| Season | 2004–05 |
|---|---|
| Champions | West Ham United (Championship) Sheffield Wednesday (League One) Southend United (League Two) |
| Matches played | 15 |
| Goals scored | 29 (1.93 per match) |
| Biggest home win | Preston 2–0 Derby (Championship) Hartlepool 2–0 Tranmere (League One) Tranmere 2–0 Hartlepool (League One) |
| Biggest away win | Ipswich 0–2 West Ham (Championship) |
| Highest scoring | Hartlepool 2–4 Sheffield Wednesday (6 goals) |
| Highest attendance | 70,275 – Preston v West Ham (Championship final) |
| Lowest attendance | 5,223 – Macclesfield v Lincoln (League Two semi-final) |
| Average attendance | 23,500 |
← 2004 2006 → | |
The Football League play-offs for the 2004–05 season were held in May 2005, with the finals taking place at Millennium Stadium in Cardiff. The play-off semi-finals were played over two legs and were 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 progressed to the finals, with the winner of the matches gaining promotion for the following season.