2026 EFL League Two play-off final

2026 EFL League Two play-off Final
Wembley Stadium in London hosted the final
Salford City Notts County
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Date25 May 2026 (2026-05-25)
VenueWembley Stadium, London
RefereeTom Reeves
Attendance30,851

The 2026 EFL League Two play-off final was an association football match which was played on 25 May 2026 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.[1][2] The top three teams of 2025–26 EFL League Two, Bromley, Milton Keynes Dons and Cambridge United, gained automatic promotion to League One, while the clubs placed from fourth to seventh in the table – Salford City, Notts County, Chesterfield and Grimsby Town – took part in the 2026 EFL play-offs. The winners of the play-off semi-finals, Salford City and Notts County, competed for the final place for the 2026–27 season in League One.

Notts County won the game 3–0 and were promoted to play in League One for the 2026–27 League One season.[3]

Route to the final

EFL League Two final table, leading positions
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Bromley (C, P) 46 24 15 7 71 46 +25 87 Promotion to 2026–27 EFL League One
2 Milton Keynes Dons (P) 46 24 14 8 86 45 +41 86
3 Cambridge United (P) 46 22 16 8 66 33 +33 82
4 Salford City 46 25 6 15 61 51 +10 81 Qualified
5 Notts County (O, P) 46 24 8 14 74 52 +22 80
6 Chesterfield 46 21 16 9 71 56 +15 79 Eliminated
7 Grimsby Town 46 22 12 12 74 50 +24 78
Source: EFL Official Website
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted

Match

Details

Salford City0–3Notts County
Report
Attendance: 30,851
Referee: Tom Reeves
Salford City
Notts County
GK1England Matthew Young
RB19Tanzania Haji MnogaYellow card 44'
CB22Nigeria Adebola Oluwo
CB15Wales Brandon Cooperdownward-facing red arrow 60'
LB29England Luke Garbutt (c)
RM26Republic of Ireland Ryan Graydon
CM18England Matt Butcherdownward-facing red arrow 46'
CM17England Josh Austerfielddownward-facing red arrow 85'
LM45England Rosaire Longelodownward-facing red arrow 60'
CF21Sierra Leone Kallum Cesay
CF23Nigeria Daniel Udoh
Substitutes:
GK33England Mark Howard
DF6England Ollie Turton
DF24England Alfie Dorrington
MF7Wales Ben WoodburnYellow card 90+3'upward-facing green arrow 46'
FW9England Cole Stocktonupward-facing green arrow 85'
FW14England Kadeem Harrisupward-facing green arrow 60'
FW16Italy Fabio Boriniupward-facing green arrow 60'
Head Coach:
England Karl Robinson
GK31England James Belshaw
CB12England Lucas NessYellow card 57'
CB3England Rod McDonald (c)
CB4Grenada Jacob Bedeau
RM25Cyprus Nick TsaroullaYellow card 22'downward-facing red arrow 87'
CM8Grenada Oliver Norburndownward-facing red arrow 78'
CM20Scotland Scott Robertson
LM10Malta Jodi Jonesdownward-facing red arrow 86'
RW14England Tom Iorpenda
LW16England Jayden Lukerdownward-facing red arrow 68'
CF29The Gambia Alassana Jattadownward-facing red arrow 86'
Substitutes:
GK21England Harry Griffiths
DF47England Keanan Bennettsupward-facing green arrow 87'
MF11Republic of Ireland Conor Grantupward-facing green arrow 68'
MF17Afghanistan Maziar Kouhyarupward-facing green arrow 86'
MF18England Matt Palmerupward-facing green arrow 78'
FW19England Matthew Dennis
FW39Zimbabwe Lee Ndlovuupward-facing green arrow 86'
Head Coach:
Northern Ireland Martin Paterson

References

  1. ↑ "EFL fixture release and opening day dates for 2025/26 announced". English Football League. 28 May 2026. Retrieved 10 May 2026.
  2. ↑ "EFL Play-offs 2026 schedule fixtures and Wembley finals". SKY SPORTS. 11 May 2026. Retrieved 12 May 2026.
  3. ↑ "Jones stars as Notts County win League Two Play-Off Final". EFL. 25 May 2026. Retrieved 25 May 2026.
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