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They are part of the annual <a href="/wiki/English_Football_League_play-offs" title="English Football League play-offs">English Football League play-offs</a>. As of 2022<sup class="plainlinks noexcerpt noprint asof-tag update" style="display:none;"><a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=EFL_League_Two_play-offs&action=edit">[update]</a></sup>, the play-offs comprise two semi-finals, where the team finishing fourth plays the team finishing seventh, and the team finishing fifth plays the team finishing sixth, each conducted as a <a href="/wiki/Two-legged_tie" title="Two-legged tie">two-legged tie</a>. The winners of the semi-finals progress to the final which is contested at <a href="/wiki/Wembley_Stadium" title="Wembley Stadium">Wembley Stadium</a>. </p><p>For the first three years, the play-off final took place over two legs, played at both side's grounds. <a href="/wiki/Aldershot_F.C." title="Aldershot F.C.">Aldershot</a> won the first Fourth Division play-off final <a href="/wiki/1987_Football_League_Fourth_Division_play-off_final" title="1987 Football League Fourth Division play-off final">in 1987</a>, beating <a href="/wiki/Wolverhampton_Wanderers_F.C." title="Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C.">Wolverhampton Wanderers</a> 2–1 <a href="/wiki/Aggregate_score" class="mw-redirect" title="Aggregate score">on aggregate</a>. From 1990, the play-off final was a one-off match, hosted at the <a href="/wiki/Wembley_Stadium_(1923)" title="Wembley Stadium (1923)">original Wembley Stadium</a>, while from 2001 to 2006, the final was played at the <a href="/wiki/Millennium_Stadium" title="Millennium Stadium">Millennium Stadium</a> in <a href="/wiki/Cardiff" title="Cardiff">Cardiff</a> as Wembley was being rebuilt. Since 2007, the match has been hosted at Wembley Stadium except for the <a href="/wiki/2011_Football_League_One_play-off_final" title="2011 Football League One play-off final">2011 final</a> which took place at <a href="/wiki/Old_Trafford" title="Old Trafford">Old Trafford</a> to avoid a clash with the <a href="/wiki/2011_UEFA_Champions_League_Final" class="mw-redirect" title="2011 UEFA Champions League Final">2011 UEFA Champions League Final</a>. </p><p>When the fourth tier play-offs were first contested in 1987, they were known as the Football League Fourth Division play-offs. From 1993 to 2004, following the creation of the <a href="/wiki/FA_Premier_League" class="mw-redirect" title="FA Premier League">FA Premier League</a> as a breakaway from the <a href="/wiki/Football_League" class="mw-redirect" title="Football League">Football League</a>, the competition became known as the Third Division play-offs, and since 2005 has taken its current name as the League Two play-offs following a rebranding of the remaining three divisions of the Football League. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Format">Format</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=EFL_League_Two_play-offs&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Format"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Example_of_play-off_format_from_2000_First_Division_play-offs.png" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="Play-off bracket format from 2000" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e2/Example_of_play-off_format_from_2000_First_Division_play-offs.png/350px-Example_of_play-off_format_from_2000_First_Division_play-offs.png" decoding="async" width="350" height="128" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e2/Example_of_play-off_format_from_2000_First_Division_play-offs.png/525px-Example_of_play-off_format_from_2000_First_Division_play-offs.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e2/Example_of_play-off_format_from_2000_First_Division_play-offs.png/700px-Example_of_play-off_format_from_2000_First_Division_play-offs.png 2x" data-file-width="1080" data-file-height="394" /></a><figcaption>An example of the play-off format, from the <a href="/wiki/2000_Football_League_play-offs#Second_Division" title="2000 Football League play-offs">2000 Second Division play-offs</a></figcaption></figure> <p>As of 2021<sup class="plainlinks noexcerpt noprint asof-tag update" style="display:none;"><a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=EFL_League_Two_play-offs&action=edit">[update]</a></sup>, the League Two play-offs involve the four teams that finish directly below the automatic <a href="/wiki/Promotion_and_relegation" title="Promotion and relegation">promotion</a> places in <a href="/wiki/EFL_League_Two" title="EFL League Two">EFL League Two</a>, the fourth tier of the <a href="/wiki/English_football_league_system" title="English football league system">English football league system</a>. These teams meet in a series of play-off matches to determine the final team that will be promoted to the <a href="/wiki/EFL_League_One" title="EFL League One">EFL League One</a>. Based on the rankings, the team finishing in fourth place plays the seventh-placed team while the team in fifth plays the sixth-placed team in the "play-off semi-finals". Two ties are played over <a href="/wiki/Two-legged_tie" title="Two-legged tie">two legs</a>, with the higher-ranked side hosting the second leg. According to the <a href="/wiki/English_Football_League" title="English Football League">EFL</a>, "this is designed to give the highest finishing team an <a href="/wiki/Home_advantage" title="Home advantage">advantage</a>".<sup id="cite_ref-:0_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The winner of each semi-final is determined by the <a href="/wiki/Aggregate_score" class="mw-redirect" title="Aggregate score">aggregate score</a> across the two legs, with the number of goals scored in each match of the tie being added together. The team with the higher aggregate score qualifies for the final. If, at the end of regular 90 minutes of the second leg, the aggregate score is level then the match goes into <a href="/wiki/Overtime_(sports)" title="Overtime (sports)">extra time</a> where two 15-minute halves are played. If the score remains level at the end of extra time, the tie is decided by a <a href="/wiki/Penalty_shoot-out_(association_football)" title="Penalty shoot-out (association football)">penalty shootout</a>. The <a href="/wiki/Away_goals_rule" title="Away goals rule">away goals rule</a> does not apply in the play-off semi-finals.<sup id="cite_ref-eflexp_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-eflexp-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The clubs that win the semi-finals then meet at <a href="/wiki/Wembley_Stadium" title="Wembley Stadium">Wembley Stadium</a>, a <a href="/wiki/Glossary_of_association_football_terms#N" title="Glossary of association football terms">neutral venue</a>, for a one-off match referred to as the "play-off final". If required, extra time and a penalty shootout can be employed in the same manner as for the semi-finals to determine the winner. The runner-up and losing semi-finalists remain in League Two while the winning side are promoted.<sup id="cite_ref-eflexp_2-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-eflexp-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The match, along with the finals of the <a href="/wiki/EFL_Championship_play-offs" title="EFL Championship play-offs">Championship</a> and <a href="/wiki/EFL_League_One_play-offs" title="EFL League One play-offs">League One play-offs</a>, usually takes place over the <a href="/wiki/Long_weekend" title="Long weekend">long weekend</a> of the second <a href="/wiki/Public_holidays_in_the_United_Kingdom" title="Public holidays in the United Kingdom">bank holiday</a> in May.<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> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Background">Background</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=EFL_League_Two_play-offs&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Background"><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/English_Football_League_play-offs" title="English Football League play-offs">English Football League play-offs</a></div> <p>The mid-1980s saw a decline in attendances at football matches and public disenchantment with English football. A number of instances of violence and tragedy struck the game. In March 1985, at the semi-final of the <a href="/wiki/1984%E2%80%9385_Football_League_Cup" title="1984–85 Football League Cup">1984–85 Football League Cup</a> between <a href="/wiki/Chelsea_F.C." title="Chelsea F.C.">Chelsea</a> and <a href="/wiki/Sunderland_A.F.C." title="Sunderland A.F.C.">Sunderland</a>, more than 100 people were arrested after various invasions of the <a href="/wiki/Stamford_Bridge_(stadium)" title="Stamford Bridge (stadium)">Stamford Bridge</a> pitch and more than 40 people, including 20 policemen, were injured.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEFoster201512_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEFoster201512-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Nine days later, <a href="/wiki/1985_Luton_riot" title="1985 Luton riot">violence flared</a> at the <a href="/wiki/FA_Cup" title="FA Cup">FA Cup</a> match between <a href="/wiki/Millwall_F.C." title="Millwall F.C.">Millwall</a> and <a href="/wiki/Luton_Town_F.C." title="Luton Town F.C.">Luton Town</a>; seats were used as missiles against the police and resulted in Luton Town banning away supporters.