1995–96 Football League Trophy

The Football League Trophy 1995–96, known as the Auto Windscreens Shield 1995–96 for sponsorship reasons, was the 13th staging of the Football League Trophy, a knock-out competition for English football clubs in the Second and Third Divisions (now known as League One and Two).

The winners were Rotherham United, who defeated Shrewsbury Town 2–1 in the final.

The competition began on 25 September 1995 and ended with the final on 14 April 1996.

The tournament begins with clubs divided into a Northern and a Southern section, and teams entering a group stage. Each section then gradually eliminates the qualifying 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

Northern Section

Group 1

Team	Pts	Pld	W	L	F	A	GD
Crewe Alexandra	3	2	1	1	8	1	+7
Blackpool	3	2	1	1	3	3	0
Hartlepool United	3	2	1	1	3	10	−7

026 Sep0000Blackpool 1–0 Crewe Alexandra
017 Oct0000Crewe Alexandra 8–0 Hartlepool United
07 Nov000Hartlepool United 3–2 Blackpool

Group 3

Team	Pts	Pld	W	D	L	F	A	GD
Chesterfield	4	2	1	1	0	3	2	+1
Notts County	3	2	1	0	1	2	2	0
Stockport County	1	2	0	1	1	1	2	−1

026 Sep0000Stockport County 1–1 Chesterfield
017 Oct0000Chesterfield 2–1 Notts County
07 Nov000Notts County 1–0 Stockport County

Group 5

Team	Pts	Pld	W	D	L	F	A	GD
Scunthorpe United	4	2	1	1	0	5	1	+4
Wigan Athletic	2	2	0	2	0	1	1	0
Bury	1	2	0	1	1	0	4	−4

026 Sep0000Wigan Athletic 1–1 Scunthorpe United
017 Oct0000Scunthorpe United 4–0 Bury
014 Nov000Bury 0–0 Wigan Athletic

Group 7

Team	Pts	Pld	W	L	F	A	GD
Hull City	6	2	2	0	3	0	+3
Preston North End	3	2	1	1	2	2	0
Scarborough	0	2	0	2	1	4	−3

026 Sep0000Scarborough 0–2 Hull City
017 Oct0000Hull City 1–0 Preston North End
07 Nov000Preston North End 2–1 Scarborough

Group 2

Team	Pts	Pld	W	D	L	F	A	GD
Rotherham United	4	2	1	1	0	2	1	+1
Burnley	2	2	0	2	0	2	2	0
Chester City	1	2	0	1	1	1	2	−1

026 Sep0000Chester City 0–1 Rotherham United
017 Oct0000Rotherham United 1–1 Burnley
07 Nov000Burnley 1–1 Chester City

Group 4

Team	Pts	Pld	W	L	F	A	GD
Lincoln City	6	2	2	0	5	3	+2
Rochdale	3	2	1	1	8	6	+2
Darlington	0	2	0	2	2	6	−1

026 Sep0000Lincoln City 4–3 Rochdale
024 Oct0000Rochdale 5–2 Darlington
07 Nov0000Darlington 0–1 Lincoln City

Group 6

Team	Pts	Pld	W	D	L	F	A	GD
Wrexham	4	2	1	1	0	3	2	+1
York City	3	2	1	0	1	1	1	0
Mansfield Town	1	2	0	1	1	2	3	−1

026 Sep0000Mansfield Town 2–2 Wrexham
017 Oct0000Wrexham 1–0 York City
07 Nov000York City 1–0 Mansfield Town

Group 8

Team	Pts	Pld	D	F	A
Doncaster Rovers	2	2	2	2	2
Carlisle United	2	2	2	2	2
Bradford City	2	2	2	2	2

025 Sep0000Mansfield Town 2–2 Wrexham
017 Oct0000Wrexham 1–0 York City
07 Nov000York City 1–0 Mansfield Town

The placings in this group were decided by drawing lots.

Southern Section

Group 1

Team	Pts	Pld	W	D	L	F	A	GD
Shrewsbury Town	4	2	1	1	0	4	2	+2
Swansea City	2	2	0	2	0	1	1	0
Leyton Orient	1	2	0	1	1	1	3	−2

026 Sep0000Shrewsbury Town 1–1 Swansea City
017 Oct0000Swansea City 0–0 Leyton Orient
07 Nov000Leyton Orient 1–3 Shrewsbury Town

Group 3

Team	Pts	Pld	W	D	L	F	A	GD
Peterborough United	4	2	1	1	0	3	0	+3
Northampton Town	4	2	1	1	0	1	0	+1
Plymouth Argyle	0	2	0	0	2	0	4	−4

026 Sep0000Plymouth Argyle 0–3 Peterborough United
016 Oct0000Peterborough United 0–0 Northampton Town
07 Nov0000Northampton Town 1–0 Plymouth Argyle

Group 5

Team	Pts	Pld	W	D	L	F	A	GD
Brentford	4	2	1	1	0	2	1	+1
Bournemouth	3	2	1	0	1	2	1	+1
Exeter City	1	2	0	1	0	1	3	−2

027 Sep0000Bournemouth 0–1 Brentford
017 Oct0000Brentford 1–1 Exeter City
07 Nov0000Exeter City 0–2 Bournemouth

Group 7

Team	Pts	Pld	W	L	F	A	GD
Oxford United	6	2	2	0	6	2	+4
Bristol City	3	2	1	1	2	3	−1
Barnet	0	2	0	2	2	5	−3

026 Sep0000Oxford United 3–0 Bristol City
017 Oct000Bristol City 2–0 Barnet
07 Nov0000Barnet 2–3 Oxford United

Group 2

Team	Pts	Pld	W	D	L	F	A	GD
Cardiff City	4	2	1	1	0	6	5	+1
Hereford United	2	2	0	2	0	5	5	0
Gillingham	1	2	0	1	1	4	5	−1

