2005 Football League Two play-off Final

The 2005 Football League Two Play-off Final was a football match played at the Millennium Stadium, Cardiff, on 28 May 2005 at the end of the 2004–05 season. The match determined the fourth and final team to gain promotion from League Two to League One. It was contested by Southend United, who finished fourth in the league table, and Lincoln City, who finished sixth. The teams reached the final by defeating Macclesfield Town and Northampton Town respectively in the two-legged semi-finals.[1]

2005 Football League Two Play-off Final
Southend United Lincoln City
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Date28 May 2005
VenueMillennium Stadium, Cardiff
Man of the MatchFreddy Eastwood
RefereeMartin Atkinson (Yorkshire)
Attendance19,653

Southend United overcame Northampton Town 1–0 on aggregate to get to this stage; drawing the first leg 0–0 at Sixfields before winning the second leg 1–0 at Roots Hall. Whilst Lincoln City got past Macclesfield Town 2–1 on aggregate; winning the first leg 1–0 at Sincil Bank before drawing the second leg 1–1 at Moss Rose. The winning goals were scored by Freddy Eastwood and Duncan Jupp, after extra time, to take Southend United back to the third-tier of English football.[2]

Route to the final
Further information: 2004–05 Football League
Southend United Round Lincoln City
Opponent Result Legs Semi-finals Opponent Result Legs
Northampton Town 1–0 0–0 away; 1–0 home Macclesfield Town 2–1 1–0 home; 1–1 away

Match

Details
Southend United2–0Lincoln City
Eastwood  105'
Jupp  110'		 (Report)
Attendance: 19,653
Southend United
Lincoln City
GK13Darryl Flahavan
RB2Duncan Jupp
CB15Spencer Prior
CB6Adam Barrett
LB18Che Wilson
RM10Carl Pettefer
CM8Kevin Maher (c)
CM9Mark Bentley
LM3Nicky Nicolau 119'
FW23Freddy Eastwood 118'
FW14Wayne Gray 81'
Substitutes:
GK1Bart Griemink
DF5Andy Edwards 118'
MF7Mark Gower 119'
MF29Luke Guttridge
FW11Lawrie Dudfield 81'
Manager:
Steve Tilson
GK1Alan Marriott
WB17Gareth McAuley
CB23Jamie McCombe
CB5Paul Morgan (c)
CB4Ben Futcher
WB3Kevin Sandwith
CM8Richard Butcher
CM11Peter Gain
FW27Gary Taylor-Fletcher 94'
FW9Simon Yeo 90'
FW30Francis Green 105'
Substitutes:
GK13Simon Rayner
DF2Lee Beevers 105'
DF14Matt Bloomer 94'
MF16Ritchie Hanlon
FW7Derek Asamoah 90'
Manager:
Keith Alexander

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.

See also

References
  1. "2004–05 League Two Play-off's". Soccerbase. Retrieved 20 January 2010.
  2. "Eastwood Turns Dream Into Reality". The Independent. London. Retrieved 20 January 2010.
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