1996–97 Football League Trophy
The Football League Trophy 1996–97, known as the Auto Windscreens Shield 1996–97 for sponsorship reasons, was the 16th 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 roundCrewe 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.
Second round
Quarter-finals
Area semi-finals
Area finalsNorthern Area final
Brunton Park, Carlisle Attendance: 7,057
Edgeley Park, Stockport Attendance: 8,593 Carlisle United beat Stockport County 2–0 on aggregate. Southern Area final
London Road Stadium, Peterborough Attendance: 4,556
Layer Road, Colchester Attendance: 4,705 Colchester United beat Peterborough United 3–2 on aggregate. Final
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