2009 Football League Two play-off Final

The 2009 Football League Two play-off final was a football match played at Wembley Stadium

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 23 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 fourth 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 Football League Two

Football League Two

Football League Two is the third-highest division of The Football League and fourth-highest division overall in the English football league system....

, the fourth tier of the English football league system

English football league system

The English football league system, also known as the football pyramid, is a series of interconnected leagues for association football clubs in England, with six teams from Wales also competing...

, and featured Gillingham

Gillingham F.C.

Gillingham Football Club is an English professional football club based in the town of Gillingham, Kent. The only Kent-based club in the Football League, they play their home matches at the Priestfield Stadium...

, who finished fifth during the league season, and Shrewsbury Town

Shrewsbury Town F.C.

Shrewsbury Town Football Club is an English Association football club based in Shrewsbury, Shropshire, who play in League Two, the fourth tier of English football. The club was formed in 1886 and has played in all the bottom three divisions in various guises since being elected into the Football...

, who finished seventh.

The match was Gillingham's first appearance at the new Wembley Stadium and Shrewsbury's second. The teams reached the final by defeating Rochdale

Rochdale A.F.C.

Rochdale Association Football Club is an English professional football club based in Rochdale, Greater Manchester. They play their home matches at Spotland Stadium. Formed in 1907, they were accepted into the Football League in 1921...

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...

respectively in the semi-finals. The match remained scoreless until the last minute, when Simeon Jackson

Simeon Jackson

Simeon Alexander Jackson is a professional footballer who plays for Norwich City.He has previously played for Rushden & Diamonds and Gillingham. Jackson was born in Jamaica but plays internationally for Canada.- Early years :...

headed in Josh Wright

Josh Wright (footballer)

Joshua "Josh" Wright is an English footballer, who currently plays for Championship side Millwall. Wright signed for Millwall in November 2011, having previously played for Scunthorpe United during the 2010–11 season.-Club career:...

's corner kick

Corner kick

A corner kick is a method of restarting play in a game of association football. It was first devised in Sheffield under the Sheffield Rules 1867...

to give Gillingham the lead with seconds remaining. The Kent

Kent

Kent is a county in southeast England, and is one of the home counties. It borders East Sussex, Surrey and Greater London and has a defined boundary with Essex in the middle of the Thames Estuary. The ceremonial county boundaries of Kent include the shire county of Kent and the unitary borough of...

-based club thus won promotion back to Football 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....

one year after being relegated

Promotion and relegation

Route to the final

Gillingham had finished the 2008–09 season

The Football League 2008-09

The Football League 2008–09, titled the Coca-Cola Football League, was the 109th completed season of the Football League. It began in August 2008 and concluded in May 2009, with the promotion play-off finals....

in fifth place in Football League Two

Football League Two

Football League Two is the third-highest division of The Football League and fourth-highest division overall in the English football league system....

with 75 points, two places and six points above Shrewsbury. In the play-off semi-finals, the "Gills" faced Rochdale

Rochdale A.F.C.

, who had finished in sixth position. The first leg at Rochdale's Spotland Stadium

Spotland Stadium

Spotland Stadium is a sports venue located at Willbutts Lane in the Spotland area of Rochdale, Greater Manchester. It is currently home to Rochdale AFC and Rochdale Hornets RLFC...

on 7 May 2009 finished in a 0–0 draw. In the second match at Priestfield Stadium

Priestfield Stadium

Priestfield Stadium is a football stadium in Gillingham, Kent...

three days later, Simeon Jackson

Simeon Jackson

scored from an Andy Barcham

Andy Barcham

Andrew "Andy" Barcham is an English footballer who plays for Scunthorpe United. He plays as a striker or winger.-Career:...

cross to give Gillingham the lead in the 13th minute, only for Chris Dagnall

Chris Dagnall

Chris Dagnall is a racing driver, famous for his Formula One career that extended from 1984 to 1999. He drove for Osella, Arrows, Benetton, McLaren, Lotus and Pacific, and is the 1991 World Champion. He uses a red helmet with his name written on its sides, inspired by fellow driver Tiff Needell...

