The 2003 Football League Trophy Final (known as the LDV Vans Trophy for sponsorship reasons) was the 20th final of the
Football League Trophy
The English Football League Trophy, known for sponsorship purposes as the Papa Johns Trophy after restaurant chain Papa John's Pizza, is an annual English association football knockout competition open to all clubs in EFL League One and EFL Leag ...
– a domestic
football cup competition for teams from the
Football League Second and
Third Division. The match was played at the
Millennium Stadium
The Millennium Stadium ( cy, Stadiwm y Mileniwm), known since 2016 as the Principality Stadium ( cy, Stadiwm Principality) for sponsorship reasons, is the national stadium of Wales. Located in Cardiff, it is the home of the Wales national ru ...
in Cardiff, and was contested by
Bristol City
Bristol City Football Club is a professional football club based in Bristol, England, which compete in the , the second tier of English football. They have played their home games at Ashton Gate since moving from St John's Lane in 1904. The ...
and
Carlisle United
Carlisle United Football Club ( , ) is a professional association football club based in Carlisle, Cumbria, England. The team compete in , the fourth tier of the English football league system. They have played their home games at Brunton Park ...
on 6 April 2003. Bristol City won the match 2–0.
Match details
External links
Official websiteMatch result & lineups at Soccerbase
{{Bristol City F.C. matches
EFL Trophy Finals
Football League Trophy Final 2003
Football League Trophy Final 2003
Trophy Final