2000 Football League Third Division play-off final

2000 Football League Third Division play-off final
The final took place at Wembley Stadium.
Peterborough United Darlington
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Date26 May 2000
VenueWembley Stadium, London
RefereeMike Dean
Attendance33,383
WeatherWet
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The 2000 Football League Third Division play-off final was an association football match which was played on 26 May 2000 at Wembley Stadium, London, between Peterborough United and Darlington. It was to determine the fourth and final team to gain promotion from the Football League Third Division to the Second Division. The top three teams of the 1999–2000 Football League Third Division, Swansea City, Rotherham United and Northampton Town, gained automatic promotion to the Second Division, while those placed from fourth to seventh place in the table took part in play-offs. The winners of the play-off semi-finals competed for the final place for the 2000–01 season in the Second Division. The losing semi-finalists were Hartlepool United and Barnet who had been defeated by Darlington and Peterborough United respectively.

The match had been moved forward by one day and was played on a Friday evening to accommodate a friendly between England and Brazil. The referee for the final was Mike Dean and the game was played in front of 33,383 spectators on a very wet surface after persistent rain throughout the day. Darlington dominated the first half but in the 72nd minute, the ball fell to Andy Clarke from a header inside the Darlington penalty area and he scored on the rebound to make it 1–0 to Peterborough United, who were promoted to the Second Division.

Peterborough United's next season saw them finish in twelfth place in the Second Division, eight points above the relegation zone but sixteen below the play-offs. Darlington ended their following season in twentieth position in the Third Division, four places and four points above bottom-placed Barnet who were relegated.

Route to the final

Main article: 1999–2000 Football League § Third Division
Football League Third Division final table, leading positions[1]
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Swansea City 46 24 13 9 51 30 +21 85
2 Rotherham United 46 24 12 10 72 36 +36 84
3 Northampton Town 46 25 7 14 63 45 +18 82
4 Darlington 46 21 16 9 66 36 +30 79
5 Peterborough United 46 22 12 12 63 54 +9 78
6 Barnet 46 21 12 13 59 53 +6 75
7 Hartlepool United 46 21 9 16 60 49 +11 72

Darlington finished the regular 1999–2000 season in fourth position in the Third Division, the fourth tier of the English football league system, one place and one point ahead of Peterborough United. Both therefore missed out on the three automatic places for promotion to the Second Division and instead took part in the play-offs to determine the fourth promoted team. Darlington finished three points behind Northampton Town (who were promoted in third place), five behind Rotherham United (who were promoted in second place) and six behind league winners Swansea City.[1]

Peterborough United's opposition for their play-off semi-final were Barnet with the first match of the two-legged tie being played at Underhill Stadium in Chipping Barnet on 13 May 2000. Jason Lee gave the visitors the lead in the fifth minute with a header and missed two other chances to score before being stretchered off the pitch with a knee injury. Mark Arber equalised for Barnet midway through the first half before Peterborough United had a goal disallowed: Andy Clarke's shot was goalbound but Dave Farrell applied the last touch from an offside position. In the 68th minute, Clarke won the ball from Barnet defender Mike Basham and scored with a low left-footed strike, and the match ended 2–1 to Peterborough United.[2] The second leg took place four days later at London Road in Peterborough United. Farrell gave the home side the lead in the 28th minute when he received the ball from Richard Scott and struck it into the Barnet net from around 25 yards (23 m). He scored his and Peterborough United's second goal in the 70th minute in similar circumstances, shooting from distance past the Barnet goalkeeper Lee Harrison. Farrell completed his hat-trick a minute from the end of the game with a chip from around 30 yards (27 m). Peterborough United won the match 3–0 and progressed to the final with a 5–1 aggregate victory.[3]

Darlington faced Hartlepool United in the other semi-final and the first leg was played at Victoria Park in Hartlepool on 13 May. Darlington's Craig Liddle brought James Coppinger down with a professional foul in the fifth minute but was only shown a yellow card. Half an hour later Liddle put his side ahead with a volley. Hartlepool United's Craig Midgley went close after taking the ball round Darlington's goalkeeper Andy Collett but his shot was wide. With a quarter of an hour to go, second-half substitute Glenn Naylor was brought down by Hartlepool's goalkeeper Martin Hollund who was sent off. Marco Gabbiadini converted the subsequent penalty past Andy Dibble, and the match ended 2–0.[4] The second leg of the semi-final was held four days later at Feethams in Darlington. In front of their largest crowd for nine years, the home side took the lead in the ninth minute when Hartlepool defender Gary Strodder headed a cross from Darlington's Phil Brumwell into his own net for an own goal. Peter Duffield hit the Hartlepool crossbar five minutes later and Chris Freestone's headed goal in the 71st minute for the visitors was disallowed. The match ended 1–0 and Darlington progressed with a 3–0 aggregate win.[5]

Match

Background

Darlington were making their second appearance in the play-offs, having lost 1–0 to Plymouth Argyle at Wembley Stadium in the 1996 Football League Third Division play-off final. They had played in the fourth tier of English football since being relegated in the 1991–92 season.[6] Peterborough United had also participated in the play-offs on one previous occasion, when they defeated Stockport County 2–1 in the 1992 Football League Third Division play-off final at Wembley. They had played in the Third Division since suffering relegation in the 1996–97 season.[7] Gabbiadini was Darlington's leading scorer with a total of 27 goals during the regular season, followed by Duffield on 13.[8] Peterborough United's top scorer was Clarke on 16 goals (15 in the league and 1 in the FA Cup) followed by Steve Castle on 10 (all in the league).[9]

