1996–97 Football League 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 and the runners-up were .
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.
, , , , , , and from the South section all received byes.
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COLCHESTER UNITED:
GK
Carl Emberson
DF
Joe Dunne
DF
David Greene
DF
Peter Cawley
DF
Paul Gibbs
MF
David Gregory
MF
Richard Wilkins
(c)
MF
Steve Whitton
MF
Paul Abrahams
FW
Tony Adcock
FW
Mark Sale
Substitute:
MF
Karl Duguid
MF
Chris Fry
MF
Adam Locke
Manager:
Steve Wignall
Football League Trophy
The Football League Trophy, currently known as the Johnstone's Paint Trophy for sponsorship reasons, is an annual English association football knock-out competition open to the 48 clubs in Football League One and Football League Two, the bottom two divisions in the four fully professional top...
, a knock-out competition for English football clubs in Second
Football League Second Division
From 1892 until 1992, the Football League Second Division was the second highest division overall in English football.This ended with the creation of the FA Premier League, prior to the start of the 1992–93 season, which caused an administrative split between The Football League and the teams...
and Third Division
Football League Third Division
The Football League Third Division was the 3 tier of English Football from 1920 until 1992 when after the formation of the Football Association Premier League saw the league renamed The Football League Division Two...
. The winners were and the runners-up were .
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
, , , , , , and from the North section all received byes., , , , , , and from the South section all received byes.
Northern Section
| Date | Home team | Score | Away team |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9 December | 0 – 2 | ||
| 10 December | 3 – 1 | ||
| 10 December | 2 – 0 | ||
| 10 December | 1 – 2 | ||
| 10 December | 0 – 2 | ||
| 10 December | 3 – 1 | ||
| 10 December | 0 – 1 | ||
| 10 December | 0 – 1 |
Southern Section
| Date | Home team | Score | Away team | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 December | 0 – 4 | |||
| 10 December | 1 – 2 | |||
| 10 December | 0 – 1 | |||
| 10 December | 1 – 2 | |||
| 10 December | 2 – 1 | |||
| 10 December | 2 – 0 | |||
| 17 December | 3 – 2 | |||
| 8 January | 1 – 1 | |||
| Swansea City won 6 – 5 on penalties | ||||
Northern Section
| Date | Home team | Score | Away team | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 January | 6 – 0 | |||
| 14 January | 4 – 0 | |||
| 14 January | 3 – 2 | |||
| 21 January | 1 – 0 | |||
| 28 January | 4 – 0 | |||
| 28 January | 1 – 1 | |||
| Scunthorpe United won 4 – 2 on penalties | ||||
| 28 January | 3 – 0 | |||
| 4 February | 2 – 0 | |||
Southern Section
| Date | Home team | Score | Away team | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 January | 2 – 1 | |||
| 7 January | 2 – 3 | |||
| 7 January | 2 – 1 | |||
| 14 January | 1 – 1 | |||
| Exeter City won 4 – 2 on penalties | ||||
| 14 January | 1 – 0 | |||
| 21 January | 2 – 0 | |||
| 21 January | 0 – 1 | |||
| 4 February | 1 – 0 | |||
Northern Section
| Date | Home team | Score | Away team |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4 February | 1 – 0 | ||
| 4 February | 0 – 2 | ||
| 11 February | 1 – 2 | ||
| 11 February | 2 – 1 |
Southern Section
| Date | Home team | Score | Away team |
|---|---|---|---|
| 28 January | 0 – 1 | ||
| 28 January | 0 – 1 | ||
| 11 February | 0 – 2 | ||
| 11 February | 2 – 1 |
Northern Section
| Date | Home team | Score | Away team | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 February | 1 – 2 | |||
| 4 March | 1 – 1 | |||
| Stockport County won 5 – 3 on penalties | ||||
Southern Section
| Date | Home team | Score | Away team |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18 February | 2 – 1 | ||
| 18 February | 0 – 1 |
Northern Area final
Carlisle United beat Stockport County 2–0 on aggregate.Southern Area final
Colchester United beat Peterborough United 3–2 on aggregate.Final
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| GK | Tony Caig Tony Caig Antony "Tony" Caig is an English football goalkeeper who currently plays and coaches other goalkeepers for Football League One club Carlisle United.-Professional career:... |
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| DF |  Dean WallingDean Walling Dean Anthony Walling is an English-born Kittian professional footballer who is now retired. Although he started his career as a forward, he predominantly played as a centre-back.... |
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| DF | Will Varty Will Varty John William "Will" Varty is an English former footballer who played as a defender.He played for Carlisle United and Rotherham United before dropping into non-league football in 2002 to play for his hometown club Workington... |
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| DF |  Stéphane PounewatchyStéphane Pounewatchy Stéphane Pounewatchy is a retired French footballer, turned football agent. He was a defender who plied his trade in France, England and Scotland.-Playing career:... |
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| MF | Rory Delap Rory Delap Rory John Delap is an English born Irish footballer who plays for Stoke City. He has played eleven times for the Republic of Ireland national football team.... |
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| MF | Steve Hayward Steve Hayward Steven Lee Hayward is an English footballer who played as a central midfielder.Hayward began his career with Derby County and made his League debut in 1990, but found first-team opportunities limited... (c) |
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| MF | Warren Aspinall Warren Aspinall Warren Aspinall is an English former footballer, who played for a number of teams, having the most significant impact at Portsmouth and Carlisle United.... |
