{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2023}} {{Infobox football match | title = 2003 FA Trophy Final | image = 2003 FA Trophy Final – cover of the official programme.png | event = 2002–03 FA Trophy | team1 = Burscough | team1score = 2 | team2 = Tamworth | team2score = 1 | date = {{Start date|2003|05|18|df=y}} | stadium = Villa Park | city = Birmingham | man_of_the_match1a = Gary Martindale (Burscough) | man_of_the_match1atitle = | man_of_the_match1b = | man_of_the_match1btitle = | referee = Uriah Rennie (South Yorkshire) | attendance = 14,296 | weather = Rain <br />{{convert|16|°C|°F}}<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.wunderground.com/history/airport/EGBB/2003/5/18/MonthlyHistory.html?req_city=NA&req_state=NA&req_statename=NA|title=Local Weather Forecast, News and Conditions | Weather Underground}}</ref> | television = | previous = 2002 | next = 2004 }} 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.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_conf/3036483.stm |title=Burscough claim Trophy |date=18 May 2003 |publisher=BBC Sport |access-date=18 May 2003}}</ref>
==Road to Villa Park== {{see also|2002–03 FA Trophy}}
===Burscough=== <div class="thumb tletf"> {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;margin:0" |- !scope="col" style="width:25px"|Round !scope="col" style="width:175px"|Opposition !scope="col" style="width:70px"|Score |- !scope=row style="text-align:center"|1st<br>Replay |Marine (h)<br>Marine (a) |0–0<br>1–3 (a.e.t.) |- !scope=row style="text-align:center"|2nd<br>Replay |Harrogate Town (a)<br>Harrogate Town (h) |2–2<br>3–2 |- !scope=row style="text-align:center"|3rd |Ilkeston Town (a) |0–3 |- !scope=row style="text-align:center"|4th<br>Replay |Alfreton Town (a)<br>Alfreton Town (h) |1–1<br>2–0 |- !scope=row style="text-align:center"|5th |Wakefield & Emley (h) |5–0 |-
!scope=row style="text-align:center"|6th |Yeovil Town (a) |2–0 |-
!scope=row style="text-align:center"|SF |Aylesbury United (a)<br>Aylesbury United (h) |1–1<br>1–0 |- |colspan="3" style="background-color:white"|<small>'''Key:''' (h) = Home venue; (a) = Away venue; (n) = Neutral venue.</small> |} </div>
===Tamworth=== As Tamworth were a Southern Football League club (they won the league in 2003 and secured promotion to the Football Conference),<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://fchd.info/TAMWORTH.HTM|title=Football Club History Database – Tamworth|website=fchd.info|accessdate=9 April 2023}}</ref> 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. {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;margin:0" |- !scope="col" style="width:25px"|Round !scope="col" style="width:175px"|Opposition !scope="col" style="width:70px"|Score |- !scope=row style="text-align:center"|2nd |Accrington Stanley (h) |4–1 |- !scope=row style="text-align:center"|3rd |Nuneaton Borough (h) |3–0 |- !scope=row style="text-align:center"|4th |Stevenage Borough (h) |3–0 |- !scope=row style="text-align:center"|5th |Margate (a) |0–2 |- !scope=row style="text-align:center"|SF |Havant & Waterlooville (h)<br>Havant & Waterlooville (a) |1–0<br>1–1 (a.e.t.) |- |colspan="3" style="background-color:white"|<small>'''Key:''' (h) = Home venue; (a) = Away venue; (n) = Neutral venue.</small> |}
