2016 Football League play-offs

Football League play-offs 2015–16
Season information
Winners	Hull City (Championship) Barnsley (League One) AFC Wimbledon (League Two)
Season statistics
Biggest home win	Barnsley 3–0 Walsall
Biggest away win	Derby County 0–3 Hull City
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The Football League play-offs for the 2015–16 season will be held in May 2016 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: 2015–16 Football League Championship

Semi-finals

First leg

13 May 2016 19:45	Sheffield Wednesday	2–0	Brighton & Hove Albion	Hillsborough Stadium, Sheffield Attendance: 34,260 Referee: Andre Marriner
	Wallace  45' Lee  73'	Report

14 May 2016 12:30	Derby County	0–3	Hull City	iPro Stadium, Derby Attendance: 29,969 Referee: Neil Swarbrick
		Report	Hernández  30' Shackell  40' (og) Robertson  90+8'

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Second leg

16 May 2016 19:45	Brighton & Hove Albion	1–1	Sheffield Wednesday	Falmer Stadium, Brighton Attendance: 27,272 Referee: Roger East
	Dunk  19'	Report	Wallace  28'

Sheffield Wednesday won 3–1 on aggregate.

17 May 2016 19:45	Hull City	0–2	Derby County	KC Stadium, Kingston upon Hull Attendance: 20,470 Referee: Michael Oliver
		Report	Russell  7' Robertson  36' (og)

Hull City won 3-2 on aggregate.

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Final

Main article: 2016 Football League Championship play-off Final

28 May 2016 17:00	Hull City	1–0	Sheffield Wednesday	Wembley Stadium, London Referee: Robert Madley
	Diamé  72'	Report

League One

Main article: 2015–16 Football League One

Semi-finals

First leg

14 May 2016 17:30	Barnsley	3-0	Walsall	Oakwell, Barnsley Attendance: 16,051 Referee: Peter Bankes
	Demetriou  45' (og) Winnall  54', 55'	Report

15 May 2016 12:15	Bradford City	1-3	Millwall	Coral Windows Stadium, Bradford Attendance: 19,241 Referee: Dean Whitestone
	McMahon  13' (pen)	Report	Gregory  15' Morison  34' J Martin  45'

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Second leg

19 May 2016 19:45	Walsall	1–3	Barnsley	Banks's Stadium, Walsall Attendance: 8,022 Referee: Darren Deadman
	Cook  85'	Report	Hammill  18' Fletcher  66' Brownhill  90'

Barnsley won 6–1 on aggregate.

20 May 2016 19:45	Millwall	1–1	Bradford City	The Den, South Bermondsey Attendance: 16,301 Referee: Tim Robinson
	Gregory  34'	Report	Proctor  44'

Millwall won 4-2 on aggregate.

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Final

Main article: 2016 Football League One play-off Final

29 May 2016 15:00	Barnsley	3–1	Millwall	Wembley Stadium, London Attendance: 51,277 Referee: Stuart Attwell
	Fletcher  2' Hammill  19' Isgrove  74'	Report	Beevers  34'

League Two

Main article: 2015–16 Football League Two

Semi-finals

First leg

12 May 2016 19:45	Portsmouth	2–2	Plymouth Argyle	Fratton Park, Portsmouth Attendance: 17,622 Referee: Oliver Langford
	McNulty  3' Roberts  51' (pen.)	Report	Matt  9', 19'

14 May 2016 19:30	AFC Wimbledon	1-0	Accrington Stanley	Kingsmeadow, Norbiton Attendance: 4,870 Referee: Stephen Martin
	Beere  90+3'	Report

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Second leg

15 May 2016 18:00	Plymouth Argyle	1–0	Portsmouth	Home Park, Plymouth Attendance: 15,011 Referee: Paul Tierney
	Hartley  90+1'	Report

Plymouth Argyle won 3–2 on aggregate.

18 May 2016 19:45	Accrington Stanley	2–2	AFC Wimbledon	Wham Stadium, Accrington Attendance: 4,634 Referee: Eddie Ilderton
	Windass  39' (pen.) Mingoia  59'	Report	Akinfenwa  68' Taylor  104'

AFC Wimbledon won 3–2 on aggregate.

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Final

Main article: 2016 Football League Two play-off Final

30 May 2016 15:00	AFC Wimbledon	2–0	Plymouth Argyle	Wembley Stadium, London Attendance: 57,596 Referee: Iain Williamson
	Taylor  78' Akinfenwa  90+11' (pen)	Report

References

• "Dates for Sky Bet Football League Play-Offs confirmed", The Football League, 9 March 2016.