1987 Football League Second Division play-off final
The 1987 Football League Second Division play-off Final was an association football match contested between Leeds United and Charlton Athletic over two legs on 23 May 1987 and 25 May 1987 to determine which club would play the next season in the First Division. Charlton Athletic had finished fourth from the bottom in the First Division, while Leeds United finished fourth in the Second Division. They were joined in the play-offs by the teams that had finished third and fifth in the Second Division: Charlton Athletic defeated Ipswich in their play-off semi-final, while Leeds United defeated Oldham Athletic in the other semi-final.
The first leg was played at Charlton's Selhurst Park (pictured in 2015).
Elland Road (pictured in 2000) was the venue for the second leg of the play-off.
St Andrew's hosted the replay as a neutral venue.
Charlton Athletic Football Club is a professional association football club based in Charlton, south-east London, England. The team compete in EFL League One, the third level of the English football league system.
Former Charlton player Chris Powell returned to the club as manager between 2011 and 2014
One of Charlton's early grounds, Siemens Meadow
Charlton and Millwall pay tribute to Graham Taylor at The Valley in January 2017.
Alan Curbishley managed Charlton between 1991 and 2006
