2007 Football League play-offs#League Two

{{Infobox football league season

| competition=Football League play-offs

| season=2006–07

| winners=Derby County
(Championship)
Blackpool
(League One)
Bristol Rovers
(League Two)

| biggest home win=Blackpool 3–1 Oldham
(League One)

| biggest away win=Nottm Forest 2–5 Yeovil
(League One)

| highest scoring=Lincoln 3–5 Bristol Rovers
(8 goals)

| matches=15

| total goals=51

| highest attendance=74,993 – Derby v WBA
(Championship final)

| lowest attendance=7,126 – Shrewsbury v MK Dons
(League Two semi-final)

| average attendance=27,018

| prevseason=2006

| nextseason=2008

}}

The Football League play-offs for the 2006–07 season were held in May 2007, with the finals taking place at Wembley Stadium in London for the first time. The play-off semi-finals will be played over two legs and will contested by the teams who finish 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 will go through to the finals, with the winner of the 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.

In the Championship, Derby County, who were aiming to return to the top flight for the first time in 5 years, finished 2 points behind second-placed Birmingham City, who in turn finished 2 points behind champions Sunderland, who both returned to the top flight at the first attempt after relegation from the Premier League last season. West Bromwich Albion who were also relegated from the top flight last season, finished in fourth place in the table. Wolverhampton Wanderers who are aiming to return to the Premiership after a 3-year absence, finished in fifth place. Southampton finished 1 point behind Wolverhampton Wanderers and West Bromwich Albion on 75 points and were looking for a place back in the Premiership after 2 seasons outside the top division.

Championship

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" !width="30"\|{{Tooltip\| Pos \| Position}} !width="175"\|Team !width="30"\|{{Tooltip\| Pld \| Played}} !width="30"\|{{Tooltip\| W \| Won}} !width="30"\|{{Tooltip\| D \| Drawn}} !width="30"\|{{Tooltip\| L \| Lost}} !width="30"\|{{Tooltip\| GF \| Goals for}} !width="30"\|{{Tooltip\| GA \| Goals against}} !width="30"\|{{Tooltip\| GD \| Goal difference}} !width="30"\|{{Tooltip\| Pts \| Points}}
bgcolor=#ADDFAD \|3	align=left\|Derby County \|46	25	9	12	62	46	+16	84
4	align=left\|West Bromwich Albion \|46	22	10	14	81	55	+26	76
5	align=left\|Wolverhampton Wanderers \|46	22	10	14	59	56	+3	76
6	align=left\|Southampton \|46	21	12	13	77	53	+24	75

=Semi-finals=

;First leg

{{football box

|date=12 May 2007

|time=12:00

|team1=Southampton

|score=1–2

|report=[http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_div_1/6645679.stm Report]

|team2=Derby County

|goals1=Surman {{goal|7}}

|goals2=Howard {{goal|36||58|pen.}}

|stadium=St. Mary's Stadium, Southampton

|attendance=30,602

|referee=Mike Jones

}}

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{{football box

|date=13 May 2007

|time=12:00

|team1=Wolverhampton Wanderers

|score=2–3

|report=[http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_div_1/6645893.stm Report]

|team2=West Bromwich Albion

|goals1=Craddock {{goal|44}}
Olofinjana {{goal|52}}

|goals2=Phillips {{goal|25||54}}
Kamara {{goal|73}}

|stadium=Molineux, Wolverhampton

|attendance=27,750

|referee=Steve Tanner

}}

;Second leg

{{football box

|date=15 May 2007

|time=19:45

|team1=Derby County

|score=2–3

|aet=yes

|report=[http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_div_1/6649689.stm Report]

|team2=Southampton

|goals1=Moore {{goal|3}}
Best {{goal|66|o.g.}}

|goals2=Viafara {{goal|4||54}}
Rasiak {{goal|89}}

|stadium=Pride Park Stadium, Derby

|attendance=31,569

|referee=Andy D'Urso

|penalties1=Jones {{pengoal}}
Howard {{pengoal}}
Barnes {{pengoal}}
McEveley {{pengoal}}

|penaltyscore=4–3

|penalties2={{penmiss}} Best
{{pengoal}} Surman
{{pengoal}} Skácel
{{pengoal}} Rasiak
{{penmiss}} Idiakez

}}

Derby County 4–4 Southampton on aggregate. Derby County won 4–3 on penalties.

