1994 Football League play-offs


The Football League play-offs for the 1993–94 season were held in May 1994, 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 3rd, 4th, 5th and 6th place in the Football League First Division and Football League Second Division and the 4th, 5th, 6th and 7th 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

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

Team
3Millwall461917105849+974
4Leicester City461916117259+1373
5Tranmere Rovers46219166953+1672
6Derby County462011157368+571

After just missing out on the playoffs a year earlier, Millwall made a stronger challenge for promotion to the Premier League this time around, finishing third and qualifying for the playoffs. Leicester City, beaten finalists in the previous two seasons, qualified for the playoffs by finishing fourth. Tranmere Rovers, who had just missed out on a place in the League Cup final, made another strong challenge in the league and qualified for the playoffs for the second season running. The final playoff place went to Derby County.
The final ended up being an East Midlands clash as Leicester and Derby won in the semi-finals, and Leicester secured promotion after seven years outside the flight by winning the final 2-1 with both of their goals coming from long-serving Steve Walsh. The final was Leicester's seventh appearance at Wembley but the first game they had won there.

Semi-finals

;First leg
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;Second leg
Leicester City won 2–1 on aggregate.
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Derby County won 5–1 on aggregate.

Final

Second Division

Team
3Plymouth Argyle462510118856+3285
4Stockport County46241397444+3085
5York City462112136440+2475
6Burnley462110157958+2173

Semi-finals

;First leg
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;Second leg
Stockport County won 1–0 on aggregate.
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Burnley won 3–1 on aggregate.

Final

Third Division

Team
4Wycombe Wanderers421913106753+1470
5Preston North End421813117960+1967
6Torquay United42171696456+867
7Carlisle United421810145742+1564

Semi-finals

;First leg
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;Second leg
Preston North End won 4–3 on aggregate.
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Wycombe Wanderers won 4–1 on aggregate.

Final