1998 Football League Third Division play-off Final


The 1998 Football League Third Division play-off final was a football match contested by Colchester United and Torquay United on 22 May 1998 at Wembley Stadium to decide the third team to be promoted from Third Division to Second Division for the 1998–99 season.
Under Third Division play-off rules, the final is contested by the two teams which secured an aggregate victory over two-legged semi-finals, with the team that finished seventh in the league table having played fourth place, and sixth place having played fifth place.

Route to the final

Semi-finals

;First leg
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;Second leg
Colchester United won 3–2 on aggregate.
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Torquay United won 7–2 on aggregate.

Match

Details

Match rules: