2005 Football League Two play-off Final

2005 Football League Two Play-off Final
Southend United Lincoln City
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Date 28 May 2005
Venue Millennium Stadium, Cardiff
Man of the Match Freddy Eastwood
Referee Martin Atkinson (Yorkshire)
Attendance 19,653

The 2005 Football League Two Play-off Final was a football match played at the Millennium Stadium, Cardiff, on 28 May 2005 at the end of the 2004–05 season. The match determined the fourth and final team to gain promotion from League Two to League One. It was contested by Southend United, who finished fourth in the league table, and Lincoln City, who finished sixth. The teams reached the final by defeating Macclesfield Town and Northampton Town respectively in the two-legged semi-finals.[1]

Southend United overcame Northampton Town 1–0 on aggregate to get to this stage; drawing the first leg 0–0 at Sixfields before winning the second leg 1–0 at Roots Hall. Whilst Lincoln City got past Macclesfield Town 2–1 on aggregate; winning the first leg 1–0 at Sincil Bank before drawing the second leg 1–1 at Moss Rose. The winning goals were scored by Freddy Eastwood and Duncan Jupp, after extra time, to take Southend United back to the third-tier of English football.[2]

Route to the final

For more details on this topic, see The Football League 2004–05.
Southend United Round Lincoln City
Opponent Result Legs Semi-finals Opponent Result Legs
Northampton Town 1–0 0–0 away; 1–0 home Macclesfield Town 2–1 1–0 home; 1–1 away

Match details

Southend United
Lincoln City
SOUTHEND UNITED:
GK 13 England Darryl Flahavan
RB 2 Scotland Duncan Jupp
CB 15 England Spencer Prior
CB 6 England Adam Barrett
LB 18 England Che Wilson
RM 10 England Carl Pettefer
CM 8 England Kevin Maher (c)
CM 9 England Mark Bentley
LM 3England Nicky Nicolau  119'
FW 23 Wales Freddy Eastwood  118'
FW 14England Wayne Gray  81'
Substitutes:
GK 1Netherlands Bart Griemink
DF 5England Andy Edwards  118'
MF 7England Mark Gower  119'
MF 29England Luke Guttridge
FW 11England Lawrie Dudfield  81'
Manager:
England Steve Tilson
LINCOLN CITY:
GK 1 England Alan Marriott
WB 17 Northern Ireland Gareth McAuley
CB 23 England Jamie McCombe
CB 5 Northern Ireland Paul Morgan (c)
CB 4 England Ben Futcher
WB 3 England Kevin Sandwith
CM 8 England Richard Butcher
CM 11 England Peter Gain
FW 27England Gary Taylor-Fletcher  94'
FW 9 England Simon Yeo  90'
FW 30England Francis Green  105'
Substitutes:
GK 13Canada Simon Rayner
DF 2Wales Lee Beevers  105'
DF 14England Matt Bloomer  94'
MF 16England Ritchie Hanlon
FW 7Ghana Derek Asamoah  90'
Manager:
Saint Lucia Keith Alexander

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. ↑ 2004-05 League Two Play-off's Soccerbase. Retrieved 20 January 2010.
  2. ↑ Eastwood Turns Dream Into Reality The Independent. Retrieved 20 January 2010.

External links

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