2020 FA Trophy final

2020 FA Trophy Final
Wembley Stadium hosted the final
Event2019–20 FA Trophy
Concord Rangers Harrogate Town
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Date3 May 2021 (2021-05-03)
VenueWembley Stadium, London
Attendance0
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The 2020 FA Trophy Final was a football match between Concord Rangers and Harrogate Town on 3 May 2021 which Harrogate won 1–0 with a goal from Josh Falkingham.[1] It was the final match of the 2019–20 FA Trophy, the 51st season of the FA Trophy.

The final was rescheduled for 27 September 2020 however this was postponed as the FA hoped to have spectators in the final. The date was then agreed for 3 May 2021 behind closed doors as a suitable solution could not be reached to be played with fans.[2]

The match was broadcast live and free-to-air on BT Sport.[3] Presenter Matt Smith was joined by pundits Danny Cowley and Nicky Cowley, with Jeff Brazier as the sideline reporter.[4] The commentary team consisted of Adam Summerton and Adam Virgo.[5] Radio commentary was provided by BBC Essex and BBC Radio York.[6]

Before the match, soprano Emily Haig sang "God Save the Queen".[5] Players from both teams took a knee immediately prior to kick-off, in support of the No Room For Racism campaign.[5]

Owing to being promoted out of the National League after the postponement of the final, Harrogate made history by becoming the first Football League side to win the trophy.[7] They held the cup for less than three weeks, as the 2021 final took place on 22 May.[8]

Route to the Final

Harrogate Town

14 December 2019 (2019-12-14) First round Harrogate Town 3–2 Hartlepool United Harrogate
15:00 GMT
Stadium: Wetherby Road
Attendance: 803
11 January 2020 (2020-01-11) Second round Darlington 0–2 Harrogate Town Darlington
15:00 GMT
Stadium: Blackwell Meadows
Attendance: 1240
8 February 2020 (2020-02-08) Third round Harrogate Town 2–0 Eastleigh Harrogate
15:00 GMT
Stadium: Wetherby Road
Attendance: 947
29 February 2020 (2020-02-29) Fourth round AFC Fylde 2–3 (a.e.t.) Harrogate Town Wesham
15:00 GMT
Stadium: Mill Farm
Attendance: 803
22 September 2020 (2020-09-22) Semi-Final Notts County 0–1 Harrogate Town Nottingham
15:00 GMT
Stadium: Meadow Lane
Attendance: 0

Concord Rangers

23 November 2019 (2019-11-23) Third round qualifying Concord Rangers 0–0 Slough Town Canvey Island
15:00 GMT Stadium: Thames Road
26 November 2019 (2019-11-26) Third round qualifying Replay Slough Town 2–3 Concord Rangers Slough
19:45 GMT
  • Harris 38', 54'
Stadium: Arbour Park
14 December 2019 (2019-12-14) First round Maidstone United 2–3 Concord Rangers Maidstone
15:00 GMT
Stadium: Gallagher Stadium
11 January 2020 (2020-01-11) Second round Concord Rangers 1–1 Bath City Canvey Island
15:00 GMT
Stadium: Thames Road
28 January 2020 (2020-01-28) Second round replay Bath City 1–2 Concord Rangers Twerton, Bath
19:45 GMT
Stadium: Twerton Park
8 February 2020 (2020-02-08) Third round Concord Rangers 2–2 (a.e.t.)
(4–3 p)		 Leamington Canvey Island
15:00 GMT
Stadium: Thames Road
Attendance: 417
Penalties
  • Storer soccer ball with red X
  • Morley soccer ball with check mark
  • Lane soccer ball with check mark
  • Gittings soccer ball with check mark
  • Edwards soccer ball with red X
3 March 2020 (2020-03-03) Fourth round Concord Rangers 2–1 (a.e.t.) Royston Town Canvey Island
19:45 GMT
  • Warner-Eley 54'
 Stadium: Thames Road
5 September 2020 (2020-09-05) Semi-Final Concord Rangers 2–1 Halesowen Town Canvey Island
15:00 GMT
  • Gregory 7'
 Stadium: Thames Road

