2014 Football League play-offs

Football League play-offs 2013–14
Season information
Winners	Queens Park Rangers (Championship) Rotherham United (League One) Fleetwood Town (League Two)
Season statistics
Matches played	15
Goals scored	34
Average	(2.27 per match)
Biggest home win	Derby 4–1 Brighton (Championship)
Biggest away win	Brighton 1–2 Derby (Championship)
Highest scoring	Derby 4–1 Brighton (5 goals)
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The Football League play-offs for the 2013–14 season will be held in May 2014 with all finals being staged at Wembley Stadium in London.

The play-offs begin at the semi-final stage with all semi-finals being played over two legs, contested by the teams who finished in 3rd, 4th, 5th and 6th place in the Football League Championship and League One and the 4th, 5th, 6th and 7th-placed teams in the League Two table. The winners of the semi-finals then advance to the finals, with the winner of the final gaining promotion for the following season.

Background

The Football League play-offs have been held every year since 1987. They take place for each division following the conclusion of the regular season and are contested by the four clubs finishing below the automatic promotion places.

Championship

Main article:2013–14 Football League Championship

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

Semi-finals

First leg

8 May 2014 19:45 BST	Brighton & Hove Albion	1–2	Derby County	Amex Stadium, Falmer Attendance: 27,118 Referee: Roger East
	Lingard  18'	BBC Report	Martin  29' (pen.) Kuszczak  45+2' (o.g.)

9 May 2014 19:45 BST	Wigan Athletic	0–0	Queens Park Rangers	DW Stadium, Wigan Attendance: 14,560 Referee: Mike Jones
		BBC Report

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Second leg

11 May 2014 17:15 BST	Derby County	4–1	Brighton & Hove Albion	iPro Stadium, Derby Attendance: 32,602 Referee: Craig Pawson
	Hughes  34' Martin  56' Thorne  76' Hendrick  87'	BBC Report	LuaLua  89'

Derby County won 6–2 on aggregate.

12 May 2014 19:45 BST	Queens Park Rangers	2–1 (a.e.t.)	Wigan Athletic	Loftus Road, London Attendance: 17,061 Referee: Mark Clattenburg
	Austin  73' (pen.), 96'	BBC Report	Perch  9'

Queens Park Rangers won 2–1 on aggregate.

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Final

Main article:2014 Football League Championship play-off Final

24 May 2014 15:00 BST	Derby County	0–1	Queens Park Rangers	Wembley Stadium, London Attendance: 87,348 Referee: Lee Mason
		BBC Report	Zamora  90'

League One

Main article:2013–14 Football League One

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

Semi-finals

First leg

10 May 2014 12:15 BST	Peterborough United	1–1	Leyton Orient	London Road, Peterborough Attendance: 9,519 Referee: Graham Salisbury
	Assombalonga  16'	Report	Odubajo  72'

10 May 2014 17:15 BST	Preston North End	1–1	Rotherham United	Deepdale, Preston Attendance: 17,221 Referee: Ian Williamson
	Garner  49'	Report	Revell  21'

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Second leg

13 May 2014 19:45 BST	Leyton Orient	2–1	Peterborough United	Matchroom Stadium, London Attendance: 8,545 Referee: Mick Russell
	Cox  60' Dagnall  88'	BBC Report	Washington  90+2'

Leyton Orient won 3–2 on aggregate.

15 May 2014 19:45 BST	Rotherham United	3–1	Preston North End	New York Stadium, Rotherham Attendance: 11,576 Referee: Keith Stroud
	Thomas  24' Frecklington  34' Agard  67'	BBC Report	Gallagher  16'

Rotherham United won 4–2 on aggregate.

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Final

Main article:2014 Football League One play-off Final

25 May 2014 15:00 BST	Leyton Orient	2–2 (a.e.t.)	Rotherham United	Wembley Stadium, London Attendance: 43,401 Referee: David Coote
	Odubajo  34' Cox  39'	BBC Report	Revell  55', 60'
		Penalties
	James Lundstram Clarke Baudry Dagnall	3–4	Agard Frecklington Pringle Tavernier Smallwood

League Two

Main article:2013–14 Football League Two

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
4	Fleetwood Town	46	22	10	14	66	52	+14	76
5	Southend United	46	19	15	12	56	39	+17	72
6	Burton Albion	46	19	15	12	47	42	+5	72
7	York City	46	18	17	11	52	41	+11	71

Semi-finals

First leg

11 May 2014 12:00 BST	Burton Albion	1–0	Southend United	Pirelli Stadium, Burton upon Trent Attendance: 4,581 Referee: Oliver Langford
	McGurk  45'	BBC Report

12 May 2014 19:45 BST	York City	0–1	Fleetwood Town	Bootham Crescent, York Attendance: 5,124 Referee: Carl Boyeson
		BBC Report	Blair  50'

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Second leg

16 May 2014 19:45 BST	Fleetwood Town	0–0	York City	Highbury Stadium, Fleetwood Attendance: 5,194 Referee: Scott Duncan
		BBC Report

Fleetwood Town won 1–0 on aggregate.

17 May 2014 12:00 BST	Southend United	2–2	Burton Albion	Roots Hall, Southend-on-Sea Attendance: 9,696 Referee: Paul Tierney
	Leonard  32' Straker  39'	BBC Report	Holness  21' McGurk  69'

Burton Albion won 3–2 on aggregate.

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Final

Main article:2014 Football League Two play-off Final

26 May 2014 15:00 BST	Burton Albion	0–1	Fleetwood Town	Wembley Stadium, London Attendance: 14,007 Referee: Michael Naylor
		Report	Sarcevic  75'

See also

• 2014 Conference Premier play-off Final

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