2001–02_Football_League_Trophy
2001–02 Football League Trophy
Football tournament season
The Football League Trophy 2001–02, known as the LDV Vans Trophy 2001–02 for sponsorship reasons, was the 19th staging of the Football League Trophy, a knock-out competition for English football clubs in Second, Third Division and the Conference. The winners were Blackpool and the runners-up were Cambridge United.
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| Country |  England Wales |
| Teams | 56 |
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| Matches played | 57 |
The competition began on 15 October 2001 and ended with the final on 24 March 2002 at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff.
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.
Hull City, Mansfield Town, Oldham Athletic and Tranmere Rovers from the North section all received byes.
Bristol Rovers, Luton Town, Peterborough United and Reading from the South section all received byes.
Northern Section
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Southern Section
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Northern Section
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Southern Section
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Northern Section
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Southern Section
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Northern Area final
Blackpool beat Huddersfield Town 4–3 on aggregate.
Southern Area final
Cambridge United beat Bristol City 2–0 on aggregate.
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MATCH RULES
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- after extra time