1995 Football League Third Division play-off Final
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The 1995 Football League Third Division play-off Final was a football match played at Wembley Stadium on 27 May 1995, to determine the third and final team to gain promotion
from the Third Division
to the Second Division
of the Football League in the 1994–95 season
.
It was contested by Chesterfield
, who finished third in the Third Division table, and Bury
, who finished fourth. The teams reached the final by defeating Mansfield Town
and Preston North End
respectively in the two-legged semi-finals.
Chesterfield won the match 2–0 thanks to goals from Tony Lormor
and Phil Robinson to gain promotion back to the third tier of English football
five seasons after being relegated. For the club's manager, John Duncan
, it was his second success with Chesterfield as a manager, having won the Fourth Division
title in 1985. His counterpart, Mike Walsh
, parted company with Bury less than four months later.
Chesterfield had finished the 1994–95 Football League season in third place in the Third Division, one place ahead of Bury. Therefore, both missed out on the two automatic promotion places and instead took part in the play-offs
to determine who would join Carlisle United
, and Walsall
as the third promoted team. On the final day of the league season, Chesterfield had the opportunity to finish second in the table and thereby clinch the final automatic promotion place but a 2–2 draw at Saltergate against Colchester United
was not enough to overtake Walsall, after they also drew 0–0 away to Bury.
In the play-off semi-finals, Bury were paired with fifth-placed Preston North End
and Chesterfield with sixth-place finishers Mansfield Town
. Bury won their first leg tie 1–0 at Deepdale
courtesy of a goal from David Pugh. They also won the second leg by the same scoreline at Gigg Lane
with Tony Rigby
on the scoresheet.
Chesterfield drew the first leg of their semi-final tie 1–1 at Field Mill
after Robinson's opener for the visiting side was cancelled out by Stewart Hadley. They then came through the second leg at Saltergate after Mansfield had forced extra-time with 10-men. Two goals from Nicky Law and further strikes from Jonathan Howard
, Lormor, and Robinson ensured their progress, 6–3 on aggregate.
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BURY:
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GK
1
Gary Kelly
WB
2
Andy Woodward
CB
5
Chris Lucketti
CB
6
Michael Jackson
WB
3
Roger Stanislaus
WG
7
Jimmy Mulligan
CM
4
Nick Daws
CM
8
Tony Rigby
WG
11
David Pugh (c)
FW
9
Mark Carter
FW
10
Phil Stant
Substitutes:
GK
12
Lee Bracey
DF
13
Ian Hughes
FW
14
John Paskin
Manager:
Mike Walsh
Promotion and relegation
In many sports leagues around the world, promotion and relegation is a process that takes place at the end of each season. Through it, teams are transferred between divisions based on their performance that season...
from the Third Division
Football League Third Division
The Football League Third Division was the 3 tier of English Football from 1920 until 1992 when after the formation of the Football Association Premier League saw the league renamed The Football League Division Two...
to the Second Division
Football League Second Division
From 1892 until 1992, the Football League Second Division was the second highest division overall in English football.This ended with the creation of the FA Premier League, prior to the start of the 1992–93 season, which caused an administrative split between The Football League and the teams...
of the Football League in the 1994–95 season
1994-95 in English football
-Premiership:Blackburn Rovers ended their 81-year wait for the league title thanks to the strike partnership of Alan Shearer and Chris Sutton which scored a total of more than 50 league goals. Manchester United would have made it three league titles in a row if they had been able to turn a 1-1 draw...
.
It was contested by Chesterfield
Chesterfield F.C.
Chesterfield Football Club is an English football club based in Chesterfield, Derbyshire. The club currently plays in Football League One, the third tier of English football. Despite being the fourth oldest Football League club in England, they have spent most of their existence in the lower...
, who finished third in the Third Division table, and Bury
Bury F.C.
Bury Football Club is an association football team based in Bury, Greater Manchester. The team currently play in League One. The club's nickname is The Shakers which was bestowed upon them by club chairman JT Ingham, an industrialist and ironmonger of the late 1890s.-Formation of the club and the...
, who finished fourth. The teams reached the final by defeating Mansfield Town
Mansfield Town F.C.
Mansfield Town Football Club is an English football club from the former mining town of Mansfield, Nottinghamshire. The club was formed in 1897 as Mansfield Wesleyans and changed its name to Mansfield Wesley in 1906 before settling on Mansfield Town in 1910...
and Preston North End
Preston North End F.C.
Preston North End Football Club is an English professional football club located in the Deepdale area of the city of Preston, Lancashire, currently playing in the third tier of English league football, League One...
respectively in the two-legged semi-finals.
