1992 FA Trophy final
Vauxhall FA Trophy Final | |||||||
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Event | 1991–92 FA Trophy | ||||||
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Date | 10 May 1992 | ||||||
Venue | Wembley Stadium, London | ||||||
Attendance | 32,254 | ||||||
The
Each club needed to progress through five rounds to reach the final, which included a two-legged semi-final. En route to the final, Colchester defeated
Route to the final
Colchester United
Round | Opposition | Score |
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1st Replay |
A )
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2–2 3–2 |
2nd Replay |
Merthyr Tydfil (A) Merthyr Tydfil (H) |
0–0 1–0 |
3rd | Morecambe (H) | 3–1 |
4th | Telford United (H) | 4–0 |
Semi-final | Macclesfield Town (H) | 3–0 |
Macclesfield Town (A) | 1–1 | |
Key: (H) = Home venue; (A) = Away venue; (N) = Neutral venue .
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Witton Albion
Round | Opposition | Score |
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1st Replay |
Billingham Synthonia (H) Billingham Synthonia (A) |
2–2 2–1 (aet) |
2nd | Aylesbury United (H) | 1–0 |
3rd | Stalybridge Celtic (H) | 1–0 |
4th | Wycombe Wanderers (A) | 2–1 |
Semi-final | Marine (H)
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2–2 |
Marine (A) | 4–1 | |
Key: (H) = Home venue; (A) = Away venue; (N) = Neutral venue .
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Pre-match
Prior to this match, the two sides had only met on three occasions. The first meeting had only been in March 1991, when Witton beat Colchester 2–0 at Layer Road in the 1990–91 FA Trophy. The two remaining meetings came in the 1991–92 Conference, which featured a 2–2 draw at Wincham Park, and a 3–2 win to Colchester at Layer Road.[9]
Match
The attendance for the match was 32,254 at Wembley, with an estimated 20,000 Colchester United fans in attendance. The match was also televised on Sky Sports. Colchester, who had just won promotion back to the Football League from the Conference,[10] took the lead after five minutes when Mike Masters became the first American national professional footballer to score at Wembley. After 19 minutes, Nicky Smith doubled Colchester's lead, and the score remained 2–0 until after half-time. Witton got themselves back into the game through Mike Lutkevich on 57 minutes, before Colchester were reduced to ten men after Jason Cook was sent off ten minutes from full-time. However, Steve McGavin sealed a non-League double for Colchester in their first visit to Wembley with an 89th-minute goal to win 3–1.[11]
Following his sending off, Jason Cook was ineligible to receive a winners medal, but unused substitute Eamonn Collins handed his medal to Cook.[10]
Details
Colchester United | 3–1 | Witton Albion |
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Report | Lutkevich 57' |
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Match rules
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References
- ^ "Colchester Utd 2–2 Kingstonian". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 27 August 2018.
- ^ "Kingstonian 2–3 Colchester Utd". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 27 August 2018.
- ^ "Merthyr Tydfil 0–0 Colchester Utd". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 27 August 2018.
- ^ "Colchester Utd 1–0 Merthyr Tydfil". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 27 August 2018.
- ^ "Colchester Utd 3–1 Morecambe". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 27 August 2018.
- ^ "Colchester Utd 4–0 Telford United". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 27 August 2018.
- ^ "Colchester Utd 3–0 Macclesfield Town". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 27 August 2018.
- ^ "Macclesfield Town 1–1 Colchester Utd". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 27 August 2018.
- ^ "Witton Albion". Coludaybyday.co.uk. Retrieved 27 August 2018.
- ^ a b Marston, Carl (10 May 2012). "Gallery: Memories of Colchester United's first Wembley trip, 20 years ago". East Anglian Daily Times. Ipswich. Retrieved 27 August 2018.
- ^ "Colchester Utd 3–1 Witton Albion". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 27 August 2018.