Match

Details

Concord Rangers0–1Harrogate Town[a]
Report
Attendance: 0
Referee: Peter Bankes
GK 1 England Chris Haigh
RB 2 England Aron Pollock
CB 4 England Billy Roast downward-facing red arrow 83'
CB 5 Grenada Tyrone Sterling (c)
CB 6 England Jack Cawley
LB 3 England Joe Payne
CM 7 England James Blanchfield downward-facing red arrow 79'
CM 8 England Sam Blackman
CM 10 England Lewis Simper
FW 17 Jamaica Lamar Reynolds
FW 11 England Ryan Charles downward-facing red arrow 59'
Substitutes:
GK 13 England Dan Wilks
DF 2 England Archie McFadden
MF 14 Spain Odei Martin Sorondo upward-facing green arrow 83'
FW 9 England Alex Wall upward-facing green arrow 79'
FW 15 England Ben Search
FW 18 England Alex Hernandez
FW 19 England Temi Babalola upward-facing green arrow 59'
Manager: England Danny Scopes
GK 13 England Joe Cracknell
RB 6 England Warren Burrell
CB 5 England Will Smith
CB 20 England Connor Hall
LB 3 England Dan Jones downward-facing red arrow 62'
RM 7 England George Thomson
CM 17 England Lloyd Kerry
CM 4 England Josh Falkingham (c)
LM 28 Scotland Josh McPake downward-facing red arrow 67'
FW 18 England Jack Muldoon
FW 16 England Jon Stead downward-facing red arrow 61'
Substitutes:
GK 1 England James Belshaw
DF 2 England Ryan Fallowfield upward-facing green arrow 62'
DF 22 England Ed Francis
DF 26 England Kevin Lokko
DF 27 England Jay Williams
MF 14 England Brendan Kiernan upward-facing green arrow 67'
FW 9 Scotland Mark Beck upward-facing green arrow 61'
Manager: England Simon Weaver

Man of the match: Chris Haigh (Concord Rangers)

Match officials

  • Assistant referees:

James Mainwaring
Timothy Wood

  • Fourth official:

Marc Edwards

Match rules

  • 90 minutes.
  • 30 minutes of extra-time if necessary.
  • Penalty shoot-out if scores still level.
  • Seven named substitutes.
  • Maximum of three substitutions plus one more allowed in extra time

References

  1. ^ "The FA Trophy - Fixtures".
  2. ^ "BUILDBASE FA TROPHY AND VASE FINALS FOR 2020 AND 2021 HAVE BEEN SCHEDULED FOR WEMBLEY". www.thefa.com. 11 March 2021.
  3. ^ "BT Sport to make Non-League Finals Day free for all as the FA Vase and FA Trophy reach their conclusions". BT Sport. 27 April 2021. Retrieved 3 May 2021.
  4. ^ "Live: Harrogate v Concord Rangers". FA Trophy. 3 May 2021. 1–5 minutes in. BT Sport. BT Sport 1 HD.
  5. ^ a b c "Live: Harrogate v Concord Rangers". FA Trophy. 3 May 2021. 28–30 minutes in. BT Sport. BT Sport 1 HD.
  6. ^ "Listen: FA Vase & FA Trophy finals". BBC Sport. 3 May 2021. Retrieved 3 May 2021.
  7. ^ "Harrogate Town boss Simon Weaver: Double is now our platform". The Non-League Paper. 8 May 2021. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
  8. ^ Law, James (3 May 2021). "FA Trophy final 2019-20: Concord Rangers 0-1 Harrogate Town". BBC Sport. Retrieved 3 May 2021.

Notes

  1. ^ Between the fourth round and the semi-finals, Harrogate were promoted to the Football League through the National League play-offs after the season had finished on an average points-per-game basis due to curtailment as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.


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