2017 FA Trophy Final

2017 FA Trophy Final
Wembley Stadium hosted the final
Event 2016–17 FA Trophy
Macclesfield Town York City
2 3
Date 21 May 2017
Venue Wembley Stadium, London
Referee Paul Tierney (Lancashire)
Attendance 38,224 (including FA Vase Final)

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]

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

Macclesfield Town

York City

Match

Details

Macclesfield Town 2–3 York City
R. Browne  13'
O. Norburn  45+1'		 J. Parkin  8'
V. Oliver  22'
A. Connolly  86'
Attendance: 38,224
GK22England Scott Flinders
DF2England Andy Halls (c)
DF5England George Pilkington
DF4Republic of Ireland Neill Byrne 67'
DF3England David Fitzpatrick
MF14England Kingsley James
MF7Antigua and Barbuda Rhys Browne
MF23England Danny Whitaker
MF15England Oliver Norburn 89'
MF16England Mitch Hancox 87'
FW9England Chris Holroyd
Substitutes:
GK13England Craig Ross
DF6England John McCombe 67'
MF30England Luke Summerfield 87'
FW8England Danny Whitehead
FW29England Anthony Dudley 89'
Manager:
England John Askey
GK28Wales Kyle Letheren
DF36Wales Daniel Parslow
DF10England Yan Klukowski 46'
DF37Algeria Hamza Bencherif
MF8England Simon Heslop (c)
MF33England Sean Newton
MF17England Asa Hall 69'
MF35England Danny Holmes 75'
MF9England Amari Morgan-Smith
FW29England Vadaine Oliver
FW31England Jon Parkin
Substitutes:
GK13England Luke Simpson
DF2England Shaun Rooney 75'
MF34Portugal Adriano Moké 46'
FW12Scotland Aidan Connolly 69'
FW21England Scott Fenwick
Manager:
England 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

  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.
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