1992_FA_Trophy_final

1992 FA Trophy final

1992 FA Trophy final

Football match

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.

Quick Facts Vauxhall FA Trophy Final, Event ...

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

Main article: 1991–92 FA Trophy

Colchester United

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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.[1] Colchester then scraped through the replay with a 3–2 victory at Kingsmeadow.[2] They were then held to a goalless draw at Merthyr Tydfil in the second round,[3] but a late Roy McDonough goal secured a 1–0 win for the U's in the replay.[4] Colchester beat Morecambe 3–1 in their third round match,[5] before a resounding 4–0 win over Telford United in the fifth round.[6] In the semi-final first leg, Colchester made the most of home advantage and beat Macclesfield Town 3–0,[7] before guaranteeing a trip to Wembley with a 1–1 draw at Moss Rose to win 4–1 on aggregate.[8]

Witton Albion

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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.[9]

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,[10] 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.[11]

Following his sending off, Jason Cook was ineligible to receive a winners medal, but unused substitute Eamonn Collins handed his medal to Cook.[10]

Details

More information Colchester United, 3–1 ...
Attendance: 32,254
GK1England Scott Barrett
FB2England Warren Donald
FB3England Paul Roberts
MF4Republic of Ireland Mark Kinsella
DF5England Tony English
CB6England Dave Martin
MF7England Jason CookRed card 81'
FW8United States Mike Masters
FW9England Roy McDonoughYellow carddownward-facing red arrow 64'
FW10England Steve McGavinYellow card
MF11England Nicky Smith
Substitutes:
WG12England Gary Bennettupward-facing green arrow 64'
MF13Republic of Ireland Eamonn Collins
Manager:
England Roy McDonough
GK1England Keith Mason
2Mike HallidayYellow card
3Lee CoathupYellow card
4Steve McNellis
5Jim Connor
6Stewart AndersonYellow card
7Karl Thomas
MF8England Colin Rose
FW9England Carl Alford
10Andy GrimshawYellow carddownward-facing red arrow 66'
11Mike Lutkevichdownward-facing red arrow 79'
Substitutes:
12Joe Connorupward-facing green arrow 66'
13Jim McCluskieupward-facing green arrow 79'
Manager:
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.

References

  1. [1]
    "Colchester Utd 2–2 Kingstonian". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 27 August 2018.
  2. [2]
    "Kingstonian 2–3 Colchester Utd". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 27 August 2018.
  3. [3]
    "Merthyr Tydfil 0–0 Colchester Utd". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 27 August 2018.
  4. [4]
    "Colchester Utd 1–0 Merthyr Tydfil". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 27 August 2018.
  5. [5]
    "Colchester Utd 3–1 Morecambe". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 27 August 2018.
  6. [6]
    "Colchester Utd 4–0 Telford United". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 27 August 2018.
  7. [7]
    "Colchester Utd 3–0 Macclesfield Town". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 27 August 2018.
  8. [8]
    "Macclesfield Town 1–1 Colchester Utd". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 27 August 2018.
  9. [9]
    "Witton Albion". Coludaybyday.co.uk. Retrieved 27 August 2018.
  10. [11]
    "Colchester Utd 3–1 Witton Albion". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 27 August 2018.
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