to equalise in the 36th minute. Jackson scored a second goal with a penalty kick

Penalty kick

A penalty kick is a type of direct free kick in association football, taken from twelve yards out from goal and with only the goalkeeper of the defending team between the penalty taker and the goal.Penalty kicks are performed during normal play...

in the 58th minute after John Nutter

John Nutter

John Robert William Nutter is an English footballer who plays for Lincoln City. He has also played for Blackburn Rovers, Aldershot Town, St Albans City, Grays Athletic, Stevenage Borough and Wycombe Wanderers.-Career:...

had been fouled by Rory McArdle

Rory McArdle

Rory McArdle is an English-born Northern Ireland international footballer, who plays for Scottish Premier League side Aberdeen. He plays in central defence, and has also played for Sheffield Wednesday and Rochdale....

. Gillingham thus won the match 2–1 and won their semi-final on aggregate by the same score.

Shrewsbury, who had only qualified for the play-offs by defeating Dagenham & Redbridge

Dagenham & Redbridge F.C.

Dagenham & Redbridge Football Club , informally known as Daggers, is an English association football club based in Dagenham, in the London Borough of Barking & Dagenham, East London. It was formed in 1992 after a merger between Redbridge Forest and Dagenham...

in the final match of the regular season, played fourth placed Bury

Bury F.C.

in their semi-final. The first match at Shrewsbury's home ground, New Meadow

New Meadow

The New Meadow, also known as the Greenhous Meadow for sponsorship purposes, is the home ground of Shrewsbury Town Football Club and is a UEFA Category Four stadium. The stadium is situated on the southern outskirts of Shrewsbury, England, between the districts of Meole Brace and Sutton Farm...

, was decided by a late own goal

Own goal

An own net occurs in goal-scoring games when a player scores a goal that is registered against his or her own team. It is usually accidental, and may be a result of an attempt at defensive play that failed or was spoiled by opponents....

from Shrewsbury's Neil Ashton

Neil Ashton

Neil John Ashton is an English footballer who joined Chester City in the summer of 2009. He typically plays as left-back, but occasionally acts as a midfielder....

, who accidentally lobbed the ball over his own goalkeeper Luke Daniels

Luke Daniels

Luke Matthew Daniels is an English footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Southend United on loan from West Bromwich Albion.-Career:...

to give Bury a 1–0 win. In the second leg 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:...

, Daniels saved Phil Jevons

Phil Jevons

Phillip "Phil" Jevons is an English football player who currently plays for Football League Two side Morecambe. He is notably remembered for scoring a last minute 45 yard extra time winning goal for Grimsby Town against his home town club Liverpool in the third round of the League Cup in 2001...

' penalty kick and Shrewsbury's Kevin McIntyre

Kevin McIntyre (footballer)

Kevin McIntyre is an English football midfielder who plays for Accrington Stanley. He can also play at left-back and is a prolific penalty taker.-Tranmere Rovers FC & Doncaster Rovers FC:...

scored a goal in the 88th minute to level the tie. With no further score, a penalty shoot-out was required to decide which team would advance to the final. Daniels saved penalty kicks from Andy Bishop

Andy Bishop

Andrew Jamie "Andy" Bishop is an English footballer who plays for Bury as a striker.-Walsall:Born in Cannock, Staffordshire, Bishop started his career at Walsall's youth system as a trainee, signing a professional contract on 9 August 2002. He joined Kidderminster Harriers on a one-month loan on...

and Danny Racchi

Danny Racchi

Daniel Craig "Danny" Racchi is an English footballer who plays for Kilmarnock as a midfielder.-Huddersfield Town:Born in Elland, West Yorkshire, Racchi joined the Huddersfield Town youth system at the age of eight and signed a professional contract on 1 July 2006...

and Shrewsbury won the shoot-out and thus reached the final.

