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2016 National League play-off Final
The match programme cover
Event2015–16 National League
Forest Green Rovers Grimsby Town
1 3
Date15 May 2016
VenueWembley Stadium, London
RefereeRobert Jones
Attendance17,198
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The 2016 National League play-off Final, known as the 2016 Vanarama National League Promotion Final for sponsorship purposes, was an association football match between Forest Green Rovers and Grimsby Town on 15 May 2016 at Wembley Stadium in London. It was the 14th National League play-off Final, the first under the name National League and the ninth to be played at Wembley. Grimsby won the match 3–1 to earn promotion into League Two, returning into the Football League after a six-year absence.[1]

Match

Details

Forest Green Rovers1–3Grimsby Town
Marsh-Brown 60' Report Bogle 42', 43'
Arnold 90+4'
Attendance: 17,198
Referee: Robert Jones
Forest Green Rovers
Grimsby Town
GK 1 Steve Arnold
RB 6 Dale Bennett
CB 16 Aarran Racine (c)
CB 4 Charlie Clough
LB 27 Ben Jefford downward-facing red arrow 71'
RM 9 Keanu Marsh-Brown
CM 24 Darren Carter Yellow card
CM 2 David Pipe
LM 11 Elliott Frear
FW 17 Kurtis Guthrie downward-facing red arrow 77'
FW 26 Brett Williams downward-facing red arrow 45'
Substitutes:
GK 23 Jonny Maxted
DF 3 James Jennings upward-facing green arrow 71'
MF 7 Anthony Jeffrey upward-facing green arrow 77'
MF 12 Clovis Kamdjo
FW 20 Jon Parkin upward-facing green arrow 45'
Manager:
Scott Bartlett
GK 1 James McKeown
RB 2 Richard Tait
CB 22 Aristote Nsiala
CB 6 Josh Gowling
LB 3 Gregor Robertson
RM 20 Nathan Arnold downward-facing red arrow 90+6'
CM 8 Craig Disley
CM 16 Craig Clay
LM 31 Jon Nolan
FW 9 Omar Bogle downward-facing red arrow 89'
FW 10 Pádraig Amond downward-facing red arrow 80'
Substitutes:
DF 5 Shaun Pearson upward-facing green arrow 90+6'
DF 23 Danny East
MF 14 Marcus Marshall
FW 18 Jon-Paul Pittman upward-facing green arrow 80'
FW 35 Patrick Hoban upward-facing green arrow 89'
Manager:
Paul Hurst

Statistics

Statistic Forest Green Rovers Grimsby Town
Goals scored 1 3
Possession 35% 65%
Shots 12 14
Shots on target 4 10
Corner kicks 6 1
Fouls 18 8
Yellow cards 1 0
Red cards 0 0
Source:[1]

References

  1. ^ a b Garry, Tom (15 May 2016). "Forest Green Rovers 1–3 Grimsby Town". BBC Sport. Retrieved 15 May 2016.
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