Bradford Metropolis have been promoted to League One after a shocking last-gasp victory at residence to Fleetwood City.
Antoni Sarcevic scored within the sixth minute of second half stoppage-time to seal the 1-0 win on the ultimate day of the League Two season.
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The ball deflected off Sarcevic and rolled into the underside nook to spark jubilant scenes at Valley Parade.
Bradford followers ran onto the pitch and induced the match to be performed till the ultimate whistle blew within the nineteenth minute of stoppage-time.
Regardless of dispersing, followers resumed their pitch invasion as soon as promotion was confirmed by ending third within the League Two desk.
The Bantams began the day in that place after their defeat to Doncaster Rovers on the penultimate weekend of the marketing campaign.
Sitting one level behind them had been Walsall, whose depressing type meant their final win earlier than the ultimate day got here in February.
Walsall beat Crewe Alexandra 1-0 on Saturday afternoon and appeared as if they’d seal the ultimate automated promotion spot.
However Bradford had different concepts and can now play within the League One for the primary time because the 2018/19 season after they completed twenty fourth.
It means Walsall have settled for the play-offs, regardless of as soon as sitting eight factors clear on the prime of League Two with a sport in hand.
This was after their 2-0 win at Morecambe on February 22, and a 13-match winless run then adopted to ship them down the standings.
Walsall will meet Chesterfield within the play-offs as Notts County and AFC Wimbledon contest the opposite tie.
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Bradford however will make their manner into League One with Doncaster and Port Vale with their end within the prime three.
This has been their sixth and ultimate season within the fourth tier, and twenty fourth total since their relegation from the Premier League in 2001.
Promotion additional provides to the superb progress Bradford have made below supervisor Graham Alexander since he joined in late 2023.
They completed ninth on the finish of his first season however gone one step additional this time spherical with one other second of EFL magic.