1995_Football_League_play-offs
1995 Football League play-offs
Football league season
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.
| Season | 1994–95 |
|---|---|
| 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 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.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 0+9 | 76 |
Semi-finals
- First leg
| Tranmere Rovers | 1–3 | Reading |
|---|---|---|
Malkin  14' |
Lovell 9', 81' Nogan 74' |
| Wolverhampton Wanderers | 2–1 | Bolton Wanderers |
|---|---|---|
| Bull 44' Venus 51' |
McAteer 46' |
- Second leg
| Bolton Wanderers | 2–0 (a.e.t.) | Wolverhampton Wanderers |
|---|---|---|
| McGinlay 44', 109' |
Bolton Wanderers won 3–2 on aggregate.
Reading won 3–1 on aggregate.
Final
| Bolton Wanderers | 4–3 (a.e.t.) | Reading |
|---|---|---|
| Coyle 76' De Freitas 86', 119'Paatelainen 105+1' |
Nogan 4' Williams 12'Quinn 120' |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
- First leg
| Huddersfield Town | 1–1 | Brentford |
|---|---|---|
| Billy 9' |
Forster 42' |
- Second leg
| Crewe Alexandra | 1–1 (a.e.t.) | Bristol Rovers |
|---|---|---|
| Rowbotham 97' |
Miller 106' |
Crewe Alexandra 1–1 Bristol Rovers on aggregate. Bristol Rovers won on away goals.
| Brentford | 1–1 (a.e.t.) | Huddersfield Town |
|---|---|---|
| Grainger 18' (pen.) |
Booth 30' |
|
| Penalties | ||
Grainger  Taylor Mundee  Ratcliffe Bates |
3–4 | Jepson Scully Sinnott Duxbury Bullock |
Brentford 2–2 Huddersfield Town on aggregate. Huddersfield Town won 4–3 on penalties.
Final
| Bristol Rovers | 1–2 | Huddersfield Town |
|---|---|---|
| Stewart 45' |
Booth 45' Billy 81' |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
- First leg
| Mansfield Town | 1–1 | Chesterfield |
|---|---|---|
| Hadley 72' |
Robinson 64' |
- Second leg
Bury won 2–0 on aggregate.
| Chesterfield | 5–2 (a.e.t.) | Mansfield Town |
|---|---|---|
| Lormor 27' Robinson 56'Law 95' (pen.), 101'Howard 115' |
Holland 3' Wilkinson 32' |
Chesterfield won 6–3 on aggregate.