Gillingham				Shrewsbury
Opponent	Result	Legs	Round	Opponent	Result	Legs
Rochdale Rochdale A.F.C. Rochdale Association Football Club is an English professional football club based in Rochdale, Greater Manchester. They play their home matches at Spotland Stadium. Formed in 1907, they were accepted into the Football League in 1921...	2–1	0–0 away; 2–1 home	Semi-finals	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...	1–1 Shrewsbury won penalty shoot-out 4–3	0–1 away; 1–0 home

Match summary

The two teams were competing for promotion

Promotion and relegation

to Football 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....

, the third tier of the English football league system

English football league system

The English football league system, also known as the football pyramid, is a series of interconnected leagues for association football clubs in England, with six teams from Wales also competing...

. The match was Gillingham's first appearance at the new Wembley Stadium, although the club had played at the original Wembley in 1999

1999 Football League Second Division play-off Final

The 1999 Football League Second Division playoff final was a football match played at Wembley Stadium on 30 May 1999, to determine the third and final team to gain promotion from the Second Division to the First Division of The Football League in the 1998–99 season. Gillingham faced...

and 2000

2000 Football League Second Division play-off Final

The 2000 Football League Second Division play-off final was a football match played at Wembley Stadium on 28 May 2000, to determine the third and final team to gain promotion from the Second Division to the First Division of The Football League in the 1999–2000 season...

. Shrewsbury had previously played at the new Wembley in the 2007 League Two play-off final

2007 Football League Two play-off Final

The 2007 Football League Two play-off Final was a football match played at Wembley Stadium on 26 May 2007, at the end of the 2006–07 season. It was the third League Two play-off final since the Football League's 2004 rebranding, the 21st play-off final in all at the fourth level of English football...

and at the original in the final of the 1996 Football League Trophy

Football League Trophy

The Football League Trophy, currently known as the Johnstone's Paint Trophy for sponsorship reasons, is an annual English association football knock-out competition open to the 48 clubs in Football League One and Football League Two, the bottom two divisions in the four fully professional top...

. The attendance of 53,706 was significantly higher than the 35,715 registered at the previous year's League Two play-off final

2008 Football League Two play-off Final

The 2008 Football League Two play-off Final, also known as the 2008 Coca-Cola League Two play-off Final due to sponsorship from Coca-Cola, was a football match played at Wembley Stadium on 26 May 2008, at the end of the 2007–08 season....

. A specific revenue figure for the match was not made public, but half of the gate receipts went to The Football League to distribute amongst its member clubs, with Gillingham and Shrewsbury each receiving twenty-five per cent and no additional television broadcast fee. Gillingham manager Mark Stimson

Mark Stimson

Mark Nicholas Stimson is an English former footballer and current manager of Kettering Town. He signed his first professional contract with Tottenham Hotspur in 1985, but was unable to gain a regular place in the team. In 1989, he moved on to Newcastle United, where he made over 80 appearances in...

named the same eleven players who had started the second leg of the semi-final against Rochdale, while his opposite number Paul Simpson

Paul Simpson (footballer)

Paul David Simpson is an English former footballer and manager. His son Jake is also a professional footballer.-Manchester City:...

made two changes from the team which contested the second leg of the semi-final against Bury, replacing David Worrall

David Worrall

David Richard Worrall is an English footballer, who plays as a midfielder for Bury. He has previously been on the books of Everton and Chester City and played professionally for West Bromwich Albion.-Career:...

and Ömer Rıza

Ömer Riza

Ömer Kerim Ali Rıza is a footballer who plays for Histon as a striker.-Career:Born in Edmonton, London, of Turkish Cypriot descent, Rıza started his career as a youth with English club Arsenal and made his first team debut on 2 November 1998 against Derby County in the League Cup...

with Chris Humphrey

Chris Humphrey

Christopher Charles "Chris" Humphrey is a Jamaican professional footballer who plays for Motherwell as a winger. He is a Jamaican international, but he is also eligible for the English and Scottish national teams due to family connections.-Career:Born in Jamaica before moving to Walsall at the age...

and Nick Chadwick

Nick Chadwick

Nicholas Gerald "Nick" Chadwick is an English footballer who plays for Football League Two club Plymouth Argyle as a striker, on loan from Conference National side Stockport County, having previously played for Everton, Derby County, Millwall, Plymouth Argyle, Hereford United, Shrewsbury Town,...

