2008 Football League Trophy final

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Football match

2008 Football League Trophy Final

Event

2007–08 Football League Trophy

Grimsby Town	Milton Keynes Dons

0	2

Date

30 March 2008 (2008-03-30)

Venue

Wembley Stadium, London

Referee

Phil Joslin (Kent)

Attendance

56,618

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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

30 March 2008 (2008-03-30)13:15 BST

Grimsby Town	0–2	Milton Keynes Dons
		Andrews 74' (pen.) O'Hanlon 81'

Wembley Stadium, LondonAttendance: 56,618Referee: Phil Joslin (Nottinghamshire)

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
CM	4	James Hunt	79'
CM	15	Paul Bolland
LM	17	Nick Hegarty
CF	7	Peter Till	61'
CF	9	Danny North	46'
Substitutes:
GK	13	Gary Montgomery
DF	5	Ryan Bennett
MF	10	Ciarán Toner		79'
MF	18	Peter Bore		46'
CF	19	Gary Jones		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
LM	11	Lloyd Dyer
CF	10	Colin Cameron	90'
CF	23	Jemal Johnson	77'
CF	8	Kevin Gallen	77'
Substitutes:
GK	29	Nathan Abbey
DF	13	Gareth Edds
MF	14	Mark Wright		77'
FW	16	Aaron Wilbraham		77'
FW	36	Sam Baldock		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.

EFL Trophy

Football League Group Cup/Football League Trophy (1981–1983)
Seasons	1981–82 1982–83
Finals	1982 1983

Associate Members' Cup (1983–1992)
Seasons	1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92
Finals	1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992

Football League Trophy (1992–2016)
Seasons	1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16
Finals	1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

EFL Trophy (2016–present)
Seasons	2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25
Finals	2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024

List of finals

v t e Grimsby Town Football Club
Players Managers Academy Honours Current season Records and statistics
History	Seasons
Home stadium	Clee Park (1878–1879 & 1880–1889) Lovett Street (1879–1880) Abbey Park (1889–1899) Blundell Park (1899–present)
Rivalries	Humber derby Lincolnshire derby
Matches	1982 Football League Group Cup final 1998 Football League Trophy final 1998 Football League Second Division play-off final 2006 Football League Two play-off final 2008 Football League Trophy final 2013 FA Trophy final 2015 Conference Premier play-off final 2016 National League play-off final 2016 FA Trophy final 2022 National League play-off final
Supporters	Mariners Trust
Media	GTTV All articles

v t e Milton Keynes Dons Football Club
Records Seasons Head-to-head Managers
History	Relocation of Wimbledon F.C. to Milton Keynes History as Milton Keynes Dons F.C.
Home stadium	National Hockey Stadium (2004–2007) Stadium MK (2007–present)
Matches	2008 Football League Trophy final
Rivalries	AFC Wimbledon rivalry
See also	Milton Keynes Dons F.C. Women Wimbledon F.C.

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