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{{football box

|date=16 May 2007

|time=19:45

|team1=West Bromwich Albion

|score=1–0

|report=[http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_div_1/6649727.stm Report]

|team2=Wolverhampton Wanderers

|goals1=Phillips {{goal|65}}

|stadium=The Hawthorns, West Bromwich

|attendance=27,415

|referee=Mark Halsey

}}

West Bromwich Albion won 4–2 on aggregate.

=Final=

{{football box

|date=28 May 2007

|time=15:00

|team1=Derby County

|score=1–0

|report=[http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_div_1/6689971.stm Report]

|team2=West Bromwich Albion

|goals1=Pearson {{goal|61}}

|stadium=Wembley Stadium, London

|attendance=74,993

|referee=Graham Poll

}}

League One

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bgcolor=#ADDFAD \|3	align=left\|Blackpool \|46	24	11	11	76	49	+27	83
4	align=left\|Nottingham Forest \|46	23	13	10	65	41	+24	82
5	align=left\|Yeovil Town \|46	23	10	13	55	39	+16	79
6	align=left\|Oldham Athletic \|46	21	12	13	69	47	+22	75

=Semi-finals=

;First leg

{{football box

|date=11 May 2007

|time=19:45

|team1=Yeovil Town

|score=0–2

|report=[http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_div_2/6641793.stm Report]

|team2=Nottingham Forest

|goals2=Commons {{goal|23|pen.}}
Perch {{goal|90|pen.}}

|stadium=Huish Park, Yeovil

|attendance=8,935

|referee=Nigel Miller

}}

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{{football box

|date=13 May 2007

|time=17:30

|team1=Oldham Athletic

|score=1–2

|report=[http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_div_2/6645909.stm Report]

|team2=Blackpool

|goals1=Liddell {{goal|75|pen.}}

|goals2=Barker {{goal|52}}
Hoolahan {{goal|87}}

|stadium=Boundary Park, Oldham

|attendance=12,154

|referee=Iain Williamson

}}

;Second leg

{{football box

|date= 18 May 2007

|time=19:45

|team1=Nottingham Forest

|score=2–5

|aet=yes

|report=[http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_div_2/6649773.stm Report]

|team2=Yeovil Town

|goals1=Dobie {{goal|47}}
Holt {{goal|93}}

|goals2=Davies {{goal|22||109}}
Wright {{goal|82|o.g.}}
Stewart {{goal|87}}
Morris {{goal|92}}

|stadium=City Ground, Nottingham

|attendance=27,819

|referee=Graham Poll

}}

Yeovil Town won 5–4 on aggregate.

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{{football box

|date=19 May 2007

|time=12:00

|team1=Blackpool

|score=3–1

|report=[http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_div_2/6649781.stm Report]

|team2=Oldham Athletic

|goals1=Southern {{goal|28}}
Morrell {{goal|75}}
Parker {{goal|90}}

|goals2=Wolfenden {{goal|83}}

|stadium=Bloomfield Road, Blackpool

|attendance=9,453

|referee=Lee Probert

}}

Blackpool won 5–2 on aggregate.

=Final=

{{football box

|date=27 May 2007

|time=15:00

|team1=Blackpool

|score=2–0

|team2=Yeovil Town

|report=[http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_div_2/6686991.stm Report]

|goals1=Williams {{goal|43}}
Parker {{goal|52}}

|stadium=Wembley Stadium, London

|attendance=59,313

|referee=Andy D'Urso

}}

League Two

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4	align=left\|Milton Keynes Dons \|46	25	9	12	76	58	+18	84
5	align=left\|Lincoln City \|46	21	11	14	70	59	+11	74
bgcolor=#ADDFAD \|6	align=left\|Bristol Rovers \|46	20	12	14	49	42	+7	72
7	align=left\|Shrewsbury Town \|46	18	17	11	68	46	+22	71