Referee Iain Williamson Venue Wembley Stadium Attendance 57,956 | Date 30 May 2016 Man of the match Lyle Taylor | |
Location Wembley Stadium, United Kingdom Event 2015–16 Football League Two Similar 2016 Football League C, 1990 Football League S, 1988 FA Cup Final | ||
The 2016 Football League Two play-off Final was a football match contested between AFC Wimbledon and Plymouth Argyle. The match was played at Wembley Stadium on 30 May 2016. The winner, AFC Wimbledon, was promoted to League One.
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This was Wimbledon's second national playoff final win in five years. They had won the Conference National (now National League) playoff final in 2011 over Luton, but the match had to be played at the City of Manchester Stadium due to the 2011 UEFA Champions League Final taking place at Wembley.
Route to the final
Note: In all results below, the score of the finalist is given first (H: home; A: away).
Post match
The scorer of Wimbledon's second goal, Adebayo Akinfenwa revealed shortly after the end of the game that he had been released by the club and that he was looking for a new club.