Football tournament season
2002–03 Football League Trophy Country England Wales Teams 60 Defending champions Blackpool Champions Bristol City Runners-up Carlisle United Matches played 61 Goals scored 219 (3.59 per match)
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 .
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.
First round [ ]
Northern Section [ ]
Date
Home team
Score
Away team
22 October
Chesterfield
2–0
Halifax Town
22 October
Lincoln City
4–3
York City
22 October
Mansfield Town
0–4
Crewe Alexandra
22 October
Notts County
2–3
Wigan Athletic
22 October
Oldham Athletic
3–4
Carlisle United [1]
22 October
Port Vale
3–1
Hull City
22 October
Rochdale
0–1
Bury
22 October
Scarborough
1–2
Doncaster Rovers [1]
22 October
Scunthorpe United
2–3
Blackpool
22 October
Shrewsbury Town
3–0
Morecambe
22 October
Southport
3–4
Leigh RMI
22 October
Stockport County
1–0
Darlington
22 October
Tranmere Rovers
5–0
Hartlepool United
22 October
Wrexham
2–1
Huddersfield Town
Southern Section [ ]
Date
Home team
Score
Away team
22 October
Cambridge United
4–0
Rushden & Diamonds
22 October
Cheltenham Town
4–1
Colchester United
22 October
Chester City
1–2
Plymouth Argyle
22 October
Dagenham & Redbridge
1–3
Kidderminster Harriers
22 October
Exeter City
1–0
Bristol Rovers
22 October
Hereford United
3–4
Northampton Town [1]
22 October
Leyton Orient
3–2
Peterborough United
22 October
Oxford United
2–3
Bournemouth
22 October
Queens Park Rangers
0–0
Bristol City [1]
Bristol City won on penalties
22 October
Stevenage
2–1
Swansea City
22 October
Swindon Town
6–1
Southend United
22 October
Torquay United
0–4
Wycombe Wanderers
22 October
Woking
0–2
Luton Town
23 October
Boston United
4–2
Yeovil Town
Second round [ ]
Northern Section [ ]
Date
Home team
Score
Away team
12 November
Bury
1–0
Barnsley
12 November
Carlisle United
1–0
Stockport County [1]
12 November
Crewe Alexandra
2–0
Blackpool
12 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 on penalties
12 November
Wigan Athletic
0–1
Doncaster Rovers
Southern Section [ ]
Date
Home team
Score
Away team
12 November
Bournemouth
1–0
Leyton Orient
12 November
Cheltenham Town
1–2
Wycombe Wanderers [1]
12 November
Exeter City
0–3
Cardiff City
12 November
Kidderminster Harriers
3–2
Swindon Town [1]
12 November
Northampton Town
2–4
Cambridge United
12 November
Plymouth Argyle
0–1
Brentford
12 November
Stevenage
3–4
Luton Town
13 November
Boston United
1–2
Bristol City [1]
Quarter-finals [ ]
Northern Section [ ]
Date
Home team
Score
Away team
10 December
Bury
2–0
Tranmere Rovers
10 December
Carlisle United
2–0
Wrexham
10 December
Crewe Alexandra
8–0
Doncaster Rovers
10 December
Shrewsbury Town
2–1
Port Vale [1]
Southern Section [ ]
Date
Home team
Score
Away team
10 December
Bournemouth
2–1
Cardiff City [1]
10 December
Brentford
2–1
Kidderminster Harriers
10 December
Luton Town
1–2
Cambridge United [1]
11 December
Bristol City
3–0
Wycombe Wanderers
Area semi-finals [ ]
Northern Section [ ]
Date
Home team
Score
Away team
21 January
Carlisle United
3–2
Bury [1]
29 January
Shrewsbury Town
4–2
Crewe Alexandra
Southern Section [ ]
Area finals [ ]
Northern Area final [ ]
Southern Area final [ ]
Final [ ]
MATCH RULES
90 minutes.
30 minutes of extra-time if necessary.
Penalty shoot-out if scores still level.
Maximum of 3 substitutions.
Notes [ ]
General
Specific
Associate Members' Cup, Football League Trophy and EFL Trophy
Associate Members' Cup (1983–1992)
Seasons Finals
EFL Trophy (2016–present)
Seasons Finals
National teams
League competitions
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Midland Alliance (level 8 only )
Midland Football Combination (level 9 only )
North West Counties League (One , Two )
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Spartan South Midlands League (Premier , One )
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Western League (Premier , One )
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