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color:inherit; display: table;" width="100%" class="nowraplinks"> <tbody><tr> <th width="50%" style="text-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Preston_North_End_F.C." title="Preston North End F.C.">Preston North End</a></th> <th width="50%" style="text-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Swindon_Town_F.C." title="Swindon Town F.C.">Swindon Town</a></th> </tr><tr> <th style="text-align:center"></th> <th style="text-align:center"></th> </tr><tr> <th style="font-size:300%; text-align:center; line-height:100%">4</th> <th style="font-size:300%; text-align:center; line-height:100%">0</th> </tr> </tbody></table></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap">Date</th><td class="infobox-data">24 May 2015</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap">Venue</th><td class="infobox-data location"><a href="/wiki/Wembley_Stadium" title="Wembley Stadium">Wembley Stadium</a>, London</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Player_of_the_match" title="Player of the match">Man of the Match</a></th><td class="infobox-data attendee"><a href="/wiki/Jermaine_Beckford" title="Jermaine Beckford">Jermaine Beckford</a> (Preston)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Referee_(association_football)" title="Referee (association football)">Referee</a></th><td class="infobox-data attendee"><a href="/wiki/Andrew_Madley" title="Andrew Madley">Andrew Madley</a></td></tr><tr class="note"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap">Attendance</th><td class="infobox-data">48,236</td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-below noprint"><div style="float: left;">← <a href="/wiki/2014_Football_League_One_play-off_final" title="2014 Football League One play-off final">2014</a> </div><div style="float: right;"><a href="/wiki/2016_Football_League_One_play-off_final" title="2016 Football League One play-off final">2016</a> → </div></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>The <b>2015 Football League One play-off final</b> was an <a href="/wiki/Association_football" title="Association football">association football</a> match which was played on 24 May 2015 at <a href="/wiki/Wembley_Stadium" title="Wembley Stadium">Wembley Stadium</a>, London, between <a href="/wiki/Preston_North_End_F.C." title="Preston North End F.C.">Preston North End</a> and <a href="/wiki/Swindon_Town_F.C." title="Swindon Town F.C.">Swindon Town</a> to determine the third and final team to gain <a href="/wiki/Promotion_and_relegation" title="Promotion and relegation">promotion</a> from <a href="/wiki/EFL_League_One" title="EFL League One">League One</a> to the <a href="/wiki/EFL_Championship" title="EFL Championship">Championship</a>. The top two teams of the <a href="/wiki/2014%E2%80%9315_Football_League_One" title="2014–15 Football League One">2014–15 League One</a> season gained automatic promotion to the Championship, while the teams placed from third to sixth place in the table partook in play-off semi-finals; the winners of these semi-finals competed for the final place for the <a href="/wiki/2015%E2%80%9316_Football_League_Championship" title="2015–16 Football League Championship">2015–16 season</a> in the Championship. </p><p>It was the first time that Preston had ever been promoted through the play-offs, having failed in their nine previous attempts and losing in all three final appearances. Swindon had won three of their four previous play-off finals. A Wembley Stadium crowd of more than 48,000 people watched the game, which was refereed by <a href="/wiki/Andrew_Madley" title="Andrew Madley">Andrew Madley</a>. Preston's <a href="/wiki/Jermaine_Beckford" title="Jermaine Beckford">Jermaine Beckford</a>, who was on loan from <a href="/wiki/Bolton_Wanderers_F.C." title="Bolton Wanderers F.C.">Bolton Wanderers</a>, opened the scoring after four minutes and <a href="/wiki/Paul_Huntington" title="Paul Huntington">Paul Huntington</a> doubled the lead on thirteen minutes. Beckford scored again just before the end of the first half, and completed his <a href="/wiki/Hat-trick#Association_football" title="Hat-trick">hat-trick</a> twelve minutes into the second half, becoming the third player to score three or more goals in a play-off final held at Wembley. Despite dominating possession throughout, Swindon were unable to score, and the match ended 4–0 in Preston's favour. </p><p>Swindon ended the following season in sixteenth place in League One, fifteen points outside the play-off places and thirteen points above the relegation zone. Preston's next season saw them finish in eleventh place in the EFL Championship, twelve points below the play-offs and twenty-two points above the relegation zone. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Route_to_the_final">Route to the final</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2015_Football_League_One_play-off_final&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Route to the final"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236090951">.mw-parser-output .hatnote{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output div.hatnote{padding-left:1.6em;margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .hatnote i{font-style:normal}.mw-parser-output .hatnote+link+.hatnote{margin-top:-0.5em}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .hatnote{display:none!important}}</style><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/2014%E2%80%9315_Football_League_One" title="2014–15 Football League One">2014–15 Football League One</a></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1034237262">.mw-parser-output .stack{box-sizing:border-box}.mw-parser-output .stack>div{margin:1px;overflow:hidden}@media all and (min-width:720px){.mw-parser-output .stack-clear-left{float:left;clear:left}.mw-parser-output .stack-clear-right{float:right;clear:right}.mw-parser-output .stack-left{float:left}.mw-parser-output .stack-right{float:right}.mw-parser-output .stack-margin-clear-left{float:left;clear:left;margin-right:1em}.mw-parser-output .stack-margin-clear-right{float:right;clear:right;margin-left:1em}.mw-parser-output .stack-margin-left{float:left;margin-right:1em}.mw-parser-output .stack-margin-right{float:right;margin-left:1em}}</style><div class="stack mw-stack stack-margin-clear-right"><div><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1011077906">.mw-parser-output .sports-table-notes{font-size:90%;margin-bottom:0.5em}</style> <table class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"> <caption>Football League One final table, leading positions<sup id="cite_ref-soccerway_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-soccerway-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </caption> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col" width="28"><abbr title="Position">Pos</abbr> </th> <th scope="col">Team </th> <th scope="col" width="28"><abbr title="Played">Pld</abbr> </th> <th scope="col" width="28"><abbr title="Won">W</abbr> </th> <th scope="col" width="28"><abbr title="Drawn">D</abbr> </th> <th scope="col" width="28"><abbr title="Lost">L</abbr> </th> <th scope="col" width="28"><abbr title="Goals for">GF</abbr> </th> <th scope="col" width="28"><abbr title="Goals against">GA</abbr> </th> <th scope="col" width="28"><abbr title="Goal difference">GD</abbr> </th> <th scope="col" width="28"><abbr title="Points">Pts</abbr> </th></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align: center;font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">1 </td> <th scope="row" style="text-align: left; white-space:nowrap;font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;"><a href="/wiki/Bristol_City_F.C." title="Bristol City F.C.">Bristol City</a> </th> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">46 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">29 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">12 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">5 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">96 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">38 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">+58 </td> <td style="font-weight: bold;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">99 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align: center;font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">2 </td> <th scope="row" style="text-align: left; white-space:nowrap;font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;"><a href="/wiki/Milton_Keynes_Dons_F.C." title="Milton Keynes Dons F.C.">Milton Keynes Dons</a> </th> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">46 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">27 