The 2016–17 FA Trophy Final was the 48th final of the Football Association's cup competition for teams at levels 5–8 of the English football league system. The match was contested between Macclesfield Town and York City. The final of the FA Vase was played on the same day at the same venue for the second year running. Both matches were televised in the UK on BT Sport. York City won the final 3-2 and became the second club in as many seasons, after Halifax in 2016, to get relegated from the National League and then win the FA Trophy in the same season.[1][2]

2017 FA Trophy Final
Wembley Stadium hosted the final
Event2016–17 FA Trophy
Date21 May 2017
VenueWembley Stadium, London
RefereePaul Tierney (Lancashire)
Attendance38,224 (including FA Vase Final)
2016
2018

Macclesfield Town defeated Altrincham, AFC Sudbury, Forest Green Rovers, Dulwich Hamlet and Tranmere Rovers en route to the final.

York City defeated Worcester City, Harlow Town, Nuneaton Town, Brackley Town and Lincoln City en route to the final.

Route to the final edit

Macclesfield Town edit

20 December 2016 1R Altrincham 1–1 Macclesfield Town Altrincham
19:45 Miller   39' [1] James   61' Stadium: Moss Lane
Attendance: 717
Referee: Mr Andrew Miller
4 January 2017 1RR Macclesfield Town 2–1 Altrincham Macclesfield
19:45 Whitaker   49'
Rowe   83'
[2] Cain   25' Stadium: Moss Rose
Attendance: 548
Referee: Mr Joe Johnson
14 January 2017 2R AFC Sudbury 1–3 Macclesfield Town Sudbury
15:00 Wales   88' [3] Browne   23'
Dudley   32'
Sampson   84'
Stadium: King's Marsh
Attendance: 505
4 February 2017 3R Macclesfield Town 1–0 Forest Green Rovers Macclesfield
15:00 Stadium: Moss Rose
Attendance: 967
25 February 2017 4R Dulwich Hamlet 2–2 Macclesfield Town East Dulwich
15:00 Stadium: Champion Hill
Attendance: 2,834
7 March 2017 4RR Macclesfield Town 2–0 Dulwich Hamlet Macclesfield
Stadium: Moss Rose
11 March 2017 SF 1st Macclesfield Town 1–1 Tranmere Rovers Macclesfield
Norburn   54' Hughes   2' (pen.) Stadium: Moss Rose
Attendance: 2,358
14 March 2017 SF 2nd Tranmere Rovers 0–1
(1–2 agg.)
Macclesfield Town Birkenhead
Stadium: Prenton Park
Attendance: 6,100

York City edit

10 December 2016 1R York City 3–1 Worcester City York
15:00 [4] Stadium: Bootham Crescent
Attendance: 1,033
14 January 2017 2R Harlow Town 1–2 York City Harlow
Stadium: Barrows Farm Stadium
Attendance: 816
4 February 2017 3R Nuneaton Town 0–3 York City Nuneaton
Stadium: Liberty Way
Attendance: 687
25 February 2017 4R York City 1–0 Brackley Town York
Stadium: Bootham Crescent
Attendance: 1,994
14 March 2017 SF 1st York City 2–1 Lincoln City York
Oliver   53'
Connolly   69'
Angol   14' (pen.) Stadium: Bootham Crescent
Attendance: 3,294
18 March 2017 SF 2nd Lincoln City 1–1
(2–3 agg.)
York City Lincoln
Stadium: Sincil Bank
Attendance: 8,409

Match edit

Details edit

Macclesfield Town2–3York City
R. Browne   13'
O. Norburn   45+1'
J. Parkin   8'
V. Oliver   22'
A. Connolly   86'
Attendance: 38,224
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
GK 22   Scott Flinders
DF 2   Andy Halls (c)
DF 5   George Pilkington
DF 4   Neill Byrne   67'
DF 3   David Fitzpatrick
MF 14   Kingsley James
MF 7   Rhys Browne
MF 23   Danny Whitaker
MF 15   Oliver Norburn   89'
MF 16   Mitch Hancox   87'
FW 9   Chris Holroyd
Substitutes:
GK 13   Craig Ross
DF 6   John McCombe   67'
MF 30   Luke Summerfield   87'
FW 8   Danny Whitehead
FW 29   Anthony Dudley   89'
Manager:
  John Askey
GK 28   Kyle Letheren
DF 36   Daniel Parslow
DF 10   Yan Klukowski   46'
DF 37   Hamza Bencherif
MF 8   Simon Heslop (c)
MF 33   Sean Newton
MF 17   Asa Hall   69'
MF 35   Danny Holmes   75'
MF 9   Amari Morgan-Smith
FW 29   Vadaine Oliver
FW 31   Jon Parkin
Substitutes:
GK 13   Luke Simpson
DF 2   Shaun Rooney   75'
MF 34   Adriano Moke   46'
FW 12   Aidan Connolly   69'
FW 21   Scott Fenwick
Manager:
  Gary Mills

Man of the match

Match officials

  • Assistant referees:

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. ^ "FA Trophy final 2017: York want Wembley win after relegation blow". BBC Sport. 19 May 2017. Retrieved 18 September 2018.
  2. ^ "FA Trophy final - Macclesfield Town v York City". BBC Sport. 21 May 2017. Retrieved 18 September 2018.