2025 FA Trophy final

2025 FA Trophy final
Wembley Stadium hosted the final
Event2024–25 FA Trophy
Date11 May 2025 (2025-05-11)
VenueWembley Stadium, London
Man of the MatchJack Barham (Aldershot Town)
RefereeLewis Smith (Lancashire)[1]
Attendance38,600

The 2025 FA Trophy final was an association football match played at Wembley Stadium, London, on 11 May 2025. It was the 56th FA Trophy final and was contested between Aldershot Town and Spennymoor Town. It was both teams's first final in the competition. Due to sponsorship by Isuzu, the final was officially named the Isuzu FA Trophy Final.

As part of Non-League Finals Day, the FA Vase final was played earlier in the same day at the same venue.[2] The match was televised on TNT Sports 4 and available for streaming on Discovery+.[3]

Aldershot won the game 3–0 to win the trophy for the first time.[4]

Route to the final

Aldershot Town

7 December 2024 (2024-12-07) 3R Aldershot Town 3–1 Wealdstone Aldershot
15:00 GMT
  • Barrett 50'
  • A. Jones 68'
  • Mullins 90'
Report
Stadium: Recreation Ground
Attendance: 1,172
4 January 2025 (2025-01-04) 4R Aldershot Town 8–0 Chertsey Town Aldershot
15:00 GMT
Stadium: Recreation Ground
Attendance: 1,721
1 February 2025 (2025-02-01) 5R Aldershot Town 2–0 Boreham Wood Aldershot
15:00 GMT
Stadium: Recreation Ground
Attendance: 1,647
3 January 2025 (2025-01-03) QF Sittingbourne 0–3 Aldershot Town Sittingbourne
12:30 GMT
Stadium: The Staxson Stadium
Attendance: 1,600
5 April 2025 (2025-04-05) SF Aldershot Town 2–1 Woking Aldershot
12:30 BST
Stadium: Recreation Ground
Attendance: 7,058

Spennymoor Town

16 November 2024 (2024-11-16) 2R Spennymoor Town 2–1 South Shields Spennymoor
15:00 GMT
Report
  • Jenkins 8'
Stadium: The Brewery Field
Attendance: 1,052
7 December 2024 (2024-12-07) 3R Alfreton Town 0–1 Spennymoor Town Alfreton
15:00 GMT Report
Stadium: North Street
Attendance: 231
4 January 2025 (2025-01-04) 4R Hampton & Richmond Borough 0–2 Spennymoor Town Hampton, London
15:00 GMT Report
  • Taylor 39', 80'
Stadium: Beveree Stadium
Attendance: 695
1 February 2025 (2025-02-01) 5R Spennymoor Town 2–2
(3–1 p)
Boston United Spennymoor
15:00 GMT
  • Taylor 66'
  • Ramshaw 78'
Report
Stadium: The Brewery Field
Attendance: 1,028
Penalties
1 March 2025 (2025-03-01) QF Sutton United 0–2 Spennymoor Town Sutton, London
15:00 GMT Report
  • Taylor 15', 84'
Stadium: Gander Green Lane
Attendance: 1,578
5 April 2025 (2025-04-05) SF Rochdale 2–2
(4–5 p)
Spennymoor Town Rochdale
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 5,527
Penalties

Match

Aldershot Town3–0Spennymoor Town
Report
Attendance: 38,600
Referee: Lewis Smith (Lancashire)
GK 28 Marcus Dewhurst  90'
CB 33 Luca Woodhouse
CB 35 Dan Ellison
CB 36 Will Armitage
RWB 17 Aaron Jones
LWB 8 Tyler Frost  90+3'
CM 34 Dejan Tetek  57'
CM 6 Theo Widdrington
RW 27 James Henry  82'
LW 10 Josh Barrett
CF 22 Jack Barham  75'
Substitutes:
GK 1 Jordi van Stappershoef  90'
DF 18 Olly Scott  90+3'
DF 24 Maxwell Mullins  82'
FW 9 Kai Corbett  57'
FW 14 Ollie Bray
FW 23 Hady Ghandour
FW 39 Kwame Thomas  75'
Manager:
Tommy Widdrington
GK 1 Brad James  90+3'
RB 14 Olly Dyson
CB 24 Michael Ledger
CB 6 Ben Beals  84'
LB 3 Reece Staunton
CM 29 Matthew Dolan  84'
CM 27 Finley Shrimpton
RW 11 Junior Mondal  69'
AM 10 Rob Ramshaw
LW 28 Corey McKeown  75'
CF 9 Glen Taylor
Substitutes:
GK 13 Ryan Johnson  90+3'
DF 5 Daniel Rowe  84'
DF 15 Dan Myers
DF 19 Nathan Simpson
MF 4 Callum Ross  84'
FW 7 Will Harris  75'
FW 17 Aidan Rutledge  69'
Manager:
Graeme Lee

Man of the Match:
Jack Barham (Aldershot Town)

Assistant referees:[1]
Andrew Fox (Leicestershire and Rutland)
Sam Lewis (Bedfordshire)
Fourth official:[1]
Elliott Bell (Liverpool)

Match rules

  • 90 minutes.
  • 30 minutes of extra time if necessary.
  • Penalty shoot-out if scores still level.
  • Seven named substitutes.
  • Maximum of five substitutions.

References

  1. ^ a b c "The match officials for all of our 2025 FA competition finals have been appointed". TheFA.com. The Football Association. 29 April 2025. Retrieved 29 April 2025.
  2. ^ "This weekend saw the key semi-final showdowns in the Isuzu FA Vase and Trophy". TheFA.com. The Football Association. 4 April 2025. Retrieved 16 April 2025.
  3. ^ "The Isuzu FA Trophy and FA Vase Finals are set to be broadcast live on TNT Sports". TheFA.com. The Football Association. 9 May 2025. Retrieved 13 May 2025.
  4. ^ George, Dan (11 May 2025). "Aldershot win FA Trophy with victory over Spennymoor". BBC Sport. Retrieved 15 May 2025.