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

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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

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
2 Reading 46 23 10 13 58 44 +14 79
3 Bolton Wanderers 46 21 14 11 67 45 +22 77
4 Wolverhampton Wanderers 46 21 13 12 77 61 +16 76
5 Tranmere Rovers 46 22 10 14 67 58 0+9 76

Semi-finals

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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

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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

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
2 Brentford 46 25 10 11 81 39 +42 85
3 Crewe Alexandra 46 25 8 13 80 68 +12 83
4 Bristol Rovers 46 22 16 8 70 40 +30 82
5 Huddersfield Town 46 22 15 9 79 49 +30 81

Semi-finals

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First leg
Bristol Rovers0–0Crewe Alexandra
Attendance: 8,538

Huddersfield Town1–1Brentford
Billy   9' Forster   42'
Second leg
Crewe Alexandra1–1 (a.e.t.)Bristol Rovers
Rowbotham   97' Miller   106'
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

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Bristol Rovers1–2Huddersfield Town
Stewart   45' Booth   45'
Billy   81'
Attendance: 59,175
Referee: Clive Wilkes

Third Division

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
3 Chesterfield 42 23 12 7 62 37 +25 81
4 Bury 42 23 11 8 73 36 +37 80
5 Preston North End 42 19 10 13 58 41 +17 67
6 Mansfield Town 42 18 11 13 84 59 +25 65

Semi-finals

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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

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Bury0–2Chesterfield
Lormor   23'
Robinson   41'
Attendance: 22,814
Referee: Paul Alcock
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