Football League Trophy Final Statistics 1983-84 to 2023-24
View our list of Football League Trophy winners and runners-up.
The Football League Trophy is a knockout cup competition in English football organised by and named after The Football League. The competition was first played in 1983–84. The competition is open to the 48 members of the Football League bottom two divisions, Football League One and Football League Two.
The competition is currently called the Johnstone’s Paint Trophy.
Football League Trophy 1983-84 to 2023-24 (39 Seasons)
| # | Season | Winners | Score | Runners-Up | Venue | Attend | Winning Manager | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1983-84 |  | Bournemouth | 2–1 | Hull City |  | Boothferry Park | 6,544 | Harry Redknapp |
| 2 | 1984-85 |  | Wigan Athletic | 3–1 | Brentford |  | Wembley Stadium | 39,897 | Bryan Hamilton |
| 3 | 1985-86 |  | Bristol City | 3–0 | Bolton Wanderers |  | Wembley Stadium | 54,502 | Terry Cooper |
| 4 | 1986-87 |  | Mansfield Town | 1–1 | Bristol City | | Wembley Stadium | 58,586 | Ian Greaves |
| 5 | 1987-88 |  | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 2–0 | Burnley |  | Wembley Stadium | 80,841 | Graham Turner |
| 6 | 1988-89 | | Bolton Wanderers | 4–1 | Torquay United |  | Wembley Stadium | 46,513 | Phil Neal |
| 7 | 1989-90 |  | Tranmere Rovers | 2–1 | Bristol Rovers |  | Wembley Stadium | 48,402 | John King |
| 8 | 1990-91 |  | Birmingham City | 3–2 | Tranmere Rovers | | Wembley Stadium | 58,750 | Lou Macari |
| 9 | 1991-92 |  | Stoke City | 1–0 | Stockport County |  | Wembley Stadium | 48,339 | Lou Macari |
| 10 | 1992-93 |  | Port Vale | 2–1 | Stockport County | | Wembley Stadium | 35,885 | John Rudge |
| 11 | 1993-94 |  | Swansea City | 1–1 | Huddersfield Town |  | Wembley Stadium | 47,773 | Frank Burrows |
| 12 | 1994-95 | | Birmingham City | 1–0 | Carlisle United |  | Wembley Stadium | 76,663 | Barry Fry |
| 13 | 1995-96 |  | Rotherham United | 2–1 | Shrewsbury Town | | Wembley Stadium | 35,235 | Archie Gemmill & John McGovern |
| 14 | 1996-97 | | Carlisle United | 0–0 | Colchester United |  | Wembley Stadium | 45,077 | Mervyn Day |
| 15 | 1997-98 |  | Grimsby Town | 2–1 | Bournemouth | | Wembley Stadium | 62,432 | Alan Buckley |
| 16 | 1998-99 | | Wigan Athletic | 1–0 | Millwall |  | Wembley Stadium | 55,349 | Ray Mathias |
| 17 | 1999-00 | | Stoke City | 2–1 | Bristol City | | Wembley Stadium | 75,057 | Guðjón Þórðarson |
| 18 | 2000-01 | | Port Vale | 2–1 | Brentford | | Millennium Stadium, Cardiff | 25,654 | Brian Horton |
| 19 | 2001-02 |  | Blackpool | 4–1 | Cambridge United |  | Millennium Stadium, Cardiff | 20,287 | Steve McMahon |
| 20 | 2002-03 | | Bristol City | 2–0 | Carlisle United | | Millennium Stadium, Cardiff | 50,913 | Danny Wilson |
| 21 | 2003-04 | | Blackpool | 2–0 | Southend United |  | Millennium Stadium, Cardiff | 34,031 | Steve McMahon |
| 22 | 2004-05 |  | Wrexham | 2–0 | Southend United | | Millennium Stadium, Cardiff | 36,216 | Denis Smith |
| 23 | 2005-06 | | Swansea City | 2–1 | Carlisle United | | Millennium Stadium, Cardiff | 42,028 | Kenny Jackett |
| 24 | 2006-07 |  | Doncaster Rovers | 3–2 | Bristol Rovers | | Millennium Stadium, Cardiff | 59,024 | Sean O'Driscoll |
| 25 | 2007-08 |  | Milton Keynes Dons | 2–0 | Grimsby Town | | Wembley Stadium (new) | 56,618 | Paul Ince |
| 26 | 2008-09 |  | Luton Town | 3–2 | Scunthorpe United |  | Wembley Stadium (new) | 55,378 | Mick Harford |
| 27 | 2009-10 |  | Southampton | 4–1 | Carlisle United | | Wembley Stadium (new) | 73,476 | Alan Pardew |
| 28 | 2010-11 | | Carlisle United | 1–0 | Brentford | | Wembley Stadium (new) | 40,476 | Greg Abbott |
| 29 | 2011-12 |  | Chesterfield | 2–0 | Swindon Town |  | Wembley Stadium (new) | 49,602 | John Sheridan |
| 30 | 2012-13 |  | Crewe Alexandra | 2–0 | Southend United | | Wembley Stadium (new) | 43,842 | Steve Davis |
| 31 | 2013-14 |  | Peterborough United | 3–1 | Chesterfield | | Wembley Stadium (new) | 35,663 | Darren Ferguson |
| 32 | 2014-15 | | Bristol City | 2–0 | Walsall |  | Wembley Stadium (new) | 72,315 | Steve Cotterill |
| 33 | 2015–16 |  | Barnsley | 3–2 | Oxford United |  | Wembley Stadium (new) | 59,230 | Paul Heckingbottom |
| 34 | 2016–17 |  | Coventry City | 2–1 | Oxford United | | Wembley Stadium (new) | 74,434 | Mark Robbins |
| 35 | 2017–18 |  | Lincoln City | 1–0 | Shrewsbury Town | | Wembley Stadium (new) | 41,261 | Danny Cowley |
| 36 | 2018–19 |  | Portsmouth | 2-2 (aet), (5-4p) | Sunderland |  | Wembley Stadium (new) | 85,021 | Kenny Jackett |
| 35 | 2019-20 |  | Salford City | 0–0 | Portsmouth | | Wembley Stadium (new) | 0 | Richie Wellens |
| 36 | 2020-21 |  | Sunderland | 1–0 | Tranmere Rovers | | Wembley Stadium (new) | 0 | Lee Johson |
| 37 | 2021-22 | | Rotherham United | 4-2 (aet) | Sutton United |  | Wembley Stadium (new) | 30,688 | Paul Warne |
| 38 | 2022-23 |  | Bolton Wanderers | 4–0 | Plymouth Argyle |  | Wembley Stadium (new) | 79,389 | Ian Evatt |
| 39 | 2023-24 | | Peterborough United | 2–1 | Wycombe Wanderers |  | Wembley Stadium (new) | 42,252 | Darren Ferguson |
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