football tournament season
1995–96 Football League Trophy Country England Wales
The Football League Trophy 1995–96 , known as the Auto Windscreens Shield 1995–96 for sponsorship reasons, was the 13th staging of the Football League Trophy , a knock-out competition for English football clubs in the Second and Third Divisions (now known as League One and Two ).
The winners were Rotherham United , who defeated Shrewsbury Town 2–1 in the final.
The competition began on 25 September 1995 and ended with the final on 14 April 1996.
The tournament begins with clubs divided into a Northern and a Southern section, and teams entering a group stage. Each section then gradually eliminates the qualifying 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 [ ]
Northern Section [ ]
Group 1
Crewe Alexandra
2
1
0
1
8
1
+7
3
Blackpool
2
1
0
1
3
3
0
3
Hartlepool United
2
1
0
1
3
10
−7
3
Source:[citation needed ]
Date
Team 1
Score
Team 2
26 Sep
Blackpool
1–0
Crewe Alexandra
17 Oct
Crewe Alexandra
8–0
Hartlepool United
7 Nov
Hartlepool United
3–2
Blackpool
Group 2
Rotherham United
2
1
1
0
2
1
+1
4
Burnley
2
0
2
0
2
2
0
2
Chester City
2
0
1
1
1
2
−1
1
Source:[citation needed ]
Date
Team 1
Score
Team 2
26 Sep
Chester City
0–1
Rotherham United
17 Oct
Rotherham United
1–1
Burnley
7 Nov
Burnley
1–1
Chester City
Group 3
Chesterfield
2
1
1
0
3
2
+1
4
Notts County
2
1
0
1
2
2
0
3
Stockport County
2
0
1
1
1
2
−1
1
Source:[citation needed ]
Date
Team 1
Score
Team 2
26 Sep
Stockport County
1–1
Chesterfield
17 Oct
Chesterfield
2–1
Notts County
7 Nov
Notts County
1–0
Stockport County
Group 4
Lincoln City
2
2
0
0
5
3
+2
6
Rochdale
2
1
0
1
8
6
+2
3
Darlington
2
0
0
2
2
6
−4
0
Source:[citation needed ]
Date
Team 1
Score
Team 2
26 Sep
Lincoln City
4–3
Rochdale
24 Oct
Rochdale
5–2
Darlington
7 Nov
Darlington
0–1
Lincoln City
Group 5
Scunthorpe United
2
1
1
0
5
1
+4
4
Wigan Athletic
2
0
2
0
1
1
0
2
Bury
2
0
1
1
0
4
−4
1
Source:[citation needed ]
Date
Team 1
Score
Team 2
26 Sep
Wigan Athletic
1–1
Scunthorpe United
17 Oct
Scunthorpe United
4–0
Bury
14 Nov
Bury
0–0
Wigan Athletic
Group 6
Wrexham
2
1
1
0
3
2
+1
4
York City
2
1
0
1
1
1
0
3
Mansfield Town
2
0
1
1
2
3
−1
1
Source:[citation needed ]
Date
Team 1
Score
Team 2
26 Sep
Mansfield Town
2–2
Wrexham
17 Oct
Wrexham
1–0
York City
7 Nov
York City
1–0
Mansfield Town
Group 7
Hull City
2
2
0
0
3
0
+3
6
Preston North End
2
1
0
1
2
2
0
3
Scarborough
2
0
0
2
1
4
−3
0
Source:[citation needed ]
Date
Team 1
Score
Team 2
26 Sep
Scarborough
0–2
Hull City
17 Oct
Hull City
1–0
Preston North End
7 Nov
Preston North End
2–1
Scarborough
Source:[citation needed ]
Date
Team 1
Score
Team 2
25 Sep
Doncaster Rovers
1–1
Bradford City
17 Oct
Bradford City
1–1
Carlisle United
7 Nov
Carlisle United
1–1
Doncaster Rovers
The placings in this group were decided by drawing lots.
