Swindon Town: Celebrations on Saturday
Crawley extended their lead at the top of League Two to four points with a 1-1 draw at Crewe, while Shrewsbury and Swindon both claimed wins.
Wes Fletcher gave Crewe the early lead at Gresty Road on Saturday but the home side had Shaun Miller sent off before Matt Tubbs earned the visitors a draw just after the half-hour.
With Southend and Cheltenham having played on Friday night, Shrewsbury moved to within two points of the automatic promotion places as Shane Cansdell-Sherriff scored the only goal against Macclesfield.
Swindon moved up to fourth as Jake Jervis, Raffaele De Vita and Ronan Murray scored in the 3-0 defeat of Morecambe.
Calvin Zola's goal saw Burton Albion draw 1-1 at home to bottom side Dagenham & Redbridge.
Micky Spillane had given Dagenham the lead before Zola struck. The visitors also had Abu Ogogo sent off late on.
Danny Kedwell scored two penalties as Gillingham boosted their promotion play-off hopes with a 4-1 home success against Bristol Rovers.
Lewis Montrose and Danny Jackman also scored for Gillingham with the visitors, who scored through Mustapha Carayol, also having Cian Bolger dismissed late in the game.
Oxford sit just outside the play-off spots after a 2-0 home win over Northampton with goals from Tom Craddock and Deane Smalley. Craddock and Town's Adebayo Akinfenwa both missed late penalties.
Sam Wood's goal earned Rotherham all three points at home to AFC Wimbledon to keep the south Yorkshire side on the fringe of the play-offs.
A Guy Madjo hat-trick and Sean Rigg's goal earned Port Vale a 4-0 home win over Aldershot, for whom Michael Rankine missed a penalty.
Bryan Hughes, Jayden Stockley and Kevin Long fired Accrington to a 3-1 win at home to Torquay, whose late consolation came from Chris McPhee.
Accrington's Luke Joyce and Torquay's Rene Howe were both sent off.
Plymouth Argyle remain in the bottom two after drawing 1-1 with Hereford as both sides finished with 10 men.
Tom Barkhuizen had given Hereford the lead before a Nick Chadwick penalty made it 1-1 at Home Park.
Hereford's Michael Townsend and Argyle's Darren Purse were both dismissed.
(League Two update supplied by DSG)
League Two Results and Match Reports
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News Update
It could have been worse as the results came in around the league, but for all the goals on the i-player go to 58.09 for another Shrimpers horror show, a couple of minutes earlier for the creepies highlights: http://www.bbc.co.uk
For the full S24 report on Shrimpers v Bantams, with player markings: www.southendunited-mad.co.uk
A local view: www.thetelegraphandargus.co.uk
The Bantams faithful speak: www.claretandbanter.com/
Quotes from the lads: www.southendunited-mad.co.uk
Official gallery from the game: www.southendunited.co.uk
Listen with managers: http://news.bbc.co.uk
Post match views from Luggy: www.southendunited-mad.co.uk
& Parky: www.southendunited-mad.co.uk
The Holiday Fixtures
League Two
Monday, December 26th; (all kick-offs 15.00 unless stated): Bristol Rovers v Plymouth, 12.00, AFC Wimbledon v Oxford Utd, 12.15, Dag & Red v Barnet, 13.00, Hereford v Port Vale, 13.30, Aldershot v Southend, Bradford v Crewe, Cheltenham v Shrewsbury, Crawley Town v Gillingham, Macclesfield v Rotherham, Morecambe v Accrington Stanley, Northampton v Burton Albion, Torquay v Swindon.
Friday, December 30th; (all kick-offs 19.45): Cheltenham v Rotherham, Crawley Town v Barnet, Dag & Red v Gillingham, Hereford v Accrington Stanley.
Saturday, 31 December 2011: Aldershot v Plymouth, 13.00, Macclesfield v Port Vale, 13.00, Morecambe v Burton Albion, 13.00, Torquay v Oxford Utd, 13.00, AFC Wimbledon v Southend, 15:00, Bradford v Shrewsbury, 15:00, Bristol Rovers v Crewe, 15.00, Northampton v Swindon, 15:00.
Monday, January 2nd; (all kick-offs 15.00): Accrington Stanley v Macclesfield, Barnet v Bristol Rovers, Burton Albion v Hereford, Crewe v Morecambe, Gillingham v Aldershot, Oxford Utd v Crawley Town, Plymouth v Torquay, Port Vale v Cheltenham, Rotherham v Bradford, Shrewsbury v Northampton, Southend v Dag & Red, Swindon v AFC Wimbledon.
| 1 | Crawley Town | 21 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 27 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 44 | 26 | 46 | +18 | ||||
| 2 | Southend United | 21 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 14 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 37 | 22 | 42 | +15 | ||||
| 3 | Cheltenham Town | 21 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 18 | 14 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 34 | 20 | 42 | +14 | ||||
| 4 | Shrewsbury Town | 21 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 33 | 20 | 40 | +13 | ||||
| 5 | Swindon Town | 21 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 23 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 34 | 17 | 37 | +17 | ||||
| 6 | Burton Albion | 21 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 16 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 19 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 33 | 30 | 36 | +3 | ||||
| 7 | Gillingham | 21 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 18 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 19 | 18 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 37 | 26 | 35 | +11 | ||||
| 8 | Oxford United | 21 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 20 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 13 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 30 | 23 | 33 | +7 | ||||
| 9 | Rotherham United | 21 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 24 | 24 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 38 | 35 | 33 | +3 | ||||
| 10 | Port Vale | 21 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 22 | 17 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 12 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 38 | 29 | 32 | +9 | ||||
| 11 | Morecambe | 21 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 18 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 17 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 35 | 24 | 31 | +11 | ||||
| 12 | Torquay United | 21 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 24 | 17 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 33 | 29 | 31 | +4 | ||||
| 13 | Accrington Stanley | 21 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 16 | 13 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 25 | 24 | 29 | +1 | ||||
| 14 | Crewe Alexandra | 21 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 10 | 24 | 29 | 27 | -5 | ||||
| 15 | Macclesfield Town | 21 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 8 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 21 | 21 | 26 | 0 | ||||
| 16 | Aldershot Town | 21 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 14 | 19 | 8 | 2 | 11 | 24 | 28 | 26 | -4 | ||||
| 17 | AFC Wimbledon | 21 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 18 | 23 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 29 | 38 | 26 | -9 | ||||
| 18 | Bristol Rovers | 21 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 22 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 26 | 37 | 23 | -11 | ||||
| 19 | Barnet | 21 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 22 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 19 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 26 | 41 | 20 | -15 | ||||
| 20 | Bradford City | 21 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 15 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 14 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 22 | 29 | 19 | -7 | ||||
| 21 | Hereford United | 21 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 10 | 23 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 19 | 36 | 18 | -17 | ||||
| 22 | Northampton Town | 21 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 19 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 15 | 23 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 24 | 42 | 17 | -18 | ||||
| 23 | Plymouth Argyle | 21 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 25 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 20 | 40 | 14 | -20 | ||||
| 24 | Dagenham & Redbridge | 21 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 12 | 22 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 17 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 19 | 39 | 14 | -20 | ||||