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1991 Football League play-offs
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| competition | Football League play-offs |
| season | 1990–91 |
| winners | Notts County |
| (Second Division) | |
| Tranmere Rovers | |
| (Third Division) | |
| Torquay United | |
| (Fourth Division) | |
| biggest home win | Brighton 4–1 Millwall |
| (Second Division) | |
| biggest away win | Millwall 1–2 Brighton |
| (Second Division) | |
| highest scoring | Brighton 4–1 Millwall |
| (5 goals) | |
| matches | 15 |
| total goals | 36 |
| highest attendance | 59,940 – Brighton v Notts County |
| (Second Division final) | |
| lowest attendance | 5,600 – Torquay v Burnley |
| (Fourth Division semi-final) | |
| average attendance | 17,629 |
| prevseason | [1990](1990-football-league-play-offs) |
| nextseason | [1992](1992-football-league-play-offs) |
(Second Division) Tranmere Rovers (Third Division) Torquay United (Fourth Division) (Second Division) (Second Division) (5 goals) (Second Division final) (Fourth Division semi-final) The Football League play-offs for the 1990–91 season were held in May and June 1991, with the finals taking place at Wembley Stadium. The play-off semi-finals were also played over two legs and were contested by the teams who finished in 3rd, 4th, 5th and 6th place in the Football League Second Division, the 4th, 5th, 6th and 7th placed teams in the Football League Third Division and the 3rd, 4th, 5th and 6th place teams in the Football League Fourth Division table. The winners of the semi-finals progressed through to the finals, with the winner of these matches gaining promotion for the following season.
Second Division
Main article: 1990–91 Football League Second Division
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| **4** | **Notts County** | **46** | **23** | **11** | **12** | **76** | **55** | **+21** | **80** |
| 5 | Millwall | 46 | 20 | 13 | 13 | 70 | 51 | +19 | 73 |
| 6 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 46 | 21 | 7 | 18 | 63 | 69 | –6 | 70 |
| 7 | Middlesbrough | 46 | 20 | 9 | 17 | 66 | 47 | +19 | 69 |
Semi-finals
;First leg Small Walker Codner
;Second leg Robinson Brighton & Hove Albion won 6–2 on aggregate.
Notts County won 2–1 on aggregate.
Final
Main article: 1991 Football League Second Division play-off final
Regis
Third Division
Main article: 1990–91 Football League Third Division
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Bolton Wanderers | 46 | 24 | 11 | 11 | 64 | 50 | +14 | 83 |
| **5** | **Tranmere Rovers** | **46** | **23** | **9** | **14** | **64** | **46** | **+18** | **78** |
| 6 | Brentford | 46 | 21 | 13 | 12 | 59 | 47 | +12 | 76 |
| 7 | Bury | 46 | 20 | 13 | 13 | 67 | 56 | +11 | 73 |
Semi-finals
;First leg
Godfrey ;Second leg Bolton Wanderers won 2–1 on aggregate.
Tranmere Rovers won 3–2 on aggregate.
Final
Main article: 1991 Football League Third Division play-off final
Fourth Division
Main article: 1990–91 Football League Fourth Division
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Blackpool | 46 | 23 | 10 | 13 | 78 | 47 | +31 | 79 |
| 6 | Burnley | 46 | 23 | 10 | 13 | 70 | 51 | +19 | 79 |
| **7** | **Torquay United** | **46** | **18** | **18** | **10** | **64** | **47** | **+17** | **72** |
| 8 | Scunthorpe United | 46 | 20 | 11 | 15 | 71 | 62 | +9 | 71 |
Semi-finals
;First leg
Elliott ;Second leg Blackpool won 3–2 on aggregate.
Torquay United won 2–1 on aggregate.
Final
Main article: 1991 Football League Fourth Division play-off final
Curran Edwards Taylor Gore Groves Garner Bamber M. Holmes Saunders P. Holmes Myers Howells
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