| Event | 2012–13 FA Trophy | ||||||
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| Afterextra time Wrexham won 4–1 onpenalties | |||||||
| Date | 24 March 2013 | ||||||
| Venue | Wembley Stadium,London | ||||||
| Man of the Match | Andy Morrell | ||||||
| Referee | Jon Moss | ||||||
| Attendance | 35,266 | ||||||
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The2013 FA Trophy Final was the 44th final ofthe Football Association's cup competition for levels 5–8 of theEnglish football league system. The match was contested betweenGrimsby Town andWrexham. It was Wrexham's first visit toWembley Stadium in their 149-year history.[1]
Grimsby Town defeatedBuxton,Havant & Waterlooville,Welling United,Luton Town andDartford en route to the Final.[citation needed]
Wrexham defeatedRushall Olympic,Solihull Moors,Sutton United,Southport andGainsborough Trinity en route to the Final.[citation needed]
The final of the 2013 FA Trophy played between Wrexham and Grimsby Town ended with Wrexham winning 4–1 in a penalty shoot-out after the teams had drawn in the normal time of 90 minutes. Grimsby Town led over Wrexham with a solitary goal scored by Andy Cook in the 71st minute, but Wrexham equalised as captain Keates was fouled inside the box and Kevin Thornton scored the resulting penalty spot-kick. In the ensuing extra time both the teams failed to score leading to a penalty shoot-out. The spot kicks from Adrian Cieslewicz, Danny Wright, Chris Westwood and finally Johnny Hunt, led to Wrexham's victory.[2][3] Wrexham became the first Welsh club to win the trophy.[4]
| Grimsby Town | 1–1 (a.e.t.) | Wrexham |
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Cook 70' | Report | Thornton 81' (pen.) |
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Hatton Brodie Colbeck  | 1–4 | CieślewiczD. WrightWestwoodHunt |
        Grimsby Town |      Wrexham |
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