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">10 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">9 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">101 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">44 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">+57 </td> <td style="font-weight: bold;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">91 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align: center;font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">3 </td> <th scope="row" style="text-align: left; white-space:nowrap;font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;"><b><a href="/wiki/Preston_North_End_F.C." title="Preston North End F.C.">Preston North End</a></b> </th> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">46 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">25 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">14 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">7 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">79 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">40 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">+39 </td> <td style="font-weight: bold;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">89 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align: center;font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">4 </td> <th scope="row" style="text-align: left; white-space:nowrap;font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;"><b><a href="/wiki/Swindon_Town_F.C." title="Swindon Town F.C.">Swindon Town</a></b> </th> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">46 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">23 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">10 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">13 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">76 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">57 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">+19 </td> <td style="font-weight: bold;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">79 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align: center;font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">5 </td> <th scope="row" style="text-align: left; white-space:nowrap;font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;"><a href="/wiki/Sheffield_United_F.C." title="Sheffield United F.C.">Sheffield United</a> </th> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">46 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">19 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">14 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">13 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">66 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">53 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">+13 </td> <td style="font-weight: bold;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">71 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align: center;font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">6 </td> <th scope="row" style="text-align: left; white-space:nowrap;font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;"><a href="/wiki/Chesterfield_F.C." title="Chesterfield F.C.">Chesterfield</a> </th> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">46 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">19 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">12 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">15 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">68 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">55 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">+13 </td> <td style="font-weight: bold;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">69 </td></tr></tbody></table><div class="sports-table-notes"></div></div></div> <p><a href="/wiki/Preston_North_End_F.C." title="Preston North End F.C.">Preston North End</a> finished the regular <a href="/wiki/2014%E2%80%9315_Football_League_One" title="2014–15 Football League One">2014–15 season</a> in third place in <a href="/wiki/EFL_League_One" title="EFL League One">League One</a>, the third tier of the <a href="/wiki/English_football_league_system" title="English football league system">English football league system</a>, one place ahead of <a href="/wiki/Swindon_Town_F.C." title="Swindon Town F.C.">Swindon Town</a>. Both therefore missed out on the two automatic places for <a href="/wiki/Promotion_and_relegation" title="Promotion and relegation">promotion</a> to the <a href="/wiki/EFL_Championship" title="EFL Championship">Championship</a> and instead took part in the <a href="/wiki/English_Football_League_play-offs" title="English Football League play-offs">play-offs</a> to determine the third promoted team. Preston finished two points behind <a href="/wiki/Milton_Keynes_Dons_F.C." title="Milton Keynes Dons F.C.">Milton Keynes Dons</a> (who were promoted in second place) and ten behind league winners <a href="/wiki/Bristol_City_F.C." title="Bristol City F.C.">Bristol City</a>. Swindon ended the season ten points behind Preston.<sup id="cite_ref-soccerway_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-soccerway-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-league_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-league-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Swindon's opponents for the play-off semi-final were <a href="/wiki/Sheffield_United_F.C." title="Sheffield United F.C.">Sheffield United</a> and the first leg was played at <a href="/wiki/Bramall_Lane" title="Bramall Lane">Bramall Lane</a> in Sheffield. <a href="/wiki/Kieron_Freeman" title="Kieron Freeman">Kieron Freeman</a> put the home side into the lead on 17 minutes with a <a href="/wiki/Volley_(association_football)" title="Volley (association football)">half-volley</a>, while Swindon's <a href="/wiki/Ben_Gladwin" title="Ben Gladwin">Ben Gladwin</a> saw his <a href="/wiki/Penalty_kick" class="mw-redirect" title="Penalty kick">penalty</a> saved eleven minutes later. <a href="/wiki/Sam_Ricketts" title="Sam Ricketts">Sam Ricketts</a> equalised for the visitors with a <a href="/wiki/Header_(association_football)" title="Header (association football)">header</a> but <a href="/wiki/Nathan_Byrne" title="Nathan Byrne">Nathan Byrne</a>'s low strike in injury time from 18 yards (16 m) beat <a href="/wiki/Mark_Howard_(footballer,_born_September_1986)" title="Mark Howard (footballer, born September 1986)">Mark Howard</a> to ensure Swindon won the match 2–1.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The return leg was held at Swindon's <a href="/wiki/County_Ground_(Swindon)" title="County Ground (Swindon)">County Ground</a> four days later. Gladwin scored twice in the opening ten minutes before <a href="/wiki/Michael_Smith_(footballer,_born_1991)" title="Michael Smith (footballer, born 1991)">Michael Smith</a> further extended Swindon's lead to 3–0. <a href="/wiki/Nathan_Thompson_(English_footballer)" title="Nathan Thompson (English footballer)">Nathan Thompson</a> scored an <a href="/wiki/Own_goal" title="Own goal">own goal</a> a minute later, and United's <a href="/wiki/Chris_Basham" title="Chris Basham">Chris Basham</a>'s header made it 3–2 in Swindon's favour at half time. Smith scored his second, and Swindon's fourth of the match, from the <a href="/wiki/Penalty_area" title="Penalty area">penalty spot</a>, before <a href="/wiki/Steve_Davies_(footballer,_born_1987)" title="Steve Davies (footballer, born 1987)">Steven Davies</a> pulled one back for United. <a href="/wiki/Jonathan_Obika" title="Jonathan Obika">Jon Obika</a>'s 84th minute goal made it 5–3, but late goals from <a href="/wiki/Matt_Done" title="Matt Done">Matt Done</a> and <a href="/wiki/Ch%C3%A9_Adams" title="Ché Adams">Ché Adams</a> ensured the game ended level at 5–5, with Swindon qualifying for the play-off final 7–6 on aggregate. It was the highest scoring play-off semi-final in history,<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and was described by Swindon's manager <a href="/wiki/Mark_Cooper_(footballer,_born_1968)" title="Mark Cooper (footballer, born 1968)">Mark Cooper</a> as "a freak of a game<span class="nowrap"> </span>... we kept scoring, they kept scoring and it was a ridiculous game of football."<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Preston North End faced <a href="/wiki/Chesterfield_F.C." title="Chesterfield F.C.">Chesterfield</a> in their semi-final play-off, and the first leg was played at the <a href="/wiki/Proact_Stadium" class="mw-redirect" title="Proact Stadium">Proact Stadium</a>, Chesterfield. <a href="/wiki/Jermaine_Beckford" title="Jermaine Beckford">Jermaine Beckford</a>, <a href="/wiki/Loan_(sports)" title="Loan (sports)">on loan</a> at Preston from <a href="/wiki/Bolton_Wanderers_F.C." title="Bolton Wanderers F.C.">Bolton Wanderers</a> since November 2014,<sup id="cite_ref-guardrep_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-guardrep-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> scored early in the first half for the visiting team, and despite second-half dominance by Chesterfield, no further goals were scored and the match ended 1–0.