.

Shortly before kick-off, sports betting

Sports betting

Sports betting is the activity of predicting sports results and placing a wager on the outcome.-United States of America:Aside from simple wagers such as betting a friend that one's favorite baseball team will win its division or buying a football "square" for the Super Bowl, sports betting is...

organisation Sky Bet

Sky Betting and Gaming

Sky Betting and Gaming is a British-based gambling company, and a subsidiary of BSkyB, with offices at Sky's headquarters in Isleworth, London and in Leeds, West Yorkshire. The company consists chiefly of five websites and two TV channels...

gave identical odds of 6/4 on both teams to win, with 9/4 on a draw. The match referee was Clive Oliver, whose son Michael

Michael Oliver (referee)

Michael Oliver is an English football referee who officiates in the Premier League since being promoted to the Select Group of Referees in 2010. Later that year he became the youngest-ever referee to take charge of a Premier League game...

took charge of the League One play-off Final

2009 Football League One play-off Final

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 following day. This was the first time that a father and son had refereed in Football League play-off finals. Pre-match entertainment included teams from Killamarsh

Killamarsh

Killamarsh is a town in North East Derbyshire. It borders South Yorkshire to its north and west. It lies between Halfway and Mosborough to the west, Renishaw to the south, Beighton and Sothall to the northwest, Wales to the northeast, Harthill to its east and the Rother Valley Country Park to its...

Junior School and Thurlby

Thurlby by Bourne

Thurlby is a village and civil parish in the District of South Kesteven in the English county of Lincolnshire, on the edge of The Fens. It is sometimes referred to as Thurlby by Bourne to distinguish it from other villages in Lincolnshire called Thurlby...

Community Primary School contesting the final of the Football Association Community Cup, a parade by members of the British armed forces, and a performance of the National Anthem

God Save the Queen

"God Save the Queen" is an anthem used in a number of Commonwealth realms and British Crown Dependencies. The words of the song, like its title, are adapted to the gender of the current monarch, with "King" replacing "Queen", "he" replacing "she", and so forth, when a king reigns...

led by operatic vocalist Will Martin

Will Martin

Will Martin is a New Zealand-born classical crossover singer.Martin's first album, released in his native New Zealand, went platinum in 6 weeks. The album, called A New World, featured songs such as "Into the West", "If" and "Going Home".Will commented on his success with “I am an entertainer; I...

First half

The early part of the game was largely uneventful, with both teams' defenses looking unsettled. In the first minute Gillingham's captain Barry Fuller

Barry Fuller

Barry Marc Fuller is an English footballer, currently playing for Gillingham as a defender, favoured as right-back....

was forced to hack the ball clear of his goal area after confusion among his team-mates. Gillingham began to take control of the game, but the first serious goalscoring opportunity did not come until the 31st minute when John Nutter

John Nutter

shot for goal after a corner kick

Corner kick

A corner kick is a method of restarting play in a game of association football. It was first devised in Sheffield under the Sheffield Rules 1867...

, only to be denied by Shrewsbury goalkeeper Luke Daniels. Josh Wright

Josh Wright (footballer)

and Dennis Oli

Dennis Oli

Dennis Chiedozie Oli is an English footballer of Nigerian and Jamaican descent. He currently plays for Gillingham, but has previously spent time at Queens Park Rangers, Gravesend & Northfleet, Farnborough Town, Swansea City, Cambridge United and Grays Athletic.-Career:Oli came through the youth...

both had goalscoring chances blocked by Shrewsbury's defenders

Defender (association football)

Within the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield player whose primary role is to prevent the opposition from attacking....

and Daniels also saved a shot from Wright. Shrewsbury struggled to keep possession of the ball and had few attempts on goal before the half-time break.

