2001 Football League Third Division play-off Final

The 2001 Football League Third Division play-off Final was contested by Blackpool and Leyton Orient. It was the first season that the play-off Finals were contested in Cardiff's Millennium Stadium following the demolition of Wembley.

2001 Football League Third Division play-off Final
Blackpool Leyton Orient
4 2
Date26 May 2001
VenueMillennium Stadium, Cardiff
RefereeDavid Pugh
Attendance23,600

Route to the final
  • Blackpool: Blackpool beat Hartlepool United 5–1 on aggregate after a 3–1 win in the first leg and 2–0 at home in the second leg.
  • Leyton Orient: Leyton Orient beat Hull City 2–0 at home in the second leg, and went through 2–1 on aggregate despite losing 1–0 at Hull's Boothferry Park in the first leg.

Match

Summary

Leyton Orient scored the opening goal after goalkeeper Phil Barnes slipped attempting to control a backpass from Brian Reid which allowed Chris Tate to tap in after 27 seconds. On 34 minutes, Ian Hughes scored the equaliser for Blackpool unmarked from a corner 8 yards out.

2 minutes later, Leyton Orient went back in front when Scott Houghton struck from 20 yards out into the bottom right hand corner of Barnes' net. Just before half-time, Blackpool were again level when Brian Reid scrambled the ball in from Gary Parkinson's cross past Bayes.

On 77 minutes, Paul Simpson gave Blackpool the lead for the first time in the match as he was set up by Brett Ormerod to slot past Bayes. Ormerod then wrapped the game up with 2 minutes of normal time left when he slotted home John Hills' cross from 6 yards.[1]

Details
Blackpool4–2Leyton Orient
Hughes  35'
Reid  45'
Simpson  77'
Ormerod  88'		 (Report) Tate  1'
Houghton  37'
Attendance: 23,600
Referee: David Pugh
Blackpool
Leyton Orient
GK1Phil Barnes
DF3John Hills
DF33Gary Parkinson
DF5Ian Hughes
DF6Brian Reid
MF12Danny Coid
MF14Richie Wellens 88'
MF8Phil Clarkson
MF25Paul Simpson 88'
FW16Brett Ormerod 89'
FW9John Murphy
Substitutes:
DF23Neil Murphy
DF17Phil Thompson 89'
MF4Steve Bushell
MF7Mike Milligan 88'
MF32Jamie Milligan 88'
Manager:
Steve McMahon
GK1Ashley Bayes
DF2Matt Joseph
DF3Matt Lockwood
DF4Dean Smith
DF6Simon Downer
MF15Wim Walschaerts 67'
MF7Andy Harris
MF5David McGhee
MF27Scott Houghton 82'
MF8Jabo Ibehre
FW30Chris Tate 66'
Substitutes:
GK12Scott Barrett
MF17John Martin 82'
MF14Steve Castle 67'
MF10Ahmet Brković 66'
MF16Matt Beall
Manager:
Tommy Taylor

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. Blackpool's winning day trip is perfect end to roller-coaster season
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