2014 Football League play-offs
The Football League play-offs for the 2013–14 season were held in May 2014 with all finals being staged at Wembley Stadium in London.
The play-offs began at the semi-final stage with all semi-finals being played over two legs, contested by the teams who finished 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 then advanced to the finals, with the winner of the final 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.Championship
| Team | |||||||||
| 3 | Derby County | 46 | 25 | 10 | 11 | 84 | 52 | +32 | 85 |
| 4 | Queens Park Rangers | 46 | 23 | 11 | 12 | 60 | 44 | +16 | 80 |
| 5 | Wigan Athletic | 46 | 21 | 10 | 15 | 61 | 48 | +13 | 73 |
| 6 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 46 | 19 | 15 | 12 | 55 | 40 | +15 | 72 |
Semi-finals
Second leg
Derby County won 6–2 on aggregate.''Queens Park Rangers won 2–1 on aggregate.''
League One
| Team | |||||||||
| 3 | Leyton Orient | 46 | 25 | 11 | 10 | 85 | 45 | +40 | 86 |
| 4 | Rotherham United | 46 | 24 | 14 | 8 | 86 | 58 | +28 | 86 |
| 5 | Preston North End | 46 | 23 | 16 | 7 | 72 | 46 | +26 | 85 |
| 6 | Peterborough United | 46 | 23 | 5 | 18 | 72 | 58 | +14 | 74 |
Semi-finals
Second leg
Leyton Orient won 3–2 on aggregate.''Rotherham United won 4–2 on aggregate.''
League Two
Semi-finals
First leg
Second leg
Fleetwood Town won 1–0 on aggregate.
Burton Albion won 3–2 on aggregate.