2008 Football League One play-off final

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2008 Football League One play-off Final
Date25 May 2008
VenueWembley Stadium, London
Attendance75,132
2007
2009

The 2008 Football League One play-off Final was a football match played at Wembley Stadium on 25 May 2008, at the end of the 2007–08 season. The match determined the third and final team to gain promotion from League One to the Championship, and was contested by Doncaster Rovers, who had finished third during the league season, and Leeds United, who had finished fifth. The teams reached the final by defeating Southend United and Carlisle United respectively in the two-legged semi-finals.

Match

Details

Doncaster Rovers1–0Leeds United
Hayter 48' (Report)
Attendance: 75,132
Doncaster Rovers
Leeds United
GK 1 Neil Sullivan Yellow card
DF 2 James O'Connor
DF 21 Sam Hird
DF 22 Matt Mills Yellow card
DF 3 Gareth Roberts
MF 20 Paul Green
MF 8 Brian Stock
MF 19 Richie Wellens downward-facing red arrow 71'
MF 26 James Coppinger downward-facing red arrow 86'
FW 23 Jason Price downward-facing red arrow 80'
FW 12 James Hayter
Substitutes:
FW 9 Mark McCammon upward-facing green arrow 71'
GK 13 Ben Smith
DF 11 Adam Lockwood upward-facing green arrow 80'
FW 10 Gareth Taylor
MF 7 Lewis Guy upward-facing green arrow 86'
Manager:
Sean O'Driscoll
GK 1 Casper Ankergren
DF 2 Frazer Richardson
DF 16 Bradley Johnson
DF 3 Paul Huntington
DF 33 Ľubomír Michalík
MF 37 Neil Kilkenny
MF 14 Jonny Howson Yellow card
MF 4 Jonathan Douglas
MF 7 David Prutton Yellow card downward-facing red arrow 69'
FW 9 Jermaine Beckford
FW 38 Dougie Freedman downward-facing red arrow 77'
Substitutes:
FW 20 Trésor Kandol upward-facing green arrow 69'
MF 22 Andrew Hughes upward-facing green arrow 77'
DF 32 Alan Sheehan
GK 25 David Lucas
DF 5 Rui Marques
Manager:
Gary McAllister

Match rules:

  • 90 minutes.
  • 30 minutes of extra time if necessary.
  • Penalty shoot-out if scores still level.
  • Five named substitutes.
  • Maximum of three substitutions.