Barnet 3 Wrexham 2

Attendance 2,286

Brian Little, the Wrexham manager, refused to throw in the towel in the fight for League Two survival despite falling eight points adrift. Goals from Ismail Yakubu, Anthony Thomas and Nicky Nicolau gave Barnet their third successive home win.

Brentford City 0 Rochdale 2

Attendance 4,896

Andy Scott, the Brentford manager, admitted defeat in his bid for the play-offs. Goals from Lee Thorpe and Adam Rundle left Scott’s men eight points adrift of Chesterfield. Keith Hill, the Rochdale manager, said: “We’ve given ourselves a good chance.”

Chester City A Stockport County A

Attendance 3,783

Jim Gannon, the Stockport manager, berated Ian Williamson, the referee, who abandoned the game at Chester after nearly an hour with the score 0-0. Gannon said: “He was not brave enough. He has put the players in danger and wrecked the pitch.”

Barnet 3 Wrexham 2

Attendance 2,286

Brian Little, the Wrexham manager, refused to throw in the towel in the fight for League Two survival despite falling eight points adrift. Goals from Ismail Yakubu, Anthony Thomas and Nicky Nicolau gave Barnet their third successive home win.

Brentford City 0 Rochdale 2

Attendance 4,896

Andy Scott, the Brentford manager, admitted defeat in his bid for the play-offs. Goals from Lee Thorpe and Adam Rundle left Scott’s men eight points adrift of Chesterfield. Keith Hill, the Rochdale manager, said: “We’ve given ourselves a good chance.”

Chester City A Stockport County A

Attendance 3,783

Jim Gannon, the Stockport manager, berated Ian Williamson, the referee, who abandoned the game at Chester after nearly an hour with the score 0-0. Gannon said: “He was not brave enough. He has put the players in danger and wrecked the pitch.”

Dagenham & Redbridge 0 Chesterfield 3

Attendance 2,054

Jamie Ward’s brace helped Chesterfield to maintain their push for the play-offs with a victory over Dagenham. Ward volleyed home via a deflection to open the scoring and doubled his tally a minute after the restart. Steve Fletcher added a third.

Darlington 1 Bradford City 3

Attendance 4,492

Dave Penney, the Darlington manager, conceded his side may be forced to settle for a play-offs place. Darlington led when Clark Keltie fired home but fell apart in the second half with Tom Penford, Barry Conlon and Joe Colbeck ensuring Bradford’s win.

Macclesfield Town 2 Accrington Stanley 1

Attendance 1,853

Keith Alexander, the Macclesfield manager, said that Shaun Brisley, 17, would be cleaning boots, despite scoring a dream double in the 2-1 win over Accrington. “Of course he’s sweeping the corridors, that’s part of his job,” Alexander said.

Morecombe 5 Rotherham United 1

Attendance 2,171

Sammy McIlroy, the Morecambe manager, was full of praise for Jon Newby, whose hat-trick inspired them to their biggest Football League win. McIlroy said: “Jon has been on the fringe of the first team all season but has done well when called upon.”

Notts County 0 Mansfield Town 0

Attendance 10,027

Russell Hoult, the Notts County goalkeeper, recovered from a prematch injury to help to send Mansfield closer to nonleague obscurity. He limped through the game and Mansfield’s failure to beat him leaves them facing relegation.

Peterborough United 4 Lincon City 0

Attendance 8,035

Darren Ferguson, the Peterborough manager, gave warning to his side’s promotion rivals after they thrashed Lincoln to go top of League Two. “We want to go up as champions,” he said after his team stretched their unbeaten league run to 16 games.

Shewsbury Town 0 Bury 1

Attendance 5,213

A spectacular goal by Nicky Adams, which saw him curl the ball into the far corner from 25 yards, gave inform Bury their fifth win in seven games. Alan Knill, the Bury manager, said: “It was all down to team spirit and fighting for the cause.” 2,054

Jamie Ward’s brace helped Chesterfield to maintain their push for the play-offs with a victory over Dagenham. Ward volleyed home via a deflection to open the scoring and doubled his tally a minute after the restart. Steve Fletcher added a third.

Darlington 1 Bradford City 3

Attendance 4,492

Dave Penney, the Darlington manager, conceded his side may be forced to settle for a play-offs place. Darlington led when Clark Keltie fired home but fell apart in the second half with Tom Penford, Barry Conlon and Joe Colbeck ensuring Bradford’s win.

Macclesfield Town 2 Accrington Stanley 1

Attendance 1,853

Keith Alexander, the Macclesfield manager, said that Shaun Brisley, 17, would be cleaning boots, despite scoring a dream double in the 2-1 win over Accrington. “Of course he’s sweeping the corridors, that’s part of his job,” Alexander said.

Morecombe 5 Rotherham United 1

Attendance 2,171

Sammy McIlroy, the Morecambe manager, was full of praise for Jon Newby, whose hat-trick inspired them to their biggest Football League win. McIlroy said: “Jon has been on the fringe of the first team all season but has done well when called upon.”

Notts County 0 Mansfield Town 0

Attendance 10,027

Russell Hoult, the Notts County goalkeeper, recovered from a prematch injury to help to send Mansfield closer to nonleague obscurity. He limped through the game and Mansfield’s failure to beat him leaves them facing relegation.

Peterborough United 4 Lincon City 0

Attendance 8,035

Darren Ferguson, the Peterborough manager, gave warning to his side’s promotion rivals after they thrashed Lincoln to go top of League Two. “We want to go up as champions,” he said after his team stretched their unbeaten league run to 16 games.

Shewsbury Town 0 Bury 1

Attendance 5,213

A spectacular goal by Nicky Adams, which saw him curl the ball into the far corner from 25 yards, gave inform Bury their fifth win in seven games. Alan Knill, the Bury manager, said: “It was all down to team spirit and fighting for the cause.”