1998 Football League First Division play-off Final

The 1998 Football League First Division play-off Final was an association football match which was played on 25 May 1998 at the old Wembley Stadium, London, between Charlton Athletic and Sunderland. The match was to determine the third and final team to gain promotion from the Football League First Division, the second tier of English football, to the Premiership. The top two teams of the 1997–98 Football League First Division season gained automatic promotion to the Premier League, while the teams placed from third to sixth place in the table partook in play-off semi-finals; Sunderland ended the season in third position while Charlton Athletic finished fourth. The winners of these semi-finals competed for the final place for the 1998–99 season in the Premiership. Winning the game was estimated to be worth up to £10 million to the successful team.

1998 Football League First Division play-off final
Charlton won 7–6 on penalties
Date25 May 1998
VenueWembley Stadium, London
RefereeEddie Wolstenholme
Attendance77,739

The match was played in front of a Wembley crowd of almost 78,000 spectators and was refereed by Eddie Wolstenholme. Clive Mendonca opened the scoring midway through the first half, before Niall Quinn equalised early in the second. Kevin Phillips then scored his 35th goal of the season to put Sunderland ahead but Mendonca doubled his tally with fewer than twenty minutes remaining. Quinn once again restored Sunderland's lead two minutes later, before a Richard Rufus header five minutes from the end of regular time made the score 33, and sent the game into extra time. Nicky Summerbee then gave Sunderland the lead for the third time before Mendonca completed his hat-trick, the first player to do so in a play-off final. Extra time ended 44 and so the game was to be determined by a penalty shootout. Both teams scored their first five spot-kicks before Shaun Newton scored the first sudden death penalty for Charlton. Michael Gray's weak strike was saved by the Charlton goalkeeper Saša Ilić and the match ended 76 on penalties.

Sunderland ended their following season as champions of the First Division, amassing a record 105 points, and were promoted to the 1999–2000 FA Premier League. Charlton's next season saw them finish in eighteenth position, five points from safety, and relegated back to the First Division. The 1998 play-off final is considered to be one of the most memorable and dramatic games played at Wembley.

Route to the final

Football League First Division final table, leading positions
Pos Team P W D L F A GD Pts
1 Nottingham Forest 462810088242+4094
2 Middlesbrough 462710097741+3691
3 Sunderland 462612088650+3690
4 Charlton Athletic 462610108049+3188
5 Ipswich Town 462314097743+3483
6 Sheffield United 461917106954+1574
Pos=Position, P=Games played, W=Wins, D=Draws, L=Losses, F=Goals for, A=Goals against, GD=Goal difference, Pts=Points

Sunderland finished the regular 1997–98 season in third place in the Football League First Division, the second tier of the English football league system, one place ahead of Charlton Athletic. Both therefore missed out on the two automatic places for promotion to the Premier League and instead took part in the play-offs to determine the third promoted team. Sunderland finished one point behind Middlesbrough (who were promoted in second place) and four behind league winners Nottingham Forest. Charlton ended the season two points behind Sunderland.[1][2]

Charlton Athletic faced Ipswich Town in their play-off semi-final and the first leg was played at Portman Road in Ipswich on 10 May 1998. An early own goal from Jamie Clapham decided the ill-disciplined match in which nine yellow cards were shown, including two to Charlton's Danny Mills who was dismissed in the 73rd minute. The match ended 1–0 and secured Charlton's eighth consecutive clean sheet.[3] The second leg was played three days later at The Valley and once again ended in a 1–0 victory to Charlton. Although Ipswich dominated in periods of the second half, they only forced one save from Saša Ilić, the opposition goalkeeper. Charlton won the tie 2–0 on aggregate and qualified for the play-off final.[4]

Sunderland's opponents for their play-off semi-final were Sheffield United with the first leg being played at Bramall Lane in Sheffield on 10 May 1998. Kevin Ball put the visiting team into an early lead, scoring after 17 minutes, but Marcelo equalised before Vassilios Borbokis scored the winner with 14 minutes to go, the match ending 2–1 to Sheffield United.[3] The return leg was played at the Stadium of Light three days later, with Sunderland taking the lead midway through the first half after Nicky Marker deflected a cross-shot from Allan Johnston past his own goalkeeper. Seven minutes before half time, Kevin Phillips doubled Sunderland's lead with his 34th goal of the season. With 17 minutes of the second half remaining, the Sunderland goalkeeper Lionel Pérez made two saves to deny Graham Stuart before keeping Paul Devlin's shot out with what the BBC described as "a truly world-class save". The match ended 2–0 to Sunderland who progressed to the final with a 3–2 aggregate victory.[4]

Charlton Athletic Round Sunderland
Opponent Result Legs Semi-finals Opponent Result Legs
Ipswich Town 2–0 1–0 away; 1–0 home Sheffield United 3–2 1–2 away; 2–0 home

Match

Background

Alan Curbishley (pictured in 2007) had brought several players, including Clive Mendonca, to Charlton.

