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Football league season
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 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.

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
3 Reading 46 26 7 13 68 64 +4 85
4 Sheffield Wednesday 46 24 9 13 60 45 +15 81
5 Huddersfield Town 46 25 6 15 56 58 –2 81
6 Fulham 46 22 14 10 85 57 +28 80
First leg
Fulham1–1Reading
Cairney 65' Report Obita 53'
Craven Cottage, London (Fulham)Attendance: 23,717Referee: Stuart Attwell
Huddersfield Town0–0Sheffield Wednesday
Report
John Smith's Stadium, HuddersfieldAttendance: 20,357Referee: Paul Tierney
Second leg
Reading1–0Fulham
Kermorgant 49' (pen.) Report
Madejski Stadium, ReadingAttendance: 22,044Referee: Martin Atkinson

Reading won 2–1 on aggregate.

Sheffield Wednesday1–1 (a.e.t.)Huddersfield Town
Fletcher 51' Report Lees 73' (o.g.)
Penalties
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Hillsborough, SheffieldAttendance: 32,625Referee: Andre Marriner

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
Wembley Stadium, LondonAttendance: 76,682Referee: Neil Swarbrick

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
3 Scunthorpe United 46 24 10 12 80 54 +26 82
4 Fleetwood Town 46 23 13 10 64 43 +21 82
5 Bradford City 46 20 19 7 62 43 +19 79
6 Millwall 46 20 13 13 66 57 +9 73
First leg
Millwall0–0Scunthorpe United
Report
The New Den, LondonAttendance: 12,568Referee: Andy Madley
Bradford City1–0Fleetwood Town
McArdle 77' Report
Valley Parade, BradfordAttendance: 15,696Referee: Oliver Langford
Second leg
Scunthorpe United2–3Millwall
Toney 19'
Dawson 81'		 Report Morison 45', 58'
Gregory 52'
Glanford Park, ScunthorpeAttendance: 7,190Referee: Chris Kavanagh

Millwall won 3–2 on aggregate.

Fleetwood Town0–0Bradford City
Report
Highbury Stadium, FleetwoodAttendance: 5,076Referee: 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'
Wembley Stadium, LondonAttendance: 53,320Referee: 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
4 Luton Town 46 20 17 9 70 43 +27 77
5 Exeter City 46 21 8 17 75 56 +19 71
6 Carlisle United 46 18 17 11 69 68 +1 71
7 Blackpool 46 18 16 12 69 46 +23 70
First leg
Blackpool3–2Luton Town
Cullen 19', 47', 67' (pen.) Report Potts 26'
Vassell 28'
Bloomfield Road, BlackpoolAttendance: 3,882Referee: 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, CarlisleAttendance: 9,708Referee: 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.)
Kenilworth Road, LutonAttendance: 10,032Referee: Darren Deadman

Blackpool won 6–5 on aggregate.

Exeter City3–2Carlisle United
Watkins 10', 79'
Stacey 90+5'		 Report Kennedy 81'
O'Sullivan 90'
St James Park, ExeterAttendance: 7,450Referee: 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'
Wembley Stadium, LondonAttendance: 23,380Referee: Darren England

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