2016 FA Trophy final explained

2016 FA Trophy Final
Event:2015–16 FA Trophy
Team1:FC Halifax Town
Team1score:1
Team2:Grimsby Town
Team2score:0
Date:22 May 2016
Stadium:Wembley Stadium
City:London
Man Of The Match1a:Nicky Wroe (FC Halifax Town)
Referee:Lee Mason (Lancashire)
Attendance:46,781 (including FA Vase Final)
Previous:2015
Next:2017

The 2015–16 FA Trophy Final was the 47th final of the FA Trophy. The match was contested by FC Halifax Town and Grimsby Town. Grimsby Town were beaten finalists in 2013, but it was FC Halifax Town's first final and their first visit to Wembley Stadium. For the first time the final of the FA Vase was played on the same day at the same venue, contested by Hereford and Morpeth Town.[1] Both matches were televised in the UK on BT Sport.[2]

FC Halifax Town defeated Tamworth, Barrow, Chester, Gateshead and Nantwich Town en route to the final.

Grimsby Town defeated Solihull Moors, Weston-super-Mare, Havant & Waterlooville, Woking, and Bognor Regis Town en route to the final.

FC Halifax Town won the match 1–0 thanks to a goal from Scott McManus after 48 minutes.[3]

Route to the final

Grimsby Town

Match

Details

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GK 23 Sam Johnson
RB 2 James Bolton
CB 14 Matty Brown
CB 15 Kevin Roberts
CB 6 Hamza Bencherif
LB 3
CM 16 Jake Hibbs
CM 35 Nicky Wroe (c)
RW 17 Josh Macdonald
LW 12
CF 9 Jordan Burrow
Substitutes:
GK 1 Jordan Porter
MF 4
MF 11 Sam Walker
MF 24
FW 40 Shaq McDonald
Manager:
Jim Harvey
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GK 1 James McKeown
RB 2
CB 5 Shaun Pearson
CB 22 Aristote Nsiala
LB 3 Gregor Robertson
RM 31 Jon Nolan
CM 8 Craig Disley (c)
CM 16
LM 11
RS 9 Omar Bogle
LS 10 Pádraig Amond
Substitutes:
DF 6 Josh Gowling
DF 23
MF 17 Josh Venney
MF 20
FW 18
Manager:
Paul Hurst
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Match officials

width=50% valign=topMatch rules
  • 90 minutes.
  • 30 minutes of extra-time if necessary.
  • Penalty shoot-out if scores still level.
  • Five named substitutes.
  • Maximum of three substitutions.

Notes and References

  1. http://www.thefa.com/news/competitions/fa-vase/2015/may/wembley-host-vase-trophy-finals-2016 Announcement on the FA website
  2. Web site: Tickets on sale for FA Non-League Finals Day at Wembley . The Football Association . 11 February 2016 . 27 April 2016.
  3. News: Scott McManus strikes for Halifax to beat Grimsby in FA Trophy final . The Guardian . London . 22 May 2016 . 24 May 2016.