According to the Daily Mail, the striker had been training with Blackpool in order to secure a move on a free transfer.
However, that plan has now failed to materialise, with the two parties not happy with the negotiations.
Heskey left Aston Villa at the end of last season after his contract with the Villans expired.
Restore Data
| Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | PTS | |
| 1 | Wycombe WanderersWycombe | 18 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 39 | 21 | 18 | 40 |
| 2 | Wrexham | 19 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 28 | 11 | 17 | 40 |
| 3 | Birmingham CityBirmingham | 17 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 32 | 16 | 16 | 39 |
| 4 | Huddersfield TownHuddersfield | 18 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 28 | 16 | 12 | 35 |
| 5 | Stockport CountyStockport | 19 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 31 | 19 | 12 | 33 |
| 6 | Reading | 18 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 30 | 25 | 5 | 31 |
| 7 | Bolton WanderersBolton | 17 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 28 | 27 | 1 | 30 |
| 8 | Barnsley | 19 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 27 | 25 | 2 | 27 |
| 9 | Lincoln CityLincoln | 19 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 24 | 23 | 1 | 27 |
| 10 | Mansfield TownMansfield | 17 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 22 | 22 | 0 | 24 |
| 11 | Exeter CityExeter | 18 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 16 | 19 | -3 | 24 |
| 12 | Charlton AthleticCharlton | 18 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 18 | 19 | -1 | 23 |
| 13 | Blackpool | 18 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 26 | 31 | -5 | 23 |
| 14 | Stevenage | 17 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 16 | -3 | 22 |
| 15 | Peterborough UnitedPeterborough | 18 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 33 | 32 | 1 | 21 |
| 16 | Leyton Orient | 18 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 19 | 20 | -1 | 21 |
| 17 | Northampton TownNorthampton | 19 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 21 | 26 | -5 | 21 |
| 18 | Bristol Rovers | 18 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 17 | 26 | -9 | 21 |
| 19 | Wigan AthleticWigan | 18 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 15 | 16 | -1 | 20 |
| 20 | Rotherham UnitedRotherham | 17 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 16 | 20 | -4 | 20 |
| 21 | Crawley TownCrawley | 18 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 17 | 28 | -11 | 19 |
| 22 | Cambridge UnitedCambridge | 18 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 18 | 29 | -11 | 16 |
| 23 | Burton Albion | 18 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 30 | -14 | 11 |
| 24 | Shrewsbury TownShrewsbury | 18 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 18 | 35 | -17 | 11 |
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