2000 Football League Third Division play-off Final
Encyclopedia
The 2000 Football League Division Three play-off Final was contested by Peterborough United
and Darlington
. This was the last Third Division play-off final to be played at the old Wembley Stadium before moving to Cardiff
's Millennium Stadium
.
The result was harsh on Darlington as they dominated most of the game but failed to convert their chances into goals.
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Darlington:
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GK
1
Andy Collett
DF
4
Craig Liddle
DF
5
Steve Tutill
DF
6
Neil Aspin
DF
15
Paul Heckingbottom
MF
8
Martin Gray
MF
12
Michael Oliver
MF
11
Brian Atkinson
MF
24
Neil Heaney
FW
10
Marco Gabbiadini
FW
9
Peter Duffield
Substitutes:
GK
22
Mark Samways
DF
4
Phil Brumwell
MF
34
Paul Holsgrove
FW
16
Glenn Naylor
FW
28
Lee Nogan
Manager:
David Hodgson
Peterborough United F.C.
Peterborough United Football Club are a professional English football club based in Peterborough. Peterborough United formed in 1934 and played in the old Midland League, which they won six times; eventually being admitted to the Football League in 1960, replacing Gateshead. Their home ground is...
and Darlington
Darlington F.C.
Darlington Football Club is a professional association football club based in Darlington, County Durham, currently playing in the Conference National. The club was founded in 1883, and originally played its games at Feethams, before moving to the Darlington Arena in 2003...
. This was the last Third Division play-off final to be played at the old Wembley Stadium before moving to Cardiff
Cardiff
Cardiff is the capital, largest city and most populous county of Wales and the 10th largest city in the United Kingdom. The city is Wales' chief commercial centre, the base for most national cultural and sporting institutions, the Welsh national media, and the seat of the National Assembly for...
's Millennium Stadium
Millennium Stadium
The Millennium Stadium is the national stadium of Wales, located in the capital, Cardiff. It is the home of the Wales national rugby union team and also frequently stages games of the Wales national football team, but is also host to many other large scale events, such as the Super Special Stage...
.
Route to the Final
- Peterborough United: Peterborough United beat BarnetBarnet F.C.Barnet Football Club is an English football team from High Barnet, London, England, currently playing in Football League Two. The ground is in the town of Barnet within the London Borough of Barnet....
2-1 at Barnet's Underhill StadiumUnderhill StadiumUnderhill is the home of Barnet F.C. It is situated in Barnet in the London Borough of Barnet and has a capacity of 6,200. The stadium is famous for its slope from the North to South end. It is also used for Arsenal reserve games....
, and went through 5-1 on aggregate after winning 3-0 at home in the second leg. - Darlington: Darlington beat Hartlepool UnitedHartlepool United F.C.Hartlepool United Football Club is an English professional football club based in Hartlepool that currently play in League One. The team won promotion to League One in the 2006–07 season...
2-0 in the first leg, and went through 3-0 on aggregate after winning 1-0 at home in the second leg.
Match Summary
The only goal of the game came in the 74th minute when Andy Clarke slotted the rebound in to the bottom right hand corner of the goal after Andy Collett made a good save with Clarke's first attempt.The result was harsh on Darlington as they dominated most of the game but failed to convert their chances into goals.
Match details
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| GK | 1 | Mark Tyler |
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| DF | 3 | Adam Drury Adam Drury Adam James Drury is a professional footballer who plays for Norwich City.-Career:Drury joined Norwich City from Peterborough United in March 2001 for £500,000. He is a left-back and has been a regular for the Canaries since he signed for the club. He was voted Norwich City player of the year in... |
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| DF | 4 | Richard Scott Richard Scott (footballer) Richard Paul Scott is an English professional footballer who made more than 200 appearances in the Football League playing for Birmingham City, Shrewsbury Town and Peterborough United. He plays as a defender or midfielder.-Career:... |
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| DF | 6 | Andy Edwards Andy Edwards (footballer) Andy Edwards is a retired professional footballer and current youth team manager at Leyton Orient.During his career he has played for a number of clubs, including Grays Athletic, Southend United, Rushden & Diamonds, Peterborough United and Birmingham City... |
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| DF | 19 | Gareth Jelleyman Gareth Jelleyman Gareth Jelleyman is a Welsh footballer who plays as a defender. He has previously played for Peterborough United, Boston United, Mansfield Town, Rushden & Diamonds and Barrow AFC... |
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| MF | 34 | Simon Rea Simon Rea Simon Rea is a former professional footballer who played as a defender in The Football League with Birmingham City, Peterborough United and Cambridge United.... |
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| MF | 7 | David Farrell |
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| MF | 11 | Jon Cullen Jon Cullen David Jonathan Cullen in Durham, England, is a retired English professional footballer who played as a midfielder for various teams in the Football League. Legend-References:... |
