The 1985–86 Associate Members' Cup, known as the 1985–86 Freight Rover Trophy, was the fifth staging of a secondary football league tournament, and the third 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 Bristol City and the runners-up were Bolton Wanderers.
Freight Rover Trophy | |
---|---|
Tournament details | |
Country | England Wales |
The competition began on 14 January 1986 and ended with the final on 24 May 1986 at Wembley Stadium.
In the first round, there were two sections split into eight groups: 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.
Preliminary round
editNorthern Section
edit
Source: [citation needed]
|
Source: [citation needed]
|
Source: [citation needed]
|
Source: [citation needed]
|
Source: [citation needed]
|
Source: [citation needed]
|
Source: [citation needed]
|
Source: [citation needed]
Source: [citation needed]
|
Southern Section
edit
Source: [citation needed]
|
Source: [citation needed]
|
Source: [citation needed]
|
Source: [citation needed]
|
Source: [citation needed]
|
Source: [citation needed]
|
Source: [citation needed]
|
Source: [citation needed]
|
Quarter-finals
edit
Northern Sectionedit
|
Southern Sectionedit
|
Area semi-finals
edit
Northern Sectionedit
|
Southern Sectionedit
|
Area finals
editNorthern Area final
editBolton Wanderers | (3) 2 – 1 (1) | Wigan Athletic |
---|---|---|
Southern Area final
editBristol City | (3) 3 – 0 (2) | Hereford United |
---|---|---|
Final
editNotes
editGeneral
Specific