“Maybe losing to Lincoln was part of the plan – that’s my excuse,” he added.
“To go there and lose – nobody wants to feel that feeling again. To see another team lift the trophy in front of you while you watch on is not nice.”
Shrewsbury were favourites for relegation at the start of the season, but are now one victory away from being in the second tier of English football for the first time in 29 years.
Man-of-the-match Godfrey said the joyous scenes at the end of Sunday’s second-leg win, with fans on the pitch and the players joining in the celebrations, were “a special feeling”.
He added: “It shows what it means to the players, fans and staff. It’s a massive achievement but we are not done yet.
