Saturday, May 07, 2011

Late Goal Salvages Road Draw For Playoff-Bound Stanley In Season Finale

At Burton upon Trent, England:


Dean Winnard equalized at 84 minutes as Accrington Stanley, already bound for the English League Two promotion playoffs, gained a 1-1 regular-season-concluding Saturday road draw with Burton Albion.  Russell Penn scored at 46 minutes for the Brewers.  Stanley will take on Stevenage in one two-match semifinal series while Shrewsbury town battle Toquay United in the other semifinal.  The winners will play each other at London's Wembley stadium for the right to join already-promoted Chesterfield, Bury, and Wycombe Wanderers in League One next season.


On the other end of the scale, Lincoln City and Stockport County have been relegated out of the Football League and into the English Conference. 

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