2014–15 Football League Trophy

Football League Trophy 2014–15 Johnstone's Paint Trophy EnglandWales 48 Bristol City Walsall 49 135 ENG Matt Smith Bristol City(5 goals) 2013–14 2015–16 The 2014–15 Football League Trophy, was the 34th season in the history of the competition. It is a knock-out tournament for English football clubs in League One and League Two, the third and fourth tiers of the English football. In all, 48 clubs entered the competition. It was split into two sections, Northern and Southern, with the winners of each section contesting the final at Wembley Stadium. Peterborough United were the defending champions, but were eliminated in the first round by Leyton Orient. Bristol City of League One won the competition for a record third time, defeating rival League One side Walsall by 2–0 in the final at Wembley. First round The draw for the first round took place on 16 August 2014.Johnstone's Paint Trophy Key Dates http://www.football-league.co.uk/page/KeyDates/0,,10794~2810505,00.html Football League 25 May 2014 Sixteen clubs were awarded a bye into the second round, and the remaining 32 clubs, including the holders, were divided into four geographical regions.Trophy Round 1 draw details announced http://www.football-league.co.uk/johnstonespainttrophy/news/20140816/johnstones-paint-trophy-round-1-draw_2293332_4076157 Football League 18 August 2014 2014-08-21 https://web.archive.org/web/20140906055806/http://www.football-league.co.uk/johnstonespainttrophy/news/20140816/johnstones-paint-trophy-round-1-draw_2293332_4076157 2014-09-06 dead All ties were played during the week commencing 1 September 2014. Northern section 1 September 2014 19:45 Preston North End 1–0 Report Shrewsbury Town Hugill 59 Deepdale, Preston 4,029 Chris Kavanagh 1 September 2014 19:45 Accrington Stanley 1–3 Report Carlisle United Carver 21 Sweeney 24Dempsey 49Paynter 70 Crown Ground, Accrington 818 Lee Collins 1 September 2014 19:45 Crewe Alexandra 0–3 Report Rochdale Done 42Vincenti 64Andrew 88 Gresty Road, Crewe 1,529 Scott Duncan 1 September 2014 19:45 Fleetwood Town 1–3 Report Morecambe Evans 12 Amond 28 80Redshaw 34 Highbury Stadium, Fleetwood 2,045 Christopher Sarginson 1 September 2014 19:45 Oldham Athletic 1–0 Report Bradford City Bove 88 Boundary Park, Oldham 2,535 Scott Mathieson 1 September 2014 19:45 Barnsley 2–0 Report York City Cole 63Hemmings 80 Oakwell, Barnsley 4,218 Peter Bankes 1 September 2014 19:45 Scunthorpe United 2–0 Report Chesterfield McAllister 15McSheffrey 25 Glanford Park, Scunthorpe 2,004 Darren Handley 1 September 2014 19:45 Notts County 2–0 Report Mansfield Town Murray 28Cassidy 65 Meadow Lane, Nottingham 3,701 Mark Haywood Byes Bury, Port Vale, Tranmere Rovers, Walsall, Burton Albion, Doncaster Rovers, Hartlepool United, Sheffield United Southern section 1 September 2014 19:45 Wycombe Wanderers 0–1 Report Coventry City McQuoid 66 Adams Park, High Wycombe 1,685 Mick Russell 23 September 2014 19:45 Newport County 1–2 Report Swindon Town Klukowski 81 Obika 45Williams 62 Rodney Parade, Newport 1,822 Pat Miller 1 September 2014 19:45 Yeovil Town 1–3 Report Portsmouth Ralph 84 Wallace 55 72Westcarr 74 Huish Park, Yeovil 2,787 Kevin Johnson 1 September 2014 19:45 Cheltenham Town 2–0 Report Oxford United Marquis 45+2Arthur 78 Whaddon Road, Cheltenham 1,424 Brendan Malone 1 September 2014 19:45 Crawley Town 2–0 Report Cambridge United Tait 54 o.g.Banya 77 Broadfield Stadium, Crawley 1,252 Gavin Ward 1 September 2014 19:45 Peterborough United 2–3 Report Leyton Orient Maddison 16James 90+4 Dagnall 4 47Pritchard 62 London Road Stadium, Peterborough 3,149 Dean Whitestone 1 September 2014 19:45 A.F.C. Wimbledon 2–2 yes Report Southend United