Freight Rover Trophy

1984-85

 

 

Winners: Wigan Athletic

Runners-up: Brentford

Winners from previous season: AFC Bournemouth

 

First round: 1st leg
Northern section
22 January 1985Bolton Wanderers3-2Crewe Alexandra2,345Burnden Park, Bolton
22 January 1985Doncaster Rovers0-0York City1,892Belle Vue, Doncaster
22 January 1985Hull City2-2Mansfield Town2,310Boothferry Park, Kingston-upon-Hull
22 January 1985Rotherham United1-1Chesterfield2,027Millmoor, Rotherham
22 January 1985Scunthorpe United1-4Bradford City1,380Old Show Ground, Scunthorpe
23 January 1985Blackpool2-1Tranmere Rovers1,523Bloomfield Road, Blackpool
23 January 1985Hartlepool United2-1Lincoln City1,202Victoria Park, Hartlepool
29 January 1985Burnley5-1Stockport County1,432Turf Moor, Burnley
29 January 1985Wrexham2-2Wigan Athletic736

Racecourse Ground, Wrexham

5 February 1985Bury1-1Chester City1,814Gigg Lane, Bury
5 February 1985Rochdale2-2Preston North End1,093Spotland, Rochdale
14 February 1985Halifax Town4-1

Darlington

403

The Shay, Halifax

Southern section
22 January 1985Newport County3-0Exeter City1,017

Somerton Park, Newport

22 January 1985Orient0-0Aldershot814

Brisbane Road, London

22 January 1985Plymouth Argyle2-1AFC Bournemouth2,995

Home Park, Plymouth

22 January 1985Swansea City2-0Bristol Rovers2,648

Vetch Field, Swansea

22 January 1985Torquay United1-1Swindon Town1,002

Plainmoor, Torquay

23 January 1985Gillingham2-2Colchester United962

Priestfield, Gillingham

23 January 1985Peterborough United2-1Cambridge United2,095

London Road, Peterborough

29 January 1985Port Vale1-1Northampton Town1,386

Vale Park, Burslem

6 February 1985Derby County1-0Walsall3,950

Baseball Ground, Derby

6 February 1985Hereford United1-1Bristol City2,690

Edgar Street, Hereford

6 February 1985Reading1-3Brentford2,500

Elm Park, Reading

21 February 1985Southend United0-2Millwall1,546

Roots Hall, Southend

First round: 2nd leg

Northern section

29 January 1985Tranmere Rovers4-1Blackpool1,170

Prenton Park, Birkenhead

(Tranmere Rovers win 5-3 on aggregate)
4 February 1985Stockport County0-1Burnley1,568

Edgeley Park, Stockport

(Burnley win 6-1 on on aggregate)

5 February 1985Chesterfield1-0Rotherham United2,809

Recreation Ground, Chesterfield

(Chesterfield win 2-1 on aggregate)

5 February 1985Crewe Alexandra0-0Bolton Wanderers3,303

Gresty Road, Crewe

(Bolton Wanderers win 3-2 on aggregate)

5 February 1985

Wigan Athletic

3-1

Wrexham

1,544

Springfield Park, Wigan

(Wigan Athletic win 5-3 on aggregate)

5 February 1985

York City

2-0

Doncaster Rovers

4,397

Bootham Crescent, York

(York City win 2-0 on aggregate)

6 February 1985Bradford City2-1Scunthorpe United2,388

Valley Parade, Bradford

(Bradford City win 6-2 on aggregate)

6 February 1985Lincoln City4-0Hartlepool United1,316

Sincil Bank, Lincoln

(Lincoln City win 5-2 on aggregate)

6 February 1985Mansfield Town2-1

Hull City

2,116

Field Mill, Mansfield

(Mansfield Town win 4-3 on aggregate)
19 February 1985Preston North End0-1

Rochdale

1,853

Deepdale, Preston

(Rochdale win 3-2 on aggregate)

20 February 1985Chester City1-2

Bury

1,391

Sealand Road, Chester

(Bury win 3-2 on aggregate)

3 March 1985Darlington7-0

Halifax Town

765

Feethams, Darlington

(Darlington win 8-4 on aggregate)

Southern section

5 February 1985AFC Bournemouth2-0Plymouth Argyle2,748

Dean Court, Bournemouth

(AFC Bournemouth win 3-2 on aggregate)

5 February 1985Aldershot0-1Orient1,569

Recreation Ground, Aldershot

(Orient win 1-0 on aggregate)

5 February 1985Cambridge United2-0Peterborough United1,740

Abbey Stadium, Cambridge

(Cambridge United win 3-2 on aggregate)

5 February 1985

Colchester United

2-0Gillingham1,762

Layer Road, Colchester

(Colchester United win 4-2 on aggregate)
5 February 1985Northampton Town1-2Port Vale1,407

County Ground, Northampton

(aet)

(Port Vale win 3-2 on aggregate)
5 February 1985Swindon Town0-0Torquay United2,164

County Ground, Swindon

(aet)

(1-1 on aggregate, Torquay United win 4-3 on pens.)

