2018 FA Trophy final

The 2018 FA Trophy Final was a football match between Brackley Town and Bromley on 20 May 2018.^[1][2] It was the final match of the 2017–18 FA Trophy, the 49th season of the FA Trophy. Both teams were making their first appearances in the final.

2018 FA Trophy Final

Wembley Stadium hosted the final
Event	2017–18 FA Trophy
Brackley Town Bromley 1 1
After extra time Brackley Town won 5–4 on penalties
Date	20 May 2018 (2018-05-20)
Venue	Wembley Stadium, Wembley, London
Referee	Chris Kavanagh
Attendance	31,430
Weather	Sunny
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Route to the final

Brackley Town

Brackley Town v Salford City

25 November 2017 Third round qualifying	Brackley Town	4–0	Salford City	Brackley
15:00				Stadium: St. James Park Attendance: 428

Braintree Town v Brackley Town

16 December 2017 First round	Braintree Town	0–0	Brackley Town	Braintree
15:00				Stadium: Cressing Road Attendance: 249

Brackley Town v Braintree Town

19 December 2017 First round replay	Brackley Town	2–0	Braintree Town	Brackley
19:45				Stadium: St. James Park Attendance: 238

Brackley Town v Barrow

13 January 2018 Seceond round	Brackley Town	0–0	Barrow	Brackley
15:00				Stadium: St. James Park Attendance: 512

Barrow v Brackley Town

16 January 2018 Second round replay	Barrow	0–2	Brackley Town	Barrow-in-Furness
19:45				Stadium: Holker Street Attendance: 430

Brackley Town v Sutton United

3 February 2018 Third round	Brackley Town	3–1	Sutton United	Brackley
15:00				Stadium: St. James Park Attendance: 767

Stockport County v Brackley Town

24 February 2018 Quarter-Final	Stockport County	1–1	Brackley Town	Stockport
15:00				Stadium: Edgeley Park Attendance: 2,213

Brackley Town v Stockport County

27 February 2018 Quarter-Final Replay	Brackley Town	Postponed	Stockport County	Brackley
19:45				Stadium: St. James Park

Brackley Town v Stockport County

6 March 2018 Quarter-Final Replay	Brackley Town	2–1	Stockport County	Brackley
19:45				Stadium: St. James Park Attendance: 560

Brackley Town v Wealdstone

17 March 2018 Semi-Final First Leg	Brackley Town	1–0	Wealdstone	Brackley
15:00	Gudger 82'			Stadium: St. James Park Attendance: 1,250 Referee: Charles Breakspear

Wealdstone v Brackley Town

24 March 2018 Semi-Final Second Leg	Wealdstone	0–2 (0–3 agg.)	Brackley Town	Ruislip
15:00			Byrne 55' Aaron Williams	Stadium: Grosvenor Vale Attendance: 2,008 Referee: Gavin Ward

Bromley

Hartley Wintney v Bromley

16 December 2017 First round	Hartley Wintney	0–2	Bromley	Hartley Wintney
15:00				Stadium: The Memorial Playing Fields Attendance: 482

Blyth Spartans v Bromley

13 January 2018 Second round	Blyth Spartans	1–4	Bromley	Blyth
15:00				Stadium: Croft Park Attendance: 647

Workington v Bromley

3 February 2018 Third round	Workington	1–1	Bromley	Workington
15:00				Stadium: Borough Park Attendance: 890

Bromley v Workington

6 February 2018 Third round replay	Bromley	7–1	Workington	Bromley
19:45				Stadium: Hayes Lane Attendance: 604

Bromley v Spennymoor Town

24 February 2018 Quarter-Final	Bromley	0–0	Spennymoor Town	Bromley
15:00				Stadium: Hayes Lane Attendance: 1,504

Spennymoor Town v Bromley

27 February 2018 Quarter-Final Replay	Spennymoor Town	Postponed	Bromley	Spennymoor
19:45				Stadium: The Brewery Field

Spennymoor Town v Bromley

6 March 2018 Quarter-Final Replay	Spennymoor Town	Postponed	Bromley	Spennymoor
19:45				Stadium: The Brewery Field

Spennymoor Town v Bromley

13 March 2018 Quarter-Final Replay	Spennymoor Town	Postponed	Bromley	Spennymoor
19:45				Stadium: The Brewery Field

Spennymoor Town v Bromley

14 March 2018 Quarter-Final Replay	Spennymoor Town	1–2	Bromley	Darlington
19:45				Stadium: Blackwell Meadows Attendance: 802

Bromley v Gateshead

17 March 2018 Semi-Final First Leg	Bromley	3–2	Gateshead	Bromley
15:00	Hanlan 15' (pen.) Dennis 51' 82'		Peniket 1' Johnson 40'	Stadium: Hayes Lane Attendance: 1,254 Referee: Dean Whitestone

Gateshead v Bromley

24 March 2018 Semi-Final Second Leg	Gateshead	1–1 (3–4 agg.)	Bromley	Gateshead
15:00	Barrow 69'		Kerr 5' (o.g.)	Stadium: International Stadium Attendance: 2,264 Referee: Ben Toner

Match

Details

Brackley Town	1–1 (a.e.t.)	Bromley
Johnson 90+6' (o.g.)	Report	Bugiel 19'
Penalties
Byrne Williams Diggin Armson G. Walker Brown	5–4	Sutherland Raymond Hanlan Rees Bugiel Holland

20 May 2018

16:15 BST

Wembley Stadium, London

Attendance: 31,430

Referee: Chris Kavanagh

GK 1 Danny Lewis DF 5 Alex Gudger DF 6 Gaz Dean (c) DF 3 Connor Franklin  78' MF 2 Matt Lowe  111' MF 7 Glenn Walker MF 4 Shane Byrne MF 8 James Armson MF 11 Adam Walker FW 9 Lee Ndlovu  53' FW 10 Aaron Williams Substitutes: DF 12 Ellis Myles  78' FW 14 Andy Brown  53' DF 15 Luke Graham DF 16 Theo Streete FW 17 Steve Diggin  111' Manager: Kevin Wilkin

GK 1 David Gregory DF 14 Jordan Higgs DF 6 Jack Holland (c) DF 19 Roger Johnson DF 16 Tyrone Sterling MF 21 Frankie Sutherland MF 11 Adam Mekki  72' MF 8 Frankie Raymond FW 18 George Porter  61' FW 25 Omar Bugiel FW 10 Louis Dennis  68' Substitutes: DF 2 Alan Dunne MF 4 Josh Rees  61' DF 5 Ben Chorley  72' FW 9 Brandon Hanlan  68' DF 17 Dan Johnson Manager: Neil Smith

Man of the match Match officials Referee: Chris Kavanagh Assistant referees: Dan Cook & Daniel Bobathan Fourth Official: Michael Salisbury[3]

Match rules 90 minutes. 30 minutes of extra-time if necessary. Penalty shoot-out if scores still level. Five named substitutes. Maximum of three substitutions.