2000 FA Trophy Final

Event

1999–2000 FA Trophy

Kettering Town	Kingstonian

2	3

Date

13 May 2000

Venue

Wembley Stadium, London

Man of the Match

Eddie Akuamoah (Kingstonian)

Referee

Steve Dunn

Attendance

20,034

The 2000 FA Trophy Final was the 31st final of The Football Association's cup competition for levels 5–8 of the English football league system. It was contested by Kettering Town and Kingstonian on 13 May 2000 at Wembley Stadium, London.

Kingstonian won the match 3-2, fighting back from 2-1 down to snatch a magnificent victory thanks to two goals from Eddie Akuamoah and the winner from Amara Simba.^[1]^[2] A crowd of 20,034 were in attendance.

Route to the final

Kettering Town

Date Round	*Home team*	Score	*Away team*	Venue

27 November 1999 2	Kettering Town	2 - 2	Thame United	Kettering
15:00				Stadium: Rockingham Road

30 November 1999 2r	Thame United	0 - 1	Kettering Town	Thame
19:45				Stadium: Windmill Road

15 January 2000 3	Kettering Town	2 - 0	Welling United	Kettering
15:00				Stadium: Rockingham Road

5 February 2000 4	Kettering Town	2 - 2	Walton & Hersham	Kettering
15:00				Stadium: Rockingham Road

8 February 2000 4r	Walton & Hersham	0 - 2	Kettering Town	Walton-on-Thames
19:45				Stadium: Stompond Lane

26 February 2000 5	Workington	0 - 1	Kettering Town	Workington
19:45				Stadium: Borough Park

11 March 2000 QF	Kettering Town	2 - 2	Bishop Auckland	Kettering
15:00				Stadium: Rockingham Road

15 March 2000 QFr	Bishop Auckland	0 - 2	Kettering Town	Bishop Auckland
19:45				Stadium: Kingsway

1 April 2000 SF-1	Kettering Town	1 - 0	Telford United	Kettering
15:00				Stadium: Rockingham Road

15 April 2000 SF-2	Telford United	0 - 0 (0 - 1 agg.)	Kettering Town	Telford
15:00				Stadium: Bucks Head

Kingstonian

Date Round	*Home team*	Score	*Away team*	Venue

27 November 1999 2	Folkestone Invicta	0 - 1	Kingstonian	Folkestone
15:00				Stadium: Cheriton Road

15 January 2000 4	Wealdstone	0 – 5	Kingstonian	London
15:00				Stadium: White Lion Ground

5 February 2000 4	Kingstonian	2 - 1	Moor Green	Kingston upon Thames
15:00				Stadium: Kingsmeadow

26 February 2000 5	Yeovil Town	0 - 1	Kingstonian	Yeovil
15:00				Stadium: Huish Park

11 March 2000 QF	Kingstonian	0 - 0	Southport	Kingston upon Thames
15:00				Stadium: Kingsmeadow

14 March 2000 QFr	Southport	0 - 1	Kingstonian	Southport
19:45				Stadium: Haig Avenue

1 April 2000 SF-1	Sutton United	1 - 1	Kingstonian	Sutton, London
15:00				Stadium: Gander Green Lane

18 April 2000 SF-2	Kingstonian	6 - 0 (7 - 1 agg.)	Sutton United	Kingston upon Thames
19:45				Stadium: Kingsmeadow

Match

Details

Kettering Town v Kingstonian

13 May 2000
15:00 BST

Kettering Town	2–3	Kingstonian
Vowden 55' Norman 64' (pen)	Report	Akuamoah 40', 69' Simba 75'

Wembley Stadium, London
Attendance: 20,034
Referee: Steve Dunn (Gloucester)



1	GK	Adam Sollitt
6	DF	Craig Norman 73'
4	DF	Chris Perkins
5	DF	Colin Vowden (c)
11	DF	Gary Setchell 80'
3	MF	Carl Adams
7	MF	Matt Fisher
8	FW	Phil Brown
2	FW	Brett McNamara
9	FW	Carl Shutt
10	FW	Dale Watkins 45'
Substitutes:
18	GK	Steve Wilson
16	DF	Ian Ridgway
15	MF	Craig Hopkins 80'
12	FW	Lee Hudson 45'
14	FW	Wayne Diuk 73'
Manager:
Peter Morris



1	GK	Steve Farrelly
3	DF	Colin Luckett
4	DF	Matt Crossley (c)
5	DF	Simon Stewart 75'
6	DF	Mark Harris
2	MF	Tarkan Mustafa
7	MF	Junior Kadi 82'
8	MF	Geoff Pitcher
10	FW	Amara Simba
10	FW	Ronnie Green 85'
11	FW	Eddie Akuamoah
Substitutes:
13	GK	Richard Hurst
14	DF	Eddie Saunders 75'
16	DF	Luke Basford 85'
15	DF	Derek Allan
12	FW	Dave Leworthy 82'
Manager:
Geoff Chapple

Match rules

90 minutes.
30 minutes of extra time if necessary.
Penalty shootout if scores still level.
Five named substitutes.
Maximum of three substitutions.

References

↑ "Football: Geoff's special Ks; UMBRO TROPHY FINAL - KETTERING 2 KINGSTONIAN 3.". The Free Library. Sunday Mirror. 14 May 2000. Retrieved 12 December 2014.
↑ Kettering Town 2-3 Kingstonian - Match Report

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