The

Football League play-offs The English Football League play-offs are a series of play-off matches contested by the four association football teams finishing immediately below the automatic promotion places in the second, third and fourth tiers of the English football leagu ...

for the 2006–07 season were held in May 2007, with the finals taking place at

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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

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and the 4th, 5th, 6th and 7th placed teams in the

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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,

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, who were aiming to return to the top flight for the first time in 5 years, finished 2 points behind second placed

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, who in turn finished 2 points behind champions Sunderland, who returned to the top flight at the first attempt after relegation from the

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last season.

West Bromwich Albion West Bromwich Albion Football Club () is an English professional football club based in West Bromwich, West Midlands, England. They compete in the EFL Championship, the second tier of English football. The club was formed in 1878 and has pl ...

who were also relegated from the top flight last season, finished in fourth place in the table.

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who are aiming to return to the Premiership after a 3-year absence, finished in fifth place.

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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

Semi-finals

;First leg ---- ;Second leg ''Derby County 4–4 Southampton on aggregate. Derby County won 4–3 on penalties.'' ---- ''West Bromwich Albion won 4–2 on aggregate.''

Final

League One

Semi-finals

;First leg ---- ;Second leg ''Yeovil Town won 5–4 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Blackpool won 5–2 on aggregate.''

Final

League Two

Semi-finals

;First leg ---- ;Second leg ''Bristol Rovers won 7–4 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Shrewsbury Town won 2–1 on aggregate.''

Final

External links

Football League website
{{2006–07 in English football English Football League play-offs