Sam Stockley
Encyclopedia
Samuel Joshua "Sam" Stockley (born 5 September 1977 in Tiverton) is an English
footballer currently playing for F.C. New York
in the USL Professional Division.
A youth player at Southampton
, he made his name at Barnet
in the late 1990s. A short time at Oxford United
was followed with a four year spell with Colchester United
. He then spent two seasons with Wycombe Wanderers
, before signing with Port Vale
in May 2008. He announced his retirement as a professional player in November 2009. However he returned to the game in 2010 with Hungarian side Ferencvárosi TC, before becoming a non-league player in England with Droylsden
via Telford United
in 2011.
A veteran of the English third and fourth tiers, he made 457 appearances in the Football League
between 1996 and 2010.
but was unable to break into the first team. He moved to Barnet
during the 1996–97 season and went on to make over 200 appearances for the club before moving to Oxford United
for a fee of £150,000 in July 2001. Unable to settle at Oxford, he was loaned out to Colchester United
at the start of the 2002-03 season, before moving permanently on a free transfer in October 2002. He made over 150 appearances for the club, including 58 of their 60 matches in the 2003-04 season, before moving on loan to Blackpool
late in the 2005–06 season.
After his release from Colchester, Stockley moved to Wycombe Wanderers
in July 2006. He spent the 2006-07 season as the club's regular right back, but he also filled in as centre back and sweeper during tactical changes. He lost his place at right back to Russell Martin
in the 2007–08 season but he was used as a left back on many occasions. In February 2008 he had a trial with American
club Dallas
.
Stockley left Wycombe and signed for Port Vale in May 2008, signing a two year deal. He was made Port Vale captain in July of that year. By mid-season Stockley found himself regularly on the Vale bench but said; "I think that Port Vale haven't seen the best of me yet, but I believe they will because I'm really happy here".
He managed to battle his way back into the first team and win back his captaincy during the latter part of the 2008–09 season. He admitted that at times in the season he had considered retirement but after winning back his first team spot he was enjoying his football.
He renegotiated his contract in August 2009 in order to gain more first team football in the 2009–10
season; a clause that entitled Stockley to a 12 month contract extension after fifty games was removed. He started the season fighting with new signing Adam Yates
for a regular place, but was transfer listed in late September, along with the entire Port Vale squad, after manager Micky Adams
saw his team slip to a third consecutive defeat. After twelve appearances in the campaign, the defender shocked Vale fans by announcing his retirement in November 2009, at the age of 32. He took the decision to retire on medical advice, having suffered an eye injury.
In January 2010 he came out of retirement to sign with Hungarian
club Ferencvárosi TC in a coaching capacity.
In January 2011 he joined Conference North
club Telford United
. However, without making a single first team appearance for the Bucks, Stockley signed for league rivals Droylsden
in February 2011 - to the frustration of Telford manager Andy Sinton
.
at Staffordshire University
during his time at Port Vale, hoping to pursue a career in the media upon his retirement as a player, specifically as a pitch-side reporter. He made appearances on Soccer AM
before he retired. During his time at Wycombe he also had his own column in the club programme
.
He has completed his coaching badges at 'C' level and had originally planned to go into management.
Stockley is currently the Director of Coaching at XL Soccer World in Raleigh, NC.
|1996–97||Barnet
||Third Division
||21||0||0||0||0||0||24||0
|-
|1997–98||Barnet
||Third Division
||41||0||1||0||4||0||49||0
|-
|1998–99||Barnet
||Third Division
||41||0||1||0||2||0||45||0
|-
|1999–00||Barnet
||Third Division
||34||0||0||0||2||0||39||0
|-
|2000–01||Barnet
||Third Division
||45||1||2||0||2||0||52||1
|-
|2001–02||Oxford United
||Third Division
||41||0||1||0||1||0||44||0
|-
|2002–03||Colchester United
||Second Division
||33||1||1||0||0||0||35||1
|-
|2003–04||Colchester United
||Second Division
||44||0||6||0||2||0||58||0
|-
|2004–05||Colchester United
||League One
||37||1||5||0||2||0||44||1
|-
|2005–06||Colchester United
||League One
||26||1||3||0||1||0||34||0
|-
|2005–06||Blackpool
||League One
||7||0||0||0||0||0||7||0
|-
|2006–07||Wycombe Wanderers
||League Two
||34||1||2||0||4||0||42||1
|-
|2007–08||Wycombe Wanderers
||League Two
||22||0||1||0||0||0||23||0
|-
|2008–09
||Port Vale
||League Two
||22||0||1||0||1||0||25||0
|-
|2009–10
||Port Vale
||League Two
||9||0||0||0||2||0||12||0
|-
|2009–10||Ferencvárosi TC||NB I||15||0||–||–||–||–||15||0
|-
|2010–11
||Ferencvárosi TC||NB I||4||0||–||–||–||–||4||0
|-
|2010–11
||Telford United
||Conference North
||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0
|-
|2010–11
||Droylsden
||Conference North
||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0
|-
457||6||24||0||23||0||533||6
19||0||–||–||–||–||19||0
476||6||24||0||23||0||552||6
Notes:
a. Football League Trophy
results included in totals.
