Football tournament season
The Football League Trophy 1996–97 , known as the Auto Windscreens Shield 1996–97 for sponsorship reasons, was the 16th staging of the Football League Trophy , a knock-out competition for English football clubs in Second and Third Division . The winners were Carlisle United and the runners-up were Colchester United .
The competition began on 7 December 1996 and ended with the final on 20 April 1997 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
Crewe Alexandra , Lincoln City , Mansfield Town , Scunthorpe United , Shrewsbury Town , Wigan Athletic , Wrexham and York City from the North section all received byes.
Barnet , Bristol City , Exeter City , Northampton Town , Peterborough United , Torquay United , Walsall and Watford from the South section all received byes.
Northern Section
Southern Section
Second round
Northern Section
Southern Section
Quarter-finals
Northern Section
Southern Section
Area semi-finals
Northern Section
Southern Section
Area finals
Northern Area final
18 March 1997 Brunton Park , CarlisleAttendance: 7,057
25 March 1997 Edgeley Park , StockportAttendance: 8,593
Carlisle United beat Stockport County 2–0 on aggregate.
Southern Area final
11 March 1997 London Road Stadium , PeterboroughAttendance: 4,556
18 March 1997 Layer Road , ColchesterAttendance: 4,705
Colchester United beat Peterborough United 3–2 on aggregate.
Final
See also: 1997 Football League Trophy Final
20 April 199715:00 BST Wembley Stadium Attendance: 45,077Referee: J.Kirkby
MATCH RULES
90 minutes.
30 minutes of extra-time if necessary.
Penalty shoot-out if scores still level.
Maximum of 3 substitutions.
Notes
"Carlisle 0–0 Colchester (Carlisle win on penalties)" . Carlisle United FC Online. Archived from the original on 30 September 2012. Retrieved 16 September 2012.^ extra time
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