The 2018 FA Trophy Final was a football match between Brackley Town and Bromley on 20 May 2018.[1][2] It was the final match of the 2017–18 FA Trophy, the 49th season of the FA Trophy. Both teams were making their first appearances in the final.

2018 FA Trophy Final
Wembley Stadium hosted the final
Event2017–18 FA Trophy
After extra time
Brackley Town won 5–4 on penalties
Date20 May 2018 (2018-05-20)
VenueWembley Stadium, Wembley, London
RefereeChris Kavanagh
Attendance31,430
WeatherSunny
2017
2019

Route to the final

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Brackley Town

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25 November 2017 Third round qualifying Brackley Town 4–0 Salford City Brackley
15:00 Stadium: St. James Park
Attendance: 428
16 December 2017 First round Braintree Town 0–0 Brackley Town Braintree
15:00 Stadium: Cressing Road
Attendance: 249
19 December 2017 First round replay Brackley Town 2–0 Braintree Town Brackley
19:45 Stadium: St. James Park
Attendance: 238
13 January 2018 Seceond round Brackley Town 0–0 Barrow Brackley
15:00 Stadium: St. James Park
Attendance: 512
16 January 2018 Second round replay Barrow 0–2 Brackley Town Barrow-in-Furness
19:45 Stadium: Holker Street
Attendance: 430
3 February 2018 Third round Brackley Town 3–1 Sutton United Brackley
15:00 Stadium: St. James Park
Attendance: 767
24 February 2018 Quarter-Final Stockport County 1–1 Brackley Town Stockport
15:00 Stadium: Edgeley Park
Attendance: 2,213
27 February 2018 Quarter-Final Replay Brackley Town Postponed Stockport County Brackley
19:45 Stadium: St. James Park
6 March 2018 Quarter-Final Replay Brackley Town 2–1 Stockport County Brackley
19:45 Stadium: St. James Park
Attendance: 560
17 March 2018 Semi-Final First Leg Brackley Town 1–0 Wealdstone Brackley
15:00 Gudger   82' Stadium: St. James Park
Attendance: 1,250
Referee: Charles Breakspear
24 March 2018 Semi-Final Second Leg Wealdstone 0–2
(0–3 agg.)
Brackley Town Ruislip
15:00 Byrne   55'
Aaron Williams
Stadium: Grosvenor Vale
Attendance: 2,008
Referee: Gavin Ward

Bromley

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16 December 2017 First round Hartley Wintney 0–2 Bromley Hartley Wintney
15:00 Stadium: The Memorial Playing Fields
Attendance: 482
13 January 2018 Second round Blyth Spartans 1–4 Bromley Blyth
15:00 Stadium: Croft Park
Attendance: 647
3 February 2018 Third round Workington 1–1 Bromley Workington
15:00 Stadium: Borough Park
Attendance: 890
6 February 2018 Third round replay Bromley 7–1 Workington Bromley
19:45 Stadium: Hayes Lane
Attendance: 604
24 February 2018 Quarter-Final Bromley 0–0 Spennymoor Town Bromley
15:00 Stadium: Hayes Lane
Attendance: 1,504
27 February 2018 Quarter-Final Replay Spennymoor Town Postponed Bromley Spennymoor
19:45 Stadium: The Brewery Field
6 March 2018 Quarter-Final Replay Spennymoor Town Postponed Bromley Spennymoor
19:45 Stadium: The Brewery Field
13 March 2018 Quarter-Final Replay Spennymoor Town Postponed Bromley Spennymoor
19:45 Stadium: The Brewery Field
14 March 2018 Quarter-Final Replay Spennymoor Town 1–2 Bromley Darlington
19:45 Stadium: Blackwell Meadows
Attendance: 802
17 March 2018 Semi-Final First Leg Bromley 3–2 Gateshead Bromley
15:00 Hanlan   15' (pen)
Dennis   51'   82'
Peniket   1'
Johnson   40'
Stadium: Hayes Lane
Attendance: 1,254
Referee: Dean Whitestone
24 March 2018 Semi-Final Second Leg Gateshead 1–1
(3–4 agg.)
Bromley Gateshead
15:00 Barrow   69' Kerr   5' (o.g.) Stadium: International Stadium
Attendance: 2,264
Referee: Ben Toner

Match

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Details

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Brackley Town1–1 (a.e.t.)Bromley
Johnson   90+6' (o.g.) Report Bugiel   19'
Penalties
Byrne  
Williams  
Diggin  
Armson  
G. Walker  
Brown  
5–4 Sutherland  
Raymond  
Hanlan  
Rees  
Bugiel  
Holland  
Attendance: 31,430


 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
GK 1   Danny Lewis
DF 5   Alex Gudger
DF 6   Gaz Dean (c)
DF 3   Connor Franklin   78'
MF 2   Matt Lowe   111'
MF 7   Glenn Walker
MF 4   Shane Byrne
MF 8   James Armson
MF 11   Adam Walker
FW 9   Lee Ndlovu   53'
FW 10   Aaron Williams
Substitutes:
DF 12   Ellis Myles   78'
FW 14   Andy Brown   53'
DF 15   Luke Graham
DF 16   Theo Streete
FW 17   Steve Diggin   111'
Manager:
  Kevin Wilkin
GK 1   David Gregory
DF 14   Jordan Higgs
DF 6   Jack Holland (c)
DF 19   Roger Johnson
DF 16   Tyrone Sterling
MF 21   Frankie Sutherland
MF 11   Adam Mekki   72'
MF 8   Frankie Raymond
FW 18   George Porter   61'
FW 25   Omar Bugiel
FW 10   Louis Dennis   68'
Substitutes:
DF 2   Alan Dunne
MF 4   Josh Rees   61'
DF 5   Ben Chorley   72'
FW 9   Brandon Hanlan   68'
DF 17   Dan Johnson
Manager:
  Neil Smith

Man of the match

Match officials

  • Referee: Chris Kavanagh
  • Assistant referees: Dan Cook & Daniel Bobathan
  • Fourth Official: Michael Salisbury[3]

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.

References

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  1. ^ "Brackley Town and Bromley reach Wembley in the Buildbase FA Trophy". The Football Association. 24 March 2018. Retrieved 14 April 2018.
  2. ^ Whitney, Steve (24 March 2018). "Brackley & Bromley Make It Through To Wembley". Non-League Pitchero. Retrieved 14 April 2018.
  3. ^ Veevers, Nicholas (20 May 2018). "BRACKLEY TOWN WIN BUILDBASE FA TROPHY AFTER A LATE EQUALISER AND SHOOT-OUT SUCCESS". Retrieved 6 January 2023.