2018 FA Trophy final

2018 FA Trophy Final
Wembley Stadium hosted the final
Event2017–18 FA Trophy
Brackley Town Bromley
1 1
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
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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.

Route to the final

Brackley Town

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

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

Details

Brackley Town1–1 (a.e.t.)Bromley
Johnson 90+6' (o.g.) Report Bugiel 19'
Penalties
Byrne soccer ball with red X
Williams soccer ball with check mark
Diggin soccer ball with check mark
Armson soccer ball with check mark
G. Walker soccer ball with check mark
Brown soccer ball with check mark		 5–4 Sutherland soccer ball with check mark
Raymond soccer ball with check mark
Hanlan soccer ball with check mark
Rees soccer ball with check mark
Bugiel soccer ball with red X
Holland soccer ball with red X
Attendance: 31,430
GK 1 England Danny Lewis
DF 5 England Alex Gudger
DF 6 England Gaz Dean (c)
DF 3 England Connor Franklin downward-facing red arrow 78'
MF 2 England Matt Lowe downward-facing red arrow 111'
MF 7 England Glenn Walker
MF 4 Republic of Ireland Shane Byrne
MF 8 England James Armson
MF 11 England Adam Walker
FW 9 Zimbabwe Lee Ndlovu downward-facing red arrow 53'
FW 10 England Aaron Williams
Substitutes:
DF 12 England Ellis Myles upward-facing green arrow 78'
FW 14 England Andy Brown upward-facing green arrow 53'
DF 15 England Luke Graham
DF 16 England Theo Streete
FW 17 England Steve Diggin upward-facing green arrow 111'
Manager:
England Kevin Wilkin
GK 1 England David Gregory
DF 14 England Jordan Higgs
DF 6 England Jack Holland (c)
DF 19 England Roger Johnson
DF 16 Grenada Tyrone Sterling
MF 21 Republic of Ireland Frankie Sutherland
MF 11 Wales Adam Mekki downward-facing red arrow 72'
MF 8 England Frankie Raymond
FW 18 England George Porter downward-facing red arrow 61'
FW 25 Lebanon Omar Bugiel
FW 10 England Louis Dennis downward-facing red arrow 68'
Substitutes:
DF 2 Republic of Ireland Alan Dunne
MF 4 England Josh Rees upward-facing green arrow 61'
DF 5 England Ben Chorley upward-facing green arrow 72'
FW 9 England Brandon Hanlan upward-facing green arrow 68'
DF 17 England Dan Johnson
Manager:
England 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

  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.