2004 Football League Second Division play-off final

2004 Football League Second Division play-off Final
Date 30 May 2004
Venue Millennium Stadium, Cardiff
Referee Richard Beeby
Attendance 65,167

The 2004 Football League Second Division play-off Final was contested by Brighton & Hove Albion and Bristol City at The Millennium Stadium, Cardiff. Brighton won the match 1–0 thanks to Leon Knight's goal from the penalty spot in the 84th minute.[1][2]

Route to the final

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
3Bristol City 462313105837+2182
4Brighton & Hove Albion 462211136443+2177
5Swindon Town 462013137658+1873
6Hartlepool United 462013137661+1573

Semi-finals

First leg

Second leg

19 May 2004
19:45
Bristol City 2–1 Hartlepool United
Goodfellow  88'
Roberts  90'
Report Sweeney  63'
Ashton Gate, Bristol
Attendance: 18,434
Referee: Graham Poll

Bristol City won 3–2 on aggregate.


Brighton & Hove Albion 2–2 Swindon Town on aggregate. Brighton & Hove Albion won 4–3 on penalties.

Match details

BRIGHTON & HOVE ALBION:
GK 29 England Ben Roberts
DF 4 England Danny Cullip
DF 14 England Guy Butters
DF 19 England Adam Virgo
MF 9 England Gary Hart
MF 10 England Charlie Oatway
MF 12 England Richard Carpenter  62'
MF 15 Wales Nathan Jones  78'
MF 26 England Dan Harding
FW 7 England Leon Knight
FW 30 Scotland Chris Iwelumo
Substitutes:
GK 1 Netherlands Michel Kuipers
DF 3 England Kerry Mayo
DF 24 England Adam Hinshelwood
MF 20 England John Piercy  78'
MF 34 Australia Paul Reid  62'
Manager:
Scotland Mark McGhee
BRISTOL CITY:
GK 1 England Steve Phillips
DF 2 Scotland Louis Carey
DF 5 England Tony Butler  88'
DF 6 England Matt Hill
DF 19 England Danny Coles
MF 4 Northern Ireland Tommy Doherty
MF 11 England Brian Tinnion  82'
MF 24 England Craig Woodman
FW 10 Scotland Lee Miller  62'
FW 18 Wales Christian Roberts
FW 21 Trinidad and Tobago Tony Rougier
Substitutes:
GK 14 England Mike Stowell
DF 8 England Joe Burnell
MF 7 Australia Luke Wilkshire  82'
MF 16 Scotland Scott Murray  62'
FW 15 England Marc Goodfellow  88'
Manager:
Northern Ireland Danny Wilson

MATCH RULES

  • 90 minutes.
  • 30 minutes of extra-time if necessary.
  • Penalty shootout if scores still level.
  • 5 named substitutes.
  • Maximum of 3 substitutions.

See also

References

  1. "Bristol City 0-1 Brighton". BBC Sport. 30 May 2004. Retrieved 16 November 2013.
  2. "Bristol City 0-1 Brighton". ESPN. 30 May 2004. Retrieved 16 November 2013.

External links

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