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

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.

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

Canvey Island

Date Round Home team Score Away team Venue

Forest Green Rovers

Date Round Home team Score Away team Venue

Match

Details

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

  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.