English Football League play-offs

Wembley Stadium is the venue for each play-off final
Season	2016–17
Matches played	15
Goals scored	34 (2.27 per match)
Biggest home win	Bradford 1–0 Fleetwood Blackpool 3–2 Luton Reading 1–0 Fulham Exeter 3-2 Carlisle
Biggest away win	Scunthorpe 2–3 Millwall
Highest scoring	Carlisle 3–3 Exeter Luton 3–3 Blackpool
Highest attendance	76,682
Lowest attendance	3,882
Average attendance	17,205
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The English Football League play-offs for the 2016–17 season (referred to as the Sky Bet Play-Offs for sponsorship reasons) were held in May 2017 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

Championship Semi-finals

First leg

13 May 2017

17:30 BST

Fulham	1–1	Reading
Cairney 65'	Report	Obita 53'

Craven Cottage, London (Fulham)

Attendance: 23,717

Referee: Stuart Attwell

Second leg

16 May 2017

19:45 BST

Reading	1–0	Fulham
Kermorgant 49' (pen.)	Report

Madejski Stadium, Reading

Attendance: 22,044

Referee: Martin Atkinson

Reading won 2–1 on aggregate.

17 May 2017

19:45 BST

Sheffield Wednesday	1–1 (a.e.t.)	Huddersfield Town
Fletcher 51'	Report	Lees 73' (o.g.)
Penalties
Hutchinson Bannan Lee Hunt Forestieri	3–4	Löwe Hefele Wells Mooy Payne

Hillsborough, Sheffield

Attendance: 32,625

Referee: Andre Marriner

Sheffield Wednesday 1–1 Huddersfield Town on aggregate. Huddersfield Town won 4–3 on penalties.

Championship final

League One

League One Semi-finals

First leg

4 May 2017

19:45 BST

Bradford City	1–0	Fleetwood Town
McArdle 77'	Report

Valley Parade, Bradford

Attendance: 15,696

Referee: Oliver Langford

Second leg

7 May 2017

18:30 BST

Scunthorpe United	2–3	Millwall
Toney 19' Dawson 81'	Report	Morison 45', 58' Gregory 52'

Glanford Park, Scunthorpe

Attendance: 7,190

Referee: Chris Kavanagh

Millwall won 3–2 on aggregate.

Bradford City won 1–0 on aggregate.

League One Final

20 May 2017

15:00 BST

Bradford City	0–1	Millwall
	Report	Morison 85'

Wembley Stadium, London

Attendance: 53,320

Referee: Simon Hooper

League Two

League Two Semi-finals

First leg

14 May 2017

18:30

Blackpool	3–2	Luton Town
Cullen 19', 47', 67' (pen.)	Report	Potts 26' Vassell 28'

Bloomfield Road, Blackpool

Attendance: 3,882

Referee: Nigel Miller

14 May 2017

18:30

Carlisle United	3–3	Exeter City
Moore-Taylor 32' (o.g.) O'Sullivan 71' Miller 73'	Report	Grant 15' Harley 45+1' Wheeler 56'

Brunton Park, Carlisle

Attendance: 9,708

Referee: David Webb

Second leg

18 May 2017

19:45

Luton Town	3–3	Blackpool
Mellor 36' (o.g.) Cuthbert 45' Hylton 57' (pen.)	Report	Delfouneso 22' Gnanduillet 76' Moore 90+5' (o.g.)

Kenilworth Road, Luton

Attendance: 10,032

Referee: Darren Deadman

Blackpool won 6–5 on aggregate.

18 May 2017

19:45

Exeter City	3–2	Carlisle United
Watkins 10', 79' Stacey 90+5'	Report	Kennedy 81' O'Sullivan 90'

St James Park, Exeter

Attendance: 7,450

Referee: Dean Whitestone

Exeter City won 6–5 on aggregate.

League Two Final

28 May 2017

15:00

Blackpool	2–1	Exeter City
Potts 3' Cullen 64'		Wheeler 40'

Wembley Stadium, London

Attendance: 23,380

Referee: Darren England