1993 Football League First Division play-off Final
The 1993 Football League First Division play-off Final was played on 31 May 1993 at Wembley Stadium, London. The match was to determine the third and final team to gain promotion from the second tier of English football to the Premiership. Swindon took a 3–0 lead as they scored three goals in eleven minutes either side of half time. Leicester’s Julian Joachim scored four minutes later, and with further goals from Steve Walsh and Steve Thompson, the score was level at 3–3. With six minutes of the match remaining, the referee David Elleray awarded Swind on a penalty which was converted by Paul Bodin, securing a 4–3 victory. The win saw Swindons promoted to the top tier ofEnglish football
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The 1993 Football League First Division play-off Final was played on 31 May 1993 at Wembley Stadium, London. The match was to determine the third and final team to gain promotion from the second tier of English football to the Premiership. Swindon took a 3–0 lead as they scored three goals in eleven minutes either side of half time. Leicester’s Julian Joachim scored four minutes later, and with further goals from Steve Walsh and Steve Thompson, the score was level at 3–3. With six minutes of the match remaining, the referee David Elleray awarded Swind on a penalty which was converted by Paul Bodin, securing a 4–3 victory. The game was estimated to be worth around £5 million to the successful team. Leicester ended their next season in fourth place in the First Division and secured promotion with a 2–1 win over Derby County in the play-offs final. In their following season, SwindOn finished bottom of the Premiership and were relegated back to the secondtier having conceded a record 100 goals. The win saw Swindons promoted to the top tier ofEnglish football for the first time in their club’s 73-year League history. Leicester City’s opponents were Portsmouth and Tranmere Rovers, the final place took place on 16-16 May 1993. The first leg of the semi-final was played at the County Ground, SwINDon, on 16 May 1993, and the second leg was played three days later at Prenton Park.
Portsmouth took the first leg 1–0 at Fratton Park, Fratton, on 20 May, with George McLoughlin scoring the only goal of the game. The second leg ended 1-0 to Portsmouth on 26 May. The final took place at Nottingham Forest’s home ground, the Filbert Street Ground, on 30 May, and was hosted at Nottingham City’s home stadium, the City Ground. Leicester won the match 3–2 on aggregate, and progressed to the final with a 5–4 aggregate victory. Leicester finished the season in fifth position while SwindON finished sixth. The winners of these semi-finals competed for the last place for the 1993–94 season in the Premiership, with Leicester City winning the final 3–1 on aggregate. The top two teams in the Football League first Division gained automatic promotion to the Premier League. SwINDON finished twelve points behind West Ham United and twenty behind league winners Newcastle United. Leicester were placed third in the league and took part in play-ups, along with Portsmouth and Tranmere Roers. The teams placed from third to sixth in the table took part in play off semi- finals. The last team to reach the final was Leicester City, who beat Derby County 2-1 in the final 2–0 on aggregate to win the final. The winner of the final would be crowned champions of the 1993-94 Premier League season. The winning team would then play in the 1994 FA Cup final against Manchester United.
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