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2007 Football League Trophy final

2007 Football League Trophy Final
Event2006–07 Football League Trophy
After extra time
Date1 April 2007
VenueMillennium Stadium, Cardiff
RefereeGraham Laws (Tyne & Wear)
Attendance59,024
2006
2008

The 2007 Football League Trophy Final was the 24th final of the domestic football cup competition for teams from Football Leagues One and Two, the Football League Trophy. The final was played at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff on 1 April 2007, the last time that the final would be played in the stadium. The match was contested by Bristol Rovers and Doncaster Rovers. Doncaster won the match 3–2 with Graeme Lee scoring the winning goal twenty minutes into extra-time.

Background

Summary

Match details

Bristol Rovers2–3 (a.e.t.)Doncaster Rovers
Attendance: 59,024
Bristol Rovers
Doncaster Rovers
GK 1 Steve Phillips
RB 32 Aaron Lescott
CB 6 Steve Elliott
CB 5 Craig Hinton
LB 11 Chris Carruthers
RM 4 Sammy Igoe downward-facing red arrow 100'
CM 7 Stuart Campbell
CM 20 Craig Disley
LM 26 Lewis Haldane downward-facing red arrow 107'
CF 9 Rickie Lambert
CF 10 Richard Walker downward-facing red arrow 100'
Substitutes:
GK 31 Mike Green
DF 15 Byron Anthony
MF 17 Andy Sandell upward-facing green arrow 100'
MF 22 Chris Lines upward-facing green arrow 107'
FW 19 Stuart Nicholson upward-facing green arrow 100'
Manager:
Paul Trollope
GK 1 Neil Sullivan
RB 2 James O'Connor
CB 11 Adam Lockwood
CB 5 Graeme Lee
LB 18 Sean McDaid
RM 26 James Coppinger Yellow card 86'
CM 19 Brian Stock downward-facing red arrow 102' Yellow card 98'
CM 20 Paul Green
LM 17 Jonathan Forte downward-facing red arrow 87'
CF 23 Jason Price downward-facing red arrow 59'
CF 14 Paul Heffernan
Substitutes:
DF 3 Gareth Roberts
MF 8 Sean Thornton upward-facing green arrow 59'
FW 10 Bruce Dyer
MF 15 Mark Wilson upward-facing green arrow 102'
FW 7 Lewis Guy upward-facing green arrow 87'
Manager:
Sean O'Driscoll

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

Route to the final

Bristol Rovers

Doncaster Rovers

Post-match

References