Conference National Playoff Final 2005
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The 2004-05 Conference National Playoff Final took place on 14 May 2005 and was contested between Stevenage Borough
and Carlisle United
. It was held at the Britannia Stadium
, Stoke
and had an attendance of 13,422.
and he turned and shot, but Alan Julian
in the Stevenage goal saved comfortably. Stevenage's first chance came when they had a corner which they took quickly and Anthony Elding
shot just wide from outside the area. The same corner routine had paid off in the Semi Final as it had led to Dino Maamria's winning goal against Hereford.
At the other end, Holmes flicked on a long ball for Glenn Murray
who controlled the ball on his chest and shot in one movement from 14 yards out, but Julian again saved well. Carlisle then took the lead in the 23rd minute after Tom Cowan
's cross was headed into the bottom corner by Peter Murphy. Stevenage pressed forward looking for the equaliser, with Jon Brady
finding Darryn Stamp
at the back post with a good cross, whose header was deflected over. At the other end, Goodliffe cleared a header off the line to keep Stevenage in the match.
The second half saw Stevenage try everything to get an equaliser.Elding blazed over from just inside the area, George Boyd
hit a well worked free kick over the crossbar while Michael Warner had a good run into the area, cutting inside onto his left foot before seeing his goalbound shot saved by the feet of Matt Glennon
. In stoppage time there was a late flurry with the ball bouncing around in the Carlisle penalty area with shots raining in from all angles. But Stevenage could not break Carlisle down and it was the Cumbrians who won and gained promotion back to the Football League at the first time of asking.
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CARLISLE UNITED
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GK
1
England Matt Glennon
DF
3
Scotland Tom Cowan
DF
6
England Kevin Gray
(c)
DF
21
England Danny Livesey
DF
16
England David Beharall
MF
17
England Chris Lumsdon
MF
7
Republic of Ireland Brendan McGill
MF
8
England Chris Billy
MF
4
Republic of Ireland Peter Murphy
FW
25
England Glenn Murray
FW
9
Scotland Derek Holmes
Substitutes:
GK
20
England Kieren Westwood
DF
2
England Paul Arnison
MF
28
England Adam Murray
FW
23
Brazil Magno Vieira
FW
19
England Karl Hawley
Manager:
England Paul Simpson
Stevenage Borough F.C.
Stevenage Football Club is an English football club based in Stevenage, Hertfordshire. The club currently participate in League One, the third tier of English football, having won promotion from League Two in the 2010–11 season...
and Carlisle United
Carlisle United F.C.
Carlisle United F.C. is an English football club based in Carlisle, Cumbria, where they play at Brunton Park. Formed in 1904, the club currently compete in League One, the third tier of the English football league system....
. It was held at the Britannia Stadium
Britannia Stadium
The Britannia Stadium is an all-seater football stadium in Stoke-on-Trent, England and the home of Premier League club Stoke City Football Club. With space for 27,598 spectators . The name is taken from the sponsors of the Stadium the Britannia Co-operative Bank...
, Stoke
Stoke-on-Trent
Stoke-on-Trent , also called The Potteries is a city in Staffordshire, England, which forms a linear conurbation almost 12 miles long, with an area of . Together with the Borough of Newcastle-under-Lyme Stoke forms The Potteries Urban Area...
and had an attendance of 13,422.
Match summary
Carlisle had the first major chance when the ball fell to Derek HolmesDerek Holmes
Derek Holmes is a Scottish association footballer whose role is a play linking forward to set up team mates in attack. While lacking pace Holmes is big, strong and difficult to knock off the ball. He has good game awareness and is effective in linking with team mates whether he is facing or with...
and he turned and shot, but Alan Julian
Alan Julian
Alan John Julian is a football goalkeeper who plays for League One side Stevenage.Julian started his career at Brentford, progressing through the youth side and making his first-team debut in 2002. After failing to cement a place as Brentford's number one goalkeeper, he left to join Stevenage in...
in the Stevenage goal saved comfortably. Stevenage's first chance came when they had a corner which they took quickly and Anthony Elding
Anthony Elding
Anthony Lee Elding is an English footballer, currently playing as a striker for Conference National side Grimsby Town....
shot just wide from outside the area. The same corner routine had paid off in the Semi Final as it had led to Dino Maamria's winning goal against Hereford.
At the other end, Holmes flicked on a long ball for Glenn Murray
Glenn Murray
Glenn Murray is an English footballer who plays for Crystal Palace as a striker. Prior to joining Crystal Palace in June 2011, Murray has previously played for Brighton, Carlisle, Rochdale, Stockport, Barrow, Workington Reds and Wilmington Hammerheads.-Early career:Born in Maryport, Cumbria, after...
who controlled the ball on his chest and shot in one movement from 14 yards out, but Julian again saved well. Carlisle then took the lead in the 23rd minute after Tom Cowan
Tom Cowan
Thomas "Tom" Cowan is a Scottish footballer who played as a defender. He was part of the Huddersfield Town side that gained promotion to the Football League First Division during the 1994–1995 season and is the only player ever for Huddersfield Town F.C...
's cross was headed into the bottom corner by Peter Murphy. Stevenage pressed forward looking for the equaliser, with Jon Brady
Jon Brady
Jon Edmund Alexander Brady is an Australian football player.-Career:He previously played for Hayes, Rushden & Diamonds, Woking, Chester City, Stevenage Borough and Hereford United. His most recent club was Kidderminster Harriers, where he was on loan from Cambridge United until the end of the...
finding Darryn Stamp
Darryn Stamp
Darryn Michael Stamp is an English professional footballer who plays for Conference North side Gainsborough Trinity as a striker....
at the back post with a good cross, whose header was deflected over. At the other end, Goodliffe cleared a header off the line to keep Stevenage in the match.
The second half saw Stevenage try everything to get an equaliser.Elding blazed over from just inside the area, George Boyd
George Boyd (footballer)
George Ian Boyd is a footballer who plays for Peterborough United as a winger.Boyd started his career in the Charlton Athletic youth system, joining Stevenage Borough of the Conference National in 2001 and making his first-team debut in 2002. Boyd spent five seasons at Stevenage, scoring over...
hit a well worked free kick over the crossbar while Michael Warner had a good run into the area, cutting inside onto his left foot before seeing his goalbound shot saved by the feet of Matt Glennon
Matt Glennon
Matthew William "Matt" Glennon is an English football goalkeeper who plays for Conference National club Stockport County....
. In stoppage time there was a late flurry with the ball bouncing around in the Carlisle penalty area with shots raining in from all angles. But Stevenage could not break Carlisle down and it was the Cumbrians who won and gained promotion back to the Football League at the first time of asking.
Match details
| style="font-size: 90%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> | STEVENAGE BOROUGH | |||
| GK | 1 |  Northern Ireland Alan JulianAlan Julian Alan John Julian is a football goalkeeper who plays for League One side Stevenage.Julian started his career at Brentford, progressing through the youth side and making his first-team debut in 2002. After failing to cement a place as Brentford's number one goalkeeper, he left to join Stevenage in... |
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| DF | 2 | England Michael Warner |
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| DF | 5 | England Jason Goodliffe (c) |
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| DF | 6 | England Barry Laker |
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| DF | 25 | England Ronnie Henry Ronnie Henry Ronnie Stephen Henry is an English footballer who plays for League One side Stevenage. Henry was the first ever player to lift a competitive trophy at the new Wembley Stadium in May 2007.... |
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| MF | 15 | England Dannie Bulman Dannie Bulman Dannie Mark Bulman is an English footballer who plays for Crawley Town as a midfielder.-Career:Born in Ashford, Surrey, Bulman joined Crawley Town after signing from Stevenage Borough in 2006. He joined Oxford United in May 2009 and joined Crawley Town on loan in September 2010 after winning... |
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| MF | 33 | England Justin Gregory |
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| MF | 7 |  Australia Jon BradyJon Brady Jon Edmund Alexander Brady is an Australian football player.-Career:He previously played for Hayes, Rushden & Diamonds, Woking, Chester City, Stevenage Borough and Hereford United. His most recent club was Kidderminster Harriers, where he was on loan from Cambridge United until the end of the... |
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| FW | 9 |  Tunisia Dino MaamriaDino Maamria Noureddine "Dino" Maamria is a Tunisian footballer and manager who is currently the first team coach at Stevenage.Maamria started his playing career with AS Marsa of Tunisia, spending two years with the club professionally after progressing through the youth system. He left the club in 1994, and... |
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| FW | 37 | England Anthony Elding Anthony Elding Anthony Lee Elding is an English footballer, currently playing as a striker for Conference National side Grimsby Town.... |
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| FW | 27 | England Darryn Stamp Darryn Stamp Darryn Michael Stamp is an English professional footballer who plays for Conference North side Gainsborough Trinity as a striker.... |
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| GK | 17 | England Mark Westhead Mark Westhead Mark Westhead, born 19 July 1975 in Blackpool is an English professional footballer. He is currently the Youth Department goalkeeping coach with Blackpool F.C. and is also playing for Warrington Town.-Playing career:... |
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| MF | 4 | Republic of Ireland Rob Quinn Rob Quinn Robert John "Rob" Quinn is an English-Irish footballer, currently playing for Sevenoaks. He plays as midfielder predominantly in the centre but can also play at centre back. He has represented the Republic of Ireland under-21's and Republic of Ireland B team.Quinn began his career at Crystal... |
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| MF | 23 | England Simon Weatherstone Simon Weatherstone Simon Weatherstone is an English footballer, who most recently played for Eastbourne Borough in the Conference National... |
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| MF | 21 | England George Boyd George Boyd (footballer) George Ian Boyd is a footballer who plays for Peterborough United as a winger.Boyd started his career in the Charlton Athletic youth system, joining Stevenage Borough of the Conference National in 2001 and making his first-team debut in 2002. Boyd spent five seasons at Stevenage, scoring over... |
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| FW | 20 | England Jon Nurse Jon Nurse Jonathan David "Jon" Nurse is a Barbadian footballer who plays for Dagenham & Redbridge.-Club career:Born in Bridgetown, Barbados, Nurse started out playing in Sunday league football before joining local club Sutton United. He broke into the first team after doing well in the reserves and went... |
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| Manager: | ||||
| England Graham Westley Graham Westley Graham Neil Westley is an English former footballer and is currently manager of League One side Stevenage, where he has been in charge since 2008, his second spell at the club.... |
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England Matt GlennonMatt Glennon
Matthew William "Matt" Glennon is an English football goalkeeper who plays for Conference National club Stockport County....
Scotland Tom CowanTom Cowan
Thomas "Tom" Cowan is a Scottish footballer who played as a defender. He was part of the Huddersfield Town side that gained promotion to the Football League First Division during the 1994–1995 season and is the only player ever for Huddersfield Town F.C...
England Kevin GrayKevin Gray
Kevin John Gray is an English footballer, playing as a defender for Workington.-Football career:He started his career at Mansfield Town signing as a trainee in July 1990 and had a successful four year period at Mansfiled...
(c)
England Danny LiveseyDanny Livesey
Daniel Richard "Danny" Livesey is an English football player who currently plays for Carlisle United....
England David BeharallDavid Beharall
David Alexander Beharall , is a former professional English footballer who retired after being released by Stockport County in 2006. He played as a central defender....
England Chris LumsdonChris Lumsdon
Christopher 'Chris' Lumsdon is an English footballer who had to retire through a back injury in July 2010.. He played for Sunderland, Barnsley, Carlisle United and Darlington...
Republic of Ireland Brendan McGillBrendan McGill
Brendan McGill is an Irish footballer who plays as a winger for League of Ireland First Division club Shelbourne.-Career:...
England Chris Billy Republic of Ireland Peter Murphy England Glenn MurrayGlenn Murray
Glenn Murray is an English footballer who plays for Crystal Palace as a striker. Prior to joining Crystal Palace in June 2011, Murray has previously played for Brighton, Carlisle, Rochdale, Stockport, Barrow, Workington Reds and Wilmington Hammerheads.-Early career:Born in Maryport, Cumbria, after...
Scotland Derek HolmesDerek Holmes
Derek Holmes is a Scottish association footballer whose role is a play linking forward to set up team mates in attack. While lacking pace Holmes is big, strong and difficult to knock off the ball. He has good game awareness and is effective in linking with team mates whether he is facing or with...
England Kieren WestwoodKieren Westwood
Keiren Westwood is an English-born Irish footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Premier League club Sunderland and the Republic of Ireland national football team...
England Paul ArnisonPaul Arnison
Paul Simon Arnison is an English footballer who plays as a defender and plays for Darlington. Born in Hartlepool, he is a former Newcastle United trainee, who has also played for his hometown club Hartlepool United, Carlisle United and Bradford City.-Club career:Born in Hartlepool, Arnison started...
England Adam MurrayAdam Murray
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Brazil Magno VieiraMagno Vieira
Magno Silva Vieira is a Brazilian footballer who plays for Fleetwood Town as a striker.-Career:Born in Brasília, Central-West Region, Vieira started his career in England with Wigan Athletic in 2003 but failed to get into the first team and went out on loan to Northampton Town and Carlisle United...
England Karl HawleyKarl Hawley
Karl Leon Hawley is an English professional footballer who plays for Notts County as a striker. Hawley has represented England C.-Career:...
England Paul SimpsonPaul Simpson (footballer)
Paul David Simpson is an English former footballer and manager. His son Jake is also a professional footballer.-Manchester City:...
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