Records
Note: These are only for play-offs at Championship level, for overall records in the Football League play-offs see here.
- Most play-off promotions: 3 – Crystal Palace (1989, 1997, 2004)
- Most play-off finals: 4 – Crystal Palace, Leicester City
- Most play-off final defeats: 3 – Sheffield United (1997, 2003, 2009)
- Most play-off participations: 7 – Ipswich Town
- Most unsuccessful play-off participations: 6 – Ipswich Town (from 7 in total)
- Teams without any unsuccessful play-off participations: Notts County (1991), Hull City (2008), Burnley (2009), Swansea City (2011)
- Biggest aggregate win: Chelsea 6–1 Blackburn Rovers (1988); Leicester City 6–1 Cambridge United (1992); and Hull City 6–1 Watford (2008)
- Biggest home win: Leicester City 5–0 Cambridge United (Semi-final, 1992)
- Biggest away win: Birmingham City 0–4 Barnsley (Semi-final, 2000)
- Biggest win in a final: Bolton Wanderers 3–0 Preston North End (2001); Sheffield United 0–3 Wolverhampton Wanderers (2003); and Leeds United 0–3 Watford (2006)
- Highest scoring final: 8 goals – Charlton Athletic 4–4 Sunderland (1998)
- Highest scoring play-off match: 8 goals – Charlton Athletic 4–4 Sunderland (Final, 1998); Ipswich Town 5–3 Bolton Wanderers (Semi-final, 2000)
- Highest scoring tie (aggregate): 12 goals – Ipswich Town 7–5 Bolton Wanderers (2000)
- Highest attendance: 86,703 – Bristol City vs Hull City (Final, 2008)
- Lowest attendance: 9,225 – Cambridge United vs Leicester City (Semi-final, 1992)
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