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2025 EFL League Two Play-off Final
The 2025 EFL League Two play-off final was an association football match which was played on 26 May 2025 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 2024–25 EFL League Two, Doncaster Rovers, Port Vale and Bradford City, gained automatic promotion to League One, while the clubs placed from fourth to seventh in the table – Walsall, Wimbledon, Notts County and Chesterfield – took part in the 2025 English Football League play-offs. The winners of the play-off semi-finals, AFC Wimbledon and Walsall, competed for the final place for the 2025–26 season in League One. Wimbledon won the game 1–0 and were promoted to play in League One for the 2025–26 League One season. Route to the final Match Details References 2025 So far, the year has seen the continuation of major armed conflicts, including the Russian i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wembley Stadium
Wembley Stadium, currently branded as Wembley Stadium connected by EE Limited, EE for sponsorship reasons, is an association football stadium in Wembley, London. It opened in 2007 on the site of the Wembley Stadium (1923), original Wembley Stadium, which had stood from 1923 until 2003. The stadium is England's List of national stadiums, national football stadium, and thus hosts the majority of the England national football team, England national team home matches and the FA Cup Final – the final of England's primary domestic club football competition. It is widely regarded as one of the most iconic football stadiums in the world, and is considered a hub for the English game. Wembley Stadium is owned by the governing body of English football, the Football Association, whose headquarters are in the stadium, through its subsidiary Wembley National Stadium Ltd (WNSL). With 90,000 seats, it is the List of stadiums in the United Kingdom by capacity, largest stadium in the UK and Lis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2025–26 EFL League One
The 2025–26 EFL League One (referred to as the Sky Bet League One due to sponsorship reasons) will be the 22nd season of the EFL League One under its current title, and the 34th season under its current league division format. The season will begin on 2 August 2025, and will end in May 2026. Team changes The following teams have changed division since the 2024–25 season: To League One Promoted from League Two * Doncaster Rovers * Port Vale * Bradford City * AFC Wimbledon Relegated from the Championship * Luton Town * Plymouth Argyle * Cardiff City From League One Promoted to the Championship * Birmingham City * Wrexham * Charlton Athletic Relegated to League Two * Crawley Town * Bristol Rovers * Cambridge United * Shrewsbury Town Stadiums and locations :'' Note: Table lists in alphabetical order.'' Personnel and sponsoring Managerial changes League table See also * 2025–26 Premier League * 2025–26 EFL Championship ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marcus Browne (footballer)
Marcus Alexander Browne (born 18 December 1997) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for club AFC Wimbledon. A product of the West Ham United youth academy, he can play in a central attacking midfield role and can also operate on both wings. Early life Browne was born in Tower Hamlets and is of Dominican descent. Club career West Ham United Browne joined West Ham United at the age of eight and progressed through the academy at the club prior to signing his first professional contract on 12 November 2015. On 18 August 2016, Browne made his senior debut in a Europa League fixture against Astra Giurgiu. The game finished 1–1 and Browne replaced Gökhan Töre in the 75th minute. After making a tackle in the middle of the pitch, Browne ran for around before passing to teammate Michail Antonio before the right winger missed a clear chance to score. Wigan Athletic (loan) On 20 January 2017, Browne joined struggling Championship club Wigan Athletic on l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Josh Neufville
Joshua Tyler Neufville (born 22 March 2001) is an English professional footballer who plays as a winger for club Bradford City. Career Born in Luton, Bedfordshire, Neufville started his career with Crawley Green before joining Luton Town's youth system in 2011 as an under-10. He signed scholarship terms in the summer of 2017, before signing a two-year professional contract with the club on 3 September 2018. Neufville made his first-team debut a day later as an 85th-minute substitute for Jorge Grant in a 2–1 home win over Brighton & Hove Albion U21s in an EFL Trophy group stage match. He joined National League club Solihull Moors on 13 September 2019 on loan until 4 January 2020. He made 13 appearances, scoring once in a Birmingham Senior Cup tie against Boldmere St. Michaels, before being recalled by Luton. Neufville was loaned to another National League club, Woking, on 17 January 2020 for one month. Neufville was sent out on loan to a National League team for a third ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Captain (association Football)
The captain of a association football, football/soccer team, sometimes known as the skipper, is a team member chosen to be the on-pitch leader of the team; they are often one of the older or more experienced members of the squad, or a player that can heavily influence a game or has good leadership qualities. The team captain is usually identified by the wearing of an armband. In the 2024/25 edition of the Laws of the Game (association football), Laws of the Game, it was made mandatory for each team to have a captain and for each captain to be identified by the previously traditional but non-mandatory captain's armband. Responsibilities The only official responsibility of a captain specified by the Laws of the Game (association football), Laws of the Game is to participate in the Coin flipping, coin toss prior to Kick-off (association football), kick-off (for choice of ends or to have kick-off) and prior to a penalty shoot-out (association football), penalty shoot-out. Captain ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jake Reeves
Jake Kenny Reeves (born 30 May 1993) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for club AFC Wimbledon. Reeves began his career in the youth system at Tottenham Hotspur, before beginning his senior career with Brentford in 2011. He joined Swindon Town in August 2014, leaving at the end of the year, returning to AFC Wimbledon in January 2015. Career Brentford Born in Lewisham, Reeves moved from Tottenham Hotspur to Brentford in 2009 and was given a two-year scholarship. He captained the youth team during the 2010–11 season and was given his first team debut by Nicky Forster in the last game of the season, when he replaced Myles Weston after 82 minutes of a 4–4 draw with Huddersfield Town. At the end of the season he signed a two-year professional contract to be part of the Development Squad. Described by new boss Uwe Rösler as a "big option", Reeves made his first start for the club on the opening day of the 2011–12 season in a 2–0 home win over Ye ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alistair Smith (English Footballer)
