2016 FA Trophy final


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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)

2015

2017

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]

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.
  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.