Their finest season came in 1927-28, when they just missed promotion by one point.

The did advance the next year and narrowly missed promotion to the 2.

The side finished 6th that season and narrowly missed promotion in the following two seasons.

The club narrowly missed promotion in 1984 on goal difference and then went through a difficult period as it struggled financially.

In 1921-22, Barnsley missed promotion on goal difference, by a single goal.

He narrowly missed promotion in the first year and took the team to the grand final where they were narrowly beaten.

Newport County missed promotion only on goal average.

In 1990 the club had missed promotion in these matches but in 1991 they finally achieved it.

A move to the National Conference League saw the club narrowly miss promotion to the professional ranks in 1993.

Blackpool finished the season in fifth place, missing automatic promotion by a single point, and qualified for the play-offs.