 Telford United 1–0 in the play-off final, picking up the January manager of the month award along the way with his side playing some outstanding football during the campaign.He picked out a gem of a player in Lee Novak for a fee of £3,500 from Newcastle Blue Star.Novak won the golden boot award and was bought by League One side Huddersfield Town for a fee that has brought Gateshead a North East non-league record fee of £150,000.