1994 Football League play-offs

Football League play-offs
Season	1993–94
Champions	Leicester City; (First Division); Burnley; (Second Division); Wycombe Wanderers; (Third Division)
Matches played	15
Goals scored	38 (2.53 per match)
Biggest home win	Preston 4–1 Torquay; (Third Division)
Biggest away win	Millwall 1–3 Derby; (First Division); Plymouth 1–3 Burnley; (Second Division)
Highest scoring	Preston 2–4 Wycombe; (6 goals)
Highest attendance	73,671 – Derby v Leicester; (First Division final)
Lowest attendance	4,440 – Torquay v Preston; (Third Division semi-final)
Average attendance	20,348
	← 1993 1995 →

The Football League play-offs for the 1993–94 season were held in May 1994, 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 3rd, 4th, 5th and 6th place in the Football League First Division and Football League Second Division and the 4th, 5th, 6th and 7th 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

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
3	Millwall	46	19	17	10	58	49	0+9	74
4	Leicester City	46	19	16	11	72	59	+13	73
5	Tranmere Rovers	46	21	9	16	69	53	+16	72
6	Derby County	46	20	11	15	73	68	0+5	71

After just missing out on the playoffs a year earlier, Millwall made a stronger challenge for promotion to the Premier League this time around, finishing third and qualifying for the playoffs. Leicester City, beaten finalists in the previous two seasons, qualified for the playoffs by finishing fourth. Tranmere Rovers, who had just missed out on a place in the League Cup final, made another strong challenge in the league and qualified for the playoffs for the second season running. The final playoff place went to Derby County.

The final ended up being an East Midlands clash as Leicester and Derby won in the semi-finals, and Leicester secured promotion after seven years outside the flight by winning the final 2-1 with both of their goals coming from long-serving Steve Walsh. The final was Leicester's seventh appearance at Wembley but the first game they had won there.

Semi-finals

First leg

15 May 1994

15:00

Tranmere Rovers	0–0	Leicester City

Prenton Park, Birkenhead

Attendance: 14,962

Referee: Terry Holbrook

15 May 1994

15:05

Derby County	2–0	Millwall
Cowans 22' Johnson 60'

Baseball Ground, Derby

Attendance: 17,401

Referee: Paul Durkin

Second leg

18 May 1994

19:45

Leicester City	2–1	Tranmere Rovers
Ormondroyd 45' Speedie 86'		Nevin 46'

Filbert Street, Leicester

Attendance: 16,470

Referee: Keith Cooper

Leicester City won 2–1 on aggregate.

18 May 1994

19:45

Millwall	1–3	Derby County
Berry 63'		Gabbiadini 16' Johnson 22' Van Den Hauwe 42' (o.g.)

The New Den, London

Attendance: 13,999

Referee: Brian Hill

Derby County won 5–1 on aggregate.

Final

30 May 1994

15:00

Derby County	1–2	Leicester City
Johnson 27'		Walsh 41', 87'

Wembley Stadium, London

Attendance: 73,671

Referee: Roger Milford

Second Division

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
3	Plymouth Argyle	46	25	10	11	88	56	+32	85
4	Stockport County	46	24	13	9	74	44	+30	85
5	York City	46	21	12	13	64	40	+24	75
6	Burnley	46	21	10	15	79	58	+21	73

Semi-finals

First leg

15 May 1994

15:00

Burnley	0–0	Plymouth Argyle

Turf Moor, Burnley

Attendance: 18,794

Referee: Keith Cooper

15 May 1994

15:00

York City	0–0	Stockport County

Bootham Crescent, York

Attendance: 8,744

Referee: Joe Worrall

Second leg

18 May 1994

19:30

Stockport County	1–0	York City
Beaumont 85'

Edgeley Park, Stockport

Attendance: 6,743

Referee: Roger Milford

Stockport County won 1–0 on aggregate.

18 May 1994

19:45

Plymouth Argyle	1–3	Burnley
Marshall 15'		Francis 29', 31' Joyce 81'

Home Park, Plymouth

Attendance: 17,515

Referee: Terry Holbrook

Burnley won 3–1 on aggregate.

Final

29 May 1994

15:00

Burnley	2–1	Stockport County
Eyres 28' Parkinson 65'		Beaumont 2'

Wembley Stadium, London

Attendance: 44,806

Referee: David Elleray

Third Division

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
4	Wycombe Wanderers	42	19	13	10	67	53	+14	70
5	Preston North End	42	18	13	11	79	60	+19	67
6	Torquay United	42	17	16	9	64	56	0+8	67
7	Carlisle United	42	18	10	14	57	42	+15	64

Semi-finals

First leg

15 May 1994

13:30

Torquay United	2–0	Preston North End
Darby 20' Moore 57'

Plainmoor, Torquay

Attendance: 4,440

Referee: Roger Milford

15 May 1994

15:00

Carlisle United	0–2	Wycombe Wanderers
		Thompson 33' Garner 86'

Brunton Park, Carlisle

Attendance: 10,862

Referee: Brian Hill

Second leg

18 May 1994

19:45

Preston North End	4–1 (a.e.t.)	Torquay United
Ellis 8' Moyes 43' Hicks 52' Raynor 116'		Goodridge 15'

Deepdale, Preston

Attendance: 11,442

Preston North End won 4–3 on aggregate.

18 May 1994

19:45

Wycombe Wanderers	2–1	Carlisle United
Carroll 12' Garner 58'		Davey 81' (pen.)

Adams Park, High Wycombe

Attendance: 5,265

Referee: Paul Durkin

Wycombe Wanderers won 4–1 on aggregate.

Final

28 May 1994

15:00

Preston North End	2–4	Wycombe Wanderers
Bryson 32' Raynor 37'		Squires 33' (o.g.) Garner 47' Carroll 57', 72'

Wembley Stadium, London

Attendance: 40,109

Referee: Keith Cooper

External links

Football League website

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