2010 Football League One play-off Final

The 2010 Football League One Play-off Final was a football match that was played at Wembley Stadium in London on 29 May 2010, at the end of the 2009–10 season. The match determined the third and final team to gain promotion from League One to the Championship, and was contested by Millwall and Swindon Town.

2010 Football League One play-off final
Event2009–10 Football League One
Millwall Swindon Town
1 0
Date29 May 2010
VenueWembley Stadium, London
Man of the MatchPaul Robinson (Millwall)
RefereeColin Webster
Attendance73,108
WeatherOvercast (Slight Drizzle), 15 °C (59 °F)

Millwall won the tense final 1–0 thanks to a Paul Robinson goal from close-range towards the end of the first-half. The victory saw captain Robinson's team return to the Championship after a four-year absence, having failed to gain promotion in their previous five play-off campaigns.

Swindon Town's best goal-scoring opportunity came on 72 minutes when Charlie Austin was put through on goal but his shot was sent wide of the target after the ball bobbled on the turf at the moment Austin went to strike it.[1]

Route to the final

Under League One play-off rules, the final was to be contested by the two teams which secured an aggregate victory over two-legged semi-finals, with the team that finished sixth in the league table (Huddersfield Town) having played third (Millwall), and fifth (Swindon Town) having played fourth (Charlton Athletic).

First leg
Swindon Town2–1Charlton Athletic
Austin  52'
Ward  60'		 (Report) Burton  65'
Attendance: 13,560
Referee: J. Linnington
Huddersfield Town0–0Millwall
(Report)
Attendance: 14,654
Referee: D. Deadman

Second leg
Charlton Athletic2–1
(a.e.t.)		Swindon Town
Ferry  27' (o.g.)
Mooney  45+3'		 (Report) Ward  74'
Penalties
Burton
Bailey
Forster
Dailly
Richardson 		4–5 McGovern
Austin
Amankwaah
Ward
Darby
The Valley, London
Attendance: 21,521
Referee: N. Swarbrick

Charlton Athletic 3–3 Swindon Town on aggregate. Swindon Town won 5–4 on penalties.

Millwall2–0Huddersfield Town
Morison  22'
Robinson  83'		 (Report)
The Den, London
Attendance: 15,463
Referee: A. Bates

Millwall 2–0 Huddersfield Town on aggregate.

Match

Details
Millwall1–0Swindon Town
Robinson  39' Report
Attendance: 73,108
Referee: C. Webster
Millwall
Swindon Town
GK1David Forde
RB16Scott Barron
CB5Paul Robinson (c)
CB18Darren Ward
LB15Tony Craig 44'
RM7Danny Schofield
CM40Liam Trotter
CM26Jimmy Abdou
LM25Shaun Batt 70'
CF20Steve Morison
CF9Neil Harris
Substitutes:
GK13John Sullivan
DF3Andy Frampton 44'
MF12Chris Hackett 70'
MF22Ali Fuseini
MF24Marc Laird
FW8Gary Alexander
FW30Jonathan Obika
Manager:
Kenny Jackett
GK1David Lucas
RB15Kevin Amankwaah
CB2Scott Cuthbert
CB19Lecsinel Jean-François  79'
LB3Alan Sheehan 67'
RM7Jon-Paul McGovern 73'
CM4Jonathan Douglas
CM30Simon Ferry
LM24Danny Ward
CF32Charlie Austin
CF20Billy Paynter 81'
Substitutes:
GK12Phil Smith
DF14Sean Morrison
DF21Stephen Darby 67'
MF8Craig Easton
MF10Michael Timlin
MF18Alan O'Brien 73'
FW5Vincent Péricard 81'
Manager:
Danny Wilson

Match rules:

  • 90 minutes of normal time.
  • 30 minutes of extra time if score is tied at the end of normal time.
  • Penalty shoot-out if score still tied after extra-time.
  • Seven named substitutes.
  • Maximum of three substitutions.

References
  1. "Millwall 1–0 Swindon". News.bbc.co.uk. 29 May 2010. Retrieved 1 December 2017.
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