2003–04 Football League Trophy

Football League Trophy 2003–04 LDV Vans Trophy EnglandWales 60 Blackpool Southend United 61 2002–03 2004–05 The 2003–04 Football League Trophy, known as the LDV Vans Trophy for sponsorship reasons, was the 23rd 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 12 June 2010. In all, 60 clubs entered the competition, including twelve from the Conference National. 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 13 October 2003 and concluded on 21 March 2004."2003–04 LDV Vans Trophy". RSSSF. Retrieved 12 June 2010. The winners were Blackpool, who defeated Southend United 2–0 to win the title for a second time."Blackpool 2–0 Southend". BBC Sport. Retrieved 12 June 2010. First round Four clubs received a bye into the Second Round. Bury and Huddersfield Town in the Northern section, and Northampton Town and Swansea City in the Southern section. Northern section Tie no.Home teamScoreAway teamAttendance1Blackpool3–2 https://web.archive.org/web/20041221084526/http://www.soccerbase.com/results3.sd?gameid=405395 2004-12-21 Tranmere Rovers2,8382Carlisle United2–0 https://web.archive.org/web/20041221084849/http://www.soccerbase.com/results3.sd?gameid=405396 2004-12-21 Rochdale1,8283Chester City0–1 https://web.archive.org/web/20041221084646/http://www.soccerbase.com/results3.sd?gameid=405397 2004-12-21 Doncaster Rovers1,1414Chesterfield2–1 https://web.archive.org/web/20041221084354/http://www.soccerbase.com/results3.sd?gameid=405398 2004-12-21 Macclesfield Town1,6315Darlington1–3 https://web.archive.org/web/20041221084602/http://www.soccerbase.com/results3.sd?gameid=405399 2004-12-21 Hull City1,5786Halifax Town2–1 https://web.archive.org/web/20041221084853/http://www.soccerbase.com/results3.sd?gameid=405400 2004-12-21 York City1,1487Lincoln City3–1 https://web.archive.org/web/20041221084555/http://www.soccerbase.com/results3.sd?gameid=405401 2004-12-21 Telford United1,5038Mansfield Town1–2 https://web.archive.org/web/20041221084651/http://www.soccerbase.com/results3.sd?gameid=405402 2004-12-21 Stockport County3,7189Oldham Athletic3–3 https://web.archive.org/web/20041221084658/http://www.soccerbase.com/results3.sd?gameid=405403 2004-12-21 Hartlepool United3,575Oldham Athletic won 5–3 on penalties10Scarborough2–1 https://web.archive.org/web/20041221084750/http://www.soccerbase.com/results3.sd?gameid=405404 2004-12-21 Port Vale1,00311Scunthorpe United2–1 https://web.archive.org/web/20041221084758/http://www.soccerbase.com/results3.sd?gameid=405405 2004-12-21 Shrewsbury Town1,26512Wrexham4–1 https://web.archive.org/web/20041221084522/http://www.soccerbase.com/results3.sd?gameid=405406 2004-12-21 Morecambe1,07813Notts County0–0 https://web.archive.org/web/20041221084550/http://www.soccerbase.com/results3.sd?gameid=405393 2004-12-21 Barnsley1,220Barnsley won 4–2 on penalties14Sheffield Wednesday1–1 https://web.archive.org/web/20041221084622/http://www.soccerbase.com/results3.sd?gameid=405394 2004-12-21 Grimsby Town7,323Sheffield Wednesday won 5–4 on penalties Southern section Tie no.Home teamScoreAway teamAttendance1Brighton & Hove Albion2–0 https://web.archive.org/web/20041221084742/http://www.soccerbase.com/results3.sd?gameid=405392 2004-12-21 Forest Green Rovers3,9692Barnet3–3 https://web.archive.org/web/20041220130451/http://www.soccerbase.com/results3.sd?gameid=405383 2004-12-20 Brentford1,248Brentford won 3–1 on penalties3Cheltenham Town1–3 https://web.archive.org/web/20041221084506/http://www.soccerbase.com/results3.sd?gameid=405384 