League Two Results and Match Reports
Accrington 1 Torquay 0
Aldershot 1 Port Vale 2
Barnet 4 Lincoln 2
Bradford 3 Stockport 2
Burton Albion 2 Rotherham 4
Bury 3 Crewe 1
Chesterfield 0 Morecambe 2
Macclesfield 0 Wycombe 1
Oxford 0 Hereford 2
Shrewsbury 0 Gillingham 0
Southend 1 Northampton 1
Stevenage 4 Cheltenham 0
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League Two reports supplied by www.skysports.com
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View from the dugout (from BBC local radio)
Southend United manager Paul Sturrock told BBC Essex: "We went behind but again we've dug ourselves out of a hole. They've had a great chance at the back post where the boy should have done better and we've had some chances where the 'keeper has made some decent saves. I thought a draw was a fair result and to be fair we looked a leggy team, so I'm settling for a draw."
Northampton Town assistant boss Malcolm Crosby told BBC Radio Northampton: "If you're getting a draw away from home, it's generally a very good result. What we haven't been doing is taking advantage of the home games. There's a good spirit there, because we're not losing games, and there's plenty of points left. We still believe we have an outside chance of getting into the play-offs. We have to try to get a couple of wins behind us and we have to take advantage."
Bradford City boss Peter Taylor in his last game in charge tells BBC Radio Leeds: "I'm just so pleased that the boys were rewarded for their non-stop effort. I couldn't really ask anymore from the players for the work rate, the way they kept going. If we could have been doing that all season we'd be having a lot happier times. I'm really sad to be leaving. First thing they've got to do is get enough points to make sure the club stays in the division and I've got no doubt about it."
Stockport County caretaker manager Peter Ward told BBC Radio Manchester: "It's tough after battling for 95 minutes, it's shattering. I've got nothing but praise for the lads and the performance they put in today. They gave everything for the shirt and I'm really proud of them. We've got 13 games left and we're going to have to show championship-winning form."
Stevenage manager Graham Westley told BBC Three Counties Radio:
"It was a good result if not an outstanding performance. We relied too much on the goalkeeper and two centre-halves to win the points. We are good at getting the first goal and it is always a nice feeling to bank one and to know that with the defence we have behind us that we can build on that platform. We know that sloppiness has got no place. There has been a lot of good work this afternoon, but some bad habits."
Cheltenham boss Mark Yates told BBC Radio Gloucestershire: "I'm disappointed, we got bullied and we got outplayed. If you don't come here and stand up to them then you're going to get found out and it cost us dear. No one has any answers in the dressing room - if they don't go out there and put what we've worked on into practice then you're going to get performances like that. It was game over after 52 minutes when the fourth one went in. We were out run, outplayed, out muscled and we were beaten by a far better team than us."
Fixtures
League Two
Saturday, March 5th; (all kick-offs 15.00): Cheltenham v Chesterfield, Crewe v Burton Albion, Gillingham v Bradford, Hereford v Bury, Lincoln City v Accrington Stanley, Morecambe v Southend, Northampton v Shrewsbury, Port Vale v Macclesfield, Rotherham v Barnet, Stockport v Oxford Utd, Torquay v Stevenage, Wycombe v Aldershot.
| Latest match Saturday, 26th February 2011 | Pld | Home | Away | Overall | Pts | EP | |||||||||||||||||
| W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | |||||||||
| 1 | Chesterfield | 33 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 39 | 24 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 21 | 13 | 17 | 11 | 5 | 60 | 37 | 62 | +23 | ||||
| 2 | Wycombe Wanderers | 32 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 27 | 19 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 20 | 17 | 16 | 8 | 8 | 47 | 36 | 56 | +11 | ||||
| 3 | Rotherham United | 32 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 37 | 20 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 21 | 21 | 15 | 8 | 9 | 58 | 41 | 53 | +17 | ||||
| 4 | Shrewsbury Town | 32 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 24 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 25 | 19 | 14 | 10 | 8 | 49 | 30 | 52 | +19 | ||||
| 5 | Bury | 31 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 23 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 31 | 20 | 14 | 9 | 8 | 54 | 35 | 51 | +19 | ||||
| 6 | Port Vale | 32 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 17 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 20 | 18 | 14 | 9 | 9 | 37 | 30 | 51 | +7 | ||||
| 7 | Gillingham | 33 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 19 | 14 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 26 | 25 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 45 | 39 | 48 | +6 | ||||
| 8 | Southend United | 32 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 25 | 25 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 19 | 14 | 13 | 8 | 11 | 44 | 39 | 47 | +5 | ||||
| 9 | Oxford United | 33 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 22 | 19 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 20 | 21 | 13 | 8 | 12 | 42 | 40 | 47 | +2 | ||||
| 10 | Stevenage | 32 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 27 | 16 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 41 | 29 | 45 | +12 | ||||
| 11 | Torquay United | 31 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 24 | 20 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 24 | 18 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 48 | 38 | 44 | +10 | ||||
| 12 | Crewe Alexandra | 32 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 29 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 31 | 38 | 11 | 9 | 12 | 60 | 52 | 42 | +8 | ||||
| 13 | Accrington Stanley | 30 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 28 | 20 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 15 | 24 | 10 | 12 | 8 | 43 | 44 | 42 | -1 | ||||
| 14 | Cheltenham Town | 33 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 19 | 21 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 24 | 30 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 43 | 51 | 41 | -8 | ||||
| 15 | Northampton Town | 32 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 28 | 18 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 13 | 26 | 9 | 13 | 10 | 41 | 44 | 40 | -3 | ||||
| 16 | Lincoln City | 31 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 24 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 21 | 26 | 11 | 5 | 15 | 34 | 50 | 38 | -16 | ||||
| 17 | Hereford United | 31 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 17 | 22 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 23 | 25 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 40 | 47 | 37 | -7 | ||||
| 18 | Aldershot Town | 32 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 15 | 20 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 18 | 21 | 8 | 13 | 11 | 33 | 41 | 37 | -8 | ||||
| 19 | Morecambe | 33 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 19 | 20 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 21 | 30 | 9 | 10 | 14 | 40 | 50 | 37 | -10 | ||||
| 20 | Bradford City | 32 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 19 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 26 | 11 | 4 | 17 | 31 | 42 | 37 | -11 | ||||
| 21 | Macclesfield Town | 30 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 17 | 24 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 21 | 23 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 38 | 47 | 35 | -9 | ||||
| 22 | Barnet | 33 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 22 | 27 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 17 | 32 | 7 | 9 | 17 | 39 | 59 | 30 | -20 | ||||
| 23 | Burton Albion | 27 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 21 | 16 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 21 | 7 | 8 | 12 | 31 | 37 | 29 | -6 | ||||
| 24 | Stockport County | 33 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 22 | 44 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 14 | 32 | 6 | 10 | 17 | 36 | 76 | 28 | -40 | ||||