2013 Football League play-offs

April 2022 Football League play-offs 2012–13 2013 Football League Playoffs.png Crystal Palace(Championship)Yeovil Town(League One)Bradford City(League Two) Watford 3–1 Leicester(Championship) Burton 1–3 Bradford(League Two) Brentford 3–3 Swindon(6 goals) 15 36 82,025 – Crystal Palace v Watford(Championship Final) 5,955 – Cheltenham v Northampton(League Two semi-final) 23,077 2012 2014 The Football League play-offs for the 2012–13 season (referred to as the npower Football League Play-Offs for sponsorship reasons) were held in May 2013 with all finals being staged at Wembley Stadium in London. The play-off semi-finals were 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 advanced 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 2012–13 Football League Championship Pos PositionTeam Pld Played W Won D Drawn L Lost GF Goals for GA Goals against GD Goal difference Pts Points3Watford46238158558+27774Brighton & Hove Albion46191896943+26755Crystal Palace461915127362+11726Leicester City461911167148+2368 yes 2/1 high Semi-finals Final 5 Crystal Palace 0 2 2 4 Brighton & Hove Albion 0 0 0 6 Leicester City 1 1 2 3 Watford 0 3 3 5 Crystal Palace 1 3 Watford 0 Semi-finals First leg 9 May 2013 19:45 BST Leicester City 1–0 Report Watford Nugent 82 King Power Stadium, Leicester 29,650 Neil Swarbrick 10 May 2013 19:45 BST Crystal Palace 0–0 Report Brighton & Hove Albion Selhurst Park, London 23,294 Michael Oliver Second leg 12 May 2013 12:30 BST Watford 3–1 Report Leicester City Vydra 15 65Deeney 90+7 Nugent 19 Vicarage Road, Watford 16,142 Michael Oliver Watford won 3–2 on aggregate. 13 May 2013 19:45 BST Brighton & Hove Albion 0–2 Report Crystal Palace Zaha 69 88 Falmer Stadium, Falmer 29,518 Mark Clattenburg Crystal Palace won 2–0 on aggregate. Final 2013 Football League Championship play-off final 27 May 2013 15:00 BST Crystal Palace Phillips 105+1 pen. 1–0 yes Report Watford Wembley Stadium, London 82,025 Martin Atkinson League One 2012–13 Football League One Pos PositionTeam Pld Played W Won D Drawn L Lost GF Goals for GA Goals against GD Goal difference Pts Points3Brentford46 21 16 9 62 47 +15 794Yeovil Town46 23 8 15 71 56 +15 775Sheffield United46 19 18 9 56 42 +14 756Swindon Town46 20 14 12 72 39 +33 74 Semi-finals First leg 3 May 2013 19:45 BST Sheffield United 1–0 Report Yeovil Town McFadzean 46 Bramall Lane, Sheffield 15,262 Stuart Attwell 4 May 2013 17:20 BST Swindon Town 1–1 Report Brentford Luongo 70 O'Connor 90+4 pen. County Ground, Swindon 10,595 Geoff Eltringham Second leg 6 May 2013 13:30 BST Yeovil Town 2–0 Report Sheffield United Dawson 6Upson 85 Huish Park, Yeovil 8,152 Phil Gibbs Yeovil Town won 2–1 on aggregate. 6 May 2013 16:30 BST Brentford 3–3 yes Report Swindon Town A. Rooney 24 o.g.Donaldson 40 47 A. Rooney 44Devera 57Flint 90+5 Saunders Hayes Dean Craig Forshaw 5–4 Devera Flint Collins Storey Roberts Griffin Park, London 9,109 Nigel Miller Brentford 4–4 Swindon Town on aggregate. Brentford won 5–4 on penalties. Final 2013 Football League One play-off final 19 May 2013 13:30 BST Brentford 1–2 Report Yeovil Town Dean 51 Madden 6Burn 42 Wembley Stadium, London 41,955 Andy D'Urso League Two 2012–13 Football League Two Pos PositionTeam Pld Played W Won D Drawn L Lost GF Goals for GA Goals against GD Goal difference Pts Points4Burton Albion46 22 10 14 71 65 +6 765Cheltenham Town46 20 15 11 58 51 +7 756Northampton Town46 21 10 15 64 55 +9 737Bradford City46 18 15 13 63 52 +11 69 Semi-finals First leg 2 May 2013 19:45 BST Bradford City 2–3 Report Burton Albion Wells 37 pen.Thompson 75 Zola 22 27Weir 44 Coral Windows Stadium, Bradford 14,657 James Adcock 2 May 2013 19:45 BST Northampton Town 1–0 Report Cheltenham Town O'Donovan 26 Sixfields, Northampton 6,563 Mick Russell Second leg 5 May 2013 12:00 BST Burton Albion 1–3 Report Bradford City Maghoma 55 pen. Wells 27 57Hanson 50 Pirelli Stadium, Burton upon Trent 6,148 Graham Scott Bradford City won 5–4 on aggregate. 5 May 2013 18:45 BST Cheltenham Town 0–1 Report Northampton Town Guttridge 28 Abbey Business Stadium, Cheltenham 5,955 Andrew Madley Northampton Town won 2–0 on aggregate. Final 2013 Football League Two play-off final 18 May 2013 13:30 Bradford City 3–0 Report Northampton Town Hanson 15McArdle 19Wells 28 Wembley Stadium, London 47,127 Keith Stroud References Play-offs Category:English Football League play-offs Football League play-offs