The latest confirmed result: Charlton Athletic beat Leyton Orient 1-0 to win the 2025 EFL League One play-off final at Wembley, securing promotion to the Championship.[2][3]
Key details
- Date and venue: 25 May 2025 at Wembley Stadium, London.[3][2]
- Final score: Charlton Athletic 1, Leyton Orient 0.[2][3]
- Goal: Macaulay Gillesphey opened the scoring for Charlton in the 31st minute.[2]
Context
- The League One play-offs determine the third promotion spot after the automatic places, with the final staged at Wembley each year.[3][2]
- Charlton’s victory earned them promotion to the 2025–26 EFL Championship.[3]
Notes on sources
- Coverage of the final and goal details comes from multiple outlets noting Charlton’s 1-0 win at Wembley and Gillesphey’s 31st-minute goal.[2][3]
If you’d like, I can pull a quick summary of the other two play-off finals that weekend (Championship and League Two) for comparison, or provide a brief post-match recap with key moment-by-moment events.
Sources
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www.101greatgoals.comExplore accurate EFL League One Play-off Final sporting information and times for 24th May, as well as links for Football news, tickets and more with Fixture Calendar.
www.fixturecalendar.comThe 2025 EFL League One play-off final was an association football match which was played on 25 May 2025 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 the 2024–25 EFL League One, Birmingham City and Wrexham, gained automatic promotion to the Championship, while the clubs placed from third to sixth in the table – Stockport County, Charlton Athletic...
football.fandom.comThe English Football League play-offs for the 2024–25 season (referred to as the Sky Bet Play-Offs for sponsorship reasons) were held in May 2025 with all finals being staged at Wembley Stadium in Wembley. The English Football League play-offs have been held every year since 1987. They take place for each division following the conclusion of the regular season and are contested by the four clubs finishing below the automatic promotion places. The fixtures are determined by final league...
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