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2003 FA Trophy final
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| title | 2003 FA Trophy Final |
| image | 2003 FA Trophy Final – cover of the official programme.png |
| event | 2002–03 FA Trophy |
| team1 | Burscough |
| team1score | 2 |
| team2 | Tamworth |
| team2score | 1 |
| date | |
| stadium | Villa Park |
| city | Birmingham |
| man_of_the_match1a | Gary Martindale (Burscough) |
| referee | Uriah Rennie (South Yorkshire) |
| attendance | 14,296 |
| weather | Rain |
| 16 °C | |
| previous | 2002 |
| next | 2004 |
16 °C The 2003 FA Trophy Final was the 34th final of The Football Association's cup competition for levels 5–8 of the English football league system. It was contested by Burscough and Tamworth on 18 May 2003 at Villa Park in Birmingham.
Burscough won the match 2–1 to win the competition for the first time in their history.
Road to Villa Park
Burscough
| Round | Opposition | Score | 1st | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Replay | 2nd | ||||||||
| Replay | 3rd | 4th | |||||||
| Replay | 5th | 6th | SF | ||||||
| Marine (h) | |||||||||
| Marine (a) | 0–0 | ||||||||
| 1–3 (a.e.t.) | |||||||||
| Harrogate Town (a) | |||||||||
| Harrogate Town (h) | 2–2 | ||||||||
| 3–2 | |||||||||
| Ilkeston Town (a) | 0–3 | ||||||||
| Alfreton Town (a) | |||||||||
| Alfreton Town (h) | 1–1 | ||||||||
| 2–0 | |||||||||
| Wakefield & Emley (h) | 5–0 | ||||||||
| Yeovil Town (a) | 2–0 | ||||||||
| Aylesbury United (a) | |||||||||
| Aylesbury United (h) | 1–1 | ||||||||
| 1–0 | |||||||||
| Key: (h) = Home venue; (a) = Away venue; (n) = Neutral venue. |
Tamworth
As Tamworth were a Southern Football League club (they won the league in 2003 and secured promotion to the Football Conference), they entered the competition in the second round. Tamworth's cup run started with a home tie against their league rivals, Accrington Stanley. They went on to win the game 4–1. In the third round, the team was drawn at home against local rivals Nuneaton Borough, in which they won the game 3–0.
| Round | Opposition | Score | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | SF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Accrington Stanley (h) | 4–1 | ||||||
| Nuneaton Borough (h) | 3–0 | ||||||
| Stevenage Borough (h) | 3–0 | ||||||
| Margate (a) | 0–2 | ||||||
| Havant & Waterlooville (h) | |||||||
| Havant & Waterlooville (a) | 1–0 | ||||||
| 1–1 (a.e.t.) | |||||||
| Key: (h) = Home venue; (a) = Away venue; (n) = Neutral venue. |
Match
Details
| {{Football kit | pattern_la = | pattern_b = _vneckwhite | pattern_ra = | leftarm = 03C03C | body = 03C03C | rightarm = 03C03C | shorts = FFFFFF | socks = 03C03C | title = Burscough | {{Football kit | pattern_la = | pattern_b = _blackcollar | pattern_ra = | leftarm = A8130E | body = A8130E | rightarm = A8130E | shorts = A8130E | socks = A8130E | title = Tamworth |
|---|
| ENG Shaun Teale |
|---|
| ENG Darron Gee |
|---|
|}
Notes
:A. Clubs competing in the Northern/Southern Football League Premier Division, receive a bye to the second round.
References
References
- "Local Weather Forecast, News and Conditions | Weather Underground".
- (18 May 2003). "Burscough claim Trophy". [[BBC Sport]].
- "Football Club History Database – Tamworth".
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