2002 Football League Second Division play-off Final
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The 2002 Football League Second Division play-off Final was a football match played at Millennium Stadium
on 11 May 2002, at the end of the 2001–02 season. It was the 16th play-off final in all at the third level of English football. The match determined the third and final team to gain promotion
from Division Two
to Division One
, and was contested by Brentford
, who had finished third during the league season, and Stoke City
, who had finished fifth. Stoke won the encounter 2–0 and thus gained promotion thanks to goals from Deon Burton
and an own goal from Ben Burgess
.
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Stoke City:
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GK
14
Neil Cutler
DF
3
Clive Clarke
DF
4
Peter Handyside
DF
5
Sergei Shtanyuk
DF
12
Wayne Thomas
MF
7
Bjarni Guðjónsson
MF
17
James O'Connor
MF
29
Tony Dinning
MF
22
Arnar Gunnlaugsson
FW
15
Chris Iwelumo
FW
35
Deon Burton
Substitutes:
GK
33
Jani Viander
DF
36
Ian Brightwell
MF
27
Jurgen Vandeurzen
FW
8
Andy Cooke
FW
9
Souleymane Oulare
Manager:
Gudjon Thordarson
Millennium Stadium
The Millennium Stadium is the national stadium of Wales, located in the capital, Cardiff. It is the home of the Wales national rugby union team and also frequently stages games of the Wales national football team, but is also host to many other large scale events, such as the Super Special Stage...
on 11 May 2002, at the end of the 2001–02 season. It was the 16th play-off final in all at the third level of English football. The match determined the third and final team to gain promotion
Promotion and relegation
In many sports leagues around the world, promotion and relegation is a process that takes place at the end of each season. Through it, teams are transferred between divisions based on their performance that season...
from Division Two
Football League Second Division
From 1892 until 1992, the Football League Second Division was the second highest division overall in English football.This ended with the creation of the FA Premier League, prior to the start of the 1992–93 season, which caused an administrative split between The Football League and the teams...
to Division One
Football League First Division
The First Division was a division of The Football League between 1888 and 2004 and the highest division in English football until the creation of the Premier League in 1992. The secondary tier in English football has since become known as the Championship....
, and was contested by Brentford
Brentford F.C.
Brentford Football Club are a professional English football club based in Brentford in the London Borough of Hounslow. They are currently playing in Football League One....
, who had finished third during the league season, and Stoke City
Stoke City F.C.
Stoke City Football Club is an English professional football club based in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire that plays in the Premier League. Founded in 1863, it is the oldest club in the Premier League, and considered to be the second oldest professional football club in the world, after Notts...
, who had finished fifth. Stoke won the encounter 2–0 and thus gained promotion thanks to goals from Deon Burton
Deon Burton
Deon John Burton is a Jamaican-British football striker who currently plays for Gabala.-Early career:...
and an own goal from Ben Burgess
Ben Burgess
Benjamin Kieron "Ben" Burgess is an English-born Irish footballer who currently plays for Notts County. He has been capped twice by the Republic of Ireland at Under-21 level.-Early career:...
.
Match details
| style="font-size: 90%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> | Brentford: | ||
| GK | 13 | Paul Smith |
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| DF | 3 | Ijah Anderson Ijah Anderson Ijah Massai Anderson is a footballer who plays as a defender.Anderson played in The Football League for Brentford, Wycombe Wanderers, Bristol Rovers and Swansea City... |
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| DF | 4 | Ívar Ingimarsson Ívar Ingimarsson Ívar Ingimarsson , is an Icelandic professional footballer currently playing for Ipswich Town.-Early years:... |
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| DF | 5 | Darren Powell Darren Powell Darren David Powell is an English footballer. He will be a free agent after the expiry of his contract with Milton Keynes Dons on 30 June 2010. He is a centre back.-Football career:... |
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| DF | 12 | Michael Dobson Michael Dobson (footballer) Michael Dobson is an English former professional footballer.Dobson came through the youth ranks at Brentford, a club whom his father George had played for, and spent six years at the club, including a couple of years as club captain... |
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| MF | 7 | Paul Evans |
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| MF | 11 | Martin Rowlands Martin Rowlands Martin Charles Rowlands is an English - born - Irish footballer who plays for Wycombe Wanderers F.C on loan from Queens Park Rangers F.C... |
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| MF | 32 | Steve Sidwell Steve Sidwell Steven James "Steve" Sidwell is an English footballer who plays as a midfielder for Fulham in the Premier League. His previous clubs include Arsenal, Reading, Chelsea and Aston Villa.-Arsenal:... |
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| MF | 28 | Stephen Hunt | |
