2008 Football League One play-off Final

The 2008 Football League One play-off Final was a football match played at Wembley Stadium on 25 May 2008, at the end of the 2007–08 season. The match determined the third and final team to gain promotion from League One to the Championship, and was contested by Doncaster Rovers, who had finished third during the league season, and Leeds United, who had finished fifth. The teams reached the final by defeating Southend United and Carlisle United respectively in the two-legged semi-finals.

2008 Football League One play-off Final
Doncaster Rovers celebrate being promoted to the EFL Championship at Wembley Stadium.
Event2008 Football League One play-off
Doncaster Rovers Leeds United
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Date25 May 2008
VenueWembley Stadium, London
Attendance75,132

Match

Details
Doncaster Rovers1–0Leeds United
Hayter  48' (Report)
Attendance: 75,132
Doncaster Rovers
Leeds United
GK1Neil Sullivan
DF2James O'Connor
DF21Sam Hird
DF22Matt Mills
DF3Gareth Roberts
MF20Paul Green
MF8Brian Stock
MF19Richie Wellens 71'
MF26James Coppinger 86'
FW23Jason Price 80'
FW12James Hayter
Substitutes:
FW9Mark McCammon 71'
GK13Ben Smith
DF11Adam Lockwood 80'
FW10Gareth Taylor
MF7Lewis Guy 86'
Manager:
Sean O'Driscoll
GK1Casper Ankergren
DF2Frazer Richardson
DF16Bradley Johnson
DF3Paul Huntington
DF33Ľubomír Michalík
MF37Neil Kilkenny
MF14Jonny Howson
MF4Jonathan Douglas
MF7David Prutton  69'
FW9Jermaine Beckford
FW38Dougie Freedman 77'
Substitutes:
FW20Trésor Kandol 69'
MF22Andrew Hughes 77'
DF32Alan Sheehan
GK25David Lucas
DF5Rui Marques
Manager:
Gary McAllister

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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