Cheltenham Town finished in sixth place while Crewe Alexandra ended the season in seventh position.

Jeff Goulding's long-range shot then struck the Crewe crossbar before rebounding to Ben Burgess who missed the target.

Cheltenham finished in fifth place in League Two in their next season and qualified for the play-offs where they lost in the semi-finals to Northampton Town.

[1] Crewe Alexandra had lost the first four games of their season and were fifteenth in the league at its mid-point before going on a thirteen-match unbeaten run to qualify for the play-offs.

[2] In November 2011, Dario Gradi was replaced after 1,353 games as Crewe's manager by Steve Davis with the club in 18th position.

[3] Crewe Alexandra's opposition in the play-off semi-final was Southend United with the first match of the two-legged tie being played at Gresty Road on 12 May 2012.

Both he and Michael Timlin then struck the Crewe goalposts with shots before Neil Harris scored from a Chris Barker cross to level the game.

Ben Burgess then doubled his side's lead in the second half, heading past Bobby Olejnik in the Torquay goal from a McGlashan cross.

Torquay's closest chance came when Ryan Jarvis struck the Cheltenham crossbar with a header, but the match ended 2–0.

After a goalless first half, McGlashan extended Cheltenham's aggregate lead with a strike in the 75th minute after a Kaid Mohamed pass.

Marlon Pack then extended Cheltenham's lead with a 25-yard (23 m) free kick, and his team ended 4–1 aggregate winners, progressing to Wembley for the final.

[8] Four years later, Cheltenham secured promotion from the third tier of English football through the play-offs for a second time, beating Grimsby Town 1–0 in the final in Cardiff.

[17] Crewe made one change to their line-up from the play-off semi-final second leg with Luke Murphy replacing Lee Bell having recovered from a groin injury.

A free kick from Westwood in the 71st minute found Dugdale in the Cheltenham penalty area but his control was poor and allowed Brown to block his shot.

Deep into stoppage time, Bell came on for Moore and the final whistle was blown, Crewe winning 2–0 and gaining promotion to League One.

[24] Cheltenham finished in fifth place in League Two in their next season and qualified for the play-offs where they lost in the semi-finals to Northampton Town.