 Wembley Stadium in London hosted the final. | |||||||
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| Date | 30 May 2021 | ||||||
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| Venue | Wembley Stadium, London | ||||||
| Referee | Tony Harrington | ||||||
| Attendance | 9,751 | ||||||
| Weather | Sunny | ||||||
The 2021 EFL League One play-off final was an association football match which was played on 30 May 2021 at Wembley Stadium, London, to determine the third and final team to gain promotion from EFL League One, the third tier of English football, to the EFL Championship. The top two teams of 2020–21 EFL League One, Hull City and Peterborough United, gained automatic promotion to the Championship, while the clubs placed from third to sixth place in the table took part in the 2021 English Football League play-offs. The winners of the play-off semi-finals competed for the final place for the 2021–22 season in the Championship.
Tony Harrington was the referee for the match, which was played in front of 9,751 spectators. Lincoln City went ahead inside the first minute via an own goal from Blackpool's Ollie Turton. In the 34th minute, Blackpool levelled from Kenny Dougall's low shot from just outside the penalty area. Nine minutes into the second half, Dougall scored his and Blackpool's second goal of the afternoon, with a similar strike to his first, to make it 2–1. That remained the scoreline, and Blackpool gained promotion to the Championship.