2008 Football League Trophy Final

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2008 Football League Trophy Final
Event2007–08 Football League Trophy
Grimsby Town Milton Keynes Dons
0 2
Date30 March 2008 (2008-03-30)
VenueWembley Stadium, London
RefereePhil Joslin (Kent)
Attendance56,618
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The 2008 Football League Trophy Final was the 25th final of the domestic football cup competition for teams from Football Leagues One and Two, the Football League Trophy. The final was played at Wembley Stadium in London on 30 March 2008, the first time that the final had been staged at the stadium since it was rebuilt. The match was contested by Grimsby Town and Milton Keynes Dons. MK Dons won the match 2–0 with Keith Andrews and Sean O'Hanlon scoring the goals in the final 20 minutes.

Match details[]

Grimsby Town0–2Milton Keynes Dons
  • Andrews Goal 74' (pen.)
  • O'Hanlon Goal 81'
Attendance: 56,618
Grimsby Town
MK Dons
GK 1 Phil Barnes
RB 2 Jamie Clarke
CB 25 Rob Atkinson
CB 6 Nick Fenton (c)
LB 3 Tom Newey
RM 11 Danny Boshell Yellow card
CM 4 James Hunt Substituted off 79'
CM 15 Paul Bolland
LM 17 Nick Hegarty
CF 7 Peter Till Substituted off 61'
CF 9 Danny North Substituted off 46'
Substitutes:
GK 13 Gary Montgomery
DF 5 Ryan Bennett
MF 10 Ciarán Toner Substituted in 79'
MF 18 Peter Bore Substituted in 46'
CF 19 Gary Jones Substituted in 61'
Manager:
Alan Buckley
GK 12 Willy Guéret
RB 2 Jude Stirling
CB 6 Sean O'Hanlon
CB 25 Danny Swailes
LB 3 Dean Lewington (c)
RM 4 Keith Andrews
CM 20 Alan Navarro Yellow card
LM 11 Lloyd Dyer
CF 10 Colin Cameron Substituted off 90'
CF 23 Jemal Johnson Substituted off 77'
CF 8 Kevin Gallen Substituted off 77'
Substitutes:
GK 29 Nathan Abbey
DF 13 Gareth Edds
MF 14 Mark Wright Substituted in 77'
FW 16 Aaron Wilbraham Substituted in 77'
FW 36 Sam Baldock Substituted in 90'
Manager:
Paul Ince

MATCH OFFICIALS

  • Assistant referees:

MATCH RULES

  • 90 minutes.
  • 30 minutes of extra-time if necessary.
  • Penalty shoot-out if scores still level.
  • Five named substitutes
  • Maximum of three substitutions.


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