1998 Football League First Division play-off Final

1998 Football League First Division play-off final
Charlton won 7–6 on penalties
Date 25 May 1998
Venue Wembley Stadium, London
Referee E Wolstenholme
Attendance 77,739

The 1998 Football League First Division play-off Final was a football match played at Wembley Stadium, London on 25 May 1998 at the end of the 1997–98 season. The match determined the third and final team to gain promotion from First Division to the Premiership, and was contested by Charlton Athletic, who finished 4th during the league season, and Sunderland, who finished 3rd. The teams reached the final by defeating Ipswich Town and Sheffield United respectively in the two-legged semi-finals.

The match was eventually won by Charlton on penalties after a dramatic match that ended 3-3 after normal time and 4-4 after extra time. Michael Gray missed the crucial penalty that sent Charlton into the Premiership.

Route to the final

Pos Club Pld W D L F A GD Pts
3Sunderland 46261288650+3690
4Charlton Athletic 462610108049+3188
5Ipswich Town 46231497743+3483
6Sheffield United 461917106954+1574

Semi-finals

First leg

10 May 1998
13:00
Sheffield United 2 – 1 Sunderland
Marcelo  57'
Borbokis  76' 		Report Ball  17'
Bramall Lane, Sheffield
Attendance: 23,800
Referee: Clive Wilkes

10 May 1998
13:00
Ipswich Town 0 – 1 Charlton Athletic
Report Clapham  12' (o.g.)
Portman Road, Ipswich
Attendance: 21,681
Referee: Mick Fletcher
Second leg

13 May 1998
19:45
Sunderland 2 – 0 Sheffield United
Marker  21' (o.g.)
Phillips  38' 		Statistics
Stadium of Light, Sunderland
Attendance: 40,092
Referee: Mick Pierce

Sunderland won 3–2 on aggregate.

Charlton Athletic won 2–0 on aggregate.


Match details

25 May 1998
15:00
Charlton Athletic 4–4 (a.e.t.) Sunderland
Mendonca  23', 71', 103'
Rufus  85' 		Report Quinn  50', 73'
Phillips  58'
Summerbee  99'
  Penalties  
Mendonca
Brown
Jones
Kinsella
Bowen
Robinson
Newton 		7–6 Summerbee
Johnston
Ball
Makin
Rae
Quinn
Gray
Wembley Stadium, London
Attendance: 77,739
Referee: Eddie Wolstenholme
Charlton Athletic:
GK 1Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Saša Ilić
RB 2England Danny Mills  76'
CB 5England Richard Rufus
CB 6England Eddie Youds
LB 3Wales Mark Bowen
CM 4England Keith Jones
CM 7England Shaun Newton
CM 8Republic of Ireland Mark Kinsella (c)
CF 9England Neil Heaney  65'
CF 10England Clive Mendonca
CF 17England Mark Bright  93'
Substitutes:
MF 11Wales John Robinson  76'
DF 12England Steve Brown  93'
FW 14England Steve Jones  65'
Manager:
England Alan Curbishley
Sunderland:
GK 1France Lionel Pérez
RB 2England Darren Holloway  45'
CB 5England Jody Craddock
CB 6England Darren Williams
LB 3England Michael Gray
RM 7England Nicky Summerbee
CM 4England Lee Clark  100'
CM 8England Kevin Ball (c)
LM 11Scotland Allan Johnston
CF 9Republic of Ireland Niall Quinn
CF 10England Kevin Phillips  73'
Substitutes:
DF 12England Chris Makin  45'
MF 13Scotland Alex Rae  100'
FW 14England Danny Dichio  73'
Manager:
England Peter Reid

MATCH RULES

  • 90 minutes.
  • 30 minutes of extra-time if necessary.
  • Penalty shootout if scores still level.
  • Maximum of 3 substitutions.

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See also

References

  1. ↑ "Soccerbase football statistics". Soccer Base. Retrieved 2012-01-12.
  2. ↑ "Football | Charlton clinch nail-biter". BBC News. 1998-05-25. Retrieved 2012-01-12.

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