1996–97 Football League Trophy

Football tournament season
1996–97 Football League Trophy
Auto Windscreens Shields Trophy
Tournament details
Country England
 Wales

The Football League Trophy 1996–97, known as the Auto Windscreens Shield 1996–97 for sponsorship reasons, was the 14th staging of the Football League Trophy, a knock-out competition for English football clubs in Second and Third Division. The winners were Carlisle United and the runners-up were Colchester United.[1]

The competition began on 7 December 1996 and ended with the final on 20 April 1997 at the Wembley 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.

First round

Crewe Alexandra, Lincoln City, Mansfield Town, Scunthorpe United, Shrewsbury Town, Wigan Athletic, Wrexham and York City from the North section all received byes.

Barnet, Bristol City, Exeter City, Northampton Town, Peterborough United, Torquay United, Walsall and Watford from the South section all received byes.

Northern Section

Date Home team Score Away team
9 December Chesterfield 0–2 Preston North End
10 December Bury 3 – 1[2] Darlington
10 December Carlisle United 2–0 Rochdale
10 December Doncaster Rovers 1–2 Stockport County
10 December Hartlepool United 0–2 Burnley
10 December Hull City 3–1 Chester City
10 December Rotherham United 0 – 1[2] Blackpool
10 December Scarborough 0–1 Notts County

Southern Section

Date Home team Score Away team
7 December Hereford United 0–4 Millwall
10 December Bristol Rovers 1–2 Brentford
10 December Cambridge United 0–1 Colchester United
10 December Gillingham 1 – 2[2] Cardiff City
10 December Luton Town 2–1 Leyton Orient
10 December Plymouth Argyle 2–0 Bournemouth
17 December Brighton & Hove Albion 3 – 2[2] Fulham
8 January Swansea City 1 – 1[2] Wycombe Wanderers
Swansea City won 6 – 5 on penalties

Second round

Northern Section

Date Home team Score Away team
13 January Bury 6–0 Mansfield Town
14 January Blackpool 4–0 Lincoln City
14 January Shrewsbury Town 3 – 2[2] Wigan Athletic
21 January York City 1–0 Preston North End
28 January Carlisle United 4–0 Hull City
28 January Scunthorpe United 1 – 1[2] Notts County
Scunthorpe United won 4 – 2 on penalties
28 January Wrexham 0–1 Crewe Alexandra
4 February Burnley 0–1 Stockport County

Southern Section

Date Home team Score Away team
7 January Brentford 2 – 1[2] Barnet
7 January Millwall 2 – 3[2] Colchester United
7 January Watford 2–1 Torquay United
14 January Cardiff City 1 – 1[2] Exeter City
Exeter City won 4 – 2 on penalties
14 January Plymouth Argyle 1–0 Brighton & Hove Albion
21 January Peterborough United 2–0 Walsall
21 January Swansea City 0–1 Bristol City
4 February Northampton Town 1–0 Luton Town

Quarter-finals

Northern Section

Date Home team Score Away team
4 February Crewe Alexandra 1–0 Blackpool
4 February York City 0–2 Carlisle United
11 February Bury 1 – 2[2] Stockport County
11 February Shrewsbury Town 2 – 1[2] Scunthorpe United

Southern Section

Date Home team Score Away team
28 January Brentford 0–1 Colchester United
28 January Exeter City 0–1 Peterborough United
11 February Plymouth Argyle 0–2 Northampton Town
11 February Watford 2–1 Bristol City

Area semi-finals

Northern Section

Date Home team Score Away team
18 February Shrewsbury Town 1–2 Carlisle United
4 March Crewe Alexandra 1 – 1[2] Stockport County
Stockport County won 5 – 3 on penalties

Southern Section

Date Home team Score Away team
18 February Colchester United 2–1 Northampton Town
18 February Watford 0–1 Peterborough United

Area finals

Northern Area final

Carlisle United2–0Stockport County
Archdeacon 56', 90' (pen.)
Brunton Park, Carlisle
Attendance: 7,057
Stockport County0–0Carlisle United
Edgeley Park, Stockport
Attendance: 8,593

Carlisle United beat Stockport County 2–0 on aggregate.

Southern Area final

Peterborough United2–0Colchester United
Otto 15'
Charlery 35'
London Road Stadium, Peterborough
Attendance: 4,556
Colchester United3 – 0 (a.e.t.)Peterborough United
Fry 37'
Buckle 81'
Abrahams 99'
Layer Road, Colchester
Attendance: 4,705

Colchester United beat Peterborough United 3–2 on aggregate.

Final

Carlisle United0 – 0 (a.e.t.)Colchester United
Penalties
Conway soccer ball with check mark
Archdeacon soccer ball with red X
Walling soccer ball with check mark
Aspinall soccer ball with check mark
Hayward soccer ball with check mark		 4–3 soccer ball with check mark Wilkins
soccer ball with check mark Adcock
soccer ball with check mark Greene
soccer ball with red X Duguid
soccer ball with red X Cawley
Wembley Stadium
Attendance: 45,077
Referee: J.Kirkby
CARLISLE UNITED:
GK Tony Caig
DF Dean Walling
DF Will Varty
DF Stéphane Pounewatchy
MF Rory Delap
MF Steve Hayward (c) Yellow card
MF Warren Aspinall Yellow card
MF Paul Conway Yellow card
MF Owen Archdeacon
FW Allan Smart downward-facing red arrow 24'
FW Lee Peacock
Substitutes:
MF Tony Hopper
FW Rod Thomas upward-facing green arrow 24' downward-facing red arrow 95'
FW Matt Jansen upward-facing green arrow 95'
Manager:
Mervyn Day
COLCHESTER UNITED:
GK Carl Emberson
DF Joe Dunne Yellow card
DF David Greene Yellow card
DF Peter Cawley Yellow card
DF Paul Gibbs Yellow card downward-facing red arrow 105'
MF David Gregory Yellow card downward-facing red arrow 85'
MF Richard Wilkins (c)
MF Steve Whitton
MF Paul Abrahams downward-facing red arrow 91'
FW Tony Adcock
FW Mark Sale
Substitute:
MF Karl Duguid upward-facing green arrow 91'
MF Chris Fry upward-facing green arrow 105'
MF Adam Locke upward-facing green arrow 85'
Manager:
Steve Wignall

MATCH RULES

  • 90 minutes.
  • 30 minutes of extra-time if necessary.
  • Penalty shoot-out if scores still level.
  • Maximum of 3 substitutions.

Notes

  1. ^ "Carlisle 0–0 Colchester (Carlisle win on penalties)". Carlisle United FC Online. Archived from the original on 30 September 2012. Retrieved 16 September 2012.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m after extra time

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