2005 Conference National play-off final

September 2023 November 2017 November 2017 2005 Football Conference play-off final 2004–05 Football Conference Stevenage Borough 0 Carlisle United 1 14 May 2005 Britannia Stadium Stoke-on-Trent Derek Holmes (Carlisle United) Jonathan Moss (West Yorkshire) 13,422 2004 2006 The 2005 Football Conference play-off final took place on 14 May 2005 and was contested between Stevenage Borough and Carlisle United.NATIONWIDE CONFERENCE 2004/05 https://www.footballsite.co.uk/Statistics/NonLeagueTables/Con2004-05.htm 7 September 2023 Footballsite.co.uk It was held at the Britannia Stadium, Stoke and had an attendance of 13,422. Match Summary Carlisle had the first major chance when the ball fell to Derek Holmes 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 equalising goal 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 down Carlisle and it was they who won and gained promotion back to the Football League at first invitation. Details 14 May 2005 19:30 BST Stevenage Borough 0–1 Report Carlisle United Murphy 23 Britannia Stadium, Stoke-on-Trent 13,422 Jonathan Moss (West Yorkshire) GK 1 Alan JulianDF 2 Michael Warner DF 5 Jason Goodliffe (c) 81DF 6 Barry Laker 52DF 25Ronnie HenryMF 15Dannie BulmanMF 33Justin GregoryMF 7 Jon BradyFW 9 Dino MaamriaFW 37Anthony EldingFW 27Darryn Stamp 66Substitutes:GK 17Mark WestheadMF 4 Rob QuinnMF 23Simon Weatherstone 81MF 21George Boyd 52FW 20Jon Nurse 66Manager:Graham Westley GK 1 Matt GlennonDF 3 Tom CowanDF 6 Kevin Gray (c)DF 21Danny LiveseyDF 16David BeharallMF 17Chris LumsdonMF 7 Brendan McGill MF 8 Chris BillyMF 4 Peter Murphy FW 25Glenn Murray 71FW 9 Derek Holmes 86Substitutes:GK 20Keiren WestwoodDF 2 Paul ArnisonMF 28Adam MurrayFW 23Magno Vieira 71FW 19Karl Hawley 86Manager:Paul Simpson 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. References Play-off Final Play-off Final 2005 Play-off Final 2005 Category:National League (English football) play-off finals Conference National Playoff Final 2005 Conference Premier play-off final