Hartlepool eased the pressure at the foot of League One with a 3-0 home win against Stockport.
Hosts go seven clear of drop zone after comfortable win
Hartlepool's fourth home win from five eased the pressure at the foot of League One as they sailed to a 3-0 home win against Stockport.
Joe Gamble, Andy Monkhouse and Roy O'Donovan got the goals to lift Pool seven points from the drop zone with four games remaining.
County, whose relegation was confirmed on Saturday, showed why they have struggled all season as they were second best throughout.
However, the visitors did have the game's first openings as Jabo Ibhere was put through but a touch from keeper Scott Flinders kept the shot out.
Paul Huntington blasted over from the corner but from then on it was all Pool.
After O'Donovan's shot was saved and the corner not cleared, Gamble drove into the corner from the edge of the box on 14 minutes.
Monkhouse strike
Monkhouse hit a post after being teed up by James Brown, but Pool's top scorer soon got his 11th of the season.
Leon McSweeney's deep cross found the left winger racing in unchecked at the far post to convert with a close-range finish on 56 minutes.
O'Donovan then completed the scoring in injury time, robbing Huntington and confidently finishing to seal a straightforward victory.
