 The match took place at Wembley Stadium. | |||||||
| Event | 2022–23 National League | ||||||
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| Notts County won 4–3 on penalties | |||||||
| Date | 13 May 2023 | ||||||
| Venue | Wembley Stadium, London | ||||||
| Referee | Matthew Corlett | ||||||
| Attendance | 38,138 | ||||||
The 2023 National League play-off final (known as the Vanarama National League Promotion Final for sponsorship reasons) was an association football match played on 13 May 2023 at Wembley Stadium, London, between Notts County and Chesterfield. 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 for the 2023–24 season. The champions of the 2022–23 National League season gained automatic promotion to League Two, while the teams placed from second to seventh took part in the play-offs; Notts County finished in second place while Chesterfield ended the season in third. Boreham Wood and Bromley were the losing semi-finalists, while Barnet and Woking had lost at the quarter-final stage.
The match was played in front of over 38,000 spectators and was refereed by Matthew Corlett. Andrew Dallas gave Chesterfield a 1–0 lead with a fifth minute penalty, and this remained the score until the 87th minute, when John Bostock equalised for Notts County with a free kick. Chesterfield went 2–1 ahead early the first half of extra time through Armando Dobra, but Notts County would level again in the second half, this time through Rúben Rodrigues, and the match finished 2–2. A penalty shootout was therefore required to determine the winner. Goalkeeper Archie Mair, brought on as a substitute specifically for the shootout, saved two of Chesterfield's penalties, and Notts County won 4–3 to gain promotion.
In Notts County's following season, their first back in the English Football League since 2019, they finished 14th in League Two. Chesterfield ended the 2023–24 National League season by winning promotion as champions, so joining Notts County in the 2024–25 EFL League Two season.