2026 EFL League One play-off final
Association football match
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The 2026 EFL League One play-off final was an association football match played on 24 May 2026 at Wembley Stadium, London, to determine the third and final team to gain promotion from EFL League One, the third tier of English football, to the EFL Championship. The top two teams of the 2025–26 EFL League One, champions Lincoln City and 2nd-placed Cardiff City, gained automatic promotion to the Championship.[1][2]
Wembley Stadium in London will host the final. | |||||||
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| Date | 24 May 2026 | ||||||
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| Venue | Wembley Stadium, London | ||||||
| Attendance | 48,268 | ||||||
Route to the final
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | Lincoln City (C, P) | 46 | 31 | 10 | 5 | 89 | 41 | +48 | 103 | Promotion to 2026–27 EFL Championship |
| 2 | Cardiff City (P) | 46 | 27 | 10 | 9 | 90 | 50 | +40 | 91 | |
| 3 | Stockport County | 46 | 22 | 11 | 13 | 71 | 58 | +13 | 77 | Qualified |
| 4 | Bradford City | 46 | 22 | 11 | 13 | 58 | 51 | +7 | 77 | Eliminated |
| 5 | Bolton Wanderers (O, P) | 46 | 19 | 18 | 9 | 70 | 52 | +18 | 75 | Qualified |
| 6 | Stevenage | 46 | 21 | 12 | 13 | 49 | 46 | +3 | 75 | Eliminated |
Match
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          Stockport County
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Bolton Wanderers
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| Stockport County | Bolton Wanderers | |
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| Possession | 42% | 58% |
| Goals scored | 1 | 4 |
| Shots on target | 4 | 9 |
| Shots off target | 1 | 3 |
| Fouls committed | 11 | 8 |
| Corner kicks | 2 | 5 |
| Yellow cards | 2 | 0 |
| Red cards | 1 | 0 |