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEFoster201513_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEFoster201513-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On 11 May, 56 people were killed and 265 injured in the <a href="/wiki/Bradford_City_stadium_fire" title="Bradford City stadium fire">Bradford City stadium fire</a>. Less than three weeks later, 39 supporters died and more than 600 were injured in the <a href="/wiki/Heysel_Stadium_disaster" title="Heysel Stadium disaster">Heysel Stadium disaster</a> where <a href="/wiki/Liverpool_F.C." title="Liverpool F.C.">Liverpool</a> were playing <a href="/wiki/Juventus_FC" title="Juventus FC">Juventus</a> in <a href="/wiki/1985_European_Cup_Final" class="mw-redirect" title="1985 European Cup Final">the European Cup final</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEFoster201514–15_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEFoster201514–15-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1224211176">.mw-parser-output .quotebox{background-color:#F9F9F9;border:1px solid #aaa;box-sizing:border-box;padding:10px;font-size:88%;max-width:100%}.mw-parser-output .quotebox.floatleft{margin:.5em 1.4em .8em 0}.mw-parser-output .quotebox.floatright{margin:.5em 0 .8em 1.4em}.mw-parser-output .quotebox.centered{overflow:hidden;position:relative;margin:.5em auto .8em auto}.mw-parser-output .quotebox.floatleft span,.mw-parser-output .quotebox.floatright span{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output .quotebox>blockquote{margin:0;padding:0;border-left:0;font-family:inherit;font-size:inherit}.mw-parser-output .quotebox-title{text-align:center;font-size:110%;font-weight:bold}.mw-parser-output .quotebox-quote>:first-child{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .quotebox-quote:last-child>:last-child{margin-bottom:0}.mw-parser-output .quotebox-quote.quoted:before{font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;font-weight:bold;font-size:large;color:gray;content:" “ ";vertical-align:-45%;line-height:0}.mw-parser-output .quotebox-quote.quoted:after{font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;font-weight:bold;font-size:large;color:gray;content:" ” ";line-height:0}.mw-parser-output .quotebox .left-aligned{text-align:left}.mw-parser-output .quotebox .right-aligned{text-align:right}.mw-parser-output .quotebox .center-aligned{text-align:center}.mw-parser-output .quotebox .quote-title,.mw-parser-output .quotebox .quotebox-quote{display:block}.mw-parser-output .quotebox cite{display:block;font-style:normal}@media screen and (max-width:640px){.mw-parser-output .quotebox{width:100%!important;margin:0 0 .8em!important;float:none!important}}</style><div class="quotebox pullquote floatright" style="width:25%; ;"> <blockquote class="quotebox-quote left-aligned" style=""> <p>Initially the Play-Offs would operate for two years, but if they proved popular with spectators they could become a permanent part of the calendar. </p> </blockquote> <p style="padding-bottom: 0;"><cite class="left-aligned" style="">Heathrow Agreement<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEFoster201527_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEFoster201527-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></cite></p> </div> <p>In an attempt to persuade fans to return to the stadia, the Football League had rejected a £19<span class="nowrap"> </span>million television deal to broadcast matches live on the <a href="/wiki/BBC" title="BBC">BBC</a> and <a href="/wiki/ITV_(TV_network)" title="ITV (TV network)">ITV</a> before the <a href="/wiki/1985%E2%80%9386_Football_League" title="1985–86 Football League">1985–86 Football League</a> season, with League president <a href="/wiki/Jack_Dunnett" title="Jack Dunnett">Jack Dunnett</a> suggesting that "football is prepared to have a year or two with no television".<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEFoster201519_8-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEFoster201519-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In December 1985, the "Heathrow Agreement" was agreed which aimed to revitalise the financial affairs of the league. It was a ten-point plan which included a structural reorganisation of the league, reducing the top tier from 22 clubs to 20, and the introduction of <a href="/wiki/English_Football_League_play-offs" title="English Football League play-offs">play-offs</a> to facilitate the change.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEFoster201518_9-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEFoster201518-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The play-offs were introduced to the end of the <a href="/wiki/1986%E2%80%9387_in_English_football" title="1986–87 in English football">1986–87 Football League season</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-pye_10-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-pye-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> They were initially introduced for two years with the proviso that if they were successful with the general public, they would be retained permanently.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEFoster201527_7-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEFoster201527-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=EFL_League_Two_play-offs&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In the first two seasons, the team one place above the relegation zone in the <a href="/wiki/Football_League_Third_Division" title="Football League Third Division">Third Division</a>, along with the three clubs below the automatic promotion positions in the <a href="/wiki/Football_League_Fourth_Division" title="Football League Fourth Division">Fourth Division</a>, took part in the play-offs.<sup id="cite_ref-pye_10-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-pye-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In the inaugural play-offs in 1987, Third Division <a href="/wiki/Bolton_Wanderers_F.C." title="Bolton Wanderers F.C.">Bolton Wanderers</a> were eliminated in the semi-finals by Fourth Division side <a href="/wiki/Aldershot_F.C." title="Aldershot F.C.">Aldershot</a> who replaced them when they won <a href="/wiki/1987_Football_League_Third_Division_play-off_final" title="1987 Football League Third Division play-off final">the final</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-pye_10-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-pye-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEFoster2015195_11-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEFoster2015195-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The following season, <a href="/wiki/Rotherham_United_F.C." title="Rotherham United F.C.">Rotherham United</a> also swapped places with Fourth Division opposition when they lost to <a href="/wiki/Swansea_City_A.F.C." title="Swansea City A.F.C.">Swansea City</a> in the semi-finals who defeated <a href="/wiki/Torquay_United_F.C." title="Torquay United F.C.">Torquay</a> in <a href="/wiki/1987_Football_League_Third_Division_play-off_final" title="1987 Football League Third Division play-off final">the final</a> 5–4 on aggregate.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEFoster2015197_12-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEFoster2015197-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <table class="wikitable floatright"> <caption>EFL League Two play-off nomenclature </caption> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col">Years </th> <th scope="col">Name </th></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">1987–1992 </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Football_League_Fourth_Division" title="Football League Fourth Division">Football League Fourth Division</a> play-offs </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">1993–2004 </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Football_League_Third_Division" title="Football League Third Division">Football League Third Division</a> play-offs </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">2005–2015 </th> <td><a href="/wiki/EFL_League_Two" title="EFL League Two">Football League Two</a> play-offs </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">2016–present </th> <td><a href="/wiki/EFL_League_Two" title="EFL League Two">EFL League Two</a> play-offs </td></tr></tbody></table> <p>The primary objective of the play-offs was achieved within the first two seasons, namely the reorganisation of the four leagues with 20 clubs in the first tier and 24 in the second to fourth tiers.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEFoster201562_13-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEFoster201562-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> However, the popularity of the play-offs was such that the post-season games were retained and the <a href="/wiki/1989_Football_League_play-offs" title="1989 Football League play-offs">play-offs</a> were the first to feature four teams from the Fourth Division:<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEFoster201562_13-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEFoster201562-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Leyton_Orient_F.C." title="Leyton Orient F.C.">Leyton Orient</a> defeated <a href="/wiki/Wrexham_A.F.C." title="Wrexham A.F.C.">Wrexham</a> over two legs in the <a href="/wiki/1989_Football_League_Fourth_Division_play-off_final" title="1989 Football League Fourth Division play-off final">1989 Football League Fourth Division play-off final</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEFoster2015199_14-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEFoster2015199-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> From 1990, the format of the final changed to a single match played at a neutral venue, initially the <a href="/wiki/Wembley_Stadium_(1923)" title="Wembley Stadium (1923)">original Wembley Stadium</a>. The first winners of the inaugural one-off <a href="/wiki/1990_Football_League_Fourth_Division_play-off_final" title="1990 Football League Fourth Division play-off final">final</a> were <a href="/wiki/Cambridge_United_F.C." title="Cambridge United F.C.">Cambridge United</a> who beat <a href="/wiki/Chesterfield_F.C." title="Chesterfield F.C.">Chesterfield</a> 1–0 in front of 26,404 spectators.