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League Two round-up

Image: McLeod: Scored a hat-trick at Gillingham as Barnet moved to within a point of safety

Stockport are clinging on to their Football League status, but relegation rivals Barnet and Burton also won.

Stockport, Barnet and Burton all win at the bottom

Stockport County are clinging on to their Football League status after beating Port Vale, but relegation rivals Barnet and Burton Albion also won. Shrewsbury Town hauled themselves into the top three in the table as Accrington Stanley climbed into the play-off places. Anthony Elding's brace, including an 87th minute winner, earned Stockport a 2-1 success at faltering Port Vale to leave the Hatters six points from safety with three games left to play. Barnet are now just a point adrift of third-bottom Northampton Town after Izale McLeod's hat-trick secured an impressive 4-2 away win at Gillingham. Burton Albion inched a step closer to League Two survival after Calvin Zola's 74th minute goal sealed a 2-1 success away to Aldershot. James Collins and Tom Bradshaw scored the goals as Shrewsbury Town earned a 2-0 win away to Hereford United to move into the automatic promotion spots. Chesterfield could wrap up the title on Easter Monday after John Sheridan's side, whose promotion was confirmed on Friday, were held 0-0 away by Oxford United. Accrington's impressive home form continued as first-half goals from Luke Joyce, Andrew Procter and Sean McConville set up a 3-0 home triumph over Bradford City. Macclesfield Town reached the 50-point mark for the season after Tyrone Barnett's first-half goal earned a 1-0 win at Cheltenham Town.