The 2012 Football League Trophy Final was the 29th final of the domestic football cup competition for teams from Football Leagues One and

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, the

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. The final was played at

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in London on 25 March 2012. The match was contested between

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from League One and

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from League Two. Chesterfield won the game 2–0.

Match details

Statistics

Source: BBC Sport

Post match

Chesterfield manager, John Sheridan spoke of his desire to keep Chesterfield in

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saying of the game "It's great for the fans and it's a trophy – I won't disrespect it. But I know where my loyalties lie and I'm desperate to stay in the division". Swindon manager,

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described his players as mentally weak saying "Today we deserved to be a loser because we were all weak".

References

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