2005 Football League One play-off Final

2005 Football League One play-off Final
Date 29 May 2005
Venue Millennium Stadium, Cardiff
Referee Phil Crossley
Attendance 59,808

The 2005 Football League One play-off Final was contested by Hartlepool United and Sheffield Wednesday at The Millennium Stadium, Cardiff. Sheffield Wednesday won 4–2 in extra time, with goals from Jon-Paul McGovern, Steve MacLean, Glenn Whelan and Drew Talbot.[1][2]

Route to the final

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
3Tranmere Rovers 462213117355+1879
4Brentford 46229155760-375
5Sheffield Wednesday 461915127759+1872
6Hartlepool United 46218177666+1071

Semi-finals

First leg

12 May 2005
19:45
Sheffield Wednesday 1–0 Brentford
McGovern  12' Report
Hillsborough, Sheffield
Attendance: 28,625
Referee: Mike Jones

13 May 2005
19:45
Hartlepool United 2–0 Tranmere Rovers
Boyd  32', 68' Report
Victoria Park, Hartlepool
Attendance: 6,604
Referee: Brian Curson
Second leg

16 May 2005
19:45
Brentford 1–2 Sheffield Wednesday
Frampton  87' Report Peacock  27'
Brunt  53'
Griffin Park, Brentford
Attendance: 10,823
Referee: Tony Leake

Sheffield Wednesday won 3–1 on aggregate.


Tranmere Rovers 2–2 Hartlepool United on aggregate. Hartlepool United won 6–5 on penalties.

Match details

29 May 2005
15:00 BST
Hartlepool United 2 4 (a.e.t.) Sheffield Wednesday
Williams  47'
Daly  71'
Report McGovern  45'
MacLean  82' (pen)
Whelan  94'
Talbot  120'
Millennium Stadium, Cardiff
Attendance: 59,808
Referee: Phil Crossley
HARTLEPOOL UNITED:
GK 21 Greece Dimitrios Konstantopoulos
DF 2 England Mickey Barron  61'
DF 5 England Michael Nelson
DF 6 England Chris Westwood Red card 81'
MF 11 Scotland Gavin Strachan
MF 15 England Antony Sweeney
MF 18 England Matty Robson
MF 32 Republic of Ireland Thomas Butler  31'
FW 8 England Ritchie Humphreys
FW 10 England Adam Boyd
FW 14 Australia Joel Porter  70'
Substitutes:
GK 1 England Jim Provett
DF 22 England Darren Craddock  61'
MF 4 England Mark Tinkler
FW 9 Wales Eifion Williams  31'
FW 16 Republic of Ireland Jon Daly  70'
Manager:
England Martin Scott
SHEFFIELD WEDNESDAY:
GK 1 England David Lucas
DF 2 Scotland Lee Bullen
DF 3 England Paul Heckingbottom
DF 16 England Richard Wood
DF 18 England Alex Bruce  77'
MF 6 Republic of Ireland Glenn Whelan
MF 7 Scotland Jon-Paul McGovern
MF 11 Northern Ireland Chris Brunt
MF 23 England Craig Rocastle
FW 10 Scotland Lee Peacock  77'
FW 22 Northern Ireland James Quinn  77'
Substitutes:
GK 21 England Chris Adamson
DF 5 England Steve Adams
DF 12 England Patrick Collins  77'
FW 9 Scotland Steve MacLean  77'
FW 25 England Drew Talbot  77'
Manager:
Scotland Paul Sturrock

MATCH RULES

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

See also

References

  1. "Hartlepool 2-4 Sheff Wed (aet)". BBC Sport. 29 May 2005. Retrieved 15 November 2013.
  2. "Owls edge out Pools". Sky Sports. 29 May 2005. Retrieved 16 November 2013.

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