2008 Football League Trophy final

The 2008 Football League Trophy Final was the 25th final of the domestic football cup competition for teams from Football Leagues One and Two, the Football League Trophy. The final was played at Wembley Stadium in London on 30 March 2008, the first time that the final had been staged at the stadium since it was rebuilt. The match was contested by Grimsby Town and Milton Keynes Dons. MK Dons won the match 2–0 with Keith Andrews and Sean O'Hanlon scoring the goals in the final 20 minutes.

2008 Football League Trophy Final
Event2007–08 Football League Trophy
Date30 March 2008 (2008-03-30)
VenueWembley Stadium, London
RefereePhil Joslin (Kent)
Attendance56,618
2007
2009

Match details

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Grimsby Town0–2Milton Keynes Dons
Attendance: 56,618
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Grimsby Town
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
MK Dons
GK 1 Phil Barnes
RB 2 Jamie Clarke
CB 25 Rob Atkinson
CB 6 Nick Fenton (c)
LB 3 Tom Newey
RM 11 Danny Boshell  
CM 4 James Hunt   79'
CM 15 Paul Bolland
LM 17 Nick Hegarty
CF 7 Peter Till   61'
CF 9 Danny North   46'
Substitutes:
GK 13 Gary Montgomery
DF 5 Ryan Bennett
MF 10 Ciarán Toner   79'
MF 18 Peter Bore   46'
CF 19 Gary Jones   61'
Manager:
Alan Buckley
GK 12 Willy Guéret
RB 2 Jude Stirling
CB 6 Sean O'Hanlon
CB 25 Danny Swailes
LB 3 Dean Lewington (c)
RM 4 Keith Andrews
CM 20 Alan Navarro  
LM 11 Lloyd Dyer
CF 10 Colin Cameron   90'
CF 23 Jemal Johnson   77'
CF 8 Kevin Gallen   77'
Substitutes:
GK 29 Nathan Abbey
DF 13 Gareth Edds
MF 14 Mark Wright   77'
FW 16 Aaron Wilbraham   77'
FW 36 Sam Baldock   90'
Manager:
Paul Ince

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.