2019 English Football League play-offs

Football League play-offs 2018–19
Season information
Winners	Championship: Aston Villa League One: Charlton Athletic League Two: Tranmere Rovers
Season statistics
Matches played	15
Goals scored	32
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The English Football League play-offs for the 2018–19 season was held in May 2019 with all finals being staged at Wembley Stadium in London. The play-offs will begin in each league with two semi-finals played over two legs. The teams who finish 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 are set to 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: 2018–19 Football League Championship

Championship Semi-finals

Current league position – Championship
Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
3	Leeds United	46	25	8	13	73	50	+23	83
4	West Bromwich Albion	46	23	11	12	87	61	+26	80
5	Aston Villa	46	20	16	10	81	59	+21	76
6	Derby County	46	20	14	12	69	53	+16	74

First leg

11 May 2019 12:30 BST	Aston Villa	2–1	West Bromwich Albion	Villa Park, Birmingham Attendance: 40,754 Referee: Graham Scott
	Hourihane  75' Abraham  79' (Pen)	Report	Gayle  16'  88'

11 May 2019 17:15 BST	Derby County	0–1	Leeds United	Pride Park Stadium, Derby Attendance: 31,723 Referee: Craig Pawson
		Report	Roofe  55'

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Second leg

14 May 2019 20:00 BST	West Bromwich Albion	1–0 (a.e.t.)	Aston Villa	The Hawthorns, West Bromwich Attendance: 25,702 Referee: Chris Kavanagh
	Dawson  29' Brunt  80'	Report
		Penalties
	Holgate Hegazi Adarabioyo Gibbs Morrison	3–4	Hourihane Jedinak Grealish Adomah Abraham

Aggregate score 2–2. Aston Villa won 4–3 on penalties.

15 May 2019 19:45 BST	Leeds United	2–4	Derby County	Elland Road, Leeds Attendance: 36,326 Referee: Anthony Taylor
	Dallas  23', 62' Berardi  69', 78'	Report	Marriott  45', 85' Mount  46' Wilson  58' (pen.) Malone  20', 90+1'

Derby County won 4–3 on aggregate.

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Championship Final

Main article: 2019 EFL Championship play-off Final

27 May 2019 15:00 BST	Derby County	2–1	Aston Villa	Wembley Stadium, London Attendance: 85,826 Referee: Paul Tierney
	El Ghazi  44' McGinn  59'	Report	Waghorn  81'

League One

Main article: 2018–19 Football League One

League One Semi-finals

League table

Final league position – League One
Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
3	Charlton Athletic	46	26	10	10	73	40	+33	88
4	Portsmouth	46	25	13	8	83	51	+32	88
5	Sunderland	46	22	19	5	80	47	+33	85
6	Doncaster Rovers	46	20	13	13	76	58	+16	73

First leg

11 May 2019 19:30 BST	Sunderland	1–0	Portsmouth	Stadium of Light, Sunderland Attendance: 26,610 Referee: Andy Woolmer
	Maguire  62' Ozturk  67'	Report

12 May 2019 12:15 BST	Doncaster Rovers	1–2	Charlton Athletic	Keepmoat Stadium, Doncaster Attendance: 11,140 Referee: Oliver Langford
	Blair  87'	Report	Taylor  32' Aribo  34'

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Second leg

16 May 2019 19:45 BST	Portsmouth	0–0	Sunderland	Fratton Park, Portsmouth Attendance: 18,077 Referee: Peter Bankes
		Report

Sunderland 1–0 Portsmouth on aggregate.

17 May 2019 19:45 BST	Charlton Athletic	2–3 (a.e.t.)	Doncaster Rovers	The Valley, London Attendance: 25,428 Referee: Gavin Ward
	Krystian Bielik  2' Darren Pratley  101'	Report	Tommy Rowe  11' Andy Butler  88' John Marquis  100'
		Penalties
	Solly Cullen Taylor Aribo Sarr	4–3	Whiteman Sadlier Crawford Marquis Rowe

Aggregate score 3–3. Charlton Athletic won 4–3 on penalties..

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League One Final

Main article: 2019 EFL League One play-off Final

26 May 2019 15:00 BST	Charlton Athletic	2–1	Sunderland	Wembley Stadium, London Attendance: 76,155 Referee: Andrew Madley
	Purrington  35' Bauer  90+4'	Report	Sarr  5' (o.g.)

League Two

Main article: 2018–19 Football League Two

League Two Semi-finals

League table

Final league position – League Two
Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
4	Mansfield Town	46	20	16	10	69	41	+28	76
5	Forest Green Rovers	46	20	14	12	68	47	+21	74
6	Tranmere Rovers	46	20	13	13	63	50	+13	73
7	Newport County	46	20	11	15	59	59	0	71

First leg

9 May 2019 19:45 BST	Newport County	1–1	Mansfield Town	Rodney Parade, Newport Attendance: 6,035 Referee: Charles Breakspear
	Amond  83'	Report	Hamilton  12'

10 May 2019 19:45 BST	Tranmere Rovers	1–0	Forest Green Rovers	Prenton Park, Birkenhead Attendance: 9,579 Referee: John Busby
	Banks  26'	Report	Gunning  15'

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Second leg

12 May 2019 18:00 BST	Mansfield Town	0–0 (a.e.t.)	Newport County	Field Mill, Mansfield Attendance: 7,361 Referee: Michael Salisbury
		Report
		Penalties
	Ajose Hamilton Walker Benning	3–5	Butler Amond Demetriou Poole Dolan

Mansfield Town 1–1 Newport County on aggregate. Newport County won 5–3 on penalties.

13 May 2019 19:45 BST	Forest Green Rovers	1–1	Tranmere Rovers	The New Lawn, Nailsworth Attendance: 4,492 Referee: Eddie Ilderton
	Mills  12' Winchester  67'	Report	Norwood  27'

Tranmere Rovers 2–1 Forest Green Rovers on aggregate.

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League Two Final

Main article: 2019 EFL League Two play-off Final

25 May 2019 15:00 BST	Newport County	0–1 (a.e.t.)	Tranmere Rovers	Wembley Stadium, London Attendance: 25,217 Referee: Ross Joyce
	O’Brien  67', 89'	Report	Jennings  119'