2004 Football League First Division play-off Final
Encyclopedia
The 2004 Football League First Division play-off Final was contested by Crystal Palace
and West Ham United
at The Millennium Stadium
, Cardiff
. Crystal Palace won 1–0, with a goal from Neil Shipperley
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|colspan="4"|CRYSTAL PALACE:
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|GK || 27 ||
Belgium Nico Vaesen
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|RB || 4 ||
England Danny Butterfield
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|CB || 6 ||
Australia Tony Popovic
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|CB || 24 ||
Antigua and Barbuda Mikele Leigertwood
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|LB || 3 || England Danny Granville
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|RM || 22 || England Wayne Routledge
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|CM || 15 ||
Finland Aki Riihilahti
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|CM || 10 || England Shaun Derry
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|LM || 17 ||
Northern Ireland Michael Hughes ||
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|CF || 11 || England Neil Shipperley
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|CF || 8 || England Andy Johnson
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|GK || 13 ||
France Cedric Berthelin
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|DF || 32 || England Darren Powell
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|MF || 14 || England Ben Watson
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|MF || 16 || England Tommy Black
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|FW || 9 ||
Scotland Dougie Freedman
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|colspan=4|Manager:
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|colspan="4"| Northern Ireland Iain Dowie
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|colspan="4"|WEST HAM UNITED:
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|GK || 32 || England Stephen Bywater
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|RB || 2 ||
Czech Republic Tomas Repka
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|CB || 7 || Scotland Christian Dailly
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|CB || 22 ||
Wales Andy Melville
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|LB || 17 || England Hayden Mullins
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|RM || 10 || England Marlon Harewood
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|CM || 6 || England Michael Carrick
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|CM || 11 || Northern Ireland Steve Lomas
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|LM || 12 || England Matthew Etherington
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|CF || 25 || England Bobby Zamora
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|CF || 8 ||
Republic of Ireland David Connolly
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|GK || 30 || Czech Republic Pavel Srníček
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|DF || 3 || England Rufus Brevett
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|MF || 4 || England Don Hutchison
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|MF || 20 || England Nigel Reo-Coker
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|FW || 29 || England Brian Deane
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|colspan=4|Manager:
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|colspan="4"| England Alan Pardew
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MATCH RULES
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Crystal Palace F.C.
Crystal Palace Football Club are an English Football league club based in South Norwood, London. The team plays its home matches at Selhurst Park, where they have been based since 1924. The club currently competes in the second tier of English Football, The Championship.Crystal Palace was formed in...
and West Ham United
West Ham United F.C.
West Ham United Football Club is an English professional football club based in Upton Park, Newham, East London. They play in The Football League Championship. The club was founded in 1895 as Thames Ironworks FC and reformed in 1900 as West Ham United. In 1904 the club relocated to their current...
at The 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...
, 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...
. Crystal Palace won 1–0, with a goal from Neil Shipperley
Neil Shipperley
Neil Jason Shipperley is a retired English professional footballer, who played as a centre-forward. He is the former manager of Walton Casuals of the Isthmian League Division One South....
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Match details
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|colspan="4"|CRYSTAL PALACE:
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|GK || 27 ||
Belgium Nico VaesenNico Vaesen
Nico-Jos Theodoor Vaesen is a Belgian former footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He retired from football shortly after joining Lierse, but returned to the game in 2008 with K.F.C...
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|RB || 4 ||
England Danny ButterfieldDanny Butterfield
Daniel Paul "Danny" Butterfield is an English professional footballer who plays for Southampton. He has previously played for Grimsby Town, Crystal Palace and Charlton Athletic in The Championship. He has also represented Palace in the Premier League. He is primarily utilised as a right back...
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|CB || 6 ||
Australia Tony PopovicTony Popovic
Anthony Popovic is a Croatian Australian former football player. He last played for Sydney FC. He is currently the First Team Coach of Crystal Palace. Popovic grew up in Fairfield, New South Wales.-Early career:...