Second half

The second half began with Gillingham dominating play, and Andy Barcham

Andy Barcham

Andrew "Andy" Barcham is an English footballer who plays for Scunthorpe United. He plays as a striker or winger.-Career:...

had a goalbound shot tipped away by goalkeeper Daniels. Soon afterwards, Gillingham goalkeeper Simon Royce

Simon Royce

Simon Ernest Royce is a retired English footballer currently at Brentford as a goalkeeping coach...

made his first significant save of the match, stopping a shot from Shrewsbury's Ben Davies

Ben Davies (footballer)

Benjamin James Davies is an English footballer who currently plays as a midfielder for Derby County.-Early career:...

, which marked the start of a spell of pressure from the "Shrews". Kelvin Langmead

Kelvin Langmead

Kelvin Steven Langmead is an English professional footballer who currently plays for English League Two club Northampton Town on loan from Peterborough United...

's shot was saved by Royce and Kevin McIntyre

Kevin McIntyre (footballer)

Kevin McIntyre is an English football midfielder who plays for Accrington Stanley. He can also play at left-back and is a prolific penalty taker.-Tranmere Rovers FC & Doncaster Rovers FC:...

headed wide of the target when presented with what Sky Sports

Sky Sports

Sky Sports is the brand name for a group of sports-oriented television channels operated by the UK and Ireland's main satellite pay-TV company, British Sky Broadcasting. Sky Sports is the dominant subscription television sports brand in the United Kingdom and Ireland...

' Richard Bailey considered the best opportunity of the game.

In the final minute of the game, Barcham tussled with a Shrewsbury defender and the referee awarded a corner kick to Gillingham. Josh Wright took the corner and Simeon Jackson headed the ball into the goal to give Gillingham the lead. Defender Neil Ashton

Neil Ashton

Neil John Ashton is an English footballer who joined Chester City in the summer of 2009. He typically plays as left-back, but occasionally acts as a midfielder....

, standing on the goal line, attempted to keep the ball out but was unsuccessful. Shrewsbury launched a last-ditch attack in a bid to equalise, but captain Graham Coughlan

Graham Coughlan

Graham Coughlan is an Irish footballer who plays as a centre back for Southend United.He began his career in his native Ireland with Bray Wanderers before being signed by Blackburn Rovers. He joined Livingston in 1999 and his performances for the Scottish club led to a transfer to Plymouth Argyle...

's header went over the crossbar and Gillingham held on to claim victory and gain promotion back to League One one year after being relegated

Promotion and relegation

from that division.

Post-match

Post-match analysis showed that referee Oliver had erroneously awarded the corner kick from which Gillingham's goal had been scored, as the ball had in fact come off Barcham and therefore a goal kick should instead have been awarded to Shrewsbury. Paul Simpson referred to this in his post-match comments, but said that "if we look at things like that we will be clutching at straws". Mark Stimson highlighted the financial benefits of his team's promotion, noting that large crowds would be expected for matches in League One against Leeds United

Leeds United A.F.C.

Leeds United Association Football Club are an English professional association football club based in Beeston, Leeds, West Yorkshire, who play in the Football League Championship, the second tier of the English football league system...

, Norwich City

Norwich City F.C.

Norwich City Football Club is an English professional football club based in Norwich, Norfolk. As of the 2011–12 season, Norwich City are again playing in the Premier League after a six-year absence, having finished as runner up in the Championship in 2010–11 and winning automatic promotion.The...

and Southampton

Southampton F.C.

Southampton Football Club is an English football team, nicknamed The Saints, based in the city of Southampton, Hampshire. The club gained promotion to the Championship from League One in the 2010–2011 season after being relegated in 2009. Their home ground is the St Mary's Stadium, where the club...

.