The Charlton manager Alan Curbishley had invested around £1.7 million in his squad, signing Clive Mendonca from Grimsby Town for £700,000. Other signings included Mills, Matty Holmes and Eddie Youds, while Ilić was acquired on a free transfer from semi-professional team St. Leonards of the Dr Martens League; he went on to be selected over Charlton's 1996–97 player of the year Andy Petterson.[5] Mendonca was the highest scorer for Charlton with 25 goals in 44 appearances all competitions during the regular season, followed by the midfielder John Robinson with 9 in 42 matches.[6] Sunderland had paid £350,000 for Phillips in July 1997 and he formed a prolific strike partnership with club-record signing Niall Quinn throughout the season: Phillips had scored 33 times in 44 appearances, with Quinn on 15 goals from 37 games.[7] Phillips had also been named Nationwide League Player of the Year.[8]

This was Charlton's second appearance in the second tier play-off final, having beaten Leeds United after a replay in the two-legged 1987 Football League Second Division play-off Final.[9][10] Sunderland were also making their second appearance in a second-tier play-off final: despite losing 1–0 to Swindon Town in the 1990 Football League Second Division play-off Final at the old Wembley Stadium, they were promoted as Swindon were later found guilty of financial misconduct.[9][11][12] Charlton had played in the second tier of English football for the last eight seasons,[5] having been relegated from the First Division in the 1989–90 season.[13] Sunderland were aiming to return to the Premiership at the first time of asking, having been relegated in the previous season.[14] During the regular season, both games between the sides ended in a draw: the match at the Stadium of Light in November 1997 ended goalless, while the return fixture the following March resulted in a 1–1 draw.[15]

With Charlton's run of nine consecutive clean sheets and a series of 1–0 victories leading up to the final, their captain Mark Kinsella acknowledged the club's reputation for being "boring" but noted "at this stage of the season it's not about the performances, it's about results and we have been coming up trumps".[16] Kinsella himself had opted to take part in the play-off final in preference to collecting his third cap for the Republic of Ireland against Mexico two days prior, suggesting the domestic match was "the biggest game in Charlton's history" and that as club captain, he "had to be there".[17] Curbishley noted that his club were "firmly back on the map" and that "people ... are talking about what a good side we are".[16] The Sunderland manager Peter Reid was resolute: "This is a massive, massive game for Sunderland Football Club, and it's one which I am confident my lads can win – if they are at their best."[8] Previewing the match, Liam Kirk writing in the Irish Independent predicted a close game and that both teams would "satisfy the neutral and both rely on strikers plucked astutely from obscurity".[18] Irish bookmaker Paddy Power had Sunderland as favourites to win,[19] while former England international Gary Stevens also thought the Wearside club had the advantage.[20]

For Sunderland, Quinn had recovered from a recurring hamstring injury he aggrevated in the second leg of the play-off semi-final against Sheffield United, while Phillips was also fit after suffering a thigh strain in the same match.[21] Charlton's Robinson was selected on the bench having not played for eight weeks following a hairline fracture of his right leg.[8] The referee for the match was Eddie Wolstenholme.[22] It was reported in the press that the match was worth £5–10 million to the winning team from television revenue.[5][23][24] The match was broadcast live in the UK on Sky Sports.[25]

First half

The match kicked off around 3 p.m. in front of a Wembley crowd of 77,739.[26] Charlton started the better team, with a strong defence and a midfield which disrupted Sunderland's passing. The first chance fell to Sunderland in the 14th minute following an error from Ilić, and six minutes later Ball was unmarked but his header from a Nicky Summerbee corner went over the Charlton's crossbar. In the 23rd Charlton took the lead. Mills' throw-in was flicked on Mark Bright who passed to Mendonca. He dummied Jody Craddock and struck from 15 yards (14 m), beating Pérez in the goal. Sunderland had opportunities to score through Ball and Quinn, although Gray was required to prevent Bright from scoring after a cross from Neil Heaney. Towards the end of the half, Lee Clark's shot went over the Charlton goal before Youds' tackle prevented Summerbee from shooting. The whistle was blown by Wolstenholme and the half ended, 10 to Charlton.[27][28]

Second half

Niall Quinn (pictured in 2014) scored two second-half goals for Sunderland.

