2004 Football Conference play-off Final

2004 Football Conference play-off Final
Event 2003–04 Football Conference
Shrewsbury Town won 3–0 on penalties
Date 16 May 2004
Venue Britannia Stadium, Stoke-on-Trent
Referee Keith Stroud (Hampshire)
Attendance 19,216

The 2003–04 Football Conference Playoff Final took place on 16 May 2004 and was contested between Aldershot Town and Shrewsbury Town. It was held at the Britannia Stadium, Stoke-on-Trent. A crowd of 19,216 attended the game (a Conference Play-off final record at the time), with just over 15,000 travelling from Shropshire.

Match summary

Aldershot had the first real chance of the game when Roscoe DSane got on the end of a ball over the top of the defence and held off Shrews captain Darren Tinson, only to drag his shot wide. Jon Challinor then had a chance but failed to connect properly with Aaron McLean's cutback. At the other end it took a crucial intervention from Dominic Sterling to deny Jamie Tolley after a good surging run from the midfielder.

Aldershot took the lead in the 36th minute when Shots captain Ray Warburton headed on a free kick and McLean powered the ball into the net. However Shrewsbury were level just minutes later, with Duane Darby smashing in an almost identical goal. In the second half the Shropshire side should have taken the lead when Luke Rodgers crossed for Ryan Lowe, who blazed over from inside the area.

With the scores level at 1–1, silver goal extra time was required, and Lee Charles had a couple of chances to win it for the Shots. Ultimately the match needed a penalty shoot-out to be settled. After Rodgers had missed Shrewsbury's first kick, goalkeeper Scott Howie was the hero, saving all three of Aldershot's penalties while teammates Tolley, Jake Sedgemore and finally Trevor Challis scored theirs to send Shrewsbury back into the Football League.

Match details

GK 1 Nikki Bull
DF 16Simon Downer  66'
DF 6 Dominic Sterling
DF 5 Ray Warburton (c)
DF 37Will Antwi
MF 8 Chris Giles
MF 18Jamie Gosling
MF 19Jon Challinor
MF 26Adam Miller
FW 10Roscoe D'Sane  86'
FW 11Aaron McLean  60'
Substitutes:
GK 22Richard Barnard
DF 3 Jason Chewins
DF 2 Dean Hooper  66'
FW 23Lee Charles  86'
FW 9 Tim Sills  60'
Manager:
Terry Brown
GK 25Scott Howie
DF 15Trevor Challis
DF 5 Darren Tinson (c)  91'
DF 6 David Ridler
MF 8 Jake Sedgemore
MF 11Sam Aiston
MF 12Martin O'Connor  84'
MF 4 Jamie Tolley
FW 17Ryan Lowe
FW 18Duane Darby  93'
FW 9 Luke Rodgers
Substitutes:
GK 30Joe Hart
DF 27Lee Lawrence  91'
MF 21David Edwards
MF 29Kevin Street  84'
FW 10Colin Cramb  93'
Manager:
Jimmy Quinn

MATCH RULES

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