2015 Football League Two play-off Final

2015 Football League Two play-off final
Event 2014–15 Football League Two
Southend won 7–6 on penalties
Date 23 May 2015
Venue Wembley Stadium, London
Man of the Match Daniel Bentley[1]
Referee Simon Hooper
Attendance 38,252

The 2015 Football League Two play-off final was a football match which was contested by Wycombe Wanderers and Southend United on Saturday 23 May 2015 at Wembley Stadium. The winners, Southend United, were promoted from Football League Two to Football League One for the 2015–16 season.

Route to the final

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
4Wycombe Wanderers 46231586745+2284
5Southend United 462412105438+1684
6Stevenage 462012146254+872
7Plymouth Argyle 462011155537+1871

Semi-finals

First leg

9 May 2015
19:45
Plymouth Argyle 2–3 Wycombe Wanderers
Ansah  86'
Banton  89'
BBC Report Hayes  10'
Holloway  22'
Craig  52'
Home Park, Plymouth
Attendance: 14,175
Referee: Peter Bankes

10 May 2015
18:35
Stevenage 1–1 Southend United
Parrett  51' BBC Report Corr  60'
Lamex Stadium, Stevenage
Attendance: 5,183
Referee: Keith Stroud

Second leg

14 May 2015
19:45
Wycombe Wanderers 2–1 Plymouth Argyle
Hayes  7'
Mawson  35'
BBC Sport Brunt  70'
Adams Park, High Wycombe
Attendance: 7,750
Referee: Nigel Miller

Wycombe Wanderers won 5–3 on aggregate.


14 May 2015
19:45
Southend United 3–1 Stevenage
Leonard  67'
McLaughlin  108'
Timlin  120'
BBC Sport Pett  55'
Roots Hall, Southend-on-Sea
Attendance: 8,998
Referee: Graham Scott

Southend United won 4–2 on aggregate.

Match

Details

Wycombe Wanderers
Southend United
GK 21Wales Alex Lynch
RB 8Jamaica Marcus Bean
CB 26England Alfie Mawson
CB 6England Aaron Pierre
LB 3Wales Joe Jacobson
DM 4England Nico Yennaris  111'
DM 11England Sam Wood
AM 7England Sam Saunders  4'
RW 9England Paul Hayes (c)
LW 31England Hogan Ephraim  85'
CF 25Wales Aaron Holloway
Substitutes:
GK 20England Charlie Horlock
DF 15England Peter Murphy  111'
MF 10England Matt Bloomfield  4'
MF 22England Max Kretzschmar
FW 12Scotland Steven Craig  85'
FW 23England Fred Onyedinma
Manager:
England Gareth Ainsworth
GK 1England Daniel Bentley
RB 2England John White (c)
CB 15Republic of Ireland Cian Bolger
CB 26England Adam Barrett
LB 3England Ben Coker
RM 7England David Worrall  97'
CM 12England Will Atkinson  80'
CM 18England Ryan Leonard
CM 8Republic of Ireland Michael Timlin
LM 25Republic of Ireland Stephen McLaughlin  60'
CF 10Republic of Ireland Barry Corr
Substitutes:
GK 13England Ted Smith
DF 6England Luke Prosser
MF 11Antigua and Barbuda Myles Weston  80'
MF 19England Jack Payne  97'
MF 22Republic of Ireland Gary Deegan
FW 24Wales Jake Cassidy
FW 32England Joe Pigott  60'
Manager:
England Phil Brown

Statistics

Statistic[2] Southend United Wycombe Wanderers
Total shots 17 18
Shots on target 3 4
Ball possession 56% 44%
Corner kicks 8 4
Fouls committed 23 19
Yellow cards 2 3
Red cards 0 0

References

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