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The second leg was played three days later at Preston's <a href="/wiki/Deepdale" title="Deepdale">Deepdale</a>. Beckford opened the scoring late in the first half, before a penalty from <a href="/wiki/Joe_Garner" title="Joe Garner">Joe Garner</a> doubled Preston's lead on the day. With three minutes remaining in regular time, Beckford scored his second, this time from the halfway line, and the game ended 3–0, meaning that Preston progressed to the final with a 4–0 aggregate victory.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <table width="100%" bgcolor="white"> <tbody><tr valign="top" bgcolor="#99ccff"> <th colspan="3" style="width:40%"><b>Preston North End</b> </th> <th style="width:20%"><b>Round</b> </th> <th colspan="3" style="width:40%"><b> Swindon Town</b> </th></tr> <tr valign="top" align="center" bgcolor="#c1e0ff"> <td>Opponent </td> <td>Result </td> <td>Legs </td> <td bgcolor="#c1e0ff">Semi-finals </td> <td>Opponent </td> <td>Result </td> <td>Legs </td></tr> <tr align="center"> <td><a href="/wiki/Chesterfield_F.C." title="Chesterfield F.C.">Chesterfield</a> </td> <td>4–0 </td> <td>1–0 away; 3–0 home </td> <td> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Sheffield_United_F.C." title="Sheffield United F.C.">Sheffield United</a> </td> <td>7–6 </td> <td>2–1 away; 5–5 home </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Match">Match</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2015_Football_League_One_play-off_final&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Match"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Background">Background</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2015_Football_League_One_play-off_final&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Background"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>This was Preston North End's tenth attempt to be promoted via the play-offs, with their three previous finals all ending in defeat.<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-bbcasit_10-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-bbcasit-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> They lost the <a href="/wiki/1994_Football_League_Third_Division_play-off_final" title="1994 Football League Third Division play-off final">1994 Third Division play-off final</a> against <a href="/wiki/Wycombe_Wanderers_F.C." title="Wycombe Wanderers F.C.">Wycombe Wanderers</a> 4–2,<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> the <a href="/wiki/2001_Football_League_First_Division_play-off_final" title="2001 Football League First Division play-off final">2001 First Division play-off final</a> 3–0 to Bolton Wanderers,<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and the <a href="/wiki/2005_Football_League_Championship_play-off_final" title="2005 Football League Championship play-off final">2005 Championship play-off final</a> 1–0 against <a href="/wiki/West_Ham_United_F.C." title="West Ham United F.C.">West Ham United</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Swindon had experienced victory and defeat in play-off finals, and this was their fifth final appearance. They won the two-legged <a href="/wiki/1987_Football_League_Third_Division_play-off_final" title="1987 Football League Third Division play-off final">1987 Third Division play-off final</a> against <a href="/wiki/Gillingham_F.C." title="Gillingham F.C.">Gillingham</a>, although it required a replay at a neutral venue after the first two matches ended in an aggregate draw.<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Swindon then won the <a href="/wiki/1990_Football_League_Second_Division_play-off_final" title="1990 Football League Second Division play-off final">1990 Second Division play-off final</a> 1–0 against <a href="/wiki/Sunderland_A.F.C." title="Sunderland A.F.C.">Sunderland</a>, although they were not promoted as a result of financial irregularities throughout the <a href="/wiki/1989%E2%80%9390_Swindon_Town_F.C._season" title="1989–90 Swindon Town F.C. season">1989–90 season</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-playoffhistory_15-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-playoffhistory-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In the <a href="/wiki/1993_Football_League_First_Division_play-off_final" title="1993 Football League First Division play-off final">1993 First Division play-off final</a>, Swindon did secure promotion to the top tier of English football with a 4–3 victory over <a href="/wiki/Leicester_City_F.C." title="Leicester City F.C.">Leicester City</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-playoffhistory_15-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-playoffhistory-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The club's most recent play-off final was when they lost 1–0 to <a href="/wiki/Millwall_F.C." title="Millwall F.C.">Millwall</a> in the <a href="/wiki/2010_Football_League_One_play-off_final" title="2010 Football League One play-off final">2010 League One play-off final</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In the two league matches played between the clubs during the regular season, Swindon won 1–0 at home in November 2014 but lost 3–0 at Preston the following April.<sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Preston's Garner was the league's highest scorer with 25 goals before the play-offs, while <a href="/wiki/Andy_Williams_(footballer,_born_1986)" title="Andy Williams (footballer, born 1986)">Andy Williams</a> was Swindon's top marksman with 21.<sup id="cite_ref-soccerway_1-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-soccerway-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Preston were aiming to be promoted back to the second tier of English having spent four seasons in League One.<sup id="cite_ref-bbcrep_18-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-bbcrep-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Swindon had been promoted as champions from <a href="/wiki/EFL_League_Two" title="EFL League Two">League Two</a> in the <a href="/wiki/2011%E2%80%9312_Swindon_Town_F.C._season" title="2011–12 Swindon Town F.C. season">2011–12 season</a> but failed to progress past the semi-finals in the <a href="/wiki/2013_Football_League_play-offs" title="2013 Football League play-offs">2013 Football League play-offs</a> and had played in League One for two seasons.<sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Preston were favourites to win, according to bookmakers.<sup id="cite_ref-betfair_20-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-betfair-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The match was broadcast live in the UK on <a href="/wiki/Sky_Sports" title="Sky Sports">Sky Sports</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-betfair_20-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-betfair-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The referee for the match was <a href="/wiki/Andrew_Madley" title="Andrew Madley">Andrew Madley</a>, representing the <a href="/wiki/West_Yorkshire_Association_Football_League" title="West Yorkshire Association Football League">West Yorkshire Association Football League</a>, with assistants Dan Cook and Wade Norcott, and Mark Haywood acting as the fourth official.<sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Preston were allocated 30,035 seats in the West End of Wembley Stadium, while Swindon's allocation was 30,485 in the East End.<sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Preston named an unchanged starting line-up from the team who won the second leg of the semi-final against Chesterfield. There were two changes for Swindon, Obika and <a href="/wiki/Harry_Toffolo" title="Harry Toffolo">Harry Toffolo</a> were chosen ahead of <a href="/wiki/Jermaine_Hylton" title="Jermaine Hylton">Jermaine Hylton</a> and Ricketts.<sup id="cite_ref-bbcasit_10-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-bbcasit-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Both teams wore their traditional home <a href="/wiki/Kit_(association_football)" title="Kit (association football)">kits</a> for the match, with Preston in white and Swindon in red.