2009 Football League One play-off Final

The 2009 Football League One play-off Final was a football match played at Wembley Stadium on 24 May 2009, at the end of the 2008–09 season. The match determined the third and final team to gain promotion from League One to the Championship, and was contested by Millwall, who finished fifth during the league season, and Scunthorpe United, who finished sixth. The teams reached the final by defeating Leeds United and Milton Keynes Dons respectively in the two-legged semi-finals.

2009 Football League One play-off final
EventFootball League One 2008-09
Millwall Scunthorpe United
2 3
Date24 May 2009
VenueWembley Stadium, London
RefereeMichael Oliver (Northumberland)
Attendance59,661
WeatherSunny

Route to the final

Millwall finished the regular season in 5th place in the League One table, one position above Scunthorpe. In the play-off semi-finals, Millwall faced 4th-placed Leeds United. Neil Harris scored to give them a 1–0 victory in the first leg at The Den.[1] In the second match, Jermaine Beckford missed a first-half penalty for Leeds before Luciano Becchio scored to level the tie for Leeds. However Abdou equalised for Millwall and sent them through 2–1 on aggregate.

Scunthorpe met Milton Keynes Dons in their semi-final. The first leg at Glanford Park finished 1–1, with Aaron Wilbraham cancelling out Martyn Woolford's opener for Scunthorpe. The second match ended 0–0 after extra time and the match was decided on a penalty shoot-out.

Match

Details
Millwall2–3Scunthorpe United
Alexander  37', 39' Report Sparrow  6', 70'
Woolford  85'
Attendance: 59,661
Millwall
Scunthorpe United
GK1David Forde
RB7Alan Dunne
CB15Tony Craig 83'
CB6Zak Whitbread
LB3Andy Frampton 90'
RM10Lewis Grabban 63'
CM32Adam Bolder
CM26Jimmy Abdou 46'
LM21David Martin
CF9Neil Harris
CF8Gary Alexander
Substitutes:
GK40Lenny Pidgeley
DF5Paul Robinson 90'
DF16Scott Barron
MF12Chris Hackett 63'
MF24Marc Laird 46'
Manager:
Kenny Jackett
GK1Joe Murphy
RB6Cliff Byrne
CB15David Mirfin
CB4Andy Crosby
LB27Ian Morris
RM7Matt Sparrow 16'
CM18Sam Togwell 10' 55'
CM17Grant McCann
LM16Martyn Woolford
CF10Gary Hooper 80'
CF9Paul Hayes
Substitutes:
GK22Josh Lillis
MF8Garry Thompson
MF24Andrew Wright
MF32Liam Trotter 55'
FW19Jonathan Forte  80'
Manager:
Nigel Adkins

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. Fletcher, Paul (9 May 2009). "Millwall 1–0 Leeds". BBC Sport. Retrieved 17 May 2009.
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