Goalkeeper Archie Mair, brought on as a substitute specifically for the shootout, saved two of Chesterfield's penalties, and Notts County won 4–3 to gain promotion.

[1] Under the National League's play-off format,[3] Notts County and Chesterfield both qualified directly for the semi-final stage as the second and third-place teams.

Notts County played sixth-place Boreham Wood at Meadow Lane, Nottingham, after the latter had defeated Barnet 2–1 in the quarter finals.

Lee Ndlouv made it 2–0 shortly before half time, when he caught Notts in possession and found himself one-on-one with goalkeeper Sam Slocombe.

Aden Baldwin pulled a goal back early in the second half, but Notts then missed a chance to draw level when Rúben Rodrigues had his penalty saved by Boreham Wood's goalkeeper Joe McDonnell.

The scores remained level until the 120th minute, when Jodi Jones's shot from the edge of the penalty area found its way past McDonnell, and Notts County won 3–2.

Thirteen minutes into extra time, with ten-man Bromley visibly tiring, Liam Mandeville drove home a winning goal, and the Spireites won 3–2.

[13] Characterised as the biggest match in National League history,[14][15] Wrexham won 3–2, with their goalkeeper Ben Foster saving an injury time penalty from Cedwyn Scott to secure the win.

[21] Chesterfield, managed by Paul Cook, were the only team other than Wrexham and Notts County to top the National League table during the season, doing so in the opening weeks.

[22] At one point, the Spireites had experienced a nine match winless run,[23] but they secured third place on the final day of the season following a 4–0 win over Maidstone United.

[30] There had been worries about the fitness of Chesterfield players Ryan Colclough and Jamie Grimes,[31] but Paul Cook ultimately also named an unchanged team.

[34] Slocombe blocked Jeff King's subsequent attempt on goal, but the Notts goalkeeper gave away a penalty shortly afterwards for a foul on Andrew Dallas.

Awarded a free kick, Notts County's John Bostock caught Chesterfield's goalkeeper Ross Fitzsimons out of position and equalised for the Magpies at the near post.

[22] In post-match interviews, it was revealed that Notts County's goalkeeping coach had noticed Fitzsimons’ tendency to leave gaps when defending free kicks and impressed this upon the players.

[43] The Council reversed its decision the following day, saying it was in talks with the club about staging an event before the start of the following season,[44] although Notts ultimately declined the invitation.

[22] Manager Paul Cook said that he had “no regrets about the game, our lads gave everything they have got.”[47] Cook also voiced his support for increasing the number of promotion and relegation places between the National League and EFL League Two, saying it was a “sporting disgrace” that only two promotion places (one automatic) were available and that Notts County, who had finished the season with 107 points, had set a record for most points while not gone up automatically.