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)

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

FC Halifax Town
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' soccer ball with red X 44'
White 89' (o.g.)		 Report Shotton 10'
Bailey 31'		 Stadium: The Shay
Attendance: 3,009
Referee: Peter Bankes (Merseyside)

Grimsby Town
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

Details
FC Halifax Town1–0Grimsby Town
McManus 48' Report
Attendance: 46,781 (including FA Vase Final)
FC Halifax Town
Grimsby Town
GK23England Sam Johnson
RB2England James Bolton
CB14England Matty Brown
CB15England Kevin Roberts
CB6Algeria Hamza Bencherif
LB3England Scott McManusdownward-facing red arrow 74'
CM16England Jake Hibbs
CM35England Nicky Wroe (c)
RW17England Josh Macdonalddownward-facing red arrow 62'
LW12Wales Richard Peniketdownward-facing red arrow 85'
CF9England Jordan Burrow
Substitutes:
GK1England Jordan Porter
MF4England Kingsley Jamesupward-facing green arrow 74'
MF11England Sam Walkerupward-facing green arrow 62'
MF24England Connor Hughesupward-facing green arrow 85'
FW40England Shaq McDonald
Manager:
Northern Ireland Jim Harvey
GK1Republic of Ireland James McKeown
RB2Scotland Richard Taitdownward-facing red arrow 81'
CB5England Shaun Pearson
CB22Democratic Republic of the Congo Aristote Nsiala
LB3Scotland Gregor Robertson
RM31England Jon NolanYellow card 54'
CM8England Craig Disley (c)
CM16England Craig Claydownward-facing red arrow 62'
LM11England Andy Monkhousedownward-facing red arrow 68'
RS9England Omar Bogle
LS10Republic of Ireland Pádraig Amond
Substitutes:
DF6England Josh Gowling
DF23England Danny Eastupward-facing green arrow 81'
MF17England Josh Venney
MF20England Nathan Arnoldupward-facing green arrow 62'
FW18England Jon-Paul Pittmanupward-facing green arrow 68'
Manager:
England 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
  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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