The 2003–04 Football League Trophy, known as the LDV Vans Trophy for sponsorship reasons, was the 23rd season in the history of the competition. A
straight knockout competition for English football clubs in the third and fourth tiers of the
English football league system
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.
In all, 60 clubs entered the competition, including twelve from the
Conference National
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. It was split into two sections, Northern and Southern, with the winners of each section contesting the final at the
Millennium Stadium
The Millennium Stadium (), known since 2016 as the Principality Stadium () for sponsorship reasons, is the national stadium of Wales. Located in Cardiff, it has a retractable roof and is the home of the Wales national rugby union team; it has ...
,
Cardiff
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. The competition began on 13 October 2003 and concluded on 21 March 2004.
The winners were
Blackpool
Blackpool is a seaside town in Lancashire, England. It is located on the Irish Sea coast of the Fylde peninsula, approximately north of Liverpool and west of Preston, Lancashire, Preston. It is the main settlement in the Borough of Blackpool ...
, who defeated
Southend United 2–0 to win the title for a second time.
"Blackpool 2–0 Southend"
BBC Sport. Retrieved 12 June 2010.
First round
Four clubs received a bye into the Second Round. Bury and Huddersfield Town
Huddersfield Town Association Football Club is a professional association football club based in Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, England. They compete in , the third tier of English football league system, English football.
Huddersfield Town we ...
in the Northern section, and Northampton Town
Northampton Town Football Club is a professional association football club based in the town of Northampton, England. The team competes in EFL League One, League One, the third level of the English football league system.
Founded in 1897, the c ...
and Swansea City
Swansea City Association Football Club ( ; ) is a Welsh professional football club based in Swansea, Wales. It competes in the EFL Championship, the second tier of the English football league system. Swansea have played their home matches at ...
in the Southern section.
Northern section
Southern section
Second round
Northern section
Southern section
Quarter finals
Northern section
Southern section
Semi finals
Northern section
Southern section
Area Finals
Northern section
Southern Section
Final
References
External links
Official website
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EFL Trophy seasons
League Trophy
Trophy
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Trophy
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