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEFoster2015200_15-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEFoster2015200-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Wembley underwent renovations early in the 21st century and <a href="/wiki/2000_Football_League_Third_Division_play-off_final" title="2000 Football League Third Division play-off final">the 2000 final</a> was the last to be hosted at the original stadium. Subsequently the finals were hosted at the <a href="/wiki/Millennium_Stadium" title="Millennium Stadium">Millennium Stadium</a> in Cardiff, where <a href="/wiki/Blackpool_F.C." title="Blackpool F.C.">Blackpool</a> won their second fourth-tier play-off final, beating <a href="/wiki/Leyton_Orient_F.C." title="Leyton Orient F.C.">Leyton Orient</a> 4–2 in <a href="/wiki/2001_Football_League_Third_Division_play-off_final" title="2001 Football League Third Division play-off final">the final</a> watched by a crowd of 23,600.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEFoster2015211_16-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEFoster2015211-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Millennium Stadium held the finals until 2007 when the match was moved to the renovated Wembley Stadium, the first <a href="/wiki/2007_Football_League_Two_play-off_final" title="2007 Football League Two play-off final">such final</a> seeing <a href="/wiki/Bristol_Rovers_F.C." title="Bristol Rovers F.C.">Bristol Rovers</a> defeat <a href="/wiki/Shrewsbury_Town_F.C." title="Shrewsbury Town F.C.">Shrewsbury Town</a> 3–1 with an attendance of 61,589.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEFoster2015217_17-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEFoster2015217-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The game was relocated to <a href="/wiki/Manchester_United_F.C." title="Manchester United F.C.">Manchester United</a>'s ground, <a href="/wiki/Old_Trafford" title="Old Trafford">Old Trafford</a>, for a single season as a result of a scheduling clash with the <a href="/wiki/2011_UEFA_Champions_League_Final" class="mw-redirect" title="2011 UEFA Champions League Final">2011 UEFA Champions League Final</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The most recent final, <a href="/wiki/2020_EFL_League_Two_play-off_final" title="2020 EFL League Two play-off final">in 2020</a>, was held <a href="/wiki/Behind_closed_doors_(sport)" title="Behind closed doors (sport)">behind closed doors</a> as a result of the <a href="/wiki/COVID-19_pandemic_in_the_United_Kingdom" title="COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom">COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom</a>: <a href="/wiki/Northampton_Town_F.C." title="Northampton Town F.C.">Northampton Town</a> defeated <a href="/wiki/Exeter_City_F.C." title="Exeter City F.C.">Exeter City</a> 4–0 in front of an official attendance of 0.<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> </p><p>Since the first play-off final, the third tier of English football's league itself has undergone a number of re-brands. In 1993, the Premier League was <a href="/wiki/Foundation_of_the_Premier_League" title="Foundation of the Premier League">formed</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> a move which caused the fourth-tier league to be renamed as the Third Division.<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> In 2004, the Third Division was re-branded as Football League Two,<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> before the League's adoption of English Football League (EFL) led to a 2016 renaming as the EFL League Two.<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> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Prize">Prize</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=EFL_League_Two_play-offs&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Prize"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The financial value of winning the EFL League Two play-off is derived from the additional remuneration clubs receive in League One. As of 2020<sup class="plainlinks noexcerpt noprint asof-tag update" style="display:none;"><a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=EFL_League_Two_play-offs&action=edit">[update]</a></sup>, clubs in League One receive around £675,000 from the Premier League as a "core club" payment compared to £450,000 in League Two.<sup id="cite_ref-24" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><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> The winners of the final receive a trophy.<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> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Winners_and_semi-finalists">Winners and semi-finalists</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=EFL_League_Two_play-offs&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Winners and semi-finalists"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable"> <caption>Key to list of winners and semi-finalists </caption> <tbody><tr> <th scope="row" align="center">Year </th> <td>Link to play-off article for specified year </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" align="center">Venue </th> <td>Location(s) of the final match(es) </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" align="center">Winner (X) </th> <td>Team that won play-off final, (X) indicates cumulative number of play-off final victories </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" align="center">Final </th> <td>Link to play-off final article for the specified match </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" align="center">^ </th> <td>Final played over two legs </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" align="center">R </th> <td>Final decided by a <a href="/wiki/Replay_(sports)" title="Replay (sports)">replay</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" align="center">† </th> <td>Final decided in <a href="/wiki/Overtime_(sports)#Association_football" title="Overtime (sports)">extra time</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" align="center">‡ </th> <td>Final decided by a <a href="/wiki/Penalty_shoot-out_(association_football)" title="Penalty shoot-out (association football)">penalty shoot-out</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" align="center">Runner-up </th> <td>Team that lost play-off final </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" align="center">Semi-finalists </th> <td>Two teams that lost in play-off semi-finals </td></tr></tbody></table> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Wembley_Stadium_Twin_Towers.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="Original Wembley Stadium" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c6/Wembley_Stadium_Twin_Towers.jpg/220px-Wembley_Stadium_Twin_Towers.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="147" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c6/Wembley_Stadium_Twin_Towers.jpg/330px-Wembley_Stadium_Twin_Towers.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c6/Wembley_Stadium_Twin_Towers.jpg/440px-Wembley_Stadium_Twin_Towers.jpg 2x" data-file-width="640" data-file-height="427" /></a><figcaption>The <a href="/wiki/Wembley_Stadium_(1923)" title="Wembley Stadium (1923)">original Wembley Stadium</a> hosted the fourth-tier play-off final between 1990 and 2000.</figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Millennium_Stadium_(aerial_view).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="Millennium Stadium" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1b/Millennium_Stadium_%28aerial_view%29.jpg/220px-Millennium_Stadium_%28aerial_view%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="140" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1b/Millennium_Stadium_%28aerial_view%29.jpg/330px-Millennium_Stadium_%28aerial_view%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1b/Millennium_Stadium_%28aerial_view%29.jpg/440px-Millennium_Stadium_%28aerial_view%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1730" data-file-height="1103" /></a><figcaption>The final was held at the <a href="/wiki/Millennium_Stadium" title="Millennium Stadium">Millennium Stadium</a> in Cardiff between 2001 and 2006 while Wembley was being redeveloped.</figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Wembley-Stadion_2013.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="Wembley Stadium" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e4/Wembley-Stadion_2013.jpg/220px-Wembley-Stadion_2013.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e4/Wembley-Stadion_2013.jpg/330px-Wembley-Stadion_2013.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e4/Wembley-Stadion_2013.jpg/440px-Wembley-Stadion_2013.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4502" data-file-height="3377" /></a><figcaption>The redeveloped <a href="/wiki/Wembley_Stadium" title="Wembley Stadium">Wembley Stadium</a> has been host to the League Two play-off final every year since 2007 except in 2011.</figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Bristol_Rovers_v_Shrewsbury_Town,_League_2_Play_Off_Final,_Wembley_2007_(515914825).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="Bristol Rovers playing Shrewsbury Town at Wembley" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1a/Bristol_Rovers_v_Shrewsbury_Town%2C_League_2_Play_Off_Final%2C_Wembley_2007_%28515914825%29.jpg/220px-Bristol_Rovers_v_Shrewsbury_Town%2C_League_2_Play_Off_Final%2C_Wembley_2007_%28515914825%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1a/Bristol_Rovers_v_Shrewsbury_Town%2C_League_2_Play_Off_Final%2C_Wembley_2007_%28515914825%29.jpg/330px-Bristol_Rovers_v_Shrewsbury_Town%2C_League_2_Play_Off_Final%2C_Wembley_2007_%28515914825%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1a/Bristol_Rovers_v_Shrewsbury_Town%2C_League_2_Play_Off_Final%2C_Wembley_2007_%28515914825%29.jpg/440px-Bristol_Rovers_v_Shrewsbury_Town%2C_League_2_Play_Off_Final%2C_Wembley_2007_%28515914825%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="640" data-file-height="480" /></a><figcaption>Bristol Rovers playing Shrewsbury Town in the <a href="/wiki/2007_Football_League_Two_play-off_final" title="2007 Football League Two play-off final">2007 Football League Two play-off final</a>.</figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Manchester_United_Panorama_(8051523746).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/33/Manchester_United_Panorama_%288051523746%29.jpg/220px-Manchester_United_Panorama_%288051523746%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="105" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/33/Manchester_United_Panorama_%288051523746%29.jpg/330px-Manchester_United_Panorama_%288051523746%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/33/Manchester_United_Panorama_%288051523746%29.jpg/440px-Manchester_United_Panorama_%288051523746%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2500" data-file-height="1197" /></a><figcaption>In 2011, <a href="/wiki/Old_Trafford" title="Old Trafford">Old Trafford</a> was used for the final to avoid a clash with the Champions League final.</figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:2018_League_Two_play-off_Final_-_Pre-match_2.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="Wembley Stadium before the 2018 EFL League Two play-off final" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2c/2018_League_Two_play-off_Final_-_Pre-match_2.jpg/220px-2018_League_Two_play-off_Final_-_Pre-match_2.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2c/2018_League_Two_play-off_Final_-_Pre-match_2.jpg/330px-2018_League_Two_play-off_Final_-_Pre-match_2.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2c/2018_League_Two_play-off_Final_-_Pre-match_2.jpg/440px-2018_League_Two_play-off_Final_-_Pre-match_2.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4032" data-file-height="3024" /></a><figcaption>Wembley Stadium before the <a href="/wiki/2018_EFL_League_Two_play-off_final" title="2018 EFL League Two play-off final">2018 EFL League Two play-off final</a></figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:EFL_League_Two_play-off_trophy.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="The trophy awarded to the play-off winners, pictured in Port Vale colours in 2022" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d8/EFL_League_Two_play-off_trophy.jpg/220px-EFL_League_Two_play-off_trophy.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="350" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d8/EFL_League_Two_play-off_trophy.jpg 1.5x" data-file-width="297" data-file-height="472" /></a><figcaption>The trophy awarded to the play-off winners, pictured in Port Vale colours in 2022</figcaption></figure> <table class="sortable wikitable"> <caption>Winners of the EFL League Two play-offs along with runners-up and semi-finalists </caption> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col">Year </th> <th scope="col">Venue </th> <th scope="col">Winner </th> <th scope="col">Final </th> <th scope="col">Runner-up </th> <th scope="col">Semi-finalists </th> <th scope="col" class="unsortable"><abbr title="Reference(s)">Ref.</abbr> </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1987_Football_League_play-offs#Fourth_Division" title="1987 Football League play-offs">1987</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Recreation_Ground_(Aldershot)" title="Recreation Ground (Aldershot)">Recreation Ground</a>/<a href="/wiki/Molineux_Stadium" title="Molineux Stadium">Molineux</a> ^ </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Aldershot_F.C." title="Aldershot F.C.">Aldershot</a> (1) </td> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1987_Football_League_Fourth_Division_play-off_final" title="1987 Football League Fourth Division play-off final">3–0</a> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Wolverhampton_Wanderers_F.C." title="Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C.">Wolverhampton Wanderers</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Bolton_Wanderers_F.C." title="Bolton Wanderers F.C.">Bolton Wanderers</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Colchester_United_F.C." title="Colchester United F.C.">Colchester United</a> </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEFoster2015195_11-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEFoster2015195-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1988_Football_League_play-offs#Fourth_Division" title="1988 Football League play-offs">1988</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Vetch_Field" title="Vetch Field">Vetch Field</a>/<a href="/wiki/Plainmoor" title="Plainmoor">Plainmoor</a> ^ </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Swansea_City_A.F.C." title="Swansea City A.F.C.">Swansea City</a> (1) </td> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1988_Football_League_Fourth_Division_play-off_final" title="1988 Football League Fourth Division play-off final">5–4</a> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Torquay_United_F.C." title="Torquay United F.C.">Torquay United</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Rotherham_United_F.C." title="Rotherham United F.C.">Rotherham United</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Scunthorpe_United_F.C." title="Scunthorpe United F.C.">Scunthorpe United</a> </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEFoster2015197_12-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEFoster2015197-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1989_Football_League_play-offs#Fourth_Division" title="1989 Football League play-offs">1989</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Racecourse_Ground" title="Racecourse Ground">Racecourse Ground</a>/<a href="/wiki/Brisbane_Road" title="Brisbane Road">Brisbane Road</a> ^ </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Leyton_Orient_F.C." title="Leyton Orient F.C.">Leyton Orient</a> (1) </td> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1989_Football_League_Fourth_Division_play-off_final" title="1989 Football League Fourth Division play-off final">2–1</a> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Wrexham_A.F.C." title="Wrexham A.F.C.">Wrexham</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Scarborough_F.C." title="Scarborough F.C.">Scarborough</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Scunthorpe_United_F.C." title="Scunthorpe United F.C.">Scunthorpe United</a> </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEFoster2015199_14-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEFoster2015199-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1990_Football_League_play-offs#Fourth_Division" title="1990 Football League play-offs">1990</a> </td> <td rowspan="11"><a href="/wiki/Wembley_Stadium_(1923)" title="Wembley Stadium (1923)">Wembley Stadium (original)</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Cambridge_United_F.C." title="Cambridge United F.C.">Cambridge United</a> (1) </td> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1990_Football_League_Fourth_Division_play-off_final" title="1990 Football League Fourth Division play-off final">1–0</a> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Chesterfield_F.C." title="Chesterfield F.C.">Chesterfield</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Maidstone_United_F.C." title="Maidstone United F.C.">Maidstone United</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Stockport_County_F.C." title="Stockport County F.C.">Stockport County</a> </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEFoster2015200_15-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEFoster2015200-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1991_Football_League_play-offs#Fourth_Division" title="1991 Football League play-offs">1991</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Torquay_United_F.C." title="Torquay United F.C.">Torquay United</a> (1) </td> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1991_Football_League_Fourth_Division_play-off_final" title="1991 Football League Fourth Division play-off final">2–2</a> ‡<sup id="cite_ref-28" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>a<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Blackpool_F.C." title="Blackpool F.C.">Blackpool</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Burnley_F.C." title="Burnley F.C.">Burnley</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Scunthorpe_United_F.C." title="Scunthorpe United F.C.">Scunthorpe United</a> </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEFoster2015201_27-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEFoster2015201-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1992_Football_League_play-offs#Fourth_Division" title="1992 Football League play-offs">1992</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Blackpool_F.C." title="Blackpool F.C.">Blackpool</a> (1) </td> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1992_Football_League_Fourth_Division_play-off_final" title="1992 Football League Fourth Division play-off final">1–1</a> ‡<sup id="cite_ref-30" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>b<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Scunthorpe_United_F.C." title="Scunthorpe United F.C.">Scunthorpe United</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Barnet_F.C." title="Barnet F.C.">Barnet</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Crewe_Alexandra_F.C." title="Crewe Alexandra F.C.">Crewe Alexandra</a> </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEFoster2015202_29-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEFoster2015202-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1993_Football_League_play-offs#Third_Division" title="1993 Football League play-offs">1993</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/York_City_F.C." title="York City F.C.">York City</a> (1) </td> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1993_Football_League_Third_Division_play-off_final" title="1993 Football League Third Division play-off final">1–1</a> ‡<sup id="cite_ref-32" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>c<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Crewe_Alexandra_F.C." title="Crewe Alexandra F.C.">Crewe Alexandra</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Bury_F.C." title="Bury F.C.">Bury</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Walsall_F.C." title="Walsall F.C.">Walsall</a> </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEFoster2015203_31-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEFoster2015203-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1994_Football_League_play-offs#Third_Division" title="1994 Football League play-offs">1994</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Wycombe_Wanderers_F.C." title="Wycombe Wanderers F.C.">Wycombe Wanderers</a> (1) </td> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1994_Football_League_Third_Division_play-off_final" title="1994 Football League Third Division play-off final">4–2</a> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Preston_North_End_F.C." title="Preston North End F.C.">Preston North End</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Carlisle_United_F.C." title="Carlisle United F.C.">Carlisle United</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Torquay_United_F.C." title="Torquay United F.C.">Torquay United</a> </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEFoster2015204_33-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEFoster2015204-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1995_Football_League_play-offs#Third_Division" title="1995 Football League play-offs">1995</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Chesterfield_F.C." title="Chesterfield F.C.">Chesterfield</a> (1) </td> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1995_Football_League_Third_Division_play-off_final" title="1995 Football League Third Division play-off final">2–0</a> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Bury_F.C." title="Bury F.C.">Bury</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Mansfield_Town_F.C." title="Mansfield Town F.C.">Mansfield Town</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Preston_North_End_F.C." title="Preston North End F.C.">Preston North End</a> </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEFoster2015205_34-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEFoster2015205-34"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1996_Football_League_play-offs#Third_Division" title="1996 Football League play-offs">1996</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Plymouth_Argyle_F.C." title="Plymouth Argyle F.C.">Plymouth Argyle</a> (1) </td> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1996_Football_League_Third_Division_play-off_final" title="1996 Football League Third Division play-off final">1–0</a> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Darlington_F.C." title="Darlington F.C.">Darlington</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Colchester_United_F.C." title="Colchester United F.C.">Colchester United</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Hereford_United_F.C." title="Hereford United F.C.">Hereford United</a> </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEFoster2015206_35-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEFoster2015206-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1997_Football_League_play-offs#Third_Division" title="1997 Football League play-offs">1997</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Northampton_Town_F.C." title="Northampton Town F.C.">Northampton Town</a> (1) </td> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1997_Football_League_Third_Division_play-off_final" title="1997 Football League Third Division play-off final">1–0</a> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Swansea_City_A.F.C." title="Swansea City A.F.C.">Swansea City</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Cardiff_City_F.C." title="Cardiff City F.C.">Cardiff City</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Chester_City_F.C." title="Chester City F.C.">Chester City</a> </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEFoster2015207_36-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEFoster2015207-36"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1998_Football_League_play-offs#Third_Division" title="1998 Football League play-offs">1998</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Colchester_United_F.C." title="Colchester United F.C.">Colchester United</a> (1) </td> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1998_Football_League_Third_Division_play-off_final" title="1998 Football League Third Division play-off final">1–0</a> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Torquay_United_F.C." title="Torquay United F.C.">Torquay United</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Barnet_F.C." title="Barnet F.C.">Barnet</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Scarborough_F.C." title="Scarborough F.C.">Scarborough</a> </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEFoster2015208_37-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEFoster2015208-37"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1999_Football_League_play-offs#Third_Division" title="1999 Football League play-offs">1999</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Scunthorpe_United_F.C." title="Scunthorpe United F.C.">Scunthorpe United</a> (1) </td> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1999_Football_League_Third_Division_play-off_final" title="1999 Football League Third Division play-off final">1–0</a> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Leyton_Orient_F.C." title="Leyton Orient F.C.">Leyton Orient</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Rotherham_United_F.C." title="Rotherham United F.C.">Rotherham United</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Swansea_City_A.F.C." title="Swansea City A.F.C.">Swansea City</a> </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEFoster2015209_38-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEFoster2015209-38"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2000_Football_League_play-offs#Third_Division" title="2000 Football League play-offs">2000</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Peterborough_United_F.C." title="Peterborough United F.C.">Peterborough United</a> (1) </td> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/2000_Football_League_Third_Division_play-off_final" title="2000 Football League Third Division play-off final">1–0</a> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Darlington_F.C." title="Darlington F.C.">Darlington</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Barnet_F.C." title="Barnet F.C.">Barnet</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Hartlepool_United_F.C." title="Hartlepool United F.C.">Hartlepool United</a> </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEFoster2015210_39-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEFoster2015210-39"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>36<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2001_Football_League_play-offs#Third_Division" title="2001 Football League play-offs">2001</a> </td> <td rowspan="6"><a href="/wiki/Millennium_Stadium" title="Millennium Stadium">Millennium Stadium</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Blackpool_F.C." title="Blackpool F.C.">Blackpool</a> (2) </td> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/2001_Football_League_Third_Division_play-off_final" title="2001 Football League Third Division play-off final">4–2</a> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Leyton_Orient_F.C." title="Leyton Orient F.C.">Leyton Orient</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Hartlepool_United_F.C." title="Hartlepool United F.C.">Hartlepool United</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Hull_City_A.F.C." title="Hull City A.F.C.">Hull City</a> </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEFoster2015211_16-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEFoster2015211-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2002_Football_League_play-offs#Third_Division" title="2002 Football League play-offs">2002</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Cheltenham_Town_F.C." title="Cheltenham Town F.C.">Cheltenham Town</a> (1) </td> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/2002_Football_League_Third_Division_play-off_final" title="2002 Football League Third Division play-off final">3–1</a> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Rushden_%26_Diamonds_F.C." title="Rushden & Diamonds F.C.">Rushden & Diamonds</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Hartlepool_United_F.C." title="Hartlepool United F.C.">Hartlepool United</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Rochdale_A.F.C." title="Rochdale A.F.C.">Rochdale</a> </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEFoster2015212_40-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEFoster2015212-40"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>37<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2003_Football_League_play-offs#Third_Division" title="2003 Football League play-offs">2003</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/AFC_Bournemouth" title="AFC Bournemouth">Bournemouth</a> (1) </td> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/2003_Football_League_Third_Division_play-off_final" title="2003 Football League Third Division play-off final">5–2</a> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Lincoln_City_F.C." title="Lincoln City F.C.">Lincoln City</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Bury_F.C." title="Bury F.C.">Bury</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Scunthorpe_United_F.C." title="Scunthorpe United F.C.">Scunthorpe United</a> </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEFoster2015213_41-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEFoster2015213-41"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>38<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2004_Football_League_play-offs#Third_Division" title="2004 Football League play-offs">2004</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Huddersfield_Town_A.F.C." title="Huddersfield Town A.F.C.">Huddersfield Town</a> (1) </td> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/2004_Football_League_Third_Division_play-off_final" title="2004 Football League Third Division play-off final">0–0</a> ‡<sup