2012 FA Trophy Final
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]
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| Event | 2011–12 FA Trophy | ||||||
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| Date | 12 May 2012 | ||||||
| Venue | Wembley Stadium, London | ||||||
| Referee | Anthony Taylor | ||||||
| Attendance | 19,844 | ||||||
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
    
    Newport County
    
| 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
    
| 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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| Newport County | 0–2 | York City | 
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| Report | Blair  65' Oyebanjo  72' | 
|           Newport County |        York City | 
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References
    
- "Newport County fan Ron Jones's long Wembley wait". BBC News. 12 May 2012.
- "Lanre Oyebanjo seals York City's FA Trophy win against Newport County". Guardian. 12 May 2012. Retrieved 1 October 2015.
- "Worksop Town 1-3 Newport County". The Football Association. 24 January 2012.
- "Harris inspires County comeback". South Wales Argus. Newport. 27 February 2012.






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