1991 Football League play-offs

Football League play-offs
Season 1990–91
Champions Notts County
(Second Division)
Tranmere Rovers
(Third Division)
Torquay United
(Fourth Division)
Matches played 15
Goals scored 36 (2.4 per match)
Biggest home win Brighton 4–1 Millwall
(Second Division)
Biggest away win Millwall 1–2 Brighton
(Second Division)
Highest scoring Brighton 4–1 Millwall
(5 goals)
Highest attendance 59,940 – Brighton v Notts County
(Second Division final)
Lowest attendance 5,600 – Torquay v Burnley
(Fourth Division semi-final)
Average attendance 17,629
← 1990
1992 →

The Football League play-offs for the 1990–91 season were held in May and June 1991, with the finals taking place at Wembley Stadium. The play-off semi-finals were also played over two legs and were contested by the teams who finished in 3rd, 4th, 5th and 6th place in the Football League Second Division, the 4th, 5th, 6th and 7th placed teams in the Football League Third Division and the 3rd, 4th, 5th and 6th place teams in the Football League Fourth Division table. The winners of the semi-finals progressed through to the finals, with the winner of these matches gaining promotion for the following season.

Second Division

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
4Notts County 462311127655+2180
5Millwall 462013137051+1973
6Brighton & Hove Albion 46217186369–670
7Middlesbrough 46209176647+1969

Semi-finals

First leg
Brighton & Hove Albion 4–1 Millwall
Barham  40'
Small  53'
Walker  55'
Codner  60'		 Stephenson  14'
Attendance: 15,390
Referee: Keith Hackett
Middlesbrough 1–1 Notts County
Phillips  86' Turner  27'
Attendance: 22,343
Referee: Tony Ward
Second leg
Millwall 1–2 Brighton & Hove Albion
McGinlay  17' Codner  47'
Robinson  72'
Attendance: 17,370
Referee: John Martin

Brighton & Hove Albion won 6–2 on aggregate.

Notts County 1–0 Middlesbrough
Harding  78'
Attendance: 16,249

Notts County won 2–1 on aggregate.

Final

Brighton and Hove Albion 1–3 Notts County
Wilkins  89' Johnson  29', 59'
Regis  71'
Attendance: 59,940
Referee: David Elleray

Third Division

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
4Bolton Wanderers 462411116450+1483
5Tranmere Rovers 46239146446+1878
6Brentford 462113125947+1276
7Bury 462013136756+1173

Semi-finals

First leg
Bury 1–1 Bolton Wanderers
Lee  42' (pen.) Philliskirk  59' (pen.)
Attendance: 8,000
Brentford 2–2 Tranmere Rovers
Evans  13'
Godfrey  90'		 Cooper  52', 72'
Attendance: 9,330
Second leg
Bolton Wanderers 1–0 Bury
Philliskirk  45'
Attendance: 19,198

Bolton Wanderers won 2–1 on aggregate.

Tranmere Rovers 1–0 Brentford
Brannan  34'
Attendance: 11,438

Tranmere Rovers won 3–2 on aggregate.

Final

Bolton Wanderers 0–1 (a.e.t.) Tranmere Rovers
Malkin  98'
Attendance: 30,217
Referee: Keith Hackett

Fourth Division

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
5Blackpool 462310137847+3179
6Burnley 462310137051+1979
7Torquay United 461818106447+1772
8Scunthorpe United 462011157162+971

Semi-finals

First leg
Scunthorpe United 1–1 Blackpool
Lillis  77' Rodwell  57'
Attendance: 6,536
Torquay United 2–0 Burnley
Edwards  5'
Elliott  83'
Attendance: 5,600
Second leg
Blackpool 2–1 Scunthorpe United
Eyres  55', 66' Hill  38'
Attendance: 7,596

Blackpool won 3–2 on aggregate.

Burnley 1–0 Torquay United
Evans  90' (o.g.)
Attendance: 13,620

Torquay United won 2–1 on aggregate.

Final

Blackpool 2–2 (a.e.t.) Torquay United
Groves  7'
Curran  68' (o.g.)		 Saunders  28'
Edwards  37' (pen.)
Penalties
Rodwell
Taylor
Gore
Groves
Garner
Bamber 		4–5 Loram
M. Holmes
Saunders
P. Holmes
Myers
Howells
Attendance: 21,615
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