2004–05 Football League Trophy
Football tournament season
The 2004–05 Football League Trophy , known as the LDV Vans Trophy for sponsorship reasons, was the 24th 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 .[ 2]
In all, 60 clubs entered the competition. 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 28 September 2004 and concluded on 10 April 2005.[ 3]
The winners were Wrexham , who defeated Southend United 2–0.[ 4]
First round
The First Round ties took place on 28 and 29 September 2004. Four clubs received a bye into the Second Round. Oldham Athletic and Tranmere Rovers in the Northern section, and Northampton Town and Swindon Town in the Southern section.
Northern section
Tie no.
Home team
Score
Away team
Attendance
1
Carlisle United
2–1
Grimsby Town
2,580
2
Hartlepool United
3–3
Hull City
1,535
Hartlepool United won 4–1 on penalties
3
Hereford United
1–1
Scunthorpe United
1,414
Hereford United won 4–3 on penalties
4
Huddersfield Town
3–0
Morecambe
3,831
5
Lincoln City
0–1
Doncaster Rovers
1,875
6
Macclesfield Town
2–1
Chesterfield
813
7
Mansfield
0–0
Darlington
1,651
Mansfield Town won 4–3 on penalties
8
Notts County
2–3
Wrexham
1,359
9
Port Vale
1–0
Barnsley
1,970
10
Rochdale
4–1
Scarborough
837
11
Stockport County
3–1
Bury
1,416
12
Bradford City
1–2
Accrington Stanley
1,868
13
Sheffield Wednesday
1–2
Chester City
7,640
14
York City
0–2
Blackpool
1,072
Southern section
Tie no.
Home team
Score
Away team
Attendance
1
Aldershot Town
0–1
Wycombe Wanderers
1,632
2
Barnet
3–1
Stevenage Borough
1,337
3
Brentford
0–3
MK Dons
1,679
4
Bristol Rovers
1–0
Kidderminster Harriers
3,281
5
Cheltenham Town
5–1
Dagenham & Redbridge
1,048
6
Shrewsbury Town
3–2
Bournemouth
1,278
7
Swansea City
2–0
Luton Town
3,559
8
Torquay United
4–3
Yeovil Town
1,610
9
Walsall
1–0
Rushden & Diamonds
2,987
10
Woking
0–3
Leyton Orient
1,166
11
Boston United
0–1
Cambridge United
1,489
12
Bristol City
1–0
Peterborough United
3,092
13
Colchester United
1–1
Southend United
3,469
Southend United won 5–3 on penalties
14
Oxford United
2–2
Exeter City
1,842
Exeter City won 3–1 on penalties
Second round
The Second Round ties took place on 2 and 3 November 2004.
Northern section
Southern section
Quarter finals
The Quarter final ties took place on 30 November 2004.
Northern section
Southern section
Semi finals
The Semi final ties took place on 25 January 2005.
Northern section
Southern section
Area Finals
Northern section
Southern Section
Final
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