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| MF | 30 | Steve Castle Steve Castle Steve Castle is a former English football Midfielder who played in the Football League between 1984 and 2002. Castle started his career playing alongside Tony Cottee for Romford Royal in the Havering district as a child. He later played for Leyton Orient in three separate spells, amassing a total... |
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| MF | 40 |  David OldfieldDavid Oldfield (footballer) David Charles Oldfield is an ex-professional footballer, currently in charge of the reserve and U18 teams at Peterborough United... |
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| FW | 9 | Andy Clarke Andy Clarke Andrew Weston Clarke is an English former footballer who played for Barnet, Wimbledon and Peterborough United as a striker.-Playing career:... |
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| DF | 5 | Matthew Wicks Matthew Wicks Matthew Wicks is a retired English professional footballer. Wicks was viewed as "one of the most promising players of his generation" but never lived up to his hope.-Club career:... |
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| GK | 7 |  Bart GrieminkBart Griemink Bart Griemink is a former Dutch professional football goalkeeper.He has played in the Football League with Birmingham City, Barnsley, Peterborough United, Swindon Town and Southend United. He then played for Boston Town in the United Counties League for two seasons.-External links:*... |
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| MF | 18 | Ritchie Hanlon Ritchie Hanlon Richard Kenneth "Ritchie" Hanlon is a retired English footballer, who played as a midfielder. He played in the Football League with Southend United, Peterborough United, Rushden & Diamonds and Lincoln City. Hanlon also played non-League football with Welling United, Stevenage Borough, Weymouth and... |
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| MF | 12 | Matthew Gill Matthew Gill Mathew James Gill is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Football League Two side Bristol Rovers where he is also club captain.-Peterborough United:... |
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| FW | 14 | Francis Green Francis Green Francis James Green is an English footballer who plays as a striker for Brackley Town.-Career:Born in Nottingham, Notts, Green began his career at Ilkeston Town under the management of Keith Alexander, before going to Peterborough United... |
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| Manager: | ||||
| Barry Fry Barry Fry Barry Francis Fry is an English football manager. A former Manchester United apprentice as a winger, his playing career involved brief spells with Bolton Wanderers, Luton Town and Leyton Orient, before he retired prematurely due to injury.He has managed Dunstable Town, Bedford Town, Maidstone... |
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Andy CollettAndy Collett
Andrew "Andy" Collett is a retired English professional goalkeeper. He is currently the goalkeeping coach at Oldham Athletic, following manager Dave Penney from Darlington....
Craig LiddleCraig Liddle
Craig George Liddle is an English former footballer who made more than 300 appearances in the Football League playing for Middlesbrough and Darlington, where he spent most of his professional career...
Steve Tutill Neil AspinNeil Aspin
Neil Aspin is an English former professional footballer turned football manager, who is now managing Conference North club F.C. Halifax Town....
Paul HeckingbottomPaul Heckingbottom
Paul Heckingbottom is an English footballer, who is currently playing for Harrogate Town. He most often plays as a left back.-Early career:...
Martin GrayMartin Gray (footballer)
Martin Gray is an English former footballer, on two occasions caretaker manager at Darlington and once at Oldham Athletic. He currently runs his own football academy.-Career:...
Michael OliverMichael Oliver (footballer)
Michael Oliver is a former Scottish football player and manager. Oliver now holds the position as national team scout for the Scotland national football team, reporting directly to the national coach Craig Levein...
Brian AtkinsonBrian Atkinson
Brian Atkinson is an English former footballer who played as a left winger or central midfielder....
Neil HeaneyNeil Heaney
Neil Heaney is an English former footballer who played as a winger for a number of British clubs.-Career:...
Marco GabbiadiniMarco Gabbiadini
Marco Gabbiadini is an English former footballer whose career lasted 18 years from 1985 to 2003. He totalled nearly £3 million in transfer fees and played for 12 different clubs, scoring a total of 226 league goals.-York City:...
Peter Duffield Mark Samways Phil BrumwellPhil Brumwell
Phil Brumwell is a former professional footballer who played in The Football League for Darlington and Hull City.-References:...
Paul HolsgrovePaul Holsgrove
Paul Holsgrove is an English former professional football player who played as a midfielder. He played professional football from 1987 until 2001 and played in three different countries, His native England, Netherlands and Scotland. Holsgrove started his career with Aldershot Town in 1987, and...
Glenn NaylorGlenn Naylor
Glenn Naylor is an English former footballer. He was forced to retire in 2003 due to injury.-Career:...
Lee NoganLee Nogan
Lee Martin Nogan is a Welsh footballer and football manager who plays as a forward for Conference North side F.C. Halifax Town, where he is also the clubs assistant manager....
David HodgsonDavid Hodgson (footballer)
David James Hodgson , is an English former footballer who played for Middlesbrough, Liverpool, Norwich City, Sunderland and Sheffield Wednesday, as well as lower division clubs and teams in France, Japan, and Spain....
MATCH RULES
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