Attendance 51,277 Date 29 May 2015 Man of the match Adam Hammill (Barnsley) | Champion Barnsley F.C. Venue Wembley Stadium Referee Stuart Attwell | |
Event 2015–16 Football League One Location Wembley Stadium, United Kingdom Similar 1912 FA Cup Final, 1990 Football League S, 1910 FA Cup Final, 2016 Football League C, 2004 FA Cup Final | ||
The 2016 Football League One play-off Final was a football match contested between Barnsley and Millwall. The match was played at Wembley Stadium on 29 May 2016. The winner, Barnsley were promoted to the Championship. The game was won 3-1 by Barnsley.
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Route to the final
Note: In all results below, the score of the finalist is given first (H: home; A: away).
Pre-match
Barnsley finished in sixth place of the League One table, they booked their place in the Play-Off final after a 6-1 win on aggregate against Walsall in the semi-finals. This was Barnsley's second appearance at Wembley Stadium of 2016, they won the Football League Trophy after winning 3-2 in the final against Oxford United on the Sunday 3 April 2016.
Millwall qualified for the final by beating Bradford City in the semi-final with police horses being deployed on the pitch at The Den to quell a pitch invasion by Millwall supporters. Millwall manager, Neil Harris, called on the club's supporters to create a "hostile atmosphere" at Wembley. During the club's last appearance at Wembley, for a semi-final in the 2013 FA cup against Wigan Athletic, their supporters fought amongst themselves.
Match violence
Towards the end of the game, with Barnsley winning 3-1, a group of Millwall supporters broke though a security barrier and attacked Barnsley supporters some of whom were forced to leave the stadium to avoid the violence. The fighting was condemned by the Football Association Objects were also thrown on Barnsley supporters occupying a lower tier and were aimed at Barnsley players on the pitch.