Bradford pipped Walsall to promotion from League Two in dramatic fashion as Antoni Sarcevic's 97th-minute goal sent the Bantams back to the third tier.
Having failed to break down a stubborn Fleetwood side, Graham Alexander's men looked set to be consigned to a place in the play-offs as a result of their stalemate and Walsall's 1-0 victory at Crewe - a first win in 14 matches for the Saddlers.
But just as time seemed to have run out, EFL stalwart Sarcevic popped up to end Bradford's six-season stay in the bottom tier.
Walsall are now left to try and salvage their season in the play-offs after completing an all-timer of a collapse.
Matt Sadler's team were 12 points clear at the top with a game in hand in late January but their final-day win was just their third in their final 21 League Two games.
Chesterfield comeback complete
Walsall will now face Chesterfield in their semi-final tie, a team whose end to the season could not have been more contrasting.
The Spirerites completed their remarkable late-season fightback by winning 1-0 at Accrington to finish seventh, overhauling Salford, who could only draw 2-2 at relegated Carlisle, and Grimsby, who were beaten 1-0 at home by AFC Wimbledon.
Paul Cook's team finished the campaign with eight wins, four draws and one defeat and are now surely the team to beat in the play-offs.
The other two-legged tie will see Wimbledon play Notts County.
Rovers return to third tier
Bradford's last-gasp drama sees them join Doncaster Rovers and Port Vale in being promoted automatically, with those clubs already confirmed to be playing in the third tier before the final-day action.
The title was still up for grabs however, and Doncaster's straightforward 2-0 win at Notts County meant Grant McCann's side went up in style at the expense of former Rovers boss Darren Moore and his Vale team.
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