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
GK 1Phil BarnesRB 2Jamie Clarke CB 25Rob Atkinson CB 6 Nick Fenton (c) LB 3 Tom NeweyRM 11Danny Boshell CM 4James Hunt CM 15Paul Bolland LM 17 Nick Hegarty CF 7Peter Till CF 9Danny North Substitutes:GK 13Gary MontgomeryDF 5Ryan BennettMF 10 Ciarán Toner MF 18Peter Bore CF 19Gary Jones Manager:Alan Buckley GK 12 Willy GuéretRB 2Jude StirlingCB 6Sean O'HanlonCB 25Danny SwailesLB 3Dean Lewington (c)RM 4 Keith Andrews CM 20 Alan Navarro LM 11 Lloyd DyerCF 10Colin Cameron CF 23Jemal Johnson CF 8 Kevin Gallen Substitutes:GK 29Nathan AbbeyDF 13 Gareth EddsMF 14 Mark Wright FW 16 Aaron Wilbraham FW 36Sam Baldock 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.
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