 The match took place at Wembley Stadium. | |||||||
| Event | 2013–14 Football League Two | ||||||
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| Date | 26 May 2014 | ||||||
| Venue | Wembley Stadium, London | ||||||
| Referee | Michael Naylor | ||||||
| Attendance | 14,007 | ||||||
The 2014 Football League Two play-off final was an association football match played on 26 May 2014 at Wembley Stadium, London, between Burton Albion and Fleetwood Town. The match determined the fourth and final team to gain promotion from Football League Two, English football's fourth tier, to Football League One. The top three teams of the 2013–14 Football League Two season gained automatic promotion to League One, while the teams placed from fourth to seventh in the table took part in play-off semi-finals; the winners of these semi-finals competed for the final place for the 2014–15 season in League One. Fleetwood Town finished in fourth place while Burton Albion ended the season in sixth position. Southend United and York City were the losing semi-finalists, being defeated by Burton and Fleetwood respectively.
The final was played in front of 14,007 spectators and was refereed by Michael Naylor. After a goalless first half, the deadlock was broken in the 75th minute after an error from Burton's goalkeeper Dean Lyness who failed to stop Antoni Sarcevic's long-range free kick. The match ended 1–0 to Fleetwood, who were promoted to the third tier of English football for the first time in their history.
Fleetwood ended their following season in tenth position in League One, six points below the play-offs. Burton finished the next season as champions of League Two, five points ahead of second-placed Shrewsbury Town, and were promoted to League One for the 2015–16 season.