2018 Football League play-offs

Football League play-offs 2017–18
Season information
Winners	Fulham (Championship) Rotherham United (League One) Coventry City (League Two)
Season statistics
Matches played	13
Goals scored	24
Biggest home win	Exeter City 3–1 Lincoln Fulham 2–0 Derby Rotherham Utd 2–0 Scunthorpe Utd
Biggest away win	Notts County 1–4 Coventry City
Highest scoring	Notts County 1–4 Coventry City
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The English Football League play-offs for the 2017–18 season was held in May 2018 with all finals being staged at Wembley Stadium in London.

The play-offs begin in each league with two semi-finals which are played over two legs. The teams who finished in 3rd, 4th, 5th and 6th place in the Championship and League One and the 4th, 5th, 6th and 7th-placed teams in League Two compete. The winners of the semi-finals advance to the finals, with the winners gaining promotion for the following season.

Background

The English 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. The fixtures are determined by final league position – in the Championship and League One this is 3rd v 6th and 4th v 5th, while in League Two it is 4th v 7th and 5th v 6th.

Championship

Main article:2017–18 Football League Championship

Championship Semi-finals

Final league position - Championship
Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
3	Fulham	46	25	13	8	79	46	+33	88
4	Aston Villa	46	24	11	11	72	42	+30	83
5	Middlesbrough	46	22	10	14	67	45	+22	76
6	Derby County	46	20	15	11	69	48	+21	75

First leg

11 May 2018 19:45 BST	Derby County	1–0	Fulham	Pride Park Stadium, Derby Attendance: 27,163 Referee: Roger East
	Jerome  34'	Report

12 May 2018 17:15 BST	Middlesbrough	0–1	Aston Villa	Riverside Stadium, Middlesbrough Attendance: 29,233 Referee: Bobby Madley
		Report	Jedinak  15'

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Second leg

14 May 2018 19:45 BST	Fulham	2–0	Derby County	Craven Cottage, Fulham Attendance: 23,529 Referee: Chris Kavanagh
	Sessegnon  48' Odoi  66'	Report

Fulham won 2–1 on aggregate.

15 May 2018 19:45 BST	Aston Villa	0–0	Middlesbrough	Villa Park, Birmingham Attendance: 40,505 Referee: Mike Dean
		Report

Aston Villa won 1–0 on aggregate.

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Championship Final

Main article:2018 EFL Championship play-off Final

26 May 2018 17:00 BST	Aston Villa	0–1	Fulham	Wembley Stadium, London Attendance: 85,243 Referee: Anthony Taylor
		Report	Cairney  23' Odoi

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League One

Main article:2017–18 Football League One

League One Semi-finals

Final league position - League One
Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
3	Shrewsbury Town	46	25	12	9	60	39	+21	87
4	Rotherham United	46	24	7	15	73	53	+20	79
5	Scunthorpe United	46	19	17	10	65	50	+15	74
6	Charlton Athletic	46	20	11	15	58	51	+7	71

First leg

10 May 2018 19:45 BST	Charlton Athletic	0–1	Shrewsbury Town	The Valley, Charlton Attendance: 14,367 Referee: Simon Hooper
		Report	Nolan  80'

12 May 2018 12:30 BST	Scunthorpe United	2–2	Rotherham United	Glanford Park, Scunthorpe Attendance: 6,591 Referee: Tim Robinson
	Ihiekwe  18' (o.g.) McGeehan  88'	Report	Taylor  17' Newell  64'

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Second leg

13 May 2018 17:15 BST	Shrewsbury Town	1–0	Charlton Athletic	New Meadow, Shrewsbury Attendance: 9,016 Referee: Jeremy Simpson
	C. Morris  58'	Report

Shrewsbury Town won 2–0 on aggregate.

16 May 2018 19:45 BST	Rotherham United	2–0	Scunthorpe United	New York Stadium, Rotherham Attendance: 11,061 Referee: Scott Duncan
	Wood  45+2' Vaulks  63'	Report

Rotherham United won 4–2 on aggregate.

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League One Final

Main article:2018 EFL League One play-off Final

27 May 2018 15:00 BST	Rotherham United	2–1 (a.e.t.)	Shrewsbury Town	Wembley Stadium, London Attendance: 26,218 Referee: Robert Jones
	Wood  32', 103'	Report	Rodman  58'

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League Two

Main article:2017–18 Football League Two

League Two Semi-finals

Final league position - League Two
Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
4	Exeter City	46	24	8	14	64	54	+10	80
5	Notts County	46	21	14	11	71	48	+23	77
6	Coventry City	46	22	9	15	64	47	+17	75
7	Lincoln City	46	20	15	11	64	48	+16	75

First leg

12 May 2018 15:00 BST	Lincoln City	0–0	Exeter City	Sincil Bank, Lincoln Attendance: 9,509 Referee: Ben Toner
		Report

12 May 2018 19:30 BST	Coventry City	1–1	Notts County	Ricoh Arena, Coventry Attendance: 17,404 Referee: Gavin Ward
	McNulty  87' (pen.)	Report	Forte  49'

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Second leg

17 May 2018 19:45 BST	Exeter City	3–1	Lincoln City	St James Park, Exeter Attendance: 5,645 Referee: Darren England
	Stockley  27' Boateng  47' Harley  69'	Report	Green  78'

Exeter City won 3–1 on aggregate.

18 May 2018 19:45 BST	Notts County	1–4	Coventry City	Meadow Lane, Nottingham Attendance: 17,615 Referee: Darren Drysdale
	Grant  44'	Report	Biamou  6', 71' McNulty  37' Bayliss  85'

Coventry City won 5–2 on aggregate.

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League Two Final

Main article:2018 EFL League Two play-off Final

28 May 2018 15:00 BST	Exeter City	1–3	Coventry City	Wembley Stadium, London Attendance: 50,196 Referee: David Webb
	Edwards  89'	Report	Willis  49' Shipley  54' Grimmer  68'