The 2024/25 Vertu Trophy: Facts And Figures
14/04/2025 16:39
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The 2024/25 Vertu Trophy: Facts And Figures
The fight for the 2024/25 Vertu Trophy came to an end at Wembley Stadium over the weekend as Peterborough United saw off the challenge of Birmingham City in an all-League One affair.
Here’s quick rundown of some of the key facts and figures from the competition this season.
- Peterborough United are the first team in the history of the competition to secure back-to-back wins
- Peterborough United join Bristol City as only the second team to win the Vertu Trophy three times, following wins in 2014 and 2024
- Darren Ferguson is the first manager to win the Vertu Trophy three times having been in charge of Peterborough for each of their wins in the competition
- Peterborough United remain unbeaten at Wembley across five games, with three Vertu Trophy wins alongside play-off victories in both 1992 and 2000
- Peterborough United were undefeated in winning the title, with their last loss coming to Colchester United in the final group game last season
- Peterborough United won the final with a starting eleven averaging just 23.18 years old
- The final was the highest attended game with 71,722 watching on at Wembley Stadium
- The highest attended game aside from the final was the Birmingham v Bradford semi-final, which was watched by 27,066 at St Andrew’s @ Knightshead Park
- Aaron Collins of Bolton Wanderers topped the scoring charts, scoring six goals in six games
- Kameron Muir of Notts County was the youngest player to appear in the competition this season during a 2-1 win over Burton Albion in September – one of five players under the age of 16
- Joe Murphy of Tranmere Rovers was the oldest player to appear in the competition this season during a 3-2 defeat to Rotherham United in December – one of three players over the age of 40
- Birmingham City had the biggest home win, beating Fulham U21 7-1 – which was also the biggest winning margin in the competition this season
- Birmingham City and Stevenage had the biggest away wins, with 4-0 successes against Shrewsbury Town and Burton Albion respectively
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