During the break, Sunderland made their first substitution of the game, with Chris Makin coming on to replace Darren Holloway. In the 50th minute, the score was levelled by Quinn. He evaded Youds to head a Summerbee corner between the near post and Mark Bowen, making it 11. Kinsella then came close to scoring from a free kick and Quinn missed a good chance, shooting over the crossbar, before Phillips put Sunderland ahead in the 58th minute. Having been put through by Clark, he lobbed Ilić to make it 21. Charlton made their first change of the game minutes later, with Heaney being replaced by Steve Jones. In the 71st minute, Richard Rufus passed to Mendonca, who took two touches and struck the ball into the Sunderland goal, levelling the match once again. Two minutes later, Quinn put Sunderland ahead: after controlling a deep cross from Clark using his chest, the Sunderland forward struck the ball past Ilić, making it 32. Phillips was then replaced by Danny Dichio who quickly missed a chance by electing to attempt a volley rather than a diving header from a Summerbee cross. Mendonca was then prevented from scoring twice by the Sunderland defence, before Rufus brought the game level once again. Pérez missed an attempted clearance on a Robinson corner, and Rufus was left unmarked to score his first Chartlon goal and make it 33 with five minutes remaining. No further goals were scored so the game went into extra time.[27][28]

Extra time and penalties

Early into the first period of extra time, Bright was taken off and replaced by Steve Brown. On eight minutes, Sunderland went ahead with their fourth goal of the match. A cushioned ball from Quinn found Summerbee who struck a shot from the edge of the penalty area past Ilić. Quinn then missed a chance from 6 yards (5.5 m) to convert Alan Johnston's cross to score Sunderland's fifth. Alex Rae then came on to replace Clark. Minutes later, Steve Jones played to ball behind Mendonca whose first touch controlled it and whose second touch was to volley past Pérez. Rae and Craddock both missed chances to score the winner for Sunderland, and extra time ended with the score level on 44; the match would need to be determined via a penalty shootout. Mendonca scored the first penalty, followed by Summerbee, Brown, Johnston, Keith Jones, Ball, Kinsella, Makin, Bowen and Rae, to make it 55 and take the shootout to sudden death. Robinson and Quinn then scored, to make it 66. Shaun Newton then stepped up to give the advantage to Charlton. Gray's weak shot was then saved by Ilić to his left and the match was over, Charlton winning 76 on penalties, and promotion to the Premiership.[24][27][28]

Details

Charlton Athletic:
GK1Saša Ilić
RB2Danny Mills 76'
CB5Richard Rufus
CB6Eddie Youds
LB3Mark Bowen
CM4Keith Jones
RM7Shaun Newton
CM8Mark Kinsella (c)
LM9Neil Heaney 65'
CF10Clive Mendonca
CF17Mark Bright 93'
Substitutes:
MF11John Robinson 76'
DF12Steve Brown 93'
FW14Steve Jones 65'
Manager:
Alan Curbishley
Sunderland:
GK1Lionel Pérez
RB2Darren Holloway  45'
CB5Jody Craddock
CB6Darren Williams
LB3Michael Gray
RM7Nicky Summerbee
CM4Lee Clark 100'
CM8Kevin Ball (c)
LM11Allan Johnston
CF9Niall Quinn
CF10Kevin Phillips  73'
Substitutes:
DF12Chris Makin 45'
MF13Alex Rae 100'
FW14Danny Dichio 73'
Manager:
Peter Reid

MATCH RULES

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

Post-match

Kevin Phillips scored his 35th goal of the Sunderland, beating the post-war season scoring record held by Brian Clough (pictured in 1990).

