1997–98 Football League Trophy
Country | England Wales |
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Teams | 48 | ||
Champions | Grimsby Town | ||
Runners-up | Bournemouth | ||
Matches played | 49 | ||
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The Football League Trophy 1997–98, known as the Auto Windscreens Shield 1997–98 for sponsorship reasons, was the 15th staging of the Football League Trophy, a knock-out competition for English football clubs in Second and Third Division. The winners were Grimsby Town and the runners-up were Bournemouth.
The competition began on 6 December 1997 and ended with the final on 19 April 1998 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.
Contents
First round
Blackpool, Burnley, Macclesfield, Mansfield Town, Notts County, Rotherham United, Wrexham and York City from the North section all received byes.
Brentford, Bournemouth, Brighton & Hove Albion, Bristol City, Exeter City, Luton Town, Swansea City and Torquay United 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
10 March 1998
19:45 |
Grimsby Town | 1–1 | Burnley |
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Groves 78' | Payton 23' |
Blundell Park, Cleethorpes
Attendance: 6,064 |
17 March 1998
19:45 |
Burnley | 0–2 | Grimsby Town |
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Nogan 10' Donovan 57' |
Turf Moor, Burnley
Attendance: 10,257 |
Grimsby Town beat Burnley 3–1 on aggregate.
Southern Area final
10 March 1998
19:45 |
Walsall | 0–2 | Bournemouth |
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Rolling 13' Beardsmore 30' |
Bescot Stadium, Walsall
Attendance: 6,017 |
17 March 1998
19:45 |
Bournemouth | 2–3 | Walsall |
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Evans 55' (o.g.) Rolling 82' |
Thomas 47' Boli 53' Tholot 80' |
Dean Court, Bournemouth
Attendance: 8,972 |
Bournemouth beat Walsall 4–3 on aggregate.
Final
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