2023 FA Trophy final

Football match
2023 FA Trophy final
Wembley Stadium hosted the final
Event2022–23 FA Trophy
FC Halifax Town Gateshead
1 0
Date21 May 2023 (2023-05-21)
VenueWembley Stadium, London
RefereeDarren England
Attendance27,374
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The 2023 FA Trophy final was an association football match played at Wembley Stadium, London, on 21 May 2023. It was contested between FC Halifax Town and Gateshead.[1] It was Halifax's second final following their victory in 2016 which was their only previous visit to the national stadium, and Gateshead's first FA Trophy final and first visit to Wembley since 2014. Halifax defeated Gateshead 1–0 to win their second title.

FC Halifax Town defeated Guiseley, Harrow Borough, Maidenhead United, Aldershot Town, and Altrincham en route to the final. Gateshead defeated Gloucester City, Oldham Athletic, Banbury United, Farsley Celtic and Barnet en route to the final.

As part of Non-League Finals Day, the final of the FA Vase was played on the same day at the same venue. Both matches were televised in the UK on BT Sport.[2]

Route to the Final

FC Halifax Town

Guiseley v FC Halifax Town
20 December 2022 (2022-12-20) 3R Guiseley 0–1 FC Halifax Town Guiseley
19:45 GMT Report
Stadium: Nethermoor Park
Attendance: 682
Harrow Borough v FC Halifax Town
31 January 2023 (2023-01-31) 4R Harrow Borough 2–2
(5–6 p)		 FC Halifax Town Harrow
19:45 GMT
  • Moore 66', 90+4'
 Report
Stadium: Earlsmead Stadium
Attendance: 293
Penalties
  • Leonard soccer ball with check mark
  • Adenola soccer ball with red X
  • Biler soccer ball with check mark
  • Moore soccer ball with check mark
  • Assidjo soccer ball with check mark
  • Williams soccer ball with check mark
  • Bloom soccer ball with red X
Maidenhead United v FC Halifax Town
11 February 2023 (2023-02-11) 5R Maidenhead United 0–0
(4–5 p)		 FC Halifax Town Maidenhead
15:00 GMT Report Stadium: York Road
Penalties
Aldershot Town v FC Halifax Town
11 March 2023 (2023-03-11) QF Aldershot Town 0–2 FC Halifax Town Aldershot
15:00 GMT Report
Stadium: Recreation Ground
Attendance: 2,108
Altrincham v FC Halifax Town
1 April 2023 (2023-04-01) SF Altrincham 1–1
(2–3 p)		 FC Halifax Town Altrincham
15:00 BST
  • Hulme 45'
 Report
  • Alli 90+5'
 Stadium: Moss Lane
Attendance: 4,771
Penalties

Gateshead

Gateshead v Gloucester City
20 December 2022 (2022-12-20) 3R Gateshead 5–1 Gloucester City Gateshead
19:45 GMT
  • Bailey 20', 26'
  • Ward 37'
  • Jarvis 42'
  • Elliott 65'
 Report
Stadium: Gateshead International Stadium
Attendance: 253
Oldham Athletic v Gateshead
14 January 2023 (2023-01-14) 4R Oldham Athletic 1–3 Gateshead Oldham
15:00 GMT
  • Clarke 35' Red card 87'
 Report
Stadium: Boundary Park
Attendance: 2,228
Note: Tie was switched due to floodlight maintenance at Gateshead International Stadium[3]
Banbury United v Gateshead
11 February 2023 (2023-02-11) 5R Banbury United 0–1 Gateshead Banbury
15:00 GMT
  • Williams Red card 90+6'
 Report
Stadium: Spencer Stadium
Attendance: 840
Gateshead v Farsley Celtic
11 March 2023 (2023-03-11) QF Gateshead 0–0
(4–2 p)		 Farsley Celtic Gateshead
15:00 GMT Report Stadium: Gateshead International Stadium
Attendance: 1,119
Penalties
  • Campbell soccer ball with check mark
  • Martin soccer ball with red X
  • Ward soccer ball with check mark
  • Storey soccer ball with check mark
  • Conteh soccer ball with check mark
  • Mulhern soccer ball with check mark
  • Clayton soccer ball with red X
  • Johnson soccer ball with red X
  • Scales soccer ball with check mark
Gateshead v Barnet
1 April 2023 (2023-04-01) SF Gateshead 3–3
(4–1 p)		 Barnet Gateshead
15:00 BST
  • Campbell 4'
  • Storey 24'
  • Olley 37'
 Report
  • Fernandez 40'
  • Pritchard 80', 90+12'
 Stadium: Gateshead International Stadium
Attendance: 2,897
Penalties
  • Campbell soccer ball with check mark
  • Ward soccer ball with check mark
  • Olley soccer ball with check mark
  • Storey soccer ball with check mark

Match

Details

FC Halifax Town1–0Gateshead
  • Cooke 44'
 Report
Attendance: 27,374
GK 1 England Sam Johnson
RB 2 United States Tylor Golden
CB 5 England Jesse Debrah downward-facing red arrow 62'
CB 6 England Jamie Stott
CB 3 England Jack Senior (c)
LB 18 Belize Angelo Cappello downward-facing red arrow 73'
CM 14 England Jack Hunter
CM 20 England Harvey Gilmour
AM 19 England Jamie Cooke downward-facing red arrow 90'
AM 21 Republic of Ireland Millenic Alli
CF 17 England Rob Harker
Substitutes:
DF 15 England Tom Clarke
DF 39 England Frankie Sinfield
MF 4 England Luke Summerfield upward-facing green arrow 62'
MF 10 England Matt Warburton upward-facing green arrow 73'
MF 37 England Ted Lavelle
FW 28 England Max Wright upward-facing green arrow 90'
FW 29 England Fidel O'Rourke
Manager:
England Chris Millington
GK 31 England James Montgomery
RB 2 England Robbie Tinkler
CB 5 England Kenton Richardson downward-facing red arrow 82'
CB 6 England Louis Storey
LB 32 Northern Ireland Carl Magnay
CM 42 Sierra Leone Kamil Conteh
CM 8 England Owen Bailey
CM 10 England Greg Olley (c)
FW 11 England Adam Campbell
FW 15 England Aaron Martin downward-facing red arrow 84'
FW 12 England Dan Ward
Substitutes:
GK 1 England Filip Marschall
GK 45 Italy Mauro Asikaogu
MF 38 England Dylan Archer
MF 40 England Ben Franklin
FW 19 England Will Harris upward-facing green arrow 82'
FW 27 England Lewis Knight
FW 39 England Oli Thompson upward-facing green arrow 84'
Manager:
England Mike Williamson

References

  1. ^ "Gateshead to face FC Halifax in FA Trophy final". BBC Sport. Retrieved 2 April 2023.
  2. ^ "BT Sport to show FA Trophy and FA Vase finals on Non-League Finals Day at Wembley". BT Sport. Retrieved 6 April 2023.
  3. ^ "FA Trophy Tie Switched To Boundary Park". Oldham Athletic FC. Retrieved 6 April 2023.
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