Auto Windscreens Shield - 1996/97
Participating teams
48: 24 each from the Second and Third Divisions. 24 teams in each
area group.
North: Blackpool, Burnley, Bury, Carlisle, Chester, Chesterfield,
Crewe, Darlington, Doncaster, Hartlepool, Hull, Lincoln, Mansfield,
Notts County, Preston, Rochdale, Rotherham, Scarborough, Scunthorpe,
Shrewsbury, Stockport, Wigan, Wrexham, York.
South: Barnet, Bournemouth, Brentford, Brighton, Bristol City,
Bristol Rovers, Cambridge, Cardiff, Colchester, Exeter, Fulham,
Gillingham, Hereford, Leyton Orient, Luton, Millwall, Northampton,
Peterborough, Plymouth, Swansea, Torquay, Walsall, Watford, Wycombe.
Format
First round: 8 single-game ties in each area, with 8 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 Wembley.
First round
North
Byes: Crewe, Lincoln, Mansfield, Scunthorpe, Shrewsbury,
Wigan, Wrexham, York.
| 9 Dec |
Chesterfield |
0 |
- |
2 |
Preston |
|
| 10 Dec |
Bury |
3 |
- |
1 |
Darlington |
|
|
Carlisle |
2 |
- |
0 |
Rochdale |
|
|
Doncaster |
1 |
- |
2 |
Stockport |
|
|
Hartlepool |
0 |
- |
2 |
Burnley |
|
|
Hull |
3 |
- |
1 |
Chester |
|
|
Rotherham |
0 |
- |
1 |
Blackpool |
|
|
Scarborough |
0 |
- |
1 |
Notts County |
|
South
Byes: Barnet, Bristol City, Exeter, Northampton, Peterborough,
Torquay, Walsall, Watford.
| 7 Dec |
Hereford |
0 |
- |
4 |
Millwall |
|
| 10 Dec |
Bristol Rovers |
1 |
- |
2 |
Brentford |
|
|
Cambridge |
0 |
- |
1 |
Colchester |
|
|
Gillingham |
1 |
- |
2 |
Cardiff |
(aet) |
|
Luton |
2 |
- |
1 |
Leyton Orient |
|
|
Plymouth |
2 |
- |
0 |
Bournemouth |
|
| 17 Dec |
Brighton |
3 |
- |
2 |
Fulham |
(aet) |
| 8 Jan |
Swansea |
1 |
- |
1 |
Wycombe |
(aet) |
|
(Swansea won on penalties) |
Second round
North
| 13 Jan |
Bury |
6 |
- |
0 |
Mansfield |
|
| 14 Jan |
Blackpool |
4 |
- |
0 |
Lincoln |
|
|
Shrewsbury |
3 |
- |
2 |
Wigan |
(aet) |
| 21 Jan |
York |
1 |
- |
0 |
Preston |
|
| 28 Jan |
Carlisle |
4 |
- |
0 |
Hull |
|
|
Scunthorpe |
1 |
- |
1 |
Notts County |
(aet) |
|
(Scunthorpe won on penalties) |
|
Wrexham |
0 |
- |
1 |
Crewe |
|
| 4 Feb |
Burnley |
0 |
- |
1 |
Stockport |
|
South
| 7 Jan |
Brentford |
2 |
- |
1 |
Barnet |
(aet) |
|
Millwall |
2 |
- |
3 |
Colchester |
(aet) |
|
Watford |
2 |
- |
1 |
Torquay |
|
| 14 Jan |
Cardiff |
1 |
- |
1 |
Exeter |
(aet) |
|
(Exeter won on penalties) |
|
Plymouth |
1 |
- |
0 |
Brighton |
|
| 21 Jan |
Peterborough |
2 |
- |
0 |
Walsall |
|
|
Swansea |
0 |
- |
1 |
Bristol City |
|
| 4 Feb |
Northampton |
1 |
- |
0 |
Luton |
|
Area quarter-finals
North
| 4 Feb |
Crewe |
1 |
- |
0 |
Blackpool |
|
|
York |
0 |
- |
2 |
Carlisle |
|
| 11 Feb |
Bury |
1 |
- |
2 |
Stockport |
(aet) |
|
Shrewsbury |
2 |
- |
1 |
Scunthorpe |
(aet) |
South
| 28 Jan |
Brentford |
0 |
- |
1 |
Colchester |
|
|
Exeter |
0 |
- |
1 |
Peterborough |
|
| 11 Feb |
Plymouth |
0 |
- |
2 |
Northampton |
|
|
Watford |
2 |
- |
1 |
Bristol City |
|
Area semi-finals
North
| 18 Feb |
Shrewsbury |
1 |
- |
2 |
Carlisle |
|
| 4 Mar |
Crewe |
1 |
- |
1 |
Stockport |
(aet) |
|
(Stockport won on penalties) |
South
| 18 Feb |
Colchester |
2 |
- |
1 |
Northampton |
|
|
Watford |
0 |
- |
1 |
Peterborough |
|
Area finals
North
| 18 Mar |
Carlisle |
2 |
- |
0 |
Stockport |
|
| 25 Mar |
Stockport |
0 |
- |
0 |
Carlisle |
|
|
(Carlisle won 2-0 on aggregate) |
South
| 11 Mar |
Peterborough |
2 |
- |
0 |
Colchester |
|
| 18 Mar |
Colchester |
3 |
- |
0 |
Peterborough |
(aet) |
|
(Colchester won 3-2 on aggregate) |
Final
Sunday 20th April 1997, at Wembley
| Carlisle United |
0 |
- |
0 |
Colchester United |
(aet) |
| (Carlisle won 4-3 on penalties) |