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2016 FA Trophy final
| Event |
|---|
| FC Halifax Town |
| Grimsby Town |
1 0 | | 22 May 2016 | | Wembley Stadium, London | | Nicky Wroe (FC Halifax Town) | | Lee Mason (Lancashire) | | 46,781 (including FA Vase Final) |
The 2015–16 FA Trophy Final was the 47th final of the FA Trophy. The match was contested by FC Halifax Town and Grimsby Town. Grimsby Town were beaten finalists in 2013, but it was FC Halifax Town's first final and their first visit to Wembley Stadium. For the first time the final of the FA Vase was played on the same day at the same venue, contested by Hereford and Morpeth Town. Both matches were televised in the UK on BT Sport.
FC Halifax Town defeated Tamworth, Barrow, Chester, Gateshead and Nantwich Town en route to the final.
Grimsby Town defeated Solihull Moors, Weston-super-Mare, Havant & Waterlooville, Woking, and Bognor Regis Town en route to the final.
FC Halifax Town won the match 1–0 thanks to a goal from Scott McManus after 48 minutes.
| Column 1 | Column 2 |
|---|---|
| FC Halifax Town | Grimsby Town |
| GK | 23 | Sam Johnson | ||
| RB | 2 | James Bolton | ||
| CB | 14 | Matty Brown | ||
| CB | 15 | Kevin Roberts | ||
| CB | 6 | Hamza Bencherif | ||
| LB | 3 | Scott McManus | 74' | |
| CM | 16 | Jake Hibbs | ||
| CM | 35 | Nicky Wroe (c) | ||
| RW | 17 | Josh Macdonald | 62' | |
| LW | 12 | Richard Peniket | 85' | |
| CF | 9 | Jordan Burrow | ||
| Substitutes: | ||||
| GK | 1 | Jordan Porter | ||
| MF | 4 | Kingsley James | 74' | |
| MF | 11 | Sam Walker | 62' | |
| MF | 24 | Connor Hughes | 85' | |
| FW | 40 | Shaq McDonald | ||
| Manager: | ||||
| Jim Harvey | ||||
| GK | 1 | James McKeown | ||
| RB | 2 | Richard Tait | 81' | |
| CB | 5 | Shaun Pearson | ||
| CB | 22 | Aristote Nsiala | ||
| LB | 3 | Gregor Robertson | ||
| RM | 31 | Jon Nolan | 54' | |
| CM | 8 | Craig Disley (c) | ||
| CM | 16 | Craig Clay | 62' | |
| LM | 11 | Andy Monkhouse | 68' | |
| RS | 9 | Omar Bogle | ||
| LS | 10 | Pádraig Amond | ||
| Substitutes: | ||||
| DF | 6 | Josh Gowling | ||
| DF | 23 | Danny East | 81' | |
| MF | 17 | Josh Venney | ||
| MF | 20 | Nathan Arnold | 62' | |
| FW | 18 | Jon-Paul Pittman | 68' | |
| Manager: | ||||
| Paul Hurst |
| Column 1 | Column 2 |
|---|---|
| Man of the match |
Nicky Wroe (FC Halifax Town) Match officials
Assistant referees: Adam Nunn (Wiltshire) Matthew Wilkes (West Midlands) Fourth official: Ross Joyce (Cleveland) | 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. |
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