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2020 EFL League Two play-off final
Wembley Stadium, illuminated
Report
Event2019–20 EFL League Two
Date29 June 2020
VenueWembley Stadium, London
RefereeMichael Salisbury
Attendance0
2019
2021

The 2020 EFL League Two play-off Final was a football match played at Wembley Stadium on 29 June 2020. With Swindon Town, Crewe Alexandra and Plymouth Argyle occupying the top three positions in 2019–20 EFL League Two to gain promotion to 2020–21 EFL League One, it was between Exeter City and Northampton Town.

The match was played behind closed doors to comply with restrictions during the coronavirus pandemic. It was thought to be the first ever competitive game behind closed doors at Wembley and was Northampton Town’s first appearance at the stadium since the 2013 Football League Two play-off Final.

Route to the final[]

Main article: 2019–20 EFL League Two

Note: In all results below, the score of the finalist is given first (H: home; A: away).

Exeter City Round Northampton Town
Final league position
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts PPG
4 Cheltenham Town 36 17 13 6 52 27 +25 64 1.78
5 Exeter City 37 18 11 8 53 43 +10 65 1.76
6 Colchester United 37 15 13 9 52 37 +15 58 1.57
7 Northampton Town 37 17 7 13 54 40 +14 58 1.57
Opponent Agg. 1st leg 2nd leg Play-offs Opponent Agg. 1st leg 2nd leg
Colchester United 3–2 0–1 (A) 3–1 (a.e.t.) (H) Semi-finals Cheltenham Town 3–2 0–2 (H) 3–0 (A)

Details[]

29 June 2020
19:30 BST
Exeter City 0–4 Northampton Town Wembley Stadium, London
Attendance: 0
Referee: Michael Salisbury
Report Watson Goal 11'
Morton Goal 31'
Hoskins Goal 80'
Williams Goal 89'
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Exeter City
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Northampton Town
GK 23 Jonny Maxted
CB 2 Pierce Sweeney Substituted off in the 82nd minute 82'
CB 5 Aaron Martin Booked in the 86th minute 86'
CB 21 Dean Moxey Red card 59'
RM 11 Randell Williams
CM 25 Jake Taylor
CM 4 Nigel Atangana Substituted off in the 61st minute 61'
LM 20 Jayden Richardson Substituted off in the 51st minute 51'
AM 8 Nicky Law
CF 12 Ryan Bowman
CF 18 Alex Fisher Substituted off in the 51st minute 51'
Substitutes:
GK 1 Lewis Ward
DF 15 Tom Parkes Substituted on in the 51st minute 51'
MF 7 Lee Martin
MF 22 Jack Sparkes Substituted on in the 61st minute 61'
MF 24 Brennan Dickenson Substituted on in the 82nd minute 82'
MF 27 Archie Collins Substituted on in the 51st minute 51'
FW 14 Nicky Ajose
FW 17 Matt Jay
FW 35 Ben Seymour
Manager:
Matt Taylor
GK 25 Steve Arnold
CB 5 Charlie Goode
CB 6 Jordan Turnbull
CB 16 Scott Wharton Booked in the 4th minute 4'
RM 10 Nicky Adams Substituted off in the 31st minute 31'
CM 4 Alan McCormack Substituted off in the 74th minute 74'
CM 7 Sam Hoskins
LM 23 Michael Harriman
AM 8 Ryan Watson Booked in the 54th minute 54' Substituted off in the 88th minute 88'
CF 19 Vadaine Oliver Substituted off in the 74th minute 74'
CF 39 Callum Morton Substituted off in the 88th minute 88'
Substitutes
GK 1 David Cornell
DF 3 Joe Martin
MF 14 Chris Lines
MF 20 Matt Warburton
MF 21 James Olayinka Substituted on in the 74th minute 74'
MF 44 Paul Anderson Substituted on in the 88th minute 88'
MF 45 Mark Marshall Substituted on in the 31st minute 31'
FW 9 Harry Smith Substituted on in the 74th minute 74'
FW 11 Andy Williams Substituted on in the 88th minute 88'
Manager:
Keith Curle

Assistant referees:
George Byrne
Matthew Jones
Fourth official:
Leigh Doughty

Match rules

  • 90 minutes
  • 30 minutes of extra time if necessary
  • Penalty shoot-out if scores still level
  • Nine named substitutes
  • Maximum of five substitutions, with a sixth allowed in extra time
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