2025 FA Trophy final

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2025 FA Trophy final
London Wembley.jpg
Wembley Stadium hosted the final
Event 2024–25 FA Trophy
Date11 May 2025 (2025-05-11)
Venue Wembley Stadium, London
Man of the Match Jack Barham (Aldershot Town)
Referee Lewis Smith (Lancashire) [1]
Attendance38,600
2024
2026

The 2025 FA Trophy final was an association football match played at Wembley Stadium, London, on 11 May 2025. It was the 56th FA Trophy final and was contested between Aldershot Town and Spennymoor Town. It was both teams's first final in the competition. Due to sponsorship by Isuzu, the final was officially named the Isuzu FA Trophy Final.

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As part of Non-League Finals Day, the FA Vase final was played earlier in the same day at the same venue. [2] The match was televised on TNT Sports 4 and available for streaming on Discovery+. [3]

Aldershot won the game 3–0 to win the trophy for the first time. [4]

Route to the final

Aldershot Town

7 December 2024 (2024-12-07)3R Aldershot Town 3–1 Wealdstone Aldershot
15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Recreation Ground
Attendance: 1,172
4 January 2025 (2025-01-04)4R Aldershot Town 8–0 Chertsey Town Aldershot
15:00 GMT
Stadium: Recreation Ground
Attendance: 1,721
1 February 2025 (2025-02-01)5R Aldershot Town 2–0 Boreham Wood Aldershot
15:00 GMT
Stadium: Recreation Ground
Attendance: 1,647
3 January 2025 (2025-01-03)QF Sittingbourne 0–3 Aldershot Town Sittingbourne
12:30 GMT
Stadium: The Staxson Stadium
Attendance: 1,600
5 April 2025 (2025-04-05)SF Aldershot Town 2–1 Woking Aldershot
12:30 BST
Stadium: Recreation Ground
Attendance: 7,058

Spennymoor Town

16 November 2024 (2024-11-16)2R Spennymoor Town 2–1 South Shields Spennymoor
15:00 GMT
Report
  • Jenkins Soccerball shade.svg8'
Stadium: The Brewery Field
Attendance: 1,052
7 December 2024 (2024-12-07)3R Alfreton Town 0–1 Spennymoor Town Alfreton
15:00 GMT Report
Stadium: North Street
Attendance: 231
4 January 2025 (2025-01-04)4R Hampton & Richmond Borough 0–2 Spennymoor Town Hampton, London
15:00 GMT Report
  • Taylor Soccerball shade.svg39', 80'
Stadium: Beveree Stadium
Attendance: 695
1 February 2025 (2025-02-01)5R Spennymoor Town 2–2
(3–1 p)
Boston United Spennymoor
15:00 GMT
  • Taylor Soccerball shade.svg66'
  • Ramshaw Soccerball shade.svg78'
Report
Stadium: The Brewery Field
Attendance: 1,028
Penalties
1 March 2025 (2025-03-01)QF Sutton United 0–2 Spennymoor Town Sutton, London
15:00 GMT Report
  • Taylor Soccerball shade.svg15', 84'
Stadium: Gander Green Lane
Attendance: 1,578
5 April 2025 (2025-04-05)SF Rochdale 2–2
(4–5 p)
Spennymoor Town Rochdale
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 5,527
Penalties

Match

Aldershot Town 3–0 Spennymoor Town
Report
Wembley Stadium , London
Attendance: 38,600
Referee: Lewis Smith (Lancashire)
GK28 Flag of England.svg Marcus DewhurstSub off.svg 90'
CB33 Flag of England.svg Luca Woodhouse
CB35 Flag of England.svg Dan Ellison
CB36 Flag of England.svg Will Armitage
RWB17 Flag of England.svg Aaron Jones
LWB8 Flag of England.svg Tyler Frost Sub off.svg 90+3'
CM34 Flag of Serbia.svg Dejan Tetek Sub off.svg 57'
CM6 Flag of England.svg Theo Widdrington
RW27 Flag of England.svg James Henry Sub off.svg 82'
LW10 Flag of Ireland.svg Josh Barrett
CF22 Flag of England.svg Jack Barham Sub off.svg 75'
Substitutes:
GK1 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Jordi van Stappershoef Sub on.svg 90'
DF18 Flag of England.svg Olly ScottSub on.svg 90+3'
DF24 Flag of England.svg Maxwell MullinsSub on.svg 82'
FW9 Flag of Spain.svg Kai Corbett Sub on.svg 57'
FW14 Flag of England.svg Ollie Bray
FW23 Flag of Lebanon.svg Hady Ghandour
FW39 Flag of Saint Kitts and Nevis.svg Kwame Thomas Sub on.svg 75'
Manager:
Flag of England.svg Tommy Widdrington
GK1 Flag of England.svg Brad JamesSub off.svg 90+3'
RB14 Flag of England.svg Olly Dyson
CB24 Flag of England.svg Michael Ledger
CB6 Flag of England.svg Ben BealsSub off.svg 84'
LB3 Flag of Ireland.svg Reece Staunton
CM29 Flag of England.svg Matthew Dolan Sub off.svg 84'
CM27 Flag of England.svg Finley Shrimpton
RW11 Flag of England.svg Junior Mondal Sub off.svg 69'
AM10 Flag of England.svg Rob Ramshaw
LW28 Flag of England.svg Corey McKeownSub off.svg 75'
CF9 Flag of England.svg Glen Taylor
Substitutes:
GK13 Flag of England.svg Ryan JohnsonSub on.svg 90+3'
DF5 Flag of England.svg Daniel Rowe Sub on.svg 84'
DF15 Flag of England.svg Dan Myers
DF19 Flag of England.svg Nathan Simpson
MF4 Flag of England.svg Callum Ross Sub on.svg 84'
FW7 Flag of England.svg Will Harris Sub on.svg 75'
FW17 Flag of England.svg Aidan RutledgeSub on.svg 69'
Manager:
Flag of England.svg Graeme Lee

Man of the Match:
Jack Barham (Aldershot Town)

Assistant referees: [1]
Andrew Fox (Leicestershire and Rutland)
Sam Lewis (Bedfordshire)
Fourth official: [1]
Elliott Bell (Liverpool)

Match rules

  • 90 minutes.
  • 30 minutes of extra time if necessary.
  • Penalty shoot-out if scores still level.
  • Seven named substitutes.
  • Maximum of five substitutions.

References

  1. 1 2 3 "The match officials for all of our 2025 FA competition finals have been appointed". TheFA.com. The Football Association. 29 April 2025. Retrieved 29 April 2025.
  2. "This weekend saw the key semi-final showdowns in the Isuzu FA Vase and Trophy". TheFA.com. The Football Association. 4 April 2025. Retrieved 16 April 2025.
  3. "The Isuzu FA Trophy and FA Vase Finals are set to be broadcast live on TNT Sports". TheFA.com. The Football Association. 9 May 2025. Retrieved 13 May 2025.
  4. George, Dan (11 May 2025). "Aldershot win FA Trophy with victory over Spennymoor". BBC Sport. Retrieved 15 May 2025.