b. Play-off games included in totals
with Blackpool
English people
The English are a nation and ethnic group native to England, who speak English. The English identity is of early mediaeval origin, when they were known in Old English as the Anglecynn. England is now a country of the United Kingdom, and the majority of English people in England are British Citizens...
footballer currently playing for F.C. New York
F.C. New York
F.C. New York is an American professional soccer team based in Queens, New York, United States. Founded in 2009, the team plays in the National Division of the new USL Professional Division, the third tier of the American Soccer Pyramid....
in the USL Professional Division.
A youth player at Southampton
Southampton F.C.
Southampton Football Club is an English football team, nicknamed The Saints, based in the city of Southampton, Hampshire. The club gained promotion to the Championship from League One in the 2010–2011 season after being relegated in 2009. Their home ground is the St Mary's Stadium, where the club...
, he made his name at Barnet
Barnet F.C.
Barnet Football Club is an English football team from High Barnet, London, England, currently playing in Football League Two. The ground is in the town of Barnet within the London Borough of Barnet....
in the late 1990s. A short time at Oxford United
Oxford United F.C.
Oxford United Football Club is an English association football club based in Oxford, Oxfordshire. The club play in League Two, following promotion from the Conference National in May 2010. The club had been a non-League side since their relegation from the Football League in the 2005–06 season. The...
was followed with a four year spell with Colchester United
Colchester United F.C.
Colchester United Football Club is an English football club based in Colchester. The club was formed in 1937, and briefly shared their old Layer Road home with now defunct side Colchester Town who had previously used the ground from 1910....
. He then spent two seasons with Wycombe Wanderers
Wycombe Wanderers F.C.
Wycombe Wanderers Football Club is an English professional football team from High Wycombe in Buckinghamshire, which has been promoted to Football League One after finishing third in Football League Two in the season 2010–11. The club's nicknames are "The Chairboys" and "The Blues", and they play...
, before signing with Port Vale
Port Vale F.C.
Port Vale Football Club is an English football club currently playing in Football League Two. They are based in Burslem, Staffordshire — one of six towns that make up the city of Stoke-on-Trent. The club's traditional rivals in the city are Stoke City, and games between the two clubs are known as...
in May 2008. He announced his retirement as a professional player in November 2009. However he returned to the game in 2010 with Hungarian side Ferencvárosi TC, before becoming a non-league player in England with Droylsden
Droylsden F.C.
Droylsden F.C. is an English football club based in Droylsden, near Manchester. As of the 2011–12 season, they play in the Conference North.-History:...
via Telford United
A.F.C. Telford United
A.F.C. Telford United are an English football club based in Telford, Shropshire, playing in the Conference National league at the fifth level of the English football pyramid. The club plays its home matches in Wellington, which forms part of the new town of Telford...
in 2011.
A veteran of the English third and fourth tiers, he made 457 appearances in the Football League
The Football League
The Football League, also known as the npower Football League for sponsorship reasons, is a league competition featuring professional association football clubs from England and Wales. Founded in 1888, it is the oldest such competition in world football...
between 1996 and 2010.
Playing career
Stockley began his career as a trainee at SouthamptonSouthampton F.C.
Southampton Football Club is an English football team, nicknamed The Saints, based in the city of Southampton, Hampshire. The club gained promotion to the Championship from League One in the 2010–2011 season after being relegated in 2009. Their home ground is the St Mary's Stadium, where the club...
but was unable to break into the first team. He moved to Barnet
Barnet F.C.
