2013 Football League Two play-off Final

2013 Football League Two play-off final
Event 2012–13 Football League Two
Date 18 May 2013
Venue Wembley Stadium, London
Man of the Match Nahki Wells[1]
Referee Keith Stroud
Attendance 47,127

The 2013 Football League Two play-off final was a football match contested by Bradford City and Northampton Town on 18 May 2013 at Wembley Stadium to decide the fourth and final team to be promoted from League Two to League One for the 2013–14 season.[2] The two teams had earned their place in the final with aggregate victories over the two-legged semi-finals.[3]

Bradford City won the game 3–0, with all three goals scored in the opening 28 minutes, to return to League One after a seven-year absence. It was their second appearance at Wembley during the season, having reached the League Cup Final.[4][5][6]

Match details

18 May 2013
13:30 BST
Bradford City 3–0 Northampton Town
Hanson  15'
McArdle  19'
Wells  28' 		Report
Wembley Stadium, London
Attendance: 47,127
Referee: Keith Stroud (Hampshire)
Bradford City
Northampton Town
GK 1 Scotland Jon McLaughlin
RB 2 England Stephen Darby
CB 23Northern Ireland Rory McArdle
CB 5England Andrew Davies
LB 3 Australia James Meredith
RM 11England Garry Thompson
CM 18 England Gary Jones
CM 24 England Nathan Doyle  84' 87'
LM 7 England Kyel Reid  78'
CF 9England James Hanson  88'
CF 21 Bermuda Nahki Wells  85'
Substitutes:
GK 12 England Matt Duke
DF 16Republic of Ireland Carl McHugh
DF 22 England Michael Nelson
MF 4England Ricky Ravenhill  87'
MF 14England Will Atkinson  78'
FW 17England Alan Connell  85'
FW 20England Zavon Hines
Manager:
England Phil Parkinson
GK 21 England Lee Nicholls
RB 12England Ben Tozer
CB 30 England Clarke Carlisle  66'
CB 15 England Nathan Cameron
LB 6England Lee Collins  53'
RM 11England Chris Hackett
CM 8England Ben Harding
CM 4England Luke Guttridge
LM 7 England Ishmel Demontagnac  70'
CF 28Republic of Ireland Roy O'Donovan  29'
CF 9 England Clive Platt  20'  55'
Substitutes:
GK 13England Dean Snedker
DF 2England John Johnson
DF 3England Joe Widdowson  53'
DF 5England Kelvin Langmead
MF 22England Lewis Hornby  70'
FW 10England Adebayo Akinfenwa  55'
FW 17England Jake Robinson
Manager:
England Aidy Boothroyd

Man of the Match:
Nahki Wells (Bradford City)[1]

Assistant referees:
Steve Copeland and Jake Hillier
Fourth official:
Geoff Eltringham
Reserve Assistant Referee:
Marc Perry

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

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "League Two play-off final". Sky Sports. 18 May 2013.
  2. ↑ Football League Key Dates
  3. ↑ League Two Table
  4. ↑ "Bradford 0–5 Swansea". BBC Sport. 24 February 2013.
  5. ↑ "Bradford City 3 Northampton Town 0: match report". Daily Telegraph. 18 May 2013. Retrieved 6 June 2013.
  6. ↑ "Bradford City smash Northampton Town in half an hour in play-off final". Guardian. 18 May 2013. Retrieved 6 June 2013.