1998 Football League First Division play-off Final

1998 Football League First Division play-off final
Charlton Athletic Sunderland
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Charlton won 7–6 on penalties
Date 25 May 1998
Venue Wembley Stadium, London
Referee E Wolstenholme
Attendance 77,739

The 1998 Football League First Division play-off Final was a football match played at Wembley Stadium, London on 25 May 1998 at the end of the 1997–98 season. The match determined the third and final team to gain promotion from First Division to the Premiership, and was contested by Charlton Athletic, who finished 4th during the league season, and Sunderland, who finished 3rd. The teams reached the final by defeating Ipswich Town and Sheffield United respectively in the two-legged semi-finals.

The match was eventually won by Charlton on penalties after a dramatic match that ended 3-3 after normal time and 4-4 after extra time. Michael Gray missed the crucial penalty that sent Charlton into the Premiership.

Route to the final

Pos Club Pld W D L F A GD Pts
3Sunderland 46261288650+3690
4Charlton Athletic 462610108049+3188
5Ipswich Town 46231497743+3483
6Sheffield United 461917106954+1574

Semi-finals

First leg
Sheffield United 2 – 1 Sunderland
Marcelo  57'
Borbokis  76'		 Report Ball  17'
Attendance: 23,800
Referee: Clive Wilkes
Ipswich Town 0 – 1 Charlton Athletic
Report Clapham  12' (o.g.)
Attendance: 21,681
Referee: Mick Fletcher
Second leg
Sunderland 2 – 0 Sheffield United
Marker  21' (o.g.)
Phillips  38'		 Statistics
Attendance: 40,092
Referee: Mick Pierce

Sunderland won 3–2 on aggregate.

Charlton Athletic 1 – 0 Ipswich Town
Newton  36' Statistics
Attendance: 15,585

Charlton Athletic won 2–0 on aggregate.

Match details

Charlton Athletic:
GK1Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Saša Ilić
RB2England Danny Mills 76'
CB5England Richard Rufus Yellow card
CB6England Eddie Youds
LB3Wales Mark Bowen
CM4England Keith Jones
RM7England Shaun Newton
CM8Republic of Ireland Mark Kinsella (c) Yellow card
LM9England Neil Heaney 65'
CF10England Clive Mendonca Yellow card
CF17England Mark Bright 93'
Substitutes:
MF11Wales John Robinson 76'
DF12England Steve Brown 93'
FW14England Steve Jones 65'
Manager:
England Alan Curbishley
Sunderland:
GK1France Lionel Pérez
RB2England Darren Holloway Yellow card 45'
CB5England Jody Craddock
CB6England Darren Williams Yellow card
LB3England Michael Gray
RM7England Nicky Summerbee
CM4England Lee Clark 100'
CM8England Kevin Ball (c)
LM11Scotland Allan Johnston
CF9Republic of Ireland Niall Quinn
CF10England Kevin Phillips Yellow card 73'
Substitutes:
DF12England Chris Makin 45'
MF13Scotland Alex Rae 100'
FW14England Danny Dichio 73'
Manager:
England Peter Reid

MATCH RULES

  • 90 minutes.
  • 30 minutes of extra-time if necessary.
  • Penalty shootout if scores still level.
  • Maximum of 3 substitutions.

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See also

References

  1. ↑ "Soccerbase football statistics". Soccer Base. Retrieved 2012-01-12.
  2. ↑ "Football | Charlton clinch nail-biter". BBC News. 1998-05-25. Retrieved 2012-01-12.

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