1992 FA Trophy Final

The 1991–92 FA Trophy Final, known as the 1992 Vauxhall FA Trophy Final for sponsorship reasons, was the final match of the 1991–92 FA Trophy. It was the 23rd season of the competition for teams from the Conference and other semi-professional teams below this level. The match was held on 10 May 1992 at Wembley Stadium, London, and was contested by Colchester United and Witton Albion. Both were appearing in the final for the first time.

1992 FA Trophy Final
Vauxhall FA Trophy Final
Event1991–92 FA Trophy
Colchester United Witton Albion
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Date10 May 1992
VenueWembley Stadium, London
Attendance32,254

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 Kingstonian and Merthyr Tydfil after replays, Morecambe, Telford United, and Macclesfield Town. Witton needed a replay to beat Billingham Synthonia in the first round, then saw off Aylesbury United, Stalybridge Celtic, Wycombe Wanderers, and Marine.

Route to the final
Main article: 1991–92 FA Trophy

Colchester United
Round Opposition Score
1st
Replay		 Kingstonian (H)
Kingstonian (A)		 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.

Colchester United were held to a 2–2 draw with Kingstonian in the first round of the FA Trophy at their Layer Road ground. Three goals in the opening ten minutes of the match had given Kingstonian a 2–1 lead, but a 90th-minute equaliser from Tony English sent the tie to a replay.[1] Colchester then scraped through the replay with a 3–2 victory at Kingsmeadow.[2] They were then held to a goalless draw at Merthyr Tydfil in the second round,[3] but a late Roy McDonough goal secured a 1–0 win for the U's in the replay.[4] Colchester beat Morecambe 3–1 in their third round match,[5] before a resounding 4–0 win over Telford United in the fifth round.[6] In the semi-final first leg, Colchester made the most of home advantage and beat Macclesfield Town 3–0,[7] before guaranteeing a trip to Wembley with a 1–1 draw at Moss Rose to win 4–1 on aggregate.[8]

Witton Albion
Round Opposition Score
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) 2–2
Marine (A) 4–1
Key: (H) = Home venue; (A) = Away venue; (N) = Neutral venue.

Witton Albion drew 2–2 with Billingham Synthonia at Wincham Park in the first round. They won 2–1 after extra time in the replay at Belasis Lane. In round two, Witton beat Aylesbury United 1–0, followed by another 1–0 victory at home to Stalybridge Celtic. In the fifth round, Witton overcame Wycombe Wanderers 2–1 at Adams Park. In the semi-final, they were held to a 2–2 draw at home by Marine, before winning 4–1 at Rossett Park to win 6–3 on aggregate.

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 23,000 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 United3–1Witton Albion
 Report Lutkevich  57'
Attendance: 32,254
GK1 Scott Barrett
FB2 Warren Donald
FB3 Paul Roberts
MF4 Mark Kinsella
DF5 Tony English
CB6 Dave Martin
MF7 Jason Cook 81'
FW8 Mike Masters
FW9 Roy McDonough 64'
FW10 Steve McGavin
MF11 Nicky Smith
Substitutes:
WG12 Gary Bennett 64'
MF13 Eamonn Collins
Manager:
Roy McDonough
GK1 Keith Mason
2Mike Halliday
3Lee Coathup
4Steve McNellis
5Jim Connor
6Stewart Anderson
7Karl Thomas
MF8 Colin Rose
FW9 Carl Alford
10Andy Grimshaw 66'
11Mike Lutkevich 79'
Substitutes:
12Joe Connor 66'
13Jim McCluskie 79'
Manager:
Peter O'Brien

Match rules

  • 90 minutes.
  • 30 minutes of extra time if necessary.
  • Penalty shoot-out if scores still level.
  • Maximum of two substitutions.

References
  1. "Colchester Utd 2–2 Kingstonian". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 27 August 2018.
  2. "Kingstonian 2–3 Colchester Utd". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 27 August 2018.
  3. "Merthyr Tydfil 0–0 Colchester Utd". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 27 August 2018.
  4. "Colchester Utd 1–0 Merthyr Tydfil". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 27 August 2018.
  5. "Colchester Utd 3–1 Morecambe". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 27 August 2018.
  6. "Colchester Utd 4–0 Telford United". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 27 August 2018.
  7. "Colchester Utd 3–0 Macclesfield Town". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 27 August 2018.
  8. "Macclesfield Town 1–1 Colchester Utd". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 27 August 2018.
  9. "Witton Albion". Coludaybyday.co.uk. Retrieved 27 August 2018.
  10. "Colchester Utd 3–1 Witton Albion". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 27 August 2018.
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