2010 Conference Premier play-off final

2010 Conference Premier play-off final
Date16 May 2010
VenueWembley Stadium, London
RefereeMichael Naylor
Attendance42,669
2009
2011

The 2010 Conference Premier play-off final, known as the 2010 Blue Square Premier play-off final for sponsorship purposes, was a football match between Oxford United and York City on 16 May 2010 at Wembley Stadium in London. It was the eighth Conference Premier play-off final and the fourth to be played at Wembley Stadium. The 2010 Final set a new Conference Premier play-off final attendance record of 42,669 (158 more than the existing record set by Cambridge United and Exeter City two seasons before) with ticket sales suggesting Oxford brought over 33,000 of these.[1][2]

Oxford won the match 3–1 to secure promotion to League Two, thus returning to the Football League after a four-year absence.[3]

Match

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Details

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Oxford United3–1York City
Green 15'
Constable 20'
Potter 90'
Report Clarke 42' (o.g.)
Attendance: 42,669
Referee: Michael Naylor
Oxford United
York City
GK 21 Ryan Clarke
RB 2 Damian Batt
CB 6 Mark Creighton
CB 14 Jake Wright
LB 18 Anthony Tonkin
RM 4 Dannie Bulman
CM 7 Adam Chapman (Man of the Match[4]) downward-facing red arrow 87'
LM 11 Simon Clist
FW 10 Jack Midson downward-facing red arrow 79'
FW 9 James Constable (c)
FW 24 Matt Green downward-facing red arrow 68'
Substitutes:
GK 1 Billy Turley
DF 3 Kevin Sandwith
MF 15 Alfie Potter upward-facing green arrow 68'
DF 16 Rhys Day upward-facing green arrow 87'
MF 20 Sam Deering upward-facing green arrow 79'
Manager:
Chris Wilder
GK 24 Michael Ingham (c)
RB 2 Ben Purkiss
CB 5 David McGurk
CB 26 Luke Graham
LB 3 James Meredith
RM 12 Alex Lawless Yellow card
CM 14 Neil Barrett downward-facing red arrow 81'
CM 17 Levi Mackin
LM 23 Chris Carruthers downward-facing red arrow 73'
FW 16 Richard Brodie
FW 15 Michael Rankine downward-facing red arrow 70'
Substitutes:
GK 13 Josh Mimms
FW 9 Michael Gash upward-facing green arrow 70'
DF 6 Daniel Parslow
DF 21 Djoumin Sangaré upward-facing green arrow 81'
MF 28 Courtney Pitt upward-facing green arrow 73'
Manager:
Martin Foyle

References

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  1. ^ "Oxford Win Fantastic Advert for Football Conference". Football Conference. 17 May 2010. Retrieved 20 May 2010. [dead link]
  2. ^ Murray, Jon (16 May 2010). "Oxford Utd 3 (M Green 15, Constable 21, Potter 90), York City 1 (Clarke og 42)". Oxford Mail. Retrieved 20 May 2010.
  3. ^ Marshall, Steve (16 May 2010). "Oxford United 3–1 York City". BBC Sport. Retrieved 10 April 2011.
  4. ^ "Oxford's Adam Chapman training with Mansfield". BBC Sport. 13 January 2012. Retrieved 21 January 2019.