The 2003–04 Football League Trophy, known as the LDV Vans Trophy for sponsorship reasons, was the 23rd 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."The Football League Trophy". RSSSF. Retrieved 12 June 2010.

In all, 60 clubs entered the competition, including twelve from the Conference National. 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 13 October 2003 and concluded on 21 March 2004."2003–04 LDV Vans Trophy". RSSSF. Retrieved 12 June 2010.

The winners were Blackpool, who defeated Southend United 2–0 to win the title for a second time."Blackpool 2–0 Southend". BBC Sport. Retrieved 12 June 2010.

First round Four clubs received a bye into the Second Round. Bury and Huddersfield Town in the Northern section, and Northampton Town and Swansea City in the Southern section.

Northern section Tie no.Home teamScoreAway teamAttendance1Blackpool3–2 Tranmere Rovers2,8382Carlisle United2–0 Rochdale1,8283Chester City0–1 Doncaster Rovers1,1414Chesterfield2–1 Macclesfield Town1,6315Darlington1–3 Hull City1,5786Halifax Town2–1 York City1,1487Lincoln City3–1 Telford United1,5038Mansfield Town1–2 Stockport County3,7189Oldham Athletic3–3 Hartlepool United3,575Oldham Athletic won 5–3 on penalties10Scarborough2–1 Port Vale1,00311Scunthorpe United2–1 Shrewsbury Town1,26512Wrexham4–1 Morecambe1,07813Notts County0–0 Barnsley1,220Barnsley won 4–2 on penalties14Sheffield Wednesday1–1 Grimsby Town7,323Sheffield Wednesday won 5–4 on penalties

Southern section Tie no.Home teamScoreAway teamAttendance1Brighton & Hove Albion2–0 Forest Green Rovers3,9692Barnet3–3 Brentford1,248Brentford won 3–1 on penalties3Cheltenham Town1–3 Colchester United1,3244Peterborough United3–2 Torquay United1,9805Plymouth Argyle4–0 Bristol City4,9276Queens Park Rangers2–0 Kidderminster Harriers3,6717Southend United2–1 Bristol Rovers1,7148Stevenage Borough0–1 Luton Town1,7549Wycombe Wanderers1–0 Cambridge United97710Yeovil Town2–0 Bournemouth5,03511Boston United2–1 Swindon Town1,51412Dagenham & Redbridge4–1 Leyton Orient1,85713Oxford United0–1 Rushden & Diamonds2,51014Hereford United2–0 Exeter City1,513

Second round

Northern section Tie no.Home teamScoreAway teamAttendance1Bury2–1 Oldham Athletic3,1022Blackpool1–0 Doncaster Rovers2,9543Carlisle United2–0 Huddersfield Town1,3464Hull City1–3 Scunthorpe United6,6565Lincoln City4–3 Chesterfield2,3956Scarborough0–1 Halifax Town8997Stockport CountyWrexham1,4698Sheffield Wednesday1–0 Barnsley13,575

Southern section Tie no.Home teamScoreAway teamAttendance1Brighton & Hove Albion3–1 Boston United4,0262Hereford United1–1 Northampton Town1,517Northampton Town won 4–3 on penalties3Peterborough United3–2Brentford1,8214Plymouth Argyle2–2 Wycombe Wanderers4,298Wycombe Wanderers won 4–2 on penalties5Queens Park Rangers2–1 Dagenham & Redbridge3,0366Rushden & Diamonds1–2 Luton Town2,7467Swansea City1–2 Southend United2,0558Yeovil Town2–2 Colchester United3,052Colchester United won 4–2 on penalties

Quarter finals

Northern section Tie no.Home teamScoreAway teamAttendance1Bury0–1 Scunthorpe United1,2462Carlisle United0–3 Sheffield Wednesday2,8693Stockport County0–1 Blackpool2,3374Halifax Town1–0 Lincoln City1,162

Southern section Tie no.Home teamScoreAway teamAttendance1Queens Park Rangers2–1 Brighton & Hove Albion7,5362Northampton Town2–1 Peterborough United4,2903Southend United3–0 Luton Town2,0274Wycombe Wanderers2–3 Colchester United1,873

Semi finals

Northern section Tie no.Home teamScoreAway teamAttendance1Blackpool3–2 Halifax Town4,7642Sheffield Wednesday4–0 Scunthorpe United10,236

Southern section Tie no.Home teamScoreAway teamAttendance1Northampton Town2–3 Colchester United4,0342Southend United4–0 Queens Park Rangers5,824

Area Finals

Northern section

Southern Section

Final

References

External links Official website