2001 FA Trophy final

2001 FA Trophy Final

Event	2000–01 FA Trophy
Canvey Island Forest Green Rovers 1 0
Date	13 May 2001 (2001-05-13)
Venue	Villa Park, Birmingham
Referee	Alan Wiley
Attendance	10,007

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. A crowd of 10,007 were in attendance.

Route to the final

Canvey Island

Harlow Town v Canvey Island

Second round	Harlow Town	2–2	Canvey Island	Harlow
15:00

Canvey Island v Harlow Town

Second round replay	Canvey Island	2–0	Harlow Town	Canvey Island
19:45

Canvey Island v Northwood

Third round	Canvey Island	5–1	Northwood	Canvey Island
15:00		Report		Attendance: 302

Bilston Town v Canvey Island

Fourth round	Bilston Town	0–1	Canvey Island	Bilston
15:00		Report	Parmenter File:Soccerball shade.svg 34'	Attendance: 536

Canvey Island v Stevenage Borough

Fifth round	Canvey Island	1–1	Stevenage Borough	Canvey Island
15:00	Vaughan File:Soccerball shade.svg 6'	Report	Illman File:Soccerball shade.svg 19'	Attendance: 1,010

Stevenage Borough v Canvey Island

Fifth round replay	Stevenage Borough	0–0 (2–4 p)	Canvey Island	Stevenage
19:45		Report		Attendance: 1,148

Canvey Island v Telford United

Quarter-finals	Canvey Island	1–0	Telford United	Canvey Island
15:00	Jones File:Soccerball shade.svg 26'	Report		Attendance: 807

Canvey Island v Chester City

Semi-finals 1st leg	Canvey Island	2–0	Chester City	Canvey Island
15:00		Report		Attendance: 1,221

Chester City v Canvey Island

Semi-finals 2nd leg	Chester City	0–2 (0–4 agg.)	Canvey Island	Chester
15:00				Stadium: Deva Stadium

Forest Green Rovers

Forest Green Rovers v Barton Rovers

Third round	Forest Green Rovers	6–1	Barton Rovers	Nailsworth
15:00				Stadium: The Lawn

Matlock Town v Forest Green Rovers

Fourth round	Matlock Town	2–2	Forest Green Rovers	Matlock
15:00

Forest Green Rovers v Matlock Town

Fourth round replay	Forest Green Rovers	3–1	Matlock Town	Nailsworth
19:45				Stadium: The Lawn

Forest Green Rovers v Rushden & Diamonds

Fifth round	Forest Green Rovers	2–0	Rushden & Diamonds	Nailsworth
15:00				Stadium: The Lawn

Forest Green Rovers v Worksop Town

Quarter-finals	Forest Green Rovers	2–1	Worksop Town	Nailsworth
15:00				Stadium: The Lawn

Forest Green Rovers v Hereford United

Semi-finals 1st leg	Forest Green Rovers	2–2	Hereford United	Nailsworth
15:00				Stadium: The Lawn

Hereford United v Forest Green Rovers

Semi-finals 2nd leg	Hereford United	1–4 (3–6 agg.)	Forest Green Rovers	Hereford
19:45				Stadium: Edgar Street

Match

Details

13 May 2001 (2001-05-13)

15:00 BST

Canvey Island	1–0	Forest Green Rovers
Chenery File:Soccerball shade.svg 16'	Report

Villa Park, Birmingham

Attendance: 10,007

Referee: Alan Wiley (Burntwood)

Ashley Harrison John Kennedy Chris Duffy Ben Chenery Mick Bodley Steve Ward Steve Tilson Mark Stimson downward-facing red arrow 84' Neil Gregory Wayne Vaughan downward-facing red arrow 75' Steve Parmenter Substitutes: Mickey Bennett Andy Jones upward-facing green arrow 75' Adam Miller Adam Tanner upward-facing green arrow 84' Mark Loxton Manager: Jeff King

Stephen Perrin Rob Cousins Adam Lockwood Adrian Foster Billy Clark Chris Burns Tony Daley Jason Drysdale downward-facing red arrow 46' Martin Foster downward-facing red arrow 74' Alex Meechan Stuart Slater Substitutes: Paul Hunt upward-facing green arrow 74' Ian Hedges Frankie Bennett upward-facing green arrow 46' Luke Price Matthew Ghent Manager: 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.