2000–01 Football League Trophy

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 team28 NovemberLincoln City3–2Morecambe5 DecemberChester City1–0Hull City5 DecemberDoncaster Rovers3–2Rochdaleafter extra time5 DecemberRotherham United3–4Chesterfield6 DecemberStoke City3–1Scarborough9 DecemberBury2–1Mansfield Town9 DecemberWrexham0–1Halifax Town11 DecemberHartlepool United3–2Scunthorpe United12 DecemberKidderminster Harriers2–1Carlisle Unitedafter extra time9 JanuaryOldham Athletic2–3Wigan Athleticafter extra time9 JanuaryPort Vale3–0Notts County9 JanuaryYork City0–4Darlington

Southern Section DateHome teamScoreAway team28 NovemberBarnet2–0Rushden & Diamonds5 DecemberBournemouth1–1Dover AthleticBournemouth won 4-2 on penalties5 DecemberBrentford4–1Oxford United5 DecemberBrighton & Hove Albion2–0Cardiff City5 DecemberCambridge United2–0Colchester United5 DecemberMillwall4–1Northampton Town5 DecemberPeterborough United1–0Luton Town5 DecemberPlymouth Argyle3–0Bristol City5 DecemberSouthend United2–0Cheltenham Town5 DecemberWycombe Wanderers1–0Exeter City9 DecemberTorquay United0–2Bristol Rovers19 DecemberHereford United4–0Yeovil Town

Second round

Northern Section DateHome teamScoreAway team9 JanuaryChesterfield4–2Macclesfield Town9 JanuaryHalifax Town2–3Stoke City9 JanuaryHartlepool United3–1Doncaster Rovers9 JanuaryLincoln City3–1Blackpool10 JanuaryBury2–0Kidderminster Harriers10 JanuaryDarlington2–0Shrewsbury Town16 JanuaryPort Vale2–0Chester City30 JanuaryWalsall2–1Wigan Athletic

Southern Section DateHome teamScoreAway team9 JanuaryBournemouth0–1Swansea City9 JanuaryBrighton and Hove Albion2–2BrentfordBrentford won 4-2 on penalties (Played at Brentford)9 JanuaryBristol Rovers3–0Plymouth Argyle9 JanuaryHereford United1–2Reading9 JanuaryLeyton Orient0–2Wycombe Wanderers9 JanuaryMillwall0–0Swindon TownSwindon won 3-2 on penalties9 JanuaryPeterborough United1–3Barnet9 JanuarySouthend3–1Cambridge United

Quarter-finals

Northern Section DateHome teamScoreAway team30 JanuaryBury0–3Chesterfield30 JanuaryLincoln City1–0Hartlepool United6 FebruaryPort Vale4–0Darlington7 FebruaryStoke City4–0Walsall

Southern Section DateHome teamScoreAway team30 JanuaryBarnet1–2Brentford30 JanuarySouthend United1–0Bristol Rovers30 JanuarySwansea City1–0Reading30 JanuarySwindon Town2–1Wycombe Wanderers

Area semi-finals

Northern Section DateHome teamScoreAway team13 FebruaryLincoln City4–1Chesterfield13 FebruaryPort Vale2–1Stoke CityPlayed at Stoke City's Britannia Stadium

Southern Section DateHome teamScoreAway team13 FebruarySouthend United2–1Swindon Town14 FebruarySwansea City2–3Brentford

Area finals

Northern Area final

Southern Area final

Final

PORT VALE: GK 1 Mark GoodladDF 2 Matt Carragher (c)DF 6 Sagi BurtonDF 5 Michael WalshDF 19 Alex SmithMF 8 Micky CumminsMF 25 Steve BrookerMF 15 Marc Bridge-WilkinsonMF 17 Neil BriscoMF 4 Dave Brammer FW 10 Tony NaylorSubstitutes:GK 12 Dean DelanyDF 3 Allen TankardMF 11 Tommy WiddringtonMF 23 Michael TwissFW 9 Ville ViljanenManager: Brian HortonBRENTFORD: GK 17 Ólafur GottskálkssonDF 5 Darren Powell DF 23 David Theobald DF 19 Paul GibbsDF 25 Michael DobsonDF 15 Ívar IngimarssonMF 8 Gavin MahonMF 12 Martin RowlandsMF 7 Paul Evans (c) FW 9 Lloyd OwusuFW 10 Scott PartridgeSubstitute:GK 31 Paul SmithDF 32 Jay LovettMF 14 Tony FolanMF 26 Mark Williams FW 29 Mark McCammon Manager: Ray Lewington MATCH RULES 90 minutes. 30 minutes of extra-time if necessary. Penalty shoot-out if scores still level. Maximum of 3 substitutions.

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