2001 FA Trophy final

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The 2001 FA Trophy Final was the 32nd final of The Football Association's cup competition for levels 5–8 of the English football league system. It was contested by Canvey Island and Forest Green Rovers on 13 May 2001 at Villa Park, Birmingham.

2001 FA Trophy Final
Event2000–01 FA Trophy
Date13 May 2001 (2001-05-13)
VenueVilla Park, Birmingham
RefereeAlan Wiley
Attendance10,007
2000
2002

Canvey Island won the match 1-0 thanks to a goal from Ben Chenery in a final held away from the old Wembley Stadium as work was beginning on building the new Wembley Stadium.[1] A crowd of 10,007 were in attendance.

Route to the final

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Canvey Island

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Second round replay Canvey Island 2–0 Harlow Town Canvey Island
19:45
Third round Canvey Island 5–1 Northwood Canvey Island
15:00 Report Attendance: 302
Fourth round Bilston Town 0–1 Canvey Island Bilston
15:00 Report
  • Parmenter   34'
Attendance: 536
Fifth round Canvey Island 1–1 Stevenage Borough Canvey Island
15:00
Report
Attendance: 1,010
Fifth round replay Stevenage Borough 0–0
(2–4 p)
Canvey Island Stevenage
19:45 Report Attendance: 1,148
Quarter-finals Canvey Island 1–0 Telford United Canvey Island
15:00
  • Jones   26'
Report Attendance: 807
Semi-finals 1st leg Canvey Island 2–0 Chester City Canvey Island
15:00 Report Attendance: 1,221
Semi-finals 2nd leg Chester City 0–2
(0–4 agg.)
Canvey Island Chester
15:00 Stadium: Deva Stadium

Forest Green Rovers

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Fourth round Matlock Town 2–2 Forest Green Rovers Matlock
15:00
Fourth round replay Forest Green Rovers 3–1 Matlock Town Nailsworth
19:45 Stadium: The Lawn
Fifth round Forest Green Rovers 2–0 Rushden & Diamonds Nailsworth
15:00 Stadium: The Lawn
Quarter-finals Forest Green Rovers 2–1 Worksop Town Nailsworth
15:00 Stadium: The Lawn
Semi-finals 1st leg Forest Green Rovers 2–2 Hereford United Nailsworth
15:00 Stadium: The Lawn
Semi-finals 2nd leg Hereford United 1–4
(3–6 agg.)
Forest Green Rovers Hereford
19:45 Stadium: Edgar Street

Match

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Details

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Canvey Island1–0Forest Green Rovers
Chenery   16' Report
Attendance: 10,007[2]
  Ashley Harrison
  John Kennedy
  Chris Duffy
  Ben Chenery
  Mick Bodley
  Steve Ward
  Steve Tilson
  Mark Stimson   84'
  Neil Gregory
  Wayne Vaughan   75'
  Steve Parmenter
Substitutes:
  Mickey Bennett
  Andy Jones   75'
  Adam Miller
  Adam Tanner   84'
  Mark Loxton
Manager:
  Jeff King
  Stephen Perrin
  Rob Cousins
  Adam Lockwood
  Adrian Foster
  Billy Clark
  Chris Burns
  Tony Daley
  Jason Drysdale   46'
  Martin Foster   74'
  Alex Meechan
  Stuart Slater
Substitutes:
  Paul Hunt   74'
  Ian Hedges
  Frankie Bennett   46'
  Luke Price
  Matthew Ghent
Manager:
  Nigel Spink & Dave Norton

Match rules

  • 90 minutes.
  • 30 minutes of extra time if necessary.
  • Penalty shootout if scores still level.
  • Five named substitutes.
  • Maximum of three substitutions.

References

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  1. ^ "Canvey stun Forest to lift Trophy". BBC Sport. 13 May 2001.
  2. ^ Rollin, Glenda; Rollin, Jack (2 August 2001). Rothmans Football Yearbook 2001–02. Headline Book Publishing. p. 914. ISBN 978-0-7472726-0-1.