2016 Football League One play-off Final
| Event | 2015–16 Football League One | ||||||
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| Date | 29 May 2016 | ||||||
| Venue | Wembley Stadium, London | ||||||
| Man of the Match | Adam Hammill (Barnsley) | ||||||
| Referee | Stuart Attwell | ||||||
| Attendance | 51,277 | ||||||
The 2016 Football League One play-off Final was a football match contested between Barnsley and Millwall. The match was played at Wembley Stadium on 29 May 2016. The winner, Barnsley were promoted to the Championship. The game was won 3-1 by Barnsley.
Note: In all results below, the score of the finalist is given first (H: home; A: away).
Barnsley finished in sixth place of the League One table, they booked their place in the Play-Off final after a 6-1 win on aggregate against Walsall in the semi-finals. This was Barnsley's second appearance at Wembley Stadium of 2016, they won the Football League Trophy after winning 3-2 in the final against Oxford United on the Sunday 3 April 2016.
Millwall qualified for the final by beating Bradford City in the semi-final with police horses being deployed on the pitch at The Den to quell a pitch invasion by Millwall supporters. Millwall manager, Neil Harris, called on the club's supporters to create a "hostile atmosphere" at Wembley. During the club's last appearance at Wembley, for a semi-final in the 2013 FA cup against Wigan Athletic, their supporters fought amongst themselves.
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