Grimsby pulled off the shock of the day by beating high-flying Gillingham 3-0 at Blundell Park.
Mariners sink Gills; Dale defeat Chairboys; Hatters win again
Lowly Grimsby pulled off the shock of the day by beating high-flying Gillingham 3-0 at Blundell Park on Saturday.
Jean-Louis Akpa Akpro scored on 33 minutes, Nick Hegarty added the second on 58 minutes and Barry Conlon netted a last-gasp third to give the Mariners their second successive home win and lift Mike Newell's side out of the relegation zone.
The defeat ended the Gills' eight match unbeaten run and saw Mark Stimson's side drop from second to third in the table.
A last-gasp Adam Le Fondre goal gave
Rochdale a vital win over promotion rivals
Wycombe. The win sees Dale jump from fourth to second and the Chairboys' fall from third to fourth.
Bury stayed in fifth after being held to a 1-1 draw at home by
Chester. Andrew Morrell scored for the Shakers with a header on the stroke of half-time, but Ryan Cresswell was then sent off for the home side two minutes after the re-start for a professional foul.
Superior numbers
Chester capitalised on their superior numbers with Ryan Lowe netting for the visitors in the 90th minute, but the draw was not enough to stop them dropping into the relegation zone.
Exeter remain in sixth after throwing away a one-goal lead to lose at
Accrington Stanley.
Adam Stansfield scored for the Grecians on five minutes but John Miles equalised on 34 minutes and Craig Lindfield then got the winner on 64 minutes.
Shrewsbury remain in the last play-off berth after being held to a goalless home draw by
Morecambe, who are now unbeaten in 12 games.
Bradford's promotion hopes took another blow with a fourth straight defeat, this time going down 1-0 at home to
Port Vale.
David Howland scored the winner for the mid-table side four minutes after the break, a result which now leaves the Bantams a point outside the play-offs.
Darlington made it two wins on the bounce and boosted their slender play-off hopes with a 2-0 win over
Aldershot.
Curtis Main scored on half-time and Danny Carlton added the second on 72 minutes to lift the Quakers into 12th in the table, nine points off the play-offs with two games in hand.
A Reuben Reid brace helped give
Rotherham the bragging rights in the South Yorkshire derby with
Chesterfield.
Reid netted on 38 minutes and then added the second on 55 minutes before the Spireites' day got even worse when Drew Talbot was sent off for a second bookable offence on 79 minutes and Pablo Mills netted the Millers' third on 83 minutes.
Momentum
Down at the bottom,
Luton's push to avoid relegation is gaining momentum with another win, this time over
Macclesfield.
Tom Craddock scored the winner via the penalty spot on 69 minutes to now leave the Hatters 11 points from safety with eight games to go.
Barnet beat
Lincoln 3-2 in a five-goal thriller at Underhill to move up a place to 20th.
Michael O'Connor put the Imps in front on 15 minutes before John O'Flynn equalised after 37 minutes and then Albert Adomah put the Bees ahead on 63 minutes.
But Adrian Patulea equalised two minutes later for the Imps before O'Flynn got his second - and the Bees' winner - with three minutes to go.
Notts County ended
Bournemouth's five-match unbeaten run when Myles Weston netted the winner six minutes before half-time.
