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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
prevseason[1999–2000](1999-2000-football-league-trophy)
nextseason[2001–02](2001-02-football-league-trophy)

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 November**Lincoln City**3 – 2Morecambe
5 December**Chester City**1 – 0Hull City
5 December**Doncaster Rovers**3 – 2Rochdale
5 DecemberRotherham United3 – 4**Chesterfield**
6 December**Stoke City**3 – 1Scarborough
9 December**Bury**2 – 1Mansfield Town
9 DecemberWrexham0 – 1**Halifax Town**
11 December**Hartlepool United**3 – 2Scunthorpe United
12 December**Kidderminster Harriers**2 – 1Carlisle United
9 JanuaryOldham Athletic2 – 3**Wigan Athletic**
9 January**Port Vale**3 – 0Notts County
9 JanuaryYork City0 – 4**Darlington**

Southern Section

DateHome teamScoreAway teamBournemouth won 4-2 on penalties
28 November**Barnet**2 – 0Rushden & Diamonds
5 December**Bournemouth**1 – 1Dover Athletic
5 December**Brentford**4 – 1Oxford United
5 December**Brighton & Hove Albion**2 – 0Cardiff City
5 December**Cambridge United**2 – 0Colchester United
5 December**Millwall**4 – 1Northampton Town
5 December**Peterborough United**1 – 0Luton Town
5 December**Plymouth Argyle**3 – 0Bristol City
5 December**Southend United**2 – 0Cheltenham Town
5 December**Wycombe Wanderers**1 – 0Exeter City
9 DecemberTorquay United0 – 2**Bristol Rovers**
19 December**Hereford United**4 – 0Yeovil Town

Second round

Northern Section

DateHome teamScoreAway team
9 January**Chesterfield**4 – 2Macclesfield Town
9 JanuaryHalifax Town2 – 3**Stoke City**
9 January**Hartlepool United**3 – 1Doncaster Rovers
9 January**Lincoln City**3 – 1Blackpool
10 January**Bury**2 – 0Kidderminster Harriers
10 January**Darlington**2 – 0Shrewsbury Town
16 January**Port Vale**2 – 0Chester City
30 January**Walsall**2 – 1Wigan Athletic

Southern Section

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

Quarter-finals

Northern Section

DateHome teamScoreAway team
30 JanuaryBury0 – 3**Chesterfield**
30 January**Lincoln City**1 – 0Hartlepool United
6 February**Port Vale**4 – 0Darlington
7 February**Stoke City**4 – 0Walsall

Southern Section

DateHome teamScoreAway team
30 JanuaryBarnet1 – 2**Brentford**
30 January**Southend United**1 – 0Bristol Rovers
30 January**Swansea City**1 – 0Reading
30 January**Swindon Town**2 – 1Wycombe Wanderers

Area semi-finals

Northern Section

DateHome teamScoreAway teamPlayed at Stoke City's Britannia Stadium
13 February**Lincoln City**4 – 1Chesterfield
13 February**Port Vale**2 – 1Stoke City

Southern Section

DateHome teamScoreAway team
13 February**Southend United**2 – 1Swindon Town
14 FebruarySwansea City2 – 3**Brentford**

Area finals

Northern Area final

Naylor

Southern Area final

Dobson

Owusu

Final

Brooker

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ENG Ray Lewington

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Notes

References

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