 With a 4–2 aggregate win over Grimsby Town in the semi-final, Gateshead played at Wembley Stadium for the first time in the play-off final; despite entering the match on the back of a 14-match unbeaten run they were beaten 2–1 by Cambridge United.Mills said after the match that "I told the lads that they'll be better for it.My job next year is to emulate or better this season".