id="cite_ref-43" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-43"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>d<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Mansfield_Town_F.C." title="Mansfield Town F.C.">Mansfield Town</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Lincoln_City_F.C." title="Lincoln City F.C.">Lincoln City</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Northampton_Town_F.C." title="Northampton Town F.C.">Northampton Town</a> </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEFoster2015214_42-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEFoster2015214-42"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>39<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2005_Football_League_play-offs#League_Two" title="2005 Football League play-offs">2005</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Southend_United_F.C." title="Southend United F.C.">Southend United</a> (1) </td> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/2005_Football_League_Two_play-off_final" title="2005 Football League Two play-off final">2–0</a> † </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Lincoln_City_F.C." title="Lincoln City F.C.">Lincoln City</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Macclesfield_Town_F.C." title="Macclesfield Town F.C.">Macclesfield Town</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Northampton_Town_F.C." title="Northampton Town F.C.">Northampton Town</a> </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEFoster2015215_44-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEFoster2015215-44"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>40<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2006_Football_League_play-offs#League_Two" title="2006 Football League play-offs">2006</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Cheltenham_Town_F.C." title="Cheltenham Town F.C.">Cheltenham Town</a> (2) </td> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/2006_Football_League_Two_play-off_final" title="2006 Football League Two play-off final">1–0</a> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Grimsby_Town_F.C." title="Grimsby Town F.C.">Grimsby Town</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Lincoln_City_F.C." title="Lincoln City F.C.">Lincoln City</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Wycombe_Wanderers_F.C." title="Wycombe Wanderers F.C.">Wycombe Wanderers</a> </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEFoster2015216_45-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEFoster2015216-45"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>41<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2007_Football_League_play-offs#League_Two" title="2007 Football League play-offs">2007</a> </td> <td rowspan="4"><a href="/wiki/Wembley_Stadium" title="Wembley Stadium">Wembley Stadium</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Bristol_Rovers_F.C." title="Bristol Rovers F.C.">Bristol Rovers</a> (1) </td> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/2007_Football_League_Two_play-off_final" title="2007 Football League Two play-off final">3–1</a> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Shrewsbury_Town_F.C." title="Shrewsbury Town F.C.">Shrewsbury Town</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Lincoln_City_F.C." title="Lincoln City F.C.">Lincoln City</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Milton_Keynes_Dons_F.C." title="Milton Keynes Dons F.C.">Milton Keynes Dons</a> </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEFoster2015217_17-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEFoster2015217-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2008_Football_League_play-offs#League_Two" title="2008 Football League play-offs">2008</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Stockport_County_F.C." title="Stockport County F.C.">Stockport County</a> (1) </td> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/2008_Football_League_Two_play-off_final" title="2008 Football League Two play-off final">3–2</a> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Rochdale_A.F.C." title="Rochdale A.F.C.">Rochdale</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Darlington_F.C." title="Darlington F.C.">Darlington</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Wycombe_Wanderers_F.C." title="Wycombe Wanderers F.C.">Wycombe Wanderers</a> </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEFoster2015218_46-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEFoster2015218-46"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>42<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2009_Football_League_play-offs#League_Two" title="2009 Football League play-offs">2009</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Gillingham_F.C." title="Gillingham F.C.">Gillingham</a> (1) </td> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/2009_Football_League_Two_play-off_final" title="2009 Football League Two play-off final">1–0</a> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Shrewsbury_Town_F.C." title="Shrewsbury Town F.C.">Shrewsbury Town</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Bury_F.C." title="Bury F.C.">Bury</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Rochdale_A.F.C." title="Rochdale A.F.C.">Rochdale</a> </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEFoster2015219_47-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEFoster2015219-47"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>43<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2010_Football_League_play-offs#League_Two" title="2010 Football League play-offs">2010</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Dagenham_%26_Redbridge_F.C." title="Dagenham & Redbridge F.C.">Dagenham & Redbridge</a> (1) </td> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/2010_Football_League_Two_play-off_final" title="2010 Football League Two play-off final">3–2</a> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Rotherham_United_F.C." title="Rotherham United F.C.">Rotherham United</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Aldershot_Town_F.C." title="Aldershot Town F.C.">Aldershot Town</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Morecambe_F.C." title="Morecambe F.C.">Morecambe</a> </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEFoster2015220_48-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEFoster2015220-48"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>44<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2011_Football_League_play-offs#League_Two" title="2011 Football League play-offs">2011</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Old_Trafford" title="Old Trafford">Old Trafford</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Stevenage_F.C." title="Stevenage F.C.">Stevenage</a> (1) </td> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/2011_Football_League_Two_play-off_final" title="2011 Football League Two play-off final">1–0</a> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Torquay_United_F.C." title="Torquay United F.C.">Torquay United</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Accrington_Stanley_F.C." title="Accrington Stanley F.C.">Accrington Stanley</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Shrewsbury_Town_F.C." title="Shrewsbury Town F.C.">Shrewsbury Town</a> </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEFoster2015221_49-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEFoster2015221-49"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>45<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2012_Football_League_play-offs#League_Two" title="2012 Football League play-offs">2012</a> </td> <td rowspan="13"><a href="/wiki/Wembley_Stadium" title="Wembley Stadium">Wembley Stadium</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Crewe_Alexandra_F.C." title="Crewe Alexandra F.C.">Crewe Alexandra</a> (1) </td> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/2012_Football_League_Two_play-off_final" title="2012 Football League Two play-off final">2–0</a> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Cheltenham_Town_F.C." title="Cheltenham Town F.C.">Cheltenham Town</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Southend_United_F.C." title="Southend United F.C.">Southend United</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Torquay_United_F.C." title="Torquay United F.C.">Torquay United</a> </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEFoster2015222_50-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEFoster2015222-50"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>46<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2013_Football_League_play-offs#League_Two" title="2013 Football League play-offs">2013</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Bradford_City_A.F.C." title="Bradford City A.F.C.">Bradford City</a> (1) </td> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/2013_Football_League_Two_play-off_final" title="2013 Football League Two play-off final">3–0</a> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Northampton_Town_F.C." title="Northampton Town F.C.">Northampton Town</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Burton_Albion_F.C." title="Burton Albion F.C.">Burton Albion</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Cheltenham_Town_F.C." title="Cheltenham Town F.C.">Cheltenham Town</a> </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEFoster2015223_51-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEFoster2015223-51"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>47<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2014_Football_League_play-offs#League_Two" title="2014 Football League play-offs">2014</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Fleetwood_Town_F.C." title="Fleetwood Town F.C.">Fleetwood Town</a> (1) </td> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/2014_Football_League_Two_play-off_final" title="2014 Football League Two play-off final">1–0</a> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Burton_Albion_F.C." title="Burton Albion F.C.">Burton