2003–04 Football League Trophy

Football tournament season
2003–04 Football League Trophy
LDV Vans Trophy
Tournament details
Country England
 Wales
Teams60
Final positions
ChampionsBlackpool
Runner-upSouthend United
Tournament statistics
Matches played61

The 2003–04 Football League Trophy, known as the LDV Vans Trophy for sponsorship reasons, was the 21st 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.[1]

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.[2]

The winners were Blackpool, who defeated Southend United 2–0 to win the title for a second time.[3]

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 team Score Away team Attendance
1 Blackpool 3–2 Archived 2004-12-21 at the Wayback Machine Tranmere Rovers 2,838
2 Carlisle United 2–0 Archived 2004-12-21 at the Wayback Machine Rochdale 1,828
3 Chester City 0–1 Archived 2004-12-21 at the Wayback Machine Doncaster Rovers 1,141
4 Chesterfield 2–1 Archived 2004-12-21 at the Wayback Machine Macclesfield Town 1,631
5 Darlington 1–3 Archived 2004-12-21 at the Wayback Machine Hull City 1,578
6 Halifax Town 2–1 Archived 2004-12-21 at the Wayback Machine York City 1,148
7 Lincoln City 3–1 Archived 2004-12-21 at the Wayback Machine Telford United 1,503
8 Mansfield Town 1–2 Archived 2004-12-21 at the Wayback Machine Stockport County 3,718
9 Oldham Athletic 3–3 Archived 2004-12-21 at the Wayback Machine Hartlepool United 3,575
Oldham Athletic won 5–3 on penalties
10 Scarborough 2–1 Archived 2004-12-21 at the Wayback Machine Port Vale 1,003
11 Scunthorpe United 2–1 Archived 2004-12-21 at the Wayback Machine Shrewsbury Town 1,265
12 Wrexham 4–1 Archived 2004-12-21 at the Wayback Machine Morecambe 1,078
13 Notts County 0–0 Archived 2004-12-21 at the Wayback Machine Barnsley 1,220
Barnsley won 4–2 on penalties
14 Sheffield Wednesday 1–1 Archived 2004-12-21 at the Wayback Machine Grimsby Town 7,323
Sheffield Wednesday won 5–4 on penalties

Southern section

Tie no. Home team Score Away team Attendance
1 Brighton & Hove Albion 2–0 Archived 2004-12-21 at the Wayback Machine Forest Green Rovers 3,969
2 Barnet 3–3 Archived 2004-12-20 at the Wayback Machine Brentford 1,248
Brentford won 3–1 on penalties
3 Cheltenham Town 1–3 Archived 2004-12-21 at the Wayback Machine Colchester United 1,324
4 Peterborough United 3–2 Archived 2004-12-21 at the Wayback Machine Torquay United 1,980
5 Plymouth Argyle 4–0 Archived 2004-12-21 at the Wayback Machine Bristol City 4,927
6 Queens Park Rangers 2–0 Archived 2004-12-21 at the Wayback Machine Kidderminster Harriers 3,671
7 Southend United 2–1 Archived 2004-12-21 at the Wayback Machine Bristol Rovers 1,714
8 Stevenage Borough 0–1 Archived 2004-12-21 at the Wayback Machine Luton Town 1,754
9 Wycombe Wanderers 1–0 Archived 2004-12-21 at the Wayback Machine Cambridge United 977
10 Yeovil Town 2–0 Archived 2004-12-21 at the Wayback Machine Bournemouth 5,035
11 Boston United 2–1 Archived 2004-12-20 at the Wayback Machine Swindon Town 1,514
12 Dagenham & Redbridge 4–1 Archived 2004-12-20 at the Wayback Machine Leyton Orient 1,857
13 Oxford United 0–1 Archived 2004-12-20 at the Wayback Machine Rushden & Diamonds 2,510
14 Hereford United 2–0 Archived 2004-12-20 at the Wayback Machine Exeter City 1,513

Second round

Northern section

Tie no. Home team Score Away team Attendance
1 Bury 2–1 Archived 2004-12-21 at the Wayback Machine Oldham Athletic 3,102
2 Blackpool 1–0 Archived 2004-12-21 at the Wayback Machine Doncaster Rovers 2,954
3 Carlisle United 2–0 Archived 2004-12-21 at the Wayback Machine Huddersfield Town 1,346
4 Hull City 1–3 Archived 2004-12-21 at the Wayback Machine Scunthorpe United 6,656
5 Lincoln City 4–3 Archived 2004-12-21 at the Wayback Machine Chesterfield 2,395
6 Scarborough 0–1 Archived 2004-12-21 at the Wayback Machine Halifax Town 899
7 Stockport County 5–4 Wrexham 1,469
8 Sheffield Wednesday 1–0 Archived 2004-12-21 at the Wayback Machine Barnsley 13,575

