2022 FA Trophy final

2022 FA Trophy Final
Event2021–22 FA Trophy
Date22 May 2022 (2022-05-22)
VenueWembley Stadium, London
RefereeThomas Bramall
Attendance46,111

The 2022 FA Trophy Final was an association football match played at Wembley Stadium, London, on 22 May 2022.[1] It was contested between National League teams Wrexham and Bromley.[2] The match decided the winners of the 2021–22 FA Trophy, a knockout tournament comprising clubs from teams at levels 5–8 of the English National League System. It was Wrexham's third appearance in the final and the second for Bromley. Bromley won the match 1-0 therefore claiming the trophy for the first time.

The match is featured in episode 16 of the first season of the docuseries Welcome to Wrexham.

Route to the Final

Wrexham

18 December 2021 (2021-12-18) Third Round Wrexham 5–0 Gloucester City Wrexham
15:00 GMT
  • Davies 24', 32'
  • Cleworth 48'
  • Thomas 56'
  • J.Jones 71'
Report Stadium: Racecourse Ground
Attendance: 1,823
15 January 2022 (2022-01-15) Fourth Round Wrexham 5–1 Folkestone Invicta Wrexham
15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Racecourse Ground
Attendance: 0
12 February 2022 (2022-02-12) Fifth Round Wrexham 3–0 Boreham Wood Wrexham
15:00 GMT
Report Stadium: Racecourse Ground
Attendance: 3,444
11 March 2022 (2022-03-11) Quarter-finals Notts County 1–2 Wrexham Nottingham
19:45 GMT Report
Stadium: Meadow Lane
Attendance: 3,170
2 April 2022 (2022-04-02) Semi-finals Wrexham 2–0 Stockport County Wrexham
12:30 BST
Report Stadium: Racecourse Ground
Attendance: 8,703

Bromley

18 December 2021 (2021-12-18) Third Round Dover Athletic 0–1 Bromley River
15:00 GMT Report
  • Lovatt 28'
Stadium: Crabble Athletic Ground
Attendance: 457
15 January 2022 (2022-01-15) Fourth Round Aldershot Town 0–2 Bromley Aldershot
15:00 GMT Report Stadium: Recreation Ground
Attendance: 1,194
12 February 2022 (2022-02-12) Fifth Round Tonbridge Angels 1–1
(2–3 p)
Bromley Tonbridge
15:00 GMT
  • Hudson  73'
  • Turner 88'
  • Francis 81'
Stadium: Longmead Stadium
Attendance: 2,061
Penalties
12 March 2022 (2022-03-12) Quarter-finals Bromley 3–1 Solihull Moors Bromley
15:00 GMT
Report Stadium: Hayes Lane
Attendance: 1,965
2 April 2022 (2022-04-02) Semi-finals Bromley 3–1 York City Bromley
15:00 BST
Report
  • Willoughby 2'
Stadium: Hayes Lane
Attendance: 4,423

Match

Details

Wrexham0–1Bromley
Report
Attendance: 46,111
Referee: Thomas Bramall
GK 21 Christian Dibble
DF 11 Liam McAlinden  75'
DF 32 Max Cleworth
DF 6 Ben Tozer
DF 22 Thomas O'Connor  75'
DF 3 Callum McFadzean
MF 7 Jordan Davies
MF 30 James Jones
MF 8 Luke Young  86'
FW 10 Paul Mullin
FW 35 Ollie Palmer
Substitutes:
GK 23 Lee Camp
DF 2 Reece Hall-Johnson  75'
DF 15 Tyler French
MF 12 Daniel Jarvis  75'
MF 18 David Jones
FW 9 Jake Hyde  86'
FW 19 Jordan Ponticelli
Manager: Phil Parkinson
GK 13 Ellery Balcombe
DF 6 Omar Sowunmi  45+6'
DF 17 Byron Webster
DF 5 Chris Bush
MF 7 Luke Coulson
MF 4 Billy Bingham  76'
MF 21 James Vennings
MF 19 Harry Forster
FW 18 Corey Whitely
FW 9 Michael Cheek 64'  80'
FW 37 Ali Al-Hamadi
Substitutes:
GK 1 Mark Cousins
DF 2 Joe Partington  45+6'
DF 34 Jack Cawley
MF 16 Liam Trotter  80'
FW 10 James Alabi
FW 11 Louis Dennis
FW 14 Mason Bloomfield  80'
Manager: Andy Woodman

Man of the match:

Match officials

  • Assistant referees:
  • Fourth official:

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

  1. ^ "Late Mullin goals send Wrexham to FA Trophy final". BBC Sport. 2 April 2022. Retrieved 4 April 2022.
  2. ^ "The Line Up for the Buildbase FA Trophy and FA Vase Finals At Wembley Is Confirmed". The Football Association. 2 April 2022. Retrieved 4 April 2022.