2013 Football League One play-off final

2013 Football League One play-off final
Yeovil Town supporters at Wembley before the kick-off
Date19 May 2013
VenueWembley Stadium, London
RefereeAndy D'Urso
Attendance41,955
2012
2014

The 2013 Football League One play-off final was an association football match which was played on 19 May 2013 at Wembley Stadium, London, between Brentford and Yeovil Town to determine the third and final team to gain promotion from Football League One to the Football League Championship. The top two teams of the 2012–13 Football League One season, Doncaster Rovers and Bournemouth, gained automatic promotion to the Championship, while the teams placed from third to sixth place in the table took part in play-off semi-finals; the winners of these semi-finals competed for the final place for the 2013–14 season in the Championship.

The match kicked off around 1:30 p.m. in front of 41,955 spectators and was refereed by Andy D'Urso. On six minutes, Yeovil's Paddy Madden made it 1–0 with a shot from the edge of the Brentford penalty area with the outside of his right boot into the top-right corner of Simon Moore's goal. In the 42nd minute, Dan Burn doubled the lead with a header. Six minutes into the second half, Brentford's Harlee Dean scored with a header from Forrester's corner. Despite pressure from Brentford with Moore saving attempts from Clayton Donaldson, Adam Forshaw and Bradley Wright-Phillips, the score remained 2–1 and Yeovil were promoted to the Championship.

Yeovil Town ended the following season bottom of the Football League Championship, and were relegated back to League One. Brentford finished second in League One in their next season, and gained automatic promotion to the Championship for the 2014–15 season.


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