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The play-off ‘curse’ of third
- Updated: May 20, 2016
History was made in the Football League play-off semi-finals as all the best-placed teams were beaten for the first time.
Brighton, Walsall and Accrington Stanley all suffered play-off heartbreak, losing to Sheffield Wednesday, Barnsley and AFC Wimbledon respectively.
The Seagulls had finished 15 points ahead of Wednesday in the Championship, Walsall 10 points ahead of Barnsley in League One and Accrington 10 clear of the Dons in League Two.
But, for the first time in the play-offs, none of the three teams who finished highest made the final.
The last third-placed team to miss out on the Championship final was Nottingham Forest in 2009/10 while in League One it was MK Dons in 2008/09, with the final for the last five seasons being contested by third vs fourth.
The previous two sides to finish fourth in League Two (where there are three automatic promotion positions) had made the final, but the five before …
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