The weekend games had left Bury one point ahead of Wigan in the table with Wigan having one game remaining, against third place Rochdale away.
A win for Wigan would see them win the league by two points, they would still win it on goal difference should they draw but a defeat would hand the title to Bury.
Wigan were expected to get at least the point they needed, going into the game on the back of a 23 game unbeaten run, but that run ended and their title hopes disappeared when Rochdale scored the only goal of the game just before half time.
Bury, a club who are very much pushing forward with youth development, have won the title, I believe, for the first time. Last season they were seventh with Blackpool crowned champions.
The Clarets finished the season in ninth place.
FINAL LEAGUE TABLE
Team | pld | w | d | l | f | a | pts |
BURY | 30 | 20 | 5 | 5 | 67 | 32 | 65 |
WIGAN ATHLETIC | 30 | 19 | 7 | 4 | 70 | 27 | 64 |
ROCHDALE | 30 | 20 | 3 | 7 | 70 | 41 | 63 |
TRANMERE ROVERS | 30 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 50 | 46 | 50 |
WALSALL | 30 | 14 | 6 | 10 | 41 | 31 | 48 |
PRESTON NORTH END | 30 | 13 | 8 | 9 | 54 | 31 | 47 |
OLDHAM ATHLETIC | 30 | 14 | 3 | 13 | 60 | 48 | 45 |
BLACKPOOL | 30 | 13 | 6 | 11 | 47 | 43 | 45 |
BURNLEY | 30 | 12 | 8 | 10 | 62 | 56 | 44 |
PORT VALE | 30 | 13 | 4 | 13 | 52 | 46 | 43 |
WREXHAM | 30 | 12 | 5 | 13 | 54 | 56 | 41 |
SHREWSBURY TOWN | 30 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 56 | 60 | 32 |
CARLISLE UNITED | 30 | 6 | 10 | 14 | 36 | 64 | 28 |
ACCRINGTON STANLEY | 30 | 8 | 4 | 18 | 35 | 66 | 28 |
FLEETWOOD TOWN | 30 | 8 | 0 | 22 | 24 | 57 | 24 |
MORECAMBE | 30 | 3 | 1 | 26 | 24 | 98 | 10 |