Quiz: the Football League play-offs

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How much do you remember about the last 30 years of Wembley play-off finals?

Who are the only club to have won play-off finals in successive years?

Blackpool

Millwall

Notts County

Wolverhampton Wanderers

Wembley has been hosting play-off finals since 1990. Two other grounds have also hosted them: the Millennium Stadium and …

Hillsborough

Old Trafford

Stamford Bridge

Villa Park

Which of these players has not scored hat-trick in a play-off final at Wembley?

Clive Mendonca

Scott Sinclair

Steve Claridge

Jermaine Beckford

How many clubs have appeared in the Football League play-offs since they started in 1987?

75

89

95

102

Which of these current Premier League clubs has never appeared in the play-offs?

Chelsea

Manchester City

Newcastle United

Everton

Last year's play-offs attracted a record aggregate attendance. How many people attended the 15 games (12 semi-final games and three Wembley finals)?

250,335

320,335

370,355

430,355

Which club has been promoted to the top division via the play-offs four times?

Charlton Athletic

Crystal Palace

Leicester City

Watford

Huddersfield Town have contested six penalty shootouts in the play-off. How many of them have they won?

None

Two

Four

Six

Brentford and Sheffield United share the record of having reached the play-offs the most times without ever winning a final. How many times have they made it to the play-offs without securing promotion?

Four times each

Six times each

Eight times each

Ten times each

Which club has won a record five play-off finals?

Blackpool

Crystal Palace

Huddersfield

Swindon Town

Who was the first player to score in a play-offs final at Wembley, hitting the winning goal in the Fourth Division play-off final in May 1990?

Dion Dublin

Alan McLoughlin

Tommy Johnson

Craig Short

3 and above.

You were dumped out in the semi-finals

4 and above.

You were dumped out in the semi-finals

5 and above.

You made it to Wembley but were well beaten in the final

6 and above.

You made it to Wembley but lost in the final

7 and above.

You made it to Wembley but lost in the final

8 and above.

You made it to Wembley but lost in the final

9 and above.

You earned promotion in style

10 and above.

You earned promotion in style

11 and above.

You earned promotion in style

2 and above.

You were dumped out in the semi-finals

0 and above.

You didn't even make it into the play-offs

1 and above.

You didn't even make it into the play-offs

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from Football | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/football/the-agony-and-the-ecstasy/2020/may/27/quiz-the-football-league-play-offs

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