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2015 Football League play offs

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Season
  
2014–15

Goals scored
  
51 (3.4 per match)

Matches played
  
15

Champions
  
Norwich City (Championship) Preston North End (League One) Southend United (League Two)

Biggest home win
  
Middlesbrough 3–0 Brentford (Championship) Preston 3–0 Chesterfield (League One)

Biggest away win
  
Plymouth 2–3 Wycombe (League Two)

The Football League play-offs for the 2014–15 season began in May 2015 with the finals taking place at Wembley Stadium in London.

Contents

The play-offs began at the semi-final stage with all semi-finals being played over two legs, contested by the teams who finished in 3rd, 4th, 5th and 6th place in the Football League Championship and League One and the 4th, 5th, 6th and 7th-placed teams in the League Two table. The winners of the semi-finals then advanced to the finals, with the winner of the final gaining promotion for the following season.

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.

Second leg

Middlesbrough won 5–1 on aggregate.

Norwich City won 4–2 on aggregate.

Second leg

Preston North End won 4–0 on aggregate.

Swindon Town won 7–6 on aggregate.

Second leg

Wycombe Wanderers won 5–3 on aggregate.

Southend United won 4–2 on aggregate.

References

2015 Football League play-offs Wikipedia