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| MF |  Paul ConwayPaul Conway (soccer) Paul Conway is a retired American soccer forward who spent five seasons in the English lower divisions before returning to the United States. He was the 2001 United Soccer Leagues leading goal scorer and MVP... |
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| MF |  Owen ArchdeaconOwen Archdeacon Owen Archdeacon is a Scottish former footballer.-Club career:Archdeacon began his career with local side Gourock United before signing for Celtic in August 1982. A versatile player, he was usually employed at left back, although he was equally happy anywhere in defence... |
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| FW | Allan Smart Allan Smart Allan Smart is a professional footballer, currently playing for Southport, as a striker and also serving as Head of Youth Development.-Career:... |
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| FW | Lee Peacock Lee Peacock Lee Peacock is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a forward and midfielder and is currently playing for Conference South side Havant & Waterlooville... |
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| MF | Tony Hopper Tony Hopper Tony Hopper is an English football player who currently plays for Workington A.F.C.Hopper is a midfielder who began his career at Carlisle United before Roddy Collins brought him to Bohemians in August 2000. He made his debut away to UCD soon after signing... |
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| FW | Rod Thomas Rod Thomas (English footballer) Rod Thomas is an English former footballer. At just 14, he was being hailed as 'the next Pelé' while in Watford's youth set-up, however by 23, he was playing for in the fourth tier.-Honours:with Carlisle United... |
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| FW | Matt Jansen Matt Jansen Matthew Brooke "Matt" Jansen is an English footballer, who plays as a striker and currently plays for Chorley. He started his career with hometown club Carlisle United, and also played for Crystal Palace, Blackburn Rovers and Bolton Wanderers as well as a loan spell with Coventry City. He won six... |
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| Mervyn Day Mervyn Day Mervyn Day is a former professional footballer who played in the Football League as a goalkeeper for West Ham United, Leyton Orient, Aston Villa, Leeds United, Luton Town, Sheffield United and Carlisle United. He later managed Carlisle United... |
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Carl EmbersonCarl Emberson
Carl Wayne Emberson is a retired English football goalkeeper and coach at Bristol Rovers.-Career:He played in the 1990–91 Final of the FA Youth Cup with Millwall, but failed to make a first-team appearance for the club.He joined Colchester United for ₤25,000 in 1994, where he had previously been...
Joe DunneJoe Dunne
Joseph John "Joe" Dunne is an Irish former professional footballer. He played professionally for Gillingham and Colchester United and made nearly 280 Football League appearances in a 13-year career. He is currently Colchester's Assistant Manager, having previously served as youth team manager,...
David GreeneDavid Greene (footballer)
David Greene is a retired Irish football defender. Son of a Galway mother and a Dublin father, David played for the Republic of Ireland U21 side six times.-References:...
Peter CawleyPeter Cawley
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Paul GibbsPaul Gibbs
Paul Derek Gibbs is an English former professional footballer.-Career:Gibbs, a left back, began his career at Norwich City as a youngster, followed by an apprenticeship at Scunthorpe United...
David Gregory Richard WilkinsRichard Wilkins (footballer)
Richard Wilkins is an English former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. He currently manages Bury Town.-Biography:...
(c)
Steve WhittonSteve Whitton
Stephen Paul "Steve" Whitton is a former English footballer who played as a striker. He was born in East Ham, London.In a playing career spanning 20 years , he made more than 450 league appearances. Whitton played in the Football League and Premier League in England, the Swedish Allsvenskan and...
Paul AbrahamsPaul Abrahams
Paul Abrahams is an English retired professional association football who played as a striker. In a Football League career that lasted from 1992 to 1999, Abrahams made a total of 179 league appearances, scoring 34 goals, for both Colchester United and Brentford...
Tony AdcockTony Adcock
Anthony "Tony" Charles Adcock is an English former professional footballer. He was born in Bethnal Green, London.-Career:...
Mark SaleMark Sale
Mark David Sale is an English former professional footballer who played as a forward. He made more than 200 appearances in the Football League and many more in non-league football. He is currently youth team manager at Burton Albion....
Karl DuguidKarl Duguid
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Chris FryChris Fry (footballer)
Christopher David Fry is a Welsh former professional footballer.-Career:Fry began his career at his hometown club Cardiff City, making his debut at the end of the 1988–89 season...
Adam LockeAdam Locke
Adam Locke is a retired English professional footballer.Locke was born in Croydon, London. He played as a defender for various teams in the Football League.-External links:* Luton Town FC player profile...
Steve WignallSteve Wignall
Steven Leslie "Steve" Wignall is an English former professional football manager and player. During his playing career, Wignall, who played as a central defender, made over 600 appearances in the Football League.-Playing career:...
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