MK Dons and Peterborough remain neck-and-neck at the top of League Two, while Hereford lost.
MK Dons and Posh march on, Hereford slip up
Milton Keynes Dons and Peterborough remain neck-and-neck at the top of League Two after 1-0 victories over Accrington Stanley and Chester City respectively.
Third-placed Hereford suffered a surprise 2-1 defeat against ten-man Lincoln, and their lead over fourth-placed Darlington was cut to one point as the Quakers came back to draw 2-2 with Morecambe.
Play-off challengers Wycombe and Stockport drew 0-0 at Adams Park, while at the bottom Wrexham were held by Dagenham & Redbridge and Mansfield lost to Bury.
Accrington's creaky defence held firm for 83 minutes at The Fraser Eagle Stadium but Mark Wright found a winner to continue MK Dons' excellent away form and keep them above Peterborough on goal difference.
Chesterfield's play-off hopes were dented as they came off second best against Bradford. Peter Thorne struck for The Bantams after 16 minutes and Chesterfield could not get back into the game.
Bury piled more misery on Mansfield with a win that lifted them up three places to 15th. Paul Scott set the Shakers on their way to a straightforward win on ten minutes and Adam Rooney made it 2-0 on 37 minutes.
Having been shocked by lowly Chester on Saturday, it appeared as though Darlington would complete a disappointing Easter double-header as they fell 2-0 behind against stuttering Morecambe. Gary Thompson scored from the penalty spot after 38 minutes and Jon Newby headed in a second for Morecambe three minutes later. But there was drama in the last ten minutes as Jason Kennedy pulled one back on 84 minutes and then Guylain Ndumbu-Nsungu levelled with just a minute left.
Grimsby, looking to boost their chances of finishing in the play-off places, began brightly and Danny North put them in front after 19 minutes. However, North's effort was cancelled out by Alan Connell six minutes into the second half and Wayne Brown scored a winner for Brentford eight minutes from time.
Hereford's automatic hopes were hit as they were stunned at Sincil Bank. Lincoln were reduced to ten men when Scott Kerr was red carded on the half hour mark but they shrugged off the disappointment to open the scoring through Dany N'Guessan just a minute later. Hereford started to boss the game at the start of the second half and Gary Hooper grabbed an equaliser after 62 minutes, but N'Guessan fired home a penalty on 85 minutes to clinch the points for Lincoln.
Macclesfield pulled further clear of trouble with a comfortable victory against a Barnet side that could not follow up their 5-2 thrashing of Lincoln on Saturday. Danny Thomas broke the deadlock for the Silkmen after 31 minutes and Neil Ashton doubled their advantage ten minutes later. Francis Green added a third in the 48th minute.
Peterborough extended their unbeaten run to 15 games with a hard-fought win at London Road. Chester could not be broken down in the first half but Dean Keates found the target in the 71st minute. Tony Dinning was dismissed for Chester late on.
Rotherham, who slipped out of the top seven after being hit with a ten-point penalty for going into administration, made the perfect start as they took the lead through Marc Joseph in only the seventh minute. However, Gary Jones responded for fellow play-off hopefuls Rochdale after 30 minutes and Chris Dagnall then ran amok with a hat-trick in the last ten minutes. Dagnall scored after 81, 86 and 90 minutes to take Rochdale to within one point of Chesterfield in seventh.
Shrewsbury failed to win for the 12th successive game as they played out a goalless draw with fellow strugglers Notts County. The result leaves the Shrews in 18th place and County in 22nd.
Bottom club Wrexham drew level on points with Mansfield with a draw against Dagenham & Redbridge. The visitors' superb form from a few weeks ago has deserted them and they are once again looking over their shoulders, but they remain nine points clear of the bottom two.
Stockport, chasing their ninth consecutive away win, were frustrated as Wycombe held on for a draw in Paul Lambert's 100th game in charge of the club.
