2009 Football League Trophy final

April 2014 April 2014 2009 Football League Trophy Final Luton Town Football League Trophy 2009.png 260 Luton Town staff and players celebrate their victory A scene of unmitigated jubilation. Viewed from the right, a crowd of men in a varying assortment of grey suits, navy tracksuits and white, orange and navy soccer attire celebrate together on a podium, many of them brandishing potent bottles of champagne. Some of the men wear straw boaters marked with white, orange and navy ribbons. One of the champagne bottles, which apparently was uncorked rather over-enthusiastically, can be seen in mid-air flying off the front of the podium, its contents flowing forth vigorously. 2008–09 Football League Trophy Luton Town 3 Scunthorpe United 2 after extra time 5 April 2009 Wembley Stadium London Kevin Nicholls (Luton Town) Phil Crossley (Kent) 55,378 2008 2010 The 2009 Football League Trophy Final was the 26th final of the domestic football cup competition for teams from Football Leagues One and Two, the Football League Trophy. The final was played at Wembley Stadium in London on 5 April 2009, the second time that the final had been staged at the stadium since it was rebuilt. The match was contested between Luton Town and Scunthorpe United. Luton won the match 3–2 with Claude Gnakpa scoring the winner five minutes into extra-time.http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/7975143.stm Luton 3–2 Scunthorpe BBC Sport British Broadcasting Corporation 5 April 2009 14 May 2009 Luton's victory was a single positive note in an otherwise terrible season for the club. They started the season with a 30-point deduction imposed by the Football League and Football Association for various financial irregularities, despite the fact that these misdemeanours were carried out by the club's previous owners who had not been in charge since January 2008.http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/l/luton_town/7500435.stm Luton to face 30-points deduction BBC Sport British Broadcasting Corporation 10 July 2008 14 May 2009 Despite accumulating enough points to mathematically remain in League Two, they were twelve points from safety when the final was played and were ultimately relegated out of the Football League.Mike Stafford https://www.theguardian.com/football/2009/apr/05/johnsons-paint-trophy-luton-scunthorpe Luton get the last laugh with victory in the 'Paint Pot final' The Guardian 5 April 2009 14 May 2009 They became the first club to win the Football League Trophy and suffer relegation from the Football League in the same season. As the competition is usually only contested by teams from Leagues One and Two, it was uncertain whether Luton could defend their trophy.http://soccernet.espn.go.com/news/story?id=634643&&cc=5739 Luton hope to defend trophy even if relegated ESPN Soccernet ESPN 6 April 2009 14 May 2009 26 May 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110526014807/http://soccernet.espn.go.com/news/story?id=634643&&cc=5739 dead On 15 June 2009, Luton's request to play in the competition in 2009–10 was denied by the Football League. Luton consider Trophy ban appeal http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/l/luton_town/8101738.stm BBC Sport 15 June 2009 3 January 2010 Background Luton and Scunthorpe went into the match in vastly different positions. Scunthorpe were in the play-off positions in League One and hoping to secure both promotion to the Football League Championship and claim the Football League Trophy in the same season.http://www.scunthorpe-united.co.uk/page/MatchReport/0,,10442~44994,00.html 2009-03-28, Scunthorpe 3–0 Colchester Scunthorpe United 14 May 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090505112536/http://www.scunthorpe-united.co.uk/page/MatchReport/0%2C%2C10442~44994%2C00.html 5 May 2009 live Luton, on the other hand, were bottom of The Football League and facing relegation into non-League football, having been given a 30-point deduction at the beginning of the season for financial irregularities. Both teams were playing in their first Football League Trophy final. Match details 5 April 2009 13:15 BST Luton Town 3–2 y Report Scunthorpe United Martin 32Craddock 70Gnakpa 95 Hooper 14McCann 88 Wembley Stadium, London 55,378 Phil Crossley (Kent) _borderonwhite _lutonhome08 _borderonwhite FF3300 FFFFFF FF3300 000033 FFFFFF Luton Town _whiteborder _bluesleevelinesandsides _whiteborder 970045 970045 970045 970045 970045 Scunthorpe United GK 1 ENG Dean BrillRB 15ENG Ed Asafu-AdjayeCB 20ENG Michael SpillaneCB 6 ENG George PilkingtonLB 11IRL Lewis EmanuelRM 8 ENG Kevin Nicholls (c) 29CM 4 IRL Keith KeaneCM 16ENG Rossi Jarvis 117LM 14ENG Asa HallCF 18ENG Chris Martin 67CF 24ENG Tom Craddock 85Substitutes:GK 35ENG David ButtonDF 2 FRA Claude Gnakpa 85DF 3 ENG Sol DavisDF 5 ENG Ian RoperFW 9 ENG Sam Parkin 117Manager:ENG Mick Harford GK 1 IRL Joe MurphyRB 6 IRL Cliff Byrne (c)CB 26ENG Krystian Pearce 85CB 15ENG David MirfinLB 3 ENG Marcus WilliamsRM 7 ENG Matt Sparrow 77CM 31ENG Henri LansburyCM 17NIR Grant McCannLM 23ENG Kevan Hurst 63CF 10ENG Gary HooperCF 9 ENG Paul HayesSubstitutes:GK 22ENG Josh LillisMF 16ENG Martyn Woolford 77MF 18ENG Sam Togwell 63MF 24ENG Andrew Wright 93 85FW 30ENG Ben MayManager:ENG Nigel Adkins MATCH OFFICIALS Assistant referees: Dave McCallum (Tyne & Wear) David Unsworth (Greater Manchester) Fourth