2023 FA Trophy final

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2023 FA Trophy final
Wembley Stadium hosted the final
Event2022–23 FA Trophy
FC Halifax Town Gateshead
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Date21 May 2023 (2023-05-21)
VenueWembley Stadium, London
RefereeDarren England
Attendance27,374

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.

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

Guiseley v FC Halifax Town
20 December 2022 (2022-12-20) 3R Guiseley 0–1 FC Halifax Town Guiseley
19:45 GMT Report
Stadium: Nethermoor Park
Attendance: 682
Harrow Borough v FC Halifax Town
31 January 2023 (2023-01-31) 4R Harrow Borough 2–2
(5–6 p)		 FC Halifax Town Harrow
19:45 GMT
  • Moore 66', 90+4'
 Report
Stadium: Earlsmead Stadium
Attendance: 293
Penalties
  • Leonard football with check mark
  • Adenola football with red X
  • Biler football with check mark
  • Moore football with check mark
  • Assidjo football with check mark
  • Williams football with check mark
  • Bloom football with red X
Aldershot Town v FC Halifax Town
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
Altrincham v FC Halifax Town
1 April 2023 (2023-04-01) SF Altrincham 1–1
(2–3 p)		 FC Halifax Town Altrincham
15:00 BST
  • Hulme 45'
 Report
  • Alli 90+5'
 Stadium: Moss Lane
Attendance: 4,771
Penalties

Gateshead

Gateshead v Gloucester City
20 December 2022 (2022-12-20) 3R Gateshead 5–1 Gloucester City Gateshead
19:45 GMT
  • Bailey 20', 26'
  • Ward 37'
  • Jarvis 42'
  • Elliott 65'
 Report
Stadium: Gateshead International Stadium
Attendance: 253
Oldham Athletic v Gateshead
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]
Banbury United v Gateshead
11 February 2023 (2023-02-11) 5R Banbury United 0–1 Gateshead Banbury
15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Spencer Stadium
Attendance: 840
Gateshead v Farsley Celtic
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
  • Mulhern football with check mark
  • Clayton football with red X
  • Johnson football with red X
  • Scales football with check mark
Gateshead v Barnet
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 Town1–0Gateshead
  • Cooke 44'
 Report
Attendance: 27,374
GK1England Sam Johnson
RB2United States Tylor Golden
CB5England Jesse Debrahdownward-facing red arrow 62'
CB6England Jamie Stott
CB3England Jack Senior (c)
LB18Belize Angelo Cappellodownward-facing red arrow 73'
CM14England Jack Hunter
CM20England Harvey Gilmour
AM19England Jamie Cookedownward-facing red arrow 90'
AM21Republic of Ireland Millenic Alli
CF17England Rob Harker
Substitutes:
DF15England Tom Clarke
DF39England Frankie Sinfield
MF4England Luke Summerfieldupward-facing green arrow 62'
MF10England Matt Warburtonupward-facing green arrow 73'
MF37England Ted Lavelle
FW28England Max Wrightupward-facing green arrow 90'
FW29England Fidel O'Rourke
Manager:
England Chris Millington
GK31England James Montgomery
RB2England Robbie Tinkler
CB5England Kenton Richardson downward-facing red arrow 82'
CB6England Louis Storey
LB32Northern Ireland Carl Magnay
CM42Sierra Leone Kamil Conteh
CM8England Owen Bailey
CM10England Greg Olley (c)
FW11England Adam Campbell
FW15England Aaron Martin downward-facing red arrow 84'
FW12England Dan Ward
Substitutes:
GK1England Filip Marschall
GK45Italy Mauro Asikaogu
MF38England Dylan Archer
MF40England Ben Franklin
FW19England Will Harris upward-facing green arrow 82'
FW27England Lewis Knight
FW39England Oli Thompson upward-facing green arrow 84'
Manager:
England Mike Williamson

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.