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2000–01 Football League Trophy

FieldValue
titleFootball League Trophy
year2000–01
other_titleLDV Vans Trophy
countryEngland
Wales
num_teams56
championsPort Vale
runner-upBrentford
matches57
prevseason1999–2000
nextseason2001–02

Wales | runner-up = Brentford The Football League Trophy 2000–01, known as the LDV Vans Trophy 2000–01 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 Port Vale and the runners-up were Brentford.

The competition began on 28 November 2000 and ended with the final on 22 April 2001 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, 8 Conference teams were also invited.

First round

Blackpool, Macclesfield Town, Shrewsbury Town and Walsall from the North section all received byes.

Leyton Orient, Reading, Swansea City and Swindon from the South section all received byes.

Northern Section

DateHome teamScoreAway team
28 NovemberLincoln City3 – 2Morecambe
5 DecemberChester City1 – 0Hull City
5 DecemberDoncaster Rovers3 – 2Rochdale
5 DecemberRotherham United3 – 4Chesterfield
6 DecemberStoke City3 – 1Scarborough
9 DecemberBury2 – 1Mansfield Town
9 DecemberWrexham0 – 1Halifax Town
11 DecemberHartlepool United3 – 2Scunthorpe United
12 DecemberKidderminster Harriers2 – 1Carlisle United
9 JanuaryOldham Athletic2 – 3Wigan Athletic
9 JanuaryPort Vale3 – 0Notts County
9 JanuaryYork City0 – 4Darlington

Southern Section

DateHome teamScoreAway teamBournemouth won 4-2 on penalties
28 NovemberBarnet2 – 0Rushden & Diamonds
5 DecemberBournemouth1 – 1Dover Athletic
5 DecemberBrentford4 – 1Oxford United
5 DecemberBrighton & Hove Albion2 – 0Cardiff City
5 DecemberCambridge United2 – 0Colchester United
5 DecemberMillwall4 – 1Northampton Town
5 DecemberPeterborough United1 – 0Luton Town
5 DecemberPlymouth Argyle3 – 0Bristol City
5 DecemberSouthend United2 – 0Cheltenham Town
5 DecemberWycombe Wanderers1 – 0Exeter City
9 DecemberTorquay United0 – 2Bristol Rovers
19 DecemberHereford United4 – 0Yeovil Town

Second round

Northern Section

DateHome teamScoreAway team
9 JanuaryChesterfield4 – 2Macclesfield Town
9 JanuaryHalifax Town2 – 3Stoke City
9 JanuaryHartlepool United3 – 1Doncaster Rovers
9 JanuaryLincoln City3 – 1Blackpool
10 JanuaryBury2 – 0Kidderminster Harriers
10 JanuaryDarlington2 – 0Shrewsbury Town
16 JanuaryPort Vale2 – 0Chester City
30 JanuaryWalsall2 – 1Wigan Athletic

Southern Section

DateHome teamScoreAway teamBrentford won 4-2 on penalties (Played at Brentford)Swindon won 3-2 on penalties
9 JanuaryBournemouth0 – 1Swansea City
9 JanuaryBrighton and Hove Albion2 – 2Brentford
9 JanuaryBristol Rovers3 – 0Plymouth Argyle
9 JanuaryHereford United1 – 2Reading
9 JanuaryLeyton Orient0 – 2Wycombe Wanderers
9 JanuaryMillwall0 – 0Swindon Town
9 JanuaryPeterborough United1 – 3Barnet
9 JanuarySouthend3 – 1Cambridge United

Quarter-finals

Northern Section

DateHome teamScoreAway team
30 JanuaryBury0 – 3Chesterfield
30 JanuaryLincoln City1 – 0Hartlepool United
6 FebruaryPort Vale4 – 0Darlington
7 FebruaryStoke City4 – 0Walsall

Southern Section

DateHome teamScoreAway team
30 JanuaryBarnet1 – 2Brentford
30 JanuarySouthend United1 – 0Bristol Rovers
30 JanuarySwansea City1 – 0Reading
30 JanuarySwindon Town2 – 1Wycombe Wanderers

Area semi-finals

Northern Section

DateHome teamScoreAway teamPlayed at Stoke City's Britannia Stadium
13 FebruaryLincoln City4 – 1Chesterfield
13 FebruaryPort Vale2 – 1Stoke City

Southern Section

DateHome teamScoreAway team
13 FebruarySouthend United2 – 1Swindon Town
14 FebruarySwansea City2 – 3Brentford

Area finals

Northern Area final

Naylor

Southern Area final

Dobson

Owusu

Final

Brooker

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ENG Brian Horton
ENG Ray Lewington

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Notes

References

  1. after [[extra time]]
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