1995 Football League Second Division play-off Final

1995 Football League Second Division play-off Final
Huddersfield Town Bristol Rovers
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Date 28 May 1995
Venue Wembley Stadium, London
Referee Clive Wilkes (Gloucester)
Attendance 59,175
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The 1995 Football League Second Division play-off final was a football match played at on 28 May 1995, to determine the third and final team to gain promotion from the Second Division to the First Division of The Football League in the 1994–95 season. Huddersfield Town faced Bristol Rovers. It was the sixth Second Division play-off final to be decided at Wembley Stadium.

Huddersfield Town finally won at Wembley after the 1928, 1930, 1938 FA Cup Finals and 1994 Football League Trophy Final losses.

Match details

1995-05-28
15:00 BST
 Huddersfield Town 2 – 1 Bristol Rovers Wembley Stadium, London
Attendance: 59,175
Referee: Clive Wilkes (Gloucester)
Andy Booth
Chris Billy		 (Report) Marcus Stewart
Huddersfield Town
Bristol Rovers
HUDDERSFIELD TOWN (4-4-2):
GK 1 Steve Francis
DF 2 Simon Trevitt 56'
DF 3 Tom Cowan
MF 4 Darren Bullock
DF 5 Lee Sinnott (c)
DF 6 Pat Scully
MF 7 Chris Billy
MF 8 Lee Duxbury
FW 9 Andy Booth
FW 10 Ronnie Jepson
MF 11 Gary Crosby 80'
Substitutes:
FW 12 Iain Dunn 80'
GK 13 Kevin Blackwell
DF 14 Jon Dyson 56'
Manager:
Neil Warnock
BRISTOL ROVERS (4-4-2):
GK 1 Brian Parkin
DF 2 David Pritchard
DF 3 Andy Gurney
FW 4 Marcus Stewart
DF 5 Billy Clark
DF 6 Andy Tillson (c)
MF 7 Worrell Sterling
MF 8 Paul Miller
FW 9 Gareth Taylor 80'
MF 10 Justin Skinner
MF 11 Justin Channing 84'
Substitutes:
MF 12 Marcus Browning 80'
GK 13 Andy Collett
MF 14 Lee Archer 84'
Manager:
John Ward

MATCH RULES

  • 90 minutes.
  • 30 minutes of extra-time if necessary.
  • Penalty shoot-out if scores still level.
  • Maximum of 2 substitutions.

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