Chesterfield won the match 2–0 thanks to goals from Tony Lormor
Tony Lormor
Anthony "Tony" Lormor , also known as Anth Lormor, is an English former professional footballer who scored 102 goals from 374 appearances in the Football League...
and Phil Robinson to gain promotion back to the third tier of English football
Football in England
Association football is a national sport in England, where the first modern set of rules for the code were established in 1863, which were a major influence on the development of the modern Laws of the Game...
five seasons after being relegated. For the club's manager, John Duncan
John Duncan (footballer)
John Pearson Duncan is a Scottish footballer and football manager.-Playing career:He played as a centre-forward for Dundee, Tottenham Hotspur, Derby County, Scunthorpe United and the Scottish Football League....
, it was his second success with Chesterfield as a manager, having won the Fourth Division
Football League Fourth Division
The Fourth Division of The Football League was the fourth-highest division in the English football league system from the 1958–59 season until the creation of the Premier League prior to the 1992–93 season...
title in 1985. His counterpart, Mike Walsh
Mike Walsh (footballer)
Michael Thomas Walsh, was a defender who played for many clubs. He was probably best known as a captain of Bolton Wanderers F.C. and also for gaining honours representing the Republic of Ireland national football team.-Playing career:Born and raised in Manchester, Walsh was snapped up as a 17 year...
, parted company with Bury less than four months later.
Route to the final
| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Carlisle United Carlisle United F.C. Carlisle United F.C. is an English football club based in Carlisle, Cumbria, where they play at Brunton Park. Formed in 1904, the club currently compete in League One, the third tier of the English football league system.... |
42 | 27 | 10 | 5 | 67 | 31 | 91 |
| 2. | Walsall Walsall F.C. Walsall Football Club are an English association football club based in Walsall, West Midlands. They currently play in League One. The club was founded in 1888 as Walsall Town Swifts, an amalgamation of Walsall Town F.C. and Walsall Swifts F.C. The club was one of the founder members of the Second... |
42 | 24 | 11 | 7 | 75 | 40 | 83 |
| 3. | Chesterfield Chesterfield F.C. Chesterfield Football Club is an English football club based in Chesterfield, Derbyshire. The club currently plays in Football League One, the third tier of English football. Despite being the fourth oldest Football League club in England, they have spent most of their existence in the lower... |
42 | 23 | 12 | 7 | 62 | 37 | 81 |
| 4. | Bury Bury F.C. Bury Football Club is an association football team based in Bury, Greater Manchester. The team currently play in League One. The club's nickname is The Shakers which was bestowed upon them by club chairman JT Ingham, an industrialist and ironmonger of the late 1890s.-Formation of the club and the... |
42 | 23 | 11 | 8 | 73 | 36 | 80 |
| 5. | Preston North End Preston North End F.C. Preston North End Football Club is an English professional football club located in the Deepdale area of the city of Preston, Lancashire, currently playing in the third tier of English league football, League One... |
42 | 19 | 10 | 13 | 58 | 41 | 67 |
| 6. | Mansfield Town Mansfield Town F.C. Mansfield Town Football Club is an English football club from the former mining town of Mansfield, Nottinghamshire. The club was formed in 1897 as Mansfield Wesleyans and changed its name to Mansfield Wesley in 1906 before settling on Mansfield Town in 1910... |
42 | 18 | 11 | 13 | 84 | 59 | 65 |
Chesterfield had finished the 1994–95 Football League season in third place in the Third Division, one place ahead of Bury. Therefore, both missed out on the two automatic promotion places and instead took part in the play-offs
Football League Play-Offs
The Football League play-offs are an annual series of football matches to determine some of the promotion places within the Football League. Essentially, each division of the league offers a certain number of automatic promotion places to the top two or three clubs. A further promotion place is...
to determine who would join Carlisle United
Carlisle United F.C.
Carlisle United F.C. is an English football club based in Carlisle, Cumbria, where they play at Brunton Park. Formed in 1904, the club currently compete in League One, the third tier of the English football league system....
, and Walsall
Walsall F.C.
Walsall Football Club are an English association football club based in Walsall, West Midlands. They currently play in League One. The club was founded in 1888 as Walsall Town Swifts, an amalgamation of Walsall Town F.C. and Walsall Swifts F.C. The club was one of the founder members of the Second...
as the third promoted team. On the final day of the league season, Chesterfield had the opportunity to finish second in the table and thereby clinch the final automatic promotion place but a 2–2 draw at Saltergate against Colchester United
Colchester United F.C.
