1984–85 Associate Members' Cup

1984–85 Associate Members Cup
Freight Rover Trophy
Tournament details
CountryEngland
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The 1984–85 Associate Members' Cup, known as the 1984–85 Freight Rover Trophy, was the fourth staging of a secondary football league tournament, and the second staging of the Associate Members' Cup, a knock-out competition for English football clubs in the Third Division and the Fourth Division. The winners were Wigan Athletic and the runners-up were Brentford.

The competition began on 22 January 1985 and ended with the final on 1 June 1985 at Wembley Stadium.

In the first round, there were two sections: North and South. In the following rounds each section gradually eliminates teams in knock-out fashion until each has a winning finalist. At this point, the two winning finalists faced each other in the combined final for the honour of the trophy.

First round

Second round

In this round, in each section, the 6 winners and the 2 "lucky losers" progressed to the quarter-finals. Lucky losers are marked with the letters LL.

Quarter-finals

Area semi-finals

Area finals

Northern Area final

Mansfield Town(1) 1 – 1 (3)Wigan Athletic
Report win on penalties[1]
Attendance: 5,214

Southern Area final

Brentford6–0Newport County
Report
Attendance: 8,214

Final

See also: 1985 Associate Members' Cup Final
Wigan Athletic3–1Brentford
Newell 27'
Kelly 38'
Lowe 55'		 Cooke 52'
Attendance: 39,897
Referee: T.Bune (Newbury)

Notes

General

Specific

  1. ^ a b c d e f g After extra-time.
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