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.
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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 TrophyLDV Vans TrophyTournament detailsCountryEnglandWalesTeams60Defending championsBlackpoolFinal positionsChampionsBristol CityRunner upCarlisle UnitedTournament statisticsMatches played61Goals scored219 3 59 per match 2001 022003 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 Contents 1 First round 1 1 Northern Section 1 2 Southern Section 2 Second round 2 1 Northern Section 2 2 Southern Section 3 Quarter finals 3 1 Northern Section 3 2 Southern Section 4 Area semi finals 4 1 Northern Section 4 2 Southern Section 5 Area finals 5 1 Northern Area final 5 2 Southern Area final 6 Final 7 NotesFirst round editNorthern Section edit Barnsley and Macclesfield Town were given byes to the second round Date Home team Score Away team22 October Chesterfield 2 0 Halifax Town22 October Lincoln City 4 3 York City22 October Mansfield Town 0 4 Crewe Alexandra22 October Notts County 2 3 Wigan Athletic22 October Oldham Athletic 3 4 Carlisle United 1 22 October Port Vale 3 1 Hull City22 October Rochdale 0 1 Bury22 October Scarborough 1 2 Doncaster Rovers 1 22 October Scunthorpe United 2 3 Blackpool22 October Shrewsbury Town 3 0 Morecambe22 October Southport 3 4 Leigh RMI22 October Stockport County 1 0 Darlington22 October Tranmere Rovers 5 0 Hartlepool United22 October Wrexham 2 1 Huddersfield Town Southern Section edit Cardiff City and Brentford were given byes to the second round Date Home team Score Away team22 October Cambridge United 4 0 Rushden amp Diamonds22 October Cheltenham Town 4 1 Colchester United22 October Chester City 1 2 Plymouth Argyle22 October Dagenham amp Redbridge 1 3 Kidderminster Harriers22 October Exeter City 1 0 Bristol Rovers22 October Hereford United 3 4 Northampton Town 1 22 October Leyton Orient 3 2 Peterborough United22 October Oxford United 2 3 Bournemouth22 October Queens Park Rangers 0 0 Bristol City 1 Bristol City won 5 4 on penalties22 October Stevenage 2 1 Swansea City22 October Swindon Town 6 1 Southend United22 October Torquay United 0 4 Wycombe Wanderers22 October Woking 0 2 Luton Town23 October Boston United 4 2 Yeovil TownSecond round editNorthern Section edit Date Home team Score Away team12 November Bury 1 0 Barnsley12 November Carlisle United 1 0 Stockport County 1 12 November Crewe Alexandra 2 0 Blackpool12 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 4 3 on penalties12 November Wigan Athletic 0 1 Doncaster Rovers Southern Section edit Date Home team Score Away team12 November Bournemouth 1 0 Leyton Orient12 November Cheltenham Town 1 2 Wycombe Wanderers 1 12 November Exeter City 0 3 Cardiff City12 November Kidderminster Harriers 3 2 Swindon Town 1 12 November Northampton Town 2 4 Cambridge United12 November Plymouth Argyle 0 1 Brentford12 November Stevenage 3 4 Luton Town13 November Boston United 1 2 Bristol City 1 Quarter finals editNorthern Section edit Date Home team Score Away team10 December Bury 2 0 Tranmere Rovers10 December Carlisle United 2 0 Wrexham10 December Crewe Alexandra 8 0 Doncaster Rovers10 December Shrewsbury Town 2 1 Port Vale 1 Southern Section edit Date Home team Score Away team10 December Bournemouth 2 1 Cardiff City 1 10 December Brentford 2 1 Kidderminster Harriers10 December Luton Town 1 2 Cambridge United 1 11 December Bristol City 3 0 Wycombe WanderersArea semi finals editNorthern Section edit Date Home team Score Away team21 January Carlisle United 3 2 Bury 1 29 January Shrewsbury Town 4 2 Crewe Alexandra Southern Section edit Date Home team Score Away team21 January Bournemouth 1 3 Bristol City21 January Brentford 1 2 Cambridge United 1 Area finals editNorthern Area final edit 25 February 2003Carlisle United1 0Shrewsbury TownRundle nbsp 22 ReportBrunton Park Carlisle 4 March 2003Shrewsbury Town0 0Carlisle UnitedReportGay Meadow Shrewsbury Southern Area final edit 18 February 2003Bristol City4 2Cambridge UnitedDoherty nbsp 21 Burnell nbsp 64 Murray nbsp 67 Robins nbsp 77 Report Kitson nbsp 34 54 Ashton Gate Stadium Bristol 25 February 2003Cambridge United0 3Bristol CityReport Carey nbsp 11 Murray nbsp 45 Roberts nbsp 80 Abbey Stadium CambridgeFinal editSee also 2003 Football League Trophy Final 6 April 200313 30 BSTBristol City2 0Carlisle UnitedPeacock nbsp 78 Rosenior nbsp 89 ReportMillennium Stadium CardiffAttendance 50 913Referee Peter Walton Northamptonshire nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp Bristol City nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp Carlisle UnitedGK 1 Steve PhillipsDF 2 Louis CareyDF 5 Tony ButlerDF 19 Danny ColesDF 3 Michael Bell nbsp 85 MF 7 Scott MurrayMF 8 Joe Burnell nbsp MF 4 Tommy Doherty c MF 11 Brian Tinnion nbsp 81 MF 18 Christian Roberts nbsp 62 FW 10 Lee PeacockSubstitutes GK 14 Mike StowellDF 6 Matt Hill nbsp 85 DF 26 Liam Rosenior nbsp 62 MF 12 Aaron Brown nbsp 81 FW 9 Peter BeadleManager Danny Wilson GK 27 Matt GlennonDF 5 Brian ShelleyDF 4 Paul RavenDF 15 Darren Kelly nbsp nbsp 80 DF 7 Peter MurphyMF 24 Jon McCarthyMF 17 Stuart GreenMF 25 Mark Summerbell nbsp 85 FW 33 Adam RundleFW 9 Richie Foran nbsp FW 34 Craig Farrell nbsp 75 Substitute DF 3 Lee Maddison nbsp 80 DF 13 Willo McDonagh nbsp 85 MF 20 Brendan McGillFW 11 Brian Wake nbsp 75 FW 26 Craig RussellManager Roddy CollinsMATCH RULES 90 minutes 30 minutes of extra time if necessary Penalty shoot out if scores still level Maximum of 3 substitutions Notes editGeneralstatto comSpecific a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q after golden goal extra time Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 2002 03 Football League Trophy amp oldid 1096270047, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
