2017 FA Trophy Final

The 2016–17 FA Trophy Final was the 48th final of the Football Association's cup competition for teams at levels 5–8 of the English football league system. The match was contested between Macclesfield Town and York City. The final of the FA Vase was played on the same day at the same venue for the second year running. Both matches were televised in the UK on BT Sport. York City won the final 3-2 and became the second club in as many seasons, after Halifax in 2016, to get relegated from the National League and then win the FA Trophy in the same season.[1][2]

2017 FA Trophy Final
Wembley Stadium hosted the final
Event2016–17 FA Trophy
Macclesfield Town York City
2 3
Date21 May 2017
VenueWembley Stadium, London
RefereePaul Tierney (Lancashire)
Attendance38,224 (including FA Vase Final)

Macclesfield Town defeated Altrincham, AFC Sudbury, Forest Green Rovers, Dulwich Hamlet and Tranmere Rovers en route to the final.

York City defeated Worcester City, Harlow Town, Nuneaton Town, Brackley Town and Lincoln City en route to the final.

Route to the final

Macclesfield Town
20 December 2016 1RAltrincham1–1Macclesfield TownAltrincham
19:45 Miller  39' James  61' Stadium: Moss Lane
Attendance: 717
Referee: Mr Andrew Miller
4 January 2017 1RRMacclesfield Town2–1AltrinchamMacclesfield
19:45 Whitaker  49'
Rowe  83'		 Cain  25' Stadium: Moss Rose
Attendance: 548
Referee: Mr Joe Johnson
14 January 2017 2RAFC Sudbury1–3Macclesfield TownSudbury
15:00 Wales  88' Browne  23'
Dudley  32'
Sampson  84'		 Stadium: King's Marsh
Attendance: 505
4 February 2017 3RMacclesfield Town1–0Forest Green RoversMacclesfield
15:00 Stadium: Moss Rose
Attendance: 967
25 February 2017 4RDulwich Hamlet2–2Macclesfield TownEast Dulwich
15:00 Stadium: Champion Hill
Attendance: 2,834
7 March 2017 4RRMacclesfield Town2–0Dulwich HamletMacclesfield
Stadium: Moss Rose
11 March 2017 SF 1stMacclesfield Town1–1Tranmere RoversMacclesfield
Norburn  54' Hughes  2' (pen.) Stadium: Moss Rose
Attendance: 2,358
14 March 2017 SF 2ndTranmere Rovers0–1
(1–2 agg.)		Macclesfield TownBirkenhead
Stadium: Prenton Park
Attendance: 6,100

York City
10 December 2016 1RYork City3–1Worcester CityYork
15:00 Stadium: Bootham Crescent
Attendance: 1,033
14 January 2017 2RHarlow Town1–2York CityHarlow
Stadium: Barrows Farm Stadium
Attendance: 816
4 February 2017 3RNuneaton Town0–3York CityNuneaton
Stadium: Liberty Way
Attendance: 687
25 February 2017 4RYork City1–0Brackley TownYork
Stadium: Bootham Crescent
Attendance: 1,994
14 March 2017 SF 1stYork City2–1Lincoln CityYork
Oliver  53'
Connolly  69'		 Angol  14' (pen.) Stadium: Bootham Crescent
Attendance: 3,294
18 March 2017 SF 2ndLincoln City1–1
(2–3 agg.)		York CityLincoln
Stadium: Sincil Bank
Attendance: 8,409

Match

Details
Macclesfield Town2–3York City
R. Browne  13'
O. Norburn  45+1'		 J. Parkin  8'
V. Oliver  22'
A. Connolly  86'
Attendance: 38,224
GK22 Scott Flinders
DF2 Andy Halls (c)
DF5 George Pilkington
DF4 Neill Byrne 67'
DF3 David Fitzpatrick
MF14 Kingsley James
MF7 Rhys Browne
MF23 Danny Whitaker
MF15 Oliver Norburn 89'
MF16 Mitch Hancox 87'
FW9 Chris Holroyd
Substitutes:
GK13 Craig Ross
DF6 John McCombe 67'
MF30 Luke Summerfield 87'
FW8 Danny Whitehead
FW29 Anthony Dudley 89'
Manager:
John Askey
GK28 Kyle Letheren
DF36 Daniel Parslow
DF10 Yan Klukowski 46'
DF37 Hamza Bencherif
MF8 Simon Heslop (c)
MF33 Sean Newton
MF17 Asa Hall 69'
MF35 Danny Holmes 75'
MF9 Amari Morgan-Smith
FW29 Vadaine Oliver
FW31 Jon Parkin
Substitutes:
GK13 Luke Simpson
DF2 Shaun Rooney 75'
MF34 Adriano Moké 46'
FW12 Aidan Connolly 69'
FW21 Scott Fenwick
Manager:
Gary Mills

Man of the match

Match officials

  • Assistant referees:

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.
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References
  1. "FA Trophy final 2017: York want Wembley win after relegation blow". BBC Sport. 19 May 2017. Retrieved 18 September 2018.
  2. "FA Trophy final - Macclesfield Town v York City". BBC Sport. 21 May 2017. Retrieved 18 September 2018.
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