Colchester United Football Club is an English football club based in Colchester. The club was formed in 1937, and briefly shared their old Layer Road home with now defunct side Colchester Town who had previously used the ground from 1910....
was not enough to overtake Walsall, after they also drew 0–0 away to Bury.
In the play-off semi-finals, Bury were paired with fifth-placed Preston North End
Preston North End F.C.
Preston North End Football Club is an English professional football club located in the Deepdale area of the city of Preston, Lancashire, currently playing in the third tier of English league football, League One...
and Chesterfield with sixth-place finishers Mansfield Town
Mansfield Town F.C.
Mansfield Town Football Club is an English football club from the former mining town of Mansfield, Nottinghamshire. The club was formed in 1897 as Mansfield Wesleyans and changed its name to Mansfield Wesley in 1906 before settling on Mansfield Town in 1910...
. Bury won their first leg tie 1–0 at Deepdale
Deepdale
Deepdale is a stadium in the Deepdale area of Preston, England, the home of Preston North End F.C. and, up to 2010, England's National Football Museum. Preston North End are one of the founder members of the Football League.- History :...
courtesy of a goal from David Pugh. They also won the second leg by the same scoreline at Gigg Lane
Gigg Lane
Gigg Lane is an all-seater football stadium in Bury, Greater Manchester, England. Historically within Lancashire, it was built for Bury F.C. in 1885, and has been their home ever since.-History:...
with Tony Rigby
Tony Rigby
Tony Rigby is an English former professional footballer who played as a midfielder, making over 150 career appearances.-Career:Rigby played for Crewe Alexandra, Barrow, Bury, Scarborough, Altrincham, Shrewsbury Town, and Burscough.-References:...
on the scoresheet.
Chesterfield drew the first leg of their semi-final tie 1–1 at Field Mill
Field Mill
Field Mill is a multi-use stadium in Mansfield, Nottinghamshire, England.It is currently occupied by its main tenant, Mansfield Town.The stadium has a capacity of around 10,000 when fully open, but due to the Bishop Street Stand being closed and safety restrictions, the ground currently holds less...
after Robinson's opener for the visiting side was cancelled out by Stewart Hadley. They then came through the second leg at Saltergate after Mansfield had forced extra-time with 10-men. Two goals from Nicky Law and further strikes from Jonathan Howard
Jonathan Howard
Jonathan Howard is a footballer who played in The Football League for Chesterfield and Rotherham United.-Career:...
, Lormor, and Robinson ensured their progress, 6–3 on aggregate.
| Chesterfield | Round | Bury | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opponent | Result | Legs | Semi-finals | Opponent | Result | Legs |
| Mansfield Town Mansfield Town F.C. Mansfield Town Football Club is an English football club from the former mining town of Mansfield, Nottinghamshire. The club was formed in 1897 as Mansfield Wesleyans and changed its name to Mansfield Wesley in 1906 before settling on Mansfield Town in 1910... |
6–3 | 1–1 away; 5–2 home | Preston North End Preston North End F.C. Preston North End Football Club is an English professional football club located in the Deepdale area of the city of Preston, Lancashire, currently playing in the third tier of English league football, League One... |
2–0 | 1–0 away; 1–0 home | |
Match details
| style="font-size: 90%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> | CHESTERFIELD: | ||
| GK | 1 | Billy Stewart |
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| WB | 2 | Jamie Hewitt Jamie Hewitt (footballer) Jamie Hewitt is a former footballer who played as a defender for Chesterfield And Doncaster Rovers.He was a member of the Chesterfield 1997 FA Cup team that made it to the semi-finals. In the semi final at Old Trafford, Chesterfield were trailing Premiership Middlesbrough 3-2 in extra time when he... |
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| CB | 5 | Darren Carr Darren Carr Darren Carr is a retired English football defender. In the 1996–97 season, he was part of Chesterfield's historic run to the FA Cup semi final, coming on as a substitute in both the semi final and semi final replay against Middlesbrough.-Clubs:*1986-1987 : Bristol Rovers*1987-1988 : Newport... |
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| CB | 6 | Nicky Law (c) |
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| WB | 3 | Lee Rogers |
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| WG | 7 | Phil Robinson |
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| CM | 4 | Tom Curtis |
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| CM | 8 | Jonathan Howard Jonathan Howard Jonathan Howard is a footballer who played in The Football League for Chesterfield and Rotherham United.-Career:... |
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| WG | 11 | Des Hazel Des Hazel Desmond St. Lloyd Hazel is a former footballer who played at both professional and international levels as a left winger.-Playing career:... |
