2016 Football League One play-off final

Association football match between Barnsley and Millwall in 2016 December 2017 December 2017 2016 Football League One play-off final Wembley-Stadion 2013.jpg The match took place at Wembley Stadium. Barnsley 3 Millwall 1 29 May 2016 Wembley Stadium London Adam Hammill (Barnsley) Stuart Attwell 51,277 Mild, overcast 2015 2017 The 2016 EFL League One play-off final was an association football match which was played on 29 May 2016 at Wembley Stadium, London, between Barnsley and Millwall to determine the third and final team to gain promotion from EFL League One to the EFL Championship. The top two teams of the 2015–16 Football League One season gained automatic promotion to the Championship, while the teams placed from third to sixth place in the table partook in play-off semi-finals; the winners of these semi-finals competed for the final place for the 2016–17 season in the Championship. Both Barnsley and Millwall had won one and lost one of their previous play-off finals going into the match. A Wembley Stadium crowd of more than 51,000 people watched the game which was refereed by Stuart Attwell. Ashley Fletcher opened the scoring for Barnsley after two minutes, and seventeen minutes later Adam Hammill doubled the lead. Eleven minutes before half-time, Millwall's Mark Beevers halved the deficit, but a goal on seventy-four minutes from Lloyd Isgrove restored Barnsley's two-goal advantage which they maintained to the final whistle, winning 3–1 and earning promotion to the Championship. Violence at the Millwall end of the stadium disrupted the latter stages of the match. Millwall ended the following season in sixth place in League One and were promoted to the Championship after winning the 2017 EFL Championship play-off final 1–0 against Bradford City. Barnsley's following season saw them finish in fourteenth place in the EFL Championship, seven points above the relegation zone and twenty-two points below the play-offs. Route to the final 2015–16 Football League One main WDL Q right auto Football League One final table, leading positions WIG BRT WAL MIL BRA BAR Wigan Athletic Burton Albion Walsall Millwall Bradford City Barnsley 24 15 7 82 45 25 10 11 57 37 24 12 10 71 49 24 9 13 73 49 23 11 12 55 40 22 8 16 70 54 complete Millwall finished the regular 2015–16 season in fourth place in Football League One, the third tier of the English football league system, two places ahead of Barnsley. Both therefore missed out on the two automatic places for promotion to the EFL Championship and instead took part in the play-offs to determine the third promoted team. Millwall finished four points behind Burton Albion (who were promoted in second place) and six behind league winners Wigan Athletic. Barnsley ended the season seven points behind Millwall. https://uk.soccerway.com/national/england/league-one/20152016/regular-season/ Soccerway 28 May 2020 League One – 2015/16 – regular seasonhttps://www.11v11.com/league-tables/league-one/2016/ League One end of season table for 2015–16 season 11v11.com 28 May 2020 AFS Enterprises Barnsley's opposition in their play-off semi-final was Walsall. The first leg was played at Barnsley's home ground, Oakwell. Jason Demetriou scored an own goal after he deflected Adam Hammill's shot into the Walsall net just before half-time. Sam Winnall then scored two second-half goals in two minutes to secure a 3–0 victory for Barnsley. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/36243178 Barnsley 3–0 Walsall BBC Sport 28 May 2020 14 May 2016 Brent Pilnick https://web.archive.org/web/20190425211036/https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/36243178 25 April 2019 live The second leg, played at Walsall's Bescot Stadium, took place five days later. Hammill scored his third semi-final goal in the 18th minute before Ashley Fletcher's second half strike extended Barnsley's aggregate lead to 5–0. Jordan Cook scored a late consolation for Walsall but Josh Brownhill scored Barnsley's third of the game in the final minute to end the tie 6–1 on aggregate to Barnsley. