Newcastle United ended their Division 2 campaign on a high note with a 1-0 victory against Middlesbrough at the Riverside Stadium.
Tom Allan scored only goal of the match with a low 20-yard strike on 70 minutes.
Newcastle goalkeeper Nathan Harker had to save superbly from Stephen Wearne, while Middlesbrough's Enes Mahmutovic glanced a header inches wide of the far post.
But Ben Dawson's side held on for their fifth straight away victory in Premier League 2 ahead of the playoffs
The Magpies finish their campaign in fourth place, level on points with third-placed Southampton, who host Sunderland on Monday night.
Boro finish their campaign in eighth place with 26 points.