2014 Conference Premier play-off Final

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2014 Conference Premier play-off Final
Wembley Stadium interior.jpg
Wembley Stadium hosted the final
Event2013–14 Football Conference
Cambridge United Gateshead
2 1
Date18 May 2014 (2014-05-18)
VenueWembley Stadium, London
Man of the MatchRyan Donaldson
(Cambridge United)
RefereePeter Bankes
Attendance19,613
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The 2014 Conference Premier play-off Final, known as the 2014 Skrill Premier play-off Final for sponsorship reasons, was a football match between Cambridge United and Gateshead on 18 May 2014 at Wembley Stadium in London.[1] It was the twelfth Conference Premier play-off Final.

Cambridge secured a place in the final after beating F.C. Halifax Town 2–1 on aggregate.[2] Gateshead's place was secured after beating Grimsby Town 4–2 over two legs.[3] This was Cambridge United's 3rd Conference play-off final after losing in 2008 and 2009 and Gateshead's first ever Conference play-off final and their first ever visit to Wembley Stadium.

Cambridge United won the game 2–1 and were promoted to the 2014–15 Football League Two.

Route to the final[]

Main article: 2013–14 Football Conference § Conference Premier
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
2 Cambridge United 46 23 13 10 72 35 +37 82
3 Gateshead 46 22 13 11 72 50 +22 79
4 Grimsby Town 46 22 12 12 65 46 +19 78
5 F.C. Halifax Town 46 22 11 13 85 58 +27 77

Semi-finals[]

First leg
30 April 2014 F.C. Halifax Town 1–0 Cambridge United The Shay, Halifax
19:45 Gregory Goal 83' (pen.) Report Attendance: 3,668
Referee: Simon Bennett
1 May 2014 Grimsby Town 1–1 Gateshead Blundell Park, Cleethorpes
19:45 Disley Goal 24' Report Larkin Goal 7' Attendance: 5,234
Referee: Chris Kavanagh
Second leg
4 May 2014 Cambridge United 2–0
(2–1 agg.)		 F.C. Halifax Town Abbey Stadium, Cambridge
13:30 Sam-Yorke Goal 11', 38' Report Attendance: 6,262
Referee: Darren Handley
4 May 2014 Gateshead 3–1
(4–2 agg.)		 Grimsby Town Gateshead International Stadium, Gateshead
16:30 Marwood Goal 22', 84'
O'Donnell Goal 90+4'		 Report Disley Goal 60' Attendance: 8,144
Referee: Kevin Johnson

Match[]

Details[]

Cambridge United2–1Gateshead
Hughes Goal 51'
Donaldson Goal 71'		 BBC Report Lester Goal 80'
Wembley Stadium, London
Attendance: 19,613
Referee: Peter Banks
Cambridge United
Gateshead
GK 25 Adam Smith
RB 2 Kevin Roberts
CB 6 Ian Miller (c)
CB 4 Josh Coulson
LB 3 Greg Taylor
CM 8 Tom Champion Yellow card 20'
CM 18 Luke Berry Substituted off 66'
RM 7 Ryan Donaldson
LS 10 Tom Elliott Substituted off 77'
RS 19 Delano Sam-Yorke Substituted off 46'
LM 17 Liam Hughes
Substitutes:
DF 5 Tom Bonner
MF 11 Harrison Dunk Substituted in 46'
MF 22 Luke Chadwick Substituted in 66'
MF 23 Ashley Chambers
FW 9 Adam Cunnington Substituted in 77'
Manager:
Richard Money
GK 1 Adam Bartlett
RB 16 Craig Baxter
CB 5 James Curtis
CB 6 Ben Clark (c) Yellow card 70'
LB 2 Carl Magnay
CM 4 Jamie Chandler Substituted off 69'
CM 8 Phil Turnbull
CM 29 John Oster Yellow card 23'
RW 25 Marcus Maddison Yellow card 7' Substituted off 58'
ST 18 James Marwood
LW 7 Colin Larkin Substituted off 58'
Substitutes:
MF 17 Josh Walker
MF 21 Rob Ramshaw
MF 38 JJ O'Donnell Substituted in 58'
FW 9 Liam Hatch Substituted in 58'
FW 19 Jack Lester Substituted in 69'
Manager:
Gary Mills

Man of the match:

Match officials:

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. ^ "Football Conference Play-off & Promotion Final Dates – 2013/2014". Football Conference. Archived from the original on 7 February 2014. Retrieved 4 May 2014.
  2. ^ "Cambridge United 2–0 Halifax Town (agg 2–1)". BBC Sport. Retrieved 4 May 2014.
  3. ^ "Gateshead 3–1 Grimsby Town (agg 4–2)". BBC Sport. Retrieved 4 May 2014.
  4. ^ "Conference play-off final: Cambridge United 2–1 Gateshead — as it happened". The Guardian. London. 18 May 2014. Retrieved 19 May 2014.
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