2001 FA Trophy Final
Event2000–01 FA Trophy
Canvey Island Forest Green Rovers
1 0
Date13 May 2001 (2001-05-13)
VenueVilla Park, Birmingham
RefereeAlan Wiley
Attendance10,007

The 2001 FA Trophy Final was the 32nd final of The Football Association's cup competition for levels 5–8 of the English football league system. It was contested by Canvey Island and Forest Green Rovers on 13 May 2001 at Villa Park, Birmingham.

Canvey Island won the match 1-0 thanks to a goal from Ben Chenery in a final held away from the old Wembley Stadium as work was beginning on building the new Wembley Stadium.[1] A crowd of 10,007 were in attendance.

Route to the final

Canvey Island

Second round replay Canvey Island 2–0 Harlow Town Canvey Island
19:45
Third round Canvey Island 5–1 Northwood Canvey Island
15:00 Report Attendance: 302
Fourth round Bilston Town 0–1 Canvey Island Bilston
15:00 Report
  • Parmenter 34'
 Attendance: 536
Fifth round Canvey Island 1–1 Stevenage Borough Canvey Island
15:00
  • Vaughan 6'
 Report
  • Illman 19'
 Attendance: 1,010
Fifth round replay Stevenage Borough 0–0
(2–4 p)		 Canvey Island Stevenage
19:45 Report Attendance: 1,148
Quarter-finals Canvey Island 1–0 Telford United Canvey Island
15:00
  • Jones 26'
 Report Attendance: 807
Semi-finals 1st leg Canvey Island 2–0 Chester City Canvey Island
15:00 Report Attendance: 1,221
Semi-finals 2nd leg Chester City 0–2
(0–4 agg.)		 Canvey Island Chester
15:00 Stadium: Deva Stadium

Forest Green Rovers

Fourth round Matlock Town 2–2 Forest Green Rovers Matlock
15:00
Fourth round replay Forest Green Rovers 3–1 Matlock Town Nailsworth
19:45 Stadium: The Lawn
Fifth round Forest Green Rovers 2–0 Rushden & Diamonds Nailsworth
15:00 Stadium: The Lawn
Quarter-finals Forest Green Rovers 2–1 Worksop Town Nailsworth
15:00 Stadium: The Lawn
Semi-finals 1st leg Forest Green Rovers 2–2 Hereford United Nailsworth
15:00 Stadium: The Lawn
Semi-finals 2nd leg Hereford United 1–4
(3–6 agg.)		 Forest Green Rovers Hereford
19:45 Stadium: Edgar Street

Match

Details

Canvey Island1–0Forest Green Rovers
Chenery 16' Report
Attendance: 10,007[2]
England Ashley Harrison
England John Kennedy
England Chris Duffy
England Ben Chenery
England Mick Bodley
England Steve Ward
England Steve Tilson
England Mark Stimson downward-facing red arrow 84'
England Neil Gregory
England Wayne Vaughan downward-facing red arrow 75'
England Steve Parmenter
Substitutes:
England Mickey Bennett
England Andy Jones upward-facing green arrow 75'
England Adam Miller
England Adam Tanner upward-facing green arrow 84'
England Mark Loxton
Manager:
England Jeff King
England Stephen Perrin
England Rob Cousins
England Adam Lockwood
England Adrian Foster
England Billy Clark
England Chris Burns
England Tony Daley
England Jason Drysdale downward-facing red arrow 46'
England Martin Foster downward-facing red arrow 74'
England Alex Meechan
England Stuart Slater
Substitutes:
England Paul Hunt upward-facing green arrow 74'
England Ian Hedges
England Frankie Bennett upward-facing green arrow 46'
England Luke Price
England Matthew Ghent
Manager:
England Nigel Spink & Dave Norton

Match rules

  • 90 minutes.
  • 30 minutes of extra time if necessary.
  • Penalty shootout if scores still level.
  • Five named substitutes.
  • Maximum of three substitutions.

References

  1. ↑ "Canvey stun Forest to lift Trophy". BBC Sport. 13 May 2001.
  2. ↑ Rollin, Glenda; Rollin, Jack (2 August 2001). Rothmans Football Yearbook 2001–02. Headline Book Publishing. p. 914. ISBN 978-0-7472726-0-1.
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