The Football League play-offs for the 2012–13 season (referred to as the npower Football League Play-Offs for sponsorship reasons) were held in May 2013 with all finals being staged at Wembley Stadium in London.
The play-off semi-finals were played over two legs, contested by the teams who finished in 3rd, 4th, 5th and 6th place in the Football League Championship and League One and the 4th, 5th, 6th and 7th-placed teams in the League Two table. The winners of the semi-finals advanced to the finals, with the winner of the final 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.
Championship
Team3Watford46238158558+27774Brighton & Hove Albion46191896943+26755Crystal Palace461915127362+11726Leicester City461911167148+2368
Semi-finals First leg
Second leg
Watford won 3–2 on aggregate.
Crystal Palace won 2–0 on aggregate.
Final
League One
Team3Brentford46 21 16 9 62 47 +15 794Yeovil Town46 23 8 15 71 56 +15 775Sheffield United46 19 18 9 56 42 +14 756Swindon Town46 20 14 12 72 39 +33 74
Semi-finals First leg
Second leg
Yeovil Town won 2–1 on aggregate.
Brentford 4–4 Swindon Town on aggregate. Brentford won 5–4 on penalties.
Final
League Two
Team4Burton Albion46 22 10 14 71 65 +6 765Cheltenham Town46 20 15 11 58 51 +7 756Northampton Town46 21 10 15 64 55 +9 737Bradford City46 18 15 13 63 52 +11 69
Semi-finals First leg
Second leg
Bradford City won 5–4 on aggregate.
Northampton Town won 2–0 on aggregate.
Final
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