<sup id="cite_ref-bbcasit_10-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-bbcasit-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="First_half">First half</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2015_Football_League_One_play-off_final&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: First half"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Jermaine_Beckford.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="Jermaine Beckford" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ea/Jermaine_Beckford.jpg/170px-Jermaine_Beckford.jpg" decoding="async" width="170" height="227" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ea/Jermaine_Beckford.jpg/255px-Jermaine_Beckford.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ea/Jermaine_Beckford.jpg/340px-Jermaine_Beckford.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1800" data-file-height="2400" /></a><figcaption>Jermaine Beckford <i>(pictured in 2016)</i> scored twice in the first half before completing his hat-trick in the second.</figcaption></figure> <p>Swindon kicked the match off around 5:30<span class="nowrap"> </span>p.m. in front of a Wembley Stadium crowd of 48,236. Preston's Beckford was fouled by Thompson after two minutes. The resulting <a href="/wiki/Free_kick_(association_football)" title="Free kick (association football)">free kick</a> from <a href="/wiki/Paul_Gallagher_(footballer)" title="Paul Gallagher (footballer)">Paul Gallagher</a> was swept into the Swindon net by Beckford, making it 1–0 to Preston. Thompson was injured during the goal and was stretchered off the pitch, forcing Swindon to make an early substitution, with Ricketts coming on to replace him. On 6 minutes, Garner passed to Gallagher whose shot was blocked. Seven minutes later, Gallagher's corner was initially cleared back to him, but his subsequent cross was converted by <a href="/wiki/Paul_Huntington" title="Paul Huntington">Paul Huntington</a> from 5 yards (4.6 m), doubling Preston's lead after thirteen minutes. In the 23rd minute, Swindon defender <a href="/wiki/Jack_Stephens_(footballer)" title="Jack Stephens (footballer)">Jack Stephens</a> set off on a run, beat the Preston midfielder <a href="/wiki/John_Welsh_(English_footballer)" title="John Welsh (English footballer)">John Welsh</a> with a <a href="/wiki/Step_over" title="Step over">step over</a>, but his shot was deflected. Five minutes later, Gallagher went down with a foot injury and despite being able to continue briefly, he was replaced in the 37th minute by <a href="/wiki/Alan_Browne_(footballer)" title="Alan Browne (footballer)">Alan Browne</a>. With two minutes of the half remaining, Swindon's Smith came close to halving the deficit but his header from Byrne's cross went wide from 2 yards (1.8 m). In the 44th minute, Garner won a flick-on, allowing Beckford to run onto it. After a <a href="/wiki/Cruyff_Turn" class="mw-redirect" title="Cruyff Turn">Cruyff Turn</a>, he curled a left-footed shot into the far corner to make it 3–0 to Preston at half time, despite Swindon having almost two-thirds of the possession.<sup id="cite_ref-bbcasit_10-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-bbcasit-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-bbcrep_18-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-bbcrep-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-guardlive_24-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-guardlive-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Second_half">Second half</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2015_Football_League_One_play-off_final&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Second half"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>No changes were made at half-time and Preston kicked off the second half. On 50 minutes, Garner's through ball was picked up by Beckford but his shot was turned behind by <a href="/wiki/Wes_Foderingham" title="Wes Foderingham">Wes Foderingham</a> in the Swindon goal. Three minutes later, <a href="/wiki/Yaser_Kasim" title="Yaser Kasim">Yaser Kasim</a> received the first <a href="/wiki/Penalty_card#Yellow_card" title="Penalty card">yellow card</a> of the game for kicking Garner after also fouling him. In the 57th minute, Beckford made it 4–0 to Preston: a poor pass from Kasim was intercepted by Garner, who played the ball forward to Beckford. He advanced on to Swindon's goal and slid the ball past an advancing Foderingham, to complete his <a href="/wiki/Hat-trick#Associatio_football" title="Hat-trick">hat-trick</a>. In doing so, Beckford became the third player to score a hat-trick in a Wembley play-off final, after <a href="/wiki/Scott_Sinclair" title="Scott Sinclair">Scott Sinclair</a> for <a href="/wiki/Swansea_City_A.F.C." title="Swansea City A.F.C.">Swansea City</a> in the <a href="/wiki/2011_Football_League_Championship_play-off_final" title="2011 Football League Championship play-off final">2011 Championship play-off final</a> and <a href="/wiki/Clive_Mendonca" title="Clive Mendonca">Clive Mendonca</a> for <a href="/wiki/Charlton_Athletic_F.C." title="Charlton Athletic F.C.">Charlton Athletic</a> in the <a href="/wiki/1998_Football_League_First_Division_play-off_final" title="1998 Football League First Division play-off final">1998 First Division play-off final</a>. Five minutes later, Swindon's appeal for a penalty were turned down after <a href="/wiki/Calum_Woods" title="Calum Woods">Calum Woods</a>' handball in the Preston penalty area was deemed accidental. On 65 minutes, Obika's first chance in the form of a header was easily saved by the Preston goalkeeper <a href="/wiki/Sam_Johnstone" title="Sam Johnstone">Sam Johnstone</a>. A minute later Toffolo was substituted off for Swindon's top scorer Williams, before Preston made their second change of the game, with <a href="/wiki/Kevin_Davies" title="Kevin Davies">Kevin Davies</a> on for Beckford. Davies' first chance came from a free kick in the 72nd minute, but he headed wide of the Swindon goal. Five minutes after that, he narrowly failed to convert a Garner header. With eight minutes remaining, Johnstone saved Gladwin's 25 yards (23 m) strike and a minute later prevented Obika's header from going in. After three minutes of additional time, the referee brought the game to a close, and Preston won 4–0.<sup id="cite_ref-bbcasit_10-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-bbcasit-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-bbcrep_18-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-bbcrep-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-guardlive_24-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-guardlive-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Details">Details</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2015_Football_League_One_play-off_final&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Details"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style 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North End F.C.">Preston North End</a></span></th><th class="fscore">4–0</th><th class="faway" itemprop="awayTeam" itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/SportsTeam"><span itemprop="name"><a href="/wiki/Swindon_Town_F.C." title="Swindon Town F.C.">Swindon Town</a></span></th></tr><tr class="fgoals"> <td class="fhgoal"><a href="/wiki/Jermaine_Beckford" title="Jermaine Beckford">Beckford</a> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1194938686">.mw-parser-output .fb-goal>span{}</style><span class="fb-goal"><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Goal"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Soccerball_shade.svg/13px-Soccerball_shade.svg.png" decoding="async" width="13" height="13" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Soccerball_shade.svg/20px-Soccerball_shade.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Soccerball_shade.svg/26px-Soccerball_shade.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="333" data-file-height="333" /></span></span> <span>3'</span>, <span>44'</span>, <span>57'</span></span><br /><a href="/wiki/Paul_Huntington" title="Paul Huntington">Huntington</a> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1194938686"><span class="fb-goal"><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Goal"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Soccerball_shade.svg/13px-Soccerball_shade.svg.png" decoding="async" width="13" height="13" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Soccerball_shade.svg/20px-Soccerball_shade.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Soccerball_shade.svg/26px-Soccerball_shade.