Chris Beaumont opened the scoring for Stockport in less than two minutes, when he headed David Frain's free kick into the Burnley goal.

In the 60th minute, Beaumont stamped on Les Thompson's calf and was shown a straight red card.

Midway through the second half, Gary Parkinson took possession of a loose ball and struck a low shot from the edge of the Stockport penalty area past Keeley, making it 2–1 to Burnley who gained promotion to the First Division.

Martin Thorpe, writing in The Guardian described it as a "rough, tough affair" in which six players were shown the yellow card, and although Plymouth had more chances to score, the match ended goalless.

The home side missed several chances to take the lead while Mike Flynn's header for Stockport was cleared off the York goal-line, and the match ended 0–0.

After a goalless first half, Chris Beaumont received a pass from Jim Gannon before taking the ball round Dean Kiely, the York goalkeeper, to score in the 85th minute.

[9] Beaumont opened the scoring in less than two minutes, when he headed David Frain's free kick into the Burnley goal.

Midway through the second half, Gary Parkinson took possession of a loose ball and struck a low shot from the edge of the Stockport penalty area past Keeley, making it 2–1 to Burnley.

Despite being down to nine players, Stockport still had chances to score, Lee Todd shooting over the bar from around 8 yards (7.3 m) and Gannon missing the target from even closer.

[8] Jimmy Mullen, the winning manager, said that it was "the greatest day of my career" and reflected on two promotions in the last three seasons, describing Burnley's success as "remarkable".