2018 National League play-off Final
The 2018 National League play-off Final was a football match played at Wembley Stadium in London on 12 May 2018 to decide the second team to be promoted from the National League to EFL League Two for the 2018–19 season. The culmination of the 2018 National League play-offs saw Tranmere Rovers beat Boreham Wood to earn promotion alongside the National League champions Macclesfield Town.[1][2][3]
| Event | 2017–18 National League | ||||||
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| Date | 12 May 2018 | ||||||
| Venue | Wembley Stadium, London | ||||||
| Referee | Neil Hair | ||||||
| Attendance | 16,306 | ||||||
Boreham Wood entered the play-offs having finished fourth in the 2017–18 National League while Tranmere Rovers finished two places above in second. The play-off format was changed for this season with second and third place teams receiving a bye to the semi-finals while the fourth to seventh place teams played a qualifying round to determine the other two semi-finalists. Boreham Wood beat seventh-placed Fylde 2–1 in their qualifying round and third-placed Sutton United 3-2 in the semi-final. Tranmere faced sixth-placed Ebbsfleet United in their semi-final, after Ebbsfleet beat Aldershot Town in the other qualifying round via a penalty-shootout, Tranmere won 4–2 to reach the final.
Match
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References
- Freeman, Jay (12 May 2018). "Boreham Wood 1 2 Tranmere Rovers". BBC Sport. Retrieved 18 May 2018.
- Robertson, Gregor (30 April 2018). "Back in the Football League: the club with one player on their books last summer". The Times. Retrieved 7 May 2018.
- Pye, Steven (15 May 2018). "Boreham Wood lost at Wembley but their journey has brought a lot of joy". TheGuardian.com. Retrieved 14 June 2018.