A Third or Fourth Placed Championship Side Has Never Been Promoted Via The Playoffs
Partick Thistle's Playoff exit confirms it will again be 11th from the Premiership or 2nd from the Championship that will win the Playoff final
Livingston’s 2–0 victory at the ‘Home of the Set Fare Arena’ sealed a comfortable 4-0 aggregate triumph over Partick Thistle, and confirmed that once again it will be the Premiership’s 11th‑placed team or the Championship runners‑up that will win the Premiership playoff final.
Livingston’s progression to the two legged final came on the same evening that the Lions announced Calvin Ford - great-great-grandson of the founder of Ford Motor Company, Henry Ford - as their new Chairman & majority shareholder.
This short article analyses the results of every SPFL Premiership Playoff final, and discusses the news on the future changes in playoff format:
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