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1993 Football League play-offs
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| competition | Football League play-offs |
| season | 1992–93 |
| winners | Swindon Town |
| (First Division) | |
| West Bromwich Albion | |
| (Second Division) | |
| York City | |
| (Third Division) | |
| biggest home win | Crewe 5–1 Walsall |
| (Third Division) | |
| biggest away win | Walsall 2–4 Crewe |
| (Third Division) | |
| highest scoring | Leicester 3–4 Swindon |
| (7 goals) | |
| matches | 15 |
| total goals | 47 |
| highest attendance | 73,802 – Leicester v Swindon |
| (First Division final) | |
| lowest attendance | 6,196 – Crewe v Walsall |
| (Third Division semi-final) | |
| average attendance | 21,320 |
| prevseason | 1992 |
| nextseason | 1994 |
(First Division) West Bromwich Albion (Second Division) York City (Third Division) (Third Division) (Third Division) (7 goals) (First Division final) (Third Division semi-final) The Football League play-offs for the 1992–93 season were held in May 1993, 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 First Division and Football League Second Division and the 4th, 5th, 6th, and 7th placed teams in the Football League Third 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.
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.
First Division
Main article: 1992–93 Football League First Division
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Portsmouth | 46 | 26 | 10 | 10 | 80 | 46 | +34 | 88 |
| 4 | Tranmere Rovers | 46 | 23 | 10 | 13 | 72 | 56 | +16 | 79 |
| 5 | Swindon Town | 46 | 21 | 13 | 12 | 74 | 59 | +15 | 76 |
| 6 | Leicester City | 46 | 22 | 10 | 14 | 71 | 64 | +7 | 76 |
Portsmouth, whose top scorer Guy Whittingham had found the net 42 times in Division One, only missed out on automatic promotion on goal difference. Fourth placed Tranmere Rovers had recorded the highest finish of their history and had yet to play in the top flight of English football. Swindon Town, who finished fifth, had won the playoff final three years earlier but promotion was then withdrawn due to financial irregularities. The last playoff place went to the previous season's beaten finalists, Leicester City.
In the end, it was Leicester and Swindon who went through to the final. Swindon took a 3-0 lead before Leicester clawed back to make it 3-3, only for Paul Bodin to score the winner and deliver top flight football to Swindon for the first time in their history.
Glenn Hoddle's impressive two-year spell as player-manager of Swindon attracted attention of bigger clubs, and soon after this famous victory he was appointed player-manager of Chelsea, while losers Leicester had now been beaten in all of their six appearances at Wembley.
Semi-finals
;First leg
Mitchell Maskell ;Second leg Nevin Irons Maskell Swindon Town won 5–4 on aggregate.
Kristensen Thompson Leicester City won 3–2 on aggregate.
Final
Main article: 1993 Football League First Division play-off final
Walsh Thompson Maskell Taylor Bodin
Second Division
Main article: 1992–93 Football League Second Division
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Port Vale | 46 | 26 | 11 | 9 | 79 | 44 | +35 | 89 |
| 4 | West Bromwich Albion | 46 | 25 | 10 | 11 | 88 | 54 | +34 | 85 |
| 5 | Swansea City | 46 | 20 | 13 | 13 | 65 | 47 | +18 | 73 |
| 6 | Stockport County | 46 | 19 | 15 | 12 | 81 | 57 | +24 | 72 |
Semi-finals
;First leg
Hayes ;Second leg Port Vale won 2–1 on aggregate.
Hamilton West Bromwich Albion won 3–2 on aggregate.
Final
Main article: 1993 Football League Second Division play-off final
Reid Donovan
Third Division
Main article: 1992–93 Football League Third Division
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | York City | 46 | 21 | 12 | 9 | 72 | 45 | +27 | 75 |
| 5 | Walsall | 46 | 22 | 7 | 13 | 76 | 61 | +15 | 73 |
| 6 | Crewe Alexandra | 46 | 21 | 7 | 13 | 75 | 56 | +19 | 70 |
| 7 | Bury | 46 | 18 | 9 | 15 | 63 | 55 | +8 | 63 |
Semi-finals
;First leg
Clarkson Edwards Ward ;Second leg O'Connor Ward Crewe Alexandra won 9–3 on aggregate.
York City won 1–0 on aggregate.
Final
Main article: 1993 Football League Third Division play-off final
Smith Whalley Ward Barnes Canham Pepper Hall
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