2012 Football League Trophy Final

The 2012 Football League Trophy Final was the 29th final of the domestic football cup competition for teams from Football Leagues One and Two, the Football League Trophy. The final was played at Wembley Stadium in London on 25 March 2012. The match was contested between Chesterfield from League One and Swindon Town from League Two. Chesterfield won the game 2–0.[1]

2012 Football League Trophy Final
Event2011–12 Football League Trophy
Chesterfield Swindon Town
2 0
Date25 March 2012
VenueWembley Stadium, London
Man of the MatchNathan Smith (Chesterfield)
RefereeAnthony Bates, Staffordshire
Attendance49,602

Match details
Chesterfield2–0Swindon Town
Risser  47' (o.g.)
Westcarr  90+4'		 Report
Attendance: 49,602
Referee: Anthony Bates
Chesterfield
Swindon Town
GK1 Tommy Lee
RB18 James Hurst
CB6 Simon Ford
CB5 Josh Thompson
LB28 Nathan Smith
RM25 Drew Talbot
CM7 Mark Allott
CM30 Franck Moussa 81'
LM16 Alexandre Mendy
ST21 Jordan Bowery 87'
ST14 Jack Lester 37'
Substitutes:
GK13 Greg Fleming
MF23 Mark Randall 81'
ST9 Craig Westcarr 37'
ST10 Danny Whitaker
ST19 Scott Boden 87'
Manager:
John Sheridan
GK35 Wes Foderingham
RB5 Joe Devera
CB13 Oliver Risser 62'
CB12 Alan McCormack
LB2 Jay McEveley 77'
RM10 Matt Ritchie
CM24 Jonathan Smith 72'
CM8 Simon Ferry
LM22 Lee Holmes
ST9 Paul Benson
ST17 Alan Connell 56'
Substitutes
GK26 Phil Smith
DF27 Alessandro Cibocchi 77'
MF14 John Bostock 72'
ST23 Raffaele De Vita
ST34 Ronan Murray 62'
Manager
Paolo Di Canio

Man of the match

MATCH OFFICIALS

  • Assistant referees:
  • Fourth official:

MATCH RULES

  • 90 minutes
  • Penalty shoot-out if scores still level
  • Five named substitutes
  • Maximum of three substitutions

Statistics
Chesterfield Swindon
Total shots815
Shots on target49
Ball possession40%60%
Corner kicks111
Fouls committed97
Offsides60
Yellow cards01
Red cards00

Source: BBC Sport[1]

Post match

Chesterfield manager, John Sheridan spoke of his desire to keep Chesterfield in League One saying of the game "It's great for the fans and it's a trophy – I won't disrespect it. But I know where my loyalties lie and I'm desperate to stay in the division".[2] Swindon manager, Paolo Di Canio described his players as mentally weak saying "Today we deserved to be a loser because we were all weak".[3]

References
  1. "Chesterfield 2–0 Swindon". BBC Sport. Retrieved 25 March 2012.
  2. "Chesterfield boss John Sheridan moves focus to survival". BBC Sport. Retrieved 26 March 2012.
  3. "Swindon Town boss Paolo di Canio says players were 'weak'". BBC Sport. Retrieved 26 March 2012.
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