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The Football League play-offs for the 2006–07 season were held in May 2007, with the finals taking place at Wembley Stadium in London for the first time. The play-off semi-finals will be played over two legs and will contested by the teams who finish 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 will go through to the finals, with the winner of the 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.

In the Championship, Derby County, who were aiming to return to the top flight for the first time in 5 years, finished 2 points behind second-placed Birmingham City, who in turn finished 2 points behind champions Sunderland, who both returned to the top flight at the first attempt after relegation from the Premier League last season. West Bromwich Albion who were also relegated from the top flight last season, finished in fourth place in the table. Wolverhampton Wanderers who are aiming to return to the Premiership after a 3-year absence, finished in fifth place. Southampton finished 1 point behind Wolverhampton Wanderers and West Bromwich Albion on 75 points and were looking for a place back in the Premiership after 2 seasons outside the top division.

Championship

Semi-finals

First leg

Southampton	1–2	Derby County
Surman 7'	Report	Howard 36', 58' (pen.)

Wolverhampton Wanderers	2–3	West Bromwich Albion
Craddock 44' Olofinjana 52'	Report	Phillips 25', 54' Kamara 73'

Second leg

Derby County	2–3 (a.e.t.)	Southampton
Moore 3' Best 66' (o.g.)	Report	Viafara 4', 54' Rasiak 89'
Penalties
Jones Howard Barnes McEveley	4–3	Best Surman Skácel Rasiak Idiakez

Derby County 4–4 Southampton on aggregate. Derby County won 4–3 on penalties.

West Bromwich Albion	1–0	Wolverhampton Wanderers
Phillips 65'	Report

West Bromwich Albion won 4–2 on aggregate.

Final

Derby County	1–0	West Bromwich Albion
Pearson 61'	Report

League One

Semi-finals

First leg

Yeovil Town	0–2	Nottingham Forest
	Report	Commons 23' (pen.) Perch 90' (pen.)

Oldham Athletic	1–2	Blackpool
Liddell 75' (pen.)	Report	Barker 52' Hoolahan 87'

Second leg

Nottingham Forest	2–5 (a.e.t.)	Yeovil Town
Dobie 47' Holt 93'	Report	Davies 22', 109' Wright 82' (o.g.) Stewart 87' Morris 92'

Yeovil Town won 5–4 on aggregate.

Blackpool	3–1	Oldham Athletic
Southern 28' Morrell 75' Parker 90'	Report	Wolfenden 83'

Blackpool won 5–2 on aggregate.

Final

Blackpool	2–0	Yeovil Town
Williams 43' Parker 52'	Report

League Two

Semi-finals

First leg

Bristol Rovers	2–1	Lincoln City
Disley 10' Walker 54'	Report	Hughes 31'

Second leg

Lincoln City	3–5	Bristol Rovers
Hughes 25', 90' Stallard 43'	Report	Campbell 3' Lambert 11' Walker 36' Igoe 82' Rigg 90'

Bristol Rovers won 7–4 on aggregate.

Milton Keynes Dons	1–2	Shrewsbury Town
Andrews 74'	Report	Cooke 58', 76'

Shrewsbury Town won 2–1 on aggregate.

Final

Bristol Rovers	3–1	Shrewsbury Town
Walker 21', 35' Igoe 90'	Report	Drummond 3'

External links

• Football League website

• 2007 Football League play-offs
• English Football League play-offs
• May 2007 sports events in the United Kingdom