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2004 Football League Third Division play-off final

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2004 Football League Third Division play-off Final
Huddersfield Town won 4–1 on penalties
Date31 May 2004
VenueMillennium Stadium, Cardiff
RefereeMark Clattenburg (Durham)
Attendance37,218
2003
2005

The 2004 Football League Third Division play-off Final was a football match played at Millennium Stadium on 31 May 2004, at the end of the 2003–04 season. It was the eighteenth play-off final to be played at the fourth level of English football. The match determined the fourth and final team to gain promotion from the Third Division to the Second Division, and was contested by Huddersfield Town, who had finished fourth during the league season, and Mansfield Town, who had finished fifth. The teams reached the final by defeating Lincoln City and Northampton Town respectively in the two-legged semi-finals.

Match details

Huddersfield Town
Mansfield Town
HUDDERSFIELD TOWN (3-5-2):
GK 29 England Paul Rachubka
DF 27 England David Mirfin
DF 16 Nigeria Efe Sodje Yellow card 65'
DF 5 England Steve Yates
MF 24 England Anthony Lloyd downward-facing red arrow 112'
MF 8 England Tony Carss
MF 18 England Jon Worthington downward-facing red arrow 85'
MF 11 England Danny Schofield
MF 21 England Andy Holdsworth
FW 23 England Andy Booth
FW 9 Poland Paweł Abbott downward-facing red arrow 91'
Substitutes:
GK 13 England Phil Senior
DF 3 England Rob Edwards upward-facing green arrow 112'
DF 20 England Nat Brown
MF 4 Wales Lee Fowler upward-facing green arrow 85'
FW 31 Republic of Ireland John McAliskey upward-facing green arrow 91'
Manager:
England Peter Jackson
MANSFIELD TOWN (4-4-1-1):
GK 1 England Kevin Pilkington
DF 12 England Bobby Hassell Yellow card 90'
DF 5 Wales Rhys Day
DF 15 England Alex Baptiste
DF 3 England Adam Eaton Yellow card 63'
MF 7 Republic of Ireland Liam Lawrence
MF 4 England Tom Curtis
MF 24 Jamaica Lee Williamson downward-facing red arrow 98'
MF 11 England Wayne Corden
FW 8 England Craig Disley downward-facing red arrow 60'
FW 20 Montserrat Junior Mendes downward-facing red arrow 69'
Substitutes:
GK 40 England James Coates
DF 25 England David Artell
MF 14 England Neil MacKenzie upward-facing green arrow 98'
FW 30 Benin Laurent D'Jaffo upward-facing green arrow 69'
FW 9 Republic of Ireland Colin Larkin upward-facing green arrow 60'
Manager:
England Keith Curle

MATCH RULES

  • 90 minutes.
  • 30 minutes of extra-time if necessary.
  • Penalty shoot-out if scores still level.
  • Maximum of 3 substitutions.