Conference National Playoff Final 2008
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The 2007–08 Blue Square Premier League Playoff Final took place on 18 May 2008 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...

, London
London
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. It was contested between Cambridge United
Cambridge United F.C.
Cambridge United Football Club is a professional football club from Cambridge, England. They are currently playing the 2011-2012 season in the Conference National, the fifth tier of the English league system, where they have competed since 2005 following their relegation from the Football League...

 and Exeter City
Exeter City F.C.
Exeter City Football Club is an English football club, based in Exeter, which is owned by its fans through the Exeter City Supporters Trust.The club was a member of the Football League from 1920 to 2003...

, with Exeter winning 1–0 and securing their return to the Football League
The Football League
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 after five years' absence.

This was the third successive Conference/BS Premier League play-off final for Adam Stansfield
Adam Stansfield
Adam Stansfield was an English footballer who played as a striker. He played for Cullompton Rangers, Elmore, Yeovil Town, Hereford United and Exeter City.-Career:...

, and the second one in which he featured for the winning side.

Match details


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CAMBRIDGE UNITED
GK 1   Danny Potter
Danny Potter
Daniel Raymond John "Danny" Potter is an English footballer, who signed for Newport County on 29 May 2011, having been released by Torquay United.-Career:...

RB 7   Dan Gleeson
Dan Gleeson
Daniel Edwin "Dan" Gleeson is an English footballer who plays for Luton Town. He is 191 cm tall and plays as a right back.-Career:...

 
LB 27   Wayne Hatswell
Wayne Hatswell
Wayne Mervin Hatswell is an English professional footballer, currently player-coach at .-Career:Hatswell began his career with Swindon Supermarine and also played for Witney Town before joining Forest Green Rovers in 1999. During his first season at Forest Green, he made 34 league appearances, and...

CB 5   Mark Peters
Mark Peters
Mark Peters is a Wales Under-21 international footballer who plays for Southern Football League club Weymouth as a Defender. He has made over 350 appearances in the Football League and Conference National.-Career:...

CB 6   Mark Albrighton
Mark Albrighton
Mark Christopher Albrighton is an English footballer who plays as a central defender for Conference North side Nuneaton Town.-Career:...

RM 8   Rob Wolleaston
Rob Wolleaston
Robert Ainsley Wolleaston is an English footballer who plays for Weymouth. He is a midfielder.Wolleaston started his career with Chelsea, but he only made two first-team appearances in five years, and instead had short loan spells with Bristol Rovers, Nottingham Forest, Portsmouth and Northampton...

CM 4   Danny Brown
Danny Brown (footballer)
Daniel "Danny" Brown is a semi-professional footballer currently playing for Harlow Town in the Isthmian League Division One North.-Career:...

 
CM 15   Paul Carden
Paul Carden
Paul Andrew Carden is an English footballer who plays in midfield as a player/coach for Luton Town. While at Cambridge United, Carden was the club's assistant manager. He has previously played for Blackpool, Rochdale, Chester City, Doncaster Rovers, Peterborough United, Accrington Stanley, Burton...

LM 11   Courtney Pitt
Courtney Pitt
Courtney Leon Pitt is an English footballer who plays for AFC Telford United as a midfielder. He previously played for Portsmouth, Luton Town, Coventry City, Oxford United, Boston United, Cambridge United, York City and Weymouth....

CF 10   Lee Boylan
Lee Boylan
Lee Martin Boylan is an English-born Irish footballer who is currently playing for Conference South side Thurrock. He has made over 400 first-team appearances, almost all in the Football Conference....

 
CF 28   Lee McEvilly
Lee McEvilly
Lee Richard McEvilly is an English footballer who was last attached to Northern Premier League club Chorley. He has represented the Northern Ireland national team once, as well as playing for Northern Ireland at under-21 and under-23 levels...

Substitutes:
DF 3   Stephen Reed 
DF 21   Michael Morrison
Michael Morrison (footballer)
Michael Brian Morrison is an English footballer currently playing for Charlton Athletic. He plays as a centre-back but can also play as a right-back.-Cambridge United:...

