2001–02 Football League Trophy

Football tournament season
2001–02 Football League Trophy
LDV Vans Trophy
Tournament details
Country England
 Wales
Teams56
Tournament statistics
Matches played57

The Football League Trophy 2001–02, known as the LDV Vans Trophy 2001–02 for sponsorship reasons, was the 19th staging of the Football League Trophy, a knock-out competition for English football clubs in Second, Third Division and the Conference. The winners were Blackpool and the runners-up were Cambridge United.

The competition began on 15 October 2001 and ended with the final on 24 March 2002 at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff.

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.

First round

Hull City, Mansfield Town, Oldham Athletic and Tranmere Rovers from the North section all received byes.

Bristol Rovers, Luton Town, Peterborough United and Reading from the South section all received byes.

Northern Section

Date Home team Score Away team
16 October Blackpool 3–2 Stoke City
16 October Darlington 2–1 Macclesfield Town
16 October Doncaster Rovers 0–1 Kidderminster Harriers
16 October Hartlepool United 0 – 1[1] Bury
16 October Huddersfield Town 0–0 Halifax Town
Huddersfield Town won 3 – 1 on penalties
16 October Leigh RMI 2 – 1[1] Scarborough
16 October Notts County 2–0 York City
16 October Port Vale 2–1 Carlisle United
16 October Rochdale 2–0 Southport
16 October Scunthorpe United 3–1 Lincoln City
16 October Shrewsbury Town 0–1 Chesterfield
16 October Wrexham 5–1 Wigan Athletic

Southern Section

Date Home team Score Away team
15 October Stevenage Borough 1–4 Southend United
16 October Barnet 2 – 1[1] AFC Bournemouth
16 October Bristol City 1 – 0[1] Torquay United
16 October Cardiff City 7–1 Rushden & Diamonds
16 October Cheltenham Town 2–1 Plymouth Argyle
16 October Colchester United 1–0 Swindon Town
16 October Dagenham & Redbridge 3 – 2[1] Leyton Orient
16 October Exeter City 1 – 2[1] Cambridge United
16 October Northampton Town 2–0 Oxford United
16 October Swansea City 1–2 Brighton & Hove Albion
16 October Yeovil Town 3–0 Queens Park Rangers
17 October Wycombe Wanderers 1–0 Brentford

Second round

Northern Section

Date Home team Score Away team
30 October Bury 2 – 3[1] Notts County
30 October Chesterfield 1 – 0[1] Kidderminster Harriers
30 October Hull City 3–0 Leigh RMI
30 October Mansfield Town 0–4 Blackpool
30 October Oldham Athletic 2–0 Tranmere Rovers
30 October Rochdale 1–2 Port Vale
30 October Scunthorpe United 3–0 Darlington
30 October Wrexham 0–1 Huddersfield Town

Southern Section

Date Home team Score Away team
30 October Brighton & Hove Albion 2 – 1[1] Wycombe Wanderers
30 October Cambridge United 1 – 1[1] Cheltenham Town
Cambridge United won 5 – 4 on penalties
30 October Cardiff City 1–3 Peterborough United
30 October Dagenham & Redbridge 3 – 2[1] Luton Town
30 October Northampton Town 0–1 Barnet
30 October Reading 2–1 Colchester United
30 October Southend United 0–2 Bristol City
31 October Bristol Rovers 1 – 1[1] Yeovil Town
Bristol Rovers won 5 – 4 on penalties

Quarter-finals

Northern Section

Date Home team Score Away team
4 December Chesterfield 0–3 Blackpool
4 December Huddersfield Town 4–1 Scunthorpe United
4 December Hull City 2–1 Port Vale
4 December Notts County 0–1 Oldham Athletic

Southern Section

Date Home team Score Away team
4 December Barnet 4–1 Reading
4 December Bristol City 2 – 1[1] Peterborough United
4 December Cambridge United 2 – 1[1] Brighton & Hove Albion
5 December Bristol Rovers 4–1 Dagenham & Redbridge

Area semi-finals

Northern Section

Date Home team Score Away team
8 January Hull City 0–1 Huddersfield Town
9 January Oldham Athletic 2–5 Blackpool

Southern Section

Date Home team Score Away team
5 January Cambridge United 2–0 Barnet
9 January Bristol City 3–0 Bristol Rovers

Area finals

Northern Area final

Blackpool3–1Huddersfield Town
Wellens 3'
Murphy 38'
Taylor 70'		 Schofield 56'
Bloomfield Road, Blackpool
Attendance: 4,573
Huddersfield Town2 – 1
(a.e.t.)		Blackpool
Wijnhard 5' (pen)
Schofield 33'		 Bullock 103'
Galpharm Stadium, Huddersfield
Attendance: 7,736

Blackpool beat Huddersfield Town 4–3 on aggregate.

Southern Area final

Cambridge United0–0Bristol City
Abbey Stadium, Cambridge
Attendance: 3,470
Bristol City0–2Cambridge United
One 38', 59'
Ashton Gate, Bristol
Attendance: 12,264

Cambridge United beat Bristol City 2–0 on aggregate.

Final

Blackpool4–1Cambridge United
Murphy 6'
Clarke 54'
Hills 77'
Taylor 82'		 Wanless 28' (pen)
Attendance: 20,287
Referee: R. Fernandiz
BLACKPOOL:
GK 1 Phil Barnes
DF 4 John O'Kane Yellow card
DF 26 Ian Marshall (c) downward-facing red arrow 39'
DF 29 Chris Clarke
DF 3 Tommy Jaszczun Yellow card
MF 24 Martin Bullock
MF 7 Richie Wellens downward-facing red arrow 84'
MF 14 Lee Collins
MF 15 John Hills
FW 9 John Murphy
FW 10 Scott Taylor downward-facing red arrow 84'
Substitutes:
DF 5 Ian Hughes upward-facing green arrow 39'
MF 11 Paul Simpson upward-facing green arrow 84'
GK 13 James Pullen
MF 23 Graham Fenton
FW 25 Richard Walker upward-facing green arrow 84'
Manager:
Steve McMahon
CAMBRIDGE UNITED:
GK 1 Lionel Pérez
DF 6 Stevland Angus downward-facing red arrow 84'
DF 21 Adam Tann
DF 4 Andy Duncan
DF 33 Fred Murray
MF 20 Shane Tudor downward-facing red arrow 61'
MF 7 Paul Wanless (c)
MF 3 Ian Ashbee
MF 14 Luke Guttridge Yellow card
FW 10 Tom Youngs
FW 9 Dave Kitson downward-facing red arrow 73'
Substitutes:
GK 13 Shaun Marshall
MF 8 Terry Fleming
DF 25 Danny Jackman upward-facing green arrow 61'
FW 31 Armand One upward-facing green arrow 73'
DF 32 Warren Goodhind upward-facing green arrow 84'
Manager:
John Taylor

MATCH RULES

  • 90 minutes.
  • 30 minutes of extra-time if necessary.
  • Penalty shoot-out if scores still level.
  • Maximum of 5 substitutions.

Notes

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n after extra time

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