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|CB || 24 ||
Antigua and Barbuda Mikele LeigertwoodMikele Leigertwood
Mikele Benjamin Leigertwood is an English-born Antiguan footballer who plays for Reading in the Football League Championship. He also plays for the Antigua and Barbuda national football team.- Club career :...
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|LB || 3 ||
England Danny GranvilleDanny Granville
Daniel Patrick "Danny" Granville is an English footballer who plays for Hemel Hempstead Town in the Southern League Premier Division, having signed for them in October 2009...
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|RM || 22 ||
England Wayne RoutledgeWayne Routledge
Wayne Neville Anthony Routledge is an English footballer who plays for Swansea City. He plays as a midfielder predominantly on the right wing but can also play on the left. He has represented England at under-16, under-19 and under-21 level...
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|CM || 15 ||
Finland Aki RiihilahtiAki Riihilahti
Aki Pasinpoika Riihilahti is a Finnish footballer currently playing for HJK Helsinki in the Finnish Veikkausliiga. He is known as a hard working, defensive midfielder.- Club career :...
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|CM || 10 ||
England Shaun DerryShaun Derry
Shaun Peter Derry is an English footballer who plays for Queens Park Rangers. Derry is known for his hard-tackling and aggressive midfield style...
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|LM || 17 ||
Northern Ireland Michael Hughes || |-
|CF || 11 ||
England Neil ShipperleyNeil Shipperley
Neil Jason Shipperley is a retired English professional footballer, who played as a centre-forward. He is the former manager of Walton Casuals of the Isthmian League Division One South....
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|CF || 8 ||
England Andy Johnson|-
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|GK || 13 ||
France Cedric BerthelinCédric Berthelin
Cédric Berthelin is a French football player who presently plays with R.A.E.C. Mons.-Career:Berthelin started his professional career with RC Lens in 1999 and spent two seasons with the sang et or making only occasional first team appearances. During the 2001/2 season he played for ASOA Valence...
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|DF || 32 ||
England Darren PowellDarren Powell
Darren David Powell is an English footballer. He will be a free agent after the expiry of his contract with Milton Keynes Dons on 30 June 2010. He is a centre back.-Football career:...
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|MF || 14 ||
England Ben WatsonBen Watson
Ben Watson may refer to:*Ben Watson , , English footballer with Wigan Athletic*Ben Watson , English footballer with Eastbourne Borough...
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|MF || 16 ||
England Tommy BlackTommy Black
Thomas Robert "Tommy" Black is an English footballer who plays for AFC Hornchurch.-Club career:Black began his career with Arsenal as a trainee, where he played alongside his older brother Michael...
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|FW || 9 ||
Scotland Dougie FreedmanDougie Freedman
Douglas "Dougie" Freedman is a Scottish former professional football player who played as a striker. He is currently manager at Championship club Crystal Palace, where he spent ten of his sixteen years as a player.-Barnet:...
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Northern Ireland Iain DowieIain Dowie
Iain Dowie is a former footballer and manager. He is currently without a club. He has previously managed Hull City and Queens Park Rangers and was assistant manager of Newcastle United...
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|colspan="4"|WEST HAM UNITED:
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|GK || 32 ||
England Stephen BywaterStephen Bywater
Stephen Michael Bywater, is an English professional football player who plays as a goalkeeper. He has made appearances for seven clubs, most notably his current club Derby County, where he won the 2007 Championship Playoff final and West Ham United, where he spent eight seasons and made over 60...
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|RB || 2 ||
Czech Republic Tomas RepkaTomáš Repka
Tomáš Řepka is a professional Czech football defender who is currently playing for Sparta Prague.- Career :Řepka started his career at Banik Ostrava, where he played from 1990 to 1995. He then joined Sparta Prague, where he spent almost three years, before moving to Fiorentina in Italy...
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|CB || 7 ||
Scotland Christian DaillyChristian Dailly
Christian Eduard Dailly is a Scottish professional footballer who is without a club having last played for Championship side Portsmouth. He is a versatile player, often seen in defence or defensive midfield, but has played in most outfield positions during his career. Dailly is Scotland's...
