LDV Vans Trophy 2004-05 Winners: Wrexham Runners-up: Southend United Winners from previous season: Blackpool First round
| Northern section | Oldham Athletic and Tranmere Rovers given byes to the second round. | 28 September 2004 | Carlisle United | 2 | - | 1 | Grimsby Town | 2,580 | Brunton Park, Carlisle | 28 September 2004 | Hartlepool United (won 4-1 on pens.) | 3 | - | 3 | Hull City | 1,535 | Victoria Park, Hartlepool (aet) | 28 September 2004 | Hereford United (won 4-3 on pens.) | 1 | - | 1 | Scunthorpe United | 1,414 | Edgar Street, Hereford (aet) | 28 September 2004 | Huddersfield Town | 3 | - | 0 | Morecambe | 3,831 | Galpharm Stadium, Huddersfield | 28 September 2004 | Lincoln City | 0 | - | 1 | Doncaster Rovers | 1,875 | Sincil Bank, Lincoln | 28 September 2004 | Macclesfield Town | 2 | - | 1 | Chesterfield | 813 | Moss Rose, Macclesfield | 28 September 2004 | Mansfield Town (won 4-3 on pens.) | 0 | - | 0 | Darlington | 1,651 | Field Mill, Mansfield (aet) | 28 September 2004 | Notts County | 2 | - | 3 | Wrexham | 1,359 | Meadow Lane, Nottingham | 28 September 2004 | Port Vale | 1 | - | 0 | Barnsley | 1,970 | Vale Park, Burslem | 28 September 2004 | Rochdale | 4 | - | 1 | Scarborough | 867 | Spotland, Rochdale | 28 September 2004 | Stockport County | 3 | - | 1 | Bury | 1,416 | Edgeley Park, Stockport (aet) | 29 September 2004 | Bradford City | 1 | - | 2 | Accrington Stanley | 1,868 | Valley Parade, Bradford | 29 September 2004 | Sheffield Wednesday | 1 | - | 2 | Chester City | 7,640 | Hillsborough, Sheffield | 29 September 2004 | York City | 0 | - | 2 | Blackpool | 1,072 | Bootham Crescent, York | Southern Section
| Northampton Town and SwindonTown given byes to the second round. | 28 September 2004 | Aldershot Town | 0 | - | 1 | Wycombe Wanderers | 1,632 | Recreation Ground, Aldershot | 28 September 2004 | Barnet | 3 | - | 1 | Stevenage Borough | 1,337 | Underhill, London | 28 September 2004 | Brentford | 0 | - | 3 | Milton Keynes Dons | 1,679 | Griffin Park, London | 28 September 2004 | Bristol Rovers | 1 | - | 0 | Kidderminster Harriers | 3,281 | Memorial Stadium, Bristol | 28 September 2004 | Cheltenham Town | 5 | - | 1 | Dagenham & Redbridge | 1,048 | Whaddon Road, Cheltenham | 28 September 2004 | Shrewsbury Town | 3 | - | 2 | AFC Bournemouth | 1,278 | Gay Meadow, Shrewsbury | 28 September 2004 | Swansea City | 2 | - | 0 | Luton Town | 3,559 | Vetch Field, Swansea | 28 September 2004 | Torquay United | 4 | - | 3 | Yeovil Town | 1,610 | Plainmoor, Torquay (aet) | 28 September 2004 | Walsall | 1 | - | 0 | Rushden & Diamonds | 2,987 | Bescot Stadium, Walsall | 28 September 2004 | Woking | 0 | - | 3 | Leyton Orient | 1,166 | Kingfield Stadium, Woking | 29 September 2004 | Boston United | 0 | - | 1 | Cambridge United | 1,489 | York Street, Boston | 29 September 2004 | Bristol City | 1 | - | 0 | Peterborough United | 3,092 | Ashton Gate, Bristol | 29 September 2004 | Colchester United | 1 | - | 1 | Southend United (won 5-3 on pens.) | 3,496 | Layer Road, Colchester (aet) | 29 September 2004 | Oxford United | 2 | - | 2 | Exeter City (won 3-1 on pens.) | 1,842 | Kassam Stadium, Oxford (aet) | Second round | Northern section | 2 November 2004 | Blackpool | 6 | - | 3 | Huddersfield Town | 3,533 | Bloomfield Road, Blackpool | 2 November 2004 | Carlisle United | 0 | - | 1 | Hartlepool United | 2,871 | Brunton Park, Carlisle | 2 November 2004 | Chester City | 1 | - | 0 | Rochdale | 1,419 | Deva Stadium, Chester | 2 November 2004 | Hereford United (won 3-1 on pens.) | 1 | - | 1 | Doncaster Rovers | 1,375 | Edgar Street, Hereford (aet) | 2 November 2004 | Macclesfield Town | 4 | - | 0 | Mansfield Town | 1,027 | Moss Rose, Macclesfield | 2 November 2004 | Oldham Athletic | 3 | - | 2 | Accrington Stanley | 2,812 | Boundary Park, Oldham | 2 November 2004 | Tranmere Rovers | 2 | - | 1 | Port Vale | 3,735 | Prenton Park, Birkenhead | 2 November 2004 | Wrexham | 2 | - | 0 | Stockport County | 2,130 | Racecourse Ground, Wrexham | Southern section | 2 November 2004 | Bristol City | 2 | - | 1 | Milton Keynes Dons | 3,367 | Ashton Gate, Bristol | 2 November 2004 | Cambridge United | 0 | - | 2 | Leyton Orient | 1,812 | Abbey Stadium, Cambridge | 2 November 2004 | Cheltenham Town | 2 | - | 2 | Walsall (won 4-3 on pens.) | 2,024 | Whaddon Road, Cheltenham (aet) | 2 November 2004 | Exeter City | 1 | - | 2 | Swindon Town | 1,898 | St James's Park, Exeter | 2 November 2004 | Southend United | 4 | - | 1 | Shrewsbury Town | 2,599 | Roots Hall, Southend-on-Sea | 2 November 2004 | Torquay United | 1 | - | 3 | Northampton Town | 1,395 | Plainmoor, Torquay | 2 November 2004 | Wycombe Wanderers | 1 | - | 0 | Swansea City | 1,021 | Adams Park, High Wycombe | 3 November 2004 | Bristol Rovers | 2 | - | 0 | Barnet | 4,460 | Memorial Stadium, Bristol | Quarter-finals | Northern section | 30 November 2004 | Chester City | 0 | - | 1 | Wrexham | 5,028 | Deva Stadium, Chester | 30 November 2004 | Hereford United | 2 | - | 1 | Blackpool | 2,181 | Edgar Street, Hereford | 30 November 2004 | Macclesfield Town | 0 | - | 1 | Tranmere Rovers | 1,609 | Moss Rose, Macclesfield | 30 November 2004 | Oldham Athletic | 3 | - | 1 | Hartlepool United | 2,835 | Boundary Park, Oldham | Southern section | 30 November 2004 | Bristol Rovers | 1 | - | 0 | Wycombe Wanderers | 3,667 | Memorial Stadium, Bristol | 30 November 2004 | Leyton Orient | 1 | - | 0 | Walsall | 1,452 | Brisbane Road, London | 30 November 2004 | Northampton Town | 0 | - | 2 | Southend United | 3,280 | Sixfields Stadium, Northampton | 30 November 2004 | Swindon Town | 1 | - | 0 | Bristol City | 7,571 | County Ground, Swindon | Semi-Finals | Northern section | 25 January 2005 | Hereford United | 1 | - | 2 | Wrexham | 2,710 | Edgar Street, Hereford | 25 January 2005 | Oldham Athletic (won 5-4 on pens.) | 1 | - | 1 | Tranmere Rovers | 4,069 | Boundary Park, Oldham (aet) | Southern section | 25 January 2005 | Leyton Orient | 1 | - | 2 | Bristol Rovers | 1,846 | Brisbane Road, London | 25 January 2005 | Southend United | 2 | - | 0 | Swindon Town | 4,270 | Roots Hall, Southend-on-Sea | Area Finals | Northern section: 1st leg | 15 February 2005 | Oldham Athletic | 3 | - | 5 | Wrexham | 4,881 | Boundary Park, Oldham | Southern section: 1st leg | 15 February 2005 | Bristol Rovers | 1 | - | 2 | Southend United | 7,110 | Memorial Stadium, Bristol | Northern section: 2nd leg | 8 March 2005 | Wrexham | 1 | - | 0 | Oldham Athletic | 5,814 | Racecourse Ground, Wrexham | (Wrexham win 6-3 on aggregate) | Southern section: 2nd leg | 8 March 2005 | Southend United | 2 | - | 2 | Bristol Rovers | 8,145 | Roots Hall, Southend-on-Sea | (Southend United win 4-3 on aggregate) | National final | 10 April 2005 | Wrexham | 2 | - | 0 | Southend United | 36,216 | Millenium Stadium, Cardiff (aet) |
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