2004–05 Football League Trophy

The 2004–05 Football League Trophy, known as the LDV Vans Trophy for sponsorship reasons, was the 24th season in the history of the competition. A straight knockout competition for English football clubs in the third and fourth tiers of the English football league system.^[2]

2004–05 Football League Trophy

LDV Vans Trophy
Tournament details
Country	England Wales
Teams	60
Final positions
Champions	Wrexham
Runners-up	Southend United
Tournament statistics
Matches played	61
Goals scored	175 (2.87 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)	Juan Ugarte (6 goals)[1]
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In all, 60 clubs entered the competition. It was split into two sections, Northern and Southern, with the winners of each section contesting the final at the Millennium Stadium, Cardiff. The competition began on 28 September 2004 and concluded on 10 April 2005.^[3]

The winners were Wrexham, who defeated Southend United 2–0.^[4]

First round

The First Round ties took place on 28 and 29 September 2004. Four clubs received a bye into the Second Round. Oldham Athletic and Tranmere Rovers in the Northern section, and Northampton Town and Swindon Town in the Southern section.

Northern section Tie no. Home team Score Away team Attendance 1 Carlisle United 2–1 Grimsby Town 2,580 2 Hartlepool United 3–3 Hull City 1,535 Hartlepool United won 4–1 on penalties 3 Hereford United 1–1 Scunthorpe United 1,414 Hereford United won 4–3 on penalties 4 Huddersfield Town 3–0 Morecambe 3,831 5 Lincoln City 0–1 Doncaster Rovers 1,875 6 Macclesfield Town 2–1 Chesterfield 813 7 Mansfield 0–0 Darlington 1,651 Mansfield Town won 4–3 on penalties 8 Notts County 2–3 Wrexham 1,359 9 Port Vale 1–0 Barnsley 1,970 10 Rochdale 4–1 Scarborough 837 11 Stockport County 3–1 Bury 1,416 12 Bradford City 1–2 Accrington Stanley 1,868 13 Sheffield Wednesday 1–2 Chester City 7,640 14 York City 0–2 Blackpool 1,072

Southern section Tie no. Home team Score Away team Attendance 1 Aldershot Town 0–1 Wycombe Wanderers 1,632 2 Barnet 3–1 Stevenage Borough 1,337 3 Brentford 0–3 MK Dons 1,679 4 Bristol Rovers 1–0 Kidderminster Harriers 3,281 5 Cheltenham Town 5–1 Dagenham & Redbridge 1,048 6 Shrewsbury Town 3–2 Bournemouth 1,278 7 Swansea City 2–0 Luton Town 3,559 8 Torquay United 4–3 Yeovil Town 1,610 9 Walsall 1–0 Rushden & Diamonds 2,987 10 Woking 0–3 Leyton Orient 1,166 11 Boston United 0–1 Cambridge United 1,489 12 Bristol City 1–0 Peterborough United 3,092 13 Colchester United 1–1 Southend United 3,469 Southend United won 5–3 on penalties 14 Oxford United 2–2 Exeter City 1,842 Exeter City won 3–1 on penalties

Second round

The Second Round ties took place on 2 and 3 November 2004.

Northern section Tie no. Home team Score Away team Attendance 1 Blackpool 6–3 Huddersfield Town 3,533 2 Carlisle United 0–1 Hartlepool United 2,871 3 Chester City 1–0 Rochdale 1,419 4 Hereford United 1–1 Doncaster Rovers 1,375 Hereford United won 3–1 on penalties 5 Macclesfield Town 4–0 Mansfield Town 1,027 6 Oldham Athletic 3–2 Accrington Stanley 2,812 7 Tranmere Rovers 2–1 Port Vale 3,735 8 Wrexham 2–0 Stockport County 2,130

Southern section Tie no. Home team Score Away team Attendance 1 Bristol City 2–1 MK Dons 3,367 2 Cambridge United 0–2 Leyton Orient 1,812 3 Cheltenham Town 2–2 Walsall 2,042 Walsall won 4–3 on penalties 4 Exeter City 1–2 Swindon Town 1,898 5 Southend United 4–1 Shrewsbury Town 2,599 6 Torquay United 1–3 Northampton Town 1,395 7 Wycombe Wanderers 1–0 Swansea City 1,021 8 Bristol Rovers 2–0 Barnet 4,460

Quarter finals

The Quarter final ties took place on 30 November 2004.

Northern section Tie no. Home team Score Away team Attendance 1 Chester City 0–1 Wrexham 5,028 2 Hereford United 2–1 Blackpool 2,181 3 Macclesfield Town 0–1 Tranmere Rovers 1,609 4 Oldham Athletic 3–1 Hartlepool United 2,835

Southern section Tie no. Home team Score Away team Attendance 1 Bristol Rovers 1–0 Wycombe Wanderers 3,667 2 Leyton Orient 1–0 Walsall 1,452 3 Northampton Town 0–2 Southend United 3,280 4 Swindon Town 1–0 Bristol City 7,571

Semi finals

The Semi final ties took place on 25 January 2005.

Northern section Tie no. Home team Score Away team Attendance 1 Hereford United 1–2 Wrexham 2,710 2 Oldham Athletic 1–1 Tranmere Rovers 4,069 Oldham Athletic won 5–4 on penalties

Southern section Tie no. Home team Score Away team Attendance 1 Leyton Orient 1–2 Bristol Rovers 1,846 2 Southend United 2–0 Swindon Town 4,270

Area Finals

Northern section

2005-02-15

19:45

First leg

Oldham Athletic	3 – 5	Wrexham
Vernon 35' (83) (pen.) Eyres 76'	Report	Ugarte 29', 55', 62' Jones 32' Ferguson 58'

Boundary Park, Oldham

Attendance: 4,881

Referee: C. Webster

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2005-03-08

19:45

Second leg

Wrexham	1 – 0	Oldham Athletic
Llewellyn 65'	Report	Branston  60'

Racecourse Ground, Wrexham

Attendance: 5,814

Referee: G. Laws

Southern Section

2005-02-15

19:45

First leg

Bristol Rovers	1 – 2	Southend United
Walker 56'	Report	Dudfield 8' Gower 67'

Memorial Stadium, Bristol

Attendance: 7,110

Referee: R. Beeby

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2005-03-08

19:45

Second leg

Southend United	2 – 2	Bristol Rovers
Gray 30' Eastwood 61'	Report	Walker 44' Agogo 73'

Roots Hall, Southend-on-Sea

Attendance: 8,145

Referee: P. Crossley

Final

Main article: 2005 Football League Trophy Final

2005-04-10

13:00

Southend United	0 – 2 (a.e.t.)	Wrexham
	Report	Ugarte 99' Ferguson 118'

Millennium Stadium, Cardiff

Attendance: 36,216

Referee: B. Curson