1984–85 Associate Members' Cup

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1984–85 Associate Members Cup
Freight Rover Trophy
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The 1984–85 Associate Members' Cup, known as the 1984–85 Freight Rover Trophy, was the second staging of the Associate Members' Cup, a knock-out competition for English football clubs in the Third Division and the Fourth Division. The winners were Wigan Athletic and the runners-up were Brentford.

The competition began on 22 January 1985 and ended with the final on 1 June 1985 at Wembley Stadium.

In the first round, there were two sections: North and South. In the following rounds each section gradually eliminates teams in knock-out fashion until each has a winning finalist. At this point, the two winning finalists faced each other in the combined final for the honour of the trophy.

First round

Northern Section

Leg Date Home team Score Away team
First Leg 22 January Bolton Wanderers 3–2 Crewe Alexandra
Second Leg 5 February Crewe Alexandra 0–0 Bolton Wanderers
Bolton Wanderers won 3 – 2 on aggregate
First Leg 22 January Doncaster Rovers 0–0 York City
Second Leg 5 February York City 2–0 Doncaster Rovers
York City won 2 – 0 on aggregate
First Leg 22 January Hull City 2–2 Mansfield Town
Second Leg 6 February Mansfield Town 2–1 Hull City
Mansfield Town won 4 – 3 on aggregate
First Leg 22 January Rotherham United 1–1 Chesterfield
Second Leg 5 February Chesterfield 1–0 Rotherham United
Chesterfield won 2 – 1 on aggregate
First Leg 22 January Scunthorpe United 1–4 Bradford City
Second Leg 6 February Bradford City 2–1 Scunthorpe United
Bradford City won 6 – 2 on aggregate
First Leg 23 January Blackpool 2–1 Tranmere Rovers
Second Leg 29 January Tranmere Rovers 4–1 Blackpool
Tranmere Rovers won 5 – 3 on aggregate
First Leg 23 January Hartlepool United 2–1 Lincoln City
Second Leg 6 February Lincoln City 4–0 Hartlepool United
Lincoln City won 5 – 2 on aggregate
First Leg 29 January Burnley 5–1 Stockport County
Second Leg 4 February Stockport County 0–1 Burnley
Burnley won 6 – 1 on aggregate
First Leg 29 January Wrexham 2–2 Wigan Athletic
Second Leg 5 February Wigan Athletic 3–1 Wrexham
Wigan Athletic won 5 – 3 on aggregate
First Leg 5 February Bury 1–1 Chester City
Second Leg 20 February Chester City 1–2 Bury
Bury won 3 – 2 on aggregate
First Leg 5 February Rochdale 2–2 Preston North End
Second Leg 19 February Preston North End 0–1 Rochdale
Rochdale won 3 – 2 on aggregate
First Leg 14 February Halifax Town 4–1 Darlington
Second Leg 3 March Darlington 7–0 Halifax Town
Darlington won 8 – 4 on aggregate

Southern Section

Leg Date Home team Score Away team
First Leg 22 January Leyton Orient 0–0 Aldershot
Second Leg 5 February Aldershot 0–1 Leyton Orient
Leyton Orient won 1 – 0 on aggregate
First Leg 22 January Newport County 3–0 Exeter City
Second Leg 6 February Exeter City 1–1 Newport County
Newport County won 4 – 1 on aggregate
First Leg 22 January Plymouth Argyle 2–1 Bournemouth
Second Leg 5 February Bournemouth 2–0 Plymouth Argyle
Bournemouth won 3 – 2 on aggregate
First Leg 22 January Swansea City 2–0 Bristol Rovers
Second Leg 19 March Bristol Rovers 0–0 Swansea City
Swansea City won 2 – 0 on aggregate
First Leg 22 January Torquay United 1–1 Swindon Town
Second Leg 6 February Swindon Town 0–0 Torquay United
Torquay United won 4–3 on penalties (aggregate 1 - 1)[1]
First Leg 23 January Gillingham 2–2 Colchester United
Second Leg 5 February Colchester United 2–0 Gillingham
Colchester United won 4 – 2 on aggregate
First Leg 23 January Peterborough United 2–1 Cambridge United
Second Leg 5 February Cambridge United 2–0 Peterborough United
Cambridge United won 3 – 2 on aggregate
First Leg 29 January Port Vale 1–1 Northampton Town
Second Leg 5 February Northampton Town 1–2 Port Vale
Port Vale won 3 – 2 on aggregate[1]
First Leg 6 February Derby County 1–0 Walsall
Second Leg 19 February Walsall 5–3 Derby County
Walsall won 5 – 4 on aggregate
First Leg 6 February Hereford United 1–1 Bristol City
Second Leg 20 February Bristol City 1–0 Hereford United
Bristol City won 2 – 1 on aggregate
First Leg 6 February Reading 1–3 Brentford
Second Leg 26 February Brentford 2–0 Reading
Brentford won 5 – 1 on aggregate
First Leg 21 February Southend United 0–2 Millwall
Second Leg 26 February Millwall 3–1 Southend United
Millwall won 5 – 1 on aggregate

Second round

In this round, in each section, the 6 winners and the 2 "lucky losers" progressed to the quarter-finals. Lucky losers are marked with the letters LL.

Northern Section

Date Home team Score Away team
19 February Bradford City 1–2 Mansfield Town
12 March Rochdale 0–1 Bolton Wanderers
12 March York City 1–0 Chesterfield
19 March Tranmere Rovers 2–2 BurnleyLL
Tranmere Rovers won 5–4 on penalties[1]
26 March DarlingtonLL 1–3 Lincoln City
2 April Bury 0–1 Wigan Athletic

Southern Section

Date Home team Score Away team
19 February Bournemouth 2–1 Torquay United
12 March Walsall 1–0 Colchester United
18 March Bristol City 2–1 Port Vale
19 March Brentford 1–0 Cambridge United
25 March MillwallLL 2–3 Leyton Orient
4 April Newport CountyLL 0–0 Swansea City
Swansea City won 4–3 on penalties[1]

Quarter-finals

Northern Section

Date Home team Score Away team
10 April Mansfield Town 1–1 Burnley
Mansfield Town won 5–4 on penalties[1]
11 April Wigan Athletic 3–1 Tranmere Rovers
16 April Bolton Wanderers 2–1 Darlington
22 April York City 2–3 Lincoln City

Southern Section

Date Home team Score Away team
11 April Swansea City 0–2 Brentford
18 April Bournemouth 2–1 Walsall
23 April Leyton Orient 4–2 Millwall
25 April Bristol City 1–2 Newport County

Area semi-finals

Northern Section

Date Home team Score Away team
8 May Bolton Wanderers 1–2 Mansfield Town
8 May Lincoln City 1–3 Wigan Athletic

Southern Section

Date Home team Score Away team
30 April Bournemouth 2–3 Brentford
8 May Leyton Orient 1–1 Newport County
Newport County won 4–2 on penalties[1]

Area finals

Northern Area final

Mansfield Town(1) 1 – 1 (3)Wigan Athletic
win on penalties[1]

Southern Area final

Brentford6–0Newport County

Final

Wigan Athletic3–1Brentford
Newell 27'
Kelly 38'
Lowe 55'		 Cooke 52'
Wembley Stadium, London
Attendance: 39,897
Referee: T.Bune (Newbury)

Notes

General

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Specific

  1. ^ a b c d e f g After extra-time.
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