2008 Conference Premier play-off final

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2008 Conference Premier play-off final
Cambridge United Exeter City
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Date18 May 2008
Venue Wembley Stadium, London
Referee Craig Pawson (South Yorkshire)
Attendance42,511
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The 2008 Conference Premier play-off final, known as the 2008 Blue Square Premier play-off final for sponsorship purposes, was a football match between Cambridge United and Exeter City took place on 18 May 2008 at Wembley Stadium, London. [1] It was contested between Cambridge United and Exeter City, with Exeter winning 1–0 and securing their return to the Football League after five years' absence. [2]

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This was the third successive conference play-off final for Adam Stansfield, and the second one in which he featured for the winning team.

Match

Details

Cambridge United 0–1 Exeter City
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Wembley Stadium, London
Attendance: 42,511
Referee: Craig Pawson (South Yorkshire)
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Cambridge Utd
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Exeter City
GK1 Danny Potter
RB7 Dan Gleeson Yellow card.svgSub off.svg 75'
CB5 Mark Peters
CB6 Mark Albrighton
LB27 Wayne Hatswell
RM8 Rob Wolleaston
CM4 Danny Brown Sub off.svg 67'
CM15 Paul Carden
LM11 Courtney Pitt
CF10 Lee Boylan Sub off.svg 70'
CF28 Lee McEvilly
Substitutes:
DF3 Stephen Reed Sub on.svg 67'
DF21 Michael Morrison
FW17 Mark Beesley
FW19 Leo Fortune-West Sub on.svg 75'
FW39 Magno Vieira Sub on.svg 70'
Manager:
Jimmy Quinn
GK27 Paul Jones
RB2 Steve Tully
CB5 Danny Seaborne (c)
CB16 Matt Taylor
LB3 George Friend
CM4 Matthew Gill
CM15 Rob Edwards
CM28 Ryan Harley
RF20 Richard Logan
CF9 Adam Stansfield Sub off.svg 84'
LF21 Dean Moxey
Substitutes:
GK1 Andy Marriott
MF10 Wayne Carlisle
MF11 Lee Elam
MF14 Bertie Cozic
FW32 Ben Watson Sub on.svg 84'
Manager:
Paul Tisdale

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.

References

  1. ↑ "Exeter City 1-0 Cambridge United (18 May, 2008) Final Score". ESPN . 18 May 2008. Retrieved 23 February 2024.
  2. ↑ Nakrani, Sachin (19 May 2008). "Exeter in league after year of soul searching". The Guardian . Retrieved 23 February 2024.
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