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Darlington won 2-0 at Shrewsbury to keep alive their slim hopes of staying up, but the Quakers remain 16 points short of safety with 10 games left. Grimsby lost 4-1 at Rochdale despite laying on 500 free coach tickets for fans keeping them four points short of Cheltenham, who lost 1-0 at Macclesfield. The Silkmen are 11 points clear of the bottom two and two above Torquay, with the Gulls 2-0 losers at Morecambe, while Barnet are also on 42 points after a 1-1 draw with Burton.
At the top Notts County beat Rotherham 1-0 to keep Rochdale's lead down to ten points. Bournemouth kept up the pace with a 2-0 win over fading Accrington, who slip seven points off the play-off pace. Of the four holding play-off spots this morning only Rotherham won, with Bury losing 2-1 to Aldershot. The Shots took Northampton's play-off spot with the Cobblers drawing 1-1 at Lincoln. Port Vale's faint chances are even fainter after they lost 1-0 at home to local rivals Crewe, while Bradford drew 3-3 with Dagenham to do neither side any good.
In the Conference Luton hammered Hayes and Yeading 8-0 after scoring seven in the first half. Stevenage won 3-0 at Crawley to retain a five point lead over Oxford, who beat Gateshead 2-1. Forest Green beat Altrincham 4-3 after losing 3-1, while Kidderminster lost 1-0 at home to Salisbury.
In the League One drop zone Stockport are 15 points adrift with eight to play after losing 5-0 to Millwall. Wycombe need seven points after a 1-1 draw at Colchester. Tranmere are a point short of safety after losing 3-0 at Brighton, as are Southend after their 3-3 draw at Bristol Rovers. Hartlepool are their target after losing 1-0 at home to Swindon, with Exeter moving clear of the bottom four with a 2-1 win over Walsall.
