2017 English Football League play-offs

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.

English Football League play-offs
Wembley Stadium is the venue for each play-off final
Season2016–17
Matches played15
Goals scored34 (2.27 per match)
Biggest home winBradford 1–0 Fleetwood
Blackpool 3–2 Luton
Reading 1–0 Fulham
Exeter 3-2 Carlisle
Biggest away winScunthorpe 2–3 Millwall
Highest scoringCarlisle 3–3 Exeter
Luton 3–3 Blackpool
Highest attendance76,682
Lowest attendance3,882
Average attendance17,205
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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
Main article: 2016–17 EFL Championship

Championship Semi-finals
Final league position - Championship
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
3Reading 46267136864+485
4Sheffield Wednesday 46249136045+1581
5Huddersfield Town 46256155658–281
6Fulham 462214108557+2880
First leg
Fulham1–1Reading
Cairney 65' Report Obita 53'
Attendance: 23,717
Huddersfield Town0–0Sheffield Wednesday
Report
Attendance: 20,357
Referee: Paul Tierney
Second leg
Reading1–0Fulham
Kermorgant 49' (pen.) Report
Attendance: 22,044

Reading won 2–1 on aggregate.

Sheffield Wednesday1–1 (a.e.t.)Huddersfield Town
Fletcher 51' Report Lees 73' (o.g.)
Penalties
Hutchinson soccer ball with red X
Bannan soccer ball with check mark
Lee soccer ball with check mark
Hunt soccer ball with check mark
Forestieri soccer ball with red X		 3–4 soccer ball with check mark Löwe
soccer ball with check mark Hefele
soccer ball with check mark Wells
soccer ball with check mark Mooy
soccer ball with red X Payne
Attendance: 32,625

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

Championship final
Main article: 2017 EFL Championship play-off final
Huddersfield Town0–0 (a.e.t.)Reading
Report
Penalties
 4–3
Attendance: 76,682

League One
Main article: 2016–17 EFL League One

League One Semi-finals
Final league position - League One
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
3Scunthorpe United 462410128054+2682
4Fleetwood Town 462313106443+2182
5Bradford City 46201976243+1979
6Millwall 462013136657+973
First leg
Millwall0–0Scunthorpe United
Report
Attendance: 12,568
Referee: Andy Madley
Bradford City1–0Fleetwood Town
McArdle 77' Report
Attendance: 15,696
Referee: Oliver Langford
Second leg
Scunthorpe United2–3Millwall
Toney 19'
Dawson 81'		 Report Morison 45', 58'
Gregory 52'
Attendance: 7,190
Referee: Chris Kavanagh

Millwall won 3–2 on aggregate.

Fleetwood Town0–0Bradford City
Report
Attendance: 5,076
Referee: David Coote

Bradford City won 1–0 on aggregate.

League One Final
Main article: 2017 EFL League One play-off final
Bradford City0–1Millwall
Report Morison 85'
Attendance: 53,320
Referee: Simon Hooper

League Two
Main article: 2016–17 EFL League Two

League Two Semi-finals
Final league position - League Two
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
4Luton Town 46201797043+2777
5Exeter City 46218177556+1971
6Carlisle United 461817116968+171
7Blackpool 461816126946+2370
First leg
Blackpool3–2Luton Town
Cullen 19', 47', 67' (pen.) Report Potts 26'
Vassell 28'
Attendance: 3,882
Referee: Nigel Miller
Carlisle United3–3Exeter City
Moore-Taylor 32' (o.g.)
O'Sullivan 71'
Miller 73'		 Report Grant 15'
Harley 45+1'
Wheeler 56'
Attendance: 9,708
Referee: David Webb
Second leg
Luton Town3–3Blackpool
Mellor 36' (o.g.)
Cuthbert 45'
Hylton 57' (pen.)		 Report Delfouneso 22'
Gnanduillet 76'
Moore 90+5' (o.g.)
Attendance: 10,032
Referee: Darren Deadman

Blackpool won 6–5 on aggregate.

Exeter City3–2Carlisle United
Watkins 10', 79'
Stacey 90+5'		 Report Kennedy 81'
O'Sullivan 90'
Attendance: 7,450
Referee: Dean Whitestone

Exeter City won 6–5 on aggregate.

League Two Final
Main article: 2017 EFL League Two play-off final
Blackpool2–1Exeter City
Potts 3'
Cullen 64'		 Wheeler 40'
Attendance: 23,380

References
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