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Football League play-offs

Wembley Stadium was the venue for each play-off final
Season	2015–16
Champions	Hull City (Championship) Barnsley (League One) AFC Wimbledon (League Two)
Matches played	15
Goals scored	39 (2.6 per match)
Biggest home win	Barnsley 3–0 Walsall
Biggest away win	Derby County 0–3 Hull City
Highest attendance	70,189
Lowest attendance	4,634
Average attendance	26,210
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The Football League play-offs for the 2015–16 season (referred to as the Sky Bet Play-Offs for sponsorship reasons) were held in May 2016 with all finals being staged at Wembley Stadium in London.

The play-offs begin at the semi-final stage with all semi-finals being played over two legs, contested by the teams who finished 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 then advance to the finals, with the winner of the final 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.

Championship

Semi-finals

First leg

Sheffield Wednesday	2–0	Brighton & Hove Albion
Wallace 45' Lee 73'	Report

Derby County	0–3	Hull City
	Report	Hernández 30' Shackell 40' (o.g.) Robertson 90+8'

Second leg

Brighton & Hove Albion	1–1	Sheffield Wednesday
Dunk 19'	Report	Wallace 28'

Sheffield Wednesday won 3–1 on aggregate.

Hull City	0–2	Derby County
	Report	Russell 7' Robertson 36' (o.g.)

Hull City won 3–2 on aggregate.

Final

Hull City	1–0	Sheffield Wednesday
Diamé 71'	Report

League One

Semi-finals

First leg

Barnsley	3–0	Walsall
Demetriou 45' (o.g.) Winnall 54', 55'	Report

Bradford City	1–3	Millwall
McMahon 13' (pen.)	Report	Gregory 15' Morison 34' J. Martin 45'

Second leg

Walsall	1–3	Barnsley
Cook 85'	Report	Hammill 18' Fletcher 66' Brownhill 90'

Barnsley won 6–1 on aggregate.

Millwall	1–1	Bradford City
Gregory 34'	Report	Proctor 44'

Millwall won 4–2 on aggregate.

Final

Barnsley	3–1	Millwall
Fletcher 2' Hammill 19' Isgrove 74'	Report	Beevers 34'

League Two

Semi-finals

First leg

Portsmouth	2–2	Plymouth Argyle
McNulty 3' Roberts 51' (pen.)	Report	Matt 9', 19'

AFC Wimbledon	1–0	Accrington Stanley
Beere 90+3'	Report

Second leg

Plymouth Argyle	1–0	Portsmouth
Hartley 90+1'	Report

Plymouth Argyle won 3–2 on aggregate.

Accrington Stanley	2–2 (a.e.t.)	AFC Wimbledon
Windass 39' (pen.) Mingoia 59'	Report	Akinfenwa 68' Taylor 104'

AFC Wimbledon won 3–2 on aggregate.

Final

AFC Wimbledon	2–0	Plymouth Argyle
Taylor 78' Akinfenwa 90+11' (pen.)	Report

References

• "Dates for Sky Bet Football League Play-Offs confirmed". The Football League. 9 March 2016.

• 2016 Football League play-offs
• 2015–16 Football League
• English Football League play-offs
• May 2016 sports events in the United Kingdom