James Coppinger scored a famous hat-trick as Doncaster booked a place at Wembley with a 5-0 win over Southend

A stunning hat-trick from James Coppinger inspired Doncaster to an emphatic 5-1 victory over Southend and booked a date with Yorkshire rivals Leeds in the Coca-Cola League One play-off final at Wembley.

Going into the encounter goalless after the first leg, the hosts flew out of the traps to all but put the tie beyond doubt with a 3-0 lead at the interval.

Rovers captain Brian Stock opened the scoring from the penalty spot after eight minutes while Southend skipper Adam Barrett put through his own net shortly after to put the home side firmly in control.

Coppinger contributed with a superb individual goal prior to the break, before adding an almost identical second at the other end seven minutes after the restart.

The midfielder then completed his treble with a sublime free-kick in the 79th minute, before Nicky Bailey registered a late consolation for Southend.

Shrimpers' James Walker missed a glorious chance to hand the visitors a dream lead after only eight minutes. Defender Simon Francis burst down the right and played an inch-perfect pass across the penalty area to the far post, but Walker could only cannon his effort against the crossbar.

And Southend were made to pay for the glaring miss when Stock fired home the opener from the penalty spot just three minutes later. Defender Peter Clarke was adjudged to have hauled down Jason Price in the area and Stock stepped up to coolly slot the spot kick straight down the middle.

The early breakthrough opened up the encounter and it was not long before Doncaster doubled their advantage. James Hayter crossed to Paul Green at the far post and he headed back across the face of goal, where Barrett could only bundle the ball into his own net after a mix-up in the visitors' defence.

The hosts all but booked their place at Wembley six minutes before the interval when midfielder Coppinger danced his way past three challenges to fire a low shot past the despairing Darryl Flahavan and make it an emphatic 3-0 at the break.

The hosts did not waste any time after the restart and Coppinger again jigged his way around a static Southend defence to rifle in a fourth and leave the visiting fans stunned. Coppinger's third from a set-piece added a gloss to the scoreline before Bailey fired home a consolation late on.