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2008 Football League Trophy final

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2008 Football League Trophy Final
Event2007–08 Football League Trophy
Date30 March 2008 (2008-03-30)
VenueWembley Stadium, London
RefereePhil Joslin (Kent)
Attendance56,618
2007
2009

The 2008 Football League Trophy Final was the 25th final of the domestic football cup competition for teams from Football Leagues One and Two, the Football League Trophy. The final was played at Wembley Stadium in London on 30 March 2008, the first time that the final had been staged at the stadium since it was rebuilt. The match was contested by Grimsby Town and Milton Keynes Dons. MK Dons won the match 2–0 with Keith Andrews and Sean O'Hanlon scoring the goals in the final 20 minutes.

Match details

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Grimsby Town0–2Milton Keynes Dons
Attendance: 56,618
Grimsby Town
MK Dons
GK 1 Phil Barnes
RB 2 Jamie Clarke
CB 25 Rob Atkinson
CB 6 Nick Fenton (c)
LB 3 Tom Newey
RM 11 Danny Boshell Yellow card
CM 4 James Hunt downward-facing red arrow 79'
CM 15 Paul Bolland
LM 17 Nick Hegarty
CF 7 Peter Till downward-facing red arrow 61'
CF 9 Danny North downward-facing red arrow 46'
Substitutes:
GK 13 Gary Montgomery
DF 5 Ryan Bennett
MF 10 Ciarán Toner upward-facing green arrow 79'
MF 18 Peter Bore upward-facing green arrow 46'
CF 19 Gary Jones upward-facing green arrow 61'
Manager:
Alan Buckley
GK 12 Willy Guéret
RB 2 Jude Stirling
CB 6 Sean O'Hanlon
CB 25 Danny Swailes
LB 3 Dean Lewington (c)
RM 4 Keith Andrews
CM 20 Alan Navarro Yellow card
LM 11 Lloyd Dyer
CF 10 Colin Cameron downward-facing red arrow 90'
CF 23 Jemal Johnson downward-facing red arrow 77'
CF 8 Kevin Gallen downward-facing red arrow 77'
Substitutes:
GK 29 Nathan Abbey
DF 13 Gareth Edds
MF 14 Mark Wright upward-facing green arrow 77'
FW 16 Aaron Wilbraham upward-facing green arrow 77'
FW 36 Sam Baldock upward-facing green arrow 90'
Manager:
Paul Ince

MATCH OFFICIALS

  • Assistant referees:

MATCH RULES

  • 90 minutes.
  • 30 minutes of extra-time if necessary.
  • Penalty shoot-out if scores still level.
  • Five named substitutes
  • Maximum of three substitutions.