2009 Football League One play-off Final

2009 Football League One play-off final
Event Football League One 2008-09
Millwall Scunthorpe United
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Date 24 May 2009
Venue Wembley Stadium, London
Referee Michael Oliver (Northumberland)
Attendance 59,661
Weather Sunny

The 2009 Football League One play-off Final was a football match played at Wembley Stadium on 24 May 2009, at the end of the 2008–09 season. The match determined the third and final team to gain promotion from League One to the Championship, and was contested by Millwall, who finished fifth during the league season, and Scunthorpe United, who finished sixth. The teams reached the final by defeating Leeds United and Milton Keynes Dons respectively in the two-legged semi-finals.

Route to the final

Millwall finished the regular season in 5th place in the League One table, one position above Scunthorpe. In the play-off semi-finals, Millwall faced 4th-placed Leeds United. Neil Harris scored to give them a 1–0 victory in the first leg at The Den.[1] In the second match, Jermaine Beckford missed a first-half penalty for Leeds before Luciano Becchio scored to level the tie for Leeds. However Abdou equalised for Millwall and sent them through 2–1 on aggregate.

Scunthorpe met Milton Keynes Dons in their semi-final. The first leg at Glanford Park finished 1–1, with Aaron Wilbraham cancelling out Martyn Woolford's opener for Scunthorpe. The second match ended 0–0 after extra-time and the match was decided on a penalty shoot-out.

Match details

24 May 2009
15:00
Millwall 2 – 3 Scunthorpe United
Alexander  37', 39' Report Sparrow  6', 70'
Woolford  86'
Millwall
Scunthorpe United
MILLWALL:
GK 1 Republic of Ireland David Forde
RB 7 Republic of Ireland Alan Dunne
CB 15England Tony Craig  83'
CB 6 United States Zak Whitbread
LB 3 England Andy Frampton  90'
RM 10England Lewis Grabban  63'
CM 32England Adam Bolder
CM 26France Nadjim Abdou  46'
LM 21England David Martin
CF 9 England Neil Harris
CF 8 England Gary Alexander
Substitutes:
GK 40England Lenny Pidgeley
DF 5 England Paul Robinson  90'
DF 16England Scott Barron
MF 12England Chris Hackett  63'
MF 24Scotland Marc Laird  46'
Manager:
Wales Kenny Jackett
SCUNTHORPE UNITED:
GK 1 Republic of Ireland Joe Murphy
RB 6 Republic of Ireland Cliff Byrne
CB 15England David Mirfin
CB 4 England Andy Crosby
LB 27Republic of Ireland Ian Morris
RM 7 England Matt Sparrow  16'
CM 18England Sam Togwell  10'  55'
CM 17Northern Ireland Grant McCann
LM 16England Martyn Woolford
CF 10England Gary Hooper  80'
CF 9 England Paul Hayes
Substitutes:
GK 22England Josh Lillis
MF 8 England Garry Thompson
MF 24England Andrew Wright
MF 32England Liam Trotter  55'
FW 19Barbados Jonathan Forte  80'
Manager:
England Nigel Adkins

MATCH RULES

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

See also

References

  1. ↑ Fletcher, Paul (9 May 2009). "Millwall 1–0 Leeds". BBC Sport (British Broadcasting Corporation). Retrieved 17 May 2009.

External links

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