2004-12-21 Colchester United1,3244Peterborough United3–2 https://web.archive.org/web/20041221084804/http://www.soccerbase.com/results3.sd?gameid=405385 2004-12-21 Torquay United1,9805Plymouth Argyle4–0 https://web.archive.org/web/20041221084733/http://www.soccerbase.com/results3.sd?gameid=405386 2004-12-21 Bristol City4,9276Queens Park Rangers2–0 https://web.archive.org/web/20041221084314/http://www.soccerbase.com/results3.sd?gameid=405387 2004-12-21 Kidderminster Harriers3,6717Southend United2–1 https://web.archive.org/web/20041221084710/http://www.soccerbase.com/results3.sd?gameid=405388 2004-12-21 Bristol Rovers1,7148Stevenage Borough0–1 https://web.archive.org/web/20041221084310/http://www.soccerbase.com/results3.sd?gameid=405389 2004-12-21 Luton Town1,7549Wycombe Wanderers1–0 https://web.archive.org/web/20041221084706/http://www.soccerbase.com/results3.sd?gameid=405390 2004-12-21 Cambridge United97710Yeovil Town2–0 https://web.archive.org/web/20041221084808/http://www.soccerbase.com/results3.sd?gameid=405391 2004-12-21 Bournemouth5,03511Boston United2–1 https://web.archive.org/web/20041220130439/http://www.soccerbase.com/results3.sd?gameid=405380 2004-12-20 Swindon Town1,51412Dagenham & Redbridge4–1 https://web.archive.org/web/20041220130443/http://www.soccerbase.com/results3.sd?gameid=405381 2004-12-20 Leyton Orient1,85713Oxford United0–1 https://web.archive.org/web/20041220130447/http://www.soccerbase.com/results3.sd?gameid=405382 2004-12-20 Rushden & Diamonds2,51014Hereford United2–0 https://web.archive.org/web/20041220130435/http://www.soccerbase.com/results3.sd?gameid=405379 2004-12-20 Exeter City1,513 Second round Northern section Tie no.Home teamScoreAway teamAttendance1Bury2–1 https://web.archive.org/web/20041221084317/http://www.soccerbase.com/results3.sd?gameid=406017 2004-12-21 Oldham Athletic3,1022Blackpool1–0 https://web.archive.org/web/20041221084326/http://www.soccerbase.com/results3.sd?gameid=406259 2004-12-21 Doncaster Rovers2,9543Carlisle United2–0 https://web.archive.org/web/20041221084714/http://www.soccerbase.com/results3.sd?gameid=406260 2004-12-21 Huddersfield Town1,3464Hull City1–3 https://web.archive.org/web/20041221084718/http://www.soccerbase.com/results3.sd?gameid=406261 2004-12-21 Scunthorpe United6,6565Lincoln City4–3 https://web.archive.org/web/20041221084722/http://www.soccerbase.com/results3.sd?gameid=406262 2004-12-21 Chesterfield2,3956Scarborough0–1 https://web.archive.org/web/20041221084726/http://www.soccerbase.com/results3.sd?gameid=406263 2004-12-21 Halifax Town8997Stockport Countyhttps://archive.today/20070519173713/http://www.soccerbase.com/results3.sd?gameid=406286 5–4Wrexham1,4698Sheffield Wednesday1–0 https://web.archive.org/web/20041221084626/http://www.soccerbase.com/results3.sd?gameid=405431 2004-12-21 Barnsley13,575 Southern section Tie no.Home teamScoreAway teamAttendance1Brighton & Hove Albion3–1 https://web.archive.org/web/20041221084514/http://www.soccerbase.com/results3.sd?gameid=406254 2004-12-21 Boston United4,0262Hereford United1–1 https://web.archive.org/web/20041221084821/http://www.soccerbase.com/results3.sd?gameid=406264 2004-12-21 Northampton Town1,517Northampton Town won 4–3 on penalties3Peterborough United3–2Brentford1,8214Plymouth Argyle2–2 https://web.archive.org/web/20041221084905/http://www.soccerbase.com/results3.sd?gameid=406266 2004-12-21 Wycombe Wanderers4,298Wycombe Wanderers won 4–2 on penalties5Queens Park Rangers2–1 https://web.archive.org/web/20041221084302/http://www.soccerbase.com/results3.sd?gameid=406267 