1992 FA Trophy final

August 2018 August 2018 1992 FA Trophy Final Vauxhall FA Trophy Final 1991–92 FA Trophy Colchester United 3 Witton Albion 1 10 May 1992 Wembley Stadium London 32,254 1991 1993 The 1991–92 FA Trophy Final, known as the 1992 Vauxhall FA Trophy Final for sponsorship reasons, was the final match of the 1991–92 FA Trophy. It was the 23rd season of the competition for teams from the Conference and other semi-professional teams below this level. The match was held on 10 May 1992 at Wembley Stadium, London, and was contested by Colchester United and Witton Albion. Both were appearing in the final for the first time. Each club needed to progress through five rounds to reach the final, which included a two-legged semi-final. En route to the final, Colchester defeated Kingstonian and Merthyr Tydfil after replays, Morecambe, Telford United, and Macclesfield Town. Witton needed a replay to beat Billingham Synthonia in the first round, then saw off Aylesbury United, Stalybridge Celtic, Wycombe Wanderers, and Marine. Route to the final 1991–92 FA Trophy Colchester United RoundOppositionScore1stReplayKingstonian (H)Kingstonian (A)2–23–22ndReplayMerthyr Tydfil (A)Merthyr Tydfil (H)0–01–03rdMorecambe (H)3–14thTelford United (H)4–0Semi-finalMacclesfield Town (H)3–0Macclesfield Town (A)1–1Key: (H) = Home venue; (A) = Away venue; (N) = Neutral venue. Colchester United were held to a 2–2 draw with Kingstonian in the first round of the FA Trophy at their Layer Road ground. Three goals in the opening ten minutes of the match had given Kingstonian a 2–1 lead, but a 90th-minute equaliser from Tony English sent the tie to a replay.http://www.coludata.co.uk/item.php?pg=match&pd=1022&sort=sdate&order=asc&fsea=52&fcomp1=10&frt=all&fhan=all&it=2508 Colchester Utd 2–2 Kingstonian Coludata.co.uk 27 August 2018 Colchester then scraped through the replay with a 3–2 victory at Kingsmeadow.http://www.coludata.co.uk/item.php?pg=match&pd=1022&sort=sdate&order=asc&fsea=52&fcomp1=10&frt=all&fhan=all&it=2509 Kingstonian 2–3 Colchester Utd Coludata.co.uk 27 August 2018 They were then held to a goalless draw at Merthyr Tydfil in the second round,http://www.coludata.co.uk/item.php?pg=match&pd=1022&sort=sdate&order=asc&fsea=52&fcomp1=10&frt=all&fhan=all&it=2512 Merthyr Tydfil 0–0 Colchester Utd Coludata.co.uk 27 August 2018 but a late Roy McDonough goal secured a 1–0 win for the U's in the replay.http://www.coludata.co.uk/item.php?pg=match&pd=1022&sort=sdate&order=asc&fsea=52&fcomp1=10&frt=all&fhan=all&it=2513 Colchester Utd 1–0 Merthyr Tydfil Coludata.co.uk 27 August 2018 Colchester beat Morecambe 3–1 in their third round match,http://www.coludata.co.uk/item.php?pg=match&pd=1022&sort=sdate&order=asc&fsea=52&fcomp1=10&frt=all&fhan=all&it=2517 Colchester Utd 3–1 Morecambe Coludata.co.uk 27 August 2018 before a resounding 4–0 win over Telford United in the fifth round.http://www.coludata.co.uk/item.php?pg=match&pd=1022&sort=sdate&order=asc&fsea=52&fcomp1=10&frt=all&fhan=all&it=2520 Colchester Utd 4–0 Telford United Coludata.co.uk 27 August 2018 In the semi-final first leg, Colchester made the most of home advantage and beat Macclesfield Town 3–0,http://www.coludata.co.uk/item.php?pg=match&pd=1022&sort=sdate&order=asc&fsea=52&fcomp1=10&frt=all&fhan=all&it=2524 Colchester Utd 3–0 Macclesfield Town Coludata.co.uk 27 August 2018 before guaranteeing a trip to Wembley with a 1–1 draw at Moss Rose to win 4–1 on aggregate.http://www.coludata.co.uk/item.php?pg=match&pd=1022&sort=sdate&order=asc&fsea=52&fcomp1=10&frt=all&fhan=all&it=2525 