Albion</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Southend_United_F.C." title="Southend United F.C.">Southend United</a><br /><a href="/wiki/York_City_F.C." title="York City F.C.">York City</a> </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEFoster2015224_52-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEFoster2015224-52"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>48<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2015_Football_League_play-offs#League_Two" title="2015 Football League play-offs">2015</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Southend_United_F.C." title="Southend United F.C.">Southend United</a> (2) </td> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/2015_Football_League_Two_play-off_final" title="2015 Football League Two play-off final">1–1</a> ‡<sup id="cite_ref-54" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-54"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>e<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Wycombe_Wanderers_F.C." title="Wycombe Wanderers F.C.">Wycombe Wanderers</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Plymouth_Argyle_F.C." title="Plymouth Argyle F.C.">Plymouth Argyle</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Stevenage_F.C." title="Stevenage F.C.">Stevenage</a> </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEFoster2015225_53-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEFoster2015225-53"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>49<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2016_Football_League_play-offs#League_Two" title="2016 Football League play-offs">2016</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/AFC_Wimbledon" title="AFC Wimbledon">AFC Wimbledon</a> (1) </td> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/2016_Football_League_Two_play-off_final" title="2016 Football League Two play-off final">2–0</a> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Plymouth_Argyle_F.C." title="Plymouth Argyle F.C.">Plymouth Argyle</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Accrington_Stanley_F.C." title="Accrington Stanley F.C.">Accrington Stanley</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Portsmouth_F.C." title="Portsmouth F.C.">Portsmouth</a> </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-55" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-55"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>50<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2017_English_Football_League_play-offs#League_Two" title="2017 English Football League play-offs">2017</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Blackpool_F.C." title="Blackpool F.C.">Blackpool</a> (3) </td> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/2017_EFL_League_Two_play-off_final" title="2017 EFL League Two play-off final">2–1</a> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Exeter_City_F.C." title="Exeter City F.C.">Exeter City</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Carlisle_United_F.C." title="Carlisle United F.C.">Carlisle United</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Luton_Town_F.C." title="Luton Town F.C.">Luton Town</a> </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-56" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-56"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>51<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2018_English_Football_League_play-offs#League_Two" title="2018 English Football League play-offs">2018</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Coventry_City_F.C." title="Coventry City F.C.">Coventry City</a> (1) </td> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/2018_EFL_League_Two_play-off_final" title="2018 EFL League Two play-off final">3–1</a> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Exeter_City_F.C." title="Exeter City F.C.">Exeter City</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Lincoln_City_F.C." title="Lincoln City F.C.">Lincoln City</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Notts_County_F.C." title="Notts County F.C.">Notts County</a> </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-57" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-57"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>52<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2019_English_Football_League_play-offs#League_Two" title="2019 English Football League play-offs">2019</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Tranmere_Rovers_F.C." title="Tranmere Rovers F.C.">Tranmere Rovers</a> (1) </td> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/2019_EFL_League_Two_play-off_final" title="2019 EFL League Two play-off final">1–0</a> † </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Newport_County_A.F.C." title="Newport County A.F.C.">Newport County</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Forest_Green_Rovers_F.C." title="Forest Green Rovers F.C.">Forest Green Rovers</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Mansfield_Town_F.C." title="Mansfield Town F.C.">Mansfield Town</a> </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-58" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-58"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>53<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2020_English_Football_League_play-offs#League_Two" title="2020 English Football League play-offs">2020</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Northampton_Town_F.C." title="Northampton Town F.C.">Northampton Town</a> (2) </td> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/2020_EFL_League_Two_play-off_final" title="2020 EFL League Two play-off final">4–0</a> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Exeter_City_F.C." title="Exeter City F.C.">Exeter City</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Cheltenham_Town_F.C." title="Cheltenham Town F.C.">Cheltenham Town</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Colchester_United_F.C." title="Colchester United F.C.">Colchester United</a> </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-59" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-59"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>54<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2021_English_Football_League_play-offs#League_Two" title="2021 English Football League play-offs">2021</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Morecambe_F.C." title="Morecambe F.C.">Morecambe</a> (1) </td> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/2021_EFL_League_Two_play-off_final" title="2021 EFL League Two play-off final">1–0</a> † </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Newport_County_A.F.C." title="Newport County A.F.C.">Newport County</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Tranmere_Rovers_F.C." title="Tranmere Rovers F.C.">Tranmere Rovers</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Forest_Green_Rovers_F.C." title="Forest Green Rovers F.C.">Forest Green Rovers</a> </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-60" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-60"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>55<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2022_English_Football_League_play-offs#League_Two" title="2022 English Football League play-offs">2022</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Port_Vale_F.C." title="Port Vale F.C.">Port Vale</a> (1) </td> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/2022_EFL_League_Two_play-off_final" title="2022 EFL League Two play-off final">3–0</a> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Mansfield_Town_F.C." title="Mansfield Town F.C.">Mansfield Town</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Northampton_Town_F.C." title="Northampton Town F.C.">Northampton Town</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Swindon_Town_F.C." title="Swindon Town F.C.">Swindon Town</a> </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-61" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-61"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>56<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2023_English_Football_League_play-offs#League_Two" title="2023 English Football League play-offs">2023</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Carlisle_United_F.C." title="Carlisle United F.C.">Carlisle United</a> (1) </td> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/2023_EFL_League_Two_play-off_final" title="2023 EFL League Two play-off final">1–1</a> ‡<sup id="cite_ref-62" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-62"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>f<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Stockport_County_F.C." title="Stockport County F.C.">Stockport County</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Salford_City_F.C." title="Salford City F.C.">Salford City</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Bradford_City_F.C." class="mw-redirect" title="Bradford City F.C.">Bradford City</a> </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-63" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-63"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>57<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2024_English_Football_League_play-offs#League_Two" title="2024 English Football League play-offs">2024</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Crawley_Town_F.C." title="Crawley Town F.C.">Crawley Town</a> </td> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/2024_EFL_League_Two_play-off_final" title="2024 EFL League Two play-off final">2–0</a> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Crewe_Alexandra_F.C." title="Crewe Alexandra F.C.">Crewe Alexandra</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Doncaster_Rovers_F.C." title="Doncaster Rovers F.C.">Doncaster Rovers</a><br /> <a href="/wiki/Milton_Keynes_Dons_F.C." title="Milton Keynes Dons F.C.">Milton Keynes Dons</a> </td> <td> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Records">Records</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=EFL_League_Two_play-offs&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Records"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><a href="/wiki/Blackpool_F.C." title="Blackpool F.C.">Blackpool</a> have been promoted from the fourth tier of English football by winning the play-off final on three occasions, more than any other team, while <a href="/wiki/Cheltenham_Town_F.C." title="Cheltenham Town F.C.">Cheltenham Town</a>, <a href="/wiki/Northampton_Town_F.C." title="Northampton Town F.C.">Northampton Town</a> and <a href="/wiki/Southend_United_F.C." title="Southend United F.C.">Southend United</a> have won two finals. Both <a href="/wiki/Exeter_City_F.C." title="Exeter City F.C.">Exeter City</a> and <a href="/wiki/Torquay_United_F.C." title="Torquay United F.C.">Torquay United</a> have lost in the final three times.