1998 Football League play-offs
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The Football League play-offs for the 1997–98 season were held in May 1998, with the finals taking place at the old Wembley Stadium in London. The play-off semi-finals were played over two legs and were contested by the teams who finish in 3rd, 4th, 5th and 6th place in the Football League First Division and Football League Second Division and the 4th, 5th, 6th and 7th placed teams in the Football League Third Division table. The winners of the semi-finals will go through to the finals, with the winner of the matches gaining promotion for the following season.
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Season | 1997–98 |
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Champions | Charlton Athletic (First Division) Grimsby Town (Second Division) Colchester United (Third Division) |
Matches played | 15 |
Goals scored | 41 (2.73 per match) |
Biggest home win | Torquay 4–1 Scarborough (Third Division) |
Biggest away win | Scarborough 1–3 Torquay (Third Division) |
Highest scoring | Charlton 4–4 Sunderland (8 goals) |
Highest attendance | 77,739 – Charlton v Sunderland (First Division final) |
Lowest attendance | 3,858 – Barnet v Colchester (Third Division semi-final) |
Average attendance | 21,402 |
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