1991 Football League Second Division play-off Final

The 1991 Football League Second Division play-off final was a football match played at Wembley Stadium on 2 June 1991, to determine the fourth and final team to gain promotion from the Second Division to the First Division of The Football League in the 1990–91 season. The match was contested between Brighton & Hove Albion and Notts County.

1991 Football League Second Division play-off Final
Date2 June 1991
VenueWembley Stadium, London
RefereeDavid Elleray
Attendance59,940

The match was Notts County's second consecutive appearance at a Wembley play-off final, having won the 1990 third division playoffs. after a defeat to Manchester City in a penalty shoot out the previous season. Notts County had finished the regular season in 4th place, one position and two points outside the automatic promotion spots. Brighton finished the season in 6th place, ten points behint Notts County. The teams reached the final by defeating Middlesbrough and Millwall respectively in the semi-finals.

Notts County took the lead in the first half of the final with a Tommy Johnson goal, and doubled the lead in the second half through another from Johnson. They added a third goal through Dave Regis before Dean Wilkins scored a consolation in the last minute of regulation time.

Match

Details

Brighton & Hove Albion1–3Notts County
Wilkins  89' Johnson  29', 59'
Regis  71'
Attendance: 59,940
Referee: David Elleray
GKPerry Digweed
DFGary Chivers
DFSteve Gatting 62'
DFDean Wilkins
DFNicky Bissett
DFColin Pates
MFMark Barham
MFȘtefan Iovan 62'
MFClive Walker
FWRobert Codner
FWMike Small
Substitutes:
DFIan Chapman 62'
FWJohn Byrne 62'
Manager:
Barry Lloyd
GKSteve Cherry
DFCharlie Palmer
DFAlan Paris
DFCraig Short
DFDean Yates
MFDon O'Riordan
MFDean Thomas
MFPhil Turner
MFMark Draper 81'
FWDave Regis 90'
FWTommy Johnson
Substitutes:
MFPaul Harding 81'
FWKevin Bartlett 90'
Manager:
Neil Warnock
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