Wednesday 1 June 2022

THE HISTORY OF THE NATIONAL LEAGUE PLAY-OFF FINALS

SEASON TEAMS (POS) RESULT VENUE  ATT
02/03 DONCASTER ROVERS (3rd) v DAGENHAM & REDBRIDGE (5th)  3-2  STOKE CITY  13.092
03/04 SHREWSBURY TOWN (3rd) v ALDERSHOT TOWN (5th) 1-1 (3-0) STOKE CITY  19,216
04/05 CARLISE UNITED (3rd) v STEVENAGE BOROUGH (5th)  1-0 STOKE CITY 13,422
05/06  HEREFORD UNITED (2nd) v HALIFAX TOWN (4th)  3-2  LEICESTER CITY 15,499
06/07  MORECAMBE (3rd) v EXETER CITY (5th)  2-1  WEMBLEY  40,043
07/08 EXETER CITY (4th) v CAMBRIDGE UNITED (2nd )  1-0  WEMBLEY  42,511
08/09 TORQUAY UNITED (4th) v CAMBRIDGE UNITED (2nd)  2-0   WEMBLEY  35.089
09/10  OXFORD UNITED (3rd) v YORK CITY (5th)  3-1 WEMBLEY  42,669
10/11 AFC WIMBLEDON (2nd) v LUTON TOWN (3rd)  0-0 (4-3) MAN CITY  18,195
11/12  YORK CITY (4th) v LUTON TOWN (5th)  2-1  WEMBLEY  39,265
12/13   NEWPORT COUNTY (3rd) v WREXHAM (5th)   2-0  WEMLBEY  16,346 
13/14  CAMBRIDGE UNITED (2nd ) v GATESHEAD (3rd)  2-1  WEMBLEY  19,613 
14/15 BRISTOL ROVERS (2nd) v GRIMSBY TOWN (3rd)  1-1 (5-3) WEMBLEY  47,029 
15/16 GRIMSBY TOWN (4th) v FOREST GREEN ROVERS (2nd)  3-1  WEMBLEY  17,198 
16/17  FOREST GREEN ROVERS (3rd) v TRANMERE ROVERS (2nd)  3-1  WEMBLEY  18,801 
17/18  TRANMERE ROVERS (2nd) v BOREHAM WOOD (4th)  2-1  WEMBLEY  16,306
18/19  SALFORD CITY (3rd) v AFC Fylde (5th)  3-0  WEMBLEY  8,049 
19/20  HARROGATE TOWN (2nd) v NOTTS COUNTY (3rd)  3-1  WEMBLEY  BCD 
20/21  HARTLEPOOL UNITED (4th) v TORQUAY UNITED (2nd)  1-1 (5-4)  BRISTOL CITY  6,606 

The Vanarama National League Play-Off final takes place this Sunday at The London Stadium between Solihull Moors and Grimsby Town. 

Looking at the stats is not good reading for Grimsby Town fans - The Mariners finished in 6th place of the table compared to The Moors in 3rd place. 

Since team's placed in 2nd to 7th place have been included in the play-offs from the 16/17 season only AFC Fylde (5th place in 18/19) have even made the final from teams placed 5th and below. 

And, since the play-offs in the league began no team who has finished 5th or below has won the final!  

As the saying goes though football is a funny old game so you never know what will happen on the day.

WINNING TEAMS POSITION 
2nd -6 
3rd - 8 
4th - 5 
5th and below - 0

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