1995 Football League Second Division play-off Final

1995 Football League Second Division play-off Final
Huddersfield Town Bristol Rovers
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Date 28 May 1995
Venue Wembley Stadium, London
Referee Clive Wilkes (Gloucester)
Attendance 59,175

The 1995 Football League Second Division play-off Final was a football match played at on 28 May 1995, to determine the second and final team to gain promotion from the Second Division to the First Division of The Football League in the 1994–95 season (due to the reduction of the Premier League from 22 to 20 teams, only one automatic promotion place was available). Huddersfield Town faced Bristol Rovers. It was the sixth Second Division play-off final to be decided at Wembley Stadium.

Huddersfield Town finally won at Wembley after the losing three FA Cup Finals (1928, 1930, 1938) and last year's Football League Trophy Final losses.

Match

Details

Huddersfield Town 2–1 Bristol Rovers
Andy Booth
Chris Billy 		Report Marcus Stewart
Attendance: 59,175
Referee: Clive Wilkes (Gloucester)
Huddersfield Town
Bristol Rovers
GK1Steve Francis
DF2Simon Trevitt 56'
DF3Tom Cowan
MF4Darren Bullock
DF5Lee Sinnott (c)
DF6Pat Scully
MF7Chris Billy
MF8Lee Duxbury
FW9Andy Booth
FW10Ronnie Jepson
MF11Gary Crosby 80'
Substitutes:
FW12Iain Dunn 80'
GK13Kevin Blackwell
DF14Jon Dyson 56'
Manager:
Neil Warnock
GK1Brian Parkin
DF2David Pritchard
DF3Andy Gurney
FW4Marcus Stewart
DF5Billy Clark
DF6Andy Tillson (c)
MF7Worrell Sterling
MF8Paul Miller
FW9Gareth Taylor 80'
MF10Justin Skinner
MF11Justin Channing 84'
Substitutes:
MF12Marcus Browning 80'
GK13Andy Collett
MF14Lee Archer 84'
Manager:
John Ward

Match rules:

  • 90 minutes.
  • 30 minutes of extra time if necessary.
  • Penalty shoot-out if scores still level.
  • Maximum of two substitutions.

References

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