Barnet Football Club is an English football team from High Barnet, London, England, currently playing in Football League Two. The ground is in the town of Barnet within the London Borough of Barnet....
during the 1996–97 season and went on to make over 200 appearances for the club before moving to Oxford United
Oxford United F.C.
Oxford United Football Club is an English association football club based in Oxford, Oxfordshire. The club play in League Two, following promotion from the Conference National in May 2010. The club had been a non-League side since their relegation from the Football League in the 2005–06 season. The...
for a fee of £150,000 in July 2001. Unable to settle at Oxford, he was loaned out to Colchester United
Colchester United F.C.
Colchester United Football Club is an English football club based in Colchester. The club was formed in 1937, and briefly shared their old Layer Road home with now defunct side Colchester Town who had previously used the ground from 1910....
at the start of the 2002-03 season, before moving permanently on a free transfer in October 2002. He made over 150 appearances for the club, including 58 of their 60 matches in the 2003-04 season, before moving on loan to Blackpool
Blackpool F.C.
Blackpool Football Club are an English football club founded in 1887 from the Lancashire seaside town of Blackpool. They are competing in the 2011–12 season of the The Championship, the second tier of professional football in England, having been relegated from the Premier League at the end of the...
late in the 2005–06 season.
After his release from Colchester, Stockley moved to Wycombe Wanderers
Wycombe Wanderers F.C.
Wycombe Wanderers Football Club is an English professional football team from High Wycombe in Buckinghamshire, which has been promoted to Football League One after finishing third in Football League Two in the season 2010–11. The club's nicknames are "The Chairboys" and "The Blues", and they play...
in July 2006. He spent the 2006-07 season as the club's regular right back, but he also filled in as centre back and sweeper during tactical changes. He lost his place at right back to Russell Martin
Russell Martin (footballer)
Russell Kenneth Alexander Martin is an English-born Scottish footballer, currently playing for Norwich City. He is a right-back. However he is capable of playing as a central defender.-Early career:...
in the 2007–08 season but he was used as a left back on many occasions. In February 2008 he had a trial with American
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
club Dallas
FC Dallas
FC Dallas is an American professional soccer club based in the Dallas suburb of Frisco, Texas which competes in Major League Soccer , the top professional soccer league in the United States of America and Canada...
.
Stockley left Wycombe and signed for Port Vale in May 2008, signing a two year deal. He was made Port Vale captain in July of that year. By mid-season Stockley found himself regularly on the Vale bench but said; "I think that Port Vale haven't seen the best of me yet, but I believe they will because I'm really happy here".
He managed to battle his way back into the first team and win back his captaincy during the latter part of the 2008–09 season. He admitted that at times in the season he had considered retirement but after winning back his first team spot he was enjoying his football.
He renegotiated his contract in August 2009 in order to gain more first team football in the 2009–10
2009–10 Football League
The Football League 2009–10, called the Coca-Cola Football League for sponsorship reasons, was the 110th completed season of the Football League. It began in August 2009 and concluded in May 2010, with the promotion play-off finals. The Football League is contested through three Divisions. The...
season; a clause that entitled Stockley to a 12 month contract extension after fifty games was removed. He started the season fighting with new signing Adam Yates
Adam Yates
Adam Paul Yates is an English footballer who plays for League Two side Port Vale as a full back. He is a former semi-pro international with England....
for a regular place, but was transfer listed in late September, along with the entire Port Vale squad, after manager Micky Adams
Micky Adams
Michael Richard "Micky" Adams is an English former professional footballer turned football manager who is in charge of League Two side Port Vale. As a player he was a full back, and made a total of 438 league appearances in a nineteen year professional career in the Football League, including five...
saw his team slip to a third consecutive defeat. After twelve appearances in the campaign, the defender shocked Vale fans by announcing his retirement in November 2009, at the age of 32. He took the decision to retire on medical advice, having suffered an eye injury.
In January 2010 he came out of retirement to sign with Hungarian
Hungary
Hungary , officially the Republic of Hungary , is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is situated in the Carpathian Basin and is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine and Romania to the east, Serbia and Croatia to the south, Slovenia to the southwest and Austria to the west. The...
club Ferencvárosi TC in a coaching capacity.
