2014 Football League play-offs

Football League play-offs

Season	2013–14
Champions	Queens Park Rangers (Championship) Rotherham United (League One) Fleetwood Town (League Two)
Matches played	15
Goals scored	34 (2.27 per match)
Biggest home win	Derby County 4–1 Brighton & Hove Albion (Championship)
Biggest away win	Brighton & Hove Albion 1–2 Derby County (Championship)
Highest scoring	Derby County 4–1 Brighton & Hove Albion (5 goals)
Highest attendance	87,348 – Derby County v Queens Park Rangers (Championship Final)
Lowest attendance	4,581 – Burton Albion v Southend United (League Two semi-final)
Average attendance	20,504
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The Football League play-offs for the 2013–14 season were held in May 2014 with all finals being staged at Wembley Stadium in London.

The play-offs began 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 advanced 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

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

Brighton & Hove Albion v Derby County

8 May 2014 19:45 BST

Brighton & Hove Albion	1–2	Derby County
Lingard  18'	BBC Report	Martin  29' (pen.) Kuszczak  45+2' (o.g.)

Amex Stadium, Falmer Attendance: 27,118 Referee: Roger East

Wigan Athletic v Queens Park Rangers

9 May 2014 19:45 BST

Wigan Athletic	0–0	Queens Park Rangers
	BBC Report

DW Stadium, Wigan Attendance: 14,560 Referee: Mike Jones

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Second leg

Derby County v Brighton & Hove Albion

11 May 2014 17:15 BST

Derby County	4–1	Brighton & Hove Albion
Hughes  34' Martin  56' Thorne  76' Hendrick  87'	BBC Report	LuaLua  89'

iPro Stadium, Derby Attendance: 32,602 Referee: Craig Pawson

Derby County won 6–2 on aggregate.

Queens Park Rangers v Wigan Athletic

12 May 2014 19:45 BST

Queens Park Rangers	2–1 (a.e.t.)	Wigan Athletic
Austin  73' (pen.), 96'	BBC Report	Perch  9'

Loftus Road, London Attendance: 17,061 Referee: Mark Clattenburg

Queens Park Rangers won 2–1 on aggregate.

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Final

Derby County v Queens Park Rangers

24 May 2014 15:00 BST

Derby County	0–1	Queens Park Rangers
	BBC Report	Zamora  90'

Wembley Stadium, London Attendance: 87,348 Referee: Lee Mason

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

Peterborough United v Leyton Orient

10 May 2014 12:15 BST

Peterborough United	1–1	Leyton Orient
Assombalonga  16'	BBC Report	Odubajo  72'

London Road, Peterborough Attendance: 9,519 Referee: Graham Salisbury

Preston North End v Rotherham United

10 May 2014 17:15 BST

Preston North End	1–1	Rotherham United
Garner  49'	BBC Report	Revell  21'

Deepdale, Preston Attendance: 17,221 Referee: Ian Williamson

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Second leg

Leyton Orient v Peterborough United

13 May 2014 19:45 BST

Leyton Orient	2–1	Peterborough United
Cox  60' Dagnall  88'	BBC Report	Washington  90+2'

Matchroom Stadium, London Attendance: 8,545 Referee: Mick Russell

Leyton Orient won 3–2 on aggregate.

Rotherham United v Preston North End

15 May 2014 19:45 BST

Rotherham United	3–1	Preston North End
Thomas  24' Frecklington  34' Agard  67'	BBC Report	Gallagher  16'

New York Stadium, Rotherham Attendance: 11,576 Referee: Keith Stroud

Rotherham United won 4–2 on aggregate.

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Final

Leyton Orient v Rotherham United

25 May 2014 15:00 BST

Leyton Orient	2–2 (a.e.t.)	Rotherham United
Odubajo  34' Cox  39'	BBC Report	Revell  55', 60'
	Penalties
James Lundstram Clarke Baudry Dagnall	3–4	Agard Frecklington Pringle Tavernier Smallwood

Wembley Stadium, London Attendance: 43,401 Referee: David Coote

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

Burton Albion v Southend United

11 May 2014 12:00 BST

Burton Albion	1–0	Southend United
McGurk  45'	BBC Report

Pirelli Stadium, Burton upon Trent Attendance: 4,581 Referee: Oliver Langford

York City v Fleetwood Town

12 May 2014[note 1] 19:45 BST

York City	0–1	Fleetwood Town
	BBC Report	Blair  50'

Bootham Crescent, York Attendance: 5,124 Referee: Carl Boyeson

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Second leg

Fleetwood Town v York City

16 May 2014 19:45 BST

Fleetwood Town	0–0	York City
	BBC Report

Highbury Stadium, Fleetwood Attendance: 5,194 Referee: Scott Duncan

Fleetwood Town won 1–0 on aggregate.

Southend United v Burton Albion

17 May 2014 12:00 BST

Southend United	2–2	Burton Albion
Leonard  32' Straker  39'	BBC Report	Holness  21' McGurk  69'

Roots Hall, Southend-on-Sea Attendance: 9,696 Referee: Paul Tierney

Burton Albion won 3–2 on aggregate.

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Final

Burton Albion v Fleetwood Town

26 May 2014 15:00 BST

Burton Albion	0–1	Fleetwood Town
	BBC Report	Sarcevic  75'

Wembley Stadium, London Attendance: 14,007 Referee: Michael Naylor

See also

• 2014 Conference Premier play-off Final

References

1. Originally to be played on 10 May (19:30) but postponed due to a waterlogged pitch.^[1]

1. "York P–P Fleetwood". BBC Sport. 10 May 2014.

• "Football League Play-Off dates confirmed". The Football League. 1 April 2014.