1993 Football League Third Division play-off Final

1993 Football League Third Division play-off Final
Event 1992–93 Football League Third Division
York City Crewe Alexandra
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York City won 5–3 on penalties
Date 29 May 1993
Venue Wembley Stadium, London
Referee Allan Gunn (Sussex)
Attendance 22,416

The 1993 Football League Third Division play-off Final was a football match played at Wembley Stadium on 29 May 1993, at the end of the 1992–93 season. It was the seventh play-off final to be played at the fourth level of English football. The match determined the fourth and final team to gain promotion from the Third Division to the Second Division, and was contested by York City, who had finished fourth during the league season, and Crewe Alexandra, who had finished sixth. The teams reached the final by defeating Bury and Walsall respectively in the two-legged semi-finals.

After a 0–0 draw at full-time, the match went into extra time, and York took the lead through a Gary Swann goal. However, Dave McKearney scored a penalty kick a minute before the end of time to initiate a penalty shootout. York won the shootout 5–3, with Wayne Hall converting the decisive penalty.

Route to the final

1992–93 Football League Third Division:
final table, leading positions
Pos Team P W D L F A Pts
1.Cardiff City422589774783
2.Wrexham4223118755280
3.Barnet4223109664879
4.York City4221129724575
5.Walsall4222713766173
6.Crewe Alexandra4221714755670
7.Bury4218915635563
Pos=Position P=Games played W=Wins D=Draws
L=Losses F=Goals for A=Goals against Pts=Points

York City finished the season in fourth place in the Third Division table with 75 points, four points short of the automatic promotion places.[1] In the play-off semi-final they faced seventh placed Bury, with the first leg away at Gigg Lane on 16 May 1993 finishing 0–0.[2] In the second match at Bootham Crescent three days later, Gary Swann scored the only goal as York won 1–0 to reach the final.[3]

Crewe Alexandra finished the season in sixth place; two places and five points behind York.[1] Crewe faced fifth placed Walsall in the play-off semi-final, who they played at home in the first leg, and won by a score of 5–1 at the Alexandra Stadium.[4] Their progression to the final was confirmed with a 4–2 victory at the Bescot Stadium, which ended the tie with an aggregate score of 9–3.[5]

York City Round Crewe Alexandra
Opponent Result Legs Semi-finals Opponent Result Legs
Bury 1–0 0–0 away; 1–0 home Walsall 9–3 5–1 home; 4–2 away

Match details

Details

YORK CITY:
GK 1 Dean Kiely
RB 2 Andy McMillan  62'
LB 3 Wayne Hall
CM 4Nigel Pepper  95'
CB 5 Paul Atkin
CB 6 Paul Stancliffe (c)  108'
RM 7 Jon McCarthy
LM 8Tony Canham
CF 9Paul Barnes
CM 10Gary Swann
CF 11Ian Blackstone
Substitutes:
DF 12Steve Tutill  108'
FW 14 John Borthwick
Manager:
Alan Little
CREWE ALEXANDRA:
GK 1Mark Smith
RB 2 Dave McKearney
LB 3 Shaun Smith
CB 4 Stewart Evans (c)
CB 5 Darren Carr
CM 6Gareth Whalley
CF 7Ashley Ward
CF 8Tony Naylor
CM 9Neil Lennon
RM 10Steve Walters  104'
LM 11Rob Edwards  70'
Substitutes:
DF 12 Andy Woodward  70'
MF 14Phil Clarkson  104'
Manager:
Dario Gradi

MATCH RULES

  • 90 minutes.
  • 30 minutes of extra-time if necessary.
  • Penalty shootout if scores still level.
  • Five named substitutes.
  • Maximum of three substitutions.

References

  1. 1 2 "Final 1992/1993 Football League Two Table". Soccerbase. Retrieved 2009-05-26.
  2. ↑ "Bury 0 (0) - 0 (0) York". Soccerbase. Retrieved 2009-05-26.
  3. ↑ Batters, Dave (2008). "Season Statistics". York City The Complete Record. The Breedon Books Publishing Company Limited. p. 380. ISBN 978-1-85983-633-0.
  4. ↑ "Crewe 5 (2) - 1 (1) Walsall". Soccerbase. Retrieved 2009-05-26.
  5. ↑ "Walsall 2 (1) - 4 (2) Crewe". Soccerbase. Retrieved 2009-05-26.

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