2013 Football League play-offs

Football League play-offs
Season 2012–13
Champions Crystal Palace
(Championship)
Yeovil Town
(League One)
Bradford City
(League Two)
Matches played 15
Goals scored 36 (2.4 per match)
Biggest home win Watford 3–1 Leicester
(Championship)
Biggest away win Burton 1–3 Bradford
(League Two)
Highest scoring Brentford 3–3 Swindon
(6 goals)
Highest attendance 82,025 – Crystal Palace v Watford
(Championship Final)
Lowest attendance 5,955 – Cheltenham v Northampton
(League Two semi-final)
Average attendance 23,077
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The Football League play-offs for the 2012–13 season were held in May 2013 with all finals being staged at Wembley Stadium in London.

The play-off semi-finals were played over two legs, contested by the teams who finished in 3rd, 4th, 5th and 6th place in the Football League Championship and League One and the 4th, 5th, 6th and 7th-placed teams in the League Two table. The winners of the semi-finals advanced to the finals, with the winner of the final gaining promotion for the following season.

Background

The Football League play-offs have been held every year since 1987. They take place for each division following the conclusion of the regular season and are contested by the four clubs finishing below the automatic promotion places.

Championship

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
3Watford 46238158558+2777
4Brighton & Hove Albion 46191896943+2675
5Crystal Palace 461915127362+1172
6Leicester City 461911167148+2368

Semi-finals

First leg
Leicester City 1–0 Watford
Nugent  82' Report
Attendance: 29,650
Crystal Palace 0–0 Brighton & Hove Albion
Report
Attendance: 23,294
Second leg
Watford 3–1 Leicester City
Vydra  15', 65'
Deeney  90+7'		 Report Nugent  19'
Attendance: 16,142

Watford won 3–2 on aggregate.

Brighton & Hove Albion 0–2 Crystal Palace
Report Zaha  69', 88'
Attendance: 29,518

Crystal Palace won 2–0 on aggregate.

Final

Crystal Palace 1–0 (a.e.t.) Watford
Phillips  105+1' (pen.) Report
Attendance: 82,025

League One

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
3Brentford 46211696247+1579
4Yeovil Town 46238157156+1577
5Sheffield United 46191895642+1475
6Swindon Town 462014127239+3374

Semi-finals

First leg
Sheffield United 1–0 Yeovil Town
McFadzean  46' Report
Attendance: 15,262
Swindon Town 1–1 Brentford
Luongo  70' Report O'Connor  90+4' (pen.)
Attendance: 10,595
Referee: Geoff Eltringham
Second leg
Yeovil Town 2–0 Sheffield United
Dawson  6'
Upson  85'		 Report
Attendance: 8,152
Referee: Phil Gibbs

Yeovil Town won 2–1 on aggregate.

Brentford 3–3 (a.e.t.) Swindon Town
A. Rooney  24' (o.g.)
Donaldson  40', 47'		 Report A. Rooney  44'
Devera  57'
Flint  90+5'
Penalties
Saunders
Hayes
Dean
Craig
Forshaw 		5–4 Devera
Flint
Collins
Storey
Roberts
Attendance: 9,109
Referee: Nigel Miller

Brentford 4–4 Swindon Town on aggregate. Brentford won 5–4 on penalties.

Final

Brentford 1–2 Yeovil Town
Dean  51' Report Madden  6'
Burn  42'
Attendance: 41,955
Referee: Andy D'Urso

League Two

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
4Burton Albion 462210147165+676
5Cheltenham Town 462015115851+775
6Northampton Town 462110156455+973
7Bradford City 461815136352+1169

Semi-finals

First leg
Bradford City 2–3 Burton Albion
Wells  37' (pen.)
Thompson  75'		 Report Zola  22', 27'
Weir  44'
Attendance: 14,657
Referee: James Adcock
Northampton Town 1–0 Cheltenham Town
O'Donovan  26' Report
Attendance: 6,563
Referee: Mick Russell
Second leg
Burton Albion 1–3 Bradford City
Maghoma  55' (pen.) Report Wells  27', 57'
Hanson  50'
Attendance: 6,148
Referee: Graham Scott

Bradford City won 5–4 on aggregate.

Cheltenham Town 0–1 Northampton Town
Report Guttridge  28'
Attendance: 5,955
Referee: Andrew Madley

Northampton Town won 2–0 on aggregate.

Final

Bradford City 3–0 Northampton Town
Hanson  15'
McArdle  19'
Wells  28'		 Report
Attendance: 47,127
Referee: Keith Stroud

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