2016 National League play-off Final

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2016 National League play-off Final
2016 National League play-off Final programme.jpg
The match programme cover
Event2015–16 National League
Forest Green Rovers Grimsby Town
1 3
Date15 May 2016
VenueWembley Stadium, London
RefereeRobert Jones
Attendance17,198
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The 2016 National League play-off Final, known as the 2016 Vanarama National League Promotion Final for sponsorship purposes, was an association football match between Forest Green Rovers and Grimsby Town on 15 May 2016 at Wembley Stadium in London. It was the 14th National League play-off Final, the first under the name National League and the ninth to be played at Wembley. Grimsby won the match 3–1 to earn promotion into League Two, returning into the Football League after a six-year absence.[1]

Match[]

Details[]

Forest Green Rovers1–3Grimsby Town
Marsh-Brown Goal 60' Report Bogle Goal 42', 43'
Arnold Goal 90+4'
Attendance: 17,198
Referee: Robert Jones
Forest Green Rovers
Grimsby Town
GK 1 Steve Arnold
RB 6 Dale Bennett
CB 16 Aarran Racine (c)
CB 4 Charlie Clough
LB 27 Ben Jefford Substituted off 71'
RM 9 Keanu Marsh-Brown
CM 24 Darren Carter Yellow card
CM 2 David Pipe
LM 11 Elliott Frear
FW 17 Kurtis Guthrie Substituted off 77'
FW 26 Brett Williams Substituted off 45'
Substitutes:
GK 23 Jonny Maxted
DF 3 James Jennings Substituted in 71'
MF 7 Anthony Jeffrey Substituted in 77'
MF 12 Clovis Kamdjo
FW 20 Jon Parkin Substituted in 45'
Manager:
Scott Bartlett
GK 1 James McKeown
RB 2 Richard Tait
CB 22 Aristote Nsiala
CB 6 Josh Gowling
LB 3 Gregor Robertson
RM 20 Nathan Arnold Substituted off 90+6'
CM 8 Craig Disley
CM 16 Craig Clay
LM 31 Jon Nolan
FW 9 Omar Bogle Substituted off 89'
FW 10 Pádraig Amond Substituted off 80'
Substitutes:
DF 5 Shaun Pearson Substituted in 90+6'
DF 23 Danny East
MF 14 Marcus Marshall
FW 18 Jon-Paul Pittman Substituted in 80'
FW 35 Patrick Hoban Substituted in 89'
Manager:
Paul Hurst

Statistics[]

Statistic Forest Green Rovers Grimsby Town
Goals scored 1 3
Possession 35% 65%
Shots 12 14
Shots on target 4 10
Corner kicks 6 1
Fouls 18 8
Yellow cards 1 0
Red cards 0 0
Source:[1]

References[]

  1. ^ a b Garry, Tom (15 May 2016). "Forest Green Rovers 1–3 Grimsby Town". BBC Sport. Retrieved 15 May 2016.
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