1997 Football League Second Division play-off Final

The 1997 Football League Second Division play-off Final was a football match played at Wembley Stadium on 25 May 1997, at the end of the 1996–97 season. It was the 11th play-off final in all at the third level of English football. The match determined the third and final team to gain promotion from the Second Division to the First Division, and was contested by Brentford, who had finished fourth during the league season, and Crewe Alexandra, who had finished sixth. Shaun Smith scored the only goal of the game to give Crewe a 1–0 victory.

1997 Football League Second Division play-off Final
Crewe Alexandra Brentford
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Date25 May 1997
VenueWembley Stadium, London
Man of the MatchDanny Murphy (Crewe Alexandra)
RefereeUriah Rennie (Sheffield)
Attendance34,149

Match details
Crewe Alexandra1–0Brentford
Smith  34' Report
Attendance: 34,149
Crewe
Brentford
Crewe Alexandra:
GK1Jason Kearton
RB2Lee Unsworth
LB3Shaun Smith
CB4Ashley Westwood
CB5Steve Macauley
CM6Phil Charnock 88'
CM7Gareth Whalley
RW8Colin Little
CF9Dele Adebola
AM10Danny Murphy 86'
LW11Mark Rivers 69'
Substitutes:
DFChris Lightfoot 88'
MFSteve Garvey 69'
MFSeth Johnson 86'
Manager:
Dario Gradi
Brentford:
GK1Kevin Dearden
RB2Gus Hurdle 75'
LB3Ijah Anderson
CM4Carl Hutchings
CB5Jamie Bates
CB6David McGhee
CF7Carl Asaba
CM8Paul Smith
CF9Marcus Bent 46'
CM10Brian Statham  73'
CF11Robert Taylor
Substitutes:
GKTamer Fernandes
DFBarry Ashby 75'
MFScott Canham 46'
Manager:
David Webb

Match rules:

  • 90 minutes.
  • 30 minutes of extra time if necessary.
  • Penalty shoot-out if scores still level.
  • Three

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