2016 National League play-off final

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2016 National League play-off final
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The match programme cover
Event 2015–16 National League
Forest Green Rovers Grimsby Town
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Date15 May 2016
Venue Wembley Stadium, London
Referee Robert Jones
Attendance17,198
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The 2016 National League play-off final, known as the 2016 Vanarama National League Promotion Final for sponsorship purposes, was an association football match between Forest Green Rovers and Grimsby Town on 15 May 2016 at Wembley Stadium in London. It was the 14th National League play-off final, the first under the name National League and the ninth to be played at Wembley. Grimsby won the match 3–1 to earn promotion into League Two, returning into the Football League after a six-year absence. [1]

Contents

Match

Details

Forest Green Rovers 1–3 Grimsby Town
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Wembley Stadium, London
Attendance: 17,198
Referee: Robert Jones
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Forest Green Rovers
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Grimsby Town
GK1 Steve Arnold
RB6 Dale Bennett
CB16Aarran Racine(c)
CB4 Charlie Clough
LB27Ben JeffordSub off.svg 71'
RM9 Keanu Marsh-Brown
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CM2 David Pipe
LM11 Elliott Frear
FW17 Kurtis Guthrie Sub off.svg 77'
FW26 Brett Williams Sub off.svg 45'
Substitutes:
GK23 Jonny Maxted
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MF7 Anthony Jeffrey Sub on.svg 77'
MF12 Clovis Kamdjo
FW20 Jon Parkin Sub on.svg 45'
Manager:
Scott Bartlett
GK1 James McKeown
RB2 Richard Tait
CB22 Aristote Nsiala
CB6 Josh Gowling
LB3 Gregor Robertson
RM20 Nathan Arnold Sub off.svg 90+6'
CM8 Craig Disley
CM16 Craig Clay
LM31 Jon Nolan
FW9 Omar Bogle Sub off.svg 89'
FW10 Pádraig Amond Sub off.svg 80'
Substitutes:
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DF23 Danny East
MF14 Marcus Marshall
FW18 Jon-Paul Pittman Sub on.svg 80'
FW35 Patrick Hoban Sub on.svg 89'
Manager:
Paul Hurst

Statistics

StatisticForest Green RoversGrimsby Town
Goals scored13
Possession35%65%
Shots1214
Shots on target410
Corner kicks61
Fouls188
Yellow cards10
Red cards00
Source: [1]

References

  1. 1 2 Garry, Tom (15 May 2016). "Forest Green Rovers 1–3 Grimsby Town". BBC Sport. Retrieved 15 May 2016.
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