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2016 FA Trophy final

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]

2016 FA Trophy Final
Event2015–16 FA Trophy
FC Halifax Town Grimsby Town
1 0
Date22 May 2016
VenueWembley Stadium, London
Man of the MatchNicky Wroe (FC Halifax Town)
RefereeLee Mason (Lancashire)
Attendance46,781 (including FA Vase Final)
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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 edit

FC Halifax Town edit

15 December 2015 1R FC Halifax Town 5–0 Tamworth Halifax
19:45 GMT James   12', 87'
McDonald   28'
Wroe   57'
Hughes   73'		 Report Stadium: The Shay
Attendance: 439
Referee: Paul Marsden (Lancashire)
19 January 2016 2R FC Halifax Town 1–0 Barrow Halifax
19:45 GMT Tuton   68' Report Stadium: The Shay
Attendance: 673
Referee: Joseph Johnson (Merseyside)
10 February 2016 3R FC Halifax Town 1–0 Chester Halifax
19:45 GMT Burrow   45+2' Report Stadium: The Shay
Attendance: 878
Referee: Michael Salisbury (Lancashire)
27 February 2016 QF FC Halifax Town 0–0 Gateshead Halifax
15:00 GMT Report Stadium: The Shay
Attendance: 1,431
Referee: Steve Rushton (Staffordshire)
2 March 2016 QFR Gateshead 3–3 (a.e.t.)
(4–5 p)		 FC Halifax Town Gateshead
19:45 GMT Gillies   3', 105'
Bowman   50'		 Report James   22'
Hughes   90+2'
McDonald   93'		 Stadium: Gateshead International Stadium
Attendance: 724
Referee: Ryan Johnson (Greater Manchester)
Penalties
12 March 2016 SF 1 Nantwich Town 2–4 FC Halifax Town Nantwich
15:15 GMT Cooke   43'
Kosylo   77'		 Report McManus   3'
Fairhurst   21'
Burrow   46', 61' (pen.)		 Stadium: The Weaver Stadium
Attendance: 2,078
Referee: Graham Salisbury (Lancashire)
19 March 2016 SF 2 FC Halifax Town 2–2
(6–4 agg.)		 Nantwich Town Halifax
15:00 GMT Burrow   3'   44'
White   89' (o.g.)		 Report Shotton   10'
Bailey   31'		 Stadium: The Shay
Attendance: 3,009
Referee: Peter Bankes (Merseyside)

Grimsby Town edit

12 December 2015 1R Grimsby Town 1–1 Solihull Moors Cleethorpes
15:00 GMT Alabi   66' Report Brown   14' Stadium: Blundell Park
Attendance: 1,071
Referee: David Rock (Hertfordshire)
22 December 2015 1RR Solihull Moors 2–3 Grimsby Town Solihull
19:45 GMT Armson   62'
Asante   80' (pen.)		 Report Bogle   64'
Alabi   66' (pen.)
Mackreth   68'		 Stadium: Damson Park
Attendance: 479
Referee: Derek Eaton (Gloucestershire)
16 January 2016 2R Grimsby Town 3–1 Weston-super-Mare Cleethorpes
15:00 GMT Henderson   12'
Bogle   45'
Pittman   61'		 Report Grubb   22' Stadium: Blundell Park
Attendance: 1,230
Referee: Ollie Yates (Staffordshire)
6 February 2016 3R Grimsby Town 3–0 Havant & Waterlooville Cleethorpes
15:00 GMT Pittman   73'
Nolan   87'
Swallow   89' (o.g.)		 Report Stadium: Blundell Park
Attendance: 1,613
Referee: Adrian Holmes (West Yorkshire)
27 February 2016 QF Grimsby Town 2–0 Woking Cleethorpes
15:00 GMT Arnold   10', 35' Report Stadium: Blundell Park
Attendance: 1,675
Referee: Martin Coy (Durham)
12 March 2016 SF 1 Bognor Regis Town 0–1 Grimsby Town Bognor Regis
15:00 GMT Report Arnold   75' Stadium: Nyewood Lane
Attendance: 2,629
Referee: Simon Hooper (Wiltshire)
19 March 2016 SF 2 Grimsby Town 2–1
(3–1 agg.)		 Bognor Regis Town Cleethorpes
15:00 GMT Amond   8' (pen.), 78' Report Beck   31' Stadium: Blundell Park
Attendance: 2,477
Referee: Mark Heywood (Cheshire)

Match edit

Details edit

FC Halifax Town1–0Grimsby Town
McManus   48' Report
Attendance: 46,781 (including FA Vase Final)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
FC Halifax Town
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Grimsby Town
GK 23   Sam Johnson
RB 2   James Bolton
CB 14   Matty Brown
CB 15   Kevin Roberts
CB 6   Hamza Bencherif
LB 3   Scott McManus   74'
CM 16   Jake Hibbs
CM 35   Nicky Wroe (c)
RW 17   Josh Macdonald   62'
LW 12   Richard Peniket   85'
CF 9   Jordan Burrow
Substitutes:
GK 1   Jordan Porter
MF 4   Kingsley James   74'
MF 11   Sam Walker   62'
MF 24   Connor Hughes   85'
FW 40   Shaq McDonald
Manager:
  Jim Harvey
GK 1   James McKeown
RB 2   Richard Tait   81'
CB 5   Shaun Pearson
CB 22   Aristote Nsiala
LB 3   Gregor Robertson
RM 31   Jon Nolan   54'
CM 8   Craig Disley (c)
CM 16   Craig Clay   62'
LM 11   Andy Monkhouse   68'
RS 9   Omar Bogle
LS 10   Pádraig Amond
Substitutes:
DF 6   Josh Gowling
DF 23   Danny East   81'
MF 17   Josh Venney
MF 20   Nathan Arnold   62'
FW 18   Jon-Paul Pittman   68'
Manager:
  Paul Hurst

Man of the match

Match officials

Match rules

  • 90 minutes.
  • 30 minutes of extra-time if necessary.
  • Penalty shoot-out if scores still level.
  • Five named substitutes.
  • Maximum of three substitutions.

References edit

  1. ^ Announcement on the FA website
  2. ^ "Tickets on sale for FA Non-League Finals Day at Wembley". The Football Association. 11 February 2016. Retrieved 27 April 2016.
  3. ^ "Scott McManus strikes for Halifax to beat Grimsby in FA Trophy final". The Guardian. London. 22 May 2016. Retrieved 24 May 2016.
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