2007 Football League One play-off Final
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| Date | 27 May 2007 | ||||||
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| Venue | Wembley Stadium, London | ||||||
| Referee | Andy D'Urso (Essex) | ||||||
| Attendance | 59,313 | ||||||
The 2007 Football League One play-off Final was a football match played at Wembley Stadium on 27 May 2007, at the end of the 2006–07 season. It was the third League One play-off final since the Football League's 2004 rebranding, the 21st play-off final in all at the third level of English football, and the first of these matches to take place at the rebuilt Wembley. The match determined the third and final team to gain promotion from League One to the Championship, and was contested by Blackpool, who had finished third during the league season, and Yeovil Town, who had finished fifth. The teams reached the final by defeating Oldham Athletic and Nottingham Forest respectively in the two-legged semi-finals. Robbie Williams and Keigan Parker scored the goals that gave Blackpool a 2–0 victory in the final.
Route to the final
| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | Pts |
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| 1. | Scunthorpe United | 46 | 26 | 13 | 7 | 73 | 35 | 91 |
| 2. | Bristol City | 46 | 25 | 10 | 11 | 63 | 39 | 85 |
| 3. | Blackpool | 46 | 24 | 11 | 11 | 76 | 49 | 83 |
| 4. | Nottingham Forest | 46 | 23 | 13 | 10 | 65 | 41 | 82 |
| 5. | Yeovil Town | 46 | 23 | 10 | 13 | 55 | 39 | 79 |
| 6. | Oldham Athletic | 46 | 21 | 12 | 13 | 69 | 47 | 75 |
| Pos=Position P=Games played W=Wins D=Draws L=Losses F=Goals for A=Goals against Pts=Points | ||||||||
Blackpool finished the season in third place in League One, eight points behind champions Scunthorpe United and two points behind runners-up Bristol City. Yeovil Town finished fifth, four points behind Blackpool and three behind fourth-placed Nottingham Forest.[1]
First leg
Second leg
| Nottingham Forest | 2 – 5 (a.e.t.) |
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Dobie  47'Gary Holt 93' |
(Report) | 22', 109' Davies 82' Wright (o.g.) 87' Stewart 92' Morris |
Yeovil Town 5–4 Nottingham Forest on aggregate.
Blackpool 5–2 Oldham Athletic on aggregate.
Match details
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MATCH RULES
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See also
- 2007 Football League Championship play-off Final
- 2007 Football League Two play-off Final
- 2007 Conference National play-off Final
References
- ↑ "Final 2006/2007 Football League One Table". soccerbase.com. Racing Post. Retrieved 25 May 2009.