2014 Conference Premier play-off final
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Event | 2013–14 Football Conference | ||||||
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Date | 18 May 2014 | ||||||
Venue | Wembley Stadium, London | ||||||
Man of the Match | Ryan Donaldson (Cambridge United) | ||||||
Referee | Peter Bankes | ||||||
Attendance | 19,613 | ||||||
The 2014 Conference Premier play-off final, known as the 2014 Skrill Premier play-off final for sponsorship reasons, was a football match between Cambridge United and Gateshead on 18 May 2014 at Wembley Stadium in London.[1] It was the twelfth Conference Premier play-off final.
Cambridge secured a place in the final after beating F.C. Halifax Town 2–1 on aggregate.[2] Gateshead's place was secured after beating Grimsby Town 4–2 over two legs.[3] This was Cambridge United's 3rd Conference play-off final after losing in 2008 and 2009 and Gateshead's first ever Conference play-off final and their first ever visit to Wembley Stadium.
Cambridge United won the game 2–1 and were promoted to the 2014–15 Football League Two.
Route to the final
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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2 | Cambridge United | 46 | 23 | 13 | 10 | 72 | 35 | +37 | 82 |
3 | Gateshead | 46 | 22 | 13 | 11 | 72 | 50 | +22 | 79 |
4 | Grimsby Town | 46 | 22 | 12 | 12 | 65 | 46 | +19 | 78 |
5 | F.C. Halifax Town | 46 | 22 | 11 | 13 | 85 | 58 | +27 | 77 |
Semi-finals
[edit]- First leg
30 April 2014 | F.C. Halifax Town | 1–0 | Cambridge United | The Shay, Halifax |
19:45 | Gregory ![]() |
Report | Attendance: 3,668 Referee: Simon Bennett |
1 May 2014 | Grimsby Town | 1–1 | Gateshead | Blundell Park, Cleethorpes |
19:45 | Disley ![]() |
Report | Larkin ![]() |
Attendance: 5,234 Referee: Chris Kavanagh |
- Second leg
4 May 2014 | Cambridge United | 2–0 (2–1 agg.) | F.C. Halifax Town | Abbey Stadium, Cambridge |
13:30 | Sam-Yorke ![]() |
Report | Attendance: 6,262 Referee: Darren Handley |
4 May 2014 | Gateshead | 3–1 (4–2 agg.) | Grimsby Town | Gateshead International Stadium, Gateshead |
16:30 | Marwood ![]() O'Donnell ![]() |
Report | Disley ![]() |
Attendance: 8,144 Referee: Kevin Johnson |
Match
[edit]Details
[edit]Cambridge United | 2–1 | Gateshead |
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Hughes ![]() Donaldson ![]() |
BBC Report | Lester ![]() |
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Man of the match: Match officials:
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References
[edit]- ^ "Football Conference Play-off & Promotion Final Dates – 2013/2014". Football Conference. Archived from the original on 7 February 2014. Retrieved 4 May 2014.
- ^ "Cambridge United 2–0 Halifax Town (agg 2–1)". BBC Sport. Retrieved 4 May 2014.
- ^ "Gateshead 3–1 Grimsby Town (agg 4–2)". BBC Sport. Retrieved 4 May 2014.
- ^ "Conference play-off final: Cambridge United 2–1 Gateshead — as it happened". The Guardian. London. 18 May 2014. Retrieved 19 May 2014.