2020 FA Vase final

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The 2020 FA Vase Final was the 46th final of the Football Association's cup competition for teams at levels 9–11 of the English football league system. The match was contested between Consett and Hebburn Town. The final was finally played behind closed doors on 3 May 2021, after the date of 27 September 2020 was abandoned with the hope of allowing fans into the stadium.[1]

2020 FA Vase Final
Wembley Stadium hosted the final
Event2019–20 FA Vase
Date3 May 2021 (2021-05-03)
VenueWembley Stadium, London
Attendance0
2019
2021

The match was broadcast live and free-to-air on BT Sport.[2] Presenter Matt Smith was joined by pundits Aaron McLean and Josh Gowling, with Jeff Brazier as the sideline reporter.[3] The commentary team consisted of Seb Hutchinson and Kevin Davies.[4] Radio commentary was provided by BBC Radio Newcastle.[5]

Soprano Emily Haig sang "God Save the Queen" prior to kick-off.[4]

Route to the Final edit

Consett edit

12 October 2019 (2019-10-12) First Round Winterton Rangers 2–5 Consett Winterton
15:00 GMT
  • Grimes   5' (pen.), 60'
  • Metz   10'
  • Pearson   13'
  • Allen   19'
  • Orrell   59', 61'
Stadium: Hammond Homes Stadium
Attendance: 154
2 November 2019 (2019-11-02) Second Round Irlam 2–5 Consett Irlam
15:00 GMT
  • Ledson   55'
  • Farrelly   87'
  • Alshabeeb   2', 29'
  • Carr   31', 45', 78'
Stadium: Silver Street
Attendance: 181
30 November 2019 (2019-11-30) Third Round Wythenshawe Town 1–1 (a.e.t.) Consett Wythenshawe, Manchester
15:00 GMT
  • Byrne   72' (pen.)
  • Pearson   78'
Stadium: Erictsan Stadium
Attendance: 302
7 December 2019 (2019-12-07) Third Round Replay Consett 1–0 Wythenshawe Town Consett
15:00 GMT
  • Pearson   80'
Stadium: Belle View Stadium
11 January 2020 (2020-01-11) Fourth Round Consett 3–1 Lutterworth Town Consett
15:00 GMT
  • Carr   38'
  • Holden   61'
  • Alshabeeb   86'
  • Lewis   73' (pen.)
Stadium: Belle View Stadium
8 February 2020 (2020-02-08) Fifth Round Consett 2–0 Deal Town Consett
15:00 GMT
  • Carr   76'
  • Purewal   85'
Stadium: Belle View Stadium
Attendance: 866
7 March 2020 (2020-03-07) Quarter-Final Atherstone Town 1–3 (a.e.t.) Consett Atherstone
15:00 GMT
  • Quinn   10'
  • Metz   61'
  • Smith   100', 104'
Stadium: Sheepy Road
Attendance: 950
5 September 2020 (2020-09-05) Semi Final Consett 1–0 (a.e.t.) Bitton Consett
15:00 GMT
  • Smith   114'
Stadium: Belle View Stadium
Note: Match rescheduled due to the CoronaVirus pandemic as a single-legged match rather than a two-legged format previously used.[6]

Hebburn Town edit

2 October 2019 (2019-10-02) Second Round Hebburn Town 3–0 Sunderland RCA Hebburn
15:00 GMT Stadium: Hebburn Sports & Social Club
Attendance: 312
30 November 2019 (2019-11-30) Third Round Lower Breck 1–5 Hebburn Town Anfield, Liverpool
15:00 GMT
  • Martin   25', 58', 72'
  • Taylor   50'
  • Richardson   52'
Stadium: Anfield Sports & Community Centre
11 January 2020 (2020-01-11) Fourth Round Vauxhall Motors 0–1 Hebburn Town Ellesmere Port
15:00 GMT Martin   2' Stadium: Rivacre Park
8 February 2020 (2020-02-08) Fifth Round Longridge Town 0–1 (a.e.t.) Hebburn Town Longridge
15:00 GMT Spence   117' Stadium: Mike Riding Ground
29 February 2020 (2020-02-29) Quarter Final Hebburn Town 2–0 Plymouth Parkway Hebburn
15:00 GMT Stadium: Hebburn Sports & Social Club
5 September 2020 (2020-09-05) Semi Final Corinthians 2–2 (a.e.t.)
(3–4 p)
Hebburn Town Hartley
15:00 GMT Stadium: Gay Dawn
Attendance: 350
Note: Match rescheduled due to CoronaVirus pandemic with a one-legged format opted for over the original two-legged format.[6]

Match edit

Details edit

Consett2–3Hebburn Town
  • Alshabeeb   18'
  • Pearson   42'
Report
Attendance: 0
Referee: Michael Salisbury


GK 1   Kyle Hayes
DF 2   Jermaine Metz
DF 3   Darren Holden   87'
DF 5   Arjan Purewal (c)
DF 6   Ross Wilkinson
MF 4   Matty Slocombe
MF 7   Jake Orrell   29'
MF 8   Calvin Smith
MF 12   Matty Cornish   61'
FW 9   Dale Pearson
FW 14   Ali Alshabeeb
Substitutes
GK 21   Josh Wilson
DF 16   Simon Jakab
MF 10   Luke Carr   61'
MF 11   Nick Allen   29'
MF 15   Dan Marriott
MF 17   Max Russell
FW 18   Carl Lawson   87'
Manager:   Terry Mitchell
GK 1   Mark Foden
DF 2   Dan Groves
DF 3   Darren Lough
DF 6   Danny Carson
MF 4   Robbie Spence
MF 5   Louis Storey (c)
MF 7   Thomas Potter
MF 8   Michael McKeown
MF 10   Michael Richardson
FW 9   Graeme Armstrong
FW 17   Amar Purewal   78'
Substitutes
GK 21'   Kieran Hunter
DF 12   Jack Donaghy
DF 15   Luke Hudson
DF 16   Angelos Eleftheriadis
MF 14   Carl Taylor
MF 19   Damen Mullen
FW 11   Olly Martin   78'

Man of the match:

Match officials

  • Assistant referees:
  • Fourth official:

Match rules

  • 90 minutes.
  • 30 minutes of extra-time if necessary.
  • Penalty shoot-out if scores still level.
  • Seven named substitutes.
  • Maximum of three substitutions.
  • Fourth substitute allowed in extra-time.

References edit

  1. ^ "BUILDBASE FA TROPHY AND VASE FINALS FOR 2020 AND 2021 HAVE BEEN SCHEDULED FOR WEMBLEY". www.thefa.com. 11 March 2021.
  2. ^ "BT Sport to make Non-League Finals Day free for all as the FA Vase and FA Trophy reach their conclusions". BT Sport. 27 April 2021. Retrieved 3 May 2021.
  3. ^ "Live: Consett v Hebburn Town". FA Vase. 3 May 2021. 1–5 minutes in. BT Sport. BT Sport 1 HD.
  4. ^ a b "Live: Consett v Hebburn Town". FA Vase. 3 May 2021. 12 minutes in. BT Sport. BT Sport 1 HD.
  5. ^ Mann, Mantej; Brown, Jeff (30 April 2021). "FA Vase final: Amar and Arjun Purewal hoping to 'break barriers' at Wembley". BBC Sport. Retrieved 3 May 2021.
  6. ^ a b "Football Association pick hosts for one-legged Vase and Trophy semis". Non League Paper. 28 August 2020. Retrieved 17 April 2021.