The play finals, aimed at finding the final promotion spot from each of the Football League's three divisions, are staged over the long weekend.
The biggest game of the three will be the Championship play off final between Sheffield United and Burnley, which will be played on the Bank Holiday Monday. This game will be the decider on goes up along with automatically promoted Wolverhampton Wanderers and Birmingham City to next season's English Premier League.
Lure of the Premier League Millions
The Football League Championship play off final will be a massive game for both Sheffield United and Burnley. Alongside the English Premier League, clubs in the Championship – the Football League's top tier - are relative paupers.
The English Premier League offers a multi-million pound treasure chests that Football League clubs can only dream about. To gain promotion to the Premier League is a boost not only for a team's ticket sales and TV revenue, but also for its entire town or city and surrounding businesses.
Sheffield United, who will be seeking a return to the English Premier League after a two season absence, went into the final day of the regular campaign still hopeful of automatic promotion. Those hopes were dashed as United were held by Crystal Palace while Birmingham won at Reading to take the second automatic promotion spot.
Sheffield United won their second play off pairing by beating Preston North End 2-1 over two legs.
Burnley, who beat Reading 3-0 over two legs to make this trip to Wembley, have never played in the English Premier League before. The last time they played in English football's top tier – the old Football League Division One, was over 30 years ago.
Despite never having appeared in the Premier League, Burnley have proved to be a thorn in the sides of several top tier side's in this seasons Cup competitions, disposing of Fulham, Chelsea and Arsenal in the Carling Cup.
League One and Two Play Offs
While the Football League Championship final will be the show piece at Wembley, the play off finals for League One and League Two gives the chance for the English game's less fashionable clubs to bask in the media limelight.
The League Two play off final, to played on the Saturday afternoon, sees Gillingham take on Shrewsbury Town.
The League One play off final takes place 24 hours later, when Millwall, conquerors of fallen giants Leeds United in the semi finals, meet S****horpe United.
The play finals, aimed at finding the final promotion spot from each of the Football League's three divisions, are staged over the long weekend.
The biggest game of the three will be the Championship play off final between Sheffield United and Burnley, which will be played on the Bank Holiday Monday. This game will be the decider on goes up along with automatically promoted Wolverhampton Wanderers and Birmingham City to next season's English Premier League.
Lure of the Premier League Millions
The Football League Championship play off final will be a massive game for both Sheffield United and Burnley. Alongside the English Premier League, clubs in the Championship – the Football League's top tier - are relative paupers.
The English Premier League offers a multi-million pound treasure chests that Football League clubs can only dream about. To gain promotion to the Premier League is a boost not only for a team's ticket sales and TV revenue, but also for its entire town or city and surrounding businesses.
Sheffield United, who will be seeking a return to the English Premier League after a two season absence, went into the final day of the regular campaign still hopeful of automatic promotion. Those hopes were dashed as United were held by Crystal Palace while Birmingham won at Reading to take the second automatic promotion spot.
Sheffield United won their second play off pairing by beating Preston North End 2-1 over two legs.
Burnley, who beat Reading 3-0 over two legs to make this trip to Wembley, have never played in the English Premier League before. The last time they played in English football's top tier – the old Football League Division One, was over 30-years ago.
Despite never having appeared in the Premier League, Burnley have proved to be a thorn in the sides of several top tier side's in this seasons Cup competitions, disposing of Fulham, Chelsea and Arsenal in the Carling Cup.
League One and Two Play Offs
While the Football League Championship final will be the show piece at Wembley, the play off finals for League One and League Two gives the chance for the English game's less fashionable clubs to bask in the media limelight.
The League Two play off final, to played on the Saturday afternoon, sees Gillingham take on Shrewsbury Town.
The League One play off final takes place 24 hours later, when Millwall, conquerors of fallen giants Leeds United in the semi finals, meet S****horpe United.