After the match, Gillingham captain Barry Fuller

Barry Fuller

Barry Marc Fuller is an English footballer, currently playing for Gillingham as a defender, favoured as right-back....

received the winners' trophy from the presentation party, which consisted of Lord Mawhinney

Brian Mawhinney

Brian Stanley Mawhinney, Baron Mawhinney PC is a British Conservative Party politician. He was a member of the Cabinet from 1994 until 1997 and a Member of Parliament from 1979 until 2005.-Early life:...

, the chairman of The Football League, and Mark Osikoya, Head of Marketing Assets for the League's sponsors, Coca-Cola

Coca-Cola

Coca-Cola is a carbonated soft drink sold in stores, restaurants, and vending machines in more than 200 countries. It is produced by The Coca-Cola Company of Atlanta, Georgia, and is often referred to simply as Coke...

. Two days later, the club staged a celebratory open-top bus parade from Rochester Castle

Rochester Castle

Rochester Castle stands on the east bank of the River Medway in Rochester, Kent, England. The 12th-century keep or stone tower, which is the castle's most prominent feature, is one of the best preserved in England or France. Located along the River Medway and Watling Street, Rochester was a...

to Priestfield Stadium

Priestfield Stadium

Priestfield Stadium is a football stadium in Gillingham, Kent...

Match details


style="font-size: 90%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0">	GILLINGHAM:
GK	1	Simon Royce Simon Royce Simon Ernest Royce is a retired English footballer currently at Brentford as a goalkeeping coach...
RB	2	Barry Fuller Barry Fuller Barry Marc Fuller is an English footballer, currently playing for Gillingham as a defender, favoured as right-back.... (c)
CB	6	Garry Richards Garry Richards Garry Richards is an English footballer, currently playing for Gillingham.He scored his first career goal, on 30 January 2007, against Preston North End which was the only goal in a 1-0 win for his previous club Colchester.On 9 February 2007, Richards signed for Brentford on a one month loan...
CB	5	Simon King Simon King (footballer) Simon Daniel Roy King is an English footballer who plays for Football League Two club Gillingham as a defender.-Career:King started his career with Oxford United making his debut on, 1 May 2001 against Port Vale in the last competitive match to be played at The Manor Ground...
LB	3	John Nutter John Nutter John Robert William Nutter is an English footballer who plays for Lincoln City. He has also played for Blackburn Rovers, Aldershot Town, St Albans City, Grays Athletic, Stevenage Borough and Wycombe Wanderers.-Career:...
RM	4	Stuart Lewis Stuart Lewis Stuart Lewis is an English footballer who plays for Wycombe Wanderers as a midfielder.-Early life:Born in Welwyn Garden City, Lewis has lived in Turnford, Hertfordshire since birth. He played youth football for Wormley youth U8-U10s...
CM	26	Curtis Weston Curtis Weston Curtis James Weston is an English professional footballer who plays for Gillingham.-Playing career:...
LM	16	Josh Wright Josh Wright (footballer) Joshua "Josh" Wright is an English footballer, who currently plays for Championship side Millwall. Wright signed for Millwall in November 2011, having previously played for Scunthorpe United during the 2010–11 season.-Club career:...
RF	21	Dennis Oli Dennis Oli Dennis Chiedozie Oli is an English footballer of Nigerian and Jamaican descent. He currently plays for Gillingham, but has previously spent time at Queens Park Rangers, Gravesend & Northfleet, Farnborough Town, Swansea City, Cambridge United and Grays Athletic.-Career:Oli came through the youth...
CF	10	Simeon Jackson Simeon Jackson Simeon Alexander Jackson is a professional footballer who plays for Norwich City.He has previously played for Rushden & Diamonds and Gillingham. Jackson was born in Jamaica but plays internationally for Canada.- Early years :...
LF	32	Andy Barcham Andy Barcham Andrew "Andy" Barcham is an English footballer who plays for Scunthorpe United. He plays as a striker or winger.-Career:...
Substitutes:
GK	23	Alan Julian Alan Julian Alan John Julian is a football goalkeeper who plays for League One side Stevenage.Julian started his career at Brentford, progressing through the youth side and making his first-team debut in 2002. After failing to cement a place as Brentford's number one goalkeeper, he left to join Stevenage in...
DF	8	Mark Bentley Mark Bentley Mark James Bentley is an English footballer, who currently plays for Hayes & Yeading United. Bentley is a midfielder.-Career:...
MF	14	Adam Miller Adam Miller (footballer) Adam Edward Miller is an English footballer, of Irish descent, who plays for Cambridge United. He began his career with Ipswich Town but failed to make the first team and played for several non-league teams before joining Queens Park Rangers, where he made his Football League debut in December 2004...
MF	31	Albert Jarrett Albert Jarrett Albert Ojumiri Jarrett is a Sierra Leonean international footballer who plays his football in England. A winger, he has played in all of the top five levels of English football....
FW	30	Mark McCammon Mark McCammon Mark Jason McCammon is an English-born Barbadian international football striker.Starting his career with Cambridge United in 1997, two years later he moved on to Charlton Athletic. In 2000 he was loaned out to Swindon Town, before signing with Brentford. He found regular football at Brentford,...
Manager:
Mark Stimson Mark Stimson Mark Nicholas Stimson is an English former footballer and current manager of Kettering Town. He signed his first professional contract with Tottenham Hotspur in 1985, but was unable to gain a regular place in the team. In 1989, he moved on to Newcastle United, where he made over 80 appearances in...