In January 2011 he joined Conference North
Conference North
The Conference North also known as Blue Square Bet North for sponsorship reasons, is a division of the Football Conference in England, taking its place immediately below the Conference National. Along with Conference South it is at Step 2 of the National League System and the sixth overall tier of...
club Telford United
A.F.C. Telford United
A.F.C. Telford United are an English football club based in Telford, Shropshire, playing in the Conference National league at the fifth level of the English football pyramid. The club plays its home matches in Wellington, which forms part of the new town of Telford...
. However, without making a single first team appearance for the Bucks, Stockley signed for league rivals Droylsden
Droylsden F.C.
Droylsden F.C. is an English football club based in Droylsden, near Manchester. As of the 2011–12 season, they play in the Conference North.-History:...
in February 2011 - to the frustration of Telford manager Andy Sinton
Andy Sinton
Andrew "Andy" Sinton born 19 March 1966 in Cramlington, Northumberland, is an English former professional footballer and current manager of A.F.C. Telford United...
.
Post-retirement plans
Stockley studied broadcast journalismBroadcast journalism
Broadcast journalism is the field of news and journals which are "broadcast", that is, published by electrical methods, instead of the older methods, such as printed newspapers and posters. Broadcast methods include radio , television , and, especially recently, the Internet generally...
at Staffordshire University
Staffordshire University
Staffordshire University is a university with its main campus based in the city of Stoke-on-Trent, and with other campuses in Stafford, Lichfield and Shrewsbury.- History :...
during his time at Port Vale, hoping to pursue a career in the media upon his retirement as a player, specifically as a pitch-side reporter. He made appearances on Soccer AM
Soccer AM
Soccer AM is a British Saturday-morning football-based comedy/talk show, predominantly based around the Premier League...
before he retired. During his time at Wycombe he also had his own column in the club programme
Football programme
The purchase of a football programme has long been part of the 'ritual' of attending a football match in Great Britain, along with a pint and/or a pie. Due to their initial expendible nature it took many decades for the format to gain respectability as a collectable...
.
He has completed his coaching badges at 'C' level and had originally planned to go into management.
Stockley is currently the Director of Coaching at XL Soccer World in Raleigh, NC.
Statistics
|-|1996–97||Barnet
Barnet F.C.
Barnet Football Club is an English football team from High Barnet, London, England, currently playing in Football League Two. The ground is in the town of Barnet within the London Borough of Barnet....
||Third Division
Football League Third Division
The Football League Third Division was the 3 tier of English Football from 1920 until 1992 when after the formation of the Football Association Premier League saw the league renamed The Football League Division Two...
||21||0||0||0||0||0||24||0
|-
|1997–98||Barnet
Barnet F.C.
Barnet Football Club is an English football team from High Barnet, London, England, currently playing in Football League Two. The ground is in the town of Barnet within the London Borough of Barnet....
||Third Division
Football League Third Division
The Football League Third Division was the 3 tier of English Football from 1920 until 1992 when after the formation of the Football Association Premier League saw the league renamed The Football League Division Two...
||41||0||1||0||4||0||49||0
|-
|1998–99||Barnet
Barnet F.C.
Barnet Football Club is an English football team from High Barnet, London, England, currently playing in Football League Two. The ground is in the town of Barnet within the London Borough of Barnet....
||Third Division
Football League Third Division
The Football League Third Division was the 3 tier of English Football from 1920 until 1992 when after the formation of the Football Association Premier League saw the league renamed The Football League Division Two...
||41||0||1||0||2||0||45||0
|-
|1999–00||Barnet
Barnet F.C.
Barnet Football Club is an English football team from High Barnet, London, England, currently playing in Football League Two. The ground is in the town of Barnet within the London Borough of Barnet....
||Third Division
Football League Third Division
The Football League Third Division was the 3 tier of English Football from 1920 until 1992 when after the formation of the Football Association Premier League saw the league renamed The Football League Division Two...
||34||0||0||0||2||0||39||0
|-
|2000–01||Barnet
Barnet F.C.
