Complex sentence: The club failed to make the end-of-season play-offs, finishing the season in seventh place, despite a 1--0 victory over Birmingham City at Deepdale on the final day of the season.
Split into simpler sentences: The club failed to make the end-of-season play-offs, finishing the season in seventh place. This was despite a 1--0 victory over Birmingham City at Deepdale on the final day of the season.