1987 Football League Second Division play-off Final

1987 Football League Second Division play-off Final

Charlton Athletic Leeds United 3 2
First leg
Charlton Athletic Leeds United 1 0
Date	23 May 1987 (1987-05-23)
Venue	Selhurst Park, London
Referee	Roger Milford
Attendance	16,680
Second leg
Leeds United Charlton Athletic 1 0
Date	25 May 1987 (1987-05-25)
Venue	Elland Road, Leeds
Referee	Brian Hill
Attendance	31,395
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The 1987 Football League Second Division play-off Final was contested by Leeds United and Charlton Athletic.

After two legs at Elland Road and Selhurst Park (Charlton's home ground at the time) the two teams were tied 1–1 on aggregate, each team having won their home tie 1–0 meaning the away goal rule couldn't separate the sides. A one-off decider was arranged at St. Andrews.

After full time the score was 0–0, meaning extra time was needed. John Sheridan scored first for Leeds in the 99th minute, however, Peter Shirtliff scored twice in the 113th and 117th minute to ensure Charlton kept their top flight status.

Match details

First leg

23 May 1987 15:00 BST	Charlton Athletic	1–0	Leeds United	Selhurst Park, London Attendance: 16,680 Referee: Roger Milford
	Melrose  87'	Report

Second leg

25 May 1987 19:30 BST	Leeds United	1–0	Charlton Athletic	Elland Road, Leeds Attendance: 31,395 Referee: Brian Hill
	Ormsby  52'	Report

Replay

29 May 1987 15:00 BST	Leeds United	1–2 (a.e.t.)	Charlton Athletic	St Andrews, Birmingham Attendance: 18,000 Referee: Allan Gunn
	Sheridan  99'	Report	Shirtliff  113',  117'

Leeds United

Charlton Athletic

LEEDS UNITED: GK 1 Mervyn Day RB 2 Neil Aspin LB 3 Bobby McDonald CB 5 Jack Ashurst CB 6 Brendan Ormsby 44' RM 4 Mark Aizlewood CM 7 John Stiles CM 8 John Sheridan CF 9 John Pearson CF 10 Ian Baird LM 11 Micky Adams Substitutes: CF 12 Keith Edwards 44' Manager: Billy Bremner

CHARLTON ATHLETIC: GK 1 Bob Bolder RB 2 John Humphrey CB 5 Peter Shirtliff CB 6 Paul Miller LB 3 Mark Reid RM 7 Steve Gritt CM 4 Andy Peake CM 8 Rob Lee CF 9 Jim Melrose 96' CF 10 Garth Crooks CF 11 Colin Walsh Substitutes: FW 12 Mark Stuart 96' Manager: Lennie Lawrence

MATCH RULES 90 minutes. 30 minutes of extra-time if necessary.

References

• Match report @ Chartlon Athletic's Official Site
• 1986–87 Season Review @ Oz White Leeds United F.C. History
• 1986–87 Season Stats @ leeds-fans.org.uk
• John Sheridan's Goal on YouTube