2018 English Football League play-offs
Season | 2017–18 |
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Matches played | 13 |
Goals scored | 24 (1.85 per match) |
Biggest home win | Exeter City 3–1 Lincoln City Fulham 2–0 Derby County Rotherham United 2–0 Scunthorpe United |
Biggest away win | Notts County 1–4 Coventry City |
Highest scoring | Notts County 1–4 Coventry City |
Highest attendance | 40,505 |
Lowest attendance | 5,645 |
Average attendance | 17,637 |
← 2017 2019 → |
The English Football League play-offs for the 2017–18 season were held in May 2018 with all finals being staged at Wembley Stadium in London. The play-offs began in each league with two semi-finals 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 competed. The winners of the semi-finals advanced 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[]
Final league position – Championship | |||||||||
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
3 | Fulham | 46 | 25 | 13 | 8 | 79 | 46 | +33 | 88 |
4 | Aston Villa | 46 | 24 | 11 | 11 | 72 | 42 | +30 | 83 |
5 | Middlesbrough | 46 | 22 | 10 | 14 | 67 | 45 | +22 | 76 |
6 | Derby County | 46 | 20 | 15 | 11 | 69 | 48 | +21 | 75 |
- First leg
Derby County | 1–0 | Fulham |
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Jerome 34' | Report |
- Second leg
Fulham | 2–0 | Derby County |
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Sessegnon 48' Odoi 66' |
Report |
Fulham won 2–1 on aggregate.
Aston Villa won 1–0 on aggregate.
Championship Final[]
League One[]
League One Semi-finals[]
Final league position – League One | |||||||||
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
3 | Shrewsbury Town | 46 | 25 | 12 | 9 | 60 | 39 | +21 | 87 |
4 | Rotherham United | 46 | 24 | 7 | 15 | 73 | 53 | +20 | 79 |
5 | Scunthorpe United | 46 | 19 | 17 | 10 | 65 | 50 | +15 | 74 |
6 | Charlton Athletic | 46 | 20 | 11 | 15 | 58 | 51 | +7 | 71 |
- First leg
- Second leg
Shrewsbury Town won 2–0 on aggregate.
Rotherham United won 4–2 on aggregate.
League One Final[]
Rotherham United | 2–1 (a.e.t.) | Shrewsbury Town |
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Wood 32', 103' | Report | Rodman 58' |
League Two[]
League Two Semi-finals[]
Final league position – League Two | |||||||||
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
4 | Exeter City | 46 | 24 | 8 | 14 | 64 | 54 | +10 | 80 |
5 | Notts County | 46 | 21 | 14 | 11 | 71 | 48 | +23 | 77 |
6 | Coventry City | 46 | 22 | 9 | 15 | 64 | 47 | +17 | 75 |
7 | Lincoln City | 46 | 20 | 15 | 11 | 64 | 48 | +16 | 75 |
- First leg
Lincoln City | 0–0 | Exeter City |
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Report |
- Second leg
Exeter City won 3–1 on aggregate.
Coventry City won 5–2 on aggregate.
League Two Final[]
Coventry City | 3–1 | Exeter City |
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References[]
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l "Sky Bet Championship, League One and League Two play-off dates – and the teams battling it out for promotion". Sky Sports. 6 May 2018. Retrieved 6 May 2018.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l "Appointments: Sky Bet EFL Play-Off Semi-Finals". EFL. 9 May 2018. Retrieved 10 May 2018.
- ^ Law, James (28 May 2018). "Coventry City 3–1 Exeter City". BBC Sport. Archived from the original on 12 April 2019. Retrieved 16 July 2020.
- ^ "Coventry City v Exeter City, 28 May 2018". 11v11. AFS Enterprises. Archived from the original on 8 August 2019. Retrieved 16 July 2020.
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