Both matches between the sides during the regular season ended in home victories: Peterborough United won 4–2 at London Road in August 1999 while Darlington were 2–0 winners at Feethams the following February.[10] The referee for the match, which had been moved to a Friday night to accommodate a friendly between England and Brazil, was Mike Dean.[11][12] Both sides adopted a 4–4–2 formation.[11] The Wembley pitch was saturated as a result of heavy rain prior to the match.[13] The game was broadcast live in the United Kingdom on Sky Sports.[14] Lee was unavailable for Peterborough United having suffered a dislocated knee during the first leg of the play-off semi-final. Jesper Hjorth was a doubt for Darlington after sustaining a hamstring injury in the second leg of their semi-final.[15]

Summary

The match kicked off around 7:45 p.m. on 26 May 2000 at a rain-soaked Wembley Stadium in front of 33,383 spectators.[14][16] Gabbiadini headed a cross from Michael Oliver wide of the Peterborough goal before dragging a shot to the outside of the post in the ninth minute. He then saw a 12th-minute strike deflected over the Darlington crossbar after having cut inside from the left wing to shoot from the edge of the penalty area. In the 27th minute, Duffield's shot from 10 yards (9.1 m) under pressure from Peterborough United defender Simon Rea hit the outside of the post. Duffield then played a one-two with Oliver before striking wide and the half ended 0–0. Four minutes after the interval, a slip from Neil Aspin allowed Clarke to shoot but the ball passed narrowly wide of the Darlington goalpost. Gabbiadini then saw his shot saved by Peterborough United goalkeeper Mark Tyler in the 71st minute and then Liddle made a goal-saving tackle on Clarke who had taken the ball round Collett in the Darlington goal. A minute later, the ball fell to Clarke from a header inside the Darlington penalty area and he scored on the rebound to make it 1–0 to Peterborough United. The match ended without further scoring and Peterborough United were promoted to the Second Division with a single-goal victory.[12][13][17]

Details

Peterborough United1–0Darlington
Clarke 74' Report
Attendance: 33,383
Referee: Mike Dean
Peterborough United
Darlington
GK 1 Mark Tyler
DF 3 Adam Drury downward-facing red arrow 44'
DF 4 Richard Scott
DF 6 Andy Edwards
DF 19 Gareth Jelleyman
MF 34 Simon Rea
MF 7 David Farrell Yellow card
MF 11 Jon Cullen
MF 30 Steve Castle
MF 40 David Oldfield
FW 9 Andy Clarke downward-facing red arrow 89'
Substitutes:
DF 5 Matt Wicks
GK 7 Bart Griemink
MF 18 Ritchie Hanlon upward-facing green arrow 44'
MF 12 Matthew Gill
FW 14 Francis Green upward-facing green arrow 89'
Manager:
Barry Fry
GK 1 Andy Collett
DF 4 Craig Liddle
DF 5 Steve Tutill
DF 6 Neil Aspin
DF 15 Paul Heckingbottom downward-facing red arrow 68'
MF 8 Martin Gray
MF 12 Michael Oliver
MF 11 Brian Atkinson downward-facing red arrow 86'
MF 24 Neil Heaney
FW 10 Marco Gabbiadini
FW 9 Peter Duffield downward-facing red arrow 84'
Substitutes:
GK 22 Mark Samways
DF 4 Phil Brumwell
MF 34 Paul Holsgrove upward-facing green arrow 86'
FW 16 Glenn Naylor upward-facing green arrow 68'
FW 28 Lee Nogan upward-facing green arrow 84'
Manager:
David Hodgson

Post-match

Peterborough United manager Barry Fry suggested Darlington made the better start and that "their experience told and they passed it around."[13] The winning goalscorer Clarke described it as "the best moment of my life."[13] George Reynolds, the Darlington chairman, was defiant in defeat, saying "I'm going to take this team into the Premiership as sure as night follows day".[12]

Peterborough United's next season saw them finish in twelfth place in the Second Division, eight points above the relegation zone but sixteen below the play-offs.[18] Darlington ended their following season in twentieth position in the Third Division, four places and four points above bottom-placed Barnet who were relegated.[19]

References

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  2. ^ Callow, Nick (14 May 2000). "Clarke's welcome return". The Observer. p. 81. Archived from the original on 13 April 2021. Retrieved 13 April 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ Sills, Adam (18 May 2000). "Farrell's hat-trick provides Posh spice". The Guardian. p. 35. Archived from the original on 14 April 2021. Retrieved 14 April 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ Wardle, John (14 May 2000). "Fans attack Marco, Hodgson". The Observer. p. 81. Archived from the original on 13 April 2021. Retrieved 13 April 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ Wardle, John (18 May 2000). "Darlingon put Reynolds in mood for a holiday". The Guardian. p. 35. Archived from the original on 14 April 2021. Retrieved 14 April 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
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  9. ^ "Peterborough squad details – 1999/00 – Player appearances". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Archived from the original on 14 April 2021. Retrieved 14 April 2021.
  10. ^ "Peterborough United football club: record v Darlington". 11v11. AFS Enterprises. Archived from the original on 5 September 2020. Retrieved 14 April 2021.
  11. ^ a b Haylett, Trevor (27 May 2000). "Fry high as Clarke lifts Posh". The Guardian. p. 36. Archived from the original on 14 April 2021. Retrieved 14 April 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ a b c Harris, Nick (27 May 2000). "Clarke hits on break to floor Darlington". The Independent. p. 31. Retrieved 15 April 2021 – via Gale.
  13. ^ a b c d "Posh pull it off at Wembley". BBC News. 26 May 2000. Archived from the original on 3 March 2003. Retrieved 14 April 2021.
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