Records
- Most play-off promotions: 4 – Blackpool (1992, 2001, 2007, 2010)
- Most play-off finals: 6 – Blackpool (1991, 1992, 2001, 2007, 2010, 2012)
- Most play-off final defeats: 4 – Sheffield United (1997, 2003, 2009, 2012)
- Most play-off participations: 8 – Huddersfield Town, Preston North End
- Most unsuccessful play-off participations: 7 – Preston North End (from 8 participations in total)
- Teams without any unsuccessful play-off participations: Peterborough United (3 times), Dagenham & Redbridge (1 time), Doncaster Rovers (1), Manchester City (1), Sheffield Wednesday (1)
- Biggest aggregate win: Crewe Alexandra 9–3 Walsall (Fourth Division, 1993)
- Biggest home win: Dagenham & Redbridge 6–0 Morecambe (League Two Semi-final, 2010)
- Biggest away win: Fulham 0–4 Bristol Rovers (Third Division Semi-final, 1989); Birmingham City 0–4 Barnsley (First Division Semi-final, 2000)
- Biggest win in a final: Bournemouth 5–2 Lincoln City (Third Division, 2003)
- Highest scoring final: 8 goals – Charlton Athletic 4–4 Sunderland (First Division, 1998)
- Highest scoring play-off match: 8 goals – Charlton Athletic 4–4 Sunderland (First Division Final, 1998); Ipswich Town 5–3 Bolton Wanderers (First Division Semi-final, 2000); Lincoln City 5–3 Scunthorpe United (Third Division Semi-final, 2003); and Lincoln City 3–5 Bristol Rovers (League Two Semi-final, 2007)
- Highest scoring tie (aggregate): 12 goals – Sunderland 6–6 Gillingham (Third Division, 1987); Crewe Alexandra 9–3 Walsall (Fourth Division, 1993); and Ipswich Town 7–5 Bolton Wanderers (First Division, 2000)
- Highest attendance: 86,703 – Bristol City vs Hull City (Championship Final, 2008)
- Lowest attendance: 3,606 – Torquay United vs Cheltenham Town (League Two Semi-final, 2012)
- Blackpool are the only club to have won all three divisional play-offs.
- Reading and Sheffield United are the only clubs to have lost play-off finals at three different venues.
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