Kinsella was jubilant: "we battled to come from behind and we just kept going and going ... every time we fell behind I felt we could lose, but we just kept pulling them back."[29] The Sunderland forward Quinn claimed that despite the loss, his team were the best footballing side in this division" but stated he was "delighted for Charlton because we've battled it out with them all season".[29] The Sunderland manager Reid said of Gray who missed the final penalty: "our crowd's reaction to him was second to none. But I feel for the kid, he's heartbroken".[29] Speaking of his team's performance, Reid noted: "I think our inexperience told in the first 45 minutes – we gave the ball away too cheaply".[26] Mendonca was abused by some Sunderland supporters as he left the pitch: "that wasn't very nice, I'm gutted it's come to this ... I'd just like to say sorry to all my mates in Sunderland".[29] He offered sympathy to Sunderland's Gray, with whom he had attended Castle View School in Sunderland: "it must be a personal nightmare for him. Michael's a ... local Sunderland lad. It must hurt him so much."[30] Curbishley praised Mendonca: "he had four attempts in the game and scored three while the other was saved. What more can you ask?"[26] Talking about his penalty save, Ilić noted: "I hadn't made a save all game so I thought this would be a good time".[29]

Nick Varley, writing in The Guardian suggested that the final was "the best game played at Wembley in 30 years".[23] The Irish Independent described the match as "one of Wembley's most astonishing games" and "a day of unimaginable drama".[29][27] Roy Collins of The Guardian, described Charlton's victory as "the most splendid of triumphs after the most splendid of games".[31] In scoring his 35th goal of the season, Phillips broke Sunderland's post-war season scoring record previously held by Brian Clough.[26] Mendonca became the first player to score a hat-trick in a play-off final.[24] After the match Phillips stated that he was staying with Sunderland despite their failure to secure promotion, explaining that "all this transfer talk is a lot of nonsense. Playing in front of 40,000 every week, the support is unbelievable".[32] Quinn also stated that he was keen to resolve his contract negotiations in order for him to remain at the club. Phillips, who had been carrying a shin injury for seven months, and Clark who had a hernia problem, were to have operations over the summer.[33] Curbishley's assistant Les Reed left the club after the penalty shootout loss.[34] After the defeat, Sunderland's share price dropped from more than £5 to less than £4, with an estimated loss in value of around £10 million.[32]

Sunderland ended their following season as champions of the First Division, amassing a record 105 points, and were promoted to the 1999–2000 FA Premier League.[35] The record stood until Reading finished the 2005–06 Football League Championship with 106 points.[36] Charlton's next season saw them finish in eighteenth position, five points from safety, and relegated back to the First Division.[37]

Legacy

Michael Gray (pictured in 2014) missed the penalty which consigned Sunderland to defeat.

Gray has since reflected that the penalty miss "stayed with [him] for as long as [he] wore a Sunderland shirt, which was 12-and-a-half years".[38] In an interview for British radio station Talksport in 2018, he confirmed that he "really didn't want to take [it] ... [he] just didn't want to be the person responsible for [Sunderland] losing such an important match. It wasn't a good penalty ... as soon as [he] hit it, [he] saw Sasa Ilić diving across to his left hand side. [He] knew he'd saved it. It was the worst feeling in the world."[39] He has also noted that "that penalty miss was probably the defining moment of me becoming an adult ... it still hits you hard, even 20 years on".[38] Curbishley later noted that Reid was the first person to enter the Sunderland changing room after the game and that he congratulated every player.[38] Ilić played a further 26 times for Charlton before the club signed Dean Kiely. In a 2019 interview he explained "I found a 10p coin and kept flicking it to decide which way to go. That made me decide to go to my left – unfortunate for Michael Gray and great for us".[40] The referee Wolstenholme later described it as the highlight of his officiating career. He noted that it "was probably the best game I ever refereed, not because of me personally but the game itself. It was perfect because nobody even mentioned me."[22]

Miles Kent writing for the Bleacher Report in 2008 calling it "Wembley's greatest game" and describing the contest as "a tremendous thriller ... [which] has etched itself into folklore as one of the classic matches in the rich history of English football".[41] In 2014, the English Football League listed it first in its "Top 10 Football League Play-Off Finals", noting that it was "arguably the most unforgettable Play-Off Final".[42] FourFourTwo's Merv Payne referred to the match as "the bonkers Wembley showdown that lives long in the memory",[43] while in 2019, the Evening Standard described the final as an "epic showdown" and that it would "forever be a part club folklore".[44] The South London Press described Ilić's save and Mendonca's hat-trick as "iconic, indelible moments in Charlton Athletic’s history".[40] In 2019, Rob Stevens of BBC Sport suggested that the match was "arguably the best play-off final in English Football League history".[45]

Sunderland faced Charlton in the 2019 EFL League One play-off Final, with a goal in injury time securing the London club's promotion to the EFL Championship.[46] It was the first time in the history of the play-offs that two teams would face each other in a final for a second time.[47]

See also

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