1998 FA Trophy final explained

1998 FA Trophy Final
Event:	1997–98 FA Trophy
Team1:	Cheltenham Town
Team1score:	1
Team2:	Southport
Team2score:	0
Stadium:	Wembley Stadium
City:	London
Man Of The Match1a:	Brian Butler (Southport)
Referee:	Gary Willard (Sussex)
Attendance:	26,837
Previous:	1997
Next:	1999

The 1998 FA Trophy Final was the 29th final of the FA Trophy, the Football Association's cup competition for levels 5–8 of the English football league system. It was contested by Cheltenham Town and Southport on 17 May 1998 at Wembley, London.

Cheltenham Town won the match 1–0 to win the first major silverware in the club's history.^[1]

Match

Details

width=25 ! width=25 GK Steve Book RB Michael Duff CB Mark Freeman CB Chris Banks LB Jamie Victory RM CM Lee Howells CM Bob Bloomer LM RF Jason Eaton LF Dale Watkins Substitutes: MF Darren Wright MF FW Jimmy Smith Manager: Steve Cotterill

width=25 ! width=25 GK Billy Stewart RB Phil Horner CB Paul Futcher CB Andy Farley LB Tim Ryan RM Brian Butler CM CM Ged Kielty LM David Gamble RF LF Brian Ross Substitutes: FW Paul Mitten FW Andy Whittaker DF Player Manager: Paul Futcher

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Man of the match Brian Butler (Southport)

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Match rules 90 minutes. 30 minutes of extra time if necessary. Penalty shootout if scores still level. Three named substitutes. Maximum of two substitutions.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Idyllic end for Cheltenham . Rupert Metcalf . 18 May 1998 . The Independent . 7 June 2012.