1984–85 Associate Members' Cup
| Freight Rover Trophy | |
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| Country | England Wales |
The 1984–85 Associate Members' Cup, known as the 1984–85 Freight Rover Trophy, was the second staging of the
English football clubs in the Third Division and the Fourth Division. The winners were Wigan Athletic and the runners-up were Brentford
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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
Northern Section
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Southern Section
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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.
Northern Section
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Southern Section
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Quarter-finals
Northern Section
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Southern Section
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Area semi-finals
Northern Section
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Southern Section
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Area finals
Northern Area final
| Mansfield Town | (1) 1 – 1 (3) | Wigan Athletic |
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| win on penalties[1] |
Southern Area final
Final
| Wigan Athletic | 3–1 | Brentford |
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Newell  27'Kelly 38'Lowe 55' |
Cooke 52' |
Notes
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