1997–98 Football League Trophy
Auto Windscreens Shield | |
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Tournament details | |
Country | England Wales |
Teams | 48 |
Final positions | |
Champions | Grimsby Town |
Runner-up | AFC Bournemouth |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 49 |
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 AFC 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.
First round[edit]
Blackpool, Burnley, Macclesfield Town, Mansfield Town, Notts County, Rotherham United, Wrexham and York City from the North section all received byes.
Brentford, AFC Bournemouth, Brighton & Hove Albion, Bristol City, Exeter City, Luton Town, Swansea City and Torquay United from the South section all received byes.
Northern Section[edit]
| Southern Section[edit]
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Second round[edit]
Northern Section[edit]
| Southern Section[edit]
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Quarter-finals[edit]
Northern Section[edit]
| Southern Section[edit]
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Area semi-finals[edit]
Northern Section[edit]
| Southern Section[edit]
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Area finals[edit]
Northern Area final[edit]
Grimsby Town | 1–1 | Burnley |
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Groves 78' | Payton 23' |
Burnley | 0–2 | Grimsby Town |
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Nogan 10' Donovan 57' |
Grimsby Town beat Burnley 3–1 on aggregate.
Southern Area final[edit]
Walsall | 0–2 | AFC Bournemouth |
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Rolling 13' Beardsmore 30' |
AFC Bournemouth | 2–3 | Walsall |
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Evans 55' (o.g.) Rolling 82' | Thomas 47' Boli 53' Tholot 80' |
AFC Bournemouth beat Walsall 4–3 on aggregate.
Final[edit]
AFC Bournemouth | 1–2 | Grimsby Town |
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Bailey 31' | Glass 75' (o.g.) Burnett 112' |
AFC Bournemouth | Grimsby Town |
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Match rules
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