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="333" data-file-height="333" /></span></span> <span>13'</span></span></td> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/32770740">Report</a></td> <td class="fagoal"></td> </tr></tbody></table><div class="fright"><div itemprop="location" itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/Place"><span itemprop="name address"><a href="/wiki/Wembley_Stadium" title="Wembley Stadium">Wembley Stadium</a>, London</span></div><div>Attendance: 48,236</div><div>Referee: <a href="/wiki/Andrew_Madley" title="Andrew Madley">Andrew Madley</a></div></div></div> <table style="width:92%;"> <tbody><tr> <td><div style="width: 100px; margin: 0 auto; padding: 0;"> <div style="position: relative; left: 0px; top: 0px; width: 100px; height: 135px; margin: 0 auto; padding: 0;"> <div style="position: absolute; left: 0px; top: 0px; width: 31px; height: 59px; background-color: #FFFFFF;"></div> <div style="position: absolute; left: 0px; top: 0px; width: 31px; height: 59px;"><span class="mw-default-size mw-valign-top" typeof="mw:File"><span title="Team colours"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7f/Kit_left_arm.svg/31px-Kit_left_arm.svg.png" decoding="async" width="31" height="59" 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//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9b/Kit_socks_long.svg/200px-Kit_socks_long.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="100" data-file-height="40" /></span></span></div> </div> <div style="padding-top: 0.6em; text-align: center;"><b>Swindon Town</b></div> </div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="width:100%;"> <tbody><tr> <td style="vertical-align:top; width:40%;"> <table style="font-size: 90%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tbody><tr> <th width="25"> </th></tr> <tr> <td><b>34</b></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Sam_Johnstone" title="Sam Johnstone">Sam Johnstone</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><b>5</b></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Tom_Clarke_(footballer,_born_1987)" title="Tom Clarke (footballer, born 1987)">Tom Clarke</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><b>6</b></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Bailey_Wright" title="Bailey Wright">Bailey Wright</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><b>23</b></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Paul_Huntington" title="Paul Huntington">Paul Huntington</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><b>15</b></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Calum_Woods" title="Calum Woods">Calum Woods</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><b>19</b></td> <td><a href="/wiki/John_Welsh_(English_footballer)" title="John Welsh (English footballer)">John Welsh</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><b>8</b></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Neil_Kilkenny" title="Neil Kilkenny">Neil Kilkenny</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><b>24</b></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Daniel_Johnson_(footballer)" title="Daniel Johnson (footballer)">Daniel Johnson</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><b>12</b></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Paul_Gallagher_(footballer)" title="Paul Gallagher (footballer)">Paul Gallagher</a></td> <td></td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Substituted off"><img alt="downward-facing red arrow" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3b/Sub_off.svg/10px-Sub_off.svg.png" decoding="async" width="10" height="13" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3b/Sub_off.svg/15px-Sub_off.svg.png 1.5x, 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href="/wiki/Joe_Garner" title="Joe Garner">Joe Garner</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="4"><b>Substitutes:</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td><b>21</b></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Thorsten_Stuckmann" title="Thorsten Stuckmann">Thorsten Stuckmann</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><b>3</b></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Scott_Laird" title="Scott Laird">Scott Laird</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><b>7</b></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Chris_Humphrey" title="Chris Humphrey">Chris Humphrey</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><b>17</b></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Kyel_Reid" title="Kyel Reid">Kyel Reid</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><b>31</b></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Alan_Browne_(footballer)" title="Alan Browne (footballer)">Alan Browne</a></td> <td></td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Substituted in"><img alt="upward-facing green arrow" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b9/Sub_on.svg/10px-Sub_on.svg.png" decoding="async" width="10" height="13" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b9/Sub_on.svg/15px-Sub_on.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b9/Sub_on.svg/20px-Sub_on.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="550" data-file-height="700" /></span></span> <span style="vertical-align: middle;">37<span class="nowrap">'</span></span> </td></tr> <tr> <td><b>9</b></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Kevin_Davies" title="Kevin Davies">Kevin Davies</a></td> <td></td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Substituted in"><img alt="upward-facing green arrow" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b9/Sub_on.svg/10px-Sub_on.svg.png" decoding="async" width="10" height="13" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b9/Sub_on.svg/15px-Sub_on.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b9/Sub_on.svg/20px-Sub_on.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="550" data-file-height="700" /></span></span> <span style="vertical-align: middle;">68<span class="nowrap">'</span></span> </td></tr> <tr> <td><b>25</b></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Jordan_Hugill" title="Jordan Hugill">Jordan Hugill</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="4"><b>Manager:</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="4"><a href="/wiki/Simon_Grayson" title="Simon Grayson">Simon Grayson</a> </td></tr></tbody></table> </td> <td style="vertical-align:top; width:50%;"> <table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" style="font-size:90%; margin:auto;"> <tbody><tr> <th width="25"> </th></tr> <tr> <td><b>1</b></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Wes_Foderingham" title="Wes Foderingham">Wes Foderingham</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><b>5</b></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Jack_Stephens_(footballer)" title="Jack Stephens (footballer)">Jack Stephens</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><b>2</b></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Nathan_Thompson_(English_footballer)" title="Nathan Thompson (English footballer)">Nathan Thompson</a></td> <td></td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Substituted off"><img alt="downward-facing red arrow" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3b/Sub_off.svg/10px-Sub_off.svg.png" decoding="async" width="10" height="13" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3b/Sub_off.svg/15px-Sub_off.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3b/Sub_off.svg/20px-Sub_off.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="550" data-file-height="700" /></span></span> <span style="vertical-align: middle;">5<span class="nowrap">'</span></span> </td></tr> <tr> <td><b>6</b></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Jordan_Turnbull" title="Jordan Turnbull">Jordan Turnbull</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><b>3</b></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Nathan_Byrne" title="Nathan Byrne">Nathan Byrne</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><b>4</b></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Massimo_Luongo" title="Massimo Luongo">Massimo Luongo</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><b>8</b></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Yaser_Kasim" title="Yaser Kasim">Yaser Kasim</a></td> <td></td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Booked"><img alt="Yellow card" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b1/Yellow_card.svg/10px-Yellow_card.svg.png" decoding="async" width="10" height="13" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b1/Yellow_card.svg/15px-Yellow_card.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b1/Yellow_card.svg/20px-Yellow_card.