2023 EFL League One play-off final
Sheffield Wednesday lift the play-off trophy after beating Barnsley in the final seconds of the game | |||||||
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| Date | 29 May 2023 | ||||||
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| Venue | Wembley Stadium, London | ||||||
| Referee | Tim Robinson | ||||||
| Attendance | 72,492 | ||||||
The 2023 EFL League One play-off final was an association football match which took place on 29 May 2023 at Wembley Stadium, London, between Barnsley and Sheffield Wednesday. It determined 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 2022–23 EFL League One, Plymouth Argyle and Ipswich Town, gained automatic promotion to the Championship, while the clubs placed from third to sixth in the table took part in the 2023 English Football League play-offs. The winners of the play-off semi-finals competed for the final place for the 2023–24 season in the Championship.
Tim Robinson was the referee for the match, which was played in front of 72,492 spectators. After a goalless first half, the second half began with Barnsley being denied a penalty after what they thought was a foul on Liam Kitching, followed by the sending off of Adam Phillips due to a sliding challenge on Sheffield Wednesday's Lee Gregory. The game remained 0–0 after 90 minutes and went into extra time. The deciding goal came in the third minute of stoppage time, with Sheffield Wednesday's Josh Windass heading the ball past Harry Isted, the Barnsley goalkeeper, to give the team a 1–0 win and a position in the Championship for the first time since 2021.