1998 Football League Third Division play-off Final

The 1998 Football League Third Division play-off final was a football match contested by Colchester United and Torquay United on 22 May 1998 at Wembley Stadium to decide the third team to be promoted from Third Division to Second Division for the 1998–99 season.

1998 Football League Third Division play-off final
Event1997–98 Football League Third Division
Colchester United Torquay United
1 0
Date22 May 1998
VenueWembley Stadium, London
RefereeMick Fletcher
Attendance19,486[1]

Under Third Division play-off rules, the final is contested by the two teams which secured an aggregate victory over two-legged semi-finals, with the team that finished seventh in the league table (Barnet) having played fourth place (Colchester United), and sixth place (Scarborough) having played fifth place (Torquay United).

Route to the final
Pos Club Pld W D L F A GD Pts
4Colchester United 462111147260+1274
5Torquay United 4621111468590+974
6Scarborough 4619151267580+972
7Barnet 461913146151+1070

Semi-finals
First leg
Barnet1–0Colchester United
Heald  48'
Devine  82'		 Report Branston  82' 
Attendance: 3,858
Scarborough1–3Torquay United
Rockett  40' Report Jack  22'
Gittens  50'
McFarlane  72'
Attendance: 5,246
Referee: Mike Pierce
Second leg
Colchester United3–1 (a.e.t.)Barnet
Gregory  12' (pen.), 95'
Greene  65'		 Report Goodhind  41'
Howarth  59'
Attendance: 5,863
Referee: Terry Heilbron

Colchester United won 3–2 on aggregate.

Torquay United4–1Scarborough
Jack  6', 7'
McCall  38'
Gibbs  55'		 Report Rockett  22'
Williams  28' 
Attendance: 5,386
Referee: Rob Harris

Torquay United won 7–2 on aggregate.

Match

Details
Colchester United1–0Torquay United
Gregory  22' (pen.) Report
[2]
Attendance: 19,486
Referee: Mick Fletcher
GK1Carl Emberson
DF2Joe Dunne
DF3Simon Betts
DF4Aaron Skelton 82'
DF5David Greene
MF6David Gregory
MF7Richard Wilkins
MF8Paul Buckle
MF11Steve Forbes
FW9Mark Sale
FW10Neil Gregory 70'
Substitutes:
FW12Tony Lock 70'
MF13Karl Duguid 82'
MF14Paul Abrahams
Manager:
Steve Wignall
GK1Matt Gregg
DF2Andy Gurney
DF3Paul Gibbs
DF4Jamie Robinson
DF5Jon Gittens
DF6Alex Watson
MF7Gary Clayton
MF8Chris Leadbitter
MF11Steve McCall 72'
FW9Rodney Jack
FW10Andy McFarlane 84'
Substitutes:
FW12Tony Bedeau 72'
DF13Wayne Thomas 84'
MF14Kevin Hill
Manager:
Kevin Hodges

Match rules:

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

References
  1. "Colchester United – Match Details". coludata.co.uk. Archived from the original on 5 June 2012. Retrieved 29 March 2012.
  2. Riley, Catherine (23 May 1998). "Gregory's goal lifts Colchester". The Independent. London. Retrieved 1 December 2014.
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