1998 Football League Third Division play-off Final
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| Event | 1997–98 Football League Third Division | ||||||
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| Date | 22 May 1998 | ||||||
| Venue | Wembley Stadium, London | ||||||
| Referee | M. Fletcher | ||||||
| Attendance | 19,486[1] | ||||||
The 1998 Football League Third Division play-off final was a football match contested by Colchester United and Torquay United on 22 May 1998 at Wembley Stadium to decide the third team to be promoted from Division Three to Division Two for the 1998–99 season.
Under Division Three play-off rules, the final is contested by the two teams which secured an aggregate victory over two-legged semi-finals, with the team that finished seventh in the league table (Barnet) having played fourth place (Colchester United), and sixth place (Scarborough) having played fifth place (Torquay United).
Route to the final
| Pos | Club | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts |
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| 4 | Colchester United | 46 | 21 | 11 | 14 | 72 | 60 | +12 | 74 |
| 5 | Torquay United | 46 | 21 | 11 | 14 | 68 | 59 | +9 | 74 |
| 6 | Scarborough | 46 | 19 | 15 | 12 | 67 | 58 | +9 | 72 |
| 7 | Barnet | 46 | 19 | 13 | 14 | 61 | 51 | +10 | 70 |
Semi-finals
- First leg
- Second leg
13 May 1998 |
| Colchester United | 3–1 (a.e.t.) | Barnet |
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Gregory  12' (pen.), 95'Greene 65' |
Report | Goodhind 41' Howarth  59' |
Colchester United won 3–2 on aggregate.
13 May 1998 |
| Torquay United | 4–1 | Scarborough |
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| Jack 6' (7) McCall 38'Gibbs 55' |
Report | Rockett 22' Williams  28' |
Torquay United won 7–2 on aggregate.
Final
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MATCH RULES
- 90 minutes.
- 30 minutes of extra-time if necessary.
- Penalty shootout if scores still level.
- Maximum of 3 substitutions.
References
- ↑ "Colchester United - Match Details". coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 2012-03-29.
- ↑ Riley, Catherine (23 May 1998). "Gregory's goal lifts Colchester". The Independent. London. Retrieved 1 December 2014.
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