2008 Football League Two play-off Final
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| Date | 26 May 2008 | ||||||
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| Venue | Wembley Stadium, London | ||||||
| Man of the Match | Anthony Pilkington, | ||||||
| Referee | Stuart Attwell | ||||||
| Attendance | 35,715 | ||||||
| Weather | Rain, Windy | ||||||
The 2008 Football League Two play-off Final, also known as the 2008 Coca-Cola League Two play-off Final due to sponsorship from Coca-Cola, was a football match played at Wembley Stadium on 26 May 2008, at the end of the 2007–08 season.
It was the fourth League two play-off final since the Football League's 2004 rebranding and the 22nd play-off final in all at the fourth level of English football. The match determined the fourth and final team to gain promotion from League Two to League One, and was contested by and Rochdale.
Both teams also had excellent run-ins during the regular season, County had, in fact, gained 55 points from their final 24 games, losing just three and finish the season in fourth place with 82 points. While Rochdale picked up 45 points for their final 24 games and finished the season in fifth place with 80 points.
reached the final by defeating Wycombe Wanderers over the two-legged semi final. In the first game at Adams Park, Stockport went 1–0 down after a mistake from allowed Delroy Facey to score on the stroke of half- time. In the second half Stockport came close and finally equalised on 82 minutes when Stephen Gleeson volleyed home a key away goal for Stockport. In the return leg at Edgeley Park Stockport confirmed their place in the play off final with a 1–0 win. Liam Dickinson scored the only goal of this game in the 6th minute after a solo run from the halfway line to tap the ball past Frank Fielding in the Wycombe goal
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