0 0 2 0 9 0

Group 3

1 Dec Lincoln 0 - 1 Rotherham
8 Dec Rotherham 3 - 1 Scunthorpe
14 Dec Scunthorpe 2 - 2 Lincoln

P W D L F A Pts
1 Rotherham 2 2 0 0 4 1 6
2 Scunthorpe 2 0 1 1 3 5 1
3 Lincoln 2 0 1 1 2 3 1

Group 4

1 Dec Preston 1 - 1 Blackpool
8 Dec Blackpool 3 - 2 Wigan
6 Jan Wigan 2 - 1 Preston

P W D L F A Pts
1 Blackpool 2 1 1 0 4 3 4
2 Wigan 2 1 0 1 4 4 3
3 Preston 2 0 1 1 2 3 1

Group 5

1 Dec Rochdale 0 - 0 Bolton
8 Dec Bolton 1 - 1 Bury
12 Jan Bury 1 - 2 Rochdale

P W D L F A Pts
1 Rochdale 2 1 1 0 2 1 4
2 Bolton 2 0 2 0 1 1 2
3 Bury 2 0 1 1 2 3 1

Group 6

5 Dec Chester 0 - 1 Chesterfield
8 Dec Chesterfield 0 - 3 Stockport
15 Dec Stockport 2 - 0 Chester

P W D L F A Pts
1 Stockport 2 2 0 0 5 0 6
2 Chesterfield 2 1 0 1 1 3 3
3 Chester 2 0 0 2 0 3 0

Group 7

5 Dec Scarborough 4 - 0 Carlisle
8 Dec Hartlepool 4 - 1 Scarborough
15 Dec Carlisle 2 - 0 Hartlepool

P W D L F A Pts
1 Scarborough 2 1 0 1 5 4 3
2 Hartlepool 2 1 0 1 4 3 3
3 Carlisle 2 1 0 1 2 4 3

South

Byes: Port Vale, Swansea.

Group 1

1 Dec Colchester 1 - 2 Northampton
9 Dec Northampton 2 - 1 Barnet
21 Dec Barnet 4 - 2 Colchester

P W D L F A Pts
1 Northampton 2 2 0 0 4 2 6
2 Barnet 2 1 0 1 5 4 3
3 Colchester 2 0 0 2 3 6 0

Group 2

1 Dec Leyton Orient 4 - 1 Gillingham
8 Dec Gillingham 3 - 3 Fulham
15 Dec Fulham 2 - 2 Leyton Orient

P W D L F A Pts
1 Leyton Orient 2 1 1 0 6 3 4
2 Fulham 2 0 2 0 5 5 2
3 Gillingham 2 0 1 1 4 7 1

Group 3

1 Dec Reading 1 - 1 Brighton
9 Dec Brighton 3 - 2 Bournemouth
5 Jan Bournemouth 1 - 1 Reading

P W D L F A Pts
1 Brighton 2 1 1 0 4 3 4
2 Reading 2 0 2 0 2 2 2
3 Bournemouth 2 0 1 1 3 4 1

Group 4

1 Dec Shrewsbury 1 - 3 Cardiff
8 Dec Cardiff 3 - 2 Hereford
22 Dec Hereford 2 - 1 Shrewsbury

P W D L F A Pts
1 Cardiff 2 2 0 0 6 3 6
2 Hereford 2 1 0 1 4 4 3
3 Shrewsbury 2 0 0 2 2 5 0

Group 5

8 Dec Exeter 5 - 0 Torquay
5 Jan Plymouth 1 - 1 Exeter
2 Feb Torquay 2 - 1 Plymouth

P W D L F A Pts
1 Exeter 2 1 1 0 6 1 4
2 Torquay 2 1 0 1 2 6 3
3 Plymouth 2 0 1 1 2 3 1

Group 6

8 Dec Walsall 2 - 0 Mansfield
5 Jan WBA 4 - 0 Walsall
12 Jan Mansfield 0 - 1 WBA

P W D L F A Pts
1 WBA 2 2 0 0 5 0 6
2 Walsall 2 1 0 1 2 4 3
3 Mansfield 2 0 0 2 0 3 0

Group 7

8 Dec Crewe 0 - 3 Wrexham
15 Dec Wrexham 0 - 2 Stoke
6 Jan Stoke 2 - 2 Crewe

P W D L F A Pts
1 Stoke 2 1 1 0 4 2 4
2 Wrexham 2 1 0 1 3 2 3
3 Crewe 2 0 1 1 2 5 1

Second round

North

12 Jan Hull 0 - 1 Chesterfield
Scarborough 3 - 4 Bradford
Stockport 1 - 0 Hartlepool
18 Jan Blackpool 1 - 3 Burnley
Darlington 3 - 4 Bolton (aet)
Rochdale 0 - 0 Scunthorpe
(Abandoned after 87 minutes)
Rotherham 3 - 3 Wigan (aet)
(Wigan won on penalties)
20 Jan Huddersfield 3 - 0 Doncaster
2 Feb Rochdale 1 - 2 Scunthorpe

South

12 Jan Leyton Orient 4 - 1 Wrexham
Port Vale 4 - 3 Fulham (aet)
18 Jan Brighton 4 - 2 Walsall (aet)
Cardiff 1 - 2 Swansea (aet)
Northampton 4 - 0 Hereford
20 Jan Stoke 4 - 1 Barnet
9 Feb Exeter 2 - 2 Reading (aet)
(Exeter won on penalties)
WBA 2 - 1 Torquay

Area quarter-finals

North

2 Feb Bradford 3 - 4 Stockport
Chesterfield 3 - 0 Burnley
Huddersfield 3 - 0 Bolton
9 Feb Wigan 2 - 1 Scunthorpe

South

2 Feb Port Vale 4 - 2 Northampton
16 Feb Stoke 2 - 1 WBA
Swansea 1 - 0 Leyton Orient
17 Feb Brighton 0 - 1 Exeter

Area semi-finals

North

23 Feb Stockport 2 - 1 Chesterfield
Wigan 5 - 2 Huddersfield

South

23 Feb Swansea 2 - 3 Exeter (aet)
3 Mar Stoke 0 - 1 Port Vale

Area finals

North

16 Mar Wigan 2 - 1 Stockport
20 Apr Stockport 2 - 0 Wigan
(Stockport won 3-2 on aggregate)

South

16 Mar Port Vale 2 - 1 Exeter
21 Apr Exeter 1 - 1 Port Vale
(Port Vale won 3-2 on aggregate)

Final

Sunday 22nd May 1993, at Wembley

Port Vale 2 - 1 Stockport County