2004 Football League Trophy final

2004 Football League Trophy Final
Event2003–04 Football League Trophy
Date21 March 2004
VenueMillennium Stadium, Cardiff
RefereeRoy Pearson (Peterlee)
Attendance34,031

The 2004 Football League Trophy Final was the 21st final of the domestic football cup competition for teams from Football Leagues One, Two and The Conference, the Football League Trophy. The final was played at Millennium Stadium in Cardiff on 21 March 2004. The match was contested between Blackpool and Southend United. Blackpool won the match 2–0 with goals from John Murphy and Danny Coid.

Match details

Blackpool2–0Southend United
Murphy 2'
Coid 55'
Report
Attendance: 34,031
Referee: Roy Pearson (Peterlee)
Blackpool
Southend United
GK 13 Lee Jones
RB 12 Danny Coid
CB 23 Steve Elliott
CB 6 Mike Flynn
LB 3 Tommy Jaszczun
DM 11 Martin Bullock  90'
CM 2 Simon Grayson
CM 22 Tony Dinning
AM 7 Richie Wellens  90'
FW 8 Mike Sheron  73'
FW 9 John Murphy
Substitutes:
GK 1 Phil Barnes
DF 14 Leam Richardson  90'
DF 21 Steve Davis
MF 18 Steve McMahon, Jr.  90'
FW 17 Matthew Blinkhorn  73'
Manager:
Steve McMahon
GK 30 Darryl Flahavan
RB 2 Duncan Jupp
CB 23 Lewis Hunt
CB 4 Leon Cort
CB 5 Mark Warren
LB 14 Che Wilson  63'
CM 28 Carl Pettefer
CM 7 Mark Gower  85'
CM 8 Kevin Maher
CF 10 Drewe Broughton
CF 24 Leon Constantine
Substitutes:
GK 1 Carl Emberson
DF 3 Jamie Stuart
DF 6 Dave McSweeney
MF 19 Neil Jenkins  85'
FW 9 Tesfaye Bramble  63'
Manager:
Steve Tilson

MATCH RULES

  • 90 minutes.
  • Penalty shoot-out if scores still level.
  • Five named substitutes
  • Maximum of 3 substitutions.

References