2014 Conference Premier play-off final
|  Wembley Stadium hosted the final | |||||||
| Event | 2013–14 Football Conference | ||||||
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| Date | 18 May 2014 | ||||||
| Venue | Wembley Stadium, London | ||||||
| Man of the Match | Ryan Donaldson (Cambridge United) | ||||||
| Referee | Peter Bankes | ||||||
| Attendance | 19,613 | ||||||
The 2014 Conference Premier play-off final, known as the 2014 Skrill Premier play-off final for sponsorship reasons, was a football match between Cambridge United and Gateshead on 18 May 2014 at Wembley Stadium in London.[1] It was the twelfth Conference Premier play-off final.
Cambridge secured a place in the final after beating F.C. Halifax Town 2–1 on aggregate.[2] Gateshead's place was secured after beating Grimsby Town 4–2 over two legs.[3] This was Cambridge United's 3rd Conference play-off final after losing in 2008 and 2009 and Gateshead's first ever Conference play-off final and their first ever visit to Wembley Stadium.
Cambridge United won the game 2–1 and were promoted to the 2014–15 Football League Two.
Route to the final
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | 
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| 2 | Cambridge United | 46 | 23 | 13 | 10 | 72 | 35 | +37 | 82 | 
| 3 | Gateshead | 46 | 22 | 13 | 11 | 72 | 50 | +22 | 79 | 
| 4 | Grimsby Town | 46 | 22 | 12 | 12 | 65 | 46 | +19 | 78 | 
| 5 | F.C. Halifax Town | 46 | 22 | 11 | 13 | 85 | 58 | +27 | 77 | 
Semi-finals
- First leg
| 30 April 2014 | F.C. Halifax Town | 1–0 | Cambridge United | The Shay, Halifax | 
| 19:45 | Gregory  83' (pen.) | Report | Attendance: 3,668 Referee: Simon Bennett | 
| 1 May 2014 | Grimsby Town | 1–1 | Gateshead | Blundell Park, Cleethorpes | 
| 19:45 | Disley  24' | Report | Larkin  7' | Attendance: 5,234 Referee: Chris Kavanagh | 
- Second leg
| 4 May 2014 | Cambridge United | 2–0 (2–1 agg.) | F.C. Halifax Town | Abbey Stadium, Cambridge | 
| 13:30 | Sam-Yorke  11', 38' | Report | Attendance: 6,262 Referee: Darren Handley | 
| 4 May 2014 | Gateshead | 3–1 (4–2 agg.) | Grimsby Town | Gateshead International Stadium, Gateshead | 
| 16:30 | Marwood  22', 84' O'Donnell  90+4' | Report | Disley  60' | Attendance: 8,144 Referee: Kevin Johnson | 
Match
Details
| Cambridge United | 2–1 | Gateshead | 
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| Hughes  51' Donaldson  71' | BBC Report | Lester  80' | 
|        Cambridge United |       Gateshead | 
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References
- ^ "Football Conference Play-off & Promotion Final Dates – 2013/2014". Football Conference. Archived from the original on 7 February 2014. Retrieved 4 May 2014.
- ^ "Cambridge United 2–0 Halifax Town (agg 2–1)". BBC Sport. Retrieved 4 May 2014.
- ^ "Gateshead 3–1 Grimsby Town (agg 4–2)". BBC Sport. Retrieved 4 May 2014.
- ^ "Conference play-off final: Cambridge United 2–1 Gateshead — as it happened". The Guardian. London. 18 May 2014. Retrieved 19 May 2014.


