Press Photography: FA Trophy Final 2014
Venue: Wembley Stadium
Photographer: Simon J. Newbury
Final Score: Cambridge United 4-0 Gosport Borough
Attendance: 18,120
Press Photography: FA Trophy Final 2014
It has been a good season of football photography for Simon J. Newbury Photography. I have struggled to get to as many Nantwich Town games as I would have liked this season as I have been working for the national press at a number of games around the North West. I have mainly been commissioned by The Non League Paper and have visited a number of clubs for the paper.
Locally I have covered Winsford, Witton Albion and Leek. I have also headed off to Stafford Rangers and Wrexham. Wrexham are a former League club currently competing in the Skrill Premier. They won the FA Trophy last season, and paraded the Trophy at a recent fixture I was at to photograph prior to handing it back in time for this years final.
It was at Wrexham’s Racecourse Ground that I got a photo that was used as the front page cover photo in a recent Non League Paper. It was at Wrexham v Dartford. Dartford scored a late winner in the rain and celebrated by sliding across the pitch in front of their fans. I was fortunate to be in just the right place in front of their fans to capture the celebrations! I knew it was a great shot when I got it but was still surprised to see it as the full front page the next day!
It was a great honour to be asked to photograph this seasons FA Trophy Final at Wembley Stadium. All my previous visits to Wembley had not been in a photographic capacity, including a previous visit to the FA Trophy Final where Pele was present to give out the medals! It was a great day out in London and I am really pleased with my set of photographs from the event. As well as the actual match I photographed happy fans prior to kick off and the Trophy presentation and celebrations after the final whistle!
All images Copyright Simon J. Newbury Photography. All rights reserved.
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