Southern section

Tie no. Home team Score Away team Attendance
1 Brighton & Hove Albion 3–1 Archived 2004-12-21 at the Wayback Machine Boston United 4,026
2 Hereford United 1–1 Archived 2004-12-21 at the Wayback Machine Northampton Town 1,517
Northampton Town won 4–3 on penalties
3 Peterborough United 3–2 Brentford 1,821
4 Plymouth Argyle 2–2 Archived 2004-12-21 at the Wayback Machine Wycombe Wanderers 4,298
Wycombe Wanderers won 4–2 on penalties
5 Queens Park Rangers 2–1 Archived 2004-12-21 at the Wayback Machine Dagenham & Redbridge 3,036
6 Rushden & Diamonds 1–2 Archived 2004-12-21 at the Wayback Machine Luton Town 2,746
7 Swansea City 1–2 Archived 2004-12-21 at the Wayback Machine Southend United 2,055
8 Yeovil Town 2–2 Archived 2004-12-21 at the Wayback Machine Colchester United 3,052
Colchester United won 4–2 on penalties

Quarter finals

Northern section

Tie no. Home team Score Away team Attendance
1 Bury 0–1 Archived 2004-10-20 at the Wayback Machine Scunthorpe United 1,246
2 Carlisle United 0–3 Archived 2004-10-20 at the Wayback Machine Sheffield Wednesday 2,869
3 Stockport County 0–1 Archived 2004-12-21 at the Wayback Machine Blackpool 2,337
4 Halifax Town 1–0 Archived 2004-12-21 at the Wayback Machine Lincoln City 1,162

Southern section

Tie no. Home team Score Away team Attendance
1 Queens Park Rangers 2–1 Archived 2004-12-21 at the Wayback Machine Brighton & Hove Albion 7,536
2 Northampton Town 2–1 Archived 2004-10-20 at the Wayback Machine Peterborough United 4,290
3 Southend United 3–0 Archived 2004-10-20 at the Wayback Machine Luton Town 2,027
4 Wycombe Wanderers 2–3 Archived 2004-10-20 at the Wayback Machine Colchester United 1,873

Semi finals

Northern section

Tie no. Home team Score Away team Attendance
1 Blackpool 3–2 Archived 2004-12-21 at the Wayback Machine Halifax Town 4,764
2 Sheffield Wednesday 4–0 Archived 2004-12-21 at the Wayback Machine Scunthorpe United 10,236

Southern section

Tie no. Home team Score Away team Attendance
1 Northampton Town 2–3 Archived 2004-12-21 at the Wayback Machine Colchester United 4,034
2 Southend United 4–0 Archived 2004-12-21 at the Wayback Machine Queens Park Rangers 5,824

Area Finals

Northern section

Blackpool v Sheffield Wednesday
10 February 2004 First Leg Blackpool 1 – 0 Sheffield Wednesday Bloomfield Road, Blackpool
19:45 GMT Taylor 82' Report Attendance: 7,482
Referee: Mike Jones (Cheshire)
Sheffield Wednesday v Blackpool
25 February 2004 Second Leg Sheffield Wednesday 0 – 2 Blackpool Hillsborough, Sheffield
19:45 GMT Report Sheron 20'
Southern 31'		 Attendance: 21,390
Referee: Mike Pike (Lancashire)

Southern Section

Colchester United v Southend United
10 February 2004 First Leg Colchester United 2 – 3 Southend United Layer Road, Colchester
19:45 GMT Pinault 7'
Andrews 75'		 Report Constantine 17'
Broughton 42'
Bramble 68'		 Attendance: 5,401
Referee: Graham Laws (Tyne & Wear)
Southend United v Colchester United
17 February 2004 Second Leg Southend United 1 – 1 Colchester United Roots Hall, Southend
19:45 GMT Broughton 45' Report Izzet 3' Attendance: 9,603
Referee: Michael Ryan (Lancashire)

Final

Blackpool2 – 0Southend United
Murphy 2'
Coid 55'		 Report
Attendance: 34,031
Referee: Roy Pearson (County Durham)

References

  1. ^ "The Football League Trophy". RSSSF. Retrieved 12 June 2010.
  2. ^ "2003–04 LDV Vans Trophy". RSSSF. Retrieved 12 June 2010.
  3. ^ "Blackpool 2–0 Southend". BBC Sport. Retrieved 12 June 2010.

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