The 2012 FA Trophy Final was the 43rd final of the Football Association's cup competition for levels 5–8 of the English football league system. The match was contested by Newport County and York City. York City were beaten finalists in 2009, but it was Newport County's first final and their debut visit to Wembley in their 100-year history.[1][2]

2012 FA Trophy Final
Event2011–12 FA Trophy
Date12 May 2012
VenueWembley Stadium, London
RefereeAnthony Taylor
Attendance19,844
2011
2013

Newport County defeated Forest Green Rovers, Worksop Town, Carshalton Athletic, Northwich Victoria and Wealdstone en route to the Final.

York City defeated Solihull Moors, Salisbury City, Ebbsfleet United, Grimsby Town, and Luton Town en route to the final.

One lifelong Newport County fan, 95-year-old Ron Jones, uncle of chairman Chris Blight, was reported to have been looking forward to the game after having watched the club home and away for most of his life.[1]

York City won the match 2-0 thanks to goals from Matty Blair and Lanre Oyebanjo.

Route to the final

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Newport County

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Date Round Home team Score Away team Venue
10 December 2011 1 Newport County 0–0 Forest Green Rovers Newport
15:00 Stadium: Newport Stadium
Attendance: 724
Referee: Amy Fearn
13 December 2011 1r Forest Green Rovers 0–2 Newport County Nailsworth
19:45 McAllister   33'
Knights   68'
Stadium: The New Lawn
Attendance: 368
Referee: Rob Merchant
24 January 2012 2 Worksop Town 1–3 Newport County Retford[3]
19:45 McDonald   70' Buchanan   58'
Harris   87', 90'
Stadium: Cannon Park
Attendance: 538
Referee: J. Simpson
7 February 2012 3 Newport County 4–0 Carshalton Athletic Newport
19:45 Foley   4'
Buchanan   36'
Chapman   47'
Rose   88'
Stadium: Newport Stadium
Attendance: 975
Referee: R. Whitton
25 February 2012 QF Northwich Victoria 2–3 Newport County Macclesfield[4]
15:00 Kearney   36'
Wade   47'
Harris   59', 84'
Jarvis   89'
Stadium: Moss Rose
Attendance: 601
Referee: J. Simpson
10 March 2012 SF-1 Newport County 3–1 Wealdstone Newport
15:00 Buchanan   6'
Jarvis   24'
Knights   79'
Jolly   49' Stadium: Newport Stadium
Attendance: 2,209
Referee: Oliver Langford
17 March 2012 SF-2 Wealdstone 0–0
(1–3 agg.)
Newport County Ruislip
15:00 Stadium: Grosvenor Vale
Attendance: 2,092
Referee: James Linington

York City

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Date Home team Score Away team Venue
10 December 2011 1 York City 2–2 Solihull Moors York
15:00 Blair   6'
Challinor   90+3'
Fitzpatrick   3'
R Walker   40'
Stadium: Bootham Crescent
Attendance: 1,116
Referee: Anthony Backhouse
13 December 2011 1r Solihull Moors 0–3 York City Solihull
19:45 Smith   61'
Blair   61', 76'
Stadium: Damson Park
Attendance: 275
Referee: Rob Whitton
14 January 2012 2 Salisbury City 2–6 York City Salisbury
15:00 Reid   36', 81' (pen.) Blair   19', 21'
Reed   26'
McLaughlin   34', 87'
Blinkhorn   70'
Stadium: The Raymond McEnhill Stadium
Attendance: 827
Referee: Steve Bratt
14 February 2012 3 York City 1–0 Ebbsfleet United York
15:00 Blair   48' Stadium: Bootham Crescent
Attendance: 1,419
Referee: Richard Clark
25 February 2012 QF Grimsby Town 0–1 York City Cleethorpes
15:00 Kerr   83' Stadium: Blundell Park
Attendance: 3,662
Referee: Steve Bratt
10 March 2012 SF-1 York City 1–0 Luton Town York
15:00 Reed   14' (pen.) Stadium: Bootham Crescent
Attendance: 3,365
Referee: Paul Tierney
17 March 2012 SF-2 Luton Town 1–1
(1–2 agg.)
York City Luton
15:00 Willmott   43' Blair   90' Stadium: Kenilworth Road
Attendance: 5,796
Referee: Andy Woolmer

Match

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Details

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Newport County0–2York City
Report Blair   65'
Oyebanjo   72'
Attendance: 19,844
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Newport County
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
York City
GK 18   Glyn Thompson
RB 19   David Pipe
CB 5   Gary Warren (c)
CB 6   Ismail Yakubu
LB 16   Andrew Hughes
RM 42   Max Porter   42'   80'
CM 10   Sam Foley
LM 36   Lee Evans
FW 15   Nathaniel Jarvis   69'
FW 30   Lee Minshull
FW 31   Romone Rose   66'   69'
Substitutes:
GK 39   Matthew Swann
DF 25   Paul Rodgers
MF 11   Darryl Knights   80'
FW 23   Jake Harris   69'
FW 26   Elliott Buchanan   69'
Manager:
  Justin Edinburgh
GK 24   Michael Ingham
RB 20   Jon Challinor
CB 4   Chris Smith (c)   21'
CB 6   Daniel Parslow
LB 27   Ben Gibson
CM 2   Lanre Oyebanjo
CM 3   James Meredith
CM 26   Paddy McLaughlin   83'
FW 17   Matty Blair
FW 9   Jason Walker   90'
FW 10   Ashley Chambers   90'
Substitutes:
GK 1   Paul Musselwhite
DF 16   Jamal Fyfield   83'
MF 14   Michael Potts
MF 18   Adriano Moke   90'
FW 7   Jamie Reed   90'
Manager:
  Gary Mills

References

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  1. ^ a b "Newport County fan Ron Jones's long Wembley wait". BBC News. 12 May 2012.
  2. ^ "Lanre Oyebanjo seals York City's FA Trophy win against Newport County". Guardian. 12 May 2012. Retrieved 1 October 2015.
  3. ^ "Worksop Town 1-3 Newport County". The Football Association. 24 January 2012.
  4. ^ "Harris inspires County comeback". South Wales Argus. Newport. 27 February 2012.