2017 National League play-off Final
# 2017 National League play-off Final

The 2017 National League play-off Final , known as the Vanarama National League Promotion Final for sponsorship reasons, was held on 14 May 2017 at Wembley Stadium and contested between Forest Green Rovers and Tranmere Rovers at the end of the 2016–17 National League season. It was the 15th National League play-off Final, the second under the name National League and the tenth to be played at Wembley. Forest Green Rovers won the match 3–1 to earn promotion to the English Football League for the first time in their history.

## Match

### Details

| Forest Green Rovers | Tranmere Rovers |
| - | - |

Sam Russell :

| RB | 6 | Dale Bennett | 74' |
| - | - | - | - |
| CB | 5 | Mark Ellis |
| CB | 16 | Ethan Pinnock |
| LB | 3 | Manny Monthé |
| RM | 7 | Keanu Marsh-Brown | | 61' |
| CM | 4 | Drissa Traoré | | 81' |
| CM | 20 | Charlie Cooper | 67' |
| CM | 15 | Liam Noble | 90+1' |
| LM | 14 | Kaiyne Woolery |
| FW | 9 | Christian Doidge | | 76' |
| Substitutes: |||
| DF | 2 | Curtis Tilt |
| MF | 8 | Sam Wedgbury | | 81' |
| MF | 11 | Omar Bugiel |
| MF | 17 | Daniel Wishart | | 61' |
| FW | 18 | Shamir Mullings | | 76' |
| Manager: |||
| Mark Cooper ||||

Scott Davies :

| RB | 22 | Adam Buxton |
| - | - | - |
| CB | 5 | Steve McNulty |
| CB | 6 | Michael Ihiekwe |
| LB | 3 | Liam Ridehalgh |
| RM | 10 | James Norwood |
| CM | 20 | Lois Maynard |
| CM | 24 | Jeff Hughes |
| LM | 19 | Andy Mangan | 53' |
| CF | 11 | Connor Jennings | 61' |
| CF | 23 | Cole Stockton |
| Substitutes: |||
| GK | 13 | Iain Turner |
| DF | 28 | Evan Gumbs |
| FW | 9 | Andy Cook | 61' |
| FW | 16 | Jack Dunn | 53' |
| FW | 39 | Aaron Collins |
| Manager: |||
| Micky Mellon ||||
