The 2008 Football League Championship play-off Final was contested between Bristol City and Hull City. The match was won by Hull City through a 38th minute goal from Dean Windass. The victory meant that this was the first time in the history of Hull City that they would be competing in the top flight of English Football. The match took place on 24 May 2008 in Wembley Stadium, London.
Route to the final
Hull City had finished the 2007–08 season in third place in the Championship, while Bristol City finished fourth. Both teams thus missed out on the two automatic promotion places—these went to champions West Bromwich Albion and runners-up Stoke City—and instead took part in the play-offs to determine the third promoted team.[1] In the play-off semi-finals, Hull beat sixth-placed Watford 2–0 away in the first leg,[2] and also won the second leg at home, by a 4–1 scoreline.[3] Bristol City meanwhile faced fifth-placed team Crystal Palace, winning the first leg 2–1.[4] Crystal Palace led the second leg 1–0 after the regulation 90 minutes to level the aggregate scores and force the tie into extra time. Bristol City scored twice in the overtime period to progress 4–2 on aggregate.[5]
Match summary
Post-match
Match details
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MATCH RULES
- 90 minutes.
- 30 minutes of extra-time if necessary.
- Penalty shootout if scores still level.
- 5 named substitutes.
- Maximum of 3 substitutions.
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References
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