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1996–97 Football League Trophy

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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]

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

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 edit

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.

Second round edit

Quarter-finals edit

Area semi-finals edit

Area finals edit

Northern Area final edit

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 edit

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 edit

See also: 1997 Football League Trophy Final
Carlisle United0 – 0 (a.e.t.)Colchester United
Penalties
Conway  
Archdeacon  
Walling  
Aspinall  
Hayward  		 4–3   Wilkins
  Adcock
  Greene
  Duguid
  Cawley
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)  
MF Warren Aspinall  
MF Paul Conway  
MF Owen Archdeacon
FW Allan Smart   24'
FW Lee Peacock
Substitutes:
MF Tony Hopper
FW Rod Thomas   24'   95'
FW Matt Jansen   95'
Manager:
Mervyn Day
COLCHESTER UNITED:
GK Carl Emberson
DF Joe Dunne  
DF David Greene  
DF Peter Cawley  
DF Paul Gibbs     105'
MF David Gregory     85'
MF Richard Wilkins (c)
MF Steve Whitton
MF Paul Abrahams   91'
FW Tony Adcock
FW Mark Sale
Substitute:
MF Karl Duguid   91'
MF Chris Fry   105'
MF Adam Locke   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 edit

  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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