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Football tournament season
The 2003β04 Football League Trophy , known as the LDV Vans Trophy for sponsorship reasons, was the 23rd 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 .
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In all, 60 clubs entered the competition, including twelve from the
Conference National . 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 13 October 2003 and concluded on 21 March 2004.
[2]
The winners were
Blackpool , who defeated
Southend United 2β0 to win the title for a second time.
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First round
Four clubs received a bye into the Second Round.
Bury and
Huddersfield Town in the Northern section, and
Northampton Town and
Swansea City in the Southern section.
Northern section
Tie no.
Home team
Score
Away team
Attendance
1
Blackpool
3β2
Archived 2004-12-21 at the
Wayback Machine
Tranmere Rovers
2,838
2
Carlisle United
2β0
Archived 2004-12-21 at the
Wayback Machine
Rochdale
1,828
3
Chester City
0β1
Archived 2004-12-21 at the
Wayback Machine
Doncaster Rovers
1,141
4
Chesterfield
2β1
Archived 2004-12-21 at the
Wayback Machine
Macclesfield Town
1,631
5
Darlington
1β3
Archived 2004-12-21 at the
Wayback Machine
Hull City
1,578
6
Halifax Town
2β1
Archived 2004-12-21 at the
Wayback Machine
York City
1,148
7
Lincoln City
3β1
Archived 2004-12-21 at the
Wayback Machine
Telford United
1,503
8
Mansfield Town
1β2
Archived 2004-12-21 at the
Wayback Machine
Stockport County
3,718
9
Oldham Athletic
3β3
Archived 2004-12-21 at the
Wayback Machine
Hartlepool United
3,575
Oldham Athletic won 5β3 on penalties
10
Scarborough
2β1
Archived 2004-12-21 at the
Wayback Machine
Port Vale
1,003
11
Scunthorpe United
2β1
Archived 2004-12-21 at the
Wayback Machine
Shrewsbury Town
1,265
12
Wrexham
4β1
Archived 2004-12-21 at the
Wayback Machine
Morecambe
1,078
13
Notts County
0β0
Archived 2004-12-21 at the
Wayback Machine
Barnsley
1,220
Barnsley won 4β2 on penalties
14
Sheffield Wednesday
1β1
Archived 2004-12-21 at the
Wayback Machine
Grimsby Town
7,323
Sheffield Wednesday won 5β4 on penalties
Southern section
Tie no.
Home team
Score
Away team
Attendance
1
Brighton & Hove Albion
2β0
Archived 2004-12-21 at the
Wayback Machine
Forest Green Rovers
3,969
2
Barnet
3β3
Archived 2004-12-20 at the
Wayback Machine
Brentford
1,248
Brentford won 3β1 on penalties
3
Cheltenham Town
1β3
Archived 2004-12-21 at the
Wayback Machine
Colchester United
1,324
4
Peterborough United
3β2
Archived 2004-12-21 at the
Wayback Machine
Torquay United
1,980
5
Plymouth Argyle
4β0
Archived 2004-12-21 at the
Wayback Machine
Bristol City
4,927
6
Queens Park Rangers
2β0
Archived 2004-12-21 at the
Wayback Machine
Kidderminster Harriers
3,671
7
Southend United
2β1
Archived 2004-12-21 at the
Wayback Machine
Bristol Rovers
1,714
8
Stevenage Borough
0β1
Archived 2004-12-21 at the
Wayback Machine
Luton Town
1,754
9
Wycombe Wanderers
1β0
Archived 2004-12-21 at the
Wayback Machine
Cambridge United
977
10
Yeovil Town
2β0
Archived 2004-12-21 at the
Wayback Machine
Bournemouth
5,035
11
Boston United
2β1
Archived 2004-12-20 at the
Wayback Machine
Swindon Town
1,514
12
Dagenham & Redbridge
4β1
Archived 2004-12-20 at the
Wayback Machine
Leyton Orient
1,857
13
Oxford United
0β1
Archived 2004-12-20 at the
Wayback Machine
Rushden & Diamonds
2,510
14
Hereford United
2β0
Archived 2004-12-20 at the
Wayback Machine
Exeter City
1,513
Second round
Northern section
Southern section
Quarter finals
Northern section
Southern section
Semi finals
Northern section
Southern section
Area Finals
Northern section
Southern Section
Final
References
External links
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