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 1RFC Halifax Town5–0TamworthHalifax
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 2RFC Halifax Town1–0BarrowHalifax
19:45 GMT Tuton  68' Report Stadium: The Shay
Attendance: 673
Referee: Joseph Johnson (Merseyside)
10 February 2016 3RFC Halifax Town1–0ChesterHalifax
19:45 GMT Burrow  45+2' Report Stadium: The Shay
Attendance: 878
Referee: Michael Salisbury (Lancashire)
27 February 2016 QFFC Halifax Town0–0GatesheadHalifax
15:00 GMT Report Stadium: The Shay
Attendance: 1,431
Referee: Steve Rushton (Staffordshire)
2 March 2016 QFRGateshead3–3 (a.e.t.)
(4–5 p)		FC Halifax TownGateshead
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 1Nantwich Town2–4FC Halifax TownNantwich
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 2FC Halifax Town2–2
(6–4 agg.)		Nantwich TownHalifax
15:00 GMT Burrow  3' 44'
White  89' (o.g.)		 Report Shotton  10'
Bailey  31'		 Stadium: The Shay
Attendance: 3,009
Referee: Peter Bankes (Merseyside)

Grimsby Town
Main article: 2015–16 Grimsby Town F.C. season
12 December 2015 1RGrimsby Town1–1Solihull MoorsCleethorpes
15:00 GMT Alabi  66' Report Brown  14' Stadium: Blundell Park
Attendance: 1,071
Referee: David Rock (Hertfordshire)
22 December 2015 1RRSolihull Moors2–3Grimsby TownSolihull
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 2RGrimsby Town3–1Weston-super-MareCleethorpes
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 3RGrimsby Town3–0Havant & WaterloovilleCleethorpes
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 QFGrimsby Town2–0WokingCleethorpes
15:00 GMT Arnold  10', 35' Report Stadium: Blundell Park
Attendance: 1,675
Referee: Martin Coy (Durham)
12 March 2016 SF 1Bognor Regis Town0–1Grimsby TownBognor Regis
15:00 GMT Report Arnold  75' Stadium: Nyewood Lane
Attendance: 2,629
Referee: Simon Hooper (Wiltshire)
19 March 2016 SF 2Grimsby Town2–1
(3–1 agg.)		Bognor Regis TownCleethorpes
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 Report]
Attendance: 46,781 (including FA Vase Final)
FC Halifax Town
Grimsby Town
GK23 Sam Johnson
RB2 James Bolton
CB14 Matty Brown
CB15 Kevin Roberts
CB6 Hamza Bencherif
LB3 Scott McManus 74'
CM16 Jake Hibbs
CM35 Nicky Wroe (c)
RW17 Josh Macdonald 62'
LW12 Richard Peniket 85'
CF9 Jordan Burrow
Substitutes:
GK1 Jordan Porter
MF4 Kingsley James 74'
MF11 Sam Walker 62'
MF24 Connor Hughes 85'
FW40 Shaq McDonald
Manager:
Jim Harvey
GK1 James McKeown
RB2 Richard Tait 81'
CB5 Shaun Pearson
CB22 Aristote Nsiala
LB3 Gregor Robertson
RM31 Jon Nolan 54'
CM8 Craig Disley (c)
CM16 Craig Clay 62'
LM11 Andy Monkhouse 68'
RS9 Omar Bogle
LS10 Pádraig Amond
Substitutes:
DF6 Josh Gowling
DF23 Danny East 81'
MF17 Josh Venney
MF20 Nathan Arnold 62'
FW18 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.

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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