Town finished in third place, missing out on promotion by just one point.

They led the table for much of the year but missed out on promotion on goal difference.

Two years later they missed out on promotion by one point.

The following season, the club just missed out on promotion at the first attempt.

A loss of form saw the club miss out on promotion.

In 1955-56, Rovers only missed out on promotion to the top flight by four points.

They narrowly missed out on promotion in 2010, finishing 3rd.

Apart from missing out on promotion by just a point in 1970-71 the next few years were largely disappointing.

Although they led the league at Christmas, the team ended up missing out on promotion after a poor second half of the season.

The first year in the second division ended with a third place finish and the team just missed out on promotion.