1996–97 Football League Trophy
Auto Windscreens Shields Trophy | |
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The Football League Trophy 1996–97, known as the Auto Windscreens Shield 1996–97 for sponsorship reasons, was the 14th staging of the Football League Trophy, a knock-out competition for English football clubs in Second and Third Division. The winners were Carlisle United and the runners-up were Colchester United.[1]
The competition began on 7 December 1996 and ended with the final on 20 April 1997 at the Wembley 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.
First round
Crewe Alexandra, Lincoln City, Mansfield Town, Scunthorpe United, Shrewsbury Town, Wigan Athletic, Wrexham and York City from the North section all received byes.
Barnet, Bristol City, Exeter City, Northampton Town, Peterborough United, Torquay United, Walsall and Watford from the South section all received byes.
Northern Section
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Southern Section
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Second round
Northern Section
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Southern Section
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Quarter-finals
Northern Section
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Southern Section
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Area semi-finals
Northern Section
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Southern Section
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Area finals
Northern Area final
Carlisle United | 2–0 | Stockport County |
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Archdeacon ![]() ![]() |
Stockport County | 0–0 | Carlisle United |
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Carlisle United beat Stockport County 2–0 on aggregate.
Southern Area final
Peterborough United | 2–0 | Colchester United |
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Otto ![]() Charlery ![]() |
Colchester United | 3 – 0 (a.e.t.) | Peterborough United |
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Fry ![]() Buckle ![]() Abrahams ![]() |
Colchester United beat Peterborough United 3–2 on aggregate.
Final
Carlisle United | 0 – 0 (a.e.t.) | Colchester United |
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Conway ![]() Archdeacon ![]() Walling ![]() Aspinall ![]() Hayward ![]() |
4–3 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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MATCH RULES
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