2010 Football League One play-off final
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| Event | 2009–10 Football League One | ||||||
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| Date | 29 May 2010 | ||||||
| Venue | Wembley Stadium, London | ||||||
| Man of the Match | Paul Robinson (Millwall) | ||||||
| Referee | Colin Webster | ||||||
| Attendance | 73,108 | ||||||
| Weather | Overcast (Slight Drizzle), 15 °C (59 °F) | ||||||
The 2010 Football League One Play-off Final was a football match that was played at Wembley Stadium in London on 29 May 2010, at the end of the 2009–10 season. The match determined the third and final team to gain promotion from League One to the Football League Championship, and was contested by Millwall and Swindon Town.
Millwall won the tense final 1–0 thanks to a Paul Robinson goal from close-range towards the end of the first-half. The victory saw captain Robinson's team return to the Championship after a four-year absence, having failed to gain promotion in their previous five play-off campaigns.
Swindon Town's best goal-scoring opportunity came on 72 minutes when Charlie Austin was put through on goal but his shot was sent wide of the target after the ball bobbled on the turf at the moment Austin went to strike it.[1]
Route to the final
Under League One play-off rules, the final was to be contested by the two teams which secured an aggregate victory over two-legged semi-finals, with the team that finished sixth in the league table (Huddersfield Town) having played third (Millwall), and fifth (Swindon Town) having played fourth (Charlton Athletic).
First leg
| Swindon Town | 2 – 1 | Charlton Athletic |
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Austin  52'Ward 60' |
(Report) | Burton 65' |
Second leg
| Charlton Athletic | 2 – 1 (a.e.t.) | Swindon Town |
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| Ferry 27' (o.g.) Mooney 45+3' |
(Report) | Ward 74' |
| Penalties | ||
Burton  Bailey  Forster Dailly Richardson |
4 – 5 | McGovern Austin Amankwaah Ward Darby |
Charlton Athletic 3–3 Swindon Town on aggregate. Swindon Town won 5–4 on penalties.
| Millwall | 2 – 0 | Huddersfield Town |
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| Morison 22' Robinson 83' |
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Millwall 2–0 Huddersfield Town on aggregate.
Match details
| Millwall | 1 – 0 | Swindon Town |
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| Robinson 39' |
Report |
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Match rules:
- 90 minutes of normal time.
- 30 minutes of extra-time if score is tied at the end of normal time.
- Penalty shootout if score still tied after extra-time.
- Seven named substitutes.
- Maximum of three substitutions.