2013 Football League Two play-off Final

The 2013 Football League Two play-off Final was a football match contested by Bradford City and Northampton Town on 18 May 2013 at Wembley Stadium to decide the fourth and final team to be promoted from League Two to League One for the 2013–14 season.[2] The two teams had earned their place in the final with aggregate victories over the two-legged semi-finals.[3]

2013 Football League Two play-off Final
Event2012–13 Football League Two
Date18 May 2013
VenueWembley Stadium, London
Man of the MatchNahki Wells[1]
RefereeKeith Stroud
Attendance47,127

Bradford City won the game 3–0, with all three goals scored in the opening 28 minutes, to return to League One after a seven-year absence. It was their second appearance at Wembley Stadium during the season, having reached the League Cup Final.[4][5][6]

Match

Details

Bradford City3–0Northampton Town
Hanson  15'
McArdle  19'
Wells  28'
Report
Attendance: 47,127
Referee: Keith Stroud (Hampshire)
Bradford City
Northampton Town
GK1Jon McLaughlin
RB2Stephen Darby
CB23Rory McArdle
CB5Andrew Davies
LB3James Meredith
RM11Garry Thompson
CM18Gary Jones
CM24Nathan Doyle 84' 87'
LM7Kyel Reid 78'
CF9James Hanson 88'
CF21Nahki Wells 85'
Substitutes:
GK12Matt Duke
DF16Carl McHugh
DF22Michael Nelson
MF4Ricky Ravenhill 87'
MF14Will Atkinson 78'
FW17Alan Connell 85'
FW20Zavon Hines
Manager:
Phil Parkinson
GK21Lee Nicholls
RB12Ben Tozer
CB30Clarke Carlisle 66'
CB15Nathan Cameron
LB6Lee Collins 53'
RM11Chris Hackett
CM8Ben Harding
CM4Luke Guttridge
LM7Ishmel Demontagnac 70'
CF28Roy O'Donovan 29'
CF9Clive Platt 20' 55'
Substitutes:
GK13Dean Snedker
DF2John Johnson
DF3Joe Widdowson 53'
DF5Kelvin Langmead
MF22Lewis Hornby 70'
FW10Adebayo Akinfenwa 55'
FW17Jake Robinson
Manager:
Aidy Boothroyd

Man of the Match:
Nahki Wells (Bradford City)[1]

Assistant referees:
Steve Copeland and Jake Hillier
Fourth official:
Geoff Eltringham
Reserve Assistant Referee:
Marc Perry

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.
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References

  1. "League Two play-off final". Sky Sports. 18 May 2013.
  2. Football League Key Dates Archived 14 June 2012 at the Wayback Machine
  3. League Two Table
  4. "Bradford 0–5 Swansea". BBC Sport. 24 February 2013.
  5. "Bradford City 3 Northampton Town 0: match report". The Daily Telegraph. London. 18 May 2013. Retrieved 6 June 2013.
  6. "Bradford City smash Northampton Town in half an hour in play-off final". The Guardian. London. 18 May 2013. Retrieved 6 June 2013.
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