.jpg) The match took place at Wembley Stadium. | |||||||
| Event | 1992–93 Football League Third Division | ||||||
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| York City won 5–3 on penalties | |||||||
| Date | 29 May 1993 | ||||||
| Venue | Wembley Stadium, London | ||||||
| Referee | Allan Gunn (Sussex) | ||||||
| Attendance | 22,416 | ||||||
The 1993 Football League Third Division play-off final was an association football match which was played on 29 May 1993 at Wembley Stadium, London, between York City and Crewe Alexandra. It was to determine the fourth and final team to gain promotion from the Football League Third Division to the Second Division. The top three teams of the 1992–93 Football League Third Division, Cardiff City, Wrexham and Barnet, gained automatic promotion to the Second Division, while those placed from fourth to seventh place in the table took part in play-offs. The winners of the play-off semi-finals competed for the final place for the 1993–94 season in the Second Division. The losing semi-finalists were Walsall and Bury who had been defeated by Crewe Alexandra and York City respectively.
Allan Gunn was the referee for the match which was played in front of an attendance of 22,416. After a 0–0 draw at full-time, the match went into extra time, and York took the lead through a Gary Swann goal. However, Dave McKearney scored a penalty kick after Steve Tutill was adjudged to have handled the ball a minute before the end of time so the match had to be resolved in a penalty shootout. York won the shoot-out 5–3, with Gareth Whalley's spot kick being saved by York City's goalkeeper Dean Kiely.
York City's next season saw them finish in fifth position in the Second Division and qualify for the play-offs where they lost in the semi-finals 1–0 on aggregate to Stockport County. Crewe Alexandra ended their following season in third place in the Third Division and gained automatic promotion to the Second Division for the 1994–95 season.