1995 Football League play-offs
Season | 1994–95 |
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Champions | Bolton Wanderers (First Division) Huddersfield Town (Second Division) Chesterfield (Third Division) |
Matches played | 15 |
Goals scored | 38 (2.53 per match) |
Biggest home win | Chesterfield 5–2 Mansfield (Third Division) |
Biggest away win | Tranmere 1–3 Reading (First Division) |
Highest scoring | Bolton 4–3 Reading Chesterfield 5–2 Mansfield (7 goals) |
Highest attendance | 64,107 – Bolton v Reading (First Division final) |
Lowest attendance | 6,562 – Mansfield v Chesterfield (Third Division semi-final) |
Average attendance | 19,686 |
← 1994 1996 → |
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.
Background
[edit]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
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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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 | +9 | 76 |
Semi-finals
[edit]- First leg
Tranmere Rovers | 1–3 | Reading |
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Malkin ![]() | Lovell ![]() Nogan ![]() |
Wolverhampton Wanderers | 2–1 | Bolton Wanderers |
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Bull ![]() Venus ![]() | McAteer ![]() |
- Second leg
Bolton Wanderers | 2–0 (a.e.t.) | Wolverhampton Wanderers |
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McGinlay ![]() |
Bolton Wanderers won 3–2 on aggregate.
Reading won 3–1 on aggregate.
Final
[edit]Bolton Wanderers | 4–3 (a.e.t.) | Reading |
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Coyle ![]() De Freitas ![]() Paatelainen ![]() | Nogan ![]() Williams ![]() Quinn ![]() |
Second Division
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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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
[edit]- First leg
Bristol Rovers | 0–0 | Crewe Alexandra |
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Huddersfield Town | 1–1 | Brentford |
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Billy ![]() | Forster ![]() |
- Second leg
Crewe Alexandra | 1–1 (a.e.t.) | Bristol Rovers |
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Rowbotham ![]() | Miller ![]() |
Crewe Alexandra 1–1 Bristol Rovers on aggregate. Bristol Rovers won on away goals.
Brentford | 1–1 (a.e.t.) | Huddersfield Town |
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Grainger ![]() | Booth ![]() | |
Penalties | ||
Grainger ![]() Taylor ![]() Mundee ![]() Ratcliffe ![]() Bates ![]() | 3–4 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Brentford 2–2 Huddersfield Town on aggregate. Huddersfield Town won 4–3 on penalties.
Final
[edit]Bristol Rovers | 1–2 | Huddersfield Town |
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Stewart ![]() | Booth ![]() Billy ![]() |
Third Division
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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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
[edit]- First leg
Mansfield Town | 1–1 | Chesterfield |
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Hadley ![]() | Robinson ![]() |
Preston North End | 0–1 | Bury |
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Pugh ![]() |
- Second leg
Bury | 1–0 | Preston North End |
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Rigby ![]() |
Bury won 2–0 on aggregate.
Chesterfield | 5–2 (a.e.t.) | Mansfield Town |
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Lormor ![]() Robinson ![]() Law ![]() Howard ![]() | Holland ![]() Wilkinson ![]() |
Chesterfield won 6–3 on aggregate.
Final
[edit]Bury | 0–2 | Chesterfield |
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Lormor ![]() Robinson ![]() |