The Football League play-offs for the 1994–95 season were held in May 1995, with the finals taking place at Wembley Stadium in London. The play-off semi-finals were played over two legs and were contested by the teams who finished in 2nd, 3rd, 4th and 5th place in the Football League First Division and Football League Second Division and the 3rd, 4th, 5th, and 6th placed teams in the Football League Third Division table. The winners of the semi-finals progressed through to the finals, with the winner of these matches 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.

First Division

Main article: 1994–95 Football League First Division
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
2 Reading 46 23 10 13 58 44 +14 79
3 Bolton Wanderers 46 21 14 11 67 45 +22 77
4 Wolverhampton Wanderers 46 21 13 12 77 61 +16 76
5 Tranmere Rovers 46 22 10 14 67 58 +9 76

Semi-finals

First leg
Tranmere Rovers1–3Reading
Malkin 14' Lovell 9', 81'
Nogan 74'
Attendance: 12,207
Referee: John Kirkby
Wolverhampton Wanderers2–1Bolton Wanderers
Bull 44'
Venus 51'		 McAteer 46'
Attendance: 26,153
Referee: Philip Wright
Second leg
Bolton Wanderers2–0 (a.e.t.)Wolverhampton Wanderers
McGinlay 44', 109'
Attendance: 20,041
Referee: Steve Dunn

Bolton Wanderers won 3–2 on aggregate.

Reading0–0Tranmere Rovers
Attendance: 13,245
Referee: Paul Alcock

Reading won 3–1 on aggregate.

Final

Main article: 1995 Football League First Division play-off final
Bolton Wanderers4–3 (a.e.t.)Reading
Coyle 76'
De Freitas 86', 119'
Paatelainen 105+1'		 Nogan 4'
Williams 12'
Quinn 120'
Attendance: 64,107
Referee: Peter Foakes

Second Division

Main article: 1994–95 Football League Second Division
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
2 Brentford 46 25 10 11 81 39 +42 85
3 Crewe Alexandra 46 25 8 13 80 68 +12 83
4 Bristol Rovers 46 22 16 8 70 40 +30 82
5 Huddersfield Town 46 22 15 9 79 49 +30 81

Semi-finals

First leg
Bristol Rovers0–0Crewe Alexandra
Attendance: 8,538
Huddersfield Town1–1Brentford
Billy 9' Forster 42'
Attendance: 14,160
Referee: Steve Dunn
Second leg
Crewe Alexandra1–1 (a.e.t.)Bristol Rovers
Rowbotham 97' Miller 106'
Attendance: 6,578

Crewe Alexandra 1–1 Bristol Rovers on aggregate. Bristol Rovers won on away goals.

Brentford 2–2 Huddersfield Town on aggregate. Huddersfield Town won 4–3 on penalties.

Final

Main article: 1995 Football League Second Division play-off final
Bristol Rovers1–2Huddersfield Town
Stewart 45' Booth 45'
Billy 81'
Attendance: 59,175
Referee: Clive Wilkes

Third Division

Main article: 1994–95 Football League Third Division
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
3 Chesterfield 42 23 12 7 62 37 +25 81
4 Bury 42 23 11 8 73 36 +37 80
5 Preston North End 42 19 10 13 58 41 +17 67
6 Mansfield Town 42 18 11 13 84 59 +25 65

Semi-finals

First leg
Mansfield Town1–1Chesterfield
Hadley 72' Robinson 64'
Attendance: 6,562
Preston North End0–1Bury
Pugh 40'
Attendance: 13,297
Second leg
Bury1–0Preston North End
Rigby 88'
Attendance: 9,094

Bury won 2–0 on aggregate.

Chesterfield5–2 (a.e.t.)Mansfield Town
Lormor 27'
Robinson 56'
Law 95' (pen.), 101'
Howard 115'		 Holland 3'
Wilkinson 32'
Attendance: 8,165
Referee: Clive Wilkes

Chesterfield won 6–3 on aggregate.

Final

Main article: 1995 Football League Third Division play-off final
Bury0–2Chesterfield
Lormor 23'
Robinson 41'
Attendance: 22,814
Referee: Paul Alcock
Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1995_Football_League_play-offs
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