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Event | 2002–03 FA Trophy | ||||||
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Date | 18 May 2003 | ||||||
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) | ||||||
The 2003 FA Trophy Final was the 34th final of The Football Association's cup competition for levels 5–8 of the English football league system. It was contested by Burscough and Tamworth on 18 May 2003 at Villa Park in Birmingham.
Burscough won the match 2–1 to win the competition for the first time in their history.
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. |
As Tamworth were a Southern Football League club (they won the league in 2003 and secured promotion to the Football Conference), 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 rivals Nuneaton 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' |
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