The 2026 National League play-off final, known as the Enterprise National League Promotion Final for sponsorship reasons, was an association football match played on 10 May 2026 at Wembley Stadium, London, between Boreham Wood and Rochdale.
The match determined the second and final team to gain promotion from the National League, the fifth tier of English football, to EFL League Two. The champions of the 2025–26 National League season gained automatic promotion to EFL League Two, while the teams placed from second to seventh took part in the play-offs; Boreham Wood finished in fourth position while Rochdale finished in second position. Carlisle United and Scunthorpe United were the losing semi-finalists, while Southend United and Forest Green Rovers had lost at the quarter-final stage.
Route to the final
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Match Details
GK 22 Ted CurdRB 15 James ClarkeCB 6 Charlie O'ConnellCB 5 Chris Bush LB 3 Femi Ilesanmi CM 23 Regan Booty CM 19 Tom White (c) RW 11 Leon Ayinde AM 8 Zak Brunt LW 10 Abdul Abdulmalik CF 32 Matt RushSubstitutes:GK 1 Nathan AshmoreDF 2 Cameron Coxe DF 16 Callum Reynolds MF 7 Érico Sousa MF 14 Aaron Henry FW 20 Lewis Richardson FW 26 Josh Landers Manager: Luke Garrard GK 1 Oliver WhatmuffCB 2 Kyron GordonCB 6 Ethan Ebanks-Landell (c)CB 25 Callum PerryRM 14 Tobi Adebayo-Rowling CM 4 Ryan East CM 8 Harvey Gilmour LM 12 Luke Hannant RW 18 Aidan Barlow CF 9 Emmanuel DieseruvweLW 10 Devante Rodney Substitutes:DF 33 Sam Beckwith DF 35 Archie BaptisteMF 16 Casey Pettit MF 17 Joe Pritchard MF 36 Edward Francis FW 38 Tyler Smith FW 40 Ian Henderson Manager: Jimmy McNulty Broadcasting The match was televised live on DAZN. Audio commentary was provided by BBC Local Radio, with BBC Three Counties Radio covering the game for Boreham Wood and BBC Radio Manchester doing so for Rochdale.
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