2021 FA Trophy final
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{{Infobox football match
| title = 2021 FA Trophy Final
| other_titles =
| event = 2020–21 FA Trophy
| image = Wembley Stadium interior.jpg
| caption = Wembley Stadium hosted the final
| team1 = Hereford
| team1score = 1
| team1penaltyscore =
| team2 = Hornchurch
| team2score = 3
| team2penaltyscore =
| details =
| date = {{Start date|2021|05|22|df=y}}
| stadium = Wembley Stadium
| city = London
| man_of_the_match1a = Liam Nash{{Cite web|url=https://www.herefordtimes.com/sport/19322115.hereford-fc-v-hornchurch-fa-trophy-final-minute-minute-updates/|title=Hereford FC 1 Hornchurch 3 FA Trophy final minute by minute updates|website=Hereford Times}}
| referee = Tony Harrington
| attendance =
| weather =
| previous = 2020
| next = 2022
}}
The 2021 FA Trophy final was an association football match played between Hereford and Hornchurch at Wembley Stadium, London, England on 22 May 2021.{{Cite web|url=http://www.thefa.com/news/2021/mar/11/2020-buildbase-fa-trophy-vase-finals-rescheduled-for-wembley-20210311|title=Buildbase FA Trophy and Vase 2020 and 2021 Finals scheduled for Wembley|first=The Football|last=Association|website=www.thefa.com}} It was the final match of the 2020–21 FA Trophy, the 52nd season of the FA Trophy. Hornchurch won the match 3–1, securing their maiden FA Trophy.{{Cite web |last=Association |first=The Football |title=Urchins clinch dramatic FA Trophy triumph |url=http://www.thefa.com/news/2021/may/22/buildbase-fa-trophy-hereford-hornchurch-20210522 |website=www.thefa.com}}
Hornchurch's season in the Isthmian League Premier Division was suspended in November 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic and they were unable to play any league football. During this time they were financially supported by West Ham United chairman, David Sullivan who once lived in Hornchurch.{{cite web|url=https://www.whufc.com/news/articles/2021/march/27-march/west-ham-united-congratulate-wembley-bound-hornchurch-fc|title= West Ham United congratulate Wembley-bound Hornchurch FC|access-date=28 March 2021|date=27 March 2021|publisher=West Ham United FC}} Likewise Hereford's season in the National League North had been declared null and void on 18 February 2021, having played their last league fixture of the season two days prior.{{Cite web |title=National League Statement {{!}} Outcome of Written Resolutions - The Vanarama National League |url=https://www.thenationalleague.org.uk/national-league-statement-outcome-of-written-resol-65151 |access-date=2023-04-13 |website=www.thenationalleague.org.uk |language=en}}
Route to the Final
=Hereford=
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| date = {{start date|2020|12|15|df=y}}
| time = 19:45 GMT
| round = Second Round
| score = 3–0
| team1 = Hereford
| team2 = St Neots Town
| goals1 =
- Grimes {{goal|17}}
- Finn {{goal|25}}
- John-Lewis {{goal|66}}
| goals2 =
| stadium = Edgar Street
| location = Hereford
| attendance = 285
| result = W
}}
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| date = {{start date|2020|12|19|df=y}}
| time = 15:00 GMT
| round = Third Round
| score = 0–1
| team1 = Nantwich Town
| team2 = Hereford
| goals1 =
| goals2 =
| stadium = Weaver Stadium
| location = Nantwich
| attendance = 433
| result = W
}}
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| date = {{start date|2021|1|19|df=y}}
| time = 19:45 GMT
| round = Fourth Round
| score = 0–2
| team1 = Stamford
| team2 = Hereford
| goals1 =
| goals2 =
- Owen-Evans {{goal|10||75}}
| stadium = Zeeco Stadium
| location = Stamford
| attendance = 0
| result = W
}}
