Before kick-off a message was read out to the fans and it was poignant that Sharp would open the scoring.
New Rovers signing El Hadji Diouf set up Sharp, who volleyed home before celebrating by pointing to the sky.
It was originally thought that Sharp would not feature for Donny but he declared himself ready to play.
Restore Data
| Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | PTS | |
| 1 | Port Vale | 15 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 23 | 16 | 7 | 30 |
| 2 | Walsall | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 27 | 15 | 12 | 27 |
| 3 | Notts County | 15 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 23 | 13 | 10 | 27 |
| 4 | Doncaster RoversDoncaster | 15 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 21 | 17 | 4 | 27 |
| 5 | Crewe AlexandraCrewe | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 17 | 13 | 4 | 25 |
| 6 | MK Dons | 15 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 24 | 17 | 7 | 24 |
| 7 | Grimsby Town | 15 | 8 | 0 | 7 | 19 | 25 | -6 | 24 |
| 8 | Gillingham | 15 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 16 | 12 | 4 | 23 |
| 9 | Chesterfield | 15 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 28 | 18 | 10 | 22 |
| 10 | Bradford CityBradford | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 20 | 16 | 4 | 22 |
| 11 | BarrowBarrow | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 16 | 12 | 4 | 22 |
| 12 | Fleetwood TownFleetwood | 14 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 20 | 15 | 5 | 21 |
| 13 | Salford City | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 17 | -3 | 20 |
| 14 | AFC Wimbledon | 12 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 18 | 10 | 8 | 19 |
| 15 | Newport CountyNewport | 15 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 19 | 26 | -7 | 19 |
| 16 | Cheltenham TownCheltenham | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 19 | 22 | -3 | 18 |
| 17 | Tranmere RoversTranmere | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 17 | -7 | 17 |
| 18 | Accrington StanleyAccrington | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 18 | 22 | -4 | 16 |
| 19 | Bromley | 14 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 16 | 18 | -2 | 15 |
| 20 | Harrogate TownHarrogate | 15 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 21 | -9 | 15 |
| 21 | Colchester UnitedColchester | 14 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 17 | 21 | -4 | 13 |
| 22 | Swindon TownSwindon | 15 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 16 | 23 | -7 | 12 |
| 23 | Carlisle UnitedCarlisle | 15 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 13 | 28 | -15 | 11 |
| 24 | Morecambe | 15 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 14 | 26 | -12 | 10 |
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