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Leaders Walsall bagged their first win in four games as they beat Shrewsbury 1-0, playing an hour of the game with ten men, to move four points clear. MK Dons are second after a 2-0 win at Torquay, who again failed to name a full bench as injuries ravaged their small squad.
Lincoln are third after a 2-1 win over local rivals Boston, and Swindon are fourth after a 2-1 win over Wycombe (6th). Hartlepool are fifth after a 2-0 win over Grimsby. Peterboro fill out the play-off spots after a 1-0 loss at Barnet, and Notts County are eighth after a 2-0 loss at Stockport. Notts County have now won just one of the last six. Bury retain ninth place from the Bulls in tenth after recording a 1-1 draw at Accrington.
Down the bottom, Macclesfield are off the bottom for the first time in months after a solid 3-0 win at Chester after both sides were reduced to ten men by half time. Torquay are now bottom with both sides on 20 points with Rochdale, who bagged a valuable point coming from two down to draw with Wrexham 2-2, on 21. Mansfield beat Darlington 2-0 to ease their relegation fears.
