{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}} {{Infobox football match | title = 1973 FA Trophy Final | image = | event = 1972–73 FA Trophy | team1 = Scarborough | team1score = 2 | team2 = Wigan Athletic | team2score = 1 | details = After extra time | date = 28 April 1973 | stadium = Wembley Stadium | city = London | man_of_the_match1a = | referee = | attendance = | attendance1 = 23,000 | weather = Rain<ref>{{cite news|last=Todd|first=Eric|title=Scarborough upset Wigan|newspaper=The Guardian|date=30 April 1973|page=20|id={{ProQuest|185696559}}}}</ref> | previous = 1972 | next = 1974 }} The '''1973 FA Trophy Final''' was a football match between Scarborough and Wigan Athletic on 28 April 1973 at the Wembley Stadium, London. It was the final match of the 1972–73 FA Trophy, the fourth season of the FA Trophy, The Football Association's cup competition for non-league clubs in the English football league system. Both teams were making their first appearance in the final and it was the first in the competition's history to not feature a team from the Southern League.<ref name=guardianpreview>{{cite news|last=Todd|first=Eric|title=Scarborough 'at home'|newspaper=The Guardian|date=28 April 1973|page=19|id={{ProQuest|185699735}}}}</ref> The match was won 2–1 by Scarborough after extra time.
==Match==
===Details=== {{football box | date = 28 April 1973 | time = 15:00 | team1 = Scarborough | score = 2–1 | aet = yes | report = http://www.seadogsfans.co.uk/X44WembleyYears.htm | team2 = Wigan Athletic | goals1 = * Leask {{goal|12}} * Thompson {{goal|116}} | goals2 = Rogers {{goal|90}} | stadium = Wembley Stadium, London | attendance = 23,000 | referee = }}
{| width="100%" |valign="top" width="50%"| {| style="font-size: 90%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" |colspan="4"| |- !width=25| !!width=25| |- | || ||{{flagicon|SCO}} Bert Garrow |- | || ||{{flagicon|ENG}} Colin Appleton |- | || ||{{flagicon|ENG}} Jimmy Shoulder |- | || ||{{flagicon|ENG}} Harry Dunn |- | || ||{{flagicon|ENG}} George Siddle |- | || ||{{flagicon|ENG}} Bernie Fagan |- | || ||{{flagicon|ENG}} Gerry Donoghue |- | || ||{{flagicon|ENG}} Alan Franks |- | || ||{{flagicon|ENG}} Malcolm Leask {{suboff}} |- | || ||{{flagicon|ENG}} Malcolm Thompson |- | || ||{{flagicon|ENG}} Dick Hewitt |- |colspan=3|'''Substitutes:''' |- | || ||{{flagicon|ENG}} Jeff Barmby {{subon}} |- |colspan=3|'''Player/Manager:''' |- |colspan=4|{{flagicon|ENG}} Colin Appleton |} |valign="top" width="50%"| {| style="font-size: 90%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" |colspan="4"| |- !width=25| !!width=25| |- | || ||{{flagicon|SCO}} Dennis Reeves |- | || ||{{flagicon|ENG}} Kenny Morris |- | || ||{{flagicon|SCO}} Billy Sutherland |- | || ||{{flagicon|ENG}} Mickey Taylor |- | || ||{{flagicon|ENG}} Albert Jackson |- | || ||{{flagicon|ENG}} Ian Gillibrand |- | || ||{{flagicon|ENG}} Paul Clements |- | || ||{{flagicon|ENG}} Graham Oates {{suboff}} |- | || ||{{flagicon|ENG}} John Rogers |- | || ||{{flagicon|ENG}} John King |- | || ||{{flagicon|ENG}} Micky Worswick |- |colspan=3|'''Substitutes:''' |- | || ||{{flagicon|ENG}} Barry McCunnell {{subon}} |- |colspan=3|'''Manager:''' |- |colspan=4|{{flagicon|ENG}} Les Rigby |} |}
==References== {{reflist}}
{{FA Trophy seasons}} {{1972–73 in English football}} {{Scarborough F.C.}} {{Wigan Athletic F.C. matches}}
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