1999 FA Trophy final explained

1999 FA Trophy final
Event:1998–99 FA Trophy
Team1:Forest Green Rovers
Team1score:0
Team2:Kingstonian
Team2score:1
Stadium:Wembley Stadium
City:London
Previous:1998
Next:2000

The 1999 FA Trophy final was an association football match played on 15 May 1999 at Wembley Stadium, London. The match was the 30th final of the FA Trophy, the domestic cup competition played primarily by semi-professional teams in the English football league system. The final was contested between Conference National members Forest Green Rovers and Kingstonian. Both clubs were competing in their first FA Trophy final.[1]

Both sides were given byes to the second round of the competition, and they progressed through six rounds in total to reach the final.[2] Neither team required a replay in their run to the final. In the two-legged semi-finals, Forest Green and Kingstonian each drew in their respective first leg matches before winning in the second leg.

In the final Tarkan Mustafa scored an early second half goal which was enough to see Kingstonian win 1–0 and claim the FA Trophy. Kingstonian manager Geoff Chapple won the trophy for the fourth time, having previously won it with Woking in the 1994, 1995 and 1997 finals. Kingstonian, still managed by Chapple, would go on to retain their trophy by winning the 2000 FA Trophy final.[3] [4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Forest Green Rovers' greatest cup triumphs: From Wembley triumph to beating Charlton Athletic and Cheltenham Town. John. Townley. Robert. Iles. 1 September 2019. Gloucestershire Live. 20 March 2024.
  2. Web site: 1998–99 F.A. Trophy. Football Club History Database. 20 March 2024.
  3. Web site: FA Trophy: The 1990s really belonged to one boss, Geoff Chapple. 24 March 2020. The Non-League Paper. 20 March 2024.
  4. Web site: The History of the FA Trophy. The Football Association. 28 March 2024.