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/36273069 Walsall 1–3 Barnsley BBC Sport 28 May 2020 19 May 2016 Ged Scott https://web.archive.org/web/20160523211117/http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/36273069 23 May 2016 live Millwall faced Bradford City in their play-off semi-final. The first leg was played at Bradford's home stadium, Valley Parade. Tony McMahon put the home team in the lead with a penalty early in the first half but Lee Gregory equalised two minutes later. Two further first-half goals, a header from Steve Morison and a free kick from Joe Martin, made the score 3–1 to Millwall. Despite Bradford having the majority of the possession, no further goals were scored in the second half. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/36243255 Phil Shepka 15 May 2016 28 May 2020 Bradford City 3–1 Millwall BBC Sport https://web.archive.org/web/20190424190854/https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/36243255 24 April 2019 live The second leg took place five days later at Millwall's home stadium, The Den. Gregory's 34th minute strike gave Millwall the lead, but Bradford's Jamie Proctor scored on his second attempt to bring the leg level. Bradford once again dominated possession but could not convert their limited chances and the match ended 1–1, ensuring Millwall of a 4–2 win on aggregate and progress to the play-off final. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/36283446 Millwall 1–1 Bradford City 20 May 2016 Brendon Mitchell BBC Sport 28 May 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20190406045943/https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/36283446 6 April 2019 live Barnsley Round MillwallOpponentResultLegsSemi-finalsOpponentResultLegsWalsall6–13–0 home; 3–1 away Bradford City4–2 3–1 away; 1–1 home Match Background Millwall had featured in two play-off finals prior to this game. They lost the 2009 Football League One play-off final 3–2 to Scunthorpe United but triumphed the following season in the 2010 Football League One play-off final defeating Swindon Town 1–0. https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_div_2/8060955.stm 24 May 2009 Millwall 2-3 Scunthorpe Paul Fletcher BBC Sport 26 May 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20090527093943/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_div_2/8060955.stm 27 May 2009 live https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_div_2/8701538.stm 29 May 2010 Millwall 1–0 Swindon BBC Sport 26 May 2020 Paul Fletcher https://web.archive.org/web/20100601001852/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_div_2/8701538.stm 1 June 2010 live They had also played at Wembley in the 2012–13 FA Cup semi-final, losing to Wigan Athletic. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/22049714 Millwall 0–2 Wigan Phil McNulty BBC Sport 27 May 2020 13 April 2013 Phil McNulty https://web.archive.org/web/20200503031155/https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/22049714 3 May 2020 live Barnsley had also appeared in two play-off finals before this match. They lost 4–2 to Ipswich Town in the 2000 Football League First Division play-off final at the old Wembley Stadium and beat Swansea City in a penalty shootout to secure promotion in the 2006 Football League One play-off final at the Millennium Stadium. https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/sport/football/768682.stm Ipswich triumph at last 28 May 2020 29 May 2000 BBC Sport https://web.archive.org/web/20040227203139/http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sport/football/768682.stm 27 February 2004 live https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_div_2/5010240.stm Swansea 2–2 Barnsley (aet) 27 May 2006 BBC Sport 28 May 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20061114231537/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_div_2/5010240.stm 14 November 2006 live Barnsley had also already visited Wembley earlier in the season, with a 3–2 victory over Oxford United in the 2016 Football League Trophy Final. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/35906363 Phil Cartwright 28 May 2020 3 April 2016 BBC Sport Barnsley 3–2 Oxford United https://web.archive.org/web/20160404021451/http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/35906363 4 April 2016 live During the regular season, Barnsley won both matches against Millwall, 3–2 at The Den in August 2015 and 2–1 at Oakwell the following January. https://www.11v11.com/teams/barnsley/tab/matches/season/2016/ 11v11.com AFS Enterprises 28 May 2020 Barnsley football club match record: 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20190729175136/https://www.11v11.com/teams/barnsley/tab/matches/season/2016/ 29 July 2019 live Winnall was Barnsley's highest scorer with 21 goals while Millwall's top marksman was Gregory, who was named in the League One team of the season, with 18. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/live/football/36165478?page=8 How Barnsley won promotion to the Championship (8 of 9) BBC Sport 28 May 2020 Tom Garry Trevor Gibbons Millwall last played in the Championship during the previous season when they were relegated to League One after finishing in 22nd position.https://uk.soccerway.com/national/england/championship/20142015/regular-season/ Soccerway 27 May 2020 Championship – 2014/15 – regular season https://web.archive.org/web/20190526144547/https://uk.soccerway.com/national/england/championship/20142015/regular-season/r25197/ 26 May 2019 live Barnsley had been relegated from the Championship in the 2013–14 season, ending their campaign in 23rd place.https://uk.soccerway.com/national/england/championship/20132014/regular-season/ Soccerway 28 May 2020 Championship – 2013/14 – regular season Bookmakers were divided as to who was considered the favourites to win the match. https://news.coral.co.uk/football/football-league-play-off-finals-barnsley-can-better-millwall-plymouth-to-defeat-dons_149894.html Coral Football League play-off finals: Barnsley can better Millwall, Plymouth to defeat Dons Holly Thackeray 29 May 2020 27 May 2016 https://betting.betfair.com/football/football-tips/barnsley-v-millwall-odds-betting-preview-tips-sunday-29th-may-2016-270516-134.html Betfair 29 May 2020 Barnsley v Millwall: Harris to guide Lions to Wembley glory Alan Dudman 27 May 2016 The referee for this season's play-off final was Stuart Attwell, with assistants Nigel Lugg and Rob Jones, while Stephen Martin acted as the fourth official. Attwell had previously officiated at the 2008 Football League Two play-off final and had refereed the 2016 FA Vase Final at Wembley the previous weekend. https://www.efl.com/news/2016/may/stuart-attwell-to-referee-sky-bet-league-1-play-off-final/ English Football League Stuart Attwell to referee Sky Bet League 1 Play-Off Final 23 May 2016 28 May 2020 Millwall supporters were seated in the West End of Wembley, while Barnsley fans were allocated the East End. The match was broadcast live in the UK on Sky Sports with highlights being shown on Channel 5. https://www.efl.com/news/2016/may/sky-bet-league-1-play-off-final---key-information/ English Football League 28 May 2020 26 May 2016 Sky Bet League 1 Play-Off Final – Key Information Both teams named an unchanged starting line-up from their semi-final second leg matches, but Millwall's Byron Webster did not complete the warm-up and was replaced by Tony Craig. https://www.theguardian.com/football/live/2016/may/29/barnsley-v-millwall-league-one-play-off-final-live?page=with:block-574acf05e4b062390d4ee9be#liveblog-navigation The Guardian Barnsley v Millwall: League One play-off final – as it happened (2 of 2) Nick Ames 20 February 2017 28 May 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20200221084449/https://www.theguardian.com/football/live/2016/may/29/barnsley-v-millwall-league-one-play-off-final-live?page=with%3Ablock-574acf05e4b062390d4ee9be#liveblog-navigation 21 February 2020 live The weather conditions for the match were mild and overcast. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/live/football/36165478?page=8 How Barnsley won promotion to the Championship (6 of 9) BBC Sport 28 May 2020 Tom Garry Trevor Gibbons First half right|upright|thumb|alt=Ashley Fletcher|Ashley Fletcher (pictured warming up for West Ham United) scored the game's opening goal after two minutes. Millwall kicked the match off around 3p.m. in front of a Wembley crowd of 51,277.https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/36352352 Barnsley 3–1 Millwall BBC Sport 29 May 2020 29 May 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20180324003854/http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/36352352 24 March 2018 live Shane Ferguson was fouled by Barnsley's Josh Scowen but Mark Beevers headed the resulting free kick from Taylor wide of the post. From the goal kick, Winnall's headed flick-on fell to Fletcher who ran into the box before shooting low past Archer to open the scoring. Hammill's fifth minute strike was too high and wide before Fletcher's shot was blocked by Archer. Conor Hourihane's subsequent low corner found Winnall whose attempt from 15 yd was also blocked. On 19 minutes, Hammill doubled Barnsley's lead with a curling shot into the top corner of Millwall's goal from 25 yd. George Williams was shown the first yellow card of the match on 28 minutes when he fouled Millwall's Chris Taylor. The resulting free kick from Carlos Edwards was cleared by Winnall. Scowen then made two clearances in quick succession, first from Taylor and then Edwards. In the 34th minute, Millwall scored through Mark Beevers: a corner from Ferguson was kept in play at the near post by Morison, and Beevers held off Craig to strike the ball into Barnsley's net. In the 43rd minute, Martin became the first substitution of the game after sustaining a calf injury, and was replaced by the forward Aiden O'Brien. Brownhill's free kick in the last minute of the first half was off-target, and after three minutes of additional time, the referee brought the first half to a close with Barnsley leading 2–1. https://www.theguardian.com/football/live/2016/may/29/barnsley-v-millwall-league-one-play-off-final-live The Guardian Barnsley v Millwall: League One play-off final – as it happened (1 of 2) Nick Ames 20 February 2017 28 May 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20200221052554/https://www.theguardian.com/football/live/2016/may/29/barnsley-v-millwall-league-one-play-off-final-live 21 February 2020 live Second half No changes were made by either side during the break and Barnsley kicked off the second half. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/live/football/36165478?page=8 How Barnsley won promotion to the Championship (4 of 9) BBC Sport 28 May 2020 Tom Garry Trevor Gibbons Millwall dominated the early stages of the second half but in the 56th minute, Hamill's double-chance was saved by Archer. Three minutes later, Gregory's chance was collected by Adam Davies before Hammill's 63rd minute strike was easily saved by Archer. Marc Roberts was then booked in the 63rd minute for a challenge on Gregory. Morison then went round the Barnsley goalkeeper and although his cross found O'Brien, the resulting shot was saved by Davies. In the 74th minute, Lloyd Isgrove extended Barnsley's lead. A corner from Hourihane was missed by Archer and Isgrove headed into the Millwall goal. Two minutes later, Fred Onyedinma was brought on for Ben Thompson, and in the 82nd minute, Edwards was replaced by Shaun Williams. Isgrove was then substituted by Marley Watkins before O'Brien's pass to Taylor ended in the latter's shot being saved by Davies. Four minutes of additional time were played but the score remained unchanged, with the match ending 3–1 in Barnsley's favour. Details 29 May 2016 15:00 Barnsley 3–1 Report Millwall Fletcher 2Hammill 19Isgrove 74 Beevers 34 Wembley Stadium, London 51,277 Stuart Attwell _barnsley1516h _barnsley1516h _barnsley1516h _whitesides FF0000 FF0000 FF0000 000000 FF0000 Barnsley _millwall1516h _millwall1516h _millwall1516h _millwall1516h _millwall1516hl Millwall GK 1 Adam DaviesRB 7 Josh ScowenCB 26 Alfie MawsonCB 4 Marc Roberts 63LB 22 George Williams 28RM 34 Lloyd Isgrove 85CM 8 Conor Hourihane (c)CM 11 Josh BrownhillLM 20 Adam HammillRS 18 Ashley Fletcher 81LS 9 Sam WinnallSubstitutes:GK 13 Nick TownsendDF 5 Lewin NyatangaDF 35 Aidy WhiteMF 12 Jak McCourtMF 32 Harry ChapmanMF 15 Marley Watkins 85FW 24 Ivan Toney 81Manager:Paul Heckingbottom GK 13Jordan ArcherRB 4Carlos Edwards 82CB 5Tony Craig (c)CB 16Mark BeeversLB 3Joe Martin 43RM 