2001 Football League First Division play-off Final

2001 Football League First Division play-off Final
Date 28 May 2001
Venue Millennium Stadium, Cardiff
Referee Uriah Rennie (Sheffield)
Attendance 54,328

The 2001 Football League First Division play-off Final was contested by Bolton Wanderers and Preston North End. Bolton won the match 3–0, taking them back to the Premier League. Bolton would remain in the top flight for the next eleven seasons.

Details

Bolton Wanderers 3–0 Preston North End
Farrelly  17'
Ricketts  89'
Gardner  90'
Report
Attendance: 54,328
Bolton Wanderers:
GK21England Matthew Clarke
RB24England Anthony Barness
CB4Iceland Guðni Bergsson
CB30Scotland Colin Hendry
LB25England Simon Charlton
RM15England Kevin Nolan
CM8Denmark Per Frandsen 79'
CM14Republic of Ireland Gareth Farrelly
LM11Jamaica Ricardo Gardner
CF10England Dean Holdsworth 89'
CF9Denmark Bo Hansen 70'
Substitutes:
MF7England Robbie Elliott 79'
DF3England Mike Whitlow 89'
FW17England Michael Ricketts 70'
GK1England Steve Banks
DF28England Ian Marshall
Manager:
England Sam Allardyce
Preston North End:
GK1England David Lucas
RB2Scotland Graham Alexander
CB14Northern Ireland Colin Murdock
CB4England Ryan Kidd
LB15Wales Rob Edwards
RM7England Lee Cartwright
CM8England Mark Rankine
CM6England Sean Gregan 82'
LM16England Paul McKenna
CF11Northern Ireland David Healy
CF17Republic of Ireland Jon Macken 66'
Substitutes:
FW25England Richard Cresswell 82'
MF31Scotland Iain Anderson 66'
GK21Finland Teuvo Moilanen
DF5England Michael Jackson
MF28Republic of Ireland Brian Barry-Murphy
Manager:
Scotland David Moyes

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.


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