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| date = {{start date|2021|2|6|df=y}}
| time = 15:00 GMT
| round = Fifth Round
| score = 1–0
| team1 = Hereford
| team2 = Leamington
| goals1 =
- Camwell {{goal|4}}
| goals2 =
| stadium = Edgar Street
| location = Hereford
| attendance = 0
| result = W
}}
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| date = {{start date|2021|2|27|df=y}}
| time = 15:00 GMT
| round = Quarter-Final
| score = 1–1
| penaltyscore = 3–5
| team1 = Aldershot Town
| team2 = Hereford
| goals1 =
- Rees {{goal|90+3}}
| goals2 =
- Bakare {{goal|6}}
| penalties1 =
| penalties2 =
- Owen-Evans {{pengoal}}
- Bakare {{pengoal}}
- Grimes {{pengoal}}
- Lloyd {{pengoal}}
- Haines {{pengoal}}
| stadium = EBB Stadium
| location = Aldershot
| attendance = 0
| result = D
}}
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| date = {{start date|2021|3|27|df=y}}
| time = 15:00 GMT
| round = Semi-Final
| score = 1–0
| team1 = Hereford
| team2 = Woking
| goals1 =
- Butlin {{goal|21}}
| goals2 =
| stadium = Edgar Street
| location = Hereford
| attendance = 0
| result = W
}}
=Hornchurch=
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| date = {{start date|2020|10|31|df=y}}
| time = 15:00 GMT
| round = Third Qualifying Round
| score = 1–3
| team1 = Bowers & Pitsea
| team2 = Hornchurch
| goals1 =
- Albon {{goal|15|pen.}}
| goals2 =
- Osborn {{goal|66}}
- Brown {{goal|68}}
- Ruff {{goal|90+3}}
| stadium = Gun Meadow Stadium
| location = Pitsea
| attendance = 260
| result = W
}}
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| date = {{start date|2020|12|8|df=y}}
| time = 19:45 GMT
| round = First Round
| score = 4–1
| team1 = Hornchurch
| team2 = Wingate & Finchley
| goals1 =
| goals2 =
- Tejan-Sie {{goal|16}}
| stadium = Hornchurch Stadium
| location = Upminster
| attendance = 208
| result = W
}}
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| date = {{start date|2020|12|15|df=y}}
| time = 19:45 GMT
| round = Second Round
| score = 0–1
| team1 = Tonbridge Angels
| team2 = Hornchurch
| goals1 =
| goals2 =
- Christou {{goal|90}}
| stadium = Longmead Stadium
| location = Tonbridge
| attendance = 0
| result = W
}}
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| date = {{start date|2020|12|19|df=y}}
| time = 15:00 GMT
| round = Third Round
| score = 1–2
| team1 = Dulwich Hamlet
| team2 = Hornchurch
| goals1 =
- Ming {{goal|16|pen.}}
| goals2 =
- Higgins {{goal|26|pen.}}
- Ruff {{goal|86}}
| stadium = Champion Hill
| location = East Dulwich
| attendance = 0
| result = W
}}
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| date = {{start date|2021|1|16|df=y}}
| time = 15:00 GMT
| round = Fourth Round
| score = 1–1
| penaltyscore = 3–0
| team1 = Hornchurch
| team2 = King's Lynn Town
| goals1 =
- Nash {{goal|52}}
| goals2 =
- Mitchell {{goal|18}}
| penalties1 =
- Clark {{pengoal}}
- Brown {{pengoal}}
- Higgins {{pengoal}}
| penalties2 =
| stadium = Hornchurch Stadium
| location = Upminster
| attendance = 0
| result = D
}}
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| date = {{start date|2021|2|6|df=y}}
| time = 15:00 GMT
| round = Fifth Round
| score = 5–4
| team1 = Hornchurch
| team2 = Maidstone United
| goals1 =
- Higgins {{goal|13||58}}
- Winn {{goal|41}}
- Ellul {{goal|65|o.g.}}
- Nash {{goal|90+7}}
| goals2 =
| stadium = Hornchurch Stadium
| location = Upminster
| attendance = 0
| result = W
}}
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| date = {{start date|2021|2|27|df=y}}
| time = 15:00 GMT
| round = Quarter Final
| score = 1–2
| team1 = Darlington
| team2 = Hornchurch
| goals1 =
- Sousa {{goal|45+2}}
| goals2 =