Macclesfield Town 1–1 Colchester Utd Coludata.co.uk 27 August 2018 Witton Albion RoundOppositionScore1stReplayBillingham Synthonia (H)Billingham Synthonia (A)2–22–1 (aet)2ndAylesbury United (H)1–03rdStalybridge Celtic (H)1–04thWycombe Wanderers (A)2–1Semi-finalMarine (H)2–2Marine (A)4–1Key: (H) = Home venue; (A) = Away venue; (N) = Neutral venue. Witton Albion drew 2–2 with Billingham Synthonia at Wincham Park in the first round. They won 2–1 after extra time in the replay at Belasis Lane. In round two, Witton beat Aylesbury United 1–0, followed by another 1–0 victory at home to Stalybridge Celtic. In the fifth round, Witton overcame Wycombe Wanderers 2–1 at Adams Park. In the semi-final, they were held to a 2–2 draw at home by Marine, before winning 4–1 at Rossett Park to win 6–3 on aggregate. Pre-match Prior to this match, the two sides had only met on three occasions. The first meeting had only been in March 1991, when Witton beat Colchester 2–0 at Layer Road in the 1990–91 FA Trophy. The two remaining meetings came in the 1991–92 Conference, which featured a 2–2 draw at Wincham Park, and a 3–2 win to Colchester at Layer Road.http://coludaybyday.co.uk/Opponents/Witton%20Albion.html Witton Albion Coludaybyday.co.uk 27 August 2018 Match The attendance for the match was 32,254 at Wembley, with an estimated 20,000 Colchester United fans in attendance. The match was also televised on Sky Sports. Colchester, who had just won promotion back to the Football League from the Conference,Marston Carl 10 May 2012 Gallery: Memories of Colchester United’s first Wembley trip, 20 years ago http://www.eadt.co.uk/sport/gallery-memories-of-colchester-united-s-first-wembley-trip-20-years-ago-1-1373893 East Anglian Daily Times Ipswich 27 August 2018 took the lead after five minutes when Mike Masters became the first American national professional footballer to score at Wembley. After 19 minutes, Nicky Smith doubled Colchester's lead, and the score remained 2–0 until after half-time. Witton got themselves back into the game through Mike Lutkevich on 57 minutes, before Colchester were reduced to ten men after Jason Cook was sent off ten minutes from full-time. However, Steve McGavin sealed a non-League double for Colchester in their first visit to Wembley with an 89th-minute goal to win 3–1.http://www.coludata.co.uk/item.php?pg=match&pd=1022&sort=sdate&order=asc&fsea=52&fcomp1=10&frt=all&fhan=all&it=2533 Colchester Utd 3–1 Witton Albion Coludata.co.uk 27 August 2018 Following his sending off, Jason Cook was ineligible to receive a winners medal, but unused substitute Eamonn Collins handed his medal to Cook. Details 1992 5 10 y 15:00 BST Colchester United 3–1 Report Witton Albion Masters 5 Smith 19 McGavin 89 Cook 0 81 Lutkevich 57 Wembley Stadium, London 32,254 GK 1 ENG Scott BarrettFB 2 ENG Warren DonaldFB 3ENG Paul RobertsMF 4IRL Mark KinsellaDF 5ENG Tony EnglishCB 6 ENG Dave MartinMF 7 ENG Jason Cook 0 81FW 8 USA Mike MastersFW 9ENG Roy McDonough 64FW 10ENG Steve McGavin MF 11ENG Nicky SmithSubstitutes:WG 12ENG Gary Bennett 64MF 13 IRL Eamonn CollinsManager:ENG Roy McDonough GK 1 ENG Keith Mason 2 Mike Halliday 3Lee Coathup 4 Steve McNellis 5 Jim Connor 6Stewart Anderson 7Karl ThomasMF 8ENG Colin RoseFW 9ENG Carl Alford 10Andy Grimshaw 66 11Mike Lutkevich 79Substitutes: 12Joe Connor 66 13Jim McCluskie 79Manager:Peter O'Brien Match rules 90 minutes. 30 minutes of extra time if necessary. Penalty shoot-out if scores still level. Maximum of two substitutions. 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