style="font-size: 90%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"> SHREWSBURY TOWN: | GK 26

Luke Daniels

Luke Matthew Daniels is an English footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Southend United on loan from West Bromwich Albion.-Career:...

RB 2

Darren Moss

Darren Michael Moss is a Wales under-21 international footballer currently without a club.-Career:Moss started his career as a trainee at Chester. He made his début for the club back in November 1998, in Chester's 2-1 loss against Brentford...

CB 8

Kelvin Langmead

Kelvin Steven Langmead is an English professional footballer who currently plays for English League Two club Northampton Town on loan from Peterborough United...

CB 5 Graham Coughlan

Graham Coughlan

Neil Ashton

Neil John Ashton is an English footballer who joined Chester City in the summer of 2009. He typically plays as left-back, but occasionally acts as a midfielder....

RM 17

Chris Humphrey

CM 14

Ben Davies

Ben Davies (footballer)

Benjamin James Davies is an English footballer who currently plays as a midfielder for Derby County.-Early career:...

CM 15

Paul Murray

Paul Murray (footballer)

Paul Murray is a footballer who plays in midfield for Hartlepool UnitedHe started his career at Carlisle United and made his Football League debut for them on 27 December 1993, coming on as a substitute against Darlington. In May 1996 he joined QPR on loan, making his debut at Nottingham Forest...

LM 28

Kevin McIntyre

Kevin McIntyre (footballer)

Kevin McIntyre is an English football midfielder who plays for Accrington Stanley. He can also play at left-back and is a prolific penalty taker.-Tranmere Rovers FC & Doncaster Rovers FC:...

CF 16

Grant Holt

Grant Holt is an English footballer, currently playing in the Premier League for Norwich City. He plays as a striker and is club captain....

CF 21

Nick Chadwick

Substitutes: GK 1

Glyn Garner

Glyn Garner is a Welsh footballer who plays for Bath City as a goalkeeper.-Club career:Born in Pontypool, Garner started his career at Cwmbran Town before moving to Llanelli....

DF 24

Shane Cansdell-Sherriff

Shane Lewis Cansdell-Sherriff , also known simply as Shane Sherriff, is an Australian football player currently playing for English Football League Two team Shrewsbury Town...

MF 23

David Worrall

FW 29

Moses Ashikodi

Moses Ashikodi is a footballer who plays for York City as a striker, on loan from Kettering Town.-Millwall:Born in Lagos, Lagos State, Ashikodi started his career at Millwall as an associated schoolboy...

FW 31