1994 Football League First Division play-off final
The 1994 Football League First Division play-off Final was an association football match which was played on 30 May 1994 at Wembley Stadium, London, between local rivals Derby County and Leicester City. The match was to determine the third and final team to gain promotion from the Football League First Division, the second tier of English football, to the Premiership. The top two teams of the 1993–94 Football League First Division season gained automatic promotion to the Premiership, while the clubs placed from third to sixth place took part in play-off semi-finals; the winners of these semi-finals competed for the final place for the 1994–95 season in the Premiership. Leicester City ended the season in fourth position, two places ahead of Derby County. The teams defeated Tranmere Rovers and Millwall, respectively, in the semi-finals. The final was played in front of a crowd of 73,671 and was refereed by Roger Milford. Derby made the better start with Marco Gabbiadini's early chance being cleared off the line. On 27 minutes, Derby took the lead: Paul Simpson's through-ball found Tommy Johnson who out-ran both Simon Grayson and Brian Carey before scoring past Gavin Ward. Four minutes before half-time, Steve Walsh levelled the