026 Sep0000Hereford United 3–3 Cardiff City
017 Oct0000Cardiff City 3–2 Gillingham
07 Nov000Gillingham 2–2 Hereford United

Group 4

Team	Pts	Pld	W	D	L	F	A	GD
Walsall	6	2	2	0	0	10	2	+8
Fulham	1	2	0	1	1	3	6	−3
Wycombe Wanderers	1	2	0	1	1	1	6	−5

010 Oct0000Wycombe Wanderers 1–1 Fulham
017 Oct0000Fulham 2–5 Walsall
07 Nov000Walsall 5–0 Wycombe Wanderers

Group 6

Team	Pts	Pld	W	L	F	A	GD
Bristol Rovers	6	2	2	0	5	0	+5
Brighton	3	2	1	1	4	3	+1
Cambridge United	0	2	0	2	1	7	−6

026 Sep0000Cambridge United 1–4 Brighton & Hove Albion
017 Oct0000Brighton & Hove Albion 0–2 Bristol Rovers
07 Nov000Bristol Rovers 3–0 Cambridge United

Group 8

Team	Pts	Pld	W	D	L	F	A	GD
Swindon Town	4	2	1	1	0	3	1	+2
Colchester United	3	2	1	0	1	5	4	+1
Torquay United	1	2	0	1	1	3	6	−3

026 Sep0000Colchester United 5–2 Torquay United
017 Oct0000Torquay United 1–1 Swindon Town
08 Nov000Swindon Town 2–0 Colchester United

Second round

Northern Section

Date	Home team	Score	Away team
27 Nov	Doncaster Rovers	1–3	Notts County
28 Nov	Chesterfield	2–1	Rochdale
28 Nov	Hull City	1–2	Blackpool
28 Nov	Lincoln City	2–1	Preston North End
28 Nov	Rotherham United	0 – 0^[1]	Wigan Athletic
Rotherham United won 4–1 on penalties
28 Nov	Scunthorpe United	0–3	York City
28 Nov	Wrexham	1–2	Carlisle United
29 Nov	Crewe Alexandra	0 – 1^[1]	Burnley

Southern Section

Date	Home team	Score	Away team
28 Nov	Brentford	0–1	Fulham
28 Nov	Bristol Rovers	2–1	Bournemouth
28 Nov	Cardiff City	1–2	Northampton Town
28 Nov	Oxford United	1–2	Colchester United
28 Nov	Peterborough United	1 – 0^[1]	Swansea City
28 Nov	Shrewsbury Town	0 – 0^[1]	Bristol City
Shrewsbury Town won 7–6 on penalties
28 Nov	Walsall	1–2	Brighton & Hove Albion
29 Nov	Swindon Town	0–1	Hereford United

Area-quarter-finals

Northern Section

Date	Home team	Score	Away team
6 Jan	Carlisle United	5–0	Burnley
9 Jan	Blackpool	0–1	Chesterfield
9 Jan	Rotherham United	3–1	Lincoln City
9 Jan	York City	1–0	Notts County

Southern Section

Date	Home team	Score	Away team
9 Jan	Fulham	1 – 2^[1]	Bristol Rovers
9 Jan	Hereford United	1–0	Northampton Town
9 Jan	Peterborough United	3–2	Colchester United
9 Jan	Shrewsbury Town	4–2	Brighton & Hove Albion

Area semi-finals

Northern Section

Date	Home team	Score	Away team
30 Jan	Carlisle United	1–0	Chesterfield
13 Feb	Rotherham United	4–1	York City

Southern Section

Date	Home team	Score	Away team
31 Jan	Shrewsbury Town	4–1	Hereford United
13 Feb	Peterborough United	0–1	Bristol Rovers

Area finals

Northern Area final

Date	Home team	Score	Away team
5 Mar	Rotherham United	2–0	Carlisle United
12 Mar	Carlisle United	0–2	Rotherham United
Rotherham United won 4–0 on aggregate

Southern Area final

Date	Home team	Score	Away team
5 Mar	Shrewsbury Town	1–1	Bristol Rovers
12 Mar	Bristol Rovers	0–1	Shrewsbury Town

Final

14 April 1996

Rotherham United	2–1	Shrewsbury Town
Jemson 20' 58'	(Report)	Taylor 81'

Wembley, London

Attendance: 35,235

Referee: D.Allison


ROTHERHAM UNITED:
GK		Matt Clarke
DF		Paul Hurst
DF		Ian Breckin
DF		Neil Richardson
DF		Paul Blades
MF		Andy Roscoe
MF		Shaun Goodwin
MF		Darren Garner
MF		Trevor Berry
FW		Nigel Jemson
FW		Shaun Goater
Substitutes:
DF		Gary Bowyer
MF		Andy Hayward
MF		John McGlashan
Manager:
Archie Gemmill & John McGovern


SHREWSBURY TOWN:
GK	Paul Edwards
DF	Chris Withe
DF	Dave Walton
DF	Peter Whiston
DF	John Kay
MF	Mark Taylor
MF	Richard Scott
MF	Carl Robinson	75'
MF	Austin Berkley
FW	Ian Stevens
FW	Dean Spink	45'
Substitute:
GK	Tim Clarke
DF	Tommy Lynch	75'
FW	Steve Anthrobus	45'
Manager:
Fred Davies

MATCH RULES

90 minutes.
30 minutes of extra-time if necessary.
Penalty shoot-out if scores still level.
Maximum of 3 substitutions.

Notes

1 2 3 4 5 after extra time

External links

Official website

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