FA Vase 2021
Road to Wembley
On 22 May 2021 Warrington Rylands beat Binfield 3-2 at Wembley to win the FA Vase, the first Warrington club to win a national competition. The run began in September 2020, paused when COVID-19 halted non-elite football over the winter, and resumed in April 2021 with a round every week.
Round by round
First qualifying round
Daisy Hill 2-5 Warrington Rylands
19 September 2020 · Drummond 2, Potter, Freeman, Doyle.
Season reviewSecond qualifying round
Warrington Rylands 6-0 Goole
10 October 2020 · Shanley 2, Drummond 2, Milne, Potter.
Season reviewFirst round
Warrington Rylands 2-0 Padiham
31 October 2020 · A Nevitt double.
Match reportSecond round
Jarrow 1-1 (5-4 pens) Warrington Rylands
12 December 2020 · Played a week late after a waterlogged pitch; won on penalties.
Season reviewThird round
Warrington Rylands 2-1 Longridge Town
19 December 2020 · Switched to Gorsey Lane; the club’s 100th game as a semi-professional side.
Report, 12 months onFourth round
Shildon 0-0 (5-4 pens) Warrington Rylands
17 April 2021 · McCall saved two penalties in the shoot-out.
Match reportFifth round
Opponent not recorded in the archive
No report of this round survived on the old websites.
Quarter-final
Warrington Rylands 1-0 Hebburn Town
8 May 2021 · Beat the holders with a Nevitt goal on the hour.
Report, 12 months onSemi-final
Warrington Rylands 2-1 Walsall Wood
15 May 2021 · Played behind closed doors at Gorsey Lane.
Match reportFinal
Warrington Rylands 3-2 Binfield (Wembley)
22 May 2021 · At Wembley; Elliott Nevitt scored a hat-trick.
Match report
Away scores are shown home team first. Scores on penalties are Warrington Rylands' first.
