2023 FA Trophy final

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The 2023 FA Trophy final was an association football match played at Wembley Stadium, London, on 21 May 2023. It was contested between FC Halifax Town and Gateshead.[1] It was Halifax's second final following their victory in 2016 which was their only previous visit to the national stadium, and Gateshead's first FA Trophy final and first visit to Wembley since 2014. Halifax defeated Gateshead 1–0 to win their second title.

2023 FA Trophy final
Wembley Stadium hosted the final
Event2022–23 FA Trophy
Date21 May 2023 (2023-05-21)
VenueWembley Stadium, London
RefereeDarren England
Attendance27,374
2022
2024

FC Halifax Town defeated Guiseley, Harrow Borough, Maidenhead United, Aldershot Town, and Altrincham en route to the final. Gateshead defeated Gloucester City, Oldham Athletic, Banbury United, Farsley Celtic and Barnet en route to the final.

As part of Non-League Finals Day, the final of the FA Vase was played on the same day at the same venue. Both matches were televised in the UK on BT Sport.[2]

Route to the Final

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FC Halifax Town

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20 December 2022 (2022-12-20) 3R Guiseley 0–1 FC Halifax Town Guiseley
19:45 GMT Report
  • Arthur   19'
Stadium: Nethermoor Park
Attendance: 682
31 January 2023 (2023-01-31) 4R Harrow Borough 2–2
(5–6 p)
FC Halifax Town Harrow
19:45 GMT
  • Moore   66', 90+4'
Report
Stadium: Earlsmead Stadium
Attendance: 293
Penalties
  • Leonard  
  • Adenola  
  • Biler  
  • Moore  
  • Assidjo  
  • Williams  
  • Bloom  
11 March 2023 (2023-03-11) QF Aldershot Town 0–2 FC Halifax Town Aldershot
15:00 GMT Report
Stadium: Recreation Ground
Attendance: 2,108
1 April 2023 (2023-04-01) SF Altrincham 1–1
(2–3 p)
FC Halifax Town Altrincham
15:00 BST
  • Hulme   45'
Report
  • Alli   90+5'
Stadium: Moss Lane
Attendance: 4,771
Penalties

Gateshead

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20 December 2022 (2022-12-20) 3R Gateshead 5–1 Gloucester City Gateshead
19:45 GMT
  • Bailey   20', 26'
  • Ward   37'
  • Jarvis   42'
  • Elliott   65'
Report
Stadium: Gateshead International Stadium
Attendance: 253
14 January 2023 (2023-01-14) 4R Oldham Athletic 1–3 Gateshead Oldham
15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Boundary Park
Attendance: 2,228
Note: Tie was switched due to floodlight maintenance at Gateshead International Stadium[3]
11 February 2023 (2023-02-11) 5R Banbury United 0–1 Gateshead Banbury
15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Spencer Stadium
Attendance: 840
11 March 2023 (2023-03-11) QF Gateshead 0–0
(4–2 p)
Farsley Celtic Gateshead
15:00 GMT Report Stadium: Gateshead International Stadium
Attendance: 1,119
Penalties
  • Mulhern  
  • Clayton  
  • Johnson  
  • Scales  
1 April 2023 (2023-04-01) SF Gateshead 3–3
(4–1 p)
Barnet Gateshead
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Gateshead International Stadium
Attendance: 2,897
Penalties

Match

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Details

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FC Halifax Town1–0Gateshead
  • Cooke   44'
Report
Attendance: 27,374
GK 1   Sam Johnson
RB 2   Tylor Golden
CB 5   Jesse Debrah   62'
CB 6   Jamie Stott
CB 3   Jack Senior (c)
LB 18   Angelo Cappello   73'
CM 14   Jack Hunter
CM 20   Harvey Gilmour
AM 19   Jamie Cooke   90'
AM 21   Millenic Alli
CF 17   Rob Harker
Substitutes:
DF 15   Tom Clarke
DF 39   Frankie Sinfield
MF 4   Luke Summerfield   62'
MF 10   Matt Warburton   73'
MF 37   Ted Lavelle
FW 28   Max Wright   90'
FW 29   Fidel O'Rourke
Manager:
  Chris Millington
GK 31   James Montgomery
RB 2   Robbie Tinkler
CB 5   Kenton Richardson   82'
CB 6   Louis Storey
LB 32   Carl Magnay
CM 42   Kamil Conteh
CM 8   Owen Bailey
CM 10   Greg Olley (c)
FW 11   Adam Campbell
FW 15   Aaron Martin   84'
FW 12   Dan Ward
Substitutes:
GK 1   Filip Marschall
GK 45   Mauro Asikaogu
MF 38   Dylan Archer
MF 40   Ben Franklin
FW 19   Will Harris   82'
FW 27   Lewis Knight
FW 39   Oli Thompson   84'
Manager:
  Mike Williamson

References

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  1. ^ "Gateshead to face FC Halifax in FA Trophy final". BBC Sport. Retrieved 2 April 2023.
  2. ^ "BT Sport to show FA Trophy and FA Vase finals on Non-League Finals Day at Wembley". BT Sport. Retrieved 6 April 2023.
  3. ^ "FA Trophy Tie Switched To Boundary Park". Oldham Athletic FC. Retrieved 6 April 2023.