2011 Conference Premier play-off final

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2011 Conference Premier play-off final
Event 2010–11 Football Conference
AFC Wimbledon won 4–3 on penalties
Date21 May 2011
Venue City of Manchester Stadium, Manchester
Referee James Adcock
Attendance18,195
2010
2012

The 2011 Conference Premier play-off final, known as the 2011 Blue Square Bet Premier play-off final for sponsorship purposes, was a football match between AFC Wimbledon and Luton Town on 21 May 2011 at the City of Manchester Stadium in Manchester. It was the ninth Conference Premier play-off final and the first to be played at the City of Manchester Stadium. AFC Wimbledon won the match 4–3 in a penalty shoot-out following a 0–0 draw after extra time to secure promotion to League Two, thus entering the Football League for the first time in the club's nine-year history. [1]

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AFC Wimbledon
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Luton Town
GK1 Seb Brown
RB7 Sam Hatton
CB28 Jamie Stuart
CB6 Brett Johnson Yellow card.svg 33'
LB29 Gareth Gwillim Sub off.svg 61'
CM4 Steven Gregory Sub off.svg 94'
CM8 Ricky Wellard Sub off.svg 67'
CM23 Rashid Yussuff
FW9 Danny Kedwell (c)
FW39 Kaid Mohamed
FW11 Luke Moore Yellow card.svg 80'
Substitutes:
GK20 Jack Turner
DF5 Ismail Yakubu Sub on.svg 61'
MF12 Christian Jolley
MF14 Lee Minshull Yellow card.svgSub on.svg 94'
MF26 James Mulley Sub on.svg 67'
Manager:
Terry Brown
GK1 Mark Tyler
RB2 Dan Gleeson
CB13 Zdeněk Kroča
CB6 George Pilkington (c)
LB16 Ed Asafu-Adjaye
RM18 Claude Gnakpa Sub off.svg 95'
CM14 Alex Lawless Yellow card.svg 54'
CM15 Jake Howells
CM4 Keith Keane Yellow card.svg 45'
LM11 Robbie Willmott Sub off.svg 61'
FW23 Jason Walker
Substitutes:
GK30 Kevin Pilkington
DF5 Luke Graham
MF7 Adam Newton Sub on.svg 95'
FW9 Matthew Barnes-Homer Sub on.svg 61'
FW19 Danny Crow
Manager:
Gary Brabin

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References

  1. Marshall, Steve (21 May 2011). "AFC Wimbledon 0–0 Luton Town (4–3 on pens)". BBC Sport. Retrieved 21 May 2011.