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|CB || 22 ||
Wales Andy MelvilleAndy Melville
Andrew Roger Melville is a former Wales international footballer. In the early years of his career, he played in midfield. He was later converted into a central defender....
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|LB || 17 ||
England Hayden MullinsHayden Mullins
Hayden Ian Mullins is an English footballer who plays for Portsmouth. He plays as a sweeper and at right-back in addition to his preferred midfield-holding position.-Crystal Palace:...
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|RM || 10 ||
England Marlon HarewoodMarlon Harewood
Marlon Anderson Harewood is an English footballer who plays as a striker for Guangzhou R&F in China.Harewood started his career at Nottingham Forest. During his career there, he had loan spells at Haka and Ipswich Town before joining West Ham United in 2003 and then Aston Villa in 2007...
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|CM || 6 ||
England Michael CarrickMichael Carrick
Michael Carrick is an English footballer who plays as a midfielder for Manchester United and the England national team. He has made more than 300 Premier League appearances and played in 50 UEFA Champions League games as of April 2011...
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|CM || 11 ||
Northern Ireland Steve LomasSteve Lomas
Stephen "Steve" Lomas is the football manager of St Johnstone and a former Northern Ireland international player. He played for Manchester City, West Ham United, Queens Park Rangers and Gillingham, finishing his playing career at United Counties Football League Premier Division club St Neots Town...
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|LM || 12 ||
England Matthew EtheringtonMatthew Etherington
Matthew Etherington is an English footballer. Etherington, a left-sided midfielder and winger, plays for Premier League club Stoke City....
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|CF || 25 ||
England Bobby ZamoraBobby Zamora
Robert Lester "Bobby" Zamora is an English footballer who plays for Fulham and the England national football team. Zamora began his career at Football League club Bristol Rovers, but was soon signed by Brighton & Hove Albion, where he found first team success...
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|CF || 8 ||
Republic of Ireland David ConnollyDavid Connolly
David James Connolly is a professional footballer who plays as a striker for Southampton. He has previously played for various clubs including Feyenoord and Excelsior in the Netherlands as well as Wigan Athletic and Sunderland in the Premier League.Although born in England, Connolly has...
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|GK || 30 ||
Czech Republic Pavel SrníčekPavel Srnícek
Pavel Srníček is a Czech former football goalkeeper.-Career:Srníček was originally signed by Newcastle in December 1990 on loan from Banik Ostrava by manager Jim Smith, who left within months to be succeeded by Ossie Ardiles - by this time his transfer had been made permanent, and he was soon...
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|DF || 3 ||
England Rufus BrevettRufus Brevett
Rupis Emanuel Brevett is an English former professional football player who played as a defender. He has retired from professional football, last playing for Oxford United.-Football career:...
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|MF || 4 ||
England Don HutchisonDon Hutchison
Donald Hutchison is a Scottish ex-footballer who generally played in midfield but sometimes as a forward. He was a much travelled player with spells at both Liverpool and Everton as well as Sheffield United, Sunderland and West Ham United twice...
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|MF || 20 ||
England Nigel Reo-CokerNigel Reo-Coker
Nigel Shola Andre Reo-Coker is an English footballer of Sierra Leonean descent. He currently plays for Bolton Wanderers of the Premier League. He is known for being a robust midfielder with good overall tackling and passing qualities...
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|FW || 29 ||
England Brian DeaneBrian Deane
Brian Christopher Deane is an English former footballer.Signed for £40,000 from Doncaster Rovers in the close season of 1988, Deane first played and scored for Sheffield United in an 8–1 victory against Skegness Town...
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England Alan PardewAlan Pardew
Alan Scott Pardew is an English football manager and former player, currently the manager of Newcastle United....
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MATCH RULES
- 90 minutes.
- 30 minutes of extra-time if necessary.
- Penalty shootout if scores still level.
- 5 named substitutes.
- Maximum of 3 substitutions.
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