Sainte-Luce 16Barrett 88 Payne 5 51 Kingsmeadow, Kingston upon Thames 1,495 Charles Breakspear Nicholson Bulman Beere Tubbs 4–2 Payne Barnard Corr Coker 1 September 2014 19:45 Stevenage 0–1 Report Gillingham Norris 17 pen. Broadhall Way, Stevenage 1,613 Darren Deadman Byes Bristol City, Exeter City, Northampton Town, Plymouth Argyle, Colchester United, Dagenham & Redbridge, Luton Town, Milton Keynes Dons. Second round The draw for the second round took place on 6 September 2014 on Sky Sports show Soccer AM. The sixteen clubs that received a bye joined the 16 winners from the first round and were divided into two geographical regions.Trophy Round 2 draw details announced http://www.football-league.co.uk/johnstonespainttrophy/news/20140906/johnstones-paint-trophy-round-2-draw_2293332_4123150 Football League 6 September 2014 2014-09-07 https://web.archive.org/web/20140908041651/http://www.football-league.co.uk/johnstonespainttrophy/news/20140906/johnstones-paint-trophy-round-2-draw_2293332_4123150 2014-09-08 dead All ties were played during the week commencing 6 October 2014. Northern section 7 October 2014 19:45 Oldham Athletic 2–2 yes Report Barnsley Poleon 22Philliskirk 44 Berry 53Winnall 90 Boundary Park, Oldham 2,502 Gary Sutton Philliskirk Kelly Jones Wilkinson Turner 4–2 Hourihane Winnall Hemmings Abbott 7 October 2014 19:45 Scunthorpe United 1–2 Report Notts County Madden 14 McLaughlin 23Murray 32 Glanford Park, Scunthorpe 1,509 Andy Haines 7 October 2014 19:45 Hartlepool United 1–2 Report Sheffield United Duckworth 50 Baxter 30Campbell-Ryce 82 Victoria Park, Hartlepool 1,856 Carl Boyeson 7 October 2014 19:45 Burton Albion 0–3 Report Doncaster Rovers Forrester 32Tyson 41 pen.Wellens 87 Pirelli Stadium, Burton-on-Trent 1,269 Mark Brown 7 October 2014 19:45 Preston North End 3–2 Report Port Vale Humphrey 13Garner 63Gallagher 69 Pope 51 89 Deepdale, Preston 3,836 Peter Bankes 7 October 2014 19:45 Bury 3–1 Report Morecambe Nardiello 14 pen. 39Lowe 90+4 Beeley 74 Gigg Lane, Bury 1,681 Graham Salisbury 7 October 2014 19:45 Tranmere Rovers 1–1 yes Report Carlisle United Power 40 Potts 76 Prenton Park, Tranmere 2,056 Richard Clark Power Koumas Richards Ihiekwe Holmes Davies 5–4 Dicker Potts Rigg Beck Symington Brough 7 October 2014 19:45 Rochdale 0–1 Report Walsall Manset 23 Spotland, Rochdale 1,156 Mark Heywood Southern section 7 October 2014 19:45 Luton Town 0–1 Report Crawley Town Edwards 51 Kenilworth Road, Luton 2,186 Andy Woolmer 7 October 2014 19:45 Dagenham & Redbridge 0–2 Report Leyton Orient Simpson 5 69 Victoria Road, Dagenham 2,318 James Linington 7 October 2014 19:45 Colchester United 3–3 yes Report Gillingham Wright 17Watt 38 pen.Sears 87 Dickenson 24Dack 55German 74 Colchester Community Stadium, Colchester 1,401 Michael Bull Sears Moncur Eastman Clohessy 2–4 Dack Fish Hessenthaler Nelson 7 October 2014 19:45 Milton Keynes Dons 2–3 Report AFC Wimbledon Powell 2Afobe 40 Azeez 26Rigg 68Akinfenwa 80 Stadium mk, Milton Keynes 4,407 Tim Robinson 7 October 2014 19:45 Plymouth Argyle 3–2 Report Swindon Town Alessandra 4 44Smalley 23 Smith 72 pen.Gladwin 87 Home Park, Plymouth 2,668 Carl Berry 8 October 2014 19:45 Cheltenham Town 1–3 Report Bristol City Gornell 64 Burns 28Smith 56 84 Whaddon Road, Cheltenham 3,599 Mark Stroud 7 October 2014 19:45 Portsmouth 1–2 Report Northampton Town Taylor 36 Moyo 28Mohamed 55 Fratton Park, Portsmouth 5,853 Graham Horwood 7 October 2014 19:45 Coventry City 3–1 Report Exeter City Phillips 35 45+1McQuoid 59 Watkins 86 Ricoh Arena, Coventry 7,273 Andy Madley Area quarter-finals The draw for the area quarter-finals took place on 11 October 2014, on Soccer AM. The 16 winners from the second round and were