- Nash {{goal|26}}
- Higgins {{goal|54|pen.}}
| stadium = Blackwell Meadows
| location = Darlington
| attendance = 0
| result = W
}}
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|date = 27 March 2021
|time = 15:00
|round = Semi-Final
|team1 = Notts County (5)
|goals1 =
|score = 3–3
|team2 = Hornchurch (7)
|goals2 =
|penalties1 =
|penaltyscore = 4–5
|penalties2 =
|stadium = Meadow Lane
| location = Nottingham
|attendance = 0
|result = D
}}
Match
=Details=
|date = {{Start date|2021|5|22|df=y}}
|time = 16:15 BST
|team1 = Hereford
|score1 = 1
|goals1 =
- Owen-Evans {{goal|13}}
|team2 = Hornchurch
|score2 = 3
|goals2 =
- {{abbr|Hayles|Rickie Hayles}} {{yel|40}}
- {{abbr|Ruff|Charlie Ruff}} {{goal|75}}
- Nash {{goal|86}}, {{yel|87}}
- {{abbr|Brown|Ellis Brown}} {{goal|90+5}}
- {{abbr|Parcell|Mickey Parcell}} {{yel|90+5}}
|stadium = Wembley Stadium
|location = London
|attendance = 6,000
|referee = Tony Harrington
|report = https://www.thefa.com/news/2021/may/22/buildbase-fa-trophy-hereford-hornchurch-20210522
}}
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| width=25| | width=25| | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | 20 | {{flagicon|ENG}} Brandon Hall | ||
| RB | 2 | {{flagicon|ENG}} Jared Hodgkiss (c) | ||
| CB | 6 | {{flagicon|ENG}} Jamie Grimes | ||
| CB | 3 | {{flagicon|ENG}} Luke Haines | ||
| LB | 33 | {{flagicon|ENG}} Lewis Butroid | ||
| RM | 11 | {{flagicon|IRL}} Kyle Finn | {{suboff|88}} | |
| CM | 10 | {{flagicon|ENG}} Tom Owen-Evans | ||
| CM | 17 | {{flagicon|ENG}} Ryan Lloyd | ||
| LM | 7 | {{flagicon|ENG}} Chris Camwell | {{suboff|74}} | |
| CF | 8 | {{flagicon|ENG}} Joey Butlin | ||
| CF | 25 | {{flagicon|ENG}} Michael Bakare | {{suboff|90}} | |
| colspan=3|Substitutes: | ||||
| GK | 1 | {{flagicon|IRL}} Paul White | ||
| DF | 4 | {{flagicon|ENG}} Ben Pollock | ||
| DF | 12 | {{flagicon|ENG}} Kennedy Digie | ||
| DF | 24 | {{flagicon|WAL}} Dylan Jones | ||
| MF | 16 | {{flagicon|NIR}} James McQuilkin | {{subon|74}} | |
| MF | 18 | {{flagicon|ENG}} Yan Klukowski | {{subon|90}} | |
| MF | 34 | {{flagicon|AFG}} Maziar Kouhyar | {{subon|88}} | |
| colspan=3|Manager: | ||||
| colspan=3|{{flagicon|ENG}} Josh Gowling |
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|valign="top" width="50%"|
| style="font-size:90%; margin:auto" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" | ||||
| width=25| | width=25| | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | 24 | {{flagicon|ENG}} Joe Wright | ||
| DF | 2 | {{flagicon|ENG}} Mickey Parcell | {{yel|90+5}} | |
| DF | 3 | {{flagicon|ENG}} Remi Sutton | ||
| DF | 5 | {{flagicon|ENG}} Rickie Hayles | {{yel|40}} | |
| DF | 6 | {{flagicon|ENG}} Ollie Muldoon | ||
| MF | 4 | {{flagicon|ENG}} Jordan Clark | ||
| MF | 7 | {{flagicon|ENG}} Joe Christou | ||
| MF | 8 | {{flagicon|ENG}} Lewwis Spence (c) | {{suboff|59}} | |
| MF | 11 | {{flagicon|ENG}} Ellis Brown | ||
| FW | 9 | {{flagicon|ENG}} Sam Higgins | {{suboff|60}} | |
| FW | 10 | {{flagicon|ENG}} Liam Nash | {{yel|87}} | {{suboff|90+1}} |
| colspan=3|Substitutes: | ||||
| GK | 3 | {{flagicon|ENG}} Finley Thackway | ||
| DF | 20 | {{flagicon|ENG}} Nathan Cooper | ||
| MF | 16 | {{flagicon|ENG}} Charlie Ruff | {{subon|59}} | |
| MF | 17 | {{flagicon|SOM}} Sak Hassan | ||
| FW | 12 | {{flagicon|ENG}} Charlie Stimson | {{subon|90+1}} | |
| FW | 14 | {{flagicon|ENG}} Ronnie Winn | ||
| FW | 19 | {{flagicon|GHA}} Chris Dickson | {{subon|60}} | |
| colspan=3|Manager: | ||||
| colspan=3|{{flagicon|ENG}} Mark Stimson |
|}
References
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Notes
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