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 | Portsmouth | 43 | 26 | 13 | 4 | 72 | 37 | 35 | 91 |
| 2 | Derby CountyDerby | 44 | 26 | 8 | 10 | 75 | 37 | 38 | 86 |
| 3 | Bolton WanderersBolton | 43 | 24 | 10 | 9 | 79 | 46 | 33 | 82 |
| 4 | Peterborough UnitedPeterborough | 42 | 23 | 8 | 11 | 80 | 55 | 25 | 77 |
| 5 | Barnsley | 43 | 21 | 12 | 10 | 77 | 57 | 20 | 75 |
| 6 | Oxford UnitedOxford Utd | 43 | 21 | 10 | 12 | 76 | 53 | 23 | 73 |
| 7 | Blackpool | 44 | 20 | 10 | 14 | 60 | 43 | 17 | 70 |
| 8 | Lincoln CityLincoln | 43 | 18 | 14 | 11 | 62 | 37 | 25 | 68 |
| 9 | Stevenage | 44 | 18 | 13 | 13 | 54 | 44 | 10 | 67 |
| 10 | Leyton Orient | 44 | 17 | 11 | 16 | 50 | 53 | -3 | 62 |
| 11 | Northampton TownNorthampton | 44 | 17 | 8 | 19 | 55 | 63 | -8 | 59 |
| 12 | Exeter CityExeter | 44 | 16 | 10 | 18 | 43 | 58 | -15 | 58 |
| 13 | Wigan AthleticWigan | 44 | 18 | 10 | 16 | 59 | 55 | 4 | 56 |
| 14 | Wycombe WanderersWycombe | 42 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 53 | 52 | 1 | 55 |
| 15 | Bristol Rovers | 43 | 15 | 9 | 19 | 51 | 64 | -13 | 54 |
| 16 | Charlton AthleticCharlton | 44 | 11 | 19 | 14 | 63 | 63 | 0 | 52 |
| 17 | Reading | 44 | 15 | 11 | 18 | 63 | 65 | -2 | 50 |
| 18 | Cambridge UnitedCambridge | 42 | 12 | 10 | 20 | 38 | 58 | -20 | 46 |
| 19 | Shrewsbury TownShrewsbury | 43 | 13 | 7 | 23 | 31 | 61 | -30 | 46 |
| 20 | Burton Albion | 43 | 11 | 10 | 22 | 35 | 60 | -25 | 43 |
| 21 | Port Vale | 43 | 10 | 10 | 23 | 40 | 70 | -30 | 40 |
| 22 | Cheltenham TownCheltenham | 42 | 10 | 8 | 24 | 35 | 60 | -25 | 38 |
| 23 | Fleetwood TownFleetwood | 43 | 8 | 13 | 22 | 44 | 68 | -24 | 37 |
| R | Carlisle UnitedCarlisle | 44 | 7 | 9 | 28 | 40 | 76 | -36 | 30 |
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