2017 National League play-off Final

2017 National League play-off Final
Event 2016–17 National League
Forest Green Rovers Tranmere Rovers
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Date 14 May 2017 (2017-05-14)
Venue Wembley Stadium, London
Referee Anthony Backhouse
Attendance 18,801

The 2017 National League play-off Final was held on 14 May 2017 at Wembley Stadium and contested between Forest Green Rovers and Tranmere Rovers at the end of the 2016–17 National League season. It was the 15th National League play-off Final, the second under the name National League and the tenth to be played at Wembley. Forest Green Rovers won the match 3–1 to earn promotion to the English Football League for the first time in their history.[1][2]

Match

Details

Forest Green Rovers 3–1 Tranmere Rovers
Woolery  12', 44'
Doidge  41'		 Report Jennings  22'
Attendance: 18,801
Referee: Anthony Backhouse
Forest Green Rovers
Tranmere Rovers
GK23Sam Russell
RB6Dale BennettYellow card 74'
CB5Mark Ellis
CB16Ethan Pinnock
LB3Manny Monthe
RM7Keanu Marsh-Brown 61'
CM4Drissa Traoré 81'
CM20Charlie CooperYellow card 67'
CM15Liam NobleYellow card 90+1'
LM14Kaiyne Woolery
FW9Christian Doidge 76'
Substitutes:
DF2Curtis Tilt
MF8Sam Wedgbury 81'
MF11Omar Bugiel
MF17Daniel Wishart 61'
FW18Shamir Mullings 76'
Manager:
Mark Cooper
GK1Scott Davies
RB22Adam BuxtonYellow card 63'
CB5Steve McNulty
CB6Michael Ihiekwe
LB3Liam Ridehalgh
RM10James Norwood
CM20Lois Maynard
CM24Jeff Hughes
LM19Andrew Mangan 53'
CF11Connor Jennings 61'
CF23Cole Stockton
Substitutes:
GK13Iain Turner
DF28Evan Gumbs
FW9Andy Cook 61'
FW16Jack Dunn 53'
FW39Aaron Collins
Manager:
Micky Mellon

References

  1. ↑ "Forest Green Rovers 3–1 Tranmere Rovers: Kaiyne Woolery double fires Mark Cooper's men into the Football League with Wembley victory". Daily Mail. London. 14 May 2017. Retrieved 25 May 2017.
  2. ↑ "Forest Green stun Tranmere to claim league place for first time". The Guardian. London. 14 May 2017. Retrieved 25 May 2017.
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