2015 Football League play-offs

Football League play-offs
Season 2014–15
Champions Norwich City
(Championship)
Preston North End
(League One)
Southend United
(League Two)
Matches played 15
Goals scored 51 (3.4 per match)
Biggest home win Middlesbrough 3–0 Brentford
(Championship)
Preston 3–0 Chesterfield
(League One)
Biggest away win Plymouth 2–3 Wycombe
(League Two)
Highest scoring Swindon 5–5 Sheffield United
(10 goals)
Highest attendance 85,656 – Middlesbrough v Norwich
(Championship Final)
Lowest attendance 5,183 – Stevenage v Southend United
(League Two semi-final)
Average attendance 24,491
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The Football League play-offs for the 2014–15 season began in May 2015 with the finals taking place at Wembley Stadium in London.

The play-offs began at the semi-final stage with all semi-finals being 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 then 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
3Norwich City 462511108848+4086
4Middlesbrough 462510116837+3185
5Brentford 46239147859+1978
6Ipswich Town 462212127254+1878

Semi-finals

First leg

Brentford 1–2 Middlesbrough
Gray  54' BBC Report Vossen  26'
Amorebieta  90+3'
Attendance: 11,691
Referee: Jonathan Moss
Ipswich Town 1–1 Norwich City
Anderson  45' BBC Report Howson  41'
Attendance: 29,166

Second leg

Middlesbrough 3–0 Brentford
Tomlin  23'
Kike  55'
Adomah  78'		 BBC Report
Attendance: 33,266
Referee: Lee Mason

Middlesbrough won 5–1 on aggregate.

Norwich City 3–1 Ipswich Town
Hoolahan  50' (pen.)
Redmond  64'
Jerome  76'		 BBC Report Smith  60'
Attendance: 26,994
Referee: Roger East

Norwich City won 4–2 on aggregate.

Final

Middlesbrough 0–2 Norwich City
BBC Report Jerome  12'
Redmond  15'
Attendance: 85,656
Referee: Mike Dean

League One

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
3Preston North End 46251477940+3989
4Swindon Town 462310137657+1979
5Sheffield United 461914136653+1371
6Chesterfield 461912156855+1369

Semi-finals

First leg

Chesterfield 0–1 Preston North End
BBC Report Beckford  6'
Attendance: 8,409
Referee: Mark Haywood
Sheffield United 1–2 Swindon Town
Freeman  19' BBC Report Ricketts  51'
Byrne  90+4'
Attendance: 20,890
Referee: Darren Bond

Second leg

Preston North End 3–0 Chesterfield
Beckford  38', 87'
Garner  62' (pen.)		 BBC Report
Attendance: 15,641
Referee: Andy D'Urso

Preston North End won 4–0 on aggregate.

Swindon Town 5–5 Sheffield United
Gladwin  4', 10'
Smith  18', 59' (pen.)
Obika  84'		 BBC Report Thompson  19' (o.g.)
Basham  38'
Davies  65'
Done  88'
Adams  90'
Attendance: 13,065
Referee: Keith Hill

Swindon Town won 7–6 on aggregate.

Final

Preston North End 4–0 Swindon Town
Beckford  3', 44', 57'
Huntington  13'		 Report
Attendance: 48,236
Referee: Andrew Madley

League Two

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
4Wycombe Wanderers 46231586745+2284
5Southend United 462412105438+1684
6Stevenage 462012146254+872
7Plymouth Argyle 462011155537+1871

Semi-finals

First leg

Plymouth Argyle 2–3 Wycombe Wanderers
Ansah  86'
Banton  89'		 BBC Report Hayes  10'
Amadi-Holloway  22'
Craig  52'
Attendance: 14,175
Referee: Peter Bankes
Stevenage 1–1 Southend United
Parrett  51' BBC Report Corr  60'
Attendance: 5,183
Referee: Keith Stroud

Second leg

Wycombe Wanderers 2–1 Plymouth Argyle
Hayes  7'
Mawson  35'		 BBC Sport Brunt  70'
Attendance: 7,750
Referee: Nigel Miller

Wycombe Wanderers won 5–3 on aggregate.

Southend United 3–1 (a.e.t.) Stevenage
Leonard  67'
McLaughlin  108'
Timlin  120'		 BBC Sport Pett  55'
Attendance: 8,998
Referee: Graham Scott

Southend United won 4–2 on aggregate.

Final

References

  • "Dates for Sky Bet Football League Play-Offs confirmed". The Football League. 9 March 2015.
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