1996 Football League Trophy final

1996 Football League Trophy Final

Event	1995–96 Football League Trophy
Rotherham United Shrewsbury Town 2 1
Date	14 April 1996
Venue	Wembley, London
Man of the Match	Nigel Jemson
Referee	David Allison (Lancaster)
Attendance	35,235

The 1996 Football League Trophy Final (known as the Auto Windscreens Shields Trophy for sponsorship reasons) was the 13th final of the domestic football cup competition for teams from the Second and Third Division of the Football League. The match was played at Wembley on 14 April 1996, and was contested by Rotherham United and Shrewsbury Town. Rotherham United won the match 2–1, with Nigel Jemson scoring both goals for the winning team.

Match details

14 April 1996

Rotherham United	2–1	Shrewsbury Town
Jemson 20', 58'	Report	Taylor 81'

Wembley, London

Attendance: 35,235

Referee: David Allison (Lancaster)

GK Matt Clarke DF Paul Hurst DF Ian Breckin DF Neil Richardson DF Paul Blades MF Andy Roscoe MF Shaun Goodwin MF Darren Garner MF Trevor Berry FW Nigel Jemson FW Shaun Goater Substitutes: DF Gary Bowyer MF Andy Hayward MF John McGlashan Manager: Archie Gemmill & John McGovern

GK Paul Edwards DF Chris Withe DF Dave Walton DF Peter Whiston DF John Kay MF Mark Taylor MF Richard Scott MF Carl Robinson  75' MF Austin Berkley FW Ian Stevens FW Dean Spink  45' Substitute: GK Tim Clarke DF Tommy Lynch  75' FW Steve Anthrobus  45' Manager: Fred Davies

MATCH RULES 90 minutes. 30 minutes of extra-time if necessary. Penalty shoot-out if scores still level. Maximum of 3 substitutions.

External links

• Official website