2005 Conference National play-off final

The 2005 Football Conference play-off final took place on 14 May 2005 and was contested between Stevenage Borough and Carlisle United.[1] It was held at the Britannia Stadium, Stoke and had an attendance of 13,422.

2005 Football Conference play-off final
Event2004–05 Football Conference
Date14 May 2005
VenueBritannia Stadium, Stoke-on-Trent
Man of the MatchDerek Holmes (Carlisle United)
RefereeJonathan Moss (West Yorkshire)
Attendance13,422
2004
2006

Match

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Summary

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Carlisle had the first major chance when the ball fell to Derek Holmes and he turned and shot, but Alan Julian in the Stevenage goal saved comfortably. Stevenage's first chance came when they had a corner which they took quickly and Anthony Elding shot just wide from outside the area. The same corner routine had paid off in the semi-final as it had led to Dino Maamria's winning goal against Hereford.

At the other end, Holmes flicked on a long ball for Glenn Murray who controlled the ball on his chest and shot in one movement from 14 yards out, but Julian again saved well. Carlisle then took the lead in the 23rd minute after Tom Cowan's cross was headed into the bottom corner by Peter Murphy. Stevenage pressed forward looking for the equalising goal with Jon Brady finding Darryn Stamp at the back post with a good cross, whose header was deflected over. At the other end, Goodliffe cleared a header off the line to keep Stevenage in the match.

The second half saw Stevenage try everything to get an equaliser. Elding blazed over from just inside the area, George Boyd hit a well worked free kick over the crossbar while Michael Warner had a good run into the area, cutting inside onto his left foot before seeing his goalbound shot saved by the feet of Matt Glennon. In stoppage time there was a late flurry with the ball bouncing around in the Carlisle penalty area with shots raining in from all angles. But Stevenage could not break down Carlisle and it was they who won and gained promotion back to the Football League at first invitation.

Details

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Stevenage Borough0–1Carlisle United
Report Murphy   23'
Britannia Stadium, Stoke-on-Trent
Attendance: 13,422
GK 1 Alan Julian
DF 2 Michael Warner  
DF 5 Jason Goodliffe (c)   81'
DF 6 Barry Laker   52'
DF 25 Ronnie Henry
MF 15 Dannie Bulman
MF 33 Justin Gregory
MF 7 Jon Brady
FW 9 Dino Maamria
FW 37 Anthony Elding
FW 27 Darryn Stamp   66'
Substitutes:
GK 17 Mark Westhead
MF 4 Rob Quinn
MF 23 Simon Weatherstone   81'
MF 21 George Boyd   52'
FW 20 Jon Nurse   66'
Manager:
Graham Westley
GK 1 Matt Glennon
DF 3 Tom Cowan
DF 6 Kevin Gray (c)
DF 21 Danny Livesey
DF 16 David Beharall
MF 17 Chris Lumsdon
MF 7 Brendan McGill  
MF 8 Chris Billy
MF 4 Peter Murphy  
FW 25 Glenn Murray     71'
FW 9 Derek Holmes   86'
Substitutes:
GK 20 Keiren Westwood
DF 2 Paul Arnison
MF 28 Adam Murray
FW 23 Magno Vieira     71'
FW 19 Karl Hawley   86'
Manager:
Paul Simpson

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

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  1. ^ "NATIONWIDE CONFERENCE 2004/05". Footballsite.co.uk. Retrieved 7 September 2023.