Peterborough overtook fixtureless MK Dons to take pole position in League Two thanks to a 4-0 win.
Posh power to the top; Darlo stunned by Bantams
Peterborough overtook fixtureless MK Dons to take pole position in League Two thanks to a 4-0 win over Lincoln at London Road.
Darlington squandered the chance to move into the automatic places after they were beaten 3-1 at home by Bradford.
Rochdale, Chesterfield and Morecambe all won to maintain their play-off challenges while Macclesfield eased their relegation worries with a 2-1 win over Accrington Stanley.
Barnet 3 Wrexham 2
Paul Fairclough's Barnet inflicted more misery on rock-bottom Wrexham with a 3-2 win at the Underhill Stadium. Two goals in four second-half minutes from Ismail Yakubu (47) and Anthony Thomas (51) gave the Bees a 2-0 lead before Drewe Broughton struck back for the visitors. Nicky Nicolau (62) extended the hosts lead, but Simon Spender (66) reduced the deficit to one goal as Barnet held on to the win.
Brentford 0 Rochdale 2
Lee Thorpe and Adam Rundle struck at Griffin Park as Rochdale continued their strong play-off challenge. The 2-0 defeat prevented Brentford from recording three successive victories and all but ends their play-off bid.
Chester A Stockport A
Match abandoned after 62 minutes due to adverse weather conditions.
Dagenham & Redbridge 0 Chesterfield 3
Jamie Ward scored his fourth goal in three games as Chesterfield cemented a play-off spot with a 3-0 win over Dagenham at the Glyn Hopkin Stadium. Ward struck either side of half-time before Steven Fletcher (79) sealed the win to stretch Dagenham's run without a win to six league games.
Darlington 1 Bradford 3
The Quakers spurned the chance to move into the automatic places after a 3-1 home defeat to Bradford at the Darlington Arena. Clark Keltie's 11th minute penalty gave Dave Penney's men the lead before Tom Penford (50) struck his first senior goal to level and Barry Conlon (63) and Joe Colbeck (79) fired home to complete an impressive away win. Richie Foran saw red in the 83rd minute to cap a miserable day for the hosts.
Macclesfield 2 Accrington Stanley 1
Keith Alexander's Macclesfield boosted their survival bid with a 2-1 win over Accrington Stanley at Moss Rose. Shaun Brisley (15, 38) scored his first goals for the hosts to cancel out Ian Craney's 31st minute leveller. Aswad Thomas was also sent off late on for Stanley as they lost their fourth successive league game.
Morecambe 5 Rotherham 1
Jon Newby struck a first-half hat-trick as Morecambe continued their strong promotion challenge with an emphatic 5-1 win over Rotherham. Matthew Blinkhorn gave Sammy McIlroy's men the lead after eight minutes before Newby stole the show with goals in the ninth, 18th, and 42nd minute.
Mark Hudson scored the Millers' solitary effort in the 35th minute but that was to be their only moment of joy as Craig Stanley (73) sealed the rout.
Notts County 0 Mansfield 0
The Nottinghamshire derby finished goalless at Meadow Lane as both sides picked up another point in their quest for League Two survival.
Peterborough 4 Lincoln City 0
Aaron Mclean and Scott Rendell both bagged braces to help fire Peterborough to the top of the table as the home side breezed to a 4-0 win over rivals Lincoln City. McLean fired his 30th and 31st goals of the season either side of half-time and Rendell struck twice in the second half to claim his first goals for the club to seal a miserable day for the Imps.
Shrewsbury 0 Bury 1
Nicky Adams' second-half strike proved enough as Bury extended Shrewsbury's run without a win to 13 games. The win all but seals the Shakers' League Two status as the Shrews sink further towards the drop zone.
