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1-0, the final score in 38 play-off finals in history.
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2 finals played at Old Trafford in 2011 as Wembley hosted the Champions League final.
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3-1, the score Barnsley beat Millwall by in the 2016 League One play-off final, they are the last team to score 3+ goals in a 3rd tier final.
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4-0, the biggest play-off final win across all divisions (Preston 4-0 Swindon in 2015, Northampton 4-0 Exeter in 2020).
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5 goals for Leicester in their Division One play-off semi-final 2nd leg home win vs Cambridge in 1992 – the biggest single-match play-off win in the second tier (semis or final).
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6 play-off wins by Blackpool, more than any other team.
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7 goals shared by Swindon and Leicester in the 1993 Division One play-off final (Swindon won 4-3).
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8 goals in the Division One play-off final in May 1998 – Charlton 4-4 Sunderland (Charlton won on pens).
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9 goals in the Division Four play-off final; Swansea 5-4 Torquay, across two legs in 1988.
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10 goals in Swindon’s 5-5 League One semi-final second leg home draw vs Sheffield Utd in 2015, the most goals in any play-off game.
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11 minutes it took for Swindon score three goals in the 1993 Division One play-off final win vs Leicester (scored after 42, 47 & 53 minutes).
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12 goals combined in the two legs of Ipswich’s 7-5 semi-final aggregate win vs Bolton in May 2000.
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13 penalties scored in the 2015 League Two play-off final shoot-out between Southend (7) and Wycombe (6).
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14 play-off finals have gone to penalty shoot-outs.
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15 play-off matches in the EFL every season, all shown exclusively on Sky Sports.
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16 years & 354 days, the age of the youngest player to play in a play-off game (Lee Sharpe for Torquay in May 1988).
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17 years & 128 days, the age of the youngest player to score in a play-off game (Max Clayton for Crewe against Southend in May 2012).
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18 play-off finals played at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff between 2001-06.
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19-year-old Tom Watson scored a 95th-minute Championship play-off final winner for Sunderland against Sheffield United in 2025.
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20 seconds between Anthony Knockaert missing a penalty for Leicester and Troy Deeney scoring at the other end to put Watford into the Championship play-off final in May 2013.
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21 times the ball hit the back of the net in total in the 1998 Division One play-off final – Charlton vs Sunderland finished 4-4 prior to Charlton winning 7-6 on penalties.
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22 minutes between Ryan Taylor’s 1st and 2nd goal for Rotherham in their 3-2 League Two play-off final defeat v Dagenham & Redbridge in 2010.
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23 was the squad number of Joe Bryan, who scored both of Fulham’s goals in extra-time of their 2020 Championship play off final win vs Brentford.
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24 minutes when Adam Armstrong scored Southampton’s goal in the 1-0 Championship play-off final win vs Leeds in 2024.
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25th minute for Alan McLoughlin’s goal in Swindon’s 1-0 Division Two play-off final win vs Sunderland in 1990. Swindon were prevented from promotion to the top flight due to financial irregularities.
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26 play-off matches Huddersfield Town have participated in, reaching six finals.
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27 seconds it took Chris Tate to score for Leyton Orient in their 2001 Division Three play-off final defeat vs Blackpool.
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28-year wait to play in the top flight was ended for Swansea as they beat Reading 4-2 in 2011 Championship play-off final.
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29,252 in attendance for the first-ever 3rd tier play-off final at Wembley in 1990; Notts County 2-0 Tranmere.
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30 minutes QPR played with 10 men before sub Bobby Zamora scored their 90th-minute winner in the 2014 Championship play-off final vs Derby.
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31st minute for Macaulay Gillesphey’s winning goal for Charlton vs Leyton Orient in the 2025 League One play-off final.
32
32,148 in attendance for Bournemouth’s 5-2 Division Three play-off final win vs Lincoln in 2003.
33 – Ivan Toney scored his 33rd goal of the season in Brentford’s 2021 Championship play-off final win vs Swansea.
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34 minutes it took for Josh Scott to score four goals (35th minute to 69th minute) for Dagenham & Redbridge in their 6-0 League Two semi-final first leg home win vs Morecambe in May 2010, the only player to score 4+ goals in a play-off game.
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35,087 in attendance for Peterborough’s 2-1 League One play-off final win vs Stockport in 1992. Ken Charlery scored an 89th-minute winner after Kevin Francis’ 87th minute equaliser for Stockport.
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36 minutes between all the goals in the first half of the 2010 Championship play-off final as Blackpool beat Cardiff 3-2.
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37th minute for Gary Alexander’s first goal for Millwall in their 3-2 League One play-off final defeat vs Scunthorpe in 2009 – this was the equalising goal, he scored again two minutes later.
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38th minute for Dean Windass’ famous goal in Hull’s 1-0 Championship play-off final win vs Bristol City in 2008.
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39 minutes for Wolves to score three first-half goals vs Sheffield Utd in the 2003 Division One play-off final win (scored after six, 22 and 45 minutes).
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40 times the team finishing in the highest play-off position have been promoted that season – excludes seasons with exceptional circumstances (eg 1994-95 when only two teams were promoted to Premier League).
