The Football League play-offs for the 1990–91 season were held in May and June 1991, with the finals taking place at Wembley Stadium. The play-off semi-finals were also played over two legs and were contested by the teams who finished in 3rd, 4th, 5th and 6th place in the Football League Second Division, the 4th, 5th, 6th and 7th placed teams in the Football League Third Division and the 3rd, 4th, 5th and 6th place teams in the Football League Fourth Division table. The winners of the semi-finals progressed through to the finals, with the winner of these matches gaining promotion for the following season.

Second Division

Semi-finals

First leg

19 May 1991

12:00

Brighton & Hove Albion	4–1	Millwall
Barham 40' Small 53' Walker 55' Codner 60'		Stephenson 14'

Goldstone Ground, Brighton

Attendance: 15,390

Referee: Keith Hackett

19 May 1991

12:00

Middlesbrough	1–1	Notts County
Phillips 86'		Turner 27'

Ayresome Park, Middlesbrough

Attendance: 22,343

Referee: Tony Ward

Second leg

22 May 1991

19:45

Millwall	1–2	Brighton & Hove Albion
McGinlay 17'		Codner 47' Robinson 72'

The Den, London

Attendance: 17,370

Referee: John Martin

Brighton & Hove Albion won 6–2 on aggregate.

22 May 1991

19:45

Notts County	1–0	Middlesbrough
Harding 78'

Meadow Lane, Nottingham

Attendance: 16,249

Notts County won 2–1 on aggregate.

Final

2 June 1991

15:00

Brighton and Hove Albion	1–3	Notts County
Wilkins 89'		Johnson 29', 59' Regis 71'

Wembley Stadium, London

Attendance: 59,940

Referee: David Elleray

Third Division

Semi-finals

First leg

19 May 1991

12:00

Bury	1–1	Bolton Wanderers
Lee 42' (pen.)		Philliskirk 59' (pen.)

Gigg Lane, Bury

Attendance: 8,000

19 May 1991

15:00

Brentford	2–2	Tranmere Rovers
Evans 13' Godfrey 90'		Cooper 52', 72'

Griffin Park, London

Attendance: 9,330

Second leg

22 May 1991

19:30

Bolton Wanderers	1–0	Bury
Philliskirk 45'

Burnden Park, Bolton

Attendance: 19,198

Bolton Wanderers won 2–1 on aggregate.

22 May 1991

19:30

Tranmere Rovers	1–0	Brentford
Brannan 34'

Prenton Park, Birkenhead

Attendance: 11,438

Tranmere Rovers won 3–2 on aggregate.

Final

1 June 1991

15:00

Bolton Wanderers	0–1 (a.e.t.)	Tranmere Rovers
		Malkin 98'

Wembley Stadium, London

Attendance: 30,217

Referee: Keith Hackett

Fourth Division

Semi-finals

First leg

19 May 1991

12:00

Scunthorpe United	1–1	Blackpool
Lillis 77'		Rodwell 57'

Glanford Park, Scunthorpe

Attendance: 6,536

19 May 1991

12:00

Torquay United	2–0	Burnley
Edwards 5' Elliott 83'

Plainmoor, Torquay

Attendance: 5,600

Second leg

22 May 1991

19:30

Blackpool	2–1	Scunthorpe United
Eyres 55', 66'		Hill 38'

Bloomfield Road, Blackpool

Attendance: 7,596

Blackpool won 3–2 on aggregate.

22 May 1991

19:30

Burnley	1–0	Torquay United
Evans 90' (o.g.)

Turf Moor, Burnley

Attendance: 13,620

Torquay United won 2–1 on aggregate.

Final

31 May 1991

20:00

Blackpool	2–2 (a.e.t.)	Torquay United
Groves 7' Curran 68' (o.g.)		Saunders 28' Edwards 37' (pen.)
Penalties
Rodwell Taylor Gore Groves Garner Bamber	4–5	Loram M. Holmes Saunders P. Holmes Myers Howells

Wembley Stadium, London

Attendance: 21,615

Referee: George Courtney