FW 17   Mark Beesley
Mark Beesley
Mark Anthony Beesley is an English footballer who is currently with Burscough.-Career:Born in Burscough, Lancashire, Beesley began his career at the youth system of Preston North End before signing a professional contract in June 1999. He subsequently spent three and a half seasons at Chester City...

FW 19   Leo Fortune-West
Leo Fortune-West
Leopold Paul Osborne "Leo" Fortune-West is an English footballer who plays as a striker for Armthorpe Welfare....

 
FW 39   Magno Vieira
Magno Vieira
Magno Silva Vieira is a Brazilian footballer who plays for Fleetwood Town as a striker.-Career:Born in Brasília, Central-West Region, Vieira started his career in England with Wigan Athletic in 2003 but failed to get into the first team and went out on loan to Northampton Town and Carlisle United...

 
Manager:
  Jimmy Quinn
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EXETER CITY
GK 27   Paul Jones
Paul Jones (footballer born 1986)
Paul Jones is a professional footballer with Football League Championship side Peterborough United.-Career:Jones, a goalkeeper, began his career as a trainee with League Two side Leyton Orient...

RB 2   Steve Tully
Steve Tully
Stephen Richard Tully is an English footballer, currently playing in defence for League One side Exeter City. He was born in Paignton, Devon....

LB 3   George Friend
CB 5   Danny Seaborne
CB 16   Matt Taylor
Matt Taylor (footballer)
Matthew James Taylor is an English footballer who plays for Charlton Athletic.-Early career as a goalkeeper:Taylor began his career as a goalkeeper playing for Preston North End Boys before being a member of the Everton U17 Academy. He joined Burscough and, alongside brother Joe, played in the...

CM 4   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:...

CM 15   Rob Edwards
CM 28   Ryan Harley
Ryan Harley
Ryan Harley is an English footballer who plays for Brighton & Hove Albion as a midfielder.-Bristol City:Born in Bristol, Harley started his career with Bristol City, as a youngster, apprentice, and then professional...

RF 20   Richard Logan
CF 9   Adam Stansfield
Adam Stansfield
Adam Stansfield was an English footballer who played as a striker. He played for Cullompton Rangers, Elmore, Yeovil Town, Hereford United and Exeter City.-Career:...

 
LF 21   Dean Moxey
Dean Moxey
Dean William Moxey is an English professional footballer who plays for Championship side Crystal Palace. He is a left-sided player, comfortable at either left back or on the left side of midfield. He has been capped by England at semi-professional level.-Exeter City:Moxey began his career as a...

Substitutes:
GK 1   Andy Marriott
Andy Marriott
Andrew Marriott is an English-born Welsh professional footballer, who played as a goalkeeper. He is a journeyman player, having represented a large number of different clubs, and has also played for the Welsh national team....

MF 10   Wayne Carlisle
Wayne Carlisle
Wayne Thomas Carlisle is a former professional footballer who last played for Truro City after being released by Football League Two side Torquay United....

MF 11   Lee Elam
Lee Elam
Lee Patrick George Elam is an English footballer who plays for Harrogate Town as a midfielder.-Career:Elam was born in Bradford, West Yorkshire and began his footballing career in 1998 with Conference National side Southport...

MF 14   Bertrand Cozic
FW 32   Ben Watson
Ben Watson (footballer born December 1985)
Benjamin Charles "Ben" Watson is an English footballer, who plays for Eastbourne Borough as a striker.-Career:Born in Shoreham-by-Sea, Watson has also played for Exeter City, Bognor Regis Town and Grays Athletic. He holds UEFA 'B' coaching badges for both football and futsal...

 
Manager:
  Paul Tisdale
Paul Tisdale
Paul Robert Tisdale is a retired professional footballer. He is the current manager of Exeter City.-Southampton:...


MATCH RULES
  • 90 minutes.
  • 30 minutes of extra-time if necessary.
  • Penalty shootout if scores still level.
  • Five named substitutes
  • Maximum of 3 substitutions.
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