The 2003–04 FA Trophy is the 34th season of the FA Trophy, the Football Association's cup competition for teams at levels 5–8 of the English football league system. It was contested by Hednesford Town and Canvey Island on 23 May 2004 at Villa Park, Birmingham.
| Event | 2003–04 FA Trophy | ||||||
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| Date | 23 May 2004 | ||||||
| Venue | Villa Park, Birmingham | ||||||
| Man of the Match | Anthony Maguire (Hednesford Town) | ||||||
| Referee | Mike Dean | ||||||
| Attendance | 6,635 | ||||||
Hednesford Town won the match 3–2 to win the competition for the first time in their history.[1]
Road to Villa Park
edit| Hednesford Town | Round | Canvey Island | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shepshed Dynamo | 0–1 | Hednesford Town | Round 1[A] | Bye |
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| Lancaster City | 1–1 | Hednesford Town | Round 2 | Windsor & Eton | 1–3 |
Canvey Island |
| Hednesford Town | 1–0 | Lancaster City | Replay | |||
| Hednesford Town | 2–0 | Gresley Rovers | Round 3 | Canvey Island | 6–0 | Farnborough Town |
| Hednesford Town | 1–1 | Worthing | Round 4 | Stafford Rangers | 0–2 |
Canvey Island |
| Worthing | 1–2 | Hednesford Town | Replay | |||
| Hednesford Town | 1–0 | Dover Athletic | Round 5 | Stalybridge Celtic | 0–0 |
Canvey Island |
| Canvey Island | 4–0 | Stalybridge Celtic | Replay | |||
| Hednesford Town | 3–1 | Hornchurch | Round 6 | Canvey Island | 4–0 | Maidenhead United |
| Aldershot Town | 0–2 | Hednesford Town | Semi Final 1st Leg | Telford United | 0–0 | Canvey Island |
| Hednesford Town | 1–1 | Aldershot Town | Semi Final 2nd Leg | Canvey Island | 2–2 (won 4–2 on pens) |
Telford United |
Match
edit| Hednesford Town | 3–2 | Canvey Island |
|---|---|---|
Maguire  27' Hines 53' Brindley 86' |
Report | Boylan 46' Brindley 47' (o.g.) |
References
edit- ^ Adrian Milledge (24 May 2004). "Canvey fall to long in the tooth ex-Wolf". The Guardian. Retrieved 15 December 2011.