2009 Football League One play-off Final
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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.
. 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.
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SCUNTHORPE UNITED:
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GK
1
Joe Murphy
RB
6
Cliff Byrne
CB
15
David Mirfin
CB
4
Andy Crosby
LB
27
Ian Morris
RM
7
Matt Sparrow
CM
18
Sam Togwell
CM
17
Grant McCann
LM
16
Martyn Woolford
CF
10
Gary Hooper
CF
9
Paul Hayes
Substitutes:
GK
22
Josh Lillis
MF
8
Garry Thompson
MF
24
Andrew Wright
MF
32
Liam Trotter
FW
19
Jonathan Forte
Manager:
Nigel Adkins
Wembley Stadium
The original Wembley Stadium, officially known as the Empire Stadium, was a football stadium in Wembley, a suburb of north-west London, standing on the site now occupied by the new Wembley Stadium that opened in 2007...
on 24 May 2009, at the end of the 2008–09
2008–09 in English football
The 2008–09 season was the 129th season of competitive football in England.-Overview:* West Bromwich Albion, Stoke City and Hull City were all playing in the Premier League after winning promotion from the Championship last season. Stoke returned to the top flight after a 23-year absence, while...
season. The match determined the third and final team to gain promotion
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 League One
Football League One
Football League One is the second-highest division of The Football League and third-highest division overall in the English football league system....
to the Championship
Football League Championship
The Football League Championship is the highest division of The Football League and second-highest division overall in the English football league system after the Premier League...
, and was contested by Millwall
Millwall F.C.
Millwall Football Club is an English professional football club based in South Bermondsey, south east London, that plays in the Football League Championship, the second tier of English football. Founded as Millwall Rovers in 1885, the club has retained its name despite having last played in the...
, who finished fifth during the league season, and Scunthorpe United
Scunthorpe United F.C.
Scunthorpe United Football Club is an English association football team based in the town of Scunthorpe, North Lincolnshire, who play in the Football League One....
, who finished sixth. The teams reached the final by defeating Leeds United and Milton Keynes Dons
Milton Keynes Dons F.C.
.Milton Keynes Dons Football Club is an English professional football club founded in 2004 and based since 2007 at Stadium mk, Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire...
respectively in the two-legged semi-finals.
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 New DenThe New Den
The Den , is a football stadium and the home of Millwall FC. It is situated in South Bermondsey, South East London, almost directly adjacent to the railway line between London Bridge and New Cross Gate, plus the SELCHP incinerator. It is under a quarter of a mile away from original Den...
. In the second match, Jermaine Beckford
Jermaine Beckford
Jermaine Paul Alexander Beckford is an English footballer who plays for Leicester City as a striker. He started his career as a trainee at Chelsea...
missed a first-half penalty for Leeds before Luciano Becchio
Luciano Becchio
Luciano Héctor Becchio is an Argentine footballer who plays for Leeds United as a striker. Born in Córdoba, Argentina, Becchio began his career at Boca Juniors before moving to Europe on an Italian passport, where he established himself in the Spanish lower leagues.He moved to England in the...
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
Milton Keynes Dons F.C.
.Milton Keynes Dons Football Club is an English professional football club founded in 2004 and based since 2007 at Stadium mk, Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire...
in their semi-final. The first leg at Glanford Park
Glanford Park
Glanford Park is a football stadium in Scunthorpe, Lincolnshire, England, and the current home of Scunthorpe United. It is the smallest stadium by capacity in the Championship ....
finished 1–1, with Aaron Wilbraham
Aaron Wilbraham
Aaron Thomas Wilbraham is an English footballer who plays as a striker for Premier League club Norwich City. He joined the club on 1 January 2011, from Milton Keynes Dons, on an 18 month contract for an undisclosed fee.-Early career:Wilbraham started his career at Stockport County, where he made...
cancelling out Martyn Woolford
Martyn Woolford
Martyn Paul Woolford is an English footballer who plays for Bristol City as a winger.Woolford started his career with Glasshoughton Welfare after progressing through their youth system. After three seasons at Glasshoughton, he moved to the Northern Premier League with Frickley Athletic and scored...
