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2012 Football League Trophy final

Field	Value
title	2012 Football League Trophy Final
event	[2011–12 Football League Trophy](2011-12-football-league-trophy)
team1	Chesterfield
team1score	2
team2	Swindon Town
team2score	0
date	25 March 2012
stadium	Wembley Stadium
city	London
man_of_the_match1a	Nathan Smith (Chesterfield)
referee	Anthony Bates, Staffordshire
attendance	49,602
previous	[2011](2011-football-league-trophy-final)
next	[2013](2013-football-league-trophy-final)

The 2012 Football League Trophy Final was the 29th final of the domestic football cup competition for teams from Football Leagues One and Two, the Football League Trophy. The final was played at Wembley Stadium in London on 25 March 2012. The match was contested between Chesterfield from League One and Swindon Town from League Two. Chesterfield won the game 2–0.

Match details

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IRL John Sheridan

ITA Paolo Di Canio

Statistics

Chesterfield	Swindon
Total shots	8
Shots on target	4
Ball possession	40%
Corner kicks	1
Fouls committed	9
Offsides	6
Yellow cards	0
Red cards	0

Source: BBC Sport

Post match

Chesterfield manager, John Sheridan spoke of his desire to keep Chesterfield in League One saying of the game "It's great for the fans and it's a trophy – I won't disrespect it. But I know where my loyalties lie and I'm desperate to stay in the division". Swindon manager, Paolo Di Canio described his players as mentally weak saying "Today we deserved to be a loser because we were all weak".

References

"Chesterfield 2–0 Swindon". BBC Sport.
"Chesterfield boss John Sheridan moves focus to survival". BBC Sport.
"Swindon Town boss Paolo di Canio says players were 'weak'". BBC Sport.

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