2023 FA Trophy final

{{Infobox football match

| image = Wembley Stadium interior.jpg

| image_size = 250

| caption = Wembley Stadium hosted the final

| title = 2023 FA Trophy final

| alt =

| other_titles =

| event = 2022–23 FA Trophy

| team1 = FC Halifax Town

| team1score = 1

| team2 = Gateshead

| team2score = 0

| date = {{Start date|2023|05|21|df=y}}

| stadium = Wembley Stadium

| city = London

| man_of_the_match1a =

| referee = Darren England

| attendance = 27,374

| weather =

| previous = 2022

| next = 2024

}}

The 2023 FA Trophy final was an association football match played at Wembley Stadium, London, on 21 May 2023. It was contested between FC Halifax Town and Gateshead.{{Cite news |title=Gateshead to face FC Halifax in FA Trophy final |language=en-GB |work=BBC Sport |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/65151496 |access-date=2023-04-02}} It was Halifax's second final following their victory in 2016 which was their only previous visit to the national stadium, and Gateshead's first FA Trophy final and first visit to Wembley since 2014. Halifax defeated Gateshead 1–0 to win their second title.

FC Halifax Town defeated Guiseley, Harrow Borough, Maidenhead United, Aldershot Town, and Altrincham en route to the final. Gateshead defeated Gloucester City, Oldham Athletic, Banbury United, Farsley Celtic and Barnet en route to the final.

As part of Non-League Finals Day, the final of the FA Vase was played on the same day at the same venue. Both matches were televised in the UK on BT Sport.{{Cite news |title=BT Sport to show FA Trophy and FA Vase finals on Non-League Finals Day at Wembley |language=en-GB |work=BT Sport |url=https://www.bt.com/sport/football/national-league/bt-sport-to-show-fa-trophy-and-fa-vase-finals-on-non-league-fina |access-date=2023-04-06}}

Route to the Final

=FC Halifax Town=

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|date = {{start date|2022|12|20|df=y}}

|time = 19:45 GMT

|round = 3R

|score = 0–1

|report = https://fchalifaxtown.com/news/guiseley-match-report-9/

|team1 = Guiseley

|team2 = FC Halifax Town

|goals1 =

|goals2 =

Arthur {{goal|19}}

|stadium = Nethermoor Park

|location = Guiseley

|attendance = 682

|result = W

}}

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|date = {{start date|2023|1|31|df=y}}

|time = 19:45 GMT

|round = 4R

|score = 2–2

|report = https://fchalifaxtown.com/news/harrow-borough-match-report/

|team1 = Harrow Borough

|team2 = FC Halifax Town

|goals1 =

Moore {{goal|66||90+4}}

|goals2 =

Harker {{goal|44||86}}

|stadium = Earlsmead Stadium

|location = Harrow

|attendance = 293

|result = D

|penaltyscore = 5–6

|penalties1 = {{plainlist|

Leonard {{pengoal}}
Adenola {{penmiss}}
Biler {{pengoal}}
Moore {{pengoal}}
Assidjo {{pengoal}}
Williams {{pengoal}}
Bloom {{penmiss}}

}}

|penalties2 = {{plainlist|

Senior {{penmiss}}
Harker {{pengoal}}
Dieseruvwe {{pengoal}}
Alli {{pengoal}}
Clarke {{pengoal}}
Stott {{pengoal}}
Keane {{pengoal}}

}}

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|date = {{start date|2023|2|11|df=y}}

|time = 15:00 GMT

|round = 5R

|score = 0–0

|report = https://fchalifaxtown.com/news/maidenhead-united-match-report-14/

|team1 = Maidenhead United

|team2 = FC Halifax Town

|goals1 =

|goals2 =

|stadium = York Road

|location = Maidenhead

|attendance =

|result = D

|penaltyscore = 4–5

|penalties1 = {{plainlist|

De Havilland {{pengoal}}
Barratt {{pengoal}}
Ferdinand {{pengoal}}
Nathaniel-George {{pengoal}}
McCoulsky {{penmiss}}

}}

|penalties2 = {{plainlist|

Dieseruvwe {{pengoal}}
Harker {{pengoal}}
Stott {{pengoal}}
Alli {{pengoal}}
Slew {{pengoal}}

