2016 Football League One play-off Final

2016 Football League One play-off final

Event	2015–16 Football League One
Barnsley Millwall 3 1
Date	29 May 2015
Venue	Wembley Stadium, London
Man of the Match	Adam Hammill[1]
Referee	Stuart Attwell
Attendance	51,277

The 2016 Football League One play-off Final was a football match contested between Barnsley and Millwall. The match was played at Wembley Stadium on 29 May 2016. The winner, Barnsley were promoted to the Championship.^{[2] [3]} The game was won 3-1 by Barnsley.^[1]

Route to the final

Note: In all results below, the score of the finalist is given first (H: home; A: away).

Barnsley				Round	Millwall
League One 6th-placed team Pos Team Pld Pts 3 Walsall 46 84 4 Millwall 46 81 5 Bradford City 46 80 6 Barnsley 46 74 Full results list				League One	Championship 4th-placed team Pos Team Pld Pts 3 Walsall 46 84 4 Millwall 46 81 5 Bradford City 46 80 6 Barnsley 46 74 Full results list
Opponent	Agg	1st leg	2nd leg	Play-offs	Opponent	Agg	1st leg	2nd leg
Walsall	6–1	3–0 (H)	3–1 (A)	Semi-finals	Bradford City	4–2	3–1 (A)	1–1 (H)

Pre-match

Millwall qualified for the final by beating Bradford City in the semi-final with police horses being deployed on the pitch at The Den to quell a pitch invasion by Millwall supporters. Millwall manager, Neil Harris, called on the club's supporters to create a "hostile atmosphere" at Wembley. During the club's last appearance at Wembley, for a semi-final in the 2013 FA cup against Wigan Athletic, their supporters fought amongst themselves.^[4][5]

Match

Barnsley v Millwall

29 May 2016 15:00

Barnsley	3–1	Millwall
Fletcher  2' Hammill  19' Isgrove  74'	Report	Beevers  34'

Wembley Stadium, London Attendance: 51,277 Referee: Stuart Attwell

Barnsley

Millwall

GK 1 Adam Davies RB 7 Josh Scowen CB 26 Alfie Mawson CB 4 Marc Roberts  63' LB 22 George Williams  28' RM 34 Lloyd Isgrove  85' CM 8 Conor Hourihane (c) CM 11 Josh Brownhill LM 20 Adam Hammill RS 18 Ashley Fletcher  81' LS 9 Sam Winnall Substitutes: GK 13 Nick Townsend DF 5 Lewin Nyatanga DF 35 Aidan White MF 12 Jak McCourt MF 32 Harry Chapman MF 15 Marley Watkins  85' FW 24 Ivan Toney  81' Manager: Paul Heckingbottom

GK 13 Jordan Archer RB 4 Carlos Edwards  82' CB 5 Tony Craig (c) CB 16 Mark Beevers LB 3 Joe Martin  43' RM 19 Chris Taylor CM 26 Nadjim Abdou CM 24 Ben Thompson  76' LM 18 Shane Ferguson RS 9 Lee Gregory LS 20 Steve Morison Substitutes: GK 1 David Forde DF 15 Sid Nelson MF 8 Ed Upson MF 6 Shaun Williams  82' FW 22 Aiden O'Brien  43' FW 28 Jamie Philpot MF 10 Fred Onyedinma  76' Manager: Neil Harris

Match violence

Towards the end of the game, with Barnsley winning 3-1, a group of Millwall supporters broke though a security barrier and attacked Barnsley supporters some of whom were forced to leave the stadium to avoid the violence. The fighting was condemned by the Football Association^[6] Objects were also thrown on Barnsley supporters occupying a lower tier and were aimed at Barnsley players on the pitch.^[7]

References

1. "Barnsley 3-1 Millwall". BBC Sport. Retrieved 29 May 2016.
2. Scott, Ged (19 May 2016). "Walsall 1-3 Barnsley". BBC Sport. Retrieved 20 May 2016.
3. Mitchell, Brendon (20 May 2016). "Millwall 1-1 Bradford City". BBC Sport. Retrieved 21 May 2016.
4. Ronay, Barney (13 April 2013). "Extreme violence in Millwall end has football fading into irrelevance". The Guardian. Retrieved 29 May 2016.
5. "Millwall manager Neil Harris asks fans for 'hostile atmosphere' in Wembley play-off final with Barnsley". Daily Telegraph. 26 May 2016. Retrieved 29 May 2016.
6. "League One play-off final: Millwall fans 'storm security barriers' at Wembley". Evening Standard. 29 May 2016. Retrieved 30 May 2016.
7. "Millwall promise to hand life bans to any fans involved in violent clashes during League One play-off final defeat". The Independent. 29 May 2016. Retrieved 30 May 2016.