The English Football League play-offs for the 2017–18 season (referred to as the Sky Bet Play-Offs for sponsorship reasons) were held in May 2018 with all finals being staged at Wembley Stadium in London. The play-offs began in each league with two semi-finals played over two legs. The teams who finished in 3rd, 4th, 5th and 6th place in the Championship and League One and the 4th, 5th, 6th and 7th-placed teams in League Two competed. The winners of the semi-finals advanced to the finals, with the winners gaining promotion for the following season.
 Wembley Stadium was the venue for each play-off final | |
| Season | 2017–18 |
|---|---|
| Matches played | 13 |
| Goals scored | 24 (1.85 per match) |
| Biggest home win | Exeter City 3–1 Lincoln City Fulham 2–0 Derby County Rotherham United 2–0 Scunthorpe United |
| Biggest away win | Notts County 1–4 Coventry City |
| Highest scoring | Notts County 1–4 Coventry City |
| Highest attendance | 40,505 |
| Lowest attendance | 5,645 |
| Average attendance | 17,637 |
← 2017 2019 → | |
Background
editThe English 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. The fixtures are determined by final league position – in the Championship and League One this is 3rd v 6th and 4th v 5th, while in League Two it is 4th v 7th and 5th v 6th.
Championship
editChampionship Semi-finals
edit| Final league position – Championship | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 3 | Fulham | 46 | 25 | 13 | 8 | 79 | 46 | +33 | 88 |
| 4 | Aston Villa | 46 | 24 | 11 | 11 | 72 | 42 | +30 | 83 |
| 5 | Middlesbrough | 46 | 22 | 10 | 14 | 67 | 45 | +22 | 76 |
| 6 | Derby County | 46 | 20 | 15 | 11 | 69 | 48 | +21 | 75 |
- First leg
- Second leg
| Fulham | 2–0 | Derby County |
|---|---|---|
Sessegnon  48'Odoi 66' | Report |
Fulham won 2–1 on aggregate.
Aston Villa won 1–0 on aggregate.
Championship final
editLeague One
editLeague One Semi-finals
edit| Final league position – League One | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 3 | Shrewsbury Town | 46 | 25 | 12 | 9 | 60 | 39 | +21 | 87 |
| 4 | Rotherham United | 46 | 24 | 7 | 15 | 73 | 53 | +20 | 79 |
| 5 | Scunthorpe United | 46 | 19 | 17 | 10 | 65 | 50 | +15 | 74 |
| 6 | Charlton Athletic | 46 | 20 | 11 | 15 | 58 | 51 | +7 | 71 |
- First leg
| Scunthorpe United | 2–2 | Rotherham United |
|---|---|---|
| Ihiekwe 18' (o.g.) McGeehan 88' | Report | Taylor 17' Newell 64' |
- Second leg
Shrewsbury Town won 2–0 on aggregate.
| Rotherham United | 2–0 | Scunthorpe United |
|---|---|---|
| Wood 45+2' Vaulks 63' | Report |
Rotherham United won 4–2 on aggregate.
League One Final
edit| Rotherham United | 2–1 (a.e.t.) | Shrewsbury Town |
|---|---|---|
| Wood 32', 103' | Report | Rodman 58' |
League Two
editLeague Two Semi-finals
edit| Final league position – League Two | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 4 | Exeter City | 46 | 24 | 8 | 14 | 64 | 54 | +10 | 80 |
| 5 | Notts County | 46 | 21 | 14 | 11 | 71 | 48 | +23 | 77 |
| 6 | Coventry City | 46 | 22 | 9 | 15 | 64 | 47 | +17 | 75 |
| 7 | Lincoln City | 46 | 20 | 15 | 11 | 64 | 48 | +16 | 75 |
- First leg
| Coventry City | 1–1 | Notts County |
|---|---|---|
| McNulty 87' (pen.) | Report | Forte 49' |
- Second leg
| Exeter City | 3–1 | Lincoln City |
|---|---|---|
| Stockley 27' Boateng 47'Harley 69' | Report | Green 78' |
Exeter City won 3–1 on aggregate.
| Notts County | 1–4 | Coventry City |
|---|---|---|
| Grant 44' | Report | Biamou 6', 71' McNulty 37'Bayliss 85' |
Coventry City won 5–2 on aggregate.
League Two Final
editReferences
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- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l "Appointments: Sky Bet EFL Play-Off Semi-Finals". EFL. 9 May 2018. Retrieved 10 May 2018.
- ^ Law, James (28 May 2018). "Coventry City 3–1 Exeter City". BBC Sport. Archived from the original on 12 April 2019. Retrieved 16 July 2020.
- ^ "Coventry City v Exeter City, 28 May 2018". 11v11. AFS Enterprises. Archived from the original on 8 August 2019. Retrieved 16 July 2020.