By Nathan Jackson
May 8 2005

In our latest preview to the playoffs, we look at all the playoff results from 1996/7 onwards and see how Northampton, Colchester, Peterborough, Blackpool, Cheltenham, Bournemouth and Huddersfield all went on to make the step up from the country's 4th level of football to the 3rd level.

1996/7

Cardiff City 0-1 Northampton Town

Goalscorer : Parrish 77

Attendance : 11,369

Northampton Town 3-2 Cardiff City

Goalscorers : Sampson 23, Warburton 68, Gayle 77 ; Fowler 36, Haworth 90

Attendance 7,302

Chester City 0-0 Swansea City

Attendance - 5,104

Swansea City 3-0 Chester City

Goalscorers : Thomas 39, Torpey 43, Heggs 64

Attendance 10,027

Northampton Town 1-0 Swansea

Goalscorer : Frain 90

Attendance : 46,804

1997/8

Barnet 1-0 Colchester United

Goalscorer : Heald 48

Attendance : 3,858

Colchester United 3-1 Barnet (AET)

Goalscorers : Gregory 12, 95, Greene 65 ; Goodhind 41 

Attendance : 5,863

Scarborough 1-3 Torquay United

Goalscorers : Rockett 40 ; Jack 22, Gittens 50, McFarlane 72

Attendance : 5,246

Torquay United 4-1 Scarborough

Goalscorers : Jack 6,7, Mcall 38, Gibbs 55 ; Rockett 22

Attendance : 5,386

Torquay United 0-1 Colchester United

Goalscorer : Gregory

Attendance : 19,486

1998/9

Leyton Orient 0-0 Rotherham

Attendance : 9,419

Rotherham 0-0 Leyton Orient

Orient win 4-2 on penalties

Attendance : 9,529

Swansea City 1-0 Scunthorpe United

Goalscorer : Bound 44

Attendance :7,828

Scunthorpe United 3-1 Swansea City (AET)

Goalscorers : Dawson 2, Shelton 92, 102 ; Bird 98 

Attendance : 7,089

Leyton Orient 0-1 Scunthorpe United

Goalscorer : Calvo-Garcia 6

Attendance :36,985

1999/2000

Barnet 1-2 Peterbrough United

Goalscorers : Arber 22 ; Lee 5, Clarke 68 

Attendance :4,535

Peterborough United 3-0 Barnet

Goalscorer : Farrell 28, 70, 89

Attendance :10,515

Hartlepool United 0-2 Darlington

Goalscorer : Liddle 35, Gabbiadinni

Attendance : 6,995

Darlington 1-0 Hartlepool United

Goalscorer : Strodder (O/G) 6

Attendance : 8,238

Darlington 0-1 Peterborough United

Goalscorer : Clarke 25

Attendance : 33,383

2000/1

Blackpool 2-0 Hartlepool United

Goalscorer : Ormerod 61, 78

Attendance : 5,720

Hartlepool United 1-3 Blackpool

Goalscorers : Henderson 48 ; Ormerod 21, 68, Hills 50 

Attendance : 5,836

Hull 1-0 Leyton Orient

Goalscorer : Eyre 69

Attendance : 13,310

Leyton Orient 2-0 Hull

Goalscorers : Watts 44, Lockwood 70

Attendance : 9,419

Blackpool 4-2 Leyton Orient

Goalscorer : Hughes 35, Reid 45, Simpson 77, Ormerod 88 ; Tait 1, Houghton 37

Attendance : 23,600

2001/2

Hartlepool United 1-1 Cheltenham Town

Goalscorers : Williams 45 ; Grayson 89

Attendance : 7,135

Cheltenham Town 1-1 Hartlepool United

Goalscorers : Williams 26 ; Arnison 17

Attendance : 7165

Cheltenham Town win 5-4 on aggregate

Rushden and Diamonds 2-2 Rochdale

Goalscorers : Wardley 34, Butterworth 73;McEvilly 8, Simpson 57

Attendance : 6,015

Rochdale 1-2 Rushden and Diamonds

Goalscorers : Peters 65 ; Lowe 67, Hall 76

Attendance : 8.547

Cheltenham Town 3-1 Rushden and Diamonds

Goalscorers : Devaney 27, Alsop 47, Finnigan 80; Hall 28 

Attendance : 24,368

2002/3

Lincoln City 5-3 Scunthorpe United

Goalscorers : Weaver 14, Mayo 16, Smith 51, Yeo 84, 91 ; Calvo Garcia 23, 67, Stanton 68 

Attendance :8,903

Scunthorpe United 0-1 Lincoln City

Goalscorer : Simon Yeo 89

Attendance : 8,295

Bury 0-0 Bournemouth

Attendance : 5,782

Bournemouth 3-1 Buruy

Goalscorer : O'Conner, Hayter (2) ; Preece

Attendance :7,945

Bournemouth 5-2 Lincoln City

Goalscorers : Futcher 32, Bailey 74 ; Steve Fletcher 29, Carl Fletcher 44, 77, Purches 56, O'Conner 60  

Attendance : 32,148

2003/4

Lincoln City 1-2 Huddersfield Town

Goalscorer : Onoura 5, Mirfin 72 ; Gary Fletcher 56

Huddersfield Town 2-2 Lincoln City

Goalscorer : Schofield 56, Edwards 83 ; Butcher 37, Bailey 38

Northampton Town 0-2 Mansfield Town

Goalscorer : Day 40, Mendes 67

Attendance : 6960

Mansfield Town 1-3 Northampton

Goalscorer :

Attendance : 9,243

Mansfield Town won 5-4 on penalties

Huddersfield Town 0-0 Mansfield Town

Huddersfield won 4-1 on penalties

 

Apologies for gaps in some information but sources were sketchy on last season's playoffs.