2017 FA Vase final

The 2016–17 FA Vase Final was the 43rd final of the Football Association's cup competition for teams at levels 9–11 of the English football league system. The match was contested between Cleethorpes Town and South Shields. This was first time both teams had reached the final and their first visit to Wembley Stadium. The final of the FA Trophy was played on the same day at the same venue for the second year running. Both matches were televised in the UK on BT Sport.

2017 FA Vase Final

Wembley Stadium hosted the final
Event	2016–17 FA Vase
Cleethorpes Town South Shields 0 4
Date	21 May 2017
Venue	Wembley Stadium, Wembley, London
Referee	Darren England
Attendance	38,224 (including FA Trophy Final)

Cleethorpes Town defeated AFC Emley, Bootle, Billingham Town, Atherton Collieries, Southall and Bromsgrove Sporting en route to the final.

South Shields defeated Esh Winning, Runcorn Linnets, Marske United, Staveley Miners Welfare, last season's champions Morpeth Town, Team Solent, Newport Pagnell Town and Coleshill Town en route to the final.

This match is notable in the history of English football, as it was the first time an openly gay male footballer had taken to the pitch at Wembley, with Cleethorpes Town player Liam Davis having come out two years prior.

Route to the final

Cleethorpes Town

AFC Emley v Cleethorpes Town

12 November 2016 2R	AFC Emley	1–2	Cleethorpes Town	Emley
15:00		[1]		Stadium: Welfare Ground Attendance: 215

Cleethorpes Town v Bootle

3 December 2016 3R	Cleethorpes Town	2–1	Bootle	Grimsby
15:00		[2]		Stadium: The Bradley Football Development Centre Attendance: 196

Billingham Town v Cleethorpes Town

7 January 2017 4R	Billingham Town	1–2	Cleethorpes Town	Billingham
15:00		[3]		Stadium: Bedford Terrace Attendance: 364

Cleethorpes Town v Atherton Collieries

28 January 2017 5R	Cleethorpes Town	3–2	Atherton Collieries	Grimsby
15:00		[4]		Stadium: The Bradley Football Development Centre Attendance: 588

Southall v Cleethorpes Town

18 February 2017 6R	Southall	2–5	Cleethorpes Town	Perivale
15:00		[5]		Stadium: Reynolds Field Attendance: 348

Bromsgrove Sporting v Cleethorpes Town

11 March 2017 SF 1st	Bromsgrove Sporting	1–1	Cleethorpes Town	Bromsgrove
15:00				Stadium: Victoria Ground Attendance: 3,349

Cleethorpes Town v Bromsgrove Sporting

18 March 2017 SF 2nd	Cleethorpes Town	1–0 (2–1 agg.)	Bromsgrove Sporting	Grimsby
15:00				Stadium: The Bradley Football Development Centre Attendance: 1,154

South Shields

Esh Winning v South Shields

17 October 2016 2RQ	Esh Winning	0–4	South Shields	Esh Winning
15:00				Stadium: West Terrace Attendance: 266

South Shields v Runcorn Linnets

22 October 2016 1R	South Shields	2–1	Runcorn Linnets	South Shields
15:00				Stadium: Mariners Park Attendance: 1,060

South Shields v Marske United

12 November 2016 2R	South Shields	2–0	Marske United	South Shields
15:00				Stadium: Mariners Park Attendance: 1,116

South Shields v Staveley Miners Welfare

3 December 2016 3R	South Shields	3–0	Staveley Miners Welfare	South Shields
15:00				Stadium: Mariners Park Attendance: 808

South Shields v Morpeth Town

7 January 2017 4R	South Shields	A-A*	Morpeth Town	South Shields
15:00				Stadium: Mariners Park Attendance: 1,545

South Shields v Morpeth Town

11 January 2017 4R	South Shields	4–0	Morpeth Town	Morpeth
15:00				Stadium: Craik Park Attendance: 826

Team Solent v South Shields

28 January 2017 5R	Team Solent	2–5	South Shields	Southampton
15:00				Stadium: Test Park Sports Ground Attendance: 638

South Shields v Newport Pagnell Town

18 February 2017 6R	South Shields	6–1	Newport Pagnell Town	South Shields
15:00				Stadium: Mariners Park Attendance: 3,161

Coleshill Town v South Shields

11 March 2017 SF 1st	Coleshill Town	1–2	South Shields	Coleshill
15:00				Stadium: Pack Meadow Attendance: 1,755

South Shields v Coleshill Town

18 March 2017 SF 2nd	South Shields	4–0 (6–1 agg.)	Coleshill Town	South Shields
15:00				Stadium: Mariners Park Attendance: 3,464

* – Match abandoned after floodlight failure in the 81st minute (2–4) – rematch moved to Morpeth Town

Match

Details

21 May 2017

12:15 BST

Cleethorpes Town	0–4	South Shields
	Report	Finnigan 43' (pen.) Morse 80' Foley 86', 89'

Wembley Stadium, London

Referee: Darren England

GK 1 Liam Higton DF 2 Tim Lowe DF 5 Matt Bloomer DF 6 Matty Coleman  70' DF 3 Peter Winn MF 7 Liam Davis  19'  73' MF 4 Liam Dickens MF 8 Alex Flett (c) MF 11 Jonathan Oglesby FW 9 Marc Cooper  61' FW 10 Brody Robertson Substitutes: MF 12 Luck Mascall  70' MF 14 Jack Richardson  73' FW 15 Andy Taylor  61' FW 16 Gary King DF 17 Kieran Wressel Manager: Marcus Newell

GK 1 Liam Connell DF 12 Alex Nicholson DF 5 Dillon Morse 80' DF 4 Jon Shaw DF 3 Darren Lough MF 19 Andrew Stephenson  55' MF 6 Julio Arca (c) MF 8 Wayne Phillips  83' FW 9 Gavin Cogdon  69' FW 21 Carl Finnigan 43' (pen)  70' FW 11 David Foley 86' 89' Substitutes: MF 7 Robert Briggs  55' MF 10 Michael Richardson  70' DF 16 Louis Storey DF 17 Barrie Smith  83' DF 20 Darren Holden Joint-Managers: Graham Fenton Lee Picton

Man of the match: Wayne Phillips

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.