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="200" data-file-height="260" /></span></span><span style="vertical-align: middle;"> 53<span class="nowrap">'</span></span> </td></tr> <tr> <td><b>7</b></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ben_Gladwin" title="Ben Gladwin">Ben Gladwin</a></td> <td></td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Substituted off"><img alt="downward-facing red arrow" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3b/Sub_off.svg/10px-Sub_off.svg.png" decoding="async" width="10" height="13" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3b/Sub_off.svg/15px-Sub_off.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3b/Sub_off.svg/20px-Sub_off.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="550" data-file-height="700" /></span></span> <span style="vertical-align: middle;">58<span class="nowrap">'</span></span> </td></tr> <tr> <td><b>15</b></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Harry_Toffolo" title="Harry Toffolo">Harry Toffolo</a></td> <td></td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Substituted off"><img alt="downward-facing red arrow" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3b/Sub_off.svg/10px-Sub_off.svg.png" decoding="async" width="10" height="13" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3b/Sub_off.svg/15px-Sub_off.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3b/Sub_off.svg/20px-Sub_off.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="550" data-file-height="700" /></span></span> <span style="vertical-align: middle;">66<span class="nowrap">'</span></span> </td></tr> <tr> <td><b>9</b></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Michael_Smith_(footballer,_born_1991)" title="Michael Smith (footballer, born 1991)">Michael Smith</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><b>20</b></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Jonathan_Obika" title="Jonathan Obika">Jonathan Obika</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="4"><b>Substitutes:</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td><b>25</b></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Tyrell_Belford" title="Tyrell Belford">Tyrell Belford</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><b>29</b></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Raphael_Rossi_Branco" class="mw-redirect" title="Raphael Rossi Branco">Raphael Rossi Branco</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><b>36</b></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Sam_Ricketts" title="Sam Ricketts">Sam Ricketts</a></td> <td></td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Substituted in"><img alt="upward-facing green arrow" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b9/Sub_on.svg/10px-Sub_on.svg.png" decoding="async" width="10" height="13" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b9/Sub_on.svg/15px-Sub_on.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b9/Sub_on.svg/20px-Sub_on.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="550" data-file-height="700" /></span></span> <span style="vertical-align: middle;">5<span class="nowrap">'</span></span> </td></tr> <tr> <td><b>19</b></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Louis_Thompson" title="Louis Thompson">Louis Thompson</a></td> <td></td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Substituted in"><img alt="upward-facing green arrow" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b9/Sub_on.svg/10px-Sub_on.svg.png" decoding="async" width="10" height="13" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b9/Sub_on.svg/15px-Sub_on.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b9/Sub_on.svg/20px-Sub_on.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="550" data-file-height="700" /></span></span> <span style="vertical-align: middle;">58<span class="nowrap">'</span></span> </td></tr> <tr> <td><b>26</b></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Anton_Rodgers_(footballer)" title="Anton Rodgers (footballer)">Anton Rodgers</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><b>10</b></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Andy_Williams_(footballer,_born_1986)" title="Andy Williams (footballer, born 1986)">Andy Williams</a></td> <td></td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Substituted in"><img alt="upward-facing green arrow" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b9/Sub_on.svg/10px-Sub_on.svg.png" decoding="async" width="10" height="13" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b9/Sub_on.svg/15px-Sub_on.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b9/Sub_on.svg/20px-Sub_on.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="550" data-file-height="700" /></span></span> <span style="vertical-align: middle;">66<span class="nowrap">'</span></span> </td></tr> <tr> <td><b>24</b></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Jermaine_Hylton" title="Jermaine Hylton">Jermaine Hylton</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="4"><b>Manager:</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="4"><a href="/wiki/Mark_Cooper_(footballer,_born_1968)" title="Mark Cooper (footballer, born 1968)">Mark Cooper</a> </td></tr></tbody></table> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Statistics">Statistics</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2015_Football_League_One_play-off_final&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Statistics"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Paul_Huntington_2016.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="Paul Huntington" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0d/Paul_Huntington_2016.jpg/170px-Paul_Huntington_2016.jpg" decoding="async" width="170" height="227" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0d/Paul_Huntington_2016.jpg/255px-Paul_Huntington_2016.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0d/Paul_Huntington_2016.jpg/340px-Paul_Huntington_2016.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1800" data-file-height="2400" /></a><figcaption>Paul Huntington <i>(pictured in 2016)</i> doubled Preston's lead early in the first half.</figcaption></figure> <table class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align: center"> <caption>Statistics<sup id="cite_ref-bbcrep_18-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-bbcrep-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </caption> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col" width="100"> </th> <th scope="col" width="70">Preston </th> <th scope="col" width="70">Swindon </th></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">Possession </th> <td>32% </td> <td>68% </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">Goals scored </th> <td>4</td> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">Shots on target </th> <td>6</td> <td>3 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">Shots off target </th> <td>3</td> <td>10 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">Fouls committed </th> <td>14</td> <td>7 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">Corner kicks </th> <td>3</td> <td>6 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">Yellow cards </th> <td>0</td> <td>1 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">Red cards </th> <td>0</td> <td>0 </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Post-match">Post-match</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2015_Football_League_One_play-off_final&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Post-match"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><a href="/wiki/Simon_Grayson" title="Simon Grayson">Simon Grayson</a>, the Preson manager, commented: "We had two weeks to prepare for this match and it's full credit to the players that they turned up on the day and executed the gameplan to a tee. We showed character and determination and finished off a job we should have completed two weeks ago."<sup id="cite_ref-guardrep_6-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-guardrep-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Beckford remarked: "We knew it would be a difficult game and it shows the character and the application we've got within the team and the staff. We did a fantastic job of exploiting the spaces."<sup id="cite_ref-bbcasit_10-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-bbcasit-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Huntington spoked of finally breaking Preston's play-off run of defeats: "It means everything. We had to do it the hard way. I can't speak highly enough of the staff and the players. We've broken that hoodoo now."<sup id="cite_ref-bbcasit_10-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-bbcasit-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Swindon's manager Cooper said after the game: "we didn't deal with Joe Garner and Jermaine Beckford. If a ball comes in your box and you don't want to head it or compete then you're in trouble. You've got to give credit to Preston, they were excellent."