The 2016 National League play-off final, known as the 2016 Vanarama National League Promotion Final for sponsorship purposes, was an association football match between Forest Green Rovers and Grimsby Town on 15 May 2016 at Wembley Stadium in London. It was the 14th National League play-off final, the first under the name National League and the ninth to be played at Wembley. Grimsby won the match 3–1 to earn promotion into League Two, returning to the Football League after a six-year absence.
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GK1Steve ArnoldRB6Dale BennettCB16Aarran Racine(c)CB4Charlie CloughLB27Ben JeffordRM9Keanu Marsh-BrownCM24Darren CarterCM2David PipeLM11Elliott FrearFW17Kurtis GuthrieFW26 Brett WilliamsSubstitutes:GK23Jonny MaxtedDF3James JenningsMF7Anthony JeffreyMF12Clovis KamdjoFW20Jon ParkinManager:Scott Bartlett GK1James McKeownRB2Richard TaitCB22Aristote NsialaCB6Josh GowlingLB3Gregor RobertsonRM20Nathan ArnoldCM8Craig DisleyCM 16Craig ClayLM31Jon NolanFW9Omar BogleFW10Pádraig AmondSubstitutes:DF5Shaun PearsonDF23Danny EastMF 14Marcus MarshallFW18Jon-Paul PittmanFW35Patrick HobanManager:Paul Hurst
Statistics StatisticForest Green RoversGrimsby TownGoals scored13Possession35%65%Shots1214Shots on target410Corner kicks61Fouls188Yellow cards10Red cards00Source:
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