2017 English Football League play-offs

The English Football League play-offs for the 2016–17 season 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
John Smith's Stadium, Huddersfield
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
Bannan
Lee
Hunt
Forestieri 		3–4 Löwe
Hefele
Wells
Mooy
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
The New Den, London
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'
Brunton Park, Carlisle
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

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
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