
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!

Non League Paper Front page and original photo
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!

Cambridge fans before the FA Trophy Final 2014

Cambridge fan before the FA Trophy Final 2014
All images Copyright Simon J. Newbury Photography. All rights reserved.
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