Bradford steal promotion from EFL rivals with incredible stoppage-time final day winner
Bradford City have been promoted to League One after a stunning last-gasp victory at home to Fleetwood Town.
Antoni Sarcevic scored in the sixth minute of second half stoppage-time to seal the 1-0 win on the final day of the League Two season.
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The ball deflected off Sarcevic and rolled into the bottom corner to spark jubilant scenes at Valley Parade.
Bradford fans ran onto the pitch and caused the match to be played until the final whistle blew in the 19th minute of stoppage-time.
Despite dispersing, fans resumed their pitch invasion once promotion was confirmed by finishing third in the League Two table.
The Bantams started the day in that position after their defeat to Doncaster Rovers on the penultimate weekend of the campaign.
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Sitting one point behind them were Walsall, whose miserable form meant their last win before the final day came in February.
Walsall beat Crewe Alexandra 1-0 on Saturday afternoon and looked as though they would seal the final automatic promotion spot.
But Bradford had other ideas and will now play in the League One for the first time since the 2018/19 season when they finished 24th.
It means Walsall have settled for the play-offs, despite once sitting eight points clear at the top of League Two with a game in hand.
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This was after their 2-0 win at Morecambe on February 22, and a 13-match winless run then followed to send them down the standings.
Walsall will meet Chesterfield in the play-offs as Notts County and AFC Wimbledon contest the other tie.
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Bradford on the other hand will make their way into League One with Doncaster and Port Vale with their finish in the top three.
This has been their sixth and final season in the fourth tier, and 24th overall since their relegation from the Premier League in 2001.
Promotion further adds to the excellent progress Bradford have made under manager Graham Alexander since he joined in late 2023.
They finished ninth at the end of his first season but gone one step further this time round with another moment of EFL magic.
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