'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
| style="font-size: 90%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> | MILLWALL: | |||
| GK | 1 | David Forde |
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| RB | 7 | Alan Dunne Alan Dunne Alan James Dunne is an Irish professional football defender, currently playing for Millwall in the English Championship.... |
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| CB | 15 | Tony Craig Tony Craig Tony Craig is an English footballer who currently plays for Leyton Orient on loan from Millwall.Craig initially came through the youth ranks at Millwall, and made his Lions debut away at Nottingham Forest late in the 2002-03 season.He had a short loan spell at Wycombe Wanderers midway through the... |
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| CB | 6 |  Zak WhitbreadZak Whitbread Zak Benjamin Whitbread is an American soccer player who plays for English Premier League club Norwich City as a defender.-Early life:... |
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| LB | 3 | Andrew Frampton Andrew Frampton Andrew James Ker Frampton is a professional footballer who plays as a centre-back and who also has the ability to play at full-back. He currently plays for Gillingham.-Early career:... |
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| RM | 10 | Lewis Grabban Lewis Grabban Lewis Grabban is a footballer who currently plays for League Two side Rotherham United as a striker.... |
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| CM | 32 | Adam Bolder Adam Bolder Adam Peter Bolder is an English footballer who has plays in the central midfield position. He currently plays for Burton Albion... |
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| CM | 26 |  Nadjim AbdouNadjim Abdou Nadjim Abdou is a footballer who plays for Millwall as a midfielder, having previously played for Martigues, Sedan and Plymouth Argyle. He has represented Comoros at international level.-Career:... |
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| LM | 21 | David Martin Dave Martin (footballer born 1985) David John "Dave" Martin is an English footballer, who plays for Derby County. He plays in midfield.-Early career:Martin was spotted at the age of 10 by Brighton & Hove Albion before moving to Kent based Slade Green and then Dartford... |
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| CF | 9 | Neil Harris |
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| CF | 8 | Gary Alexander Gary Alexander (footballer) Gary George Alexander is an English footballer who plays for League One side Brentford.-Early career:He began his career with West Ham United, but his first taste of first team football came with a loan spell at Exeter City in the 1999–2000 season... |
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| GK | 40 | Lenny Pidgeley Lenny Pidgeley Leonard James "Lenny" Pidgeley is an English footballer who plays for Exeter City as a goalkeeper.-Career:Born in Twickenham, London, initially signed up by Chelsea since the opening of the 2002–03 season, he was loaned out to Watford between September 2003 and May 2004, a deal initially intended... |
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| DF | 5 | Paul Robinson Paul Robinson (footballer born 1982) Paul Robinson is an English professional footballer. He currently plays as a defender for Millwall.Robinson began his career as a trainee with Millwall, turning professional in August 2001. Later that month he joined Fisher Athletic on loan to gain some first team experience... |
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| DF | 16 | Scott Barron Scott Barron Scott Barron is an English professional footballer who plays as a defender for Millwall. He has also played in the Football League for Ipswich Town and Wrexham.-Playing career:... |
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| MF | 12 | Chris Hackett |
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| MF | 24 |  Marc LairdMarc Laird Marc Laird is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for League One club Leyton Orient.... |
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| Manager: | ||||
| Kenny Jackett Kenny Jackett Kenny Jackett is a former Wales international football player, who has since moved into management. He is the current manager of Millwall, the longest serving manager in the Football League Championship and eleventh longest serving manager in England.A skilful player, equally at home in defence or... |
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Joe Murphy Cliff ByrneCliff Byrne
Clifford "Cliff" Byrne is an Irish footballer, currently playing for Scunthorpe United.Born in Dublin, Byrne previously played for Sunderland.He took part in a UEFA 'B' coaching course in summer 2005....
David MirfinDavid Mirfin
David Matthew Mirfin is an English footballer who plays as a centre back for Football League Championship club Watford.-Huddersfield Town:...
Andy CrosbyAndy Crosby
Andrew Keith "Andy" Crosby is an English footballer / assistant manager who plays as a defender. He is now Nigel Adkins' player-assistant manager at Southampton.-Career:Crosby was born in Rotherham, South Yorkshire...
Ian MorrisIan Morris (footballer)
Ian Morris is an Irish football midfielder who plays for Torquay United after being released from Scunthorpe United at the end of the 2010/11 season.-Career:Dublin-born Morris came through the youth ranks at Leeds United...
Matt SparrowMatt Sparrow
Matthew Ronald "Matt" Sparrow is an English footballer currently contracted to Football League Championship side Brighton & Hove Albion...
Sam TogwellSam Togwell
Samuel James "Sam" Togwell is an English football player who currently plays as a defensive midfielder for League One side Scunthorpe United....
Grant McCannGrant McCann
Grant Samuel McCann is a Northern Irish international footballer who currently plays for Peterborough United who play in The Championship in England where he is the captain.-Club career:...
Martyn WoolfordMartyn Woolford
Martyn Paul Woolford is an English footballer who plays for Bristol City as a winger.Woolford started his career with Glasshoughton Welfare after progressing through their youth system. After three seasons at Glasshoughton, he moved to the Northern Premier League with Frickley Athletic and scored...
Gary HooperGary Hooper
Gary Hooper is an English footballer who plays as a striker for Scottish Premier League club Celtic.Hooper started his career at non-League Grays Athletic in 2003. While there he won the 2004-05 Conference South, as well as the FA Trophy twice in 2005 and 2006. After this Championship club...
Paul HayesPaul Hayes
Paul Edward Hayes is an English footballer who plays for Charlton Athletic.-Scunthorpe United:Born in Dagenham, London, Hayes grew up in East London and went to Barclay Junior School in Leyton, where he captained the school football team from the age of 7...
Josh LillisJosh Lillis
Joshua Mark "Josh" Lillis is an English footballer who plays for Scunthorpe United as a goalkeeper. He is the son of former Scunthorpe United player and assistant manager Mark Lillis.-Scunthorpe United:...
Garry ThompsonGarry Thompson (footballer born 1980)
Garry Kevin Langrish Thompson is an English footballer who plays for Scunthorpe United.-Career:Born in Kendal, Westmorland, Thompson scored Morecambe's first goal in the Conference play-off Final against Exeter City in May 2007....
Andrew WrightAndrew Wright (footballer)
Andrew David Wright is an English footballer who plays for Scunthorpe United as a midfielder.-Career:Born in Liverpool, Merseyside, Wright began his career at his hometown club Liverpool as a youth team player, however he was released from the Anfield club in 2004 and subsequently joined American...
Liam TrotterLiam Trotter
Liam Antony Trotter is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Football League Championship side Millwall.He has previously played for Ipswich Town, Grimsby Town and Scunthorpe United.-Personal life:...
Jonathan ForteJonathan Forte
Jonathan Ronald James Forte is an English-born Barbadian footballer who plays for Preston North End on loan from Southampton as a forward.-Club career:...
Nigel AdkinsNigel Adkins
Nigel Howard Adkins is a former footballer and is the current manager of Championship Club Southampton.-Playing career:As a player, Adkins was goalkeeper for Tranmere Rovers, Wigan Athletic and Bangor City...
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See also
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