2013 Football League One play-off Final

The 2013 Football League One play-off Final was a football match contested by Brentford and Yeovil Town. It was played on 19 May 2013 at Wembley Stadium to decide the third team to be promoted from League One to the Championship for the 2013–14 season.

2013 Football League One play-off Final
Event2012–13 Football League One
Brentford Yeovil Town
1 2
Date19 May 2013
VenueWembley Stadium, London
Man of the MatchMarek Štěch
RefereeAndy D'Urso[1]
Attendance41,955
WeatherSunny

Under League One play-off rules, the final was contested by the two teams which secured an aggregate victory over the two-legged semi-finals contested between the teams finishing between third and sixth in the league table. Brentford secured a place in the final by beating Swindon Town 5–4 on penalties, after the two-legs finished 4–4 on aggregate. Yeovil Town secured a place in the final by beating Sheffield United 2–1 on aggregate. Yeovil went on to win the final 2–1 against Brentford.[2]

Route to the final
First leg
Sheffield United1–0Yeovil Town
McFadzean  46' Report
Attendance: 15,262
Swindon Town1–1Brentford
Luongo  70' Report O'Connor  90+4' (pen.)
Attendance: 10,595
Referee: Geoff Eltrigham
Second leg
Yeovil Town2–0Sheffield United
Dawson  6'
Upson  85'		 Report
Attendance: 8,152
Referee: Phil Gibbs

Yeovil Town won 2–1 on aggregate.

Brentford3–3 (a.e.t.)Swindon Town
Rooney  24' (o.g.)
Donaldson  40', 47'		 Report Rooney  44'
Devera  57'
Flint  90+5'
Penalties
Saunders
Hayes
Dean
Craig
Forshaw 		5–4 Devera
Flint
Collins
Storey
Roberts
Griffin Park, London
Attendance: 9,109
Referee: Nigel Miller

Brentford 4–4 Swindon Town on aggregate. Brentford won 5–4 on penalties.

Match

Details
Brentford1–2Yeovil Town
Dean  51' Report Madden  6'
Burn  42'
Attendance: 41,955
Brentford
Yeovil Town
GK21Simon Moore
DF14Shay Logan
DF5Tony Craig
DF6Harlee Dean
DF24Jake Bidwell
MF4Adam Forshaw
MF12Tom Adeyemi
MF20Toumani Diagouraga 82'
MF19Harry Forrester 67'
FW9Clayton Donaldson
FW11Marcello Trotta 62'
Substitutes:
GK16Antoine Gounet
DF18Lee Hodson
MF2Kevin O'Connor
MF7Sam Saunders 67'
MF8Jonathan Douglas
FW17Bradley Wright-Phillips 62'
FW23Paul Hayes 82'
Manager:
Uwe Rösler
GK1Marek Štěch
DF2Luke Ayling
DF5Byron Webster
DF18Dan Burn
DF3Jamie McAllister 77'
MF22Kevin Dawson 75'
MF8Ed Upson 70'
MF14Sam Foley
MF20Joe Edwards
FW9James Hayter 88'
FW17Paddy Madden
Substitutes:
GK12Gareth Stewart
DF4Richard Hinds
DF13Vitālijs Maksimenko 77'
MF10Gavin Williams 90'
MF26Matthew Dolan 88'
FW15Lewis Young
FW29Ángelo Balanta
Manager:
Gary Johnson

Man of the Match:
Marek Štěch (Yeovil Town)

Assistant referees:
Derek Eaton[1]
Alan Young[1]
Fourth official:
Graham Scott[1]
Reserve Assistant Referee:
John Hopkins[1]

Match rules:

  • 90 minutes.
  • 30 minutes of extra time if necessary.
  • Penalty shoot-out if scores still level.
  • Seven named substitutes.
  • Maximum of three substitutions.
gollark: Ah yes.
gollark: ++help ach
gollark: I forgot how they work.
gollark: Yes, all will bow before its sheer amazingness. It even has achievements.
gollark: ++apioform

References
  1. "Referees". The Football League.
  2. "Yeovil battle past Brentford and head to Championship for first time". The Guardian. London. 19 May 2013. Retrieved 6 June 2013.
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