| FW | 30 | Ben Burgess Ben Burgess Benjamin Kieron "Ben" Burgess is an English-born Irish footballer who currently plays for Notts County. He has been capped twice by the Republic of Ireland at Under-21 level.-Early career:... |
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| FW | 9 |  Lloyd OwusuLloyd Owusu Lloyd Magnus Owusu is a professional footballer who plays for Hayes & Yeading United on loan from Barnet.After a move from non-League Slough Town, his career took off at Brentford, where he scored 64 goals in 163 league games between 1998 and 2002. He then moved to Sheffield Wednesday, and two... |
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| GK | 1 | Ólafur Gottskálksson Ólafur Gottskálksson Ólafur "Ole" Gottskálksson is a retired Icelandic professional football goalkeeper. He played nine times for Iceland national side and also represented his country at basketball.-Club career:... |
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| DF | 2 | Danny Boxall Danny Boxall Danny Boxall is a model and former professional association footballer, who played as a defender. Although being English-born, Boxall represented the Republic of Ireland at under-21 level.-Clubs:... |
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| MF | 20 | Kevin O'Connor |
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| MF | 23 | David Theobald David Theobald David Theobald is a football defender currently playing for Cambridge City.-Honours:Brentford*Football League Trophy runner-up: 2001-External links:... |
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| FW | 17 |  Mark McCammonMark McCammon Mark Jason McCammon is an English-born Barbadian international football striker.Starting his career with Cambridge United in 1997, two years later he moved on to Charlton Athletic. In 2000 he was loaned out to Swindon Town, before signing with Brentford. He found regular football at Brentford,... |
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| Manager: | |||
| Steve Coppell Steve Coppell Stephen James "Steve" Coppell is an English former footballer and manager, currently without a club.As a player, he was a highly regarded right winger known for his speed and work rate. He won domestic honours with Manchester United and represented England at the World Cup... |
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Neil CutlerNeil Cutler
Neil Anthony Cutler is an English Goalkeeper Coach and former football goalkeeper who retired in September 2007. He re-registered as a player in November 2010 for Bury. He last played for Rotherham United, whom he joined just a couple of days before the 2005–06 season got under way...
Clive Clarke
Clive Richard Luke Clarke is a former Irish footballer after leaving Sunderland for health reasons. He played primarily as a left back, but also as centre back, left midfielder or centre midfielder.-Stoke City:...
Peter HandysidePeter Handyside
Peter David Handyside is a former Scottish professional footballer who played his entire professional career in England between 1992 and 2007...
Sergei Shtanyuk Wayne Thomas Bjarni GuðjónssonBjarni Guðjónsson
Bjarni Eggerts Guðjónsson is an Icelandic footballer who currently plays for KR Reykjavík. His position is midfielder. He has two brothers who have also played professional football, Þórður and Jóhannes. All three played together at Genk...
James O'Connor Tony DinningTony Dinning
Anthony "Tony" Dinning is an English former football midfielder. He spent sixteen years of an eighteen year career in the Football League, making 515 appearances in league and cup....
Arnar GunnlaugssonArnar Gunnlaugsson
Arnar Bergmann Gunnlaugsson is an Icelandic professional footballer playing for Fram Reykjavik. His position is forward. His twin brother is Bjarki Gunnlaugsson.-Club career:...
Chris IwelumoChris Iwelumo
Christopher Robert "Chris" Iwelumo is a Scottish footballer who plays for Watford as a striker.Iwelumo started his career with St Mirren before moving to Danish club Aarhus Fremad for two years. A move to Stoke City in 2000 saw him sent out on loan to several teams before a short-lived spell with...
Deon BurtonDeon Burton
Deon John Burton is a Jamaican-British football striker who currently plays for Gabala.-Early career:...
Jani VianderJani Viander
Jani Viander is a former Finnish footballer who last played for HJK Helsinki. Currently he works as a goalkeeping coach for both HJK and it's reserves Klubi-04 and for the Finland U21.-Career:...
Ian BrightwellIan Brightwell
Ian Robert Brightwell is an English former footballer, he played for six clubs, most notably spending twelve years with Manchester City...
Jurgen VandeurzenJurgen Vandeurzen
Jurgen Vandeurzen is a footballer. He played in the Football League for Stoke City. He made fifty two appearances for Stoke before returning to Belgium .- Career statistics :-References:...
Andy CookeAndy Cooke
Andrew "Andy" Cooke is an English former professional footballer, who played as a striker for 16 years, from 1992 until he retired in 2008.-Career:...
Souleymane OulareSouleymane Oulare
Souleymane Oulare , is a professional football player.-Career:He was elected Footballer of the Year in Belgium in 1999, when he won the Belgian Championship as a striker with Racing Genk, scoring 17 goals during the season. He then went on to play for Fenerbahçe SK , UD Las Palmas , Stoke City , K...
Gudjon ThordarsonGuðjón Þórðarson
Guðjón Þórðarson is an Icelandic former footballer and the current manager of Grindavík....
MATCH RULES
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