Sturbridge beat Ransome Olympic 3:1 in the FA Trophy final on 26 September 2026. The visitors had lost 1:3 to the hosts just three weeks earlier but found a different answer by then. Ransome Olympic's run in the competition came to an end on their own ground.
The result flips the recent history between these sides. Where Ransome had been comfortable in September, everything changed in the final. Sturbridge put the game to bed early enough to make their advantage clear.
There are no detailed match events to work with — no goal scorers, no minutes, no substitutions recorded in the data. The final score tells the story, even if the how remains less clear. By then, Sturbridge had already shown they could match Ransome's intensity from their previous encounter.
Both teams have had mixed recent form heading into this occasion. Ransome Olympic had won three of their last five matches before the final, while Sturbridge's record was less consistent with two defeats in their last three.
What this means for both clubs is straightforward. Sturbridge lift the trophy and complete a turnaround against the side that beat them so convincingly in September. Ransome Olympic's season ends on a note that doesn't match their earlier promise.