2004-12-21 Dagenham & Redbridge3,0366Rushden & Diamonds1–2 https://web.archive.org/web/20041221084857/http://www.soccerbase.com/results3.sd?gameid=406268 2004-12-21 Luton Town2,7467Swansea City1–2 https://web.archive.org/web/20041221084731/http://www.soccerbase.com/results3.sd?gameid=406269 2004-12-21 Southend United2,0558Yeovil Town2–2 https://web.archive.org/web/20041221084458/http://www.soccerbase.com/results3.sd?gameid=406270 2004-12-21 Colchester United3,052Colchester United won 4–2 on penalties Quarter finals Northern section Tie no.Home teamScoreAway teamAttendance1Bury0–1 https://web.archive.org/web/20041020191548/http://www.soccerbase.com/results3.sd?gameid=410534 2004-10-20 Scunthorpe United1,2462Carlisle United0–3 https://web.archive.org/web/20041020190159/http://www.soccerbase.com/results3.sd?gameid=410533 2004-10-20 Sheffield Wednesday2,8693Stockport County0–1 https://web.archive.org/web/20041221085241/http://www.soccerbase.com/results3.sd?gameid=410530 2004-12-21 Blackpool2,3374Halifax Town1–0 https://web.archive.org/web/20041221085547/http://www.soccerbase.com/results3.sd?gameid=411050 2004-12-21 Lincoln City1,162 Southern section Tie no.Home teamScoreAway teamAttendance1Queens Park Rangers2–1 https://web.archive.org/web/20041221084434/http://www.soccerbase.com/results3.sd?gameid=407829 2004-12-21 Brighton & Hove Albion7,5362Northampton Town2–1 https://web.archive.org/web/20041020191940/http://www.soccerbase.com/results3.sd?gameid=410536 2004-10-20 Peterborough United4,2903Southend United3–0 https://web.archive.org/web/20041020185358/http://www.soccerbase.com/results3.sd?gameid=410538 2004-10-20 Luton Town2,0274Wycombe Wanderers2–3 https://web.archive.org/web/20041020193034/http://www.soccerbase.com/results3.sd?gameid=410537 2004-10-20 Colchester United1,873 Semi finals Northern section Tie no.Home teamScoreAway teamAttendance1Blackpool3–2 https://web.archive.org/web/20041221085841/http://www.soccerbase.com/results3.sd?gameid=413172 2004-12-21 Halifax Town4,7642Sheffield Wednesday4–0 https://web.archive.org/web/20041221085837/http://www.soccerbase.com/results3.sd?gameid=413171 2004-12-21 Scunthorpe United10,236 Southern section Tie no.Home teamScoreAway teamAttendance1Northampton Town2–3 https://web.archive.org/web/20041221085829/http://www.soccerbase.com/results3.sd?gameid=413168 2004-12-21 Colchester United4,0342Southend United4–0 https://web.archive.org/web/20041221085833/http://www.soccerbase.com/results3.sd?gameid=413169 2004-12-21 Queens Park Rangers5,824 Area Finals Northern section First Leg 10 February 2004 19:45 GMT Blackpool 1 – 0 Report Sheffield Wednesday Taylor 82 Bloomfield Road, Blackpool 7,482 Mike Jones (Cheshire) Second Leg 25 February 2004 19:45 GMT Sheffield Wednesday 0 – 2 Report Blackpool Sheron 20 Southern 31 Hillsborough, Sheffield 21,390 Mike Pike (Lancashire) Southern Section First Leg 10 February 2004 19:45 GMT Colchester United 2 – 3 Report Southend United Pinault 7 Andrews 75 Constantine 17 Broughton 42 Bramble 68 Layer Road, Colchester 5,401 Graham Laws (Tyne & Wear) Second Leg 17 February 2004 19:45 GMT Southend United 1 – 1 Report Colchester United Broughton 45 Izzet 3 Roots Hall, Southend 9,603 Michael Ryan (Lancashire) Final 2004 Football League Trophy Final 21 March 2004 13:00 GMT Blackpool 2 – 0 Report Southend United Murphy 2 Coid 55 Millennium Stadium, Cardiff 34,031 Roy Pearson (County Durham) References External links Official website Category:EFL Trophy seasons League Trophy Trophy Trophy