Alistair Oluwashaun Smith (born 19 May 1999) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for club AFC Wimbledon. Career A product of Mansfield Town's academy, Smith spent loan spells at Loughborough Dynamo and Frickley Athletic. He made his first-team debut for Mansfield on 13 November 2018, in the Football League Trophy, and signed a new 18-month contract with the club in January 2019. He made his first appearance of the 2019–20 season on 13 August 2019, in the EFL Cup. He joined Kettering Town on a one-month loan on 31 January 2020. In November 2020 he moved on loan to National League side Altrincham. After making eleven league appearances for the Robins, Smith joined Altrincham on a permanent basis on 15 January 2021 by signing an 18-month contract with the club. He returned to the Football League with newly promoted Sutton United in July 2021. He won the Young Player of the Year award for the 2022–23 season. On 12 June 2023, it was confirmed that Sm ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Tilley (footballer)
James Alexander David Tilley (born 13 June 1998) is an English professional footballer who plays as a forward or attacking midfielder for club AFC Wimbledon. He will join club Wycombe Wanderers on 1 July 2025. Club career Brighton & Hove Albion Tilley made his debut professional appearance for Brighton on 2 May 2015, coming on as a substitute in the 95th minute for Jake Forster-Caskey, in Brighton's last game of the 2014–15 season in which they drew 0–0 away to Middlesbrough. Tilley's second appearance for Brighton came in a 2–4 League Cup victory over Oxford United in the 2016–17 season, with Tilley coming on as a substitute for Elvis Manu in the 87th minute. Tilley scored his first goal for Brighton in an EFL Cup tie against Barnet on 22 August 2017, where Brighton won 1–0 at Falmer Stadium. Loan to Cork City On 18 January 2019, it was confirmed that Tilley had joined League of Ireland club Cork City on a six-month loan. Tilley made his Cork City debut in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ryan Johnson (footballer, Born 1996)
Ryan Anthony Johnson (born 2 October 1996) is a professional footballer who plays as a defender for club AFC Wimbledon. He has also represented Northern Ireland at under-21 level. Johnson began his career in the youth academy at West Bromwich Albion before joining Stevenage of League One in 2013. He made his first-team debut in May 2014 and became the club's youngest player in the English Football League. Johnson had two loan spells in non-League at Boreham Wood, as well as spending time on loan at St Albans City, Nuneaton Town and Kidderminster Harriers. He signed for Kidderminster permanently in January 2019 and spent a year-and-a-half playing regularly in the National League North. After playing one match for Rushall Olympic, Johnson signed for Hartlepool United in September 2020. He helped the club earn promotion back into the Football League during the 2020–21 season. Johnson signed for League Two club Port Vale in June 2021 before joining Stockport County in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joe Lewis (footballer, Born 1999)
Joe Cameron Lewis (born 20 September 1999) is a Welsh professional footballer who plays as a defender for club AFC Wimbledon. Career Born in Neath, Lewis played for Swansea City and Torquay United, before signing for Stockport County in June 2022. On 30 June 2023, Lewis joined fellow League Two club AFC Wimbledon on a season-long loan deal. He scored his first goal for Wimbledon in a Football League Trophy tie against Stevenage on 5 September 2023. On 10 January 2024, he signed for Wimbledon on a permanent basis for an undisclosed fee. Career statistics Honours AFC Wimbledon *EFL League Two play-offs: 2025 So far, the year has seen the continuation of major armed conflicts, including the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the Sudanese civil war (2023–present), Sudanese civil war, and the Gaza war. Internal crises in Bangladesh post-resignation v ... References 1999 births Living people Welsh men's footballers Men's association football defenders Swans ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Riley Harbottle
Riley-Jay Harbottle (born 26 September 2000) is an English professional association football, footballer who plays as a Defender (association football), defender for club AFC Wimbledon. Career Nottingham Forest Harbottle joined the Nottingham Forest F.C., Nottingham Forest academy at the foundation stage, staying with the team before signing his first professional contract in October 2017. He made his first team debut for Forest on 11 August 2021, starting against Bradford City F.C., Bradford City in the EFL Cup. On 20 June 2022, Harbottle signed a two-year extension to his deal with Forest, keeping him at the City Ground until the summer of 2024. Loan to Wealdstone On 19 March 2021, Harbottle joined National League (English football), National League side Wealdstone F.C., Wealdstone on an initial one-month loan. He remained with the club for the rest of the season, making 11 appearances. Loan to Mansfield Town On 16 July 2022, Harbottle moved on a season-long loan to EFL Leagu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Owen Goodman
Owen Olamidayo Goodman (born 27 November 2003) is an English professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for club Huddersfield Town on loan from club Crystal Palace. Early life Goodman was born in Essex. He moved to Canada with his parents at the age of five. As a youth, Owen represented clubs South Simcoe United and County FC, both based in Alliston, Ontario. He returned to the United Kingdom from Ontario in 2015, at the age of thirteen. He started playing with the Crystal Palace academy from under-13 level. Club career Crystal Palace Goodman signed a professional contract with Crystal Palace in July 2021 as a seventeen year-old. 2022–23 Goodman had a place on the first-team bench for Crystal Palace in the Premier League against Wolverhampton Wanderers in October 2022. He signed a contract extension with Crystal Palace in November 2022. He made the Palace first-team bench in Premier League away trips to Brighton & Hove Albion, Arsenal and Southampton. 2023–24: Col ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
