Season | 2014–15 |
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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 (referred to as the Sky Bet Play-Offs for sponsorship reasons) 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
[edit]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
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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3 | Norwich City | 46 | 25 | 11 | 10 | 88 | 48 | +40 | 86 |
4 | Middlesbrough | 46 | 25 | 10 | 11 | 68 | 37 | +31 | 85 |
5 | Brentford | 46 | 23 | 9 | 14 | 78 | 59 | +19 | 78 |
6 | Ipswich Town | 46 | 22 | 12 | 12 | 72 | 54 | +18 | 78 |
Semi-finals
[edit]First leg
[edit]Brentford | 1–2 | Middlesbrough |
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Gray ![]() |
BBC Report | Vossen ![]() Amorebieta ![]() |
Ipswich Town | 1–1 | Norwich City |
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Anderson ![]() |
BBC Report | Howson ![]() |
Second leg
[edit]Middlesbrough | 3–0 | Brentford |
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Tomlin ![]() Kike ![]() Adomah ![]() |
BBC Report |
Middlesbrough won 5–1 on aggregate.
Norwich City | 3–1 | Ipswich Town |
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Hoolahan ![]() Redmond ![]() Jerome ![]() |
BBC Report | Smith ![]() |
Norwich City won 4–2 on aggregate.
Final
[edit]League One
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
3 | Preston North End | 46 | 25 | 14 | 7 | 79 | 40 | +39 | 89 |
4 | Swindon Town | 46 | 23 | 10 | 13 | 76 | 57 | +19 | 79 |
5 | Sheffield United | 46 | 19 | 14 | 13 | 66 | 53 | +13 | 71 |
6 | Chesterfield | 46 | 19 | 12 | 15 | 68 | 55 | +13 | 69 |
Semi-finals
[edit]First leg
[edit]Sheffield United | 1–2 | Swindon Town |
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Freeman ![]() |
BBC Report | Ricketts ![]() Byrne ![]() |
Second leg
[edit]Preston North End | 3–0 | Chesterfield |
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Beckford ![]() Garner ![]() |
BBC Report |
Preston North End won 4–0 on aggregate.
Swindon Town | 5–5 | Sheffield United |
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Gladwin ![]() Smith ![]() Obika ![]() |
BBC Report | Thompson ![]() Basham ![]() Davies ![]() Done ![]() Adams ![]() |
Swindon Town won 7–6 on aggregate.
Final
[edit]Preston North End | 4–0 | Swindon Town |
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Beckford ![]() Huntington ![]() |
Report |
League Two
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
4 | Wycombe Wanderers | 46 | 23 | 15 | 8 | 67 | 45 | +22 | 84 |
5 | Southend United | 46 | 24 | 12 | 10 | 54 | 38 | +16 | 84 |
6 | Stevenage | 46 | 20 | 12 | 14 | 62 | 54 | +8 | 72 |
7 | Plymouth Argyle | 46 | 20 | 11 | 15 | 55 | 37 | +18 | 71 |
Semi-finals
[edit]First leg
[edit]Plymouth Argyle | 2–3 | Wycombe Wanderers |
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Ansah ![]() Banton ![]() |
BBC Report | Hayes ![]() Amadi-Holloway ![]() Craig ![]() |
Stevenage | 1–1 | Southend United |
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Parrett ![]() |
BBC Report | Corr ![]() |
Second leg
[edit]Wycombe Wanderers | 2–1 | Plymouth Argyle |
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Hayes ![]() Mawson ![]() |
BBC Sport | Brunt ![]() |
Wycombe Wanderers won 5–3 on aggregate.
Southend United | 3–1 (a.e.t.) | Stevenage |
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Leonard ![]() McLaughlin ![]() Timlin ![]() |
BBC Sport | Pett ![]() |
Southend United won 4–2 on aggregate.
Final
[edit]Southend United | 1–1 (a.e.t.) | Wycombe Wanderers |
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Pigott ![]() |
Report | Bentley ![]() |
Penalties | ||
Pigott ![]() Coker ![]() Leonard ![]() Payne ![]() Timlin ![]() Barrett ![]() Weston ![]() Bolger ![]() |
7–6 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
References
[edit]- "Dates for Sky Bet Football League Play-Offs confirmed". The Football League. 9 March 2015.