Stockport County and Salford City will play each other over two legs in the League Two play-off semi-finals after the Hatters missed out on automatic promotion on the final day of the season.
County needed to beat Hartlepool at home and hope Northampton slipped up at Tranmere to claim the final automatic promoted spot, but in the end neither happened. The Cobblers secured their own fate with a 1-0 win on the Wirral and Dave Challinor's side were held to a 1-1 draw with Callum Camps missing a penalty in stoppage time.
That means they finish the regular season in fourth place and will face Greater Manchester rivals Salford City across two legs in a bid to reach the final, where Bradford City or Carlisle United will await.
