2012 Football League Trophy final

April 2014 April 2026 2012 Football League Trophy Final 2011–12 Football League Trophy Chesterfield 2 Swindon Town 0 25 March 2012 Wembley Stadium London Nathan Smith (Chesterfield) Anthony Bates, Staffordshire 49,602 2011 2013 The 2012 Football League Trophy Final was the 29th final of the domestic football cup competition for teams from Football Leagues One and Two, the Football League Trophy. The final was played at Wembley Stadium in London on 25 March 2012. The match was contested between Chesterfield from League One and Swindon Town from League Two. Chesterfield won the game 2–0.Chesterfield 2–0 Swindon https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/17419742 BBC Sport 25 March 2012 Match details 25 March 2012 14:00 BST Chesterfield 2–0 https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/17419742 Swindon Town Risser 47 o.g. Westcarr 90+4 Wembley Stadium, London 49,602 Anthony Bates _vneckblue _blue stripes _whitestripe 3232CD 3232CD 3232CD FFFFFF 3232CD Chesterfield_shoulder_stripes_white_stripes _shoulder_stripes_white_stripes _adidaswhite _color_3_stripes_white FF1000 FF0000 FF0000 FF0000 FF0000 Swindon Town GK 1 ENG Tommy LeeRB 18 ENG James HurstCB 6 JAM Simon FordCB 5 ENG Josh ThompsonLB 28 JAM Nathan SmithRM 25 ENG Drew TalbotCM 7 ENG Mark AllottCM 30 BEL Franck Moussa81LM 16 FRA Alexandre MendyST 21 ENG Jordan Bowery87ST 14 ENG Jack Lester37Substitutes:GK 13 SCO Greg FlemingMF 23 ENG Mark Randall81ST 9 ENG Craig Westcarr37ST 10 ENG Danny WhitakerST 19 ENG Scott Boden87Manager:IRL John Sheridan GK 35 ENG Wes FoderinghamRB 5 ENG Joe DeveraCB 13 NAM Oliver Risser62CB 12 IRL Alan McCormackLB 2 SCO Jay McEveley77RM 10 SCO Matt RitchieCM 24 ENG Jonathan Smith72CM 8 SCO Simon FerryLM 22 ENG Lee HolmesST 9 ENG Paul BensonST 17 ENG Alan Connell56SubstitutesGK 26 ENG Phil SmithDF 27 ITA Alessandro Cibocchi77MF 14 ENG John Bostock72ST 23 ITA Raffaele De VitaST 34 IRL Ronan Murray62ManagerITA Paolo Di Canio Man of the match Nathan Smith (Chesterfield) MATCH OFFICIALS Assistant referees: Fourth official:MATCH RULES 90 minutes Penalty shoot-out if scores still level Five named substitutes Maximum of three substitutions Statistics Chesterfield SwindonTotal shots 8 15Shots on target 4 9Ball possession 40% 60%Corner kicks 1 11Fouls committed 9 7Offsides 6 0Yellow cards 0 1Red cards 0 0 Source: BBC Sport Post match Chesterfield manager, John Sheridan spoke of his desire to keep Chesterfield in League One saying of the game "It's great for the fans and it's a trophy – I won't disrespect it. But I know where my loyalties lie and I'm desperate to stay in the division".Chesterfield boss John Sheridan moves focus to survival https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/17505793 BBC Sport 26 March 2012 Swindon manager, Paolo Di Canio described his players as mentally weak saying "Today we deserved to be a loser because we were all weak".Swindon Town boss Paolo di Canio says players were 'weak' https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/17512387 BBC Sport 26 March 2012 References Category:2011–12 in English men's football cups Category:EFL Trophy seasons 2012 Category:Chesterfield F.C. matches Category:Swindon Town F.C. matches Category:March 2012 sports events in the United Kingdom Category:2012 in sport in London Category:Sports events at Wembley Stadium