Peterboro move up to second place after beating Wrexham 2-0. The Dragons stay bottom, while Mansfield drew 1-1 with fellow strugglers Bury. Bradford beat Rotherham 3-2, and Accrington beat Brentford 1-0 - a match watched by a record low attendance for the season of just 1,149.
In the Johnstones Paint Trophy, Grimsby take the advantage into the second leg after beating Morecambe 1-0 at Christie Park. In the Conference Neil Grayson scored for Stafford as they drew at Histon in his final match as caretaker before Steve Bull takes official charge, and Chris Zebroski scored for Torquay as they slipped up at home with a 1-1 draw with Altrincham.
Marcus Palmer had a good debut for Gloucester City scoring a hat-trick in their 5-0 win at Rugby in the 14th, 37th, and 57th minutes.