2009 Conference Premier play-off final

2009 Conference Premier play-off final

Cambridge United Torquay United 0 2
Date	17 May 2009
Venue	Wembley Stadium, London
Referee	G Sutton
Attendance	35,089

The 2009 Conference Premier play-off final, known as the 2009 Blue Square Premier play-off final for sponsorship purposes, was a football match between Cambridge United and Torquay United on 17 May 2009 at Wembley Stadium in London. It was the seventh Conference Premier play-off final and the third to be played at Wembley Stadium.

Torquay won the match 2–0 to secure promotion to League Two, thus returning to The Football League after a two-year absence. Following their victory, Torquay United announced an open-top bus parade which took place on Thursday 21 May.

Match

Details

17 May 2009

16:00 BST

Cambridge United	0–2	Torquay United
	Report	Hargreaves 35' Sills 75'

Wembley Stadium, London

Attendance: 35,089

Referee: Gary Sutton (Lincolnshire)

GK 20 Adam Bartlett RB 2 Dan Gleeson CB 5 Phil Bolland CB 6 Wayne Hatswell LB 3 Anthony Tonkin RM 18 Robbie Willmott  80' CM 15 Paul Carden  79' CM 25 Jai Reason LM 11 Courtney Pitt  61' CF 9 Scott Rendell CF 27 Lee Phillips Substitutes: MF 4 Daryl McMahon MF 8 Andy Parkinson  61' MF 10 Jon Challinor  79' FW 21 Chris Holroyd  80' FW 28 Danny Crow Manager: Gary Brabin

GK 1 Michael Poke RB 7 Lee Mansell CB 6 Chris Todd CB 5 Chris Robertson LB 3 Kevin Nicholson RM 15 Wayne Carlisle  90' CM 11 Nicky Wroe CM 14 Chris Hargreaves LM 19 Danny Stevens  84' CF 8 Tim Sills CF 9 Elliot Benyon  86' Substitutes: GK 23 Martin Rice MF 12 Tyrone Thompson  86' MF 16 Lee Hodges  84' MF 18 Mustapha Carayol  90' FW 17 Matt Green Manager: Paul Buckle

Match rules: 90 minutes. 30 minutes of extra time if necessary. Penalty shoot-out if scores still level. Five named substitutes Maximum of three substitutions.