The 2010 FA Trophy Final was the 40th final of the Football Association's cup competition for levels 5–8 of the English football league system. The match was contested by Stevenage Borough who won the competition in 2007 and 2009, and Barrow who won the competition in 1990. Although Stevenage Borough, who had won the Football Conference were pre-match favourites ahead of Barrow who had finished 15th, Barrow won 2–1 in extra time, after the match had ended in a 1–1 draw.

2010 FA Trophy Final
Event2009–10 FA Trophy
After extra time
Date8 May 2010
VenueWembley Stadium, London
RefereeLee Probert (Wiltshire)
Attendance21,223
2009
2011

Club backgrounds

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Stevenage Borough

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Stevenage Borough were the first non-league team to appear three times at the new Wembley Stadium, London after winning two of the previous three FA Trophy competitions through victories in 2007 and 2009. Stevenage became the first team to win a competitive match, and subsequently, a competition trophy following the reconstruction of Wembley Stadium.[1] The supporters of the club occupied the West End of Wembley Stadium and will do so again in the 2010 final.[citation needed]

Barrow

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The last time Barrow appeared in the FA Trophy final was 1990, when they won 3–0 against Leek Town.[2] They were making their first appearance at the redeveloped Wembley Stadium, in their second season in the Conference National following promotion from the Conference North.

Route to the Final

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Barrow[3] Round Stevenage[4]
Kettering Town
A
1–0
Walker 49' First Round Ebbsfleet United
H
2–0
Beardsley 16', Bridges 88'
Maidenhead United
A
1–0
Bolland 8' Second Round Vauxhall Motors
H
6–0
Roberts 22', Boylan 40', Bridges 74' 76', Drury 78', Long 80'
Gateshead
H
1–1
Bond 63' (pen.) Third Round Dover Athletic
H
4–1
Sills 32', Beardsley 42', Bostwick 57', Odubade 85'
Gateshead
A
3–2
Walker 36' (pen.), Jones 44' (o.g.), Bond 73' Replay
York City
H
2–1
Bolland 5', Walker 35' (pen.) Fourth Round Workington
H
2–1
Long 55', 90'
Salisbury City
A
1–0
Blundell 75' Semi-Finals
First Leg
Kidderminster Harriers
A
5–1
Bridges 26', 43', Odubade 38', Beardsley 70', 83'
Salisbury City
H
2–1
Walker 51' (pen.), 89' Semi-Finals
Second Leg
Kidderminister Harriers
H
0–0

Match

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Summary

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Barrow seemed to begin the game more brightly out of the two sides, with three shots in the first ten minutes. It was on the ten-minute mark where, in Borough's first attack of the game, Andy Drury lashed a strike straight into the top corner of Barrow keeper Stuart Tomlinson's goal. This goal seemed to change the feel of the game, with Stevenage applying more and more pressure until, on 28 minutes, Stevenage midfielder David Bridges was shown a straight red card for serious foul play on Barrow No. 7, Andy Bond. The game was evenly balanced from then until half-time.

Barrow began the second-half brightly, creating plenty of chances; Stevenage had a few chances, however Barrow seemed to apply more and more pressure. On 79 minutes, substitute Lee McEvilly placed a header into the bottom right corner of Chris Day's net. Barrow exerted more and more pressure from then onwards, until 90 minutes when Borough keeper Day suffered an injury and was replaced by Ashley Bayes. Deep into added time when extra time seemed likely, Robin Hulbert went in for a challenge with his elbow, meaning the referee had no choice but to show red. Stevenage substitute Charlie Griffin had a huge amount of blood coming from his face, there was no way he could continue. They had already used all three subs, meaning the extra time was played 10 against 9 (Barrow 10 players, Stevenage 9).

The first half of extra time was even, but Barrow were possibly edging it. The second half of extra time could not have started better for Barrow as Jason Walker struck a stunning 25-yard strike into the top left corner of the goal. Barrow seemed to try and play the clock down and Stevenage had a few decent chances, before on 117 minutes Barrow had a 3-against-1 on the keeper, which amazingly, they missed. In the end, it didn't matter and the trophy went to Barrow.

Details

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Barrow2–1 (a.e.t.)Stevenage Borough
McEvilly   79'
Walker   107'
Report Drury   10'
Attendance: 21, 223
 
 
 
 
 
Barrow
 
 
 
 
 
Stevenage
GK 21   Stuart Tomlinson
RB 2   Simon Spender
CB 4   Paul Jones (c)
CB 5   Phil Bolland
LB 3   Paul Edwards
RM 8   Paul Rutherford   110'
CM 6   Robin Hulbert   90+6'
CM 7   Andy Bond
LM 24   Simon Wiles   64'
FW 9   Jason Walker
FW 26   Gregg Blundell   74'
Substitutes:
GK 1   Tim Deasy
MF 8   Mark Boyd   110'
FW 10   Lee McEvilly   74'
MF 11   Carlos Logan   64'
DF 12   Mike Pearson
Managers:
  Darren Sheridan
  Dave Bayliss
GK 16   Chris Day   90'
RB 25   Ronnie Henry
CB 5   Jon Ashton
CB 14   Mark Roberts (c)
LB 3   Scott Laird
RM 23   Andy Drury
CM 18   David Bridges   28'
CM 24   Michael Bostwick
LM 30   Joel Byrom   59'
FW 20   Chris Beardsley   66'
FW 11   Yemi Odubade
Substitutes:
GK 1   Ashley Bayes   90'
DF 2   Lawrie Wilson   59'
MF 8   Stacy Long
FW 9   Charlie Griffin   66'
MF 30   Peter Vincenti
Manager:
  Graham Westley

References

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  1. ^ Kidderminster 2–3 Stevenage BBC Sport Match Report of 2007 final
  2. ^ List of FA Trophy winners
  3. ^ "BBC Sport – Barrow Results". Archived from the original on 16 July 2012. Retrieved 14 April 2010.
  4. ^ "BBC Sport – Stevenage Results". Archived from the original on 22 March 2007. Retrieved 14 April 2010.