1995 Football League play-offs

The Football League play-offs for the 1994–95 season were held in May 1995, 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 2nd, 3rd, 4th and 5th place in the Football League First Division and Football League Second Division and the 3rd, 4th, 5th, and 6th 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.

Football League play-offs
Season1994–95
ChampionsBolton Wanderers
(First Division)
Huddersfield Town
(Second Division)
Chesterfield
(Third Division)
Matches played15
Goals scored38 (2.53 per match)
Biggest home winChesterfield 5–2 Mansfield
(Third Division)
Biggest away winTranmere 1–3 Reading
(First Division)
Highest scoringBolton 4–3 Reading
Chesterfield 5–2 Mansfield
(7 goals)
Highest attendance64,107 – Bolton v Reading
(First Division final)
Lowest attendance6,562 – Mansfield v Chesterfield
(Third Division semi-final)
Average attendance19,686
← 1994
1996 →

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
2Reading 462310135844+1479
3Bolton Wanderers 462114116745+2277
4Wolverhampton Wanderers 462113127761+1676
5Tranmere Rovers 4622101467580+976

Semi-finals
First leg
Tranmere Rovers1–3Reading
Malkin  14' Lovell  9', 81'
Nogan  74'
Attendance: 12,207
Referee: John Kirkby
Wolverhampton Wanderers2–1Bolton Wanderers
Bull  44'
Venus  51'		 McAteer  46'
Attendance: 26,153
Referee: Philip Wright
Second leg
Bolton Wanderers2–0 (a.e.t.)Wolverhampton Wanderers
McGinlay  44', 109'
Attendance: 20,041
Referee: Steve Dunn

Bolton Wanderers won 3–2 on aggregate.

Reading0–0Tranmere Rovers
Attendance: 13,245
Referee: Paul Alcock

Reading won 3–1 on aggregate.

Final
Main article: 1995 Football League First Division play-off Final
Bolton Wanderers4–3 (a.e.t.)Reading
Coyle  76'
de Freitas  86', 119'
Paatelainen  105+1'		 Nogan  4'
Williams  12'
Quinn  120'
Attendance: 64,107
Referee: Peter Foakes

Second Division
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
2Brentford 462510118139+4285
3Crewe Alexandra 46258138068+1283
4Bristol Rovers 46221687040+3082
5Huddersfield Town 46221597949+3081

Semi-finals
First leg
Bristol Rovers0–0Crewe Alexandra
Attendance: 8,538
Huddersfield Town1–1Brentford
Billy  9' Forster  42'
McAlpine Stadium, Huddersfield
Attendance: 14,160
Referee: Steve Dunn
Second leg
Crewe Alexandra1–1 (a.e.t.)Bristol Rovers
Rowbotham  97' Miller  106'
Gresty Road, Crewe
Attendance: 6,578

Crewe Alexandra 1–1 Bristol Rovers on aggregate. Bristol Rovers won on away goals.

Brentford1–1 (a.e.t.)Huddersfield Town
Grainger  18' (pen.) Booth  30'
Penalties
Grainger
Taylor
Mundee
Ratcliffe
Bates 		3–4 Jepson
Scully
Sinnott
Duxbury
Bullock
Attendance: 11,161
Referee: Peter Foakes

Brentford 2–2 Huddersfield Town on aggregate. Huddersfield Town won 4–3 on penalties.

Final
Main article: 1995 Football League Second Division play-off Final
Bristol Rovers1–2Huddersfield Town
Stewart  45' Booth  45'
Billy  81'
Attendance: 59,175
Referee: Clive Wilkes

Third Division
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
3Chesterfield 42231276237+2581
4Bury 42231187336+3780
5Preston North End 421910135841+1767
6Mansfield Town 421811138459+2565

Semi-finals
First leg
Mansfield Town1–1Chesterfield
Hadley  72' Robinson  64'
Attendance: 6,562
Preston North End0–1Bury
Pugh  40'
Attendance: 13,297
Second leg
Bury1–0Preston North End
Rigby  88'
Attendance: 9,094

Bury won 2–0 on aggregate.

Chesterfield5–2 (a.e.t.)Mansfield Town
Lormor  27'
Robinson  56'
Law  95' (pen.), 101'
Howard  115'		 Holland  3'
Wilkinson  32'
Attendance: 8,165
Referee: Clive Wilkes

Chesterfield won 6–3 on aggregate.

Final
Main article: 1995 Football League Third Division play-off Final
Bury0–2Chesterfield
Lormor  23'
Robinson  41'
Attendance: 22,814
Referee: Paul Alcock
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