2013 FA Trophy Final

The 2013 FA Trophy Final was the 44th final of the Football Association's cup competition for levels 5–8 of the English football league system. The match was contested between Grimsby Town and Wrexham. Neither team had been in the final before and it was Wrexham's first visit to Wembley Stadium in their 149-year history. [1]

2013 FA Trophy Final
Event2012–13 FA Trophy
Grimsby Town Wrexham
1 1
Wrexham won 4–1 on penalties
Date24 March 2013
VenueWembley Stadium, London
Man of the MatchAndy Morrell
RefereeJonathan Moss
Attendance35,266

Grimsby Town defeated Buxton, Havant & Waterlooville, Welling United, Luton Town and Dartford en route to the Final. [1]

Wrexham defeated Rushall Olympic, Solihull Moors, Sutton United, Southport and Gainsborough Trinity en route to the Final. [1]

Overview

The final of the 2013 FA Trophy played between Wrexham and Grimsby Town ended with the former team winning over the latter 4–1 in a penalty shoot-out with both the teams having drawn in the normal time of 90 minutes. Grimsby Town led over Wrexham with a solitary goal scored by Andy Cook in the 71st minute, but Wrexham equalised as captain Keates was fouled inside the box and Kevin Thornton scored the resulting penalty spot-kick. In the ensuing extra time both the teams failed to score leading to a penalty shoot-out. The spot kicks from Adrian Cieslewicz, Danny Wright, Chris Westwood and finally Johnny Hunt, led to Wrexham's victory. [2][3]

Match

Details
Grimsby Town 1–1 (a.e.t.) Wrexham
Cook  70' Report Thornton  81' (pen.)
Penalties
Hatton
Brodie
Colbeck 		1–4 Cieslewicz
D. Wright
Westwood
Hunt
Attendance: 35,266
Referee: Jonathan Moss
Grimsby Town
Wrexham
GK13 James McKeown
RB2 Sam Hatton
LB3 Aswad Thomas
CB5 Shaun Pearson
CB6 Ian Miller
RM7 Joe Colbeck
CM8 Craig Disley (c)
CM11 Frankie Artus
FW12 Andy Cook
FW25 Ross Hannah 56'
LM26 Marcus Marshall 86'
Substitutes:
DF19 Bradley Wood
MF15 Jamie Devitt
MF21 Andi Thanoj 56'
FW14 Richard Brodie 86'
FW28 Lenell John-Lewis
Manager:
Rob Scott & Paul Hurst
GK24 Chris Maxwell
RB2 Stephen Wright
CB23 Chris Westwood
CB6 Martin Riley 58'
LB16 Johnny Hunt
CM8 Jay Harris
CM12 Dean Keates (c)
CM29 Kevin Thornton 89'
FW9 Danny Wright
FW11 Andy Morrell 61'
FW10 Brett Ormerod 77'
Substitutes:
GK13 Andy Coughlin
MF14 Joe Clarke 89'
MF17 Glen Little
FW7 Adrian Cieslewicz 61'
FW15 Robert Ogleby 77'
Manager:
Andy Morrell

References
  1. Kent, David (24 March 2013). "Wrexham lift FA Trophy after toppling Grimsby in Wembley thriller". Daily Mail. London: Daily Mail and General Trust. Retrieved 23 July 2013.
  2. "FA Carlsberg Trophy Final". Wembley. Retrieved 23 July 2013.
  3. King, Ian. "The 2013 FA Trophy Final: Grimsby Town vs Wrexham". twohundredpercent.net. Retrieved 1 December 2014.
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