Results for 2000/01The Associate Members Cup is for the members of the former Divisions 3 and 4 of the Football League, now Divisions 2 and 3 of course. It is currently sponsored by the LDV Vans company. Until the re-organiation of the League in 1993, clubs in the top two divisions had one vote each, but division 3 and 4 clubs had just 4 votes between them; hence the title "associate members". And yes, there was a "Full Members" Cup, which ran from 1985/86 to 1991/92.
The Associate Members Cup was initially organised into 16 mini-leagues of three clubs, who played each other to decide which clubs went through to the knock out stages. In 1995/96, group 16 finished with the three clubs having identical records; Bradford City were eliminated by the drawing of lots. The knock out phase was played in regions (north and south) to save travelling costs, leaving a club from each region to play in the final at Wembley Stadium.
In 1996/97, the competition became a straight knock out tournament, still played in regions, and with some clubs given byes to round 2. In 2000/2001 seven clubs from the Nationwide Conference also played in the competition.
The competition has been played under a number of sponsor's names, as follows:
1984/85 to 1986/87 Freight Rover Trophy
1987/88 to 1988/89 Sherpa Van Trophy
1989/90 to 1990/91 Leyland DAF Cup
1991/92 to 1993/94 Autoglass Trophy
1994/95 to 1999/00 Auto Windscreens Shield
2000/01 LDV Vans Trophy
The winners of the competition are as follows:
1984 Bournemouth 2 Hull C 1 1985 Wigan Ath. 3 Brentford 1 1986 Bristol C 3 Bolton Wan. 0 1987 Mansfield T 1 Bristol C 1 Mansfield won on penalties 1988 Wolves 2 Burnley 0 1989 Bolton Wan. 4 Torquay U 1 1990 Tranmere R 2 Bristol R 1 1991 Birmingham C 3 Tranmere R 2 1992 Stoke C 1 Stockport Co 0 1993 Port Vale 2 Stockport Co 1 1994 Swansea 1 Huddersfield 1 Swansea won on penalties 1995 Birmingham C 1 Carlisle U 0 Birmingham won in sudden death extra timeFollow these links:1996 Rotherham U 2 Shrewsbury T 1 1997 Carlisle U 0 Colchester U 0 Carlisle won on penalties 1998 Grimsby T 2 Bournemouth 1 Grimsby won in sudden death extra time 1999 Wigan Athletic 1 Millwall 0 2000 Stoke City 2 Bristol City 1 2001 Port Vale 2 Brentford 1
All finals were played at Wembley Stadium except 1984 which was at Hull and 2001 which was at the Millennium Stadium, Cardiff.