2004 Football Conference Play-off Final
The 2003–04 Football Conference Playoff Final took place on 16 May 2004 and was contested between Aldershot Town and Shrewsbury Town. It was held at the Britannia Stadium, Stoke-on-Trent. A crowd of 19,216 attended the game (a Conference Play-Off final record at the time), with just over 15,000 travelling from Shropshire.
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