<sup id="cite_ref-bbcrep_18-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-bbcrep-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Beckford won the <a href="/wiki/Player_of_the_match" title="Player of the match">man of the match</a> award,<sup id="cite_ref-25" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and when asked if he was going to stay with Preston, he stated: "we'll see".<sup id="cite_ref-guardlive_24-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-guardlive-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> After being released by Bolton Wanderers, Beckford signed a permanent two-year contract with Preston North End effective from 1 July 2015.<sup id="cite_ref-26" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Swindon ended the <a href="/wiki/2015%E2%80%9316_Swindon_Town_F.C._season" title="2015–16 Swindon Town F.C. season">following season</a> in sixteenth place in League One, fifteen points outside the play-off places and thirteen points above the relegation zone.<sup id="cite_ref-27" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Mark Cooper left the club on 17 October 2015.<sup id="cite_ref-28" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Preston's <a href="/wiki/2015%E2%80%9316_Preston_North_End_F.C._season" title="2015–16 Preston North End F.C. season">following season</a> saw them finish in eleventh place in the EFL Championship, twelve points below the play-offs and twenty-two points above the relegation zone.<sup id="cite_ref-29" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-29"><span 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Football League play-offs">2003</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2004_Football_League_play-offs" title="2004 Football League play-offs">2004</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2005_Football_League_play-offs" title="2005 Football League play-offs">2005</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2006_Football_League_play-offs" title="2006 Football League play-offs">2006</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2007_Football_League_play-offs" title="2007 Football League play-offs">2007</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2008_Football_League_play-offs" title="2008 Football League play-offs">2008</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2009_Football_League_play-offs" title="2009 Football League play-offs">2009</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2010_Football_League_play-offs" title="2010 Football League play-offs">2010</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2011_Football_League_play-offs" title="2011 Football League play-offs">2011</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2012_Football_League_play-offs" title="2012 Football League play-offs">2012</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2013_Football_League_play-offs" title="2013 Football League play-offs">2013</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2014_Football_League_play-offs" title="2014 Football League play-offs">2014</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2015_Football_League_play-offs" title="2015 Football League play-offs">2015</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2016_Football_League_play-offs" title="2016 Football League play-offs">2016</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2017_English_Football_League_play-offs" title="2017 English Football League play-offs">2017</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2018_English_Football_League_play-offs" title="2018 English Football League play-offs">2018</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2019_English_Football_League_play-offs" title="2019 English Football League play-offs">2019</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2020_English_Football_League_play-offs" title="2020 English Football League play-offs">2020</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2021_English_Football_League_play-offs" title="2021 English Football League play-offs">2021</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2022_English_Football_League_play-offs" title="2022 English Football League play-offs">2022</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2023_English_Football_League_play-offs" title="2023 English Football League play-offs">2023</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2024_English_Football_League_play-offs" title="2024 English Football League play-offs">2024</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Finals</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Championship</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1987_Football_League_Second_Division_play-off_final" title="1987 Football League Second Division play-off final">1987</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1988_Football_League_Second_Division_play-off_final" title="1988 Football League Second Division play-off final">1988</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1989_Football_League_Second_Division_play-off_final" title="1989 Football League Second Division play-off final">1989</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1990_Football_League_Second_Division_play-off_final" title="1990 Football League Second Division play-off final">1990</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1991_Football_League_Second_Division_play-off_final" title="1991 Football League Second Division play-off final">1991</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1992_Football_League_Second_Division_play-off_final" title="1992 Football League Second Division play-off final">1992</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1993_Football_League_First_Division_play-off_final" title="1993 Football League First Division play-off final">1993</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1994_Football_League_First_Division_play-off_final" title="1994 Football League First Division play-off final">1994</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1995_Football_League_First_Division_play-off_final" title="1995 Football League First Division play-off final">1995</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1996_Football_League_First_Division_play-off_final" title="1996 Football League First Division play-off final">1996</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1997_Football_League_First_Division_play-off_final" title="1997 Football League First Division play-off final">1997</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1998_Football_League_First_Division_play-off_final" title="1998 Football League First Division play-off final">1998</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1999_Football_League_First_Division_play-off_final" title="1999 Football League First Division play-off final">1999</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2000_Football_League_First_Division_play-off_final" title="2000 Football League First Division play-off final">2000</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2001_Football_League_First_Division_play-off_final" title="2001 Football League First Division play-off final">2001</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2002_Football_League_First_Division_play-off_final" title="2002 Football League First Division play-off final">2002</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2003_Football_League_First_Division_play-off_final" title="2003 Football League First Division play-off final">2003</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2004_Football_League_First_Division_play-off_final" title="2004 Football League First Division play-off final">2004</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2005_Football_League_Championship_play-off_final" title="2005 Football League Championship play-off final">2005</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2006_Football_League_Championship_play-off_final" title="2006 Football League Championship play-off final">2006</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2007_Football_League_Championship_play-off_final" title="2007 Football League Championship play-off final">2007</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2008_Football_League_Championship_play-off_final" title="2008 Football League Championship play-off final">2008</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2009_Football_League_Championship_play-off_final" title="2009 Football League Championship play-off final">2009</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2010_Football_League_Championship_play-off_final" title="2010 