Football League Trophy 2002-03
Format - effectively two regional competitions are run, North and South
with the winners meeting in a Millennium Stadium final. The Football League
teams are split North and South, and seperately the invited Football Conference
teams are split regionally, which can result in some anomalies. Two League teams
from each area, drawn at random receive byes through the first round.
Sponsored by L D V Vans as the "L D V Vans Trophy"
First Round
North
- Chesterfield 2-0 Halifax Town
- Lincoln City 4-3 York City
- Mansfield Town 0-4 Crewe Alexandra
- Notts County 2-3 Wigan Athletic
- Oldham Athletic 3-4 Carlisle United
- Port Vale 3-1 Hull City
- Rochdale 0-1 Bury
- Scarborough 1-2 Doncaster Rovers
- Scunthorpe United 2-3 Blackpool
- Shrewsbury Town 3-0 Morecambe
- Southport 3-4 Leigh RMI
- Stockport County 1-0 Darlington
- Tranmere Rovers 5-0 Hartlepool United
- Wrexham 2-1 Huddersfield Town
Byes : Barnsley, Macclesfield Town
South
- Cambridge United 4-0 Rushden & Diamonds
- Cheltenham Town 4-1 Colchester United
- Chester City 1-2 Plymouth Argyle
- Dagenham & Redbridge 1-3 Kidderminster Harriers
- Exeter City 1-0 Bristol Rovers
- Hereford United 3-4 Northampton Town
- Leyton Orient 3-2 Peterborough United
- Oxford United 2-3 AFC Bournemouth
- Queens Park Rangers 0-0 Bristol City (Bristol City won 5-4 on penalties)
- Stevenage Borough 2-1 Swansea City
- Swindon Town 6-1 Southend United
- Torquay United 0-4 Wycombe Wanderers
- Woking 0-2 Luton Town
- Boston United 4-2 Yeovil Town
Byes : Brentford, Cardiff City
Second Round
North
- Bury 1-0 Barnsley
- Carlisle United 1-0 Stockport County
- Crewe Alexandra 2-0 Blackpool
- Leigh RMI 3-4 Wrexham
- Lincoln City 1-2 Shrewsbury Town
- Macclesfield Town 1-2 Tranmere Rovers
- Port Vale 1-1 Chesterfield (Port Vale won 4-3 on penalties)
- Wigan Athletic 0-1 Doncaster Rovers
South
- AFC Bournemouth 1-0 Leyton Orient
- Cheltenham Town 1-2 Wycombe Wanderers
- Exeter City 0-3 Cardiff City
- Kidderminster Harriers 3-2 Swindon Town
- Northampton Town 2-4 Cambridge United
- Plymouth Argyle 0-1 Brentford
- Stevenage Borough 3-4 Luton Town
- Boston United 1-2 Bristol City
Area Quarter Finals
North
- Bury 2-0 Tranmere Rovers
- Carlisle United 2-0 Wrexham
- Crewe Alexandra 8-0 Doncaster Rovers
- Shrewsbury Town 2-1 Port Vale
South
- AFC Bournemouth 2-1 Cardiff City
- Brentford 2-1 Kidderminster Harriers
- Luton Town 1-2 Cambridge United
- Bristol City 3-0 Wycombe Wanderers
Area Semi-Finals
North
- Carlisle United 3-2 Bury
- Shrewsbury Town 4-2 Crewe Alexandra
South
- AFC Bournemouth 1-3 Bristol City
- Brentford 1-2 Cambridge United
Area Finals (Two legs)
North
- Carlisle United 1-0 Shrewsbury Town
- Shrewsbury Town 0-0 Carlisle United
- Carlisle United won 1-0 on aggregate
South
- Bristol City 4-2 Cambridge United
- Cambridge United 0-3 Bristol City
- Bristol City won 7-2 on aggregate
Final (@ Millennium Stadium, Cardiff, 6/4/03)
- Bristol City 2-0 Carlisle United
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