Barnet Football Club is an English football team from High Barnet, London, England, currently playing in Football League Two. The ground is in the town of Barnet within the London Borough of Barnet....
||Third Division
Football League Third Division
The Football League Third Division was the 3 tier of English Football from 1920 until 1992 when after the formation of the Football Association Premier League saw the league renamed The Football League Division Two...
||45||1||2||0||2||0||52||1
|-
|2001–02||Oxford United
Oxford United F.C.
Oxford United Football Club is an English association football club based in Oxford, Oxfordshire. The club play in League Two, following promotion from the Conference National in May 2010. The club had been a non-League side since their relegation from the Football League in the 2005–06 season. The...
||Third Division
Football League Third Division
The Football League Third Division was the 3 tier of English Football from 1920 until 1992 when after the formation of the Football Association Premier League saw the league renamed The Football League Division Two...
||41||0||1||0||1||0||44||0
|-
|2002–03||Colchester United
Colchester United F.C.
Colchester United Football Club is an English football club based in Colchester. The club was formed in 1937, and briefly shared their old Layer Road home with now defunct side Colchester Town who had previously used the ground from 1910....
||Second Division
Football League Second Division
From 1892 until 1992, the Football League Second Division was the second highest division overall in English football.This ended with the creation of the FA Premier League, prior to the start of the 1992–93 season, which caused an administrative split between The Football League and the teams...
||33||1||1||0||0||0||35||1
|-
|2003–04||Colchester United
Colchester United F.C.
Colchester United Football Club is an English football club based in Colchester. The club was formed in 1937, and briefly shared their old Layer Road home with now defunct side Colchester Town who had previously used the ground from 1910....
||Second Division
Football League Second Division
From 1892 until 1992, the Football League Second Division was the second highest division overall in English football.This ended with the creation of the FA Premier League, prior to the start of the 1992–93 season, which caused an administrative split between The Football League and the teams...
||44||0||6||0||2||0||58||0
|-
|2004–05||Colchester United
Colchester United F.C.
Colchester United Football Club is an English football club based in Colchester. The club was formed in 1937, and briefly shared their old Layer Road home with now defunct side Colchester Town who had previously used the ground from 1910....
||League One
Football League One
Football League One is the second-highest division of The Football League and third-highest division overall in the English football league system....
||37||1||5||0||2||0||44||1
|-
|2005–06||Colchester United
Colchester United F.C.
Colchester United Football Club is an English football club based in Colchester. The club was formed in 1937, and briefly shared their old Layer Road home with now defunct side Colchester Town who had previously used the ground from 1910....
||League One
Football League One
Football League One is the second-highest division of The Football League and third-highest division overall in the English football league system....
||26||1||3||0||1||0||34||0
|-
|2005–06||Blackpool
Blackpool F.C.
Blackpool Football Club are an English football club founded in 1887 from the Lancashire seaside town of Blackpool. They are competing in the 2011–12 season of the The Championship, the second tier of professional football in England, having been relegated from the Premier League at the end of the...
||League One
Football League One
Football League One is the second-highest division of The Football League and third-highest division overall in the English football league system....
||7||0||0||0||0||0||7||0
|-
|2006–07||Wycombe Wanderers
Wycombe Wanderers F.C.
Wycombe Wanderers Football Club is an English professional football team from High Wycombe in Buckinghamshire, which has been promoted to Football League One after finishing third in Football League Two in the season 2010–11. The club's nicknames are "The Chairboys" and "The Blues", and they play...
||League Two
Football League Two
Football League Two is the third-highest division of The Football League and fourth-highest division overall in the English football league system....
||34||1||2||0||4||0||42||1
|-
|2007–08||Wycombe Wanderers
Wycombe Wanderers F.C.
Wycombe Wanderers Football Club is an English professional football team from High Wycombe in Buckinghamshire, which has been promoted to Football League One after finishing third in Football League Two in the season 2010–11. The club's nicknames are "The Chairboys" and "The Blues", and they play...
||League Two
Football League Two
Football League Two is the third-highest division of The Football League and fourth-highest division overall in the English football league system....
||22||0||1||0||0||0||23||0
|-
|2008–09
2008–09 Port Vale F.C. season
The 2008–09 season was Port Vale's ninety-seventh season of football in the Football League, and first season in League Two, following their relegation from League One. After a poor start to the season manager Lee Sinnott was sacked in September, and was replaced by Dean Glover. Despite a brief...
||Port Vale
Port Vale F.C.
