2004 Football Conference play-off final

November 2017 November 2017 2004 Football Conference play-off final 2003–04 Football Conference Aldershot Town 1 Shrewsbury Town 1 Shrewsbury Town won 3–0 on penalties 16 May 2004 Britannia Stadium Stoke-on-Trent Keith Stroud (Hampshire) 19,216 2003 2005 The 2004 Football Conference play-off final took place on 16 May 2004 and was contested between Aldershot Town and Shrewsbury Town. It was held at the Britannia Stadium, Stoke-on-Trent. A crowd of 19,216 attended the game (a conference play-off final record at the time), with just over 12,000 travelling from Shropshire. Match Summary Aldershot had the first real chance of the game when Roscoe Dsane got on the end of a ball over the top of the defence and held off Shrews captain Darren Tinson, only to drag his shot wide. Jon Challinor then had a chance but failed to connect properly with Aaron McLean's cutback. At the other end it took a crucial intervention from Dominic Sterling to deny Jamie Tolley after a good surging run from the midfielder.Time Tunnel: Play-Off Final May 16th 2004 https://www.theshots.co.uk/time-tunnel-play-off-final-may-16th-2004/ Aldershot Town F.C. 16 May 2020 21 February 2024 Aldershot took the lead in the 36th minute when Shots captain Ray Warburton headed on a free kick and McLean powered the ball into the net. However Shrewsbury were level just minutes later, with Duane Darby smashing in an almost identical goal. In the second half the Shropshire side should have taken the lead when Luke Rodgers crossed for Ryan Lowe, who blazed over from inside the area. With the scores level at 1–1, silver goal extra time was required, and Lee Charles had a couple of chances to win it for the Shots. Ultimately the match needed a penalty shoot-out to be settled. After Rodgers had missed Shrewsbury's first kick, goalkeeper Scott Howie was the hero, saving all three of Aldershot's penalties while teammates Tolley, Jake Sedgemore and finally Trevor Challis scored theirs to send Shrewsbury back into the Football League.Shrewsbury back after year out https://www.irishexaminer.com/sport/soccer/arid-30147877.html Irish Examiner 16 May 2004 21 February 2024 Details 16 May 2004 13:00 BST Aldershot Town 1–1 yes Report Shrewsbury Town McLean 35 Darby 43 Britannia Stadium, Stoke-on-Trent 19,216 Keith Stroud (Hampshire) Sills Giles Gosling 0–3 Rodgers Tolley Sedgemore Challis GK 1 Nikki BullDF 16Simon Downer 66DF 6 Dominic Sterling DF 5 Ray Warburton (c)DF 37Will AntwiMF 8 Chris GilesMF 18Jamie GoslingMF 19Jon ChallinorMF 26Adam MillerFW 10Roscoe Dsane 86FW 11Aaron McLean 60Substitutes:GK 22Richard BarnardDF 3 Jason ChewinsDF 2 Dean Hooper 66FW 23Lee Charles 86FW 9 Tim Sills 60Manager:Terry Brown GK 25Scott HowieDF 15Trevor ChallisDF 5 Darren Tinson (c) 91DF 6 David Ridler MF 8 Jake SedgemoreMF 11Sam AistonMF 12Martin O'Connor 84MF 4 Jamie TolleyFW 17Ryan Lowe FW 18Duane Darby 93FW 9 Luke RodgersSubstitutes:GK 30Joe HartDF 27Lee Lawrence 91MF 21David EdwardsMF 29Kevin Street 84FW 10Colin Cramb 93Manager:Jimmy Quinn Match rules: 90 minutes. 30 minutes of silver-goal extra time if necessary. Penalty shoot-out if scores still level. Five named substitutes Maximum of three substitutions. References Play-off Final 2004 Play-off Final 2004 Play-off Final 2004 2004 Football Conference Play-off Final 2004 Football Conference play-off final