2000 FA Trophy final explained

2000 FA Trophy Final
Event:1999–2000 FA Trophy
Team1:Kettering Town
Team1score:2
Team2:Kingstonian
Team2score:3
Stadium:Wembley Stadium
City:London
Man Of The Match1a:Eddie Akuamoah (Kingstonian)
Attendance:20,034
Previous:1999
Next:2001

The 2000 FA Trophy Final was the 31st final of The Football Association's cup competition for levels 5–8 of the English football league system. It was contested by Kettering Town and Kingstonian on 13 May 2000 at Wembley Stadium, London.

Kingstonian won the match 3-2, fighting back from 2-1 down to snatch a magnificent victory thanks to two goals from Eddie Akuamoah and the winner from Amara Simba.[1] [2] A crowd of 20,034 were in attendance.

Route to the final

Kingstonian

Match

Details

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1GK Adam Sollitt
6DF Craig Norman
4DF Chris Perkins
5DF Colin Vowden (c)
11DF
3MF Carl Adams
7MF Matt Fisher
8FW Phil Brown
2FW Brett McNamara
9FW Carl Shutt
10FW
Substitutes:
18GK Steve Wilson
16DF Ian Ridgway
15MF Craig Hopkins
12FW Lee Hudson
14FW Wayne Diuk
Manager:
Peter Morris
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1GK Steve Farrelly
3DF Colin Luckett
4DF Matt Crossley (c)
5DF
6DF Mark Harris
2MF Tarkan Mustafa
7MF Junior Kadi
8MF Geoff Pitcher
10FW Amara Simba
10FW Ronnie Green
11FW Eddie Akuamoah
Substitutes:
13GK Richard Hurst
14DF Eddie Saunders
16DF Luke Basford
15DF Derek Allan
12FW
Manager:
Geoff Chapple
width=50% valign=topwidth=55% valign=topMatch rules
  • 90 minutes.
  • 30 minutes of extra time if necessary.
  • Penalty shootout if scores still level.
  • Five named substitutes.
  • Maximum of three substitutions.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Football: Geoff's special Ks; UMBRO TROPHY FINAL - KETTERING 2 KINGSTONIAN 3.. The Free Library. Sunday Mirror. 14 May 2000. 12 December 2014.
  2. http://www.kingstonian.net/report.jsp?19992000/KetteringT Kettering Town 2-3 Kingstonian - Match Report