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEFoster2015194–225_64-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEFoster2015194–225-64"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>58<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Notes">Notes</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=EFL_League_Two_play-offs&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Notes"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist 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play-off final with a 5–4 penalty shoot-out victory over Blackpool.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEFoster2015201_27-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEFoster2015201-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-30"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-30">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Blackpool won the 1992 Football League Fourth Division play-off final with a 4–3 penalty shoot-out victory over Scunthorpe United.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEFoster2015202_29-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEFoster2015202-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-32"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-32">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">York City won the 1993 Football League Third Division play-off final with a 5–3 penalty shoot-out victory over Crewe Alexandra.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEFoster2015203_31-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEFoster2015203-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-43"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-43">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Huddersfield Town won the 2004 Football League Third Division play-off final with a 4–1 penalty shoot-out victory over Mansfield Town.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEFoster2015214_42-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEFoster2015214-42"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>39<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-54"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-54">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Southend United won the 2015 Football League Two play-off final with a 7–6 penalty shoot-out victory over Wycombe Wanderers.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEFoster2015225_53-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEFoster2015225-53"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>49<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-62"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-62">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Carlisle United won the 2023 EFL League Two play-off final with a 5–4 penalty shoot-out victory over Stockport County.</span> </li> </ol></div></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=EFL_League_Two_play-offs&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239543626"><div class="reflist"> <div class="mw-references-wrap mw-references-columns"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-:0-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a 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League play-offs">2001</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2002_Football_League_play-offs" title="2002 Football League play-offs">2002</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2003_Football_League_play-offs" title="2003 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 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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 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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> 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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 href="/wiki/2005_Football_League_One_play-off_final" title="2005 Football League One play-off final">2005</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2006_Football_League_One_play-off_final" title="2006 Football League One play-off final">2006</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2007_Football_League_One_play-off_final" title="2007 Football League One play-off final">2007</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2008_Football_League_One_play-off_final" title="2008 Football League One play-off final">2008</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2009_Football_League_One_play-off_final" title="2009 Football League One play-off final">2009</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 href="/wiki/2011_Football_League_One_play-off_final" title="2011 Football League One play-off final">2011</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2012_Football_League_One_play-off_final" title="2012 Football League One play-off final">2012</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2013_Football_League_One_play-off_final" title="2013 Football League One play-off final">2013</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2014_Football_League_One_play-off_final" title="2014 Football League One play-off final">2014</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2015_Football_League_One_play-off_final" title="2015 Football League One play-off final">2015</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2016_Football_League_One_play-off_final" title="2016 Football League One play-off final">2016</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2017_EFL_League_One_play-off_final" title="2017 EFL League One play-off final">2017</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2018_EFL_League_One_play-off_final" title="2018 EFL League One play-off final">2018</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2019_EFL_League_One_play-off_final" title="2019 EFL League One play-off final">2019</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2020_EFL_League_One_play-off_final" title="2020 EFL League One play-off final">2020</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2021_EFL_League_One_play-off_final" title="2021 EFL League One play-off final">2021</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2022_EFL_League_One_play-off_final" title="2022 EFL League One play-off final">2022</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2023_EFL_League_One_play-off_final" title="2023 EFL League One play-off final">2023</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2024_EFL_League_One_play-off_final" title="2024 EFL League One play-off final">2024</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">League Two</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_Fourth_Division_play-off_final" title="1987 Football League Fourth Division play-off final">1987</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1988_Football_League_Fourth_Division_play-off_final" title="1988 Football League Fourth Division play-off final">1988</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1989_Football_League_Fourth_Division_play-off_final" title="1989 Football League Fourth Division play-off final">1989</a></li> <li><a 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 play-off final">2003</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2004_Football_League_Third_Division_play-off_final" title="2004 Football League Third Division play-off final">2004</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2005_Football_League_Two_play-off_final" title="2005 Football League Two play-off final">2005</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2006_Football_League_Two_play-off_final" title="2006 Football League Two play-off final">2006</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2007_Football_League_Two_play-off_final" title="2007 Football League Two play-off final">2007</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2008_Football_League_Two_play-off_final" title="2008 Football League Two play-off final">2008</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2009_Football_League_Two_play-off_final" title="2009 Football League Two play-off final">2009</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2010_Football_League_Two_play-off_final" title="2010 Football League Two play-off final">2010</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2011_Football_League_Two_play-off_final" title="2011 Football League Two play-off final">2011</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2012_Football_League_Two_play-off_final" title="2012 Football League Two play-off final">2012</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2013_Football_League_Two_play-off_final" title="2013 Football League Two play-off final">2013</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2014_Football_League_Two_play-off_final" title="2014 Football League Two play-off final">2014</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2015_Football_League_Two_play-off_final" title="2015 Football League Two play-off final">2015</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2016_Football_League_Two_play-off_final" title="2016 Football League Two play-off final">2016</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2017_EFL_League_Two_play-off_final" title="2017 EFL League Two play-off 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