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2014 Conference Premier play-off final

2014 Conference Premier play-off final
Wembley Stadium hosted the final
Event2013–14 Football Conference
Cambridge United Gateshead
2 1
Date18 May 2014 (2014-05-18)
VenueWembley Stadium, London
Man of the MatchRyan Donaldson
(Cambridge United)
RefereePeter Bankes
Attendance19,613
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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

Main article: 2013–14 Football Conference § Conference Premier
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
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

First leg
30 April 2014 F.C. Halifax Town 1–0 Cambridge United The Shay, Halifax
19:45 Gregory 83' (pen.) Report Attendance: 3,668
Referee: Simon Bennett
1 May 2014 Grimsby Town 1–1 Gateshead Blundell Park, Cleethorpes
19:45 Disley 24' Report Larkin 7' 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 11', 38' 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 22', 84'
O'Donnell 90+4'		 Report Disley 60' Attendance: 8,144
Referee: Kevin Johnson

Match

Details

Cambridge United2–1Gateshead
Hughes 51'
Donaldson 71'		 BBC Report Lester 80'
Attendance: 19,613
Referee: Peter Banks
Cambridge United
Gateshead
GK 25 Adam Smith
RB 2 Kevin Roberts
CB 6 Ian Miller (c)
CB 4 Josh Coulson
LB 3 Greg Taylor
CM 8 Tom Champion Yellow card 20'
CM 18 Luke Berry downward-facing red arrow 66'
RM 7 Ryan Donaldson
LS 10 Tom Elliott downward-facing red arrow 77'
RS 19 Delano Sam-Yorke downward-facing red arrow 46'
LM 17 Liam Hughes
Substitutes:
DF 5 Tom Bonner
MF 11 Harrison Dunk upward-facing green arrow 46'
MF 22 Luke Chadwick upward-facing green arrow 66'
MF 23 Ashley Chambers
FW 9 Adam Cunnington upward-facing green arrow 77'
Manager:
Richard Money
GK 1 Adam Bartlett
RB 16 Craig Baxter
CB 5 James Curtis
CB 6 Ben Clark (c) Yellow card 70'
LB 2 Carl Magnay
CM 4 Jamie Chandler downward-facing red arrow 69'
CM 8 Phil Turnbull
CM 29 John Oster Yellow card 23'
RW 25 Marcus Maddison Yellow card 7' downward-facing red arrow 58'
ST 18 James Marwood
LW 7 Colin Larkin downward-facing red arrow 58'
Substitutes:
MF 17 Josh Walker
MF 21 Rob Ramshaw
MF 38 JJ O'Donnell upward-facing green arrow 58'
FW 9 Liam Hatch upward-facing green arrow 58'
FW 19 Jack Lester upward-facing green arrow 69'
Manager:
Gary Mills

Man of the match:

Match officials:

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.

References

  1. ^ "Football Conference Play-off & Promotion Final Dates – 2013/2014". Football Conference. Archived from the original on 7 February 2014. Retrieved 4 May 2014.
  2. ^ "Cambridge United 2–0 Halifax Town (agg 2–1)". BBC Sport. Retrieved 4 May 2014.
  3. ^ "Gateshead 3–1 Grimsby Town (agg 4–2)". BBC Sport. Retrieved 4 May 2014.
  4. ^ "Conference play-off final: Cambridge United 2–1 Gateshead — as it happened". The Guardian. London. 18 May 2014. Retrieved 19 May 2014.
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