2023 FA Trophy final

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2023 FA Trophy final
Wembley Stadium interior.jpg
Wembley Stadium hosted the final
Event 2022–23 FA Trophy
FC Halifax Town Gateshead
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Date21 May 2023 (2023-05-21)
Venue Wembley Stadium, London
Referee Darren 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.

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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

20 December 2022 (2022-12-20)3R Guiseley 0–1 FC Halifax Town Guiseley
19:45 GMT Report
  • Arthur Soccerball shade.svg19'
Stadium: Nethermoor Park
Attendance: 682
31 January 2023 (2023-01-31)4R Harrow Borough 2–2
(5–6 p)		 FC Halifax Town Harrow
19:45 GMT
  • Moore Soccerball shade.svg66', 90+4'
 Report
Stadium: Earlsmead Stadium
Attendance: 293
Penalties
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  • Adenola Soccerball shade cross.svg
  • Biler Soccerball shad check.svg
  • Moore Soccerball shad check.svg
  • Assidjo Soccerball shad check.svg
  • Williams Soccerball shad check.svg
  • Bloom Soccerball shade cross.svg
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
1 April 2023 (2023-04-01)SF Altrincham 1–1
(2–3 p)		 FC Halifax Town Altrincham
15:00 BST
  • Hulme Soccerball shade.svg45'
 Report
  • Alli Soccerball shade.svg90+5'
Stadium: Moss Lane
Attendance: 4,771
Penalties

Gateshead

20 December 2022 (2022-12-20)3R Gateshead 5–1 Gloucester City Gateshead
19:45 GMT
  • Bailey Soccerball shade.svg20', 26'
  • Ward Soccerball shade.svg37'
  • Jarvis Soccerball shade.svg42'
  • Elliott Soccerball shade.svg65'
 Report
Stadium: Gateshead International Stadium
Attendance: 253
14 January 2023 (2023-01-14)4R Oldham Athletic 1–3 Gateshead Oldham
15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Boundary Park
Attendance: 2,228
Note: Tie was switched due to floodlight maintenance at Gateshead International Stadium [3]
11 February 2023 (2023-02-11)5R Banbury United 0–1 Gateshead Banbury
15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Spencer Stadium
Attendance: 840
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
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  • Clayton Soccerball shade cross.svg
  • Johnson Soccerball shade cross.svg
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1 April 2023 (2023-04-01)SF Gateshead 3–3
(4–1 p)		 Barnet Gateshead
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Gateshead International Stadium
Attendance: 2,897
Penalties

Match

Details

FC Halifax Town 1–0 Gateshead
  • Cooke Soccerball shade.svg44'
 Report
Wembley Stadium, London
Attendance: 27,374
Referee: Darren England
GK1 Flag of England.svg Sam Johnson
RB2 Flag of the United States.svg Tylor Golden
CB5 Flag of England.svg Jesse Debrah Sub off.svg 62'
CB6 Flag of England.svg Jamie Stott
CB3 Flag of England.svg Jack Senior (c)
LB18 Flag of Belize.svg Angelo Cappello Sub off.svg 73'
CM14 Flag of England.svg Jack Hunter
CM20 Flag of England.svg Harvey Gilmour
AM19 Flag of England.svg Jamie CookeSub off.svg 90'
AM21 Flag of Ireland.svg Millenic Alli
CF17 Flag of England.svg Rob Harker
Substitutes:
DF15 Flag of England.svg Tom Clarke
DF39 Flag of England.svg Frankie Sinfield
MF4 Flag of England.svg Luke Summerfield Sub on.svg 62'
MF10 Flag of England.svg Matt Warburton Sub on.svg 73'
MF37 Flag of England.svg Ted Lavelle
FW28 Flag of England.svg Max Wright Sub on.svg 90'
FW29 Flag of England.svg Fidel O'Rourke
Manager:
Flag of England.svg Chris Millington
GK31 Flag of England.svg James Montgomery
RB2 Flag of England.svg Robbie Tinkler
CB5 Flag of England.svg Kenton Richardson Sub off.svg 82'
CB6 Flag of England.svg Louis Storey
LB32 Ulster Banner.svg Carl Magnay
CM42 Flag of Sierra Leone.svg Kamil Conteh
CM8 Flag of England.svg Owen Bailey
CM10 Flag of England.svg Greg Olley (c)
FW11 Flag of England.svg Adam Campbell
FW15 Flag of England.svg Aaron Martin Sub off.svg 84'
FW12 Flag of England.svg Dan Ward
Substitutes:
GK1 Flag of England.svg Filip Marschall
GK45 Flag of Italy.svg Mauro Asikaogu
MF38 Flag of England.svg Dylan Archer
MF40 Flag of England.svg Ben Franklin
FW19 Flag of England.svg Will Harris Sub on.svg 82'
FW27 Flag of England.svg Lewis Knight
FW39 Flag of England.svg Oli Thompson Sub on.svg 84'
Manager:
Flag of England.svg Mike Williamson

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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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