Southern Section [ ]
Group 1
Shrewsbury Town
2
1
1
0
4
2
+2
4
Swansea City
2
0
2
0
1
1
0
2
Leyton Orient
2
0
1
1
1
3
−2
1
Source:[citation needed ]
Date
Team 1
Score
Team 2
26 Sep
Shrewsbury Town
1–1
Swansea City
17 Oct
Swansea City
0–0
Leyton Orient
7 Nov
Leyton Orient
1–3
Shrewsbury Town
Source:[citation needed ]
Date
Team 1
Score
Team 2
26 Sep
Hereford United
3–3
Cardiff City
17 Oct
Cardiff City
3–2
Gillingham
7 Nov
Gillingham
2–2
Hereford United
Group 3
Peterborough United
2
1
1
0
3
0
+3
4
Northampton Town
2
1
1
0
1
0
+1
4
Plymouth Argyle
2
0
0
2
0
4
−4
0
Source:[citation needed ]
Date
Team 1
Score
Team 2
26 Sep
Plymouth Argyle
0–3
Peterborough United
16 Oct
Peterborough United
0–0
Northampton Town
7 Nov
Northampton Town
1–0
Plymouth Argyle
Source:[citation needed ]
Date
Team 1
Score
Team 2
10 Oct
Wycombe Wanderers
1–1
Fulham
17 Oct
Fulham
2–5
Walsall
7 Nov
Walsall
5–0
Wycombe Wanderers
Source:[citation needed ]
Date
Team 1
Score
Team 2
27 Sep
Bournemouth
0–1
Brentford
17 Oct
Brentford
1–1
Exeter City
7 Nov
Exeter City
0–2
Bournemouth
Source:[citation needed ]
Date
Team 1
Score
Team 2
26 Sep
Cambridge United
1–4
Brighton & Hove Albion
17 Oct
Brighton & Hove Albion
0–2
Bristol Rovers
7 Nov
Bristol Rovers
3–0
Cambridge United
Group 7
Oxford United
2
2
0
0
6
2
+4
6
Bristol City
2
1
0
1
2
3
��1
3
Barnet
2
0
0
2
2
5
−3
0
Source:[citation needed ]
Date
Team 1
Score
Team 2
26 Sep
Oxford United
3–0
Bristol City
17 Oct
Bristol City
2–0
Barnet
7 Nov
Barnet
2–3
Oxford United
Source:[citation needed ]
Date
Team 1
Score
Team 2
26 Sep
Colchester United
5–2
Torquay United
17 Oct
Torquay United
1–1
Swindon Town
8 Nov
Swindon Town
2–0
Colchester United
Second round [ ]
Northern Section [ ]
Date
Home team
Score
Away team
27 Nov
Doncaster Rovers
1–3
Notts County
28 Nov
Chesterfield
2–1
Rochdale
28 Nov
Hull City
1–2
Blackpool
28 Nov
Lincoln City
2–1
Preston North End
28 Nov
Rotherham United
0 – 0[1]
Wigan Athletic
Rotherham United won 4–1 on penalties
28 Nov
Scunthorpe United
0–3
York City
28 Nov
Wrexham
1–2
Carlisle United
29 Nov
Crewe Alexandra
0 – 1[1]
Burnley
Southern Section [ ]
Area-quarter-finals [ ]
Northern Section [ ]
Date
Home team
Score
Away team
6 Jan
Carlisle United
5–0
Burnley
9 Jan
Blackpool
0–1
Chesterfield
9 Jan
Rotherham United
3–1
Lincoln City
9 Jan
York City
1–0
Notts County
Southern Section [ ]
Area semi-finals [ ]
Northern Section [ ]
Date
Home team
Score
Away team
30 Jan
Carlisle United
1–0
Chesterfield
13 Feb
Rotherham United
4–1
York City
Southern Section [ ]
Date
Home team
Score
Away team
31 Jan
Shrewsbury Town
4–1
Hereford United
13 Feb
Peterborough United
0–1
Bristol Rovers
Area finals [ ]
Northern Area final [ ]
Date
Home team
Score
Away team
5 Mar
Rotherham United
2–0
Carlisle United
12 Mar
Carlisle United
0–2
Rotherham United
Rotherham United won 4–0 on aggregate
Southern Area final [ ]
Date
Home team
Score
Away team
5 Mar
Shrewsbury Town
1–1
Bristol Rovers
12 Mar
Bristol Rovers
0–1
Shrewsbury Town
Final [ ]
MATCH RULES
90 minutes.
30 minutes of extra-time if necessary.
Penalty shoot-out if scores still level.
Maximum of 3 substitutions.
Notes [ ]
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