Bournemouth return to the top of the table with a 2-1 win at Macclesfield. Dagenham slip to third with Rochdale, now second, beating them 2-1. Rotherham move level on points with that pair after a 2-0 win at Torquay, with Chesterfield hammering Darlington 5-2 to move clear of Notts County. The Magpies drew 0-0 with Aldershot, while Shrewsbury drew 1-1 with Bury to retain seventh place. Barnet collected a second sucessive goalless draw in their match with Port Vale.
Down the bottom the Quakers remain seven points adrift, while Grimsby closed the gap by a point after boring Lincoln to death in a goalless draw. Cheltenham remain deep in trouble after Morecambe beat them 1-0, with the Shrimps moving up five places. Crewe drew 2-2 at Northampton to keep both looking nervously over their shoulders, while Bradford and Accrington shared a 1-1 draw to keep both in mid-table anonimity.
In the Conference Oxford beat Barrow 1-0 to retain a five point lead. Chester lost 3-1 at home to Altrincham with their gap to safety up to 22 points. Forest Green lost 1-0 at home to Stevenage.