2018 National League play-off Final

2018 National League play-off Final
Event 2017–18 National League
Boreham Wood Tranmere Rovers
1 2
Date 12 May 2018 (2018-05-12)
Venue Wembley Stadium, London
Referee Neil Hair
Attendance 16,306

The 2018 National League play-off Final was a football match played at Wembley Stadium in London on 12 May 2018 to decide the second team to be promoted from the National League to EFL League Two for the 2018–19 season. The culmination of the 2018 National League play-offs saw Tranmere Rovers beat Boreham Wood to earn promotion alongside the National League champions Macclesfield Town.[1][2][3]

Boreham Wood entered the play-offs having finished fourth in the 2018–19 National League while Tranmere Rovers finished two places above in second. The play-off format was changed for this season with second and third place teams receiving a bye to the semi-finals while the fourth to seventh place teams played a qualifying round to determine the other two semi-finalists. Boreham Wood beat seventh-placed Fylde 2–1 in their qualifying round and third-placed Sutton United 2–1 in the semi-final. Tranmere faced sixth-placed Ebbsfleet United in their semi-final, after Ebbsfleet beat Aldershot Town in the other qualifying round via a penalty-shootout, Tranmere won 4–2 to reach the final.

Match

Details

Boreham Wood 1–2 Tranmere Rovers
Andrade  45+8' Report
Attendance: 16,306
Boreham Wood
Tranmere Rovers
GK1Grant Smith
CB6David Stephens
CB3Danny Woodards
CB23Scott Doe
RM7Ricky Shakes
CM8Tom Champion
CM4Mark Ricketts
LM11Bruno Andrade
AM19Ángelo BalantaYellow card 40'
FW10Keiran Murtagh
FW20Michael FoliviYellow card 61'
Substitutes:
GK21Fred Burbidge
GK24Alex Davey
DF5Ollie Harfield
MF22Sorba Thomas
FW12Joe Quigley
Manager:
Luke Garrard
GK1Scott Davies
RB4Ritchie Sutton
CB5Steve McNulty
CB33Manny Monthe
LB3Liam RidehalghRed card 1'
RM29Larnell Cole
CM15Oliver Norburn
CM24Jeff Hughes
LM18Josh Ginnelly
CF9Andy Cook
CF10James Norwood
Substitutes:
GK22Rhys Taylor
DF31Eddie Clarke
MF8Jay Harris
FW11Connor JenningsYellow card 88'
FW19Andrew Mangan
Manager:
Micky Mellon

References

  1. ↑ Freeman, Jay (12 May 2018). "Boreham Wood 1 2 Tranmere Rovers". BBC Sport. Retrieved 18 May 2018.
  2. ↑ Robertson, Gregor (30 April 2018). "Back in the Football League: the club with one player on their books last summer". The Times. Retrieved 7 May 2018.
  3. ↑ "Boreham Wood lost at Wembley but their journey has brought a lot of joy". Guardian. 15 May 2018. Retrieved 14 June 2018.
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