official: Richard Beeby (Northamptonshire)MATCH RULES 90 minutes 30 minutes of extra-time if necessary Penalty shoot-out if scores still level Five named substitutes, of which up to three may be used Protests During the match, many of Luton's 40,000 fans unfurled flags featuring the slogans "Thanks for Sweet FA" and "The FA & Football League – Killing Small Clubs Since 1992" in protest at the actions taken against the club from the footballing authorities.David McVay https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/leagues/leagueone/scunthorpe/5111031/Defiant-Luton-celebrates-trophy-win-with-final-protest.html Defiant Luton celebrates trophy win with final protest Telegraph Online The Daily Telegraph 5 April 2009 14 May 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090607040106/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/leagues/leagueone/scunthorpe/5111031/Defiant-Luton-celebrates-trophy-win-with-final-protest.html 7 June 2009 dead Football League chairman Lord Mawhinney was widely booed, among other less savoury chants, for his part in the club's demise.Tom Dart http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/sport/football/football_league/article6040347.ece Luton Town find pot of gold at last Times Online The Times 6 May 2009 14 May 2009 LondonSeptember 2024 medicmedic Route to the final Football League Trophy 2008–09 Luton Town Round 1 (South)received byeRound 2 (South)Luton Town2–2Brentford  (Luton Town won 4–3 on penalties)Quarter-finals (South)Walsall0–1Luton TownSemi-finals (South)Luton Town1–0Colchester UnitedFinal (South, 1st leg)Brighton & Hove Albion0–0Luton TownFinal (South, 2nd leg)Luton Town1–1Brighton & Hove Albion  (1–1 on aggregate. Luton Town won 4–3 on penalties) Scunthorpe United Round 1 (North)Scunthorpe United2–1Notts CountyRound 2 (North)Scunthorpe United2–1Grimsby TownQuarter-finals (North)Scunthorpe United1–0RochdaleSemi-finals (North)Scunthorpe United2–1Tranmere RoversFinal (North, 1st leg)Scunthorpe United2–0Rotherham UnitedFinal (North, 2nd leg)Rotherham United0–1Scunthorpe United  (Scunthorpe United won 3–0 on aggregate) Post-match Luton manager Mick Harford paid tribute to his players, saying "the players knew when they came to the club that they could be non-League players next season. They put their necks on the line. Today their camaraderie, spirit and togetherness was there for all to see." He also praised the "special" Luton fans, saying "They've had it tough down the years, with [the club] being in and out of administration and having sanctions put upon them. We have the second-highest league attendance in League Two and the highest away following, and they've turned out again today."http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/l/luton_town/7984642.stm Harford praises Luton's character BBC Sport British Broadcasting Corporation 5 April 2009 14 May 2009 Scunthorpe manager Nigel Adkins congratulated Luton on their victory but also lamented his own side's shortcomings, saying after the match "Credit to Luton. I congratulate Mick Harford, but we have to learn from this negative experience and use it in a positive way. I will make sure [the players] will remember this because it's not nice... We will draw a line under it and make sure we come back to Wembley in the play-off final – and make sure we win." Luton were relegated on 13 April 2009, only a week after their Football League Trophy victory. Their relegation was confirmed when they could only manage a draw against Chesterfield, while the only club they could catch, Grimsby Town, won against Notts County.Mike Stafford https://www.theguardian.com/football/2009/apr/13/football-league-luton-town-relegation Football League round-up The Guardian 13 April 2009 14 May 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090416042223/http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2009/apr/13/football-league-luton-town-relegation 16 April 2009 live Cliff Byrne secured a place in the League One play-offs for Scunthorpe at the expense of Tranmere Rovers with a goal two minutes from the end of their final game.Bob Williams https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/leagues/leagueone/5264569/Cliff-Byrne-secures-play-off-spot-for-Scunthorpe-United.html Cliff Byrne secures play-off spot for Scunthorpe Telegraph Online The Daily Telegraph 2 May 2009 14 May 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090506064553/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/leagues/leagueone/5264569/Cliff-Byrne-secures-play-off-spot-for-Scunthorpe-United.html 6 May 2009 dead They returned to Wembley for the League One play-off final and won promotion in May, beating Millwall 3–2. References External links Football League website http://www.football-league.co.uk/page/JPTNewsDetail/0,,10794~1613379,00.html Team line-ups on Football League website 14 May 2009 https://archive.today/20121223105418/http://www.football-league.co.uk/page/JPTNewsDetail/0,,10794~1613379,00.html 23 December 2012 bot: unknown dmy-all Soccerbase match detailsApril 2019 InternetArchiveBot yes Category:EFL Trophy finals Football League Trophy Final 2009 Football League Trophy Final 2009 Football League Trophy Final Category:2008–09 in English men's football cups Category:EFL Trophy seasons Category:Sports events at Wembley Stadium Category:April 2009 sports events in the United Kingdom