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| CF | 9 | Tony Lormor Tony Lormor Anthony "Tony" Lormor , also known as Anth Lormor, is an English former professional footballer who scored 102 goals from 374 appearances in the Football League... |
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| CF | 10 | Andy Morris |
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| GK | 12 |  Jim BrownJim Brown (footballer) Jim Brown is a Scottish former professional association football player, who played as a goalkeeper.Since 1986 he has been the Commercial Manager at Chesterfield F.C..-External links:***... |
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| MF | 13 | Chris Perkins Chris Perkins Chris Perkins is a former footballer who played in The Football League for Chesterfield, Hartlepool United, Lincoln City and Mansfield Town.-Career:... |
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| FW | 14 | Kevin Davies Kevin Davies Kevin Cyril Davies is an English footballer who currently plays for Bolton Wanderers and the England national football team as a striker. He was made Bolton team captain in January 2009.... |
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| Manager: | |||
| John Duncan John Duncan (footballer) John Pearson Duncan is a Scottish footballer and football manager.-Playing career:He played as a centre-forward for Dundee, Tottenham Hotspur, Derby County, Scunthorpe United and the Scottish Football League.... |
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Gary KellyGary Kelly (footballer born 1966)
Gareth "Gary" Kelly is an Irish former professional football goalkeeper. He is the son of former Irish international goalkeeper Alan Kelly, Sr....
Andy WoodwardAndy Woodward
Andrew Woodward is a former professional footballer who played in The Football League for Crewe Alexandra, Bury, Sheffield United, Scunthorpe United and Halifax Town.-References:...
Chris LuckettiChris Lucketti
Christopher James "Chris" Lucketti is an English footballer, who plays as a central defender. He is now a coach for the Preston North End youth team after leaving Huddersfield Town on 17 May 2010....
Michael JacksonMichael Jackson (footballer)
Michael James Jackson is a retired English professional football defender.-Career:Jackson started his career as a trainee at Crewe Alexandra in 1992. During his development at Crewe, Jackson went on to play for his home town club Runcorn FC, during a loan spell and played several key games for...
Roger StanislausRoger Stanislaus
Roger Stanislaus is a retired English footballer of Polish descent, who rose to notoriety in February 1996 after he received a one-year ban from football as punishment for taking cocaine....
Jimmy Mulligan Nick DawsNick Daws (footballer)
Nicholas "Nick" Daws is a former professional footballer who played as a midfielder from 1986 until 2004 notably in the Football League for Bury, Rotherham United and Grimsby Town...
Tony RigbyTony Rigby
Tony Rigby is an English former professional footballer who played as a midfielder, making over 150 career appearances.-Career:Rigby played for Crewe Alexandra, Barrow, Bury, Scarborough, Altrincham, Shrewsbury Town, and Burscough.-References:...
David Pugh (c) Mark CarterMark Carter
For the former All Black see Mark Carter Mark Colin Carter is an English former footballer....
Phil StantPhil Stant
Philip Richard "Phil" Stant was a professional footballer who played as a striker notably for Cardiff City and Lincoln City...
Lee Bracey Ian HughesIan Hughes
Ian Hughes is a Welsh footballer whose last club was Bacup Borough. He plays as a defender and is a former Welsh under-21 international. Hughes attended Elton High School in Bury.-Club career:...
John PaskinJohn Paskin
William John Paskin, known as John Paskin is a South African former professional footballer who made 164 appearances in the Football League playing for West Bromwich Albion, Wolverhampton Wanderers, Stockport County, Birmingham City, Shrewsbury Town, Wrexham and Bury...
Mike WalshMike Walsh (footballer)
Michael Thomas Walsh, was a defender who played for many clubs. He was probably best known as a captain of Bolton Wanderers F.C. and also for gaining honours representing the Republic of Ireland national football team.-Playing career:Born and raised in Manchester, Walsh was snapped up as a 17 year...
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See also
- 1995 Football League First Division play-off Final1995 Football League First Division play-off FinalThe 1995 Football League Division One play-off Final was an epic contest between Bolton Wanderers and Reading at Wembley Stadium, London. Bolton Wanderers won the match 4-3, after extra time.-Background:...
- 1996 Football League Second Division play-off Final1996 Football League Second Division play-off FinalThe 1996 Football League Second Division play-off Final was a football match played at Wembley Stadium on 26 May 1996, at the end of the 1995–96 English league season to determine the final promoted side from the Second Division. Bradford City beat Notts County 2–0 to join Swindon Town and Oxford...