2008 FA Trophy Final

2008 FA Trophy Final
Event 2007–08 FA Trophy
Date 10 May 2008
Venue Wembley Stadium, London
Man of the Match Chris McPhee
Referee Martin Atkinson (West Yorkshire)
Attendance 40,186

The 2008 FA Trophy Final was the 39th final of the Football Association's cup competition for levels 5–8 of the English football league system. It was contested by Ebbsfleet United and Torquay United on 10 May 2008 at Wembley Stadium in London.

Ebbsfleet United won the match 1–0 to win the competition for the first time in their history.[1]

Martin Atkinson was the referee.

Match

Details

Ebbsfleet United
Torquay United
GK 1 England Lance Cronin
RB 2 England Peter Hawkins
CB 3France Sacha Opinel
CB 5 England James Smith
LB 6Republic of Ireland Paul McCarthy (c)
RM 8England Stacy Long  84'
CM 12England Chris McPhee
CM 14 England Neil Barrett
LM 25 England Michael Bostwick
FW 19 England John Akinde
FW 14England Luke Moore
Substitutes:
GK 21England Sam Mott
DF 4 England Gary MacDonald  84'
DF 4 England Mark Ricketts
MF 17 England George Purcell
FW 10England Chukki Eribenne
Manager:
England Liam Daish
GK 21 England Martin Rice
RB 3England Kevin Nicholson (c)
CB 4 England Steve Woods
CB 6Wales Chris Todd
LB 7 England Lee Mansell
RM 8 England Tim Sills  88'
CM 10England Lee Phillips  46'
CM 14England Chris Hargreaves
LM 20England Roscoe D'Sane  66'
FW 24England Steve Adams
FW 26 England Chris Zebroski
Substitutes:
DF 5Scotland Chris Robertson
MF 11England Kevin Hill  88'
MF 16England Matthew Hockley
MF 19England Danny Stevens  46'
FW 9England Elliot Benyon  66'
Manager:
England Paul Buckle

References

  1. "Ebbsfleet United 1–0 Torquay United". BBC Sport. 10 May 2008. Retrieved 31 July 2010.