The Football League play-offs for the 1994–95 season were held in May 1995, with the finals taking place at Wembley Stadium in London. The play-off semi-finals were played over two legs and were contested by the teams who finished in 2nd, 3rd, 4th and 5th place in the Football League First Division and Football League Second Division and the 3rd, 4th, 5th, and 6th placed teams in the Football League Third 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.

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.

First Division

Semi-finals

First leg

14 May 1995

14:55

Tranmere Rovers	1–3	Reading
Malkin 14'		Lovell 9', 81' Nogan 74'

Prenton Park, Birkenhead

Attendance: 12,207

Referee: John Kirkby

14 May 1995

14:55

Wolverhampton Wanderers	2–1	Bolton Wanderers
Bull 44' Venus 51'		McAteer 46'

Molineux, Wolverhampton

Attendance: 26,153

Referee: Philip Wright

Second leg

17 May 1995

19:30

Bolton Wanderers	2–0 (a.e.t.)	Wolverhampton Wanderers
McGinlay 44', 109'

Burnden Park, Bolton

Attendance: 20,041

Referee: Steve Dunn

Bolton Wanderers won 3–2 on aggregate.

Reading won 3–1 on aggregate.

Final

29 May 1995

13:30

Bolton Wanderers	4–3 (a.e.t.)	Reading
Coyle 76' De Freitas 86', 119' Paatelainen 105+1'		Nogan 4' Williams 12' Quinn 120'

Wembley Stadium, London

Attendance: 64,107

Referee: Peter Foakes

Second Division

Semi-finals

First leg

14 May 1995

15:00

Huddersfield Town	1–1	Brentford
Billy 9'		Forster 42'

Alfred McAlpine Stadium, Huddersfield

Attendance: 14,160

Referee: Steve Dunn

Second leg

17 May 1995

19:30

Crewe Alexandra	1–1 (a.e.t.)	Bristol Rovers
Rowbotham 97'		Miller 106'

Gresty Road, Crewe

Attendance: 6,578

Crewe Alexandra 1–1 Bristol Rovers on aggregate. Bristol Rovers won on away goals.

17 May 1995

19:45

Brentford	1–1 (a.e.t.)	Huddersfield Town
Grainger 18' (pen.)		Booth 30'
Penalties
Grainger Taylor Mundee Ratcliffe Bates	3–4	Jepson Scully Sinnott Duxbury Bullock

Griffin Park, London

Attendance: 11,161

Referee: Peter Foakes

Brentford 2–2 Huddersfield Town on aggregate. Huddersfield Town won 4–3 on penalties.

Final

28 May 1995

15:00

Bristol Rovers	1–2	Huddersfield Town
Stewart 45'		Booth 45' Billy 81'

Wembley Stadium, London

Attendance: 59,175

Referee: Clive Wilkes

Third Division

Semi-finals

First leg

14 May 1995

12:00

Mansfield Town	1–1	Chesterfield
Hadley 72'		Robinson 64'

Field Mill, Mansfield

Attendance: 6,562

14 May 1995

15:00

Preston North End	0–1	Bury
		Pugh 40'

Deepdale, Preston

Attendance: 13,297

Second leg

17 May 1995

19:30

Bury	1–0	Preston North End
Rigby 88'

Gigg Lane, Bury

Attendance: 9,094

Bury won 2–0 on aggregate.

17 May 1995

19:30

Chesterfield	5–2 (a.e.t.)	Mansfield Town
Lormor 27' Robinson 56' Law 95' (pen.), 101' Howard 115'		Holland 3' Wilkinson 32'

Saltergate, Chesterfield

Attendance: 8,165

Referee: Clive Wilkes

Chesterfield won 6–3 on aggregate.

Final

27 May 1995

15:00

Bury	0–2	Chesterfield
		Lormor 23' Robinson 41'

Wembley Stadium, London

Attendance: 22,814

Referee: Paul Alcock