Here’s the latest on the 2025 EFL League One play-off final.
- Result: Charlton Athletic defeated Leyton Orient 1-0 to win the 2025 League One play-off final. The match took place at Wembley Stadium, London, on 25 May 2025, with Charlton securing promotion to the Championship.[2][5]
- Key moment: Macaulay Gillesphey scored the decisive goal for Charlton in the first half (31st minute), giving them the winner in front of a large Wembley crowd.[2]
- Attendance and context: The final drew a crowd of 76,193 at Wembley, reinforcing the event’s status as a marquee promotion decider for League One.[5][2]
- Path to the final: Charlton and Leyton Orient each navigated their League One semi-finals to reach the final; Charlton edged Stockport County in the semis, while Orient advanced after a dramatic semi-final against Stockport with penalties following a 1-1 aggregate score, leading to Charlton’s 1-0 win in the final.[3]
- Where to watch/recap: Highlights, reports, and reaction from the 2025 play-off finals across the Championship, League One, and League Two are typically available from major outlets (e.g., Sky Sports) and widely summarized on football reference sites.[1][9]
If you’d like, I can pull exact match reports, goal times, and lineups from reliable sources and provide a concise match recap with citations.
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The English Football League play-offs for the 2024–25 season (referred to as the Sky Bet Play-Offs for sponsorship reasons) were held in May 2025 with all finals being staged at Wembley Stadium in Wembley. The English 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. The fixtures are determined by final league...
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www.skysports.comThe 2025 EFL League One play-off final was an association football match which was played on 25 May 2025 at Wembley Stadium, London, to determine 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 2024–25 EFL League One, Birmingham City and Wrexham, gained automatic promotion to the Championship, while the clubs placed from third to sixth in the table – Stockport County, Charlton Athletic...
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www.goal.comIn a sport diluted by money, greed and questionable ownerships, the play-offs can provide some respite to English football supporters. While the Championship pl
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