Man of the match Martyn Woolford hit a dramatic late winner as Scunthorpe United came from behind to win a pulsating Wembley Play-Off Final and clinch promotion back to the Coca-Cola Championship 12 months after being relegated.

Woolford set up right winger Matt Sparrow's early opener then, after striker Gary Alexander had scored twice to give Millwall the lead, the Iron left winger created a second goal for Sparrow before grabbing the winner five minutes from time.

Victory was sweet indeed for Nigel Adkins' team, who seven weeks earlier at Wembley had lost 3-2 to Luton Town in the Final of the Johnstone's Paint Trophy. Promotion, without question, more than made up for that disappointment.

The Iron made a great start to the Final by going ahead after just six minutes, Sparrow hammering the loose ball into the roof of the net after goalkeeper David Forde had dived to save Woolford's low 15 yard effort.

Striker Gary Hooper, whose clever back-heel had set Woolford up for his shot, went close to increasing the lead with a tightly angled 14th minute attempt that struck the outside of the near post.

As Millwall hit back central defender Zak Whitbread had an 18 yard snap-shot saved by keeper Joe Murphy. But in what was becoming an exciting end to end tussle, Forde then had to save bravely at the feet of Woolford.

Back came the Lions once more, however, and in the 31st minute Scunthorpe had a lucky escape when left winger David Martin's low cross was turned against his own post by midfielder Sam Togwell.

The Iron's luck ran out five minutes later, Alexander chesting down the ball and from a seemingly innocuous position just inside the touchline sending a 35 yard volley soaring over Murphy's despairing leap for the equaliser.

Within three minutes Alexander had done it again, this time putting Millwall in front as he met Martin's cross to send in a header that Murphy got his hands to but could not prevent from creeping over the line for the striker's 15th goal of the season.

The pace of the game slackened in the early stages of the second half, but that changed after Whitbread - perhaps inspired by Alexander's first goal - sent a 61st minute shot screaming over the bar from all of 40 yards.

Three minutes later Scunthorpe almost equalised, substitute Liam Trotter firing in a low volley that Forde blocked on the goal line and in the ensuing scramble striker Neil Harris had to head the ball out for a corner.

The Iron got the goal they wanted after 70 minutes and it was a cool finish by Sparrow, who after collecting a Woolford cross neatly side-stepped Forde to drive the ball home from eight yards.

If Alexander had been as composed six minutes later he would have been celebrating a hat-trick, but from substitute Chris Hackett's pin-point cross the striker sent his free header wide from seven yards.

That miss proved costly as Woolford, in the 85th minute, drilled in the winner with a 10 yard shot under the dive of Forde after Sparrow had turned midfielder Grant McCann's deep free-kick across the penalty area.

Millwall (4-4-2): Forde; Dunne, Craig, Whitbread, Frampton (Robinson 90); Grabban (Hackett 63), Abdou (Laird HT), Bolder, Martin; Alexander, Harris.

Substitutes not used: Pidgeley, Barron.

Scunthorpe 4-4-2): Murphy; Byrne, Crosby, Mirfin, Morris; Sparrow, McCann, Togwell (Trotter 56), Woolford; Hooper (Forte 80), Hayes.

Substitutes not used: Lillis, Wright, Thompson.