 Wembley Stadium in London hosted the final. | |||||||
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| Date | 28 May 2022 | ||||||
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| Venue | Wembley Stadium, London | ||||||
| Man of the Match | James Wilson | ||||||
| Referee | Jarred Gillett | ||||||
| Attendance | 37,303 | ||||||
The 2022 EFL League Two play-off final was an association football match which was played on 28 May 2022 at Wembley Stadium, London, to determine the fourth and final team to gain promotion from EFL League Two, the fourth tier of English football, to EFL League One. The top three teams of the League Two, Forest Green Rovers, Exeter City and Bristol Rovers, gained automatic promotion to League One, while the clubs placed from fourth to seventh in the table took part in the 2022 English Football League play-offs. Port Vale and Mansfield Town competed for the final place in the 2022–23 season in League One.
Jarred Gillett was the referee for the match, which was played in front of 37,303 spectators. Port Vale took the lead midway through the first half through Kian Harratt and doubled their advantage four minutes later when James Wilson scored. Mansfield Town's Oliver Hawkins was then sent off after being shown two yellow cards in the space of five minutes to reduce his team to ten players. Port Vale had two goals disallowed for offside before Mal Benning scored with five minutes to go to secure a 3–0 win for his side. Wilson was named man of the match.