The first FA Vase competition took place during the 1974-75 season and was won by Hoddesdon Town who beat Epsom & Ewell 2-1 in front of 9,500 at the old Wembley Stadium. Up to and including Chertsey Town's 3-1 defeat of Cray Valley PM im May 2019, there have been a total of 45 FA Vase Finals. The majority have been played at Wembley (aside from replays), although during the period when Wembley was being rebuilt Villa Park,The Boleyn Ground, St Andrew's and White Hart Lane were all used. BotP takes a look at some of the FA Vase Final statistics.
149 - The total number of goals scored in FA Vase Finals, including replays. Top scorers in FA Vase Final history are Whitley Bay with 12 goals.
6 - The record number of goals scored by one team in a single FA Vase Final. This again stands with Whitley Bay who chalked up a 6-1 defeat of Wroxham in 2010.
8 - The highest cumulative goal total in an FA Vase Final. There have been two occasions when eight goals have been scored in a Vase Final. They happened in consecutive Finals and both featured Guiseley. In 1991 the Final ended in a 4-4 draw between Guiseley and Gresley Rovers with the Yorkshiremen taking the replay 3-1. The following season Wimborne Town were triumphant, beating Guiseley 5-3 in what is seen as one of the best Finals of all time.
37 - The number of different teams who have won the FA Vase since 1975.
5 - The number of teams who have won the FA Vase more than once. The teams are Whitley Bay, Billericay Town, Halesowen Town, Brigg Town and Tiverton Town. Interestingly, with the exception of Brigg Town who won in 1996 and 2003, the other multiple winners have all won in consecutive seasons.
4 - The number of occasions when record winners Whitley Bay have lifted the FA Vase. Following their first victory in 2002, they then went on to record a hat-trick of wins from 2009 to 2011. Four is also the number of times that the Final has gone to a replay, 1977, 1989, 1990 and 1991.
3 - Record number of consecutive FA Vase victories and, by coincidence, currently also the record number of consecutive Final defeats. Whitley Bay chalked up wins in 2009, 2010 and 2011 on their way to becoming the record winners of the competition. The most unlucky team has to be AFC Sudbury who went down in the final 3 times in a row from 1989 through to 1991. Their previous incarnation of Sudbury Town were also beaten finalists, after a replay, in the 1989 Final. Sudbury, under either name, have never won the competition.
1 - The number of hat-tricks scored in FA Vase Finals. This unique record is held by Doug Young of Billericay Town, who notched three of his sides four goals as they defeated Almondsbury Greenway 4-1 at Wembley in 1979.
677,673 - To date the total number of spectators to have witnessed FA Vase Finals and replays since 1975.
46,781 - The record attendance for FA Vase Finals when including figures from games played as part of Non-League Finals Day. This was set in 2016 when Morpeth Town defeated Hereford 4-1 despite going a goal down after 2 minutes. The large crowd, it has to be said, was largely down to the enormous numbers who came down from Hereford, said to be in excess of 19,000.
11,201 - The record attendance for an FA Vase Final outside of Wembley Stadium. This figure was set at the 1989 Final Replay between Tamworth and Sudbury Town at London Road Peterborough, a figure around double that of the host club's average attendance during that season.
149 - The total number of goals scored in FA Vase Finals, including replays. Top scorers in FA Vase Final history are Whitley Bay with 12 goals.
6 - The record number of goals scored by one team in a single FA Vase Final. This again stands with Whitley Bay who chalked up a 6-1 defeat of Wroxham in 2010.
8 - The highest cumulative goal total in an FA Vase Final. There have been two occasions when eight goals have been scored in a Vase Final. They happened in consecutive Finals and both featured Guiseley. In 1991 the Final ended in a 4-4 draw between Guiseley and Gresley Rovers with the Yorkshiremen taking the replay 3-1. The following season Wimborne Town were triumphant, beating Guiseley 5-3 in what is seen as one of the best Finals of all time.
37 - The number of different teams who have won the FA Vase since 1975.
5 - The number of teams who have won the FA Vase more than once. The teams are Whitley Bay, Billericay Town, Halesowen Town, Brigg Town and Tiverton Town. Interestingly, with the exception of Brigg Town who won in 1996 and 2003, the other multiple winners have all won in consecutive seasons.
4 - The number of occasions when record winners Whitley Bay have lifted the FA Vase. Following their first victory in 2002, they then went on to record a hat-trick of wins from 2009 to 2011. Four is also the number of times that the Final has gone to a replay, 1977, 1989, 1990 and 1991.
3 - Record number of consecutive FA Vase victories and, by coincidence, currently also the record number of consecutive Final defeats. Whitley Bay chalked up wins in 2009, 2010 and 2011 on their way to becoming the record winners of the competition. The most unlucky team has to be AFC Sudbury who went down in the final 3 times in a row from 1989 through to 1991. Their previous incarnation of Sudbury Town were also beaten finalists, after a replay, in the 1989 Final. Sudbury, under either name, have never won the competition.
1 - The number of hat-tricks scored in FA Vase Finals. This unique record is held by Doug Young of Billericay Town, who notched three of his sides four goals as they defeated Almondsbury Greenway 4-1 at Wembley in 1979.
677,673 - To date the total number of spectators to have witnessed FA Vase Finals and replays since 1975.
46,781 - The record attendance for FA Vase Finals when including figures from games played as part of Non-League Finals Day. This was set in 2016 when Morpeth Town defeated Hereford 4-1 despite going a goal down after 2 minutes. The large crowd, it has to be said, was largely down to the enormous numbers who came down from Hereford, said to be in excess of 19,000.
11,201 - The record attendance for an FA Vase Final outside of Wembley Stadium. This figure was set at the 1989 Final Replay between Tamworth and Sudbury Town at London Road Peterborough, a figure around double that of the host club's average attendance during that season.
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