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| Event | 2002–03 FA Trophy | ||||||
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| Date | 18 May 2003 (2003-05-18) | ||||||
| Venue | Villa Park,Birmingham | ||||||
| Man of the Match | Gary Martindale (Burscough) | ||||||
| Referee | Uriah Rennie (South Yorkshire) | ||||||
| Attendance | 14,296 | ||||||
| Weather | Rain 16 °C (61 °F)[1] | ||||||
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The2003 FA Trophy Final was the 34th final ofThe Football Association's cup competition for levels 5–8 of theEnglish football league system. It was contested byBurscough andTamworth on 18 May 2003 atVilla Park inBirmingham.
Burscough won the match 2–1 to win the competition for the first time in their history.[2]
| Round | Opposition | Score |
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| 1st Replay | Marine (h) Marine (a) | 0–0 1–3 (a.e.t.) |
| 2nd Replay | Harrogate Town (a) Harrogate Town (h) | 2–2 3–2 |
| 3rd | Ilkeston Town (a) | 0–3 |
| 4th Replay | Alfreton Town (a) Alfreton Town (h) | 1–1 2–0 |
| 5th | Wakefield & Emley (h) | 5–0 |
| 6th | Yeovil Town (a) | 2–0 |
| SF | Aylesbury United (a) Aylesbury United (h) | 1–1 1–0 |
| Key: (h) = Home venue; (a) = Away venue; (n) =Neutral venue. | ||
AsTamworth were aSouthern Football League club (they won the league in 2003 and secured promotion to theFootball Conference),[3] they entered the competition in the second round. Tamworth's cup run started with a home tie against their league rivals,Accrington Stanley. They went on to win the game 4–1. In the third round, the team was drawn at home against local rivalsNuneaton Borough, in which they won the game 3–0.
| Round | Opposition | Score |
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| 2nd | Accrington Stanley (h) | 4–1 |
| 3rd | Nuneaton Borough (h) | 3–0 |
| 4th | Stevenage Borough (h) | 3–0 |
| 5th | Margate (a) | 0–2 |
| SF | Havant & Waterlooville (h) Havant & Waterlooville (a) | 1–0 1–1 (a.e.t.) |
| Key: (h) = Home venue; (a) = Away venue; (n) =Neutral venue. | ||
| Burscough | 2–1 | Tamworth |
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Martindale 26',55' | Report | Cooper 79' |
      Burscough |  Tamworth |
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