2025 EFL League Two play-off final

2025 EFL League Two play-off Final
Wembley Stadium in London hosted the final
AFC Wimbledon Walsall
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Date26 May 2025 (2025-05-26)
VenueWembley Stadium, London
RefereeWill Finnie
Attendance50,947

The 2025 EFL League Two play-off final was an association football match which was played on 26 May 2025 at Wembley Stadium, London, to determine the fourth and final team to gain promotion from EFL League Two, the fourth tier of English football, to EFL League One. The top three teams of 2024–25 EFL League Two, Doncaster Rovers, Port Vale and Bradford City, gained automatic promotion to League One, while the clubs placed from fourth to seventh in the table – Walsall, Wimbledon, Notts County and Chesterfield – took part in the 2025 English Football League play-offs. The winners of the play-off semi-finals, AFC Wimbledon and Walsall, competed for the final place for the 2025–26 season in League One.[1][2]

Wimbledon won the game 1–0 and were promoted to play in League One for the 2025–26 League One season.[3]

Route to the final

Main articles: 2024–25 EFL League Two and 2025 English Football League play-offs § League Two
EFL League Two final table, leading positions
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Doncaster Rovers (C, P) 46 24 12 10 73 50 +23 84 Promotion to 2025–26 EFL League One
2 Port Vale (P) 46 22 14 10 65 46 +19 80
3 Bradford City (P) 46 22 12 12 64 45 +19 78
4 Walsall 46 21 14 11 75 54 +21 77 Qualified
5 AFC Wimbledon 46 20 13 13 56 35 +21 73
6 Notts County 46 20 12 14 68 49 +19 72 Eliminated
7 Chesterfield 46 19 13 14 73 54 +19 70
Source: EFL Official Website
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted

Match

Details

AFC Wimbledon1–0Walsall
  • Hippolyte 45+2'
 Report
Attendance: 50,947
Referee: Will Finnie
AFC Wimbledon
Walsall
GK 1 Owen Goodman
CB 26 Riley Harbottle  69'
CB 31 Joe Lewis
CB 6 Ryan Johnson
RWB 7 James Tilley
CM 12 Alistair Smith
CM 4 Jake Reeves (c)
CM 21 Myles Hippolyte 45+2',  90'
LWB 11 Josh Neufville
CF 18 Marcus Browne  90'
CF 14 Matty Stevens  77'
Substitutes:
GK 22 Lewis Ward
DF 33 Isaac Ogundere  69'
MF 8 Callum Maycock  90'
MF 16 James Ball
MF 29 Aron Sasu  90'
FW 10 Josh Kelly  77'
FW 39 Joe Pigott
Head Coach:
Johnnie Jackson
GK 1 Tommy Simkin
CB 26 David Okagbue
CB 24 Harry Williams  34'
CB 21 Taylor Allen
RM 19 Nathan Asiimwe  74'
CM 15 Alfie Chang  74'
CM 25 Ryan Stirk
LM 3 Liam Gordon
RW 22 Jamie Jellis  62'
LW 20 George Hall
CF 9 Jamille Matt (c)  63'
Substitutes:
GK 12 Sam Hornby
DF 2 Connor Barrett  74'
DF 4 Oisin McEntee  34'
MF 8 Charlie Lakin  74'
MF 14 Brandon Comley
FW 11 Levi Amantchi  63'
FW 37 Albert Adomah  62'
Head Coach:
Mat Sadler

References

  1. ^ EFL (3 May 2025). "Sky Bet EFL Play-Offs: Schedule confirmed". efl.com. Retrieved 7 May 2025.
  2. ^ "League Two Table and Standings - Football - BBC Sport". BBC Sport. Retrieved 7 May 2025.
  3. ^ "AFC Wimbledon promoted with League Two Play-Off Final win". EFL. 26 May 2025. Retrieved 26 May 2025.
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