6 February 1985Exeter City1-1Newport County1,272St James's Park, Exeter
(Newport County win 4-1 on aggregate)
19 February 1985Walsall5-3Derby County3,663Fellows Park, Walsall
(Walsall win 5-4 on aggregate)
20 February 1985Bristol City1-0Hereford United3,446

Ashton Gate, Bristol

(Bristol City win 2-1 on aggregate)

26 February 1985Brentford2-0Reading2,011

Griffin Park, London

(Brentford win 5-1 on aggregate)

26 February 1985Millwall3-1Southend United2,281

The Den, London

(Millwall win 5-1 on aggregate)

19 March 1985Bristol Rovers0-0Swansea City2,223

Eastville, Bristol

(Swansea City win 2-0 on aggregate)

2nd round

Northern section

19 February 1985Bradford City1-2Mansfield Town2,160

Valley Parade, Bradford

12 March 1985Rochdale0-1Bolton Wanderers2,650

Spotland, Rochdale

12 March 1985York City1-0Chesterfield3,891

Bootham Crescent, York

19 March 1985

Tranmere Rovers

(won 5-4 on pens.)

2-2Burnley1,325

Prenton Park, Birkenhead

(aet)

26 March 1985

Darlington

1-3Lincoln City1,648

Feethams, Darlington

2 April 1985

Bury

0-1Wigan Athletic2,141

Gigg Lane, Bury

Southern section

19 February 1985

AFC Bournemouth

2-1Torquay United2,637

Dean Court, Bournemouth

12 March 1985

Walsall

1-0Colchester United4,108

Fellows Park, Walsall

18 March 1985

Bristol City

2-1Port Vale2,635

Ashton Gate, Bristol

19 March 1985

Brentford

1-0Cambridge United2,003

Griffin Park, London

25 March 1985

Millwall

2-3Orient1,170

The Den, London

4 April 1985

Newport County

0-0

Swansea City

(won 3-4 on pens.)

2,016

Somerton Park, Newport

(aet)

Quarter-finals

Northern section

10 April 1985

Mansfield Town

(won 5-3 on pens.)

1-1

Burnley

2,540

Field Mill, Mansfield

(aet)

11 April 1985

Wigan Athletic

3-1

Tranmere Rovers

2,027

Springfield Park, Wigan

16 April 1985

Bolton Wanderers

2-1

Darlington

3,769

Burnden Park, Bolton

22 April  1985

York City

2-3

Lincoln City

4,010

Bootham Crescent, York

Southern section

11 April 1985

Swansea City

0-2

Brentford

1,653

Vetch Field, Swansea

18 April 1985

AFC Bournemouth

2-1

Walsall

2,567

Dean Court, Bournemouth

23 April 1985

Orient

4-2

Millwall

1,647

Brisbane Road, London

25 April 1985

Bristol City

1-2

Newport County

3,167

Ashton Gate, Bristol

Semi-finals

Northern section

8 May 1985

Bolton Wanderers

1-2

Mansfield Town

6,706

Burnden Park, Bolton

8 May 1985

Lincoln City

1-3

Wigan Athletic

1,782

Sincil Bank, Lincoln

Southern section

30 April 1985

AFC Bournemouth

2-3

Brentford

4,657

Dean Court, Bournemouth

8 May 1985

Orient

1-1

Newport County

(won 2-4 on pens.)

1,642

Brisbane Road, London

(aet)

Area finals

20 May 1985

Mansfield Town

1-1

Wigan Athletic

(won 1-3 on pens.)

5,214

Field Mill, Mansfield

(aet)

17 May 1985

Brentford

6-0

Newport County

8,214

Griffin Park, London

National final

1 June 1985

Wigan Athletic

3-1

Brentford

39,897

Wembley Stadium, London