2008 Football League play-offs
The Football League play-offs for the 2007–08 season were held in May 2008, with the finals taking place at Wembley Stadium in London. The play-off semi-finals were played over two legs and were contested by the teams who finished in 3rd, 4th, 5th and 6th place in the Football League Championship and League One tables, and the 4th, 5th, 6th and 7th placed teams in League Two. The semi-final winners progressed to the finals, with the winner of each match earning promotion for the following season.
| Season | 2007–08 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Hull City (Championship) Doncaster Rovers (League One) Stockport County (League Two) |
| Matches played | 15 |
| Goals scored | 40 (2.67 per match) |
| Biggest home win | Doncaster 5–1 Southend (League One) |
| Biggest away win | Watford 0–2 Hull City (Championship) Carlisle United 0–2 Leeds (League One) |
| Highest scoring | Doncaster 5–1 Southend (6 goals) |
| Highest attendance | 86,703 – Bristol City v Hull (Championship final) |
| Lowest attendance | 6,371 – Wycombe v Stockport (League Two semi-final) |
| Average attendance | 25,469 |
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Hull City won promotion to the Premier League after defeating Bristol City in the Championship final, 1–0 with a goal from their leading scorer Dean Windass. This marked the Tigers' first entry to the top division of English football in their existence.
In the League One final, another 1–0 victory saw Doncaster Rovers promoted ahead of Leeds United. Stockport County defeated Rochdale 3–2 in the League Two final. This meant all three clubs who had finished immediately below the automatic promotion places in their divisions were promoted.