blueball.gif (262 bytes) Fri 19th October 2001 - LDV Vans Draw
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Cardiff will again play at home in the second round of the LDV Vans Trophy.

The Bluebirds have been drawn against Peterborough Utd. Earlier in the season both teams met at London Road in Division 2. The score that day was 1 - 1. Posh had a bye in round 1 on this tournament.

The second round game will be played on Tuesday 30th October at 7:45pm.

The full draw is.

Northern Section
Oldham Athletic v Tranmere Rovers
Wrexham v Huddersfield Town
Rochdale v Port Vale
Hull City v Leigh RMI
Scunthorpe United v Darlington
Bury v Notts County
Mansfield Town v Blackpool
Chesterfield v Kidderminster Harriers
 
Southern Section
Bristol Rovers v Yeovil Town
Dagenham & Redbridge v Luton Town
Northampton Town v Barnet
Cardiff City v Peterborough United
Reading v Colchester United
Cambridge United v Cheltenham Town
Southend United v Bristol City
Brighton & Hove Albion v Wycombe Wanderers

Looking back through the years this competition has not been particulararly successful for City.

FREIGHT ROVER TROPHY

1985-86

Newport County 1 City 0 (1st rd group match)
City 0 Swansea 1 (1st rd group match)

1986-87

City 0 Wolverhampton 1 (1st rd group match)
Bournemouth 1 City 0 (1st rd group match)

SHERPA VAN TROPHY

1987-88

City 3 Wrexham 2 (1st rd group match)
Walsall 3 City 1 (1st rd group match)

1988-89

City 2 Swansea 0 (1st rd group match)
Torquay 3 City 1 (1st rd group match)
Notts County 2 City 0 (2nd rd)

LEYLAND DAF CUP

1989-90

City 3 Walsall 5 (1st rd group match)
Shrewsbury 4 City 0 (1st rd group match)

1990-91

City 0 Exeter 1 (1st rd group match)
Hereford United 1 City 1 (1st rd group match)

AUTOGLASS TROPHY

1991-92

Swansea 0 City 0 (1st rd group match)
City 3 Bournemouth 3 (1st rd group match)
Stoke 3 City 0 (2nd rd)   

1992-93

Shrewsbury 1 - 3 City (1st rd group match)
City 3 - 2 Hereford Hayes (1st rd group match)
City 1 - 2 Swansea (2nd rd - over 13,000 at Ninian Park).

1993-94

Bristol Rovers 3 City 0 (1st rd group match)
City 2 Torquay 0 (1st rd group match)
Wycombe 3 City 2 after extra time (2nd rd)

AUTOWINDSCREEN SHIELD

1994-95

City 2 Plymouth 0 (1st rd group match)
Exeter 1 City 1 (1st rd group match)
Exeter 1 City 0 (2nd rd)

1995-96
Hereford United 3 City 3 (1st rd group match)
City 3 Gillingham 2 (1st rd group match)
Northampton 2 City 1 (2nd rd)

Beginning with the 1996-97 season, the Autowindscreen Shield dropped
the three-clubs-to-a-group format and went to a straight knockout
competition format.  This format hasn't been any better from a City
standpoint:

1996-97

Gillingham 1 City 2 (1st rd)
City 1 Exeter 1 with City losing 4-2 on penalties (2nd rd)

1997/98
City 0 Millwall 2 (1st rd)

1998/99
Millwall 2 City 0 (1st rd)

1999/2000
Northampton 1 City 0 (1st rd)

LDV VANS TROPHY

2000/01
Brighton 2 City 0 (1st rd)

2001/02
City 7 Rushden & Diamonds 1 (1st rd)
To be continued . .

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Copyright Michael Morris 2001.