In the 40th minute, Tony Rodwell won the ball from Scunthorpe's Paul Longden and his cross found Dave Bamber at the far post who scored through the legs of goalkeeper Mark Samways with a low header.

Tony Daws received a pass from John Buckley which he volleyed past Steve McIlhargey in the Blackpool goal to make it 1–1.

Blackpool finished one point behind Mansfield Town and Rotherham United (who were promoted in third and second place respectively, the latter with superior goal difference), and seven behind league winners Burnley.

[4] Mark Carter scored from close range in the 27th minute when Carl Hoddle's shot was not gathered by Blackpool's goalkeeper Steve McIlhargey to give Barnet the lead.

Both Dave Bamber and Mitch Cook made goal-line clearances for Blackpool after McIlhargey failed to clear crosses, but in the 41st minute, the home side took the lead.

Bamber headed a corner from David Eyres back across goal for Paul Groves who scored with a header from close range.

After McIlhargey had made a save to deny a diving header from Jonathan Hunt, Andy Garner doubled Blackpool's lead from the penalty spot after Mick Bodley was penalised for handball.

During the regular 1991–92 season, both sides won their home matches 2–1, Blackpool winning at Bloomfield Road in August 1991 and Scunthorpe victorious at Glandford Park the following December.

Rodwell won the ball from Scunthorpe's Paul Longden and his cross found Bamber at the far post who scored through the legs of Mark Samways with a low header.

[11][12] During the additional time, Bamber's shot passed just outside the Scunthorpe post and Samways made a save to deny a strike from Rodwell.

[13] Scunthorpe made a double-substitution at the beginning of the second half of extra time with Jason White and Graham Alexander, two 20-year-olds, coming on in place of Daws and Buckley.

[15] Scunthorpe ended their following season in thirteenth position in the newly renamed Third Division (which remained the fourth tier of English football).