2003 FA Trophy final

The 2003 FA Trophy Final was the 34th final of The Football Association's cup competition for levels 5–8 of the English football league system. It was contested by Burscough and Tamworth on 18 May 2003 at Villa Park in Birmingham.

2003 FA Trophy Final

Event	2002–03 FA Trophy
Burscough Tamworth 2 1
Date	18 May 2003 (2003-05-18)
Venue	Villa Park, Birmingham
Man of the Match	Gary Martindale (Burscough)
Referee	Uriah Rennie (South Yorkshire)
Attendance	14,296
Weather	Rain 16 °C (61 °F)

Burscough won the match 2–1 to win the competition for the first time in their history.

Road to Villa Park

See also: 2002–03 FA Trophy

Burscough

Round	Opposition	Score
1st Replay	Marine (h) Marine (a)	0–0 1–3 (a.e.t.)
2nd Replay	Harrogate Town (a) Harrogate Town (h)	2–2 3–2
3rd	Ilkeston Town (a)	0–3
4th Replay	Alfreton Town (a) Alfreton Town (h)	1–1 2–0
5th	Wakefield & Emley (h)	5–0
6th	Yeovil Town (a)	2–0
SF	Aylesbury United (a) Aylesbury United (h)	1–1 1–0
Key: (h) = Home venue; (a) = Away venue; (n) = Neutral venue.

Tamworth

As Tamworth were a Southern Football League club (they won the league in 2003 and secured promotion to the Football Conference), they entered the competition in the second round. Tamworth's cup run started with a home tie against their league rivals, Accrington Stanley. They went on to win the game 4–1. In the third round, the team was drawn at home against local rivals Nuneaton Borough, in which they won the game 3–0.

Round	Opposition	Score
2nd	Accrington Stanley (h)	4–1
3rd	Nuneaton Borough (h)	3–0
4th	Stevenage Borough (h)	3–0
5th	Margate (a)	0–2
SF	Havant & Waterlooville (h) Havant & Waterlooville (a)	1–0 1–1 (a.e.t.)
Key: (h) = Home venue; (a) = Away venue; (n) = Neutral venue.

Match

Details

18 May 2003 (2003-05-18)

16:05 BST

Burscough	2–1	Tamworth
Martindale 26', 55'	Report	Cooper 79'

Villa Park, Birmingham

Attendance: 14,296

Referee: Uriah Rennie (South Yorkshire)

Burscough

Tamworth

GK 1 Matt Taylor RB 6 Carl MacAuley CB 5 Joe Taylor CB 6 Shaun Teale  76' LB 8 Ryan Bowen RM 14 Mark Byrne  84' CM 10 John Norman CM 15 Paul Burns LM 7 John Lawless RF 11 Gary Martindale  80' LF 10 Peter Wright (c) Substitutes: MF 3 John Bluck  84' FW 12 Kris McHale  80' GK 13 Gary Maguire MF 16 Marvin Molyneux DF 17 Michael White  76' Player-manager: Shaun Teale

GK 1 Darren Acton RB 2 Rob Warner CB 4 Dave Robinson CB 5 Steve Walsh LB 3 Richard Follett RM 7 Nick Colley CM 11 Brian McGorry CM 6 Mark Cooper (c) LM 8 Steve Evans  64' RF 14 Mark Sale  55' LF 10 Scott Rickards  89' Substitutes: FW 9 Mark Hallam  55' MF 12 Mark Turner  64' DF 15 Darren Grocutt MF 16 Paul Hatton  89' GK 19 Neil Barnes Manager: Darron Gee

Match officials Assistant referees: Rob Lewis Mr S J Turner Fourth official: Mark Clattenburg Man of the match Gary Martindale (Burscough)

Match rules 90 minutes. 30 minutes of extra time if necessary. Penalty shootout if scores still level. Five named substitutes. Maximum of three substitutions.

Notes

A. ^ Clubs competing in the Northern/Southern Football League Premier Division, receive a bye to the second round.