2009 Football League Two play-off final
The 2009 Football League Two play-off final was an association football match played at Wembley Stadium on 23 May 2009, to determine the fourth and final team to gain promotion from League Two, the fourth tier of the English football league system, in the 2008–09 season. Gillingham, who had finished fifth during the league season, faced Shrewsbury Town, who had finished seventh. The match was Shrewsbury's second appearance at the new Wembley Stadium and Gillingham's first, although both clubs had played at the previous stadium of the same name. The teams reached the final by defeating Rochdale and Bury respectively; the semi-final between Shrewsbury and Bury had to be decided by a penalty shoot-out.
The match was played at Wembley Stadium.
Shrewsbury's Chris Humphrey (pictured in 2016) had not played in the second leg of the semi-final but was selected for the final by manager Paul Simpson.
Shrewsbury's Graham Coughlan played a prominent role for his team in the first half.
Gillingham's Simeon Jackson scored the only goal of the game.
Gillingham Football Club is a professional association football club based in the town of Gillingham, Kent, England. The only Kent-based club in the Football League, the "Gills" play their home matches at Priestfield Stadium. The team competes in League Two, the fourth tier of the English football league system, in the 2023–24 season.
The official announcement of the club's change of name in 1913
Gillingham (blue shirts) in action in a match from the 1986–87 season
Gillingham fans at the 2000 Division Two play-off final
Exterior shot of Priestfield Stadium (Medway Stand)