19Chris TaylorCM 26Jimmy AbdouCM 24Ben Thompson 76LM 18Shane FergusonRS 9Lee GregoryLS 20Steve MorisonSubstitutes:GK 1David FordeDF 15Sid NelsonMF 8Ed UpsonMF 6Shaun Williams 82FW 22Aiden O'Brien 43FW 28Jamie PhilpotMF 10Fred Onyedinma 76Manager:Neil Harris Statistics right|thumb|upright|alt=Mark Beevers|Mark Beevers (pictured in 2012) scored a consolation goal for Millwall. + Statistics Barnsley Millwall Possession 53% 47% Goals scored 3 1 Shots on target 6 5 Shots off target 10 4 Fouls committed 10 9 Corner kicks 9 3 Yellow cards 2 0 Red cards 0 0 Post-match Barnsley interim manager Paul Heckingbottom said: "I couldn't be any prouder. Every single thing we've asked them to do, they've tried to do it. The players deserve every little bit of the celebrations." https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/live/football/36165478?page=2 How Barnsley won promotion to the Championship (2 of 9) BBC Sport 28 May 2020 Tom Garry Trevor Gibbons Millwall's manager Neil Harris suggested that the loss of Webster in the warm-up was a contributing factor to their defeat: "it affected us mentally before the game. You try to paper over it but we worked all work on our gameplan and it all sort of goes out of the way in the warm-up." https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/live/football/36165478?page=1 How Barnsley won promotion to the Championship (1 of 9) BBC Sport 28 May 2020 Tom Garry Trevor Gibbons Barnsley's Hammill was named man of the match. Towards the end of the game, with Barnsley winning 3–1, a group of Millwall supporters broke through a security barrier and attacked Barnsley supporters some of whom were forced to leave the stadium to avoid the violence. The fighting was condemned by the Football Association.https://www.standard.co.uk/news/crime/league-one-playoff-final-millwall-fans-storm-security-barriers-at-wembley-stadium-a3259341.html League One play-off final: Millwall fans 'storm security barriers' at Wembley 29 May 2016 Evening Standard 30 May 2016 Hatty Collier https://web.archive.org/web/20160530131811/http://www.standard.co.uk/news/crime/league-one-playoff-final-millwall-fans-storm-security-barriers-at-wembley-stadium-a3259341.html 30 May 2016 live Objects were also thrown on Barnsley supporters occupying a lower tier and were aimed at Barnsley players on the pitch.https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/football-league/millwall-promise-to-hand-life-bans-to-any-fans-involved-in-violent-clashes-during-league-one-play-a7055421.html Millwall promise to hand life bans to any fans involved in violent clashes during League One play-off final defeat 29 May 2016 The Independent 30 May 2016 Jack De Menezes https://web.archive.org/web/20160529205435/http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/football-league/millwall-promise-to-hand-life-bans-to-any-fans-involved-in-violent-clashes-during-league-one-play-a7055421.html 29 May 2016 live Millwall ended the following season in sixth place in League One, thirteen points outside the two automatic promotion places, and were promoted to the Championship after winning the 2017 EFL Championship play-off final 1–0 against Bradford City.https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/39988036 Stuart McCall: Bradford City boss 'close to hitting' Millwall fans who invaded pitch 20 May 2017 BBC Sport 21 May 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20170520235010/http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/39988036 20 May 2017 live https://uk.soccerway.com/national/england/league-one/20162017/regular-season/ Soccerway 25 May 2020 League One – 2016/17 – regular season Barnsley's next season saw them finish in fourteenth place in the EFL Championship, seven points above the relegation zone and twenty-two points below the play-offs. https://www.11v11.com/teams/barnsley/tab/leagueTables/2017/ 11v11.com 30 May 2020 League Championship table at close of 2016–17 season References Play-off Final 2016 Play-off Final 2016 2 Play-off Final Category:EFL League One play-off finals Category:Football hooliganism in the United Kingdom Football League One play-off final Football League One play-off final