2014 Football League play-offs

The Football League play-offs for the 2013–14 season (referred to as the Sky Bet Play-Offs for sponsorship reasons) were held in May 2014 with all finals being staged at Wembley Stadium in London.

Football League play-offs

Season	2013–14
Champions	Queens Park Rangers (Championship) Rotherham United (League One) Fleetwood Town (League Two)
Matches played	15
Goals scored	34 (2.27 per match)
Biggest home win	Derby County 4–1 Brighton & Hove Albion (Championship)
Biggest away win	Brighton & Hove Albion 1–2 Derby County (Championship)
Highest scoring	Derby County 4–1 Brighton & Hove Albion (5 goals)
Highest attendance	87,348 – Derby County v Queens Park Rangers (Championship Final)
Lowest attendance	4,581 – Burton Albion v Southend United (League Two semi-final)
Average attendance	20,504
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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

Main article: 2013–14 Football League Championship

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
3	Derby County	46	25	10	11	84	52	+32	85
4	Queens Park Rangers	46	23	11	12	60	44	+16	80
5	Wigan Athletic	46	21	10	15	61	48	+13	73
6	Brighton & Hove Albion	46	19	15	12	55	40	+15	72

Semi-finals

First leg

     8 May 2014

19:45 BST

Brighton & Hove Albion	1–2	Derby County
Lingard 18'	BBC Report	Martin 29' (pen.) Kuszczak 45+2' (o.g.)

Falmer Stadium, Falmer

Attendance: 27,118

Referee: Roger East

    9 May 2014

19:45 BST

Wigan Athletic	0–0	Queens Park Rangers
	BBC Report

DW Stadium, Wigan

Attendance: 14,560

Referee: Mike Jones

Second leg

     11 May 2014

17:15 BST

Derby County	4–1	Brighton & Hove Albion
Hughes 34' Martin 56' Thorne 76' Hendrick 87'	BBC Report	LuaLua 89'

Pride Park Stadium, Derby

Attendance: 32,602

Referee: Craig Pawson

Derby County won 6–2 on aggregate.

     12 May 2014

19:45 BST

Queens Park Rangers	2–1 (a.e.t.)	Wigan Athletic
Austin 73' (pen.), 96'	BBC Report	Perch 9'

Loftus Road, London

Attendance: 17,061

Referee: Mark Clattenburg

Queens Park Rangers won 2–1 on aggregate.

Final

Main article: 2014 Football League Championship play-off final

     24 May 2014

15:00 BST

Derby County	0–1	Queens Park Rangers
	Report	Zamora 90'

Wembley Stadium, London

Attendance: 87,348

Referee: Lee Mason

League One

Main article: 2013–14 Football League One

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
3	Leyton Orient	46	25	11	10	85	45	+40	86
4	Rotherham United	46	24	14	8	86	58	+28	86
5	Preston North End	46	23	16	7	72	46	+26	85
6	Peterborough United	46	23	5	18	72	58	+14	74

Semi-finals

First leg

     10 May 2014

12:15 BST

Peterborough United	1–1	Leyton Orient
Assombalonga 16'	BBC Report	Odubajo 72'

London Road, Peterborough

Attendance: 9,519

Referee: Graham Salisbury

     10 May 2014

17:15 BST

Preston North End	1–1	Rotherham United
Garner 49'	BBC Report	Revell 21'

Deepdale, Preston

Attendance: 17,221

Referee: Ian Williamson

Second leg

     13 May 2014

19:45 BST

Leyton Orient	2–1	Peterborough United
Cox 60' Dagnall 88'	BBC Report	Washington 90+2'

Brisbane Road, London

Attendance: 8,545

Referee: Mick Russell

Leyton Orient won 3–2 on aggregate.

     15 May 2014

19:45 BST

Rotherham United	3–1	Preston North End
Thomas 24' Frecklington 34' Agard 67'	BBC Report	Gallagher 16'

New York Stadium, Rotherham

Attendance: 11,576

Referee: Keith Stroud

Rotherham United won 4–2 on aggregate.

Final

Main article: 2014 Football League One play-off final

25 May 2014

15:00 BST

Leyton Orient	2–2 (a.e.t.)	Rotherham United
Odubajo 34' Cox 39'	BBC report	Revell 55', 60'
Penalties
James Lundstram Clarke Baudry Dagnall	3–4	Agard Frecklington Pringle Tavernier Smallwood

Wembley Stadium, London

Attendance: 43,401

Referee: David Coote

League Two

Main article: 2013–14 Football League Two

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
4	Fleetwood Town (O, P)	46	22	10	14	66	52	+14	76	Play-offs
5	Southend United	46	19	15	12	56	39	+17	72
6	Burton Albion	46	19	15	12	47	42	+5	72
7	York City	46	18	17	11	52	41	+11	71

Updated to match(es) played on 3 May 2014. Source: BBC Sport^{[needs update]}
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
(O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted

Semi-finals

First leg

11 May 2014

12:00 BST

Burton Albion	1–0	Southend United
McGurk 45'	BBC Report

Pirelli Stadium, Burton upon Trent

Attendance: 4,581

Referee: Oliver Langford

12 May 2014^{[note 1]}

19:45 BST

York City	0–1	Fleetwood Town
	BBC Report	Blair 50'

Bootham Crescent, York

Attendance: 5,124

Referee: Carl Boyeson

Second leg

16 May 2014

19:45 BST

Fleetwood Town	0–0	York City
	BBC Report

Highbury Stadium, Fleetwood

Attendance: 5,194

Referee: Scott Duncan

Fleetwood Town won 1–0 on aggregate.

17 May 2014

12:00 BST

Southend United	2–2	Burton Albion
Leonard 32' Straker 39'	BBC Report	Holness 21' McGurk 69'

Roots Hall, Southend-on-Sea

Attendance: 9,696

Referee: Paul Tierney

Burton Albion won 3–2 on aggregate.

Final

Main article: 2014 Football League Two play-off final

26 May 2014

15:00 BST

Burton Albion	0–1	Fleetwood Town
	BBC Report	Sarcevic 75'

Wembley Stadium, London

Attendance: 14,007

Referee: Michael Naylor

See also

• 2014 Conference Premier play-off final

Notes

1. Originally to be played on 10 May (19:30) but postponed due to a waterlogged pitch.^[1]