divided into two geographical regions.Trophy Area Q/F draw details announced http://www.football-league.co.uk/news/article/2014/20141011jptareaqfdrawdc-2008821.aspx Football League 11 October 2014 All ties were played during the week commencing 10 November 2014. Northern section 11 November 2014 19:45 GMT Bury 1–2 Report Tranmere Rovers Cameron 35 Power 43Johnson 45 Gigg Lane, Bury 1,842 Oliver Langford 12 November 2014 19:45 GMT Walsall 1–0 Report Sheffield United Sawyers 55 Bescot Stadium, Walsall 2,127 David Coote 25 November 2014 19:45 GMT Oldham Athletic 2–2 Report Preston North End Poleon 46Philliskirk 59 Laird 32Clarke 80 Boundary Park, Oldham 3,056 Tony Harrington Philliskirk Kelly Jones Forte Kusunga Poleon Mills B. Wilson Dieng J. Wilson Etheridge 9–10 Laird Davies Kilkenny Hayhurst Beckford Welsh Reid Buchanan Wiseman Huntington Stuckmann 9 December 2014 19:45 GMT Doncaster Rovers 0–1 Report Notts County Noble 74 Keepmoat Stadium, Doncaster 2,570 David Webb Southern section 11 November 2014 19:45 GMT Crawley Town 1–2 Report Gillingham McLeod 21 pen. McGlashan 68Loft 87 Broadfield Stadium, Crawley 1,305 Darren Sheldrake 11 November 2014 19:45 GMT Leyton Orient 2–0 Report Northampton Town Simpson 28Bartley 89 Brisbane Road, Leyton 1,966 Andy Davies 11 November 2014 19:45 GMT Bristol City 2–1 Report AFC Wimbledon Wilbraham 73 77 Francomb 84 Ashton Gate, Bristol 4,647 Stuart Attwell 12 November 2014 19:45 GMT Coventry City 2–0 Report Plymouth Argyle Madine 61Nouble 85 Ricoh Arena, Coventry 7,121 James Adcock Area semi-finals The draw for the area semi-finals took place on 15 November 2014, on Soccer AM.Johnstone's Paint Trophy Area Semi-Final draw details http://www.football-league.co.uk/news/article/2014/20141113-jpt-area-sf-draw-details-rp-2081771.aspx Football League 13 November 2014 7 December 2014 Northern section 9 December 2014 19:45 GMT Tranmere Rovers 2–2 yes Report Walsall Power 37Odejayi 43 Forde 63Cain 80 Prenton Park, Tranmere 2,355 Geoff Eltringham Power Holmes Ihiekwe Jennings Ridehalgh Laird 4–5 Bradshaw Sawyers Grimes Forde Manset Downing 16 December 2014 19:45 GMT Notts County 0–1 Report Preston North End Huntington 20 Meadow Lane, Nottingham 2,058 Phil Gibbs Southern section 6 December 2014 15:00 GMT Gillingham 1–0 Report Leyton Orient Egan 79 Priestfield Stadium, Gillingham 3,103 Trevor Kettle 10 December 2014 19:45 GMT Bristol City 2–0 Report Coventry City Williams 30Wilbraham 75 Ashton Gate, Bristol 5,019 Stephen Martin Area finals The draw for the area finals took place on 11 December 2014. The first legs of the area finals were played during the week commencing 5 January 2015. The second legs of the area finals were played during the week commencing 2 February 2015.Johnstone's Paint Trophy Fixtures http://www.football-league.co.uk/page/KeyDates/0,,10794~2810505,00.html Football League 25 May 2014 Northern section 7 January 2015 19:45 GMT Preston North End 0–2 Report Walsall Forde 84Bradshaw 88 Deepdale, Preston 8,561 Simon Hooper 27 January 2015 19:45 GMT Walsall 0–0 2–0 Report Preston North End Bescot Stadium, Walsall 10,038 Nigel Miller Southern section 6 January 2015 19:30 GMT Gillingham 2–4 Report Bristol City McDonald 6 70 Smith 18 27 50 77 Priestfield Stadium, Gillingham 2,368 Andy D'Urso 29 January 2015 19:45 GMT Bristol City 1–1 5–3 Report Gillingham Smith 17 McGlashan 32 Ashton Gate, Bristol 8,469 Graham Scott Final 2015 Football League Trophy Final 22 March 2015 15:30 GMT Walsall 0 – 2 Report Bristol City Flint 15Little 51 Wembley Stadium, London 72,315 Mick Russell References External links http://www.football-league.co.uk/page/JohnstonesPaintTrophy Category:EFL Trophy seasons League Trophy Trophy Trophy