2002–03 Football League Trophy

The 2002–03 Football League Trophy, known as the 2002–03 LDV Vans Trophy for sponsorship reasons, was the 20th 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.

2002–03 Football League Trophy

LDV Vans Trophy
Country	England  Wales
Teams	60
Champions	Bristol City
Runners-up	Carlisle United
← 2001–02 2003–04 →

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 October Chesterfield 2–0 Halifax Town 22 October Lincoln City 4–3 York City 22 October Mansfield Town 0–4 Crewe Alexandra 22 October Notts County 2–3 Wigan Athletic 22 October Oldham Athletic 3–4 Carlisle United[1] 22 October Port Vale 3–1 Hull City 22 October Rochdale 0–1 Bury 22 October Scarborough 1–2 Doncaster Rovers[1] 22 October Scunthorpe United 2–3 Blackpool 22 October Shrewsbury Town 3–0 Morecambe 22 October Southport 3–4 Leigh RMI 22 October Stockport County 1–0 Darlington 22 October Tranmere Rovers 5–0 Hartlepool United 22 October Wrexham 2–1 Huddersfield Town

Southern Section Date Home team Score Away team 22 October Cambridge United 4–0 Rushden & Diamonds 22 October Cheltenham Town 4–1 Colchester United 22 October Chester City 1–2 Plymouth Argyle 22 October Dagenham & Redbridge 1–3 Kidderminster Harriers 22 October Exeter City 1–0 Bristol Rovers 22 October Hereford United 3–4 Northampton Town[1] 22 October Leyton Orient 3–2 Peterborough United 22 October Oxford United 2–3 Bournemouth 22 October Queens Park Rangers 0–0 Bristol City[1] Bristol City won on penalties 22 October Stevenage 2–1 Swansea City 22 October Swindon Town 6–1 Southend United 22 October Torquay United 0–4 Wycombe Wanderers 22 October Woking 0–2 Luton Town 23 October Boston United 4–2 Yeovil Town

Second round

Northern Section Date Home team Score Away team 12 November Bury 1–0 Barnsley 12 November Carlisle United 1–0 Stockport County[1] 12 November Crewe Alexandra 2–0 Blackpool 12 November Leigh RMI 3–4 Wrexham[1] 12 November Lincoln City 1–2 Shrewsbury Town[1] 12 November Macclesfield Town 1–2 Tranmere Rovers[1] 12 November Port Vale 1–1 Chesterfield[1] Port Vale won on penalties 12 November Wigan Athletic 0–1 Doncaster Rovers

Southern Section Date Home team Score Away team 12 November Bournemouth 1–0 Leyton Orient 12 November Cheltenham Town 1–2 Wycombe Wanderers[1] 12 November Exeter City 0–3 Cardiff City 12 November Kidderminster Harriers 3–2 Swindon Town[1] 12 November Northampton Town 2–4 Cambridge United 12 November Plymouth Argyle 0–1 Brentford 12 November Stevenage 3–4 Luton Town 13 November Boston United 1–2 Bristol City[1]

Quarter-finals

Northern Section Date Home team Score Away team 10 December Bury 2–0 Tranmere Rovers 10 December Carlisle United 2–0 Wrexham 10 December Crewe Alexandra 8–0 Doncaster Rovers 10 December Shrewsbury Town 2–1 Port Vale[1]

Southern Section Date Home team Score Away team 10 December Bournemouth 2–1 Cardiff City[1] 10 December Brentford 2–1 Kidderminster Harriers 10 December Luton Town 1–2 Cambridge United[1] 11 December Bristol City 3–0 Wycombe Wanderers

Area semi-finals

Northern Section Date Home team Score Away team 21 January Carlisle United 3–2 Bury[1] 29 January Shrewsbury Town 4–2 Crewe Alexandra

Southern Section Date Home team Score Away team 21 January Bournemouth 1–3 Bristol City 21 January Brentford 1–2 Cambridge United[1]

Area finals

Northern Area final

25 February 2003

Carlisle United	1–0	Shrewsbury Town
Rundle  22'	Report

Brunton Park, Carlisle

4 March 2003

Shrewsbury Town	0–0	Carlisle United
	Report

Gay Meadow, Shrewsbury

Southern Area final

18 February 2003

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

Ashton Gate Stadium, Bristol

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 11 Brian Tinnion  81' MF 18 Christian Roberts  62' FW 10 Lee 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 9 Richie Foran FW 34 Craig 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

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Specific

1. after golden goal extra time.