The 2008 FA Trophy Final was the 39th final of The Football Association

The Football Association

The Football Association, also known as simply The FA, is the governing body of football in England, and the Crown Dependencies of Jersey, Guernsey and the Isle of Man. It was formed in 1863, and is the oldest national football association...

's cup competition for levels 5-8 of the English football league system

English football league system

The English football league system, also known as the football pyramid, is a series of interconnected leagues for association football clubs in England, with six teams from Wales also competing...

. It was contested by Ebbsfleet United and Torquay United

Torquay United F.C.

Torquay United Football Club, nicknamed the Gulls, are an English association football club based in the tourist resort town of Torquay, Devon. They played in the Conference National in 2008–09, but were promoted to Football League Two after a 2–0 win over Cambridge United on 17 May 2009 at Wembley...

 on 10 May 2008 at Wembley Stadium

Wembley Stadium

The original Wembley Stadium, officially known as the Empire Stadium, was a football stadium in Wembley, a suburb of north-west London, standing on the site now occupied by the new Wembley Stadium that opened in 2007...

 in London

London

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.

Ebbsfleet United won the match 1–0 to win the competition for the first time in their history.

Match details

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style="font-size: 90%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0">	EBBSFLEET UNITED:
GK	1	Lance Cronin Lance Cronin Lance Cronin is an English professional footballer and currently plays as a goalkeeper for League Two side Bristol Rovers. He has made seven international appearances for the England C national football team.-Career:...
RB	2	Peter Hawkins Peter Hawkins (footballer) Peter Hawkins is an English footballer who plays for Whitstable Town as a defender. He has made over 275 senior appearances for Wimbledon, York, Rushden & Diamonds, Ebbsfleet, Maidstone and Tonbridge.-Career:...
CB	3	Sacha Opinel Sacha Opinel Sacha Opinel is a French professional footballer who was last attached to Harlow Town and played as a defender...
CB	5	James Smith
LB	6	Paul McCarthy (c)
RM	8	Stacy Long Stacy Long Stacy William Long is an English footballer who plays for Stevenage of League One as a midfielder.Long started his football career at Charlton Athletic in 1995 and progressed through the youth system, spending a total of ten years on the club's books, and although a regular in the reserve side he...
CM	12	Chris McPhee
CM	14	Neil Barrett Neil Barrett Neil William Barrett is an English footballer who plays for Ebbsfleet United as a midfielder.Barrett started his career in the youth system of Chelsea, before joining Portsmouth in 2001. He made over 20 appearances in his first season with Portsmouth, but having not played over a season and a...
LM	25	Michael Bostwick Michael Bostwick Michael Paul T. Bostwick is an English footballer who plays for League One side Stevenage as a midfielder.Bostwick started his career at Millwall, and played regularly for the club's Under–18 side and reserve team. At the age of 17, he joined Conference National side Crawley Town on work...
FW	19	John Akinde John Akinde John Job Ayo Akinde is an English footballer who plays for Crawley Town as a striker.-Career:Akinde signed for Bristol City following the first ever transfer decided by a fans poll, in this case by the members of MyFootballClub. Prior to playing for Bristol City, Akinde played for Ebbsfleet...
FW	14	Luke Moore Luke Moore (footballer born 1988) Luke Robert Moore is an English footballer who plays as a forward for AFC Wimbledon.-Gravesend & Northfleet:Moore began his career at his local club Gravesend and Northfleet, and remained there for three years which included the occasion when the club changed its name to Ebbsfleet Utd in May 2007,...
Substitutes:
GK	21	Sam Mott
DF	4	Gary MacDonald Gary MacDonald (footballer) Gary MacDonald is an English football defender who plays for Kingstonian as a defender. He has made over 150 appearances in the Football League and the National Conference.-Career:...
DF	4	Mark Ricketts
MF	17	George Purcell
FW	10	Chukki Eribenne Chukki Eribenne Chukwunyeaka Osondu "Chukki" Eribenne is an English footballer of Nigerian descent, who is currently without a club.-Career:...
Manager:
Liam Daish Liam Daish Liam Sean Daish is a former football player who played as a centre-half. Since 2005 he has been head coach of Conference National team Ebbsfleet United . Despite being born in England, Daish played internationally for the Republic of Ireland due to his Irish ancestry...

style="font-size: 90%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align=center> TORQUAY UNITED: | GK 21   Martin Rice

Martin Rice

Martin John Rice is an association footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Football League Two club Torquay United. He spent most of his early professional career at Exeter City and has since played for rivals Torquay United and non-League side Truro City.-Exeter City:Rice came through the youth...

  RB 3   Kevin Nicholson

Kevin Nicholson (footballer)

Kevin John Nicholson is an English footballer, currently playing for League Two side Torquay United. An ex England C team defender; since Torquay were promoted to the football league, who has currently been capped 4 times with the number 3 shirt on every occasion.- Biography :Nicholson began his...

 (c) CB 4   Steve Woods

Steve Woods

Stephen John 'Steve' Woods is an English professional footballer.-Early career:Woods was born in Davenham, Cheshire and began his career as a trainee with Stoke City, turning professional in August 1994. He made his league debut in March 1998, coming on as first half substitute for Ally Pickering...

CB 6   Chris Todd

Chris Todd

Christopher Todd , is a Welsh professional footballer currently playing for Forest Green Rovers.-Swansea City:...

LB 7   Lee Mansell

Lee Mansell

Lee Richard Samuel Mansell is an English footballer, who can play in midfield but is occupying the right back position for Torquay United and is the current captain....

RM 8   Tim Sills

Tim Sills

Timothy "Tim" Sills is an English footballer who plays as a striker for Basingstoke Town.Sills was a product of Millwall's youth system and was a regular in the club's youth team up until he left in 1997...

  CM 10   Lee Phillips  CM 14   Chris Hargreaves

Chris Hargreaves

Christian "Chris" Hargreaves is a former English footballer who played as a forward and a midfielder from 1989 until 2010.-Career:...

LM 20   Roscoe D'Sane

Roscoe D'Sane

Roscoe Niiquaye Dsane is an English professional footballer currently signed to Merstham. He has represented England at semi-professional level.-Career:...

  FW 24   Steve Adams FW 26   Chris Zebroski

Chris Zebroski

Christopher Matthew "Chris" Zebroski is an English footballer who plays as a forward for Football League Two side Bristol Rovers.-Club career:...

Substitutes: DF 5   Chris Robertson MF 11   Kevin Hill

Kevin Hill (footballer)

Kevin Hill is a professional footballer, who plays for Tiverton Town. He primarily plays in midfield, but has also featured in defence and up front.-Career:...

  MF 16   Matthew Hockley

Matthew Hockley

Matthew Hockley is an English former professional footballer, currently playing for Bideford. He can play in defence or midfield....

MF 19   Danny Stevens

Danny Stevens (footballer)

Danny Robert Stevens is an English professional football winger. He can play on either the left or right flank. He currently plays for League Two side Torquay United.-Career:...

  FW 9   Elliot Benyon

Elliot Benyon

Elliot Benyon is an English footballer who plays for Wycombe Wanderers as a Striker, on loan from Swindon Town-Career:Benyon began his career as a trainee at Bristol City...

  Manager:   Paul Buckle

Paul Buckle

Paul John Buckle is an English professional footballer and football club manager. He is currently manager of League Two side Bristol Rovers.-Career:...

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