2014 Conference Premier play-off final

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2014 Conference Premier play-off final
File:Wembley Stadium interior.jpg
Wembley Stadium hosted the final
Event2013–14 Football Conference
Date18 May 2014 (2014-05-18)
VenueWembley Stadium, London
Man of the MatchRyan Donaldson
(Cambridge United)
RefereePeter Bankes
Attendance19,613
2013
2015

The 2014 Conference Premier play-off final, known as the 2014 Skrill Premier play-off final for sponsorship reasons, was a football match between Cambridge United and Gateshead on 18 May 2014 at Wembley Stadium in London.[1] It was the twelfth Conference Premier play-off final.

Cambridge secured a place in the final after beating F.C. Halifax Town 2–1 on aggregate.[2] Gateshead's place was secured after beating Grimsby Town 4–2 over two legs.[3] This was Cambridge United's 3rd Conference play-off final after losing in 2008 and 2009 and Gateshead's first ever Conference play-off final and their first ever visit to Wembley Stadium.

Cambridge United won the game 2–1 and were promoted to the 2014–15 Football League Two.

Route to the final

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
2 Cambridge United 46 23 13 10 72 35 +37 82
3 Gateshead 46 22 13 11 72 50 +22 79
4 Grimsby Town 46 22 12 12 65 46 +19 78
5 F.C. Halifax Town 46 22 11 13 85 58 +27 77

Semi-finals

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First leg
30 April 2014 F.C. Halifax Town 1–0 Cambridge United The Shay, Halifax
19:45 Gregory File:Soccerball shade.svg 83' (pen.) Report Attendance: 3,668
Referee: Simon Bennett
Second leg
4 May 2014 Cambridge United 2–0
(2–1 agg.)
F.C. Halifax Town Abbey Stadium, Cambridge
13:30 Sam-Yorke File:Soccerball shade.svg 11', 38' Report Attendance: 6,262
Referee: Darren Handley

Match

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Details

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GK 25 Adam Smith
RB 2 Kevin Roberts
CB 6 Ian Miller (c)
CB 4 Josh Coulson
LB 3 Greg Taylor
CM 8 Tom Champion Yellow card 20'
CM 18 Luke Berry downward-facing red arrow 66'
RM 7 Ryan Donaldson
LS 10 Tom Elliott downward-facing red arrow 77'
RS 19 Delano Sam-Yorke downward-facing red arrow 46'
LM 17 Liam Hughes
Substitutes:
DF 5 Tom Bonner
MF 11 Harrison Dunk upward-facing green arrow 46'
MF 22 Luke Chadwick upward-facing green arrow 66'
MF 23 Ashley Chambers
FW 9 Adam Cunnington upward-facing green arrow 77'
Manager:
Richard Money
GK 1 Adam Bartlett
RB 16 Craig Baxter
CB 5 James Curtis
CB 6 Ben Clark (c) Yellow card 70'
LB 2 Carl Magnay
CM 4 Jamie Chandler downward-facing red arrow 69'
CM 8 Phil Turnbull
CM 29 John Oster Yellow card 23'
RW 25 Marcus Maddison Yellow card 7' downward-facing red arrow 58'
ST 18 James Marwood
LW 7 Colin Larkin downward-facing red arrow 58'
Substitutes:
MF 17 Josh Walker
MF 21 Rob Ramshaw
MF 38 JJ O'Donnell upward-facing green arrow 58'
FW 9 Liam Hatch upward-facing green arrow 58'
FW 19 Jack Lester upward-facing green arrow 69'
Manager:
Gary Mills

Man of the match:

Match officials:

Match rules:

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

References

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