The 2010 Conference Premier play-off final, known as the 2010 Blue Square Premier play-off final for sponsorship purposes, was a football match between Oxford United and York City on 16 May 2010 at Wembley Stadium in London. It was the eighth Conference Premier play-off final and the fourth to be played at Wembley Stadium. The 2010 Final set a new Conference Premier play-off final attendance record of 42,669 (158 more than the existing record set by Cambridge United and Exeter City two seasons before) with ticket sales suggesting Oxford brought over 33,000 of these.
Oxford won the match 3–1 to secure promotion to League Two, thus returning to the Football League after a four-year absence.
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GK 21 Ryan ClarkeRB 2 Damian Batt CB 6Mark CreightonCB 14 Jake WrightLB 18Anthony TonkinRM 4Dannie BulmanCM 7 Adam Chapman (Man of the Match) LM 11 Simon ClistFW 10Jack Midson FW 9James Constable (c)FW 24 Matt Green Substitutes:GK 1Billy TurleyDF 3 Kevin SandwithMF 15Alfie Potter DF 16Rhys Day MF 20 Sam Deering Manager:Chris Wilder GK 24 Michael Ingham (c)RB 2Ben PurkissCB 5 David McGurkCB 26Luke GrahamLB 3 James MeredithRM 12 Alex Lawless CM 14Neil Barrett CM 17Levi MackinLM 23Chris Carruthers FW 16Richard BrodieFW 15 Michael Rankine Substitutes:GK 13Josh MimmsFW 9Michael Gash DF 6Daniel ParslowDF 21Djoumin Sangaré MF 28Courtney Pitt Manager:Martin Foyle
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