2005–06 Football League Trophy

Football League Trophy 2005–06 LDV Vans Trophy EnglandWales 60 Swansea City Carlisle United 61 197 Adebayo AkinfenwaAndy Robinson(5 goals)https://archive.today/20130102200603/http://soccernet.espn.go.com/stats/scorers/_/league/eng.trophy/year/2005/johnstone's-paint-trophy?cc=5739 "Johnstone's Paint Trophy Stats: Top Goal Scorers - 2005/06". ESPN. Retrieved 6 March 2012. 2004–05 2006–07 The 2005–06 Football League Trophy, known as the LDV Vans Trophy for sponsorship reasons, was the 25th season in the history of the competition. A straight knockout competition for English football clubs in the third and fourth tiers of the English football league system."The Football League Trophy". RSSSF. Retrieved 4 March 2012. In all, 60 clubs entered the competition. It was split into two sections, Northern and Southern, with the winners of each section contesting the final at the Millennium Stadium, Cardiff. The competition began on 18 October 2005 and concluded on 2 April 2006."2005–06 LDV Vans Trophy". RSSSF. Retrieved 4 March 2012. The 2006 final was branded simply as the Football League Trophy after the new owners of LDV withdrew sponsorship of the competition in March 2006 due to the company entering administration, also meaning no prize money was awarded to the winners."Prize money blow for cup winners". BBC Sport. Retrieved 4 March 2012. Wrexham were the defending champions, but lost to Blackpool in the first round. The winners were Swansea City, who defeated Carlisle United 2–1."Carlisle 1–2 Swansea". BBC Sport. Retrieved 6 March 2012. First round The First Round ties took place on 18 and 19 October 2005. Four clubs received a bye into the Second Round. Bradford City and Port Vale in the Northern section, and Colchester United and Walsall in the Southern section. Northern section Tie no.Home teamScoreAway teamAttendance1Barnsley2–5Doncaster Rovers4,0952Blackpool4–3Wrexham3,2393Cambridge United3–0Chester City1,2244Grimsby Town1–1Morecambe1,131Morecambe won 4–3 on penalties5Halifax Town6–1Bury1,1916Kidderminster Harriers2–1Darlington6967Macclesfield Town2–0Chesterfield7968Mansfield Town0–1Hereford United1,3939Oldham Athletic1–1Carlisle United2,226Carlisle United won 6–5 on penalties10Rochdale3–1Stockport County1,68311Rotherham United3–3Accrington Stanley1,888Rotherham United won 3–2 on penalties12Scunthorpe United1–0Hartlepool United2,02813Tranmere Rovers2–1Lincoln City3,21014Boston United2–1Huddersfield Town1,593 Southern section Tie no.Home teamScoreAway teamAttendance1Barnet3–2Bristol City1,0312Bournemouth4–1Aldershot Town2,6573Brentford1–1Oxford United1,785Oxford United won 4–3 on penalties4Gillingham2–0Crawley Town1,9885Leyton Orient2–0Yeovil Town9586MK Dons3–2Exeter City2,7457Northampton Town5–2Notts County2,0418Peterborough United2–1Bristol Rovers1,4779Rushden & Diamonds1–0Southend United1,30010Shrewsbury Town0–2Cheltenham Town2,14611Swindon Town2–0Stevenage Borough1,77112Torquay United1–3Swansea City1,02513Woking3–2Nottingham Forest3,12714Wycombe Wanderers2–1Dagenham & Redbridge1,094 Second round The Second Round ties took place on 22 and 23 November 2005. The Woking vs. Cheltenham Town match was abandoned with the scores at 2–1 to Cheltenham due to heavy fog after 50 minutes."Woking-Cheltenham match abandoned". BBC Sport. Retrieved 6 March 2012. The game was eventually played on 28 November 2005, with Cheltenham triumphing 5–1 in extra time."Woking 1–5 Cheltenham". BBC Sport. Retrieved 6 March 2012. The Halifax vs. Scunthorpe United game was additionally postponed until 13 December 2005 due to bad weather conditions."Clubs await LDV Vans Trophy draw". BBC Sport. Retrieved 6 March 2012. Northern section Tie no.Home teamScoreAway teamAttendance1Cambridge United3–2Doncaster Rovers1,4352Carlisle United2–1Blackpool2,9873Hereford United2–1Port Vale1,3554Morecambe0–1Bradford City1,6495Rotherham United1–2Macclesfield Town1,6466Tranmere Rovers3–2Rochdale2,8677Boston United0–3Kidderminster Harriers1,1318Halifax Town1–3Scunthorpe United1,124 Southern section Tie no.Home teamScoreAway teamAttendance1Barnet0–3MK Dons9912Gillingham2–2Wycombe Wanderers2,111Wycombe Wanderers won 3–1 on penalties3Peterborough United2–1Swindon Town9594Swansea City4–0Rushden & Diamonds5,3215Walsall1–0Bournemouth2,0316Colchester United3–2Northampton Town1,7197Oxford United1–0Leyton Orient1,5218Woking1–5Cheltenham Town883 Quarter finals The Quarter final ties took place on 13 and 20 December 2005. Northern section Tie no.Home teamScoreAway teamAttendance1Macclesfield Town4–2Cambridge United8602Hereford United2–0Scunthorpe United1,4523Kidderminster Harriers2–1Bradford City1,2764Tranmere Rovers0–0Carlisle United3,054Carlisle United won 11–10 on penalties Southern section Tie no.Home teamScoreAway teamAttendance1Swansea City3–1Peterborough United5,4742Cheltenham Town2–1Oxford United1,8253MK Dons1–2Colchester United2,6494Walsall3–2Wycombe Wanderers2,571 Semi finals The Semi final ties took place on 24 January 2006. Northern section Tie no.Home teamScoreAway teamAttendance1Carlisle United1–0Kidderminster Harriers4,4322Macclesfield Town2–0Hereford United1,315 Southern section Tie no.Home teamScoreAway teamAttendance1Cheltenham Town0–1Colchester United2,2432Swansea City2–2Walsall6,670Swansea City won 6–5 on penalties Area Finals Northern section First leg 21 February 2006 19:45 Carlisle United 2–1 http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/4731914.stm Macclesfield Town Hawley 20 Murphy 90 Smart 9 Brunton Park, Carlisle 5,706 N. Miller Second leg 7 March 2006 19:45 Macclesfield Town 3–2 yes http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/4778628.stm Carlisle United Teague 4 McNeil 28 Townson 120 Hawley 42 Grand 109 Moss Rose, Macclesfield 3,598 M. Thorpe Southern Section First leg 2006-03-07 19:45 Swansea City 1 – 0 Report Colchester United Akinfenwa 40 Liberty Stadium, Swansea 7,285 P. Taylor Second leg 2006-03-14 19:45 Colchester United 1 – 2 Report Swansea City Danns 46 Britton 52Knight 56 Layer Road, Colchester 3,236 P. Crossley Final 2006 Football League Trophy Final 2006-04-02 13:00 Carlisle United 1 – 2 Report Swansea City A. Murray 40 Trundle 3Akinfenwa 81 Millennium Stadium, Cardiff 42,028 A. Leake References External links Official website Category:EFL Trophy seasons League Trophy Trophy Trophy