ON THIS DAY: More LDV success for Blackpool

On this day in 2004, Blackpool maintained their 100% record at the Millennium Stadium by winning the LDV Vans Trophy for the second time in three seasons.

By The Newsroom

Published 20th Mar 2017, 12:30 BST

Updated 24th Mar 2017, 10:42 BST

Pool boss Steve McMahon celebrates with the trophy

The Seasiders outclassed Division Three side Southend United to lift the trophy after their 2-0 win, with John Murphy and Danny Coid bagging the goals.

The cup triumph came just two seasons after Pool had beaten Cambridge United 4-1 in the final of the same competition.

Steve McMahon's side got off to the perfect start against Southend when John Murphy put them into the lead inside two minutes.

Southend were restricted to long-range efforts on goal as Blackpool dominated possession for long periods.

And the Seasiders gained their reward when defender Danny Coid buried Mike Sheron's cross on 55 minutes.

Murphy took advantage of a fortunate deflection from Tony Dinning's shot to control the ball on his chest and sweep the ball past Darryl Flahavan in the Southend goal.

The final was watched by a crowd of 34,031.

Seasiders Blackpool