Football League Championship play-off final">2010</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2011_Football_League_Championship_play-off_final" title="2011 Football League Championship play-off final">2011</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2012_Football_League_Championship_play-off_final" title="2012 Football League Championship play-off final">2012</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2013_Football_League_Championship_play-off_final" title="2013 Football League Championship play-off final">2013</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2014_Football_League_Championship_play-off_final" title="2014 Football League Championship play-off final">2014</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2015_Football_League_Championship_play-off_final" title="2015 Football League Championship play-off final">2015</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2016_Football_League_Championship_play-off_final" title="2016 Football League Championship play-off final">2016</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2017_EFL_Championship_play-off_final" title="2017 EFL Championship play-off final">2017</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2018_EFL_Championship_play-off_final" title="2018 EFL Championship play-off final">2018</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2019_EFL_Championship_play-off_final" title="2019 EFL Championship play-off final">2019</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2020_EFL_Championship_play-off_final" title="2020 EFL Championship play-off final">2020</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2021_EFL_Championship_play-off_final" title="2021 EFL Championship play-off final">2021</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2022_EFL_Championship_play-off_final" title="2022 EFL Championship play-off final">2022</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2023_EFL_Championship_play-off_final" title="2023 EFL Championship play-off final">2023</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2024_EFL_Championship_play-off_final" title="2024 EFL Championship play-off final">2024</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">League One</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1987_Football_League_Third_Division_play-off_final" title="1987 Football League Third Division play-off final">1987</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1988_Football_League_Third_Division_play-off_final" title="1988 Football League Third Division play-off final">1988</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1989_Football_League_Third_Division_play-off_final" title="1989 Football League Third Division play-off final">1989</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1990_Football_League_Third_Division_play-off_final" title="1990 Football League Third Division play-off final">1990</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1991_Football_League_Third_Division_play-off_final" title="1991 Football League Third Division play-off final">1991</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1992_Football_League_Third_Division_play-off_final" title="1992 Football League Third Division play-off final">1992</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1993_Football_League_Second_Division_play-off_final" title="1993 Football League Second Division play-off final">1993</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1994_Football_League_Second_Division_play-off_final" title="1994 Football League Second Division play-off final">1994</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1995_Football_League_Second_Division_play-off_final" title="1995 Football League Second Division play-off final">1995</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1996_Football_League_Second_Division_play-off_final" title="1996 Football League Second Division play-off final">1996</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1997_Football_League_Second_Division_play-off_final" title="1997 Football League Second Division play-off final">1997</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1998_Football_League_Second_Division_play-off_final" title="1998 Football League Second Division play-off final">1998</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1999_Football_League_Second_Division_play-off_final" title="1999 Football League Second Division play-off final">1999</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2000_Football_League_Second_Division_play-off_final" title="2000 Football League Second Division play-off final">2000</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2001_Football_League_Second_Division_play-off_final" title="2001 Football League Second Division play-off final">2001</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2002_Football_League_Second_Division_play-off_final" title="2002 Football League Second Division play-off final">2002</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2003_Football_League_Second_Division_play-off_final" title="2003 Football League Second Division play-off final">2003</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2004_Football_League_Second_Division_play-off_final" title="2004 Football League Second Division play-off final">2004</a></li> <li><a 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href="/wiki/1990_Football_League_Fourth_Division_play-off_final" title="1990 Football League Fourth Division play-off final">1990</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1991_Football_League_Fourth_Division_play-off_final" title="1991 Football League Fourth Division play-off final">1991</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1992_Football_League_Fourth_Division_play-off_final" title="1992 Football League Fourth Division play-off final">1992</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1993_Football_League_Third_Division_play-off_final" title="1993 Football League Third Division play-off final">1993</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1994_Football_League_Third_Division_play-off_final" title="1994 Football League Third Division play-off final">1994</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1995_Football_League_Third_Division_play-off_final" title="1995 Football League Third Division play-off final">1995</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1996_Football_League_Third_Division_play-off_final" title="1996 Football League Third Division play-off final">1996</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1997_Football_League_Third_Division_play-off_final" title="1997 Football League Third Division play-off final">1997</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1998_Football_League_Third_Division_play-off_final" title="1998 Football League Third Division play-off final">1998</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1999_Football_League_Third_Division_play-off_final" title="1999 Football League Third Division play-off final">1999</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2000_Football_League_Third_Division_play-off_final" title="2000 Football League Third Division play-off final">2000</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2001_Football_League_Third_Division_play-off_final" title="2001 Football League Third Division play-off final">2001</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2002_Football_League_Third_Division_play-off_final" title="2002 Football League Third Division play-off final">2002</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2003_Football_League_Third_Division_play-off_final" title="2003 Football League Third Division 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style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1990_Football_League_Second_Division_play-off_final" title="1990 Football League Second Division play-off final">1990</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1993_Football_League_First_Division_play-off_final" title="1993 Football League First Division play-off final">1993</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:#DD0000; color:white;;width:1%"><a href="/wiki/EFL_League_One_play-offs" title="EFL League One play-offs"><span class="tmp-color" style="color:white">Third Tier Play-Off Final</span></a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1987_Football_League_Third_Division_play-off_final" title="1987 Football League Third Division play-off final">1987</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2010_Football_League_One_play-off_final" title="2010 Football League One play-off final">2010</a></li> <li><a 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