2002–03 Football League Trophy

2002–03 Football League Trophy
Teams 60
Champions Bristol City
Runners-up Carlisle United
← 2001–02 2003–04 →

The 2002–03 Football League Trophy, known as the 2002–03 LDV Vans Trophy for sponsorship reasons, was the 19th staging of the Football League Trophy, a knock-out competition for English football clubs in Second and Third Division. The winners were Bristol City and the runners-up were Carlisle United.

The competition began on 22 October 2002 and ended with the final on 6 April 2003 at the Millennium 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 face each other in the combined final for the honour of the trophy. In addition to the 48 League teams, 12 teams from the Football Conference were also invited to participate in the competition.

First round

Northern Section

Date Home team Score Away team
22 OctoberChesterfield2–0Halifax Town
22 OctoberLincoln City4–3York City
22 OctoberMansfield Town0–4Crewe Alexandra
22 OctoberNotts County2–3Wigan Athletic
22 OctoberOldham Athletic2–4Cardiff City[1]
22 OctoberPort Vale3–1Hull City
22 OctoberRochdale0–1Bury
22 OctoberScarborough1–2Doncaster Rovers[1]
22 OctoberScunthorpe United2–3Blackpool
22 OctoberShrewsbury Town3–0Morecambe
22 OctoberSouthport3–4Leigh RMI
22 OctoberStockport County1–0Darlington
22 OctoberTranmere Rovers5–0Hartlepool United
22 OctoberWrexham2–1Huddersfield Town

Southern Section

Date Home team Score Away team
22 OctoberCambridge United4–0Rushden & Diamonds
22 OctoberCheltenham Town4–1Colchester United
22 OctoberChester City1–2Plymouth Argyle
22 OctoberDagenham & Redbridge1–3Kidderminster Harriers
22 OctoberExeter City1–0Bristol Rovers
22 OctoberHereford United3–4Northampton Town[1]
22 OctoberLeyton Orient3–2Peterborough United
22 OctoberOxford United2–3Bournemouth
22 OctoberQueens Park Rangers0–0Bristol City[1]
Bristol City won on penalties
22 OctoberStevenage2–1Swansea City
22 OctoberSwindon Town6–1Southend United
22 OctoberTorquay United0–4Wycombe Wanderers
22 OctoberWoking0–2Luton Town
23 OctoberBoston United4–2Yeovil Town

Second round

Northern Section

Date Home team Score Away team
12 NovemberBury1–0Barnsley
12 NovemberCarlisle United1–0Stockport County[1]
12 NovemberCrewe Alexandra2–0Blackpool
12 NovemberLeigh RMI3–4Wrexham[1]
12 NovemberLincoln City1–2Shrewsbury Town[1]
12 NovemberMacclesfield Town1–2Tranmere Rovers[1]
12 NovemberPort Vale1–1Chesterfield[1]
Port Vale won on penalties
12 NovemberWigan Athletic0–1Doncaster Rovers

Southern Section

Date Home team Score Away team
12 NovemberBournemouth1–0Leyton Orient
12 NovemberCheltenham Town1–2Wycombe Wanderers[1]
12 NovemberExeter City0–3Cardiff City
12 NovemberKidderminster Harriers3–2Swindon Town[1]
12 NovemberNorthampton Town2–4Cambridge United
12 NovemberPlymouth Argyle0–1Brentford
12 NovemberStevenage3–4Luton Town
13 NovemberBoston United1–2Bristol City[1]

Quarter-finals

Northern Section

Date Home team Score Away team
10 DecemberBury2–0Tranmere Rovers
10 DecemberCarlisle United2–0Wrexham
10 DecemberCrewe Alexandra8–0Doncaster Rovers
10 DecemberShrewsbury Town2–1Port Vale[1]

Southern Section

Date Home team Score Away team
10 DecemberBournemouth2–1Cardiff City[1]
10 DecemberBrentford2–1Kidderminster Harriers
10 DecemberLuton Town1–2Cambridge United[1]
11 DecemberBristol City3–0Wycombe Wanderers

Area semi-finals

Northern Section

Date Home team Score Away team
21 JanuaryCarlisle United3–2Bury[1]
29 JanuaryShrewsbury Town4–2Crewe Alexandra

Southern Section

Date Home team Score Away team
21 JanuaryBournemouth1–3Bristol City
21 JanuaryBrentford1–2Cambridge United[1]

Area finals

Northern Area final

Southern Area final

18 February 2003
Bristol City 4–2 Cambridge United
Doherty  21'
Burnell  64'
Murray  67'
Robins  77' 		Report Kitson  34', 54'

25 February 2003
Cambridge United 0–3 Bristol City
Report Carey  11'
Murray  45'
Roberts  80'
Abbey Stadium, Cambridge

Final

6 April 2003
13:30 BST
Bristol City 2–0 Carlisle United
Peacock  78'
Rosenior  89' 		(Report)
Millennium Stadium, Cardiff
Attendance: 50,913
Referee: P.Walton (Northamptonshire)
Bristol City
Carlisle United
GK 1 Steve Phillips
DF 2 Louis Carey
DF 5 Tony Butler
DF 19 Danny Coles
DF 3 Michael Bell  85'
MF 7 Scott Murray
MF 8 Joe Burnell
MF 4 Tommy Doherty (c)
MF 11Brian Tinnion  81'
MF 18 Christian Roberts  62'
FW 10Lee Peacock
Substitutes:
GK 14 Mike Stowell
DF 6 Matt Hill  85'
DF 26 Liam Rosenior  62'
MF 12 Aaron Brown  81'
FW 9 Peter Beadle
Manager:
Danny Wilson
GK 27 Matt Glennon
DF 5 Brian Shelley
DF 4 Paul Raven
DF 15 Darren Kelly  80'
DF 7 Peter Murphy
MF 24 Jon McCarthy
MF 17 Stuart Green
MF 25 Mark Summerbell  85'
FW 33 Adam Rundle
FW 9Richie Foran
FW 34Craig Farrell  75'
Substitute:
DF 3 Lee Maddison  80'
DF 13 Willo McDonagh  85'
MF 20 Brendan McGill
FW 11 Brian Wake  75'
FW 26 Craig Russell
Manager:
Roddy Collins

MATCH RULES

  • 90 minutes.
  • 30 minutes of extra-time if necessary.
  • Penalty shoot-out if scores still level.
  • Maximum of 3 substitutions.

Notes

General
Specific
  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 after golden goal extra time.
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