==Match== ===Details=== {{football box | date = {{Start date|2003|05|18|df=y}} | time = 16:05 BST | team1 = Burscough | score = 2–1 | report = http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_conf/3036483.stm | team2 = Tamworth | goals1 = Martindale {{goal|26||55}} | goals2 = Cooper {{goal|79}} | stadium = Villa Park, Birmingham | attendance = 14,296 | referee = Uriah Rennie (South Yorkshire)}}
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{| width="100%" |valign="top" width="50%"| {| style="font-size: 90%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" |colspan="4"| |- !width=25| !!width=25| |- |GK ||'''1'''||{{flagicon|ENG}} Matt Taylor |- |RB ||'''6'''||{{flagicon|ENG}} Carl MacAuley |- |CB ||'''5'''||{{flagicon|ENG}} Joe Taylor |- |CB ||'''6''' ||{{flagicon|ENG}} Shaun Teale || || {{suboff|76}} |- |LB ||'''8'''||{{flagicon|ENG}} Ryan Bowen |- |RM ||'''14'''||{{flagicon|ENG}} Mark Byrne || || {{suboff|84}} |- |CM ||'''10'''||{{flagicon|ENG}} John Norman |- |CM ||'''15''' ||{{flagicon|ENG}} Paul Burns |- |LM ||'''7''' ||{{flagicon|ENG}} John Lawless || {{yel|}} |- |RF ||'''11'''||{{flagicon|ENG}} Gary Martindale || || {{suboff|80}} |- |LF ||'''10'''||{{flagicon|ENG}} Peter Wright (c) |- |colspan=3|'''Substitutes:''' |- |MF ||'''3''' ||{{flagicon|ENG}} John Bluck || || {{subon|84}} |- |FW ||'''12'''||{{flagicon|ENG}} Kris McHale || || {{subon|80}} |- |GK ||'''13'''||{{flagicon|ENG}} Gary Maguire |- |MF ||'''16'''||{{flagicon|ENG}} Marvin Molyneux |- |DF ||'''17'''||{{flagicon|ENG}} Michael White || || {{subon|76}} |- |colspan=3|'''Player-manager:''' |- |colspan=4|{{flagicon|ENG}} Shaun Teale |} |valign="top"| |valign="top" width="50%"| {| style="font-size: 90%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align=center |colspan="4"| |- !width=25| !!width=25| |- |GK ||'''1'''||{{flagicon|ENG}} Darren Acton |- |RB ||'''2''' ||{{flagicon|ENG}} Rob Warner |- |CB ||'''4''' ||{{flagicon|ENG}} Dave Robinson || {{yel|}} |- |CB ||'''5'''||{{flagicon|ENG}} Steve Walsh || {{yel|}} |- |LB ||'''3''' ||{{flagicon|ENG}} Richard Follett |- |RM ||'''7''' ||{{flagicon|ENG}} Nick Colley |- |CM ||'''11'''||{{flagicon|ENG}} Brian McGorry |- |CM ||'''6'''||{{flagicon|ENG}} Mark Cooper (c) |- |LM ||'''8''' ||{{flagicon|ENG}} Steve Evans || || {{suboff|64}} |- |RF ||'''14''' ||{{flagicon|ENG}} Mark Sale || || {{suboff|55}} |- |LF ||'''10'''||{{flagicon|ENG}} Scott Rickards || || {{suboff|89}} |- |colspan=3|'''Substitutes:''' |- |FW ||'''9''' ||{{flagicon|ENG}} Mark Hallam || || {{subon|55}} |- |MF ||'''12''' ||{{flagicon|ENG}} Mark Turner || || {{subon|64}} |- |DF ||'''15'''||{{flagicon|ENG}} Darren Grocutt |- |MF ||'''16'''||{{flagicon|ENG}} Paul Hatton || || {{subon|89}} |- |GK ||'''19''' ||{{flagicon|ENG}} Neil Barnes |- |colspan=3|'''Manager:''' |- |colspan=4|{{flagicon|ENG}} Darron Gee |} |}
{| width=100% style="font-size: 90%" | width=50% valign=top| '''Match officials''' *Assistant referees: **Rob Lewis **Mr Steve Tanner *Fourth official: Mark Clattenburg
'''Man of the match''' * Gary Martindale (Burscough) | width=55% valign=top| '''Match rules''' *90 minutes. *30 minutes of extra time if necessary. *Penalty shootout if scores still level. *Five named substitutes. *Maximum of three substitutions. |}
==Notes== :A. {{note|bye1}} Clubs competing in the Northern/Southern Football League Premier Division, receive a bye to the second round.
==References== {{Reflist}}
{{FA Trophy seasons}} {{2002–03 in English football}} {{Tamworth F.C.}}
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