2010 Conference Premier play-off final explained

2010 Conference Premier play-off final
Team1:Oxford United
Team1score:3
Team2:York City
Team2score:1
Date:16 May 2010
Stadium:Wembley Stadium
City:London
Referee:Michael Naylor
Attendance:42,669
Previous:2009
Next:2011

The 2010 Conference Premier play-off final, known as the 2010 Blue Square Premier play-off final for sponsorship purposes, was a football match between Oxford United and York City on 16 May 2010 at Wembley Stadium in London. It was the eighth Conference Premier play-off final and the fourth to be played at Wembley Stadium. The 2010 Final set a new Conference Premier play-off final attendance record of 42,669 (158 more than the existing record set by Cambridge United and Exeter City two seasons before) with ticket sales suggesting Oxford brought over 33,000 of these.[1] [2]

Oxford won the match 3–1 to secure promotion to League Two, thus returning to the Football League after a four-year absence.[3]

Match

Details

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GK 21 Ryan Clarke
RB 2
CB 6Mark Creighton
CB 14 Jake Wright
LB 18Anthony Tonkin
RM 4Dannie Bulman
CM 7 Adam Chapman (Man of the Match[4])
LM 11 Simon Clist
FW 10
FW 9James Constable (c)
FW 24
Substitutes:
GK 1Billy Turley
DF 3 Kevin Sandwith
MF 15
DF 16
MF 20
Manager:
Chris Wilder
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GK 24 Michael Ingham (c)
RB 2Ben Purkiss
CB 5 David McGurk
CB 26Luke Graham
LB 3 James Meredith
RM 12
CM 14
CM 17Levi Mackin
LM 23
FW 16Richard Brodie
FW 15
Substitutes:
GK 13Josh Mimms
FW 9
DF 6Daniel Parslow
DF 21
MF 28
Manager:
Martin Foyle

Notes and References

  1. News: Oxford Win Fantastic Advert for Football Conference. Football Conference. 17 May 2010. 20 May 2010.
  2. News: Jon. Murray. Oxford Utd 3 (M Green 15, Constable 21, Potter 90), York City 1 (Clarke og 42). Oxford Mail. 16 May 2010. 20 May 2010.
  3. News: Steve. Marshall. Oxford United 3–1 York City. BBC Sport. 16 May 2010. 10 April 2011.
  4. Web site: Oxford's Adam Chapman training with Mansfield . BBC Sport . 13 January 2012 . 21 January 2019.