2020 FA Trophy final

2020 FA Trophy Final
	Wembley Stadium hosted the final
Event	2019–20 FA Trophy
Date	3 May 2021 (2021-05-03)
Venue	Wembley Stadium, London
Attendance	0
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Football match

The 2020 FA Trophy Final was a football match between Concord Rangers and Harrogate Town on 3 May 2021 which Harrogate won 1–0 with a goal from Josh Falkingham.^[1] It was the final match of the 2019–20 FA Trophy, the 51st season of the FA Trophy.

The final was rescheduled for 27 September 2020 however this was postponed as the FA hoped to have spectators in the final. The date was then agreed for 3 May 2021 behind closed doors as a suitable solution could not be reached to be played with fans.^[2]

The match was broadcast live and free-to-air on BT Sport.^[3] Presenter Matt Smith was joined by pundits Danny Cowley and Nicky Cowley, with Jeff Brazier as the sideline reporter.^[4] The commentary team consisted of Adam Summerton and Adam Virgo.^[5] Radio commentary was provided by BBC Essex and BBC Radio York.^[6]

Before the match, soprano Emily Haig sang "God Save the Queen".^[5] Players from both teams took a knee immediately prior to kick-off, in support of the No Room For Racism campaign.^[5]

Owing to being promoted out of the National League after the postponement of the final, Harrogate made history by becoming the first Football League side to win the trophy.^[7] They held the cup for less than three weeks, as the 2021 final took place on 22 May.^[8]

Route to the Final

Harrogate Town

Harrogate Town v Hartlepool United

14 December 2019 (2019-12-14) First round	Harrogate Town	3–2	Hartlepool United	Harrogate
15:00 GMT	Kioso 77' (o.g.) Hall 86' Kiernan 90+3'		Hamilton 10' Donaldson 45+2'	Stadium: Wetherby Road Attendance: 803

Darlington v Harrogate Town

11 January 2020 (2020-01-11) Second round	Darlington	0–2	Harrogate Town	Darlington
15:00 GMT			Diamond 32' Kerry 86'	Stadium: Blackwell Meadows Attendance: 1240

Harrogate Town v Eastleigh

8 February 2020 (2020-02-08) Third round	Harrogate Town	2–0	Eastleigh	Harrogate
15:00 GMT	Bradley 23' Emmett 86'			Stadium: Wetherby Road Attendance: 947

AFC Fylde v Harrogate Town

29 February 2020 (2020-02-29) Fourth round	AFC Fylde	2–3 (a.e.t.)	Harrogate Town	Wesham
15:00 GMT	Williams 53' Burke 90+3'		Kerry 73' Muldoon 74', 102'	Stadium: Mill Farm Attendance: 803

Notts County v Harrogate Town

22 September 2020 (2020-09-22) Semi-Final	Notts County	0–1	Harrogate Town	Nottingham
15:00 GMT			Smith 45+1'	Stadium: Meadow Lane Attendance: 0

Concord Rangers

Concord Rangers v Slough Town

23 November 2019 (2019-11-23) Third round qualifying	Concord Rangers	0–0	Slough Town	Canvey Island
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Thames Road

Slough Town v Concord Rangers

26 November 2019 (2019-11-26) Third round qualifying Replay	Slough Town	2–3	Concord Rangers	Slough
19:45 GMT	Harris 38', 54'		Krasniqi 9', 90' Green 73' (pen.)	Stadium: Arbour Park

Maidstone United v Concord Rangers

14 December 2019 (2019-12-14) First round	Maidstone United	2–3	Concord Rangers	Maidstone
15:00 GMT	Temelci 14' McClure 19'		Elliott 35' Reynolds 82' Green 87'	Stadium: Gallagher Stadium

Concord Rangers v Bath City

11 January 2020 (2020-01-11) Second round	Concord Rangers	1–1	Bath City	Canvey Island
15:00 GMT	Pollock 77'		Smith 79'	Stadium: Thames Road

Bath City v Concord Rangers

28 January 2020 (2020-01-28) Second round replay	Bath City	1–2	Concord Rangers	Twerton, Bath
19:45 GMT	Brunt 24' (pen.)		Roast 15' Nouble 88'	Stadium: Twerton Park

Concord Rangers v Leamington

8 February 2020 (2020-02-08) Third round	Concord Rangers	2–2 (a.e.t.) (4–3 p)	Leamington	Canvey Island
15:00 GMT	Reynolds 5' Blanchfield 95'		Morley 60' Maycock 105'	Stadium: Thames Road Attendance: 417
	Penalties
	Cawley Green Nouble O'Donoghue Sherriff		Storer Morley Lane Gittings Edwards

Concord Rangers v Royston Town

3 March 2020 (2020-03-03) Fourth round	Concord Rangers	2–1 (a.e.t.)	Royston Town	Canvey Island
19:45 GMT	Nouble 35' Sherriff 93'		Warner-Eley 54'	Stadium: Thames Road

