▁in ▁previous ▁seasons , ▁the ▁club ▁were ▁performing ▁strongly ▁away ▁from ▁home , ▁and ▁secured ▁vict ories ▁at ▁the ▁lik es ▁of ▁L ut on ▁Town ▁and ▁Mans field ▁Town . ▁A ▁ 4 – 1 ▁victory ▁against ▁Cambridge ▁United ▁on ▁New ▁Year ' s ▁Day ▁ultimately ▁meant ▁that ▁Steven age ▁hit ▁top - spot ▁for ▁the ▁first ▁time ▁in ▁the ▁season . ▁However , ▁two ▁defe ats ▁on ▁the ▁road ▁within ▁the ▁space ▁of ▁a ▁week ▁in ▁February ▁meant ▁that ▁riv als ▁Oxford ▁United ▁had ▁an ▁eight – point ▁lead ▁going ▁into ▁March ▁ 2 0 1 0 . ▁The ▁team ▁respond ed ▁well , ▁winning ▁eight ▁games ▁on ▁the ▁b ounce ; ▁including ▁an ▁important ▁ 1 – 0 ▁victory ▁over ▁Oxford ▁United ▁in ▁late ▁March , ▁subsequently ▁replacing ▁Oxford ▁at ▁the ▁top ▁of ▁the ▁table . ▁Bor ough ▁br ushed ▁aside ▁a ▁late ▁challenge ▁from ▁L ut on ▁Town , ▁se cur ing ▁promotion ▁to ▁the ▁Football ▁League ▁with ▁two ▁games ▁to ▁spare ▁following ▁a ▁ 2 – 0 ▁win ▁against ▁Kid der min ster ▁Har riers ▁at ▁A gg borough . ▁The ▁team ▁won ▁their ▁last ▁six ▁games ▁of ▁the ▁league ▁campaign ▁without ▁conced ing ▁a ▁single ▁goal , ▁and ▁recorded ▁ 4 2 ▁points ▁from ▁a ▁possible ▁ 4 5 ▁from ▁their ▁last ▁ 1 5 ▁league ▁fi xt ures . ▁Steven age ▁finished ▁the ▁season ▁having ▁am ass ed ▁a ▁total ▁of ▁ 9 9 ▁points ▁from ▁ 4 4 ▁games , ▁winning ▁the ▁league ▁by ▁