2012 Football League Two play-off Final

The 2012 Football League Two play-off Final was a football match contested by Cheltenham Town and Crewe Alexandra on 27 May 2012 at Wembley Stadium to decide the fourth team to be promoted from the League Two to the League One for the 2012–13 season.[3]

2012 Football League Two play-off Final
Event2011–12 Football League Two
Cheltenham Town Crewe Alexandra
0 2
Date27 May 2012
VenueWembley Stadium, London
RefereeCraig Pawson[1]
Attendance24,029[2]

Under League Two play-off rules, the final is contested by the two teams which secured an aggregate victory over the two-legged semi-finals contested between the teams finishing between third and seventh in the league table.

Match

Details
Cheltenham Town0–2Crewe Alexandra
Report Powell  15'
Moore  82'
Attendance: 24,029[2]
Cheltenham Town
Crewe Alexandra
Cheltenham Town:
GK1Scott Brown
DF22Sido Jombati
DF15Alan Bennett
DF6Steve Elliott
DF19Luke Garbutt
MF20Jermaine McGlashan
MF7Marlon Pack 84'
MF25Luke Summerfield
MF23Kaid Mohamed
FW10Jeff Goulding 75'
FW29Ben Burgess 84'
Substitutes:
DF2Keith Lowe
MF11Brian Smikle
MF16Russell Penn 84'
FW9Darryl Duffy 75'
FW14Jimmy Spencer 84'
Manager:
Mark Yates
Crewe Alexandra:
GK1Steve Phillips
DF3Harry Davis
DF5David Artell
DF6Adam Dugdale
DF17Kelvin Mellor
MF11Byron Moore 90+7'
MF4Ashley Westwood
MF8Luke Murphy
MF2Matt Tootle
FW10A-Jay Leitch-Smith 85'
FW25Nick Powell 80'
Substitutes:
GK13Alan Martin
DF15Carl Martin 85'
MF7Lee Bell 90+7'
FW19Max Clayton 80'
FW34Billy Bodin
Manager:
Steve Davis

Assistant referees:
Steve Bratt[1]
John Brooks[1]
Fourth official:
Nigel Miller[1]
Reserve Assistant Referee:
David Rock[1]

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.

Statistics
Cheltenham Town Crewe Alexandra
Goals 0 2
Disallowed goals 1 0
Total shots 20 16
Shots on target 5 5
Ball possession 47% 53%
Corner kicks 8 6
Fouls committed 11 8
Offsides 7 4
Yellow cards 0 0
Red cards 0 0

Source: BBC Sport[2]

Previous play-off appearances
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References
  1. "Match Official Appointments". The Football League. 14 May 2012. Retrieved 9 June 2012.
  2. Begley, Emlyn (27 May 2012). "Crewe are promoted". BBC Sport. Archived from the original on 17 October 2013. Retrieved 9 June 2012.
  3. Football League Key Dates Archived 14 June 2012 at the Wayback Machine
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