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.
Route to the final
Match Details
GK 34 Corey AddaiRB 2 Josh Dacres-Cogley CB 19 Kyle Wootton CB 15 Ethan PyeLB 14 Tayo Edun CM 27 Odin Bailey CM 26 Oliver Norwood (c)CM 23 Ben Osborn RW 28 Josh Stokes CF 29 Adama Sidibeh LW 20 Louie Barry Substitutes:GK 1 Ben HinchliffeDF 16 Callum Connolly MF 18 Lewis FioriniFW 7 Jack Diamond FW 9 Tanto Olaofe FW 11 Malik Mothersille FW 22 Benoný Breki Andrésson Manager: Dave Challinor GK 1 Jack BonhamRB 14 Jordi Osei-TutuCB 3 Chris Forino-JosephCB 6 George Johnston (c)LB 25 Max Conway CM 8 Josh SheehanCM 4 Xavier Simons RW 19 Amario Cozier-DuberryAM 27 Rúben RodriguesLW 11 Thierry Gale CF 48 Mason Burstow Substitutes:GK 23 David HarringtonDF 29 Cyrus Christie MF 21 Ethan ErhahonMF 22 Kyle DempseyFW 10 Sam Dalby FW 20 Ibrahim Cissoko FW 45 John McAtee Head Coach: Steven Schumacher
+ Statistics Stockport County Bolton Wanderers 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
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