Concord Rangers v Halesowen Town

5 September 2020 (2020-09-05) Semi-Final	Concord Rangers	2–1	Halesowen Town	Canvey Island
15:00 GMT	Evans 38' (o.g.) Wall 80'		Gregory 7'	Stadium: Thames Road

Match

Details

3 May 2021

17:00

Concord Rangers	0–1	Harrogate Town^[a]
	Report	Falkingham 76'

Wembley Stadium, London

Attendance: 0

Referee: Peter Bankes


GK	1	Chris Haigh
RB	2	Aron Pollock
CB	4	Billy Roast	83'
CB	5	Tyrone Sterling (c)
CB	6	Jack Cawley
LB	3	Joe Payne
CM	7	James Blanchfield	79'
CM	8	Sam Blackman
CM	10	Lewis Simper
FW	17	Lamar Reynolds
FW	11	Ryan Charles	59'
Substitutes:
GK	13	Dan Wilks
DF	2	Archie McFadden
MF	14	Odei Martin Sorondo	83'
FW	9	Alex Wall	79'
FW	15	Ben Search
FW	18	Alex Hernandez
FW	19	Temi Babalola	59'
Manager: Danny Scopes


GK	13	Joe Cracknell
RB	6	Warren Burrell
CB	5	Will Smith
CB	20	Connor Hall
LB	3	Dan Jones	62'
RM	7	George Thomson
CM	17	Lloyd Kerry
CM	4	Josh Falkingham (c)
LM	28	Josh McPake	67'
FW	18	Jack Muldoon
FW	16	Jon Stead	61'
Substitutes:
GK	1	James Belshaw
DF	2	Ryan Fallowfield	62'
DF	22	Ed Francis
DF	26	Kevin Lokko
DF	27	Jay Williams
MF	14	Brendan Kiernan	67'
FW	9	Mark Beck	61'
Manager: Simon Weaver

Man of the match: Chris Haigh (Concord Rangers)

Match officials

Assistant referees:

James Mainwaring
Timothy Wood

Fourth official:

Marc Edwards

Match rules

90 minutes.
30 minutes of extra-time if necessary.
Penalty shoot-out if scores still level.
Seven named substitutes.
Maximum of three substitutions plus one more allowed in extra time

References

^ "The FA Trophy - Fixtures".
^ "BUILDBASE FA TROPHY AND VASE FINALS FOR 2020 AND 2021 HAVE BEEN SCHEDULED FOR WEMBLEY". www.thefa.com. 11 March 2021.
^ "BT Sport to make Non-League Finals Day free for all as the FA Vase and FA Trophy reach their conclusions". BT Sport. 27 April 2021. Retrieved 3 May 2021.
^ "Live: Harrogate v Concord Rangers". FA Trophy. 3 May 2021. 1–5 minutes in. BT Sport. BT Sport 1 HD.
^ a b c "Live: Harrogate v Concord Rangers". FA Trophy. 3 May 2021. 28–30 minutes in. BT Sport. BT Sport 1 HD.
^ "Listen: FA Vase & FA Trophy finals". BBC Sport. 3 May 2021. Retrieved 3 May 2021.
^ "Harrogate Town boss Simon Weaver: Double is now our platform". The Non-League Paper. 8 May 2021. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
^ Law, James (3 May 2021). "FA Trophy final 2019-20: Concord Rangers 0-1 Harrogate Town". BBC Sport. Retrieved 3 May 2021.

Notes

^ Between the fourth round and the semi-finals, Harrogate were promoted to the Football League through the National League play-offs after the season had finished on an average points-per-game basis due to curtailment as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.

[1] "The FA Trophy - Fixtures".

[2] "BUILDBASE FA TROPHY AND VASE FINALS FOR 2020 AND 2021 HAVE BEEN SCHEDULED FOR WEMBLEY". www.thefa.com. 11 March 2021.

[3] "BT Sport to make Non-League Finals Day free for all as the FA Vase and FA Trophy reach their conclusions". BT Sport. 27 April 2021. Retrieved 3 May 2021.

[4] "Live: Harrogate v Concord Rangers". FA Trophy. 3 May 2021. 1–5 minutes in. BT Sport. BT Sport 1 HD.

[BT_Sport_28mins-5] "Live: Harrogate v Concord Rangers". FA Trophy. 3 May 2021. 28–30 minutes in. BT Sport. BT Sport 1 HD.

[6] "Listen: FA Vase & FA Trophy finals". BBC Sport. 3 May 2021. Retrieved 3 May 2021.

[7] "Harrogate Town boss Simon Weaver: Double is now our platform". The Non-League Paper. 8 May 2021. Retrieved 17 May 2021.

[8] Law, James (3 May 2021). "FA Trophy final 2019-20: Concord Rangers 0-1 Harrogate Town". BBC Sport. Retrieved 3 May 2021.

[Harrogate-9] Between the fourth round and the semi-finals, Harrogate were promoted to the Football League through the National League play-offs after the season had finished on an average points-per-game basis due to curtailment as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.