The 2014–15 FA Vase Final was the 41st final of the Football Association's cup competition for teams at levels 9-11 of the English football league system. The match was contested between North Shields, of the Northern League Division 1 (level 9), and Glossop North End, of the North West Counties League Premier Division (level 9). North Shields won the final 2-1 after extra time.

Route to the Final

With a maximum of 9 rounds needed to reach the Final, North Shields played in every round.^[1] They played five away ties and three home ties plus the semi-final round, winning each round without need of a replay.^[2] Glossop on the other hand only played in seven of the rounds, receiving a bye into the First Round Proper. They were drawn with four away ties and two home ties, although both later rounds required a replay to decide the winner.^[3]

This was North Shields' first visit to Wembley since 1969 when they won the FA Amateur Cup final. In comparison, Glossop were visiting the home of football for the second time in six years, having lost the 2009 FA Vase Final to another Northern League team, Whitley Bay.

Build up

After a meeting at Wembley Stadium the week after the semi-finals, where both teams met with The Football Association to decide the choice of dressing rooms, the kit selections and TV rights, tickets for the final were released on sale on 1 April 2015, with Glossop and North Shields expecting to sell thousands of tickets compared with an average home crowds of 340 and 322 respectively.^[4]

In the week before the final, Glossop trained at Everton's Finch Farm on the Sunday and at Arsenal's Training Centre on the Friday before the final. Glossop set up a club shop in their town to sell Wembley merchandise.

Match

Details

9 May 2015

15:00

Glossop North End	1–2 (a.e.t.)	North Shields
Tom Bailey 55'	report report	Gareth Bainbridge 80' Adam Forster 95'

Wembley Stadium, London

Attendance: 9,674

Referee: Andrew Madley (West Riding FA)

GK 1 Greg Hall DF 2 Michael Bowler DF 3 Matt Russell DF 4 Kelvin Lugsden DF 5 Dave Young (c) MF 6 Martin Parker MF 7 Lee Blackshaw  69' MF 18 Sam Hare  50'  82' FW 9 Tom Bailey MF 10 Kieran Lugsden MF 11 Eddie Moran  61' Substitutes: 12 Daniel White  61' 14 Ben Richardson 15 Sam Hind  82' 16 Sam Grimshaw  69' 17 Richard Gresty Manager: Chris Willcock

GK 19 Christopher Bannon DF 22 Stuart Donnison DF 3 John Grey DF 5 John Parker DF 6 Kevin Hughes (c) MF 4 Michael McKeown MF 10 Ben Richardson  90+5' MF 7 Denver Morris FW 11 Dean Holmes  69' FW 17 James Luccock  59' MF 19 Gareth Bainbridge  106' Substitutes: 2 Curtis Coppen 8 Kieran Wrightson  106' 12 Marc Lancaster 14 Adam Forster  69' 20 Ryan Carr  59' Manager: Graham Fenton

Man of the match Denver Morris Match officials Assistant referees: Wade Norcott (Essex FA) Daniel Cook (Hampshire FA) Fourth official: Chris Kavanagh (Manchester FA)

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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