2012 Football League Trophy final

The 2012 Football League Trophy Final was the 29th final of the domestic football cup competition for teams from Football Leagues One and Two, the Football League Trophy. The final was played at Wembley Stadium in London on 25 March 2012. The match was contested between Chesterfield from League One and Swindon Town from League Two. Chesterfield won the game 2–0.[1]

2012 Football League Trophy Final
Event2011–12 Football League Trophy
Date25 March 2012
VenueWembley Stadium, London
Man of the MatchNathan Smith (Chesterfield)
RefereeAnthony Bates, Staffordshire
Attendance49,602
2011
2013

Match details

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Chesterfield2–0Swindon Town
Report
Attendance: 49,602
Referee: Anthony Bates
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Chesterfield
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Swindon Town
GK 1   Tommy Lee
RB 18   James Hurst
CB 6   Simon Ford
CB 5   Josh Thompson
LB 28   Nathan Smith
RM 25   Drew Talbot
CM 7   Mark Allott
CM 30   Franck Moussa   81'
LM 16   Alexandre Mendy
ST 21   Jordan Bowery   87'
ST 14   Jack Lester   37'
Substitutes:
GK 13   Greg Fleming
MF 23   Mark Randall   81'
ST 9   Craig Westcarr   37'
ST 10   Danny Whitaker
ST 19   Scott Boden   87'
Manager:
  John Sheridan
GK 35   Wes Foderingham
RB 5   Joe Devera
CB 13   Oliver Risser   62'
CB 12   Alan McCormack
LB 2   Jay McEveley   77'
RM 10   Matt Ritchie
CM 24   Jonathan Smith   72'
CM 8   Simon Ferry
LM 22   Lee Holmes
ST 9   Paul Benson
ST 17   Alan Connell   56'
Substitutes
GK 26   Phil Smith
DF 27   Alessandro Cibocchi   77'
MF 14   John Bostock   72'
ST 23   Raffaele De Vita
ST 34   Ronan Murray   62'
Manager
  Paolo Di Canio

Man of the match

MATCH OFFICIALS

  • Assistant referees:
  • Fourth official:

MATCH RULES

  • 90 minutes
  • Penalty shoot-out if scores still level
  • Five named substitutes
  • Maximum of three substitutions

Statistics

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Chesterfield Swindon
Total shots 8 15
Shots on target 4 9
Ball possession 40% 60%
Corner kicks 1 11
Fouls committed 9 7
Offsides 6 0
Yellow cards 0 1
Red cards 0 0

Source: BBC Sport[1]

Post match

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Chesterfield manager, John Sheridan spoke of his desire to keep Chesterfield in League One saying of the game "It's great for the fans and it's a trophy – I won't disrespect it. But I know where my loyalties lie and I'm desperate to stay in the division".[2] Swindon manager, Paolo Di Canio described his players as mentally weak saying "Today we deserved to be a loser because we were all weak".[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Chesterfield 2–0 Swindon". BBC Sport. Retrieved 25 March 2012.
  2. ^ "Chesterfield boss John Sheridan moves focus to survival". BBC Sport. Retrieved 26 March 2012.
  3. ^ "Swindon Town boss Paolo di Canio says players were 'weak'". BBC Sport. Retrieved 26 March 2012.