2006 Football League One play-off Final

The 2006 Football League One play-off Final was a football match played at Millennium Stadium on 27 May 2006, at the end of the 2005–06 season. It was the second League One play-off final since the Football League's 2004 rebranding, the 20th play-off final in all at the third level of English football, and the last of these matches to take place at the Millennium Stadium. The match determined the third and final team to gain promotion from League One to the Championship, and was contested by Barnsley, who had finished fifth during the league season, and Swansea City, who had finished sixth. The teams reached the final by defeating Huddersfield and Brentford respectively in the two-legged semi-finals. Paul Hayes scored to give Barnsley the lead before Rory Fallon and Andy Robinson both scored to put Swansea in the lead. Daniel Nardiello scored to take the game to extra time and a penalty shoot-out, which Barnsley won 4–3.

2006 Football League One play-off Final
Barnsley Swansea City
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Barnsley won 4–3 on penalties
Date27 May 2006
VenueMillennium Stadium, Cardiff
RefereeLee Mason (Lancashire)
Attendance55,419

Route to the final
See also: 2005–06 Football League
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
3Brentford 462016107252+2076
4Huddersfield Town 461916117259+1373
5Barnsley 461818106244+1872
6Swansea City 461817117855+2371

Barnsley finished the season in fifth place in League One, ten points behind champions Southend United and seven points behind runners-up Colchester United. Swansea City finished sixth, one point behind Barnsley.

First leg
Barnsley0–1Huddersfield Town
Report Taylor-Fletcher  85'
Attendance: 16,127
Referee: Keith Stroud
Swansea City1–1Brentford
Ricketts  87' Report Tabb  29'
Attendance: 19,060
Referee: Paul Taylor

Second leg
Brentford0–2Swansea City
Report Knight  8', 15'
Attendance: 10,652
Referee: Graham Laws

Swansea City won 3–1 on aggregate.

Huddersfield Town1–3Barnsley
Worthington  65' Report Hayes  58' (pen.)
Reid  71'
Nardiello  78'
Galpharm Stadium, Huddersfield
Attendance: 19,223
Referee: Chris Foy

Barnsley won 3–2 on aggregate.

Match

Details
Barnsley2–2 (a.e.t.)Swansea City
Hayes  19'
Nardiello  62'		 Report Fallon  28'
Robinson  40'
Penalties
Hayes
McPhail
Heckingbottom
Kay 		4–3 Trundle
Britton
Akinfenwa
Tudur Jones
Tate
Attendance: 55,419
Referee: Lee Mason
Barnsley
Swansea
GK1Nick Colgan
DF2Bobby Hassell
DF4Paul Reid
DF15Antony Kay
DF3Paul Heckingbottom
MF25Martin Devaney
MF11Brian Howard 73'
MF10Stephen McPhail
FW8Paul Hayes
FW21Marc Richards 70'
FW23Daniel Nardiello 96'
Substitutes:
GK22Scott Flinders
DF14Neil Austin
MF18Chris Shuker 96'
MF19Dale Tonge 73'
FW29Tommy Wright 70'
Manager:
Andy Ritchie
GK27Willy Guéret
DF2Sam Ricketts
DF3Kevin Austin
DF5Alan Tate
DF16Garry Monk
MF4Kristian O'Leary
MF7Leon Britton
MF23Owain Tudur Jones
MF18Andy Robinson 105'
ST24Leon Knight 69'
ST29Rory Fallon 94'
Substitutes:
GK1Brian Murphy
DF15Tom Williams
MF14Kevin McLeod 105'
FW9Adebayo Akinfenwa 94'
FW10Lee Trundle 69'
Manager:
Kenny Jackett

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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