}}

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|date = {{start date|2023|3|11|df=y}}

|time = 15:00 GMT

|round = QF

|score = 0–2

|report = https://fchalifaxtown.com/news/aldershot-town-match-report-10/

|team1 = Aldershot Town

|team2 = FC Halifax Town

|goals1 =

|goals2 =

Alli {{goal|12}}
Gilmour {{goal|89}}

|stadium = Recreation Ground

|location = Aldershot

|attendance = 2,108

|result = W

}}

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|date = {{start date|2023|4|1|df=y}}

|time = 15:00 BST

|round = SF

|score = 1–1

|report = https://fchalifaxtown.com/news/altrincham-match-report-5/

|team1 = Altrincham

|team2 = FC Halifax Town

|goals1 =

Hulme {{goal|45}}

|goals2 =

Alli {{goal|90+5}}

|stadium = Moss Lane

|location = Altrincham

|attendance = 4,771

|result = D

|penaltyscore = 2–3

|penalties1 = {{plainlist|

Osborne {{pengoal}}
Hugill {{pengoal}}
Jones {{penmiss}}
Oyedele {{penmiss}}
Sinclair {{penmiss}}

}}

|penalties2 = {{plainlist|

Senior {{penmiss}}
Summerfield {{pengoal}}
Stott {{pengoal}}
Dieseruvwe {{pengoal}}

}}

=Gateshead=

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|date = {{start date|2022|12|20|df=y}}

|time = 19:45 GMT

|round = 3R

|score = 5–1

|report = https://gateshead-fc.com/matches/gateshead-vs-gloucester-city-2/

|team1 = Gateshead

|team2 = Gloucester City

|goals1 =

Bailey {{goal|20||26}}
Ward {{goal|37}}
Jarvis {{goal|42}}
Elliott {{goal|65}}

|goals2 =

Obadeyi {{goal|78}}

|stadium = Gateshead International Stadium

|location = Gateshead

|attendance = 253

|result = W

}}

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|date = {{start date|2023|1|14|df=y}}

|time = 15:00 GMT

|round = 4R

|score = 1–3

|report = https://gateshead-fc.com/matches/gateshead-vs-oldham-athletic-2/

|team1 = Oldham Athletic

|team2 = Gateshead

|goals1 =

Clarke {{goal|35}} {{sent off|0|87}}

|goals2 =

Conteh {{goal|13}}
Tinkler {{goal|86}}
Olley {{goal|89}}

|stadium = Boundary Park

|location = Oldham

|attendance = 2,228

|result = W

|note = Tie was switched due to floodlight maintenance at Gateshead International Stadium{{Cite news |title=FA Trophy Tie Switched To Boundary Park |language=en-GB |work=Oldham Athletic FC |url=https://www.oldhamathletic.co.uk/news/2023/january/03012023-gateshead-fa-trophy-switched/ |access-date=2023-04-06}}

}}

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|date = {{start date|2023|2|11|df=y}}

|time = 15:00 GMT

|round = 5R

|score = 0–1

|report = https://gateshead-fc.com/matches/banbury-united-vs-gateshead/

|team1 = Banbury United

|team2 = Gateshead

|goals1 =

Williams {{sent off|0|90+6}}

|goals2 =

Harris {{goal|12}}
Magnay {{sent off|0|90+6}}

|stadium = Spencer Stadium

|location = Banbury

|attendance = 840

|result = W

}}

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|date = {{start date|2023|3|11|df=y}}

|time = 15:00 GMT

|round = QF

|score = 0–0

|report = https://gateshead-fc.com/matches/gateshead-vs-farsley-celtic-2/

|team1 = Gateshead

|team2 = Farsley Celtic

|goals1 =

|goals2 =

|stadium = Gateshead International Stadium

|location = Gateshead

|attendance = 1,119

|result = D

|penaltyscore = 4–2

|penalties1 = {{plainlist|

Campbell {{pengoal}}
Martin {{penmiss}}
Ward {{pengoal}}
Storey {{pengoal}}
Conteh {{pengoal}}

}}

|penalties2 = {{plainlist|

Mulhern {{pengoal}}
Clayton {{penmiss}}
Johnson {{penmiss}}
Scales {{pengoal}}

}}

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|date = {{start date|2023|4|1|df=y}}

|time = 15:00 BST

|round = SF

|score = 3–3

|report = https://gateshead-fc.com/matches/gateshead-vs-barnet-2/

|team1 = Gateshead

|team2 = Barnet

|goals1 =

Campbell {{goal|4}}
Storey {{goal|24}}
Olley {{goal|37}}

|goals2 =

Fernandez {{goal|40}}
Pritchard {{goal|80||90+12}}

|stadium = Gateshead International Stadium

|location = Gateshead

|attendance = 2,897

|result = D

|penaltyscore = 4–1

|penalties1 = {{plainlist|

Campbell {{pengoal}}
Ward {{pengoal}}
Olley {{pengoal}}
Storey {{pengoal}}

}}

|penalties2 = {{plainlist|

Pritchard {{pengoal}}
Kabamba {{penmiss}}
De Havilland {{penmiss}}

}}

Match

=Details=

{{Football box

|date = {{Start date|2023|05|21|df=y}}

|time = 16:15 BST

|team1 = FC Halifax Town

|score = 1–0

|report = https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/65647384

|team2 = Gateshead

|goals1 =

Cooke {{goal|44}}

|goals2 =

|stadium = Wembley Stadium, London

|attendance = 27,374

|referee = Darren England

}}

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GK	1	{{flagicon\|ENG}} Sam Johnson
RB	2	{{flagicon\|USA}} Tylor Golden
CB	5	{{flagicon\|ENG}} Jesse Debrah	{{suboff\|62}}
CB	6	{{flagicon\|ENG}} Jamie Stott
CB	3	{{flagicon\|ENG}} Jack Senior (c)
LB	18	{{flagicon\|BLZ}} Angelo Cappello	{{suboff\|73}}
CM	14	{{flagicon\|ENG}} Jack Hunter
CM	20	{{flagicon\|ENG}} Harvey Gilmour
AM	19	{{flagicon\|ENG}} Jamie Cooke	{{suboff\|90}}
AM	21	{{flagicon\|IRL}} Millenic Alli
CF	17	{{flagicon\|ENG}} Rob Harker
colspan="3"\|Substitutes:
DF	15	{{flagicon\|ENG}} Tom Clarke
DF	39	{{flagicon\|ENG}} Frankie Sinfield
MF	4	{{flagicon\|ENG}} Luke Summerfield	{{subon\|62}}
MF	10	{{flagicon\|ENG}} Matt Warburton	{{subon\|73}}
MF	37	{{flagicon\|ENG}} Ted Lavelle
FW	28	{{flagicon\|ENG}} Max Wright	{{subon\|90}}
FW	29	{{flagicon\|ENG}} Fidel O'Rourke
colspan="3"\|Manager:
colspan="4"\| {{flagicon\|ENG}} Chris Millington

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GK	31	{{flagicon\|ENG}} James Montgomery
RB	2	{{flagicon\|ENG}} Robbie Tinkler
CB	5	{{flagicon\|ENG}} Kenton Richardson {{suboff\|82}}
CB	6	{{flagicon\|ENG}} Louis Storey
LB	32	{{flagicon\|NIR}} Carl Magnay
CM	42	{{flagicon\|SLE}} Kamil Conteh
CM	8	{{flagicon\|ENG}} Owen Bailey
CM	10	{{flagicon\|ENG}} Greg Olley (c)
FW	11	{{flagicon\|ENG}} Adam Campbell
FW	15	{{flagicon\|ENG}} Aaron Martin {{suboff\|84}}
FW	12	{{flagicon\|ENG}} Dan Ward
colspan="3"\|Substitutes:
GK	1	{{flagicon\|ENG}} Filip Marschall
GK	45	{{flagicon\|ITA}} Mauro Asikaogu
MF	38	{{flagicon\|ENG}} Dylan Archer
MF	40	{{flagicon\|ENG}} Ben Franklin
FW	19	{{flagicon\|ENG}} Will Harris {{subon\|82}}
FW	27	{{flagicon\|ENG}} Lewis Knight
FW	39	{{flagicon\|ENG}} Oli Thompson {{subon\|84}}
colspan=3\|Manager:
colspan=4\| {{flagicon\|ENG}} Mike Williamson

References

Category:FA Trophy finals

Final

FA Trophy Final

Category:Sports events at Wembley Stadium

FA Trophy Final

Category:FC Halifax Town matches

Category:Gateshead F.C. matches