Port Vale Football Club is an English football club currently playing in Football League Two. They are based in Burslem, Staffordshire — one of six towns that make up the city of Stoke-on-Trent. The club's traditional rivals in the city are Stoke City, and games between the two clubs are known as...
||League Two
Football League Two
Football League Two is the third-highest division of The Football League and fourth-highest division overall in the English football league system....
||22||0||1||0||1||0||25||0
|-
|2009–10
2009–10 Port Vale F.C. season
The 2008–09 season was Port Vale's ninety-eighth season of football in the Football League, and second successive season in League Two. Micky Adams received plaudits for his first full season in charge. He took a squad of players that had previously been near the bottom of the division and made...
||Port Vale
Port Vale F.C.
Port Vale Football Club is an English football club currently playing in Football League Two. They are based in Burslem, Staffordshire — one of six towns that make up the city of Stoke-on-Trent. The club's traditional rivals in the city are Stoke City, and games between the two clubs are known as...
||League Two
Football League Two
Football League Two is the third-highest division of The Football League and fourth-highest division overall in the English football league system....
||9||0||0||0||2||0||12||0
|-
|2009–10||Ferencvárosi TC||NB I||15||0||–||–||–||–||15||0
|-
|2010–11
2010–11 Ferencvárosi TC season
The 2010-11 season will be Ferencvárosi TC's 108th competitive season, 2nd consecutive season in the Soproni Liga and 111th year in existence as a football club.-Team kit and logo:...
||Ferencvárosi TC||NB I||4||0||–||–||–||–||4||0
|-
|2010–11
2010–11 Football Conference
The 2010–11 Football Conference season was the seventh season with the Conference consisting of three divisions and the thirty-second season overall. The Conference covers the top two levels of Non-League football in England. The Conference National is the fifth highest level of the overall...
||Telford United
A.F.C. Telford United
A.F.C. Telford United are an English football club based in Telford, Shropshire, playing in the Conference National league at the fifth level of the English football pyramid. The club plays its home matches in Wellington, which forms part of the new town of Telford...
||Conference North
Conference North
The Conference North also known as Blue Square Bet North for sponsorship reasons, is a division of the Football Conference in England, taking its place immediately below the Conference National. Along with Conference South it is at Step 2 of the National League System and the sixth overall tier of...
||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0
|-
|2010–11
2010–11 Football Conference
The 2010–11 Football Conference season was the seventh season with the Conference consisting of three divisions and the thirty-second season overall. The Conference covers the top two levels of Non-League football in England. The Conference National is the fifth highest level of the overall...
||Droylsden
Droylsden F.C.
Droylsden F.C. is an English football club based in Droylsden, near Manchester. As of the 2011–12 season, they play in the Conference North.-History:...
||Conference North
Conference North
The Conference North also known as Blue Square Bet North for sponsorship reasons, is a division of the Football Conference in England, taking its place immediately below the Conference National. Along with Conference South it is at Step 2 of the National League System and the sixth overall tier of...
||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0
|-
457||6||24||0||23||0||533||6
19||0||–||–||–||–||19||0
476||6||24||0||23||0||552||6
Notes:
a. Football League Trophy
Football League Trophy
The Football League Trophy, currently known as the Johnstone's Paint Trophy for sponsorship reasons, is an annual English association football knock-out competition open to the 48 clubs in Football League One and Football League Two, the bottom two divisions in the four fully professional top...
results included in totals.
b. Play-off games included in totals
Honours
with Colchester United- Football League OneFootball League OneFootball League One is the second-highest division of The Football League and third-highest division overall in the English football league system....
runner-up: 2005–06
with Blackpool
- Football League OneFootball League OneFootball League One is the second-highest division of The Football League and third-highest division overall in the English football league system....
play-offFootball League One play-offsThe Football League One Playoffs are a series of playoff matches, contested by the teams finishing from 3rd to 6th in the NPower Football League One table to determine the third spot for promotion to the second tier of English football, the Championship....
winner: 20072007 Football League Two play-off FinalThe 2007 Football League Two play-off Final was a football match played at Wembley Stadium on 26 May 2007, at the end of the 2006–07 season. It was the third League Two play-off final since the Football League's 2004 rebranding, the 21st play-off final in all at the fourth level of English football...