The 2006–07 Football League Trophy, known as the 2006–07 Johnstone's Paint Trophy for sponsorship reasons, was the 26th staging of the Football League Trophy, a knockout competition for English football clubs in Leagues One and Two. The winners were Doncaster Rovers from League One and the runners-up were Bristol Rovers from League Two.
| Johnstone's Paint Trophy | |
|---|---|
| Tournament details | |
| Country |  England Wales |
| Teams | 48 |
| Defending champions | Swansea City |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Doncaster Rovers |
| Runner-up | Bristol Rovers |
The competition began on 17 October 2006 and ended with the final on 1 April 2007. The final was the last to take place at Millennium Stadium in Cardiff. In the first round, there are four sections: Northern Section–West, Northern Section–East, Southern Section–West and Southern Section–East. In the second round this narrows to simply a Northern and a Southern section, whereupon 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.
Swansea City were the defending champions, but lost to Peterborough United in the second round.
Doncaster Rovers won the final, beating Bristol Rovers 3–2 after extra time, having been 2–0 up after just 5 minutes before Bristol Rovers scored twice in the second half to make the score 2–2 after 90 minutes.
First round
Sixteen teams received byes to the second round. The other remaining teams start in a single-legged knockout. Should the scores be level after 90 minutes, the match entered a penalty shootout phase, with no extra-time being played.
Byes: Blackpool, Chester City, Chesterfield, Crewe Alexandra, Darlington, Mansfield Town, Oldham Athletic, and Port Vale.
Southern Section
| Tie no | Home team | Score | Away team | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| West | ||||
| 1 | Bristol Rovers | 1 – 0 | Torquay United | 2,672 |
| 2 | Hereford United | 1 – 2 | Shrewsbury Town | 2,007 |
| 3 | Walsall | 1 – 1 | Swansea City | 2,557 |
| Swansea City won 4–3 on penalties | ||||
| 4 | Wycombe Wanderers | 1 – 0 | Swindon Town | 1,583 |
| East | ||||
| 1 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 2 – 0 | Boston United | 1,740 |
| 2 | Gillingham | 1 – 2 | Nottingham Forest | 1,817 |
| 3 | Northampton Town | 0 – 0 | Brentford | 2,088 |
| Brentford won 4–2 on penalties | ||||
| 4 | Notts County | 0 – 1 | Barnet | 1,291 |
Byes: Bournemouth, Bristol City, Cheltenham Town, Leyton Orient, Millwall, Milton Keynes Dons, Peterborough United, Yeovil Town.
Second round
In the second round, the sixteen winning teams from the first round were joined by the teams with byes. Again, there were eight one-legged matches in each section (North and South), with a penalty shootout if a draw occurred after 90 minutes.
Southern Section
| Tie no | Home team | Score | Away team | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 4 – 1 | Milton Keynes Dons | 2,774 |
| 2 | Cheltenham Town | 3 – 2 | Barnet | 964 |
| 3 | Leyton Orient | 1 – 3 | Bristol City | 1,118 |
| 4 | Millwall | 2 – 0 | Bournemouth | 1,905 |
| 5 | Nottingham Forest | 2 – 1 | Brentford | 2,031 |
| 6 | Peterborough United | 1 – 0 | Swansea City | 1,432 |
| 7 | Shrewsbury Town | 2 – 1 | Yeovil Town | 1,759 |
| 8 | Wycombe Wanderers | 0 – 2 | Bristol Rovers | 1,314 |
Area quarter-finals
In the third round, the winning teams from the second round play in eight one-legged matches, four in each section (North and South). Again, a penalty shootout followed if the match was drawn after 90 minutes. Matches were played on 28 November and 29 November 2006.
Southern Section
| Tie no | Home team | Score | Away team | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bristol Rovers | 1 – 0 | Peterborough United | 3,621 |
| 2 | Cheltenham Town | 2 – 3 | Shrewsbury Town | 1,379 |
| 3 | Millwall | 1 – 1 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 3,659 |
| Brighton & Hove Albion won 3–2 on penalties | ||||
| 4 | Nottingham Forest | 2 – 2 | Bristol City | 4,107 |
| Bristol City won 4–2 on penalties | ||||
Area semi-finals
Matches were played on 8 January 2007.
Southern Section
| Tie no | Home team | Score | Away team | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bristol City | 2 – 0 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 6,485 |
| 2 | Shrewsbury Town | 0 – 1 | Bristol Rovers | 3,199 |
Area finals
Northern Area final
| Crewe Alexandra | 3 – 3 | Doncaster Rovers |
|---|---|---|
Moss  51'Lowe 63'Varney 86' | Heffernan 29' (pen.) Stock 40'Heffernan 74' |
| Doncaster Rovers | 3 – 2 | Crewe Alexandra |
|---|---|---|
| Heffernan 63' Heffernan 83' (pen.)Price 89' | Varney 32' Lowe 36' |
- Doncaster Rovers won 6–5 on aggregate and progressed to the final.
Southern Area final
The Southern Area final produced the first Bristol derby played in over five years.[1]
| Bristol Rovers | 1 – 0 | Bristol City |
|---|---|---|
| Lambert 65' |
- Bristol Rovers won 1–0 on aggregate and progressed to the final.
Final
The 2007 final was the last major Football Association or Football League final to be held at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff. All subsequent finals were held at Wembley Stadium in London.
| Bristol Rovers | 2 – 3 (a.e.t.) | Doncaster Rovers |
|---|---|---|
| Walker 49' (pen.) Igoe 62' | Report | Forte 1' Heffernan 5'Lee 110' |
References
Sources
- Rollin, Glenda; Rollin, Jack, eds. (2007). Sky Sports Football Yearbook 2007–2008. London: Headline. pp. 605–608. ISBN 978-0-7553-1664-9.
- "Football League Trophy 2006/2007". Soccerbase. Racing Post. Archived from the original on 30 January 2010. Retrieved 23 January 2010.