2014 Conference Premier play-off final explained

2014 Conference Premier play-off final
Event:2013–14 Football Conference
Team1:Cambridge United
Team1score:2
Team2:Gateshead
Team2score:1
Stadium:Wembley Stadium
City:London
Referee:Peter Bankes
Attendance:19,613
Previous:2013
Next:2015
Man Of The Match1a:Ryan Donaldson
(Cambridge United)

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

Team
2Cambridge United462313107235+3782
3Gateshead462213117250+2279
4Grimsby Town462212126546+1978
5F.C. Halifax Town462211138558+2777

Semi-finals

First leg
Second leg

Match

Details

GK 25 Adam Smith
RB 2 Kevin Roberts
CB 6 Ian Miller (c)
CB 4 Josh Coulson
LB 3 Greg Taylor
CM 8
CM 18
RM 7 Ryan Donaldson
LS 10
RS 19
LM 17 Liam Hughes
Substitutes:
DF 5 Tom Bonner
MF 11
MF 22
MF 23 Ashley Chambers
FW 9
Manager:
Richard Money
GK 1 Adam Bartlett
RB 16 Craig Baxter
CB 5 James Curtis
CB 6 Ben Clark (c)
LB 2 Carl Magnay
CM 4
CM 8 Phil Turnbull
CM 29
RW 25
ST 18 James Marwood
LW 7
Substitutes:
MF 17 Josh Walker
MF 21 Rob Ramshaw
MF 38 JJ O'Donnell
FW 9
FW 19
Manager:
Gary Mills
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Match officials:

width=50% valign=topMatch rules:
  • 90 minutes.
  • 30 minutes of extra time if necessary.
  • Penalty shoot-out if scores still level.
  • Five named substitutes.
  • Maximum of three substitutions.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Football Conference Play-off & Promotion Final Dates – 2013/2014. Football Conference. 4 May 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140207235608/http://www.footballconference.co.uk/playoffs.php?Dates. 7 February 2014. dead. dmy-all.
  2. News: Cambridge United 2–0 Halifax Town (agg 2–1) . BBC Sport . 4 May 2014.
  3. News: Gateshead 3–1 Grimsby Town (agg 4–2) . BBC Sport . 4 May 2014.
  4. News: Conference play-off final: Cambridge United 2–1 Gateshead — as it happened . The Guardian . London . 18 May 2014 . 19 May 2014.