2016 FA Trophy final

May 2015 May 2015 2016 FA Trophy Final 225 2015–16 FA Trophy FC Halifax Town 1 Grimsby Town 0 22 May 2016 Wembley Stadium London Nicky Wroe (FC Halifax Town) Lee Mason (Lancashire) 46,781 (including FA Vase Final) 2015 2017 The 2015–16 FA Trophy Final was the 47th final of the FA Trophy. The match was contested by FC Halifax Town and Grimsby Town. Grimsby Town were beaten finalists in 2013, but it was FC Halifax Town's first final and their first visit to Wembley Stadium. For the first time the final of the FA Vase was played on the same day at the same venue, contested by Hereford and Morpeth Town.Announcement on the FA website Both matches were televised in the UK on BT Sport.Tickets on sale for FA Non-League Finals Day at Wembley http://www.thefa.com/news/competitions/2016/feb/non-league-finals-day-tickets-on-sale-110216 The Football Association 11 February 2016 27 April 2016 FC Halifax Town defeated Tamworth, Barrow, Chester, Gateshead and Nantwich Town en route to the final. Grimsby Town defeated Solihull Moors, Weston-super-Mare, Havant & Waterlooville, Woking, and Bognor Regis Town en route to the final. FC Halifax Town won the match 1–0 thanks to a goal from Scott McManus after 48 minutes.Scott McManus strikes for Halifax to beat Grimsby in FA Trophy final https://www.theguardian.com/football/2016/may/22/fc-halifax-town-grimsby-town-fa-trophy-final-match-report The Guardian London 22 May 2016 24 May 2016 Route to the final FC Halifax Town 1R 15 December 2015 19:45 GMT FC Halifax Town 5–0 W Report Tamworth James 12 87McDonald 28Wroe 57Hughes 73 The Shay Halifax 439 Paul Marsden (Lancashire) 2R 19 January 2016 19:45 GMT FC Halifax Town 1–0 W Report Barrow Tuton 68 The Shay Halifax 673 Joseph Johnson (Merseyside) 3R 10 February 2016 19:45 GMT FC Halifax Town 1–0 W Report Chester Burrow 45+2 The Shay Halifax 878 Michael Salisbury (Lancashire) QF 27 February 2016 15:00 GMT FC Halifax Town 0–0 D Report Gateshead The Shay Halifax 1,431 Steve Rushton (Staffordshire) QFR 2 March 2016 19:45 GMT Gateshead 3–3 D Report FC Halifax Town Gillies 3 105Bowman 50 James 22Hughes 90+2McDonald 93 yes Gateshead International Stadium Gateshead 724 Ryan Johnson (Greater Manchester) Hamilton Gillies McLaughlin Johnson Shaw Clark 4–5 Burrow Wroe James McManus McDonald Brown SF 1 12 March 2016 15:15 GMT Nantwich Town 2–4 W Report FC Halifax Town Cooke 43Kosylo 77 McManus 3Fairhurst 21Burrow 46 61 pen. The Weaver Stadium Nantwich 2,078 Graham Salisbury (Lancashire) SF 2 19 March 2016 15:00 GMT FC Halifax Town 2–2 6–4 D Report Nantwich Town Burrow 3 44'White 89 o.g. Shotton 10Bailey 31 The Shay Halifax 3,009 Peter Bankes (Merseyside) Grimsby Town 1R 12 December 2015 15:00 GMT Grimsby Town 1–1 D Report Solihull Moors Alabi 66 Brown 14 Blundell Park Cleethorpes 1,071 David Rock (Hertfordshire) 1RR 22 December 2015 19:45 GMT Solihull Moors 2–3 W Report Grimsby Town Armson 62Asante 80 pen. Bogle 64Alabi 66 pen.Mackreth 68 Damson Park Solihull 479 Derek Eaton (Gloucestershire) 2R 16 January 2016 15:00 GMT Grimsby Town 3–1 W Report Weston-super-Mare Henderson 12Bogle 45Pittman 61 Grubb 22 Blundell Park Cleethorpes 1,230 Ollie Yates (Staffordshire) 3R 6 February 2016 15:00 GMT Grimsby Town 3–0 W Report Havant & Waterlooville Pittman 73Nolan 87Swallow 89 o.g. Blundell Park Cleethorpes 1,613 Adrian Holmes (West Yorkshire) QF 27 February 2016 15:00 GMT Grimsby Town 2–0 W Report Woking Arnold 10 35 Blundell Park Cleethorpes 1,675 Martin Coy (Durham) SF 1 12 March 2016 15:00 GMT Bognor Regis Town 0–1 W Report Grimsby Town Arnold 75 Nyewood Lane Bognor Regis 2,629 Simon Hooper (Wiltshire) SF 2 19 March 2016 15:00 GMT Grimsby Town 2–1 3–1 W Report Bognor Regis Town Amond 8 pen. 78 Beck 31 Blundell Park Cleethorpes 2,477 Mark Heywood (Cheshire) Match Details 22 May 2016 16:15 BST FC Halifax Town 1–0 Report Grimsby Town McManus 48 Wembley Stadium, London 46,781 (including FA Vase Final) Lee Mason (Lancashire) _adidaswhite _1617halifaxhome _adidaswhite _1617halifaxhome _color_3_stripes_white 1035B4 1035B4 1035B4 1035B4 1035B4 FC Halifax Town_black_stripes _grimsby1617h _black_stripes _white stripes _whitetop FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF 000000 FF0000 Grimsby Town GK 23 ENG Sam JohnsonRB 2 ENG James BoltonCB 14 ENG Matty BrownCB 15 ENG Kevin RobertsCB 6 ALG Hamza BencherifLB 3 ENG Scott McManus 74CM 16 ENG Jake HibbsCM 35 ENG Nicky Wroe (c)RW 17 ENG Josh Macdonald 62LW 12 WAL Richard Peniket 85CF 9 ENG Jordan BurrowSubstitutes:GK 1 ENG Jordan PorterMF 4 ENG Kingsley James 74MF 11 ENG Sam Walker 62MF 24 ENG Connor Hughes 85FW 40 ENG Shaq McDonaldManager:NIR Jim Harvey GK 1 IRL James McKeownRB 2 SCO Richard Tait 81CB 5 ENG Shaun PearsonCB 22 DRC Aristote NsialaLB 3 SCO Gregor RobertsonRM 31 ENG Jon Nolan 54CM 8 ENG Craig Disley (c)CM 16 ENG Craig Clay 62LM 11 ENG Andy Monkhouse 68RS 9 ENG Omar BogleLS 10 IRL Pádraig AmondSubstitutes:DF 6 ENG Josh GowlingDF 23 ENG Danny East 81MF 17 ENG Josh VenneyMF 20 ENG Nathan Arnold 62FW 18 ENG Jon-Paul Pittman 68Manager:ENG Paul Hurst Man of the match Nicky Wroe (FC Halifax Town) Match officials Assistant referees: Adam Nunn (Wiltshire) Matthew Wilkes (West Midlands) Fourth official: Ross Joyce (Cleveland)Match rules 90 minutes. 30 minutes of extra-time if necessary. Penalty shoot-out if scores still level. Five named substitutes. Maximum of three substitutions. References Category:FA Trophy finals Category:FC Halifax Town matches Fa Trophy Final 2016 Category:2015–16 in English men's football cups Category:FA Trophy seasons Fa Trophy Final Category:Sports events at Wembley Stadium Fa Trophy Final