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2015 Football League Two play-off final

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The 2015 Football League Two play-off final was a football match which was contested by Wycombe Wanderers and Southend United on Saturday 23 May 2015 at Wembley Stadium. The winners, Southend United, were promoted from Football League Two to Football League One for the 2015–16 season.

2015 Football League Two play-off final
Event2014–15 Football League Two
Wycombe Wanderers Southend United
1 1
Southend won 7-6 on penalties
Date23 May 2015
VenueWembley Stadium, London
Man of the MatchDaniel Bentley[1]
RefereeSimon Hooper
Attendance38,252
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Route to the final

Main article: 2014–15 Football League Two
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
3 Wycombe Wanderers 46 23 15 8 67 45 +22 84
4 Southend United 46 24 12 10 54 38 +16 84
5 Stevenage 46 20 12 14 62 54 +8 72
6 Plymouth Argyle 46 20 11 15 55 37 +18 71

Semi-finals

First leg

Plymouth Argyle2–3Wycombe Wanderers
Ansah   86'
Banton   89'		 BBC Report Hayes   10'
Holloway   22'
Craig   52'
Attendance: 14,175
Referee: Peter Bankes
Stevenage1–1Southend United
Parrett   51' BBC Report Corr   60'
Attendance: 5,183
Referee: Keith Stroud

Second leg

Wycombe Wanderers2–1Plymouth Argyle
Hayes   7'
Mawson   35'		 BBC Sport Brunt   70'
Attendance: 7,750
Referee: Nigel Miller

Wycombe Wanderers won 5–3 on aggregate.

Southend United3–1Stevenage
Leonard   67'
McLaughlin   108'
Timlin   120'		 BBC Sport Pett   55'
Attendance: 8,998
Referee: Graham Scott

Southend United won 4–2 on aggregate.

Match

Details

Wycombe Wanderers1-1 (a.e.t.)Southend United
Bentley   95' (o.g.) Report Pigott   120+2'
Penalties
Murphy  
Mawson  
Hayes 
Bloomfield  
Bean  
Jacobson  
Holloway  
Wood  		 6-7   Pigott
  Coker
  Leonard
  Payne
  Timlin
  Barrett
  Weston
  Bolger
Attendance: 38,252
Referee: Simon Hooper
GK 21   Alex Lynch
RB 8   Marcus Bean
CB 26   Alfie Mawson
CB 6   Aaron Pierre
LB 3   Joe Jacobson
DM 4   Nico Yennaris   111'
DM 11   Sam Wood
AM 7   Sam Saunders   4'
RW 9   Paul Hayes (c)
LW 31   Hogan Ephraim   85'
CF 25   Aaron Holloway
Substitutes:
GK 20   Charlie Horlock
DF 15   Peter Murphy   111'
MF 10   Matt Bloomfield   4'
MF 22   Max Kretzschmar
FW 12   Steven Craig   85'
FW 23   Fred Onyedinma
Manager:
  Gareth Ainsworth
 
GK 1   Daniel Bentley
RB 2   John White (c)
CB 15   Cian Bolger
CB 26   Adam Barrett
LB 3   Ben Coker
RM 12   Will Atkinson   80'
CM 18   Ryan Leonard
CM 8   Michael Timlin
LM 7   David Worrall   97'
CF 10   Barry Corr
CF 25   Stephen McLaughlin   60'
Substitutes:
GK 13   Ted Smith
DF 6   Luke Prosser
MF 11   Myles Weston   80'
MF 19   Jack Payne   97'
FW 24   Jake Cassidy
FW 32   Joe Pigott   60'
Manager:
  Phil Brown

Statistics

Statistic[2] Southend United Wycombe Wanderers
Total shots 17 18
Shots on target 3 4
Ball possession 56% 44%
Corner kicks 8 4
Fouls committed 23 19
Yellow cards 2 3
Red cards 0 0

References

  1. ^ "League Two play-off final: Southend United promoted as Daniel Bentley repels Wycombe Wanderers in penalty shoot-out". The Independent. 23 May 2015. Retrieved 24 May 2015.
  2. ^ "